Chapter 276: Thinking It Through

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Qingcheng gave a cold sneer and did not answer.

It seemed she disdained to say more to Wang Jianqiang.

"It must be that villain Ye Lingyun; she had appeared together with Ye Lingyun before."

At this moment, Mu Lingxi suddenly spoke up.

Afterwards, in front of Qingcheng, she recounted the incident where Qingcheng appeared outside the Floating Pavilion with Ye Lingyun, and later colluded with Ye Lingyun to launch an attack.

"So that's how it is."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression became enlightened.

He then looked at Qingcheng with a grave and earnest expression, "So you are another poor woman bewitched by Ye Lingyun."

Qingcheng's expression tightened, "What do you mean?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "The Fairy harbors prejudice against me; I presume no matter what I say, the Fairy will not believe it."

"If the Fairy is willing, you may return to the Desolate City with me. I will take you to see someone, and you will naturally understand."

Qingcheng's expression shifted, "What kind of person?"

"Someone who has had the same experience as you," Wang Jianqiang said.

Qingcheng gave a cold sneer, "Daoist Friend Ye once said you were full of schemes; now it seems that is indeed the case."

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "If the Fairy is unwilling, that is fine; you may leave on your own."

"You are actually willing to let me go!" Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Qingcheng was somewhat incredulous.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "You were merely deceived by that Ye Lingyun and did not subjectively intend to harm us. If I were to vent my anger on you, would that not be failing to distinguish right from wrong?"

"If this were to spread, would it not tarnish the reputation of my Junzi Sect?"

Junzi Sect?

Qingcheng's expression froze.

Wang Jianqiang nodded, "Why, did that person Ye Lingyun, who betrayed his sect, not tell the Fairy which sect we come from?"

Qingcheng subconsciously shook her head.

Back then, Ye Lingyun had only mentioned that he was from the same sect as Wang Jianqiang and had also said it was a righteous sect.

But he had never mentioned specifically which sect it was.

This Junzi Sect sounds quite upright...

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang smiled inwardly.

Indeed, it was just as he had expected.

Ye Lingyun had not told Qingcheng that they came from the Hehuan Sect.

After all, the Hehuan Sect is not a name that sounds very reputable.

That hypocrite Ye Lingyun certainly could not bring himself to say it.

Unlike him.

He had only fabricated the Junzi Sect because he was guarding against offending powerful enemies in the future and did not want to implicate his sect.

"The tenet of my Junzi Sect is to uphold the Way of the Gentleman."

"Ye Lingyun is a person of crooked character; not only did he deceive fellow female disciples, but in order to save his own life, he once disregarded the lives of dozens of fellow disciples."

"This person is not fit to be a disciple of my Junzi Sect, and thus he was expelled by my Junzi Sect."

Wang Jianqiang said indifferently.

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Qingcheng was stunned.

She was all too familiar with what Wang Jianqiang had said.

Isn't this exactly the list of crimes Wang Jianqiang committed, according to Ye Lingyun?

How did these things become Ye Lingyun's actions when spoken by Wang Jianqiang?

She looked at Wang Jianqiang and hesitated for a moment.

After weighing her words, she recounted the description Ye Lingyun had given of Wang Jianqiang back then.

After hearing Qingcheng's words, Wang Jianqiang gave a faint smile and shook his head.

Before he could speak, Mu Lingxi seemed unable to hold back any longer and suddenly sneered.

"Ridiculous!"

"My Senior Brother is upright and unyielding, kind and loving, handsome and powerful, and generous with his wealth. That Ye Lingyun only says such things because he is jealous of my Senior Brother."

"In fact, these are all evil deeds he himself has committed."

Seeing Mu Lingxi defend Wang Jianqiang so fiercely, Qingcheng's expression shifted.

Recalling that Mu Lingxi and the others were clearly no match for the magma beast earlier, yet risked their lives to tangle with it just to lighten the burden on Wang Jianqiang, who was inside the beast.

She immediately believed most of what Mu Lingxi said.

If Wang Jianqiang were truly the selfish, evil demon Ye Lingyun described, how could he have so many fellow disciples following him and willing to risk their lives for him?

Conversely, Ye Lingyun had been alone from beginning to end, which seemed somewhat antisocial.

Following this, her expression shifted, and she raised one final question, "What about the destruction of Ye Lingyun's family and the death of the Ye Clan Head? Surely he couldn't have done that to himself too?"

"The Ye Clan Head was indeed killed by me, and the Ye family was destroyed because of me," Wang Jianqiang admitted frankly.

If this were earlier, upon hearing Wang Jianqiang's admission, she would surely have already angrily questioned him.

But at this moment.

After hearing Wang Jianqiang's admission, her first reaction was not to question him, but to feel that there must be hidden circumstances.

Indeed.

Just as Wang Jianqiang's voice fell, Mu Lingxi spoke again.

"For an evil family like the Ye family, which slaughtered millions of worldly people for their own selfish gain, what was wrong with my Senior Brother destroying them?"

Annihilating a million secular people!

Hearing Mu Lingxi's words, Qingcheng fell silent.

There is an iron rule among cultivators: one must not slaughter those in the secular world.

Only those evil cultivators who stop at nothing to improve themselves would violate this rule.

Such cultivators deserve to be executed by all.

Since the Ye family acted in such a way, their annihilation is a deserved punishment.

So, there was a hidden story behind everything!

"Fairy, I have already told you what I should tell you. Next, I must leave."

"As I said before, if you still have questions, you may follow me back to Desolate City, and I will have someone answer them for you."

"If you do not wish to follow me, or disdain to listen to my explanation, then please feel free to do as you please."

"But if you, Fairy, still insist on helping that shameless villain Ye Lingyun in the future, then do not blame me for no longer showing mercy."

After speaking, Wang Jianqiang pulled Mu Lingxi and flew toward the outside world.

Outside.

Wang Yu Yao, Su Yutong, Xing Li, Yang Wanxin, and Jiang Xuan were looking at the lifeless body of the Giant Fire Beast, waiting anxiously.

Suddenly, they saw two figures fly out from a breach in the Giant Fire Beast's body.

Their expressions turned joyful, and they immediately went to meet them.

"Senior Brother."

"Uncle Wang."

"Daoist Friend Wang."

Wang Jianqiang had just left the Giant Fire Beast's body with Mu Lingxi when he heard the calls of Wang Yu Yao and the others.

Immediately after, five figures flew over.

"Senior Brother, are you alright?"

Wang Yu Yao looked at Wang Jianqiang with a face full of worry.

"I'm fine."

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "The Spirit Flame is already in hand, let us return to Desolate City."

Having said that, he prepared to lead everyone away.

"Daoist Friend Wang, wait a moment."

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Wang Jianqiang turned to look, and Qingcheng slowly flew out from the corpse of the Giant Fire Beast.

Because she had only recovered a very small portion of her Spiritual Power.

Her complexion was still extremely pale at this moment, and the aura on her body was weak to the extreme.

"It's you!"

"You actually haven't died yet?"

After seeing Qingcheng, the expressions of Wang Yu Yao and the others instantly became vigilant, and they looked at her with hostility.

Sensing the gazes of Wang Yu Yao and the others.

Qingcheng sighed and bowed deeply to Wang Jianqiang and the people beside him.

"Daoist Friend Wang, I, Qingcheng, have thought it through."

"Under the deception and inducement of that scoundrel Ye Lingyun, I almost committed a grave mistake. I hope all you Daoist Friends will forgive me."