"Honorable Master Ronghua, I... I didn't do it!" Sang Qingzhou's lips trembled as he said in a quivering voice, "These words were said by others, not me!"
Ji Yunyi couldn't hold back and said indignantly, "You're lying. Everyone called me over after they heard you spreading rumors."
"You only saw me going to Feng Xingzhi, but I really didn't start spreading these words!"
Ji Yunyi snorted coldly. "Then tell us who did!"
How could Sang Qingzhou remember? Just now, apart from Ji Yunxi's matter, he couldn't remember anything else.
Ronghua knew that Ji Yunyi had an impatient temper. Arguing like this wouldn't lead to any result. So he said coldly, "That's enough. There's no need to argue. I can tell you now that Ji Yunxi is just my disciple. As for why I took her in, you should know, right? After all, you tried to harm her repeatedly in the God - created World, but in the end, she wasn't even hurt a bit."
Sang Qingzhou's face turned pale. Before, he had been holding on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that these Immortal Masters wouldn't have the time to watch every scene in the God - created World.
Now Ronghua's words shattered his fantasy. He murmured timidly, "Naturally... Naturally... I also thought that you wouldn't..."
Gu Yiyuan sneered, "I wonder who it was just now. They almost cursed everyone on Kunlun Mountain."
Bai Youmu's face looked a bit ugly. After all, they were from Kunlun Mountain. If this got out, the reputations of them Immortal Masters would surely be damaged.
Originally, he had favored Ronghua's disciple. Now he disliked Sang Qingzhou even more.
Ronghua raised his hand to stop Gu Yiyuan. "That's enough. I've given you the explanation you wanted. After that, you should publicly apologize to Ji Yunxi and then be dealt with according to the sect's rules."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Bai Youmu and then strode out of Zhaoyun Hall.
Bai Youmu understood what Ronghua meant. He wanted him to handle this matter properly and never give Sang Qingzhou a chance to stage a comeback.
He felt a bit helpless. Even though he didn't care about Ji Yunxi, since this matter involved Ronghua, he couldn't ignore it.
After all, these disciples were so stupid that they would say anything without thinking.
Bai Youmu sighed. "According to the sect's rules, you have to be confined in the back mountain for more than a month. Master Ronghua also wants you to apologize in public. You have to do this too."
Sang Qingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't directly kicked off Kunlun Mountain, everything would be okay. Just as he was about to agree, he heard Li Jiuge shout, "Honorable Master Youmu! What about Ji Yunxi, the victim?"
Hearing this, Bai Youmu turned to look at Ji Yunxi. "Do you have any other requests?"
Ji Yunxi shook her head slightly. "I have no other requests. It's just that Sang Qingzhou spread rumors and damaged my reputation. So I want him to apologize to me in front of all the disciples on the day of the competition. I wonder what he thinks?"
Sang Qingzhou felt ashamed. If he apologized in front of everyone, it would be a great humiliation to him.
He gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Bai Youmu looked at him for a moment. "If you don't say anything, then it's settled."
Ji Yunxi gave a faint smile. Just as she was about to bow to Bai Youmu and leave, a person entered the hall and shouted, "I don't agree."
She frowned and turned to look. The person coming in was Master Xiao Yi of Kunlun Mountain, Sang Qingzhou's master.
Before, Sang Qingzhou was so afraid of being punished again that he kept his head down. But now, seeing Xiao Yi coming, he instantly gained confidence. He seemed like a different person and no longer looked submissive.
However, Xiao Yi's arrival made Bai Youmu's face turn bad. He thought this matter would be very difficult to handle.
Xiao Yi and Ronghua had always been at odds, but he didn't want to offend either of them. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Vice - Sect Master Bai, Ronghua should also provide evidence when doing things. Why does he want my disciple to apologize to his disciple in public without any proof? Moreover, there's no smoke without fire. If Ronghua behaves uprightly, why should he be afraid of others' words?"
Bai Youmu didn't reply. Privately, he didn't agree with Xiao Yi's statement. So he was thinking about what to do.
Ji Yunxi saw Bai Youmu's nature of trying to please both sides. Her mind immediately became active. Getting rid of Sang Qingzhou could only be done on Kunlun Mountain. Once they were off the mountain, no matter how reasonable she was, it might damage the relationship between the Southern Yan and the Northern Di. It would also make her younger sister in a difficult situation.
But if he died on Kunlun Mountain for a justifiable reason, even if Sang Yuanyi knew about it, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
Xiao Yi smiled faintly. "Ronghua just says a few words and wants to punish my disciple? Then how can I protect my reputation? Should we report this matter to the Sect Master?"
As soon as he said this, the faces of everyone present except Sang Qingzhou looked very ugly.
He clearly wanted to oppose Ronghua and didn't care about Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi at all.
Ji Yunyi suddenly stood up. "I didn't expect that the people on Kunlun Mountain would be so unreasonable. They can still talk nonsense even when there's solid evidence. Since you say that we slandered your disciple without evidence, then your disciple slandered my sister without evidence. Do you really think that the people of the Southern Yan are all dead?"
Ji Yunxi wanted to stand up and stop her brother from provoking the people on Kunlun Mountain. But unexpectedly, Li Jiuge stopped her.
She took a step forward. For the first time, she put away all her playfulness and looked noble. "I swear in the name of the Princess of the Southern Yan that if there's nothing between Master Ronghua and Ji Yunxi, then the Southern Yan will surely fight to the death with you, Sang Qingzhou!"
Xiao Yi's expression paused. He hadn't carefully looked at the information sent by his disciple before and didn't recognize the people present for a moment. His face looked a bit ugly.
Bai Youmu sneered in his heart. It seemed that this Xiao Yi didn't have much brains either. "How dare you! When you come to Kunlun Mountain, you should put aside worldly matters. However..."
He dragged out his words and looked at Xiao Yi indifferently.
Xiao Yi was now in a dilemma. He secretly stepped on Sang Qingzhou hard.
Sang Qingzhou's face changed greatly in pain, but he didn't dare to really cry out. Now he still needed the protection of this cheap master.
"Since that's the case, then apologize to each other. You did beat my disciple, right?"
Ji Yunyi laughed. "Master Xiao Yi, do you have any relatives or friends?"
"Of course."
"Then I'll go and say that they're having an affair, especially the women among them. None of them are good..."
"Stop talking! A woman's reputation can't be..." Xiao Yi was originally angry, but suddenly he realized that this was exactly what Sang Qingzhou had done to Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunyi looked at him coldly. "Master Xiao Yi is really fair. It's not okay for your relatives and friends, but it's okay for my sister?"
Xiao Yi knew that he had been tricked and couldn't continue talking.
Bai Youmu stepped forward in time. "That's enough. Don't argue anymore. In my opinion, the reason you've been talking nonsense is just that Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi have a low ranking but have been taken in by Ronghua. You're not convinced."
He glanced at Ji Yunxi. "Then why don't we let the result of the competition speak for itself."