Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”You... you’re spouting nonsense, clearly it was you... you all...”

Upon hearing Bai Wushuang distort the truth like this, Mo Qing’s face turned crimson with anger. However, the previous events were too embarrassing to speak of, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words.

”Actually, my junior brother Qingchen and I originally just wanted to play a joke on Junior Sister Mo Qing, but we didn’t expect Junior Sister Mo Qing to take it seriously, which then led to Yun Xiao, who acted without distinction and suddenly attacked, causing Junior Brother Qingchen to be caught off guard and suffer a cruel fate. Truly pitiful!”

In terms of eloquence, Mo Qing was far from being Bai Wushuang’s match, and the latter knew that no matter what, this matter could not be dodged. Thus, he preemptively twisted the situation to the ”original intention of joking around.”

This way, even if Mo Qing and Yun Xiao later sober up and speak in unison, Bai Wushuang still has room to maneuver, at worst to extricate himself. As for Liu Qingchen, a gravely injured, crippled person, he no longer holds much use for him.

”Oh my, Senior Brother Wushuang’s ability to distort right and wrong truly makes me, your junior, see you in a new light!”

Just as the atmosphere in the field became somewhat quiet, a voice imbued with emotion suddenly echoed from somewhere. Then, everyone noticed that the rough-clothed youth had somehow completed his breakthrough, leisurely standing up from the ground, and these two sentences naturally came from him.

People like Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu, with strong soul powers, could naturally sense that Yun Xiao was now truly at the late stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, even comparable in no way less than Liu Qingchen’s peak state.

”Senior Brother Wushuang, if you don’t want people to know, you shouldn’t have done what you did. Don’t you know that above your head are the deities who see all, and heaven watches over men’s deeds?”

Yun Xiao extended a finger pointing to the sky, and although these words sounded rather empty and ethereal, when they fell, everyone seemed to truly feel as if some Heavenly Dao had enveloped them, causing Bai Wushuang’s mind to involuntarily tense.

”An illusion, surely just an illusion!”

Yet moments later, Bai Wushuang regained his signature arrogance as the Heavenly Hospital’s top talent, knowing full well he could not admit to the truly vile deeds done. Otherwise, his teacher, who despises evil, would be the first one to not forgive him.

”I don’t understand what you’re saying, but anyhow, the fact is you crippled Junior Brother Qingchen, and this truth cannot be denied!”

Bai Wushuang outright refused to mention his and Liu Qingchen’s plot to bully Mo Qing, stubbornly insisting that Yun Xiao was the one who broke Liu Qingchen’s arm. Indeed, this was a truth, though with cause.

”Teacher, don’t listen to his nonsense. Actually, it was him... they were trying to bully me, and Yun Xiao arrived just in time to rescue this disciple!”

At this point, as the involved party, Mo Qing could not possibly let Yun Xiao defend her alone. As those words escaped her lips, Qian Sanyuan’s face drastically changed.

”Is this statement true?”

When this usually gentle vice president of Lianyun Mountain showed such an expression, Bai Wushuang’s heart unexpectedly skipped a beat. However, he had no choice but to brace himself, for how could he possibly admit, dare even, to such a matter?

”Teacher, as this disciple mentioned just now, we were just playing a joke on Junior Sister Mo Qing. A joke between brothers and sisters is benign!”

Luckily, Bai Wushuang had laid the groundwork before, and now reiterated this straightforward story, leaving Qian Sanyuan somewhat unsure whether it was Bai Wushuang and Liu Qingchen that conspiringly deceived, or Yun Xiao and Mo Qing attempting to capitalize on the occasion to put Bai Wushuang in his place.

After all, Bai Wushuang had always portrayed himself as a kind-hearted Medical Pulse Master before Qian Sanyuan, his teacher being quite content with this disciple, both in terms of cultivation talent and character.

To suddenly hear that the prized disciple he’d nurtured for years turned out to be a despicable villain, even the expansive-minded Qian Sanyuan found it hard to stomach.

Hence deep down, he subconsciously leaned toward Bai Wushuang’s explanation, for if Yun Xiao and Mo Qing’s claims were true, it would be quite a blow to him indeed.

”Junior Brother Yun Xiao, Junior Sister Mo Qing, everything requires evidence. Relying solely on your allegations would make it difficult for anyone to believe!”

Seeing his teacher’s expression, Bai Wushuang realized his deceit had worked, now striking while the iron was hot. He believed these two could absolutely not produce evidence, thus allowing the matter to naturally dissipate.

For besides Bai Wushuang and Liu Qingchen, only Yun Xiao and Mo Qing were present at the time. These two certainly couldn’t expect Liu Qingchen to testify on their behalf, an almost incredulous notion.

”Liu Qingchen, tell us, what truly transpired then?”

However, just as Bai Wushuang’s words fell, with the thought that Liu Qingchen would not speak the truth surfacing in his mind, Qingmu Wu, the director of the Sky Poison Institute, suddenly commanded sternly, causing Bai Wushuang’s eye to twitch harshly, completely clueless as to why such words were spoken.

”Senior Brother Wushuang is right, it was Yun Xiao...”

”Speak properly. If there’s even a half-truth, the consequences will be beyond your imagination!”

Just as Liu Qingchen climbed up from the ground with a face full of resentment, ready to slander Yun Xiao and Mo Qing as Bai Wushuang had said, the Dean of the Sky Poison Institute, Qingmu Wu, suddenly intervened with a deep voice, followed by an invisible aura that seemed to extend into Liu Qingchen’s body.

”Huh?”

At this moment, Liu Qingchen noticed an unusual aura within himself, one that was invisible from the outside and unnoticed by anyone except himself.

”Am I... poisoned?”

At this moment, Liu Qingchen couldn’t help but glance at Qingmu Wu, recalling the dean’s ruthless methods. His body started trembling uncontrollably.

But Liu Qingchen couldn’t understand why Yun Xiao, a newcomer, and Mo Qing, belonging to the Heavenly Hospital rather than the Sky Poison Institute, were being defended by the dean of the Sky Poison Institute.

Liu Qingchen was unaware that Yun Xiao was both a mentor and friend to Qingmu Wu, who naturally trusted Yun Xiao more than a regular young member of the Heavenly Hospital like Liu Qingchen.

”Speak, what’s the matter?”

After Qingmu Wu finished his task, his expression remained unchanged, and his words caused Liu Qingchen to tremble again, realizing that he might be powerless this time.

Despite Liu Qingchen’s recent attempt to take Yun Xiao’s life right under the noses of Lianyun Mountain’s experts, he was confident that, with his teacher’s backing, his life would be preserved.

But now, Liu Qingchen was unsure because Qingmu Wu, the dean of the Sky Poison Institute, was notoriously ruthless, and he had become a cripple. Could the dean suddenly decide to kill him?

”I... I...”

Suddenly, Liu Qingchen found himself at a loss for words, causing Bai Wushuang’s expression to turn extremely ugly. How could this person, who harbored such hatred for Yun Xiao, end up like this?

”I...”

As Liu Qingchen uttered the third ”I,” he felt something within him seemingly being stirred again, and a sense of panic rose, extinguishing his last shred of courage.

If Liu Qingchen once had the pride of a top talent from the Heavenly Hospital, now, with one arm severed and rendered crippled, along with being gravely injured by Qingmu Wu earlier, his arrogance had vanished without a trace.

Sensing the imminent onset of some lethal poison within himself, Liu Qingchen knew that if his answer displeased Qingmu Wu, he might die a terrible death in an instant.

”Actually... Brother Wushuang secretly admired Sister Mo Qing and made me secretly use ’Yi Huan San’ on her. It was all orchestrated by Brother Wushuang!”

Fear gripped Liu Qingchen, and he could no longer hold on; his confession left everyone’s expressions bizarre and eerie, especially Bai Wushuang, who was utterly confused and pale, wondering why Liu Qingchen said such things.

As for Mo Qing, Liu Hanyi, Ye Ku, and others, they were even more baffled. Wasn’t Liu Qingchen just eager to kill Yun Xiao? Why was he now accusing Bai Wushuang? Had he gone mad?

”Heh, the old man sure is clever!”

Perhaps only Yun Xiao, who had been a Holy-grade Meridian Refining Master in his past life, could see through Qingmu Wu’s tactics from his tone and actions, knowing Liu Qingchen wouldn’t change his words unless threatened.

But besides Qingmu Wu himself, only Yun Xiao guessed part of the truth, leaving others unaware of the circumstances, and their emotions could be imagined.

”How... How could this be?”

As Bai Wushuang’s teacher, Qian Sanyuan was stunned upon hearing the truth. Was this really his most prized disciple? Had he been mistaken all along, and Bai Wushuang was actually despicable and shameless?

Both Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng knew what ’Yi Huan San’ was—it was just a drug name—but they understood the vile and disgraceful nature of Bai Wushuang and Liu Qingchen’s actions.

”Bai Wushuang, is this true?”

Qian Sanyuan, as the Vice President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, quickly recovered and turned his sharp gaze towards Bai Wushuang. His questioning voice was stern, causing Bai Wushuang to involuntarily tremble fiercely.

Bai Wushuang knew his teacher despised evil. If today’s events were confirmed, he might not die but would be skinned alive. With Liu Qingchen’s testimony, it wouldn’t be easy to place himself outside the situation or turn black into white.