Chapter 81

The only person on the scene who remained calm was likely Ye Changqing.

Or perhaps Ye Changqing was simply stunned by Xu Jie's words; he hadn't realized before that his Third Senior Brother had such a silver tongue.

Hearing the clamor from the disciples of Divine Jianfeng below, the Second Elder rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"Elder, this is slander, a frame-up. We have no such intentions. Moreover, the reason we came to the Dao One Sect to call off the engagement was out of consideration for the fact that Ye Changqing is a disciple of the Dao One Sect."

At this moment, He Lu gritted her teeth and spoke, her voice low, as if filled with boundless fury.

Watching He Lu, whose eyes were filled with unwillingness, stubbornness, and anger, Xu Jie let out a cold laugh.

"Heh, slander and a frame-up? Our Divine Jianfeng disciples are upright in their conduct; why would we need to frame or slander anyone? This disciple of the Luoxia Sect should know that if you don't want people to know, you shouldn't have done it."

"You............."

"Enough."

Seeing the two about to clash, the Second Elder spoke up to stop them. The situation was becoming difficult to handle, and just at this moment, Until Hong Zun walked in, swaying unsteadily.

Seeing Until Hong Zun, the Second Elder's head throbbed even more, and he said helplessly.

"Junior Brother, why are you here?"

"Someone dares to plot against a disciple of my Divine Jianfeng right under my nose. If I, the Peak Master, don't show up, am I supposed to just watch my disciple be harmed?"

As expected, Until Hong Zun started by adding fuel to the fire.

At first, Until Hong Zun hadn't really taken this matter to heart, but upon hearing that He Lu's former fiancé was actually Ye Changqing, he couldn't sit still and rushed straight to the Law Enforcement Hall.

While speaking, Until Hong Zun walked to Ye Changqing's side and looked him over with a smile.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

"Many thanks for your concern, Peak Master. This disciple is fine."

"Good as long as you're fine."

After saying this, Until Hong Zun turned his gaze directly toward Yu Li. His expression changed; the previously drunken look vanished, replaced by a chilling aura as he questioned her.

"Yu Li, I kindly helped you before, but I never expected your Luoxia Sect to harbor such malicious intent and dare to harm a disciple of my Divine Jianfeng."

"Senior Brother, you this................"

"Still trying to quibble? Back then, you said your disciple was only here to see her fiancé. I kindly let Liu Shuang accompany her personally, but I never expected you were actually here to call off the engagement, intending to ruin the Dao heart of my peak's disciple."

Good heavens, there truly is no teacher like the student.

Xu Jie at least mixed truth with lies, but once Until Hong Zun opened his mouth, it was pure, unadulterated fabrication.

Hearing this, Yu Li was so angry that her body couldn't help but tremble.

She had clearly stated her intentions from the very beginning, and Until Hong Zun had agreed to it at the time, only asking for some compensation.

Yet now, this old thing was denying everything and even turning the tables on her.

"Until Hong Zun, I clearly told you back then that I came here to call off the engagement, and you............."

"You what? At this point, you still want to quibble? I see it clearly now; the reason your Luoxia Sect disciples are so vicious is likely inseparable from you, their Elder."

"As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will be crooked. It is because you, the Elder, are not clean yourself that your disciples are all such despicable and shameless wretches."

"You......... what did you say?"

Yu Li was so enraged by Until Hong Zun's words that her fury reached the heavens. Seeing this, the Second Elder quickly interrupted.

"Junior Brother, calm down for a moment."

"How can I calm down? My disciple was almost secretly harmed, and right under my nose! The Luoxia Sect is bullying us too much."

"If I don't give my disciple an explanation for today's events, what face do I have left to be the Peak Master of Divine Jianfeng?"

Until Hong Zun was filled with righteous indignation. The Second Elder, seeing this, felt extremely helpless. His gaze inadvertently fell upon Ye Changqing in the crowd, and he immediately asked.

"Ye Changqing."

The cause of this matter was Ye Changqing, and the Second Elder intended to get to the root of it.

"This disciple is here."

"Do you have anything to say?"

"Me? This disciple............."

Just as Ye Changqing was about to speak, Until Hong Zun interrupted him directly.

"Changqing, I know you are kind-hearted and sentimental, and that you still can't let this woman go. However, this woman has a vicious mind and is definitely not a good match. Listen to me: when it is time to cut, you must cut. If you can't bear to punish her, then divorce her, and have no further contact with her."

Until Hong Zun said this with a stern face. Without waiting for Ye Changqing to reply, he turned to He Lu and Yu Li.

"Yu Li, out of respect for our past friendship, I can let this matter slide. However, your disciple is truly unworthy of Changqing. Today, as the Peak Master of Divine Jianfeng, I will decide on Changqing's behalf to divorce your disciple. You will provide some compensation, and this matter will be considered settled. But this is the only time; do not let it happen again."

"You................."

Watching Until Hong Zun act so magnanimous and forgiving, Yu Li pointed at him with a trembling hand, but she couldn't utter a single word.

They were clearly the ones who had suffered a great loss, yet from Until Hong Zun's words, it sounded as if he were the one showing mercy.

Furthermore, turning a broken engagement into a divorce was an absolute insult to both master and disciple.

"What, you disagree? I have already acted out of respect for our past friendship. If you refuse, then we can only handle this according to the rules of the Dao One Sect."

"Second Senior Brother, what is the punishment for plotting against a disciple of the Dao One Sect?"

"This.............."

Faced with Until Hong Zun's question, the Second Elder didn't know how to answer for a moment. Plotting against a Dao One Sect disciple, if caught, would certainly mean paying with one's life.

Looking at the situation, Yu Li took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart, and said coldly.

"Fine, fine, fine. Until Hong Zun, I will remember today's events."

The situation was stronger than the person, and this was the Dao One Sect's territory. Yu Li truly hadn't expected that the Divine Jianfeng, starting from its Peak Master, would be so shameless.

They could turn black into white, and for the sake of a mere servant disciple, they wouldn't give her any face at all.

Knowing that if they continued to entangle themselves, they would only be the ones to suffer, Yu Li had no choice but to agree to Until Hong Zun's demands in extreme humiliation.

To this, Until Hong Zun looked at Ye Changqing without changing his expression and said.

"Changqing, write the divorce letter."

Under the witness of everyone, Ye Changqing wrote the divorce letter on the spot. The moment she received it, He Lu couldn't stop her body from trembling; it was from pure rage.

Before coming, she had considered many possibilities, but she never imagined it would end in such a result. ===== CHAPTER 82 =====