Chapter 310: She Is Still Just a Child!

Ye Qingran's conversation with the two children made the already embarrassed Lin Xueyan even more mortified.

Ye Qingran spoke so magnanimously that, by contrast, Lin Xueyan's character seemed petty.

While praising Ye Qingran, the crowd looked at Lin Xueyan with a hint of emotion. Some even compared her directly with Ye Qingran, concluding that although Lin Xueyan had returned from Western Extremity and was experienced, she cared far less about her hometown than Ye Qingran did, appearing more like an outsider.

This made Lin Xueyan's face uncontrollably flush, and she briefly wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground. Yet, beyond the embarrassment, her heart held more hatred.

It's all Ye Qingran's fault; if she hadn't stirred things up, would she be so disgraceful today?

"Since everyone has obtained the cultivation pill they wanted, let's disperse!" Lin Xueyan said, turned and returned to the Lin Residence. She truly didn't want to stay here even a second.

Lin Xuewei's eyes flickered as she followed closely behind Lin Xueyan, step for step, as if evading something.

"Stop!"

A clear shout came from behind her, causing Lin Xuewei's whole body to freeze, as if a pressure point had been struck.

"Ye Qingran, what else do you intend to do?" Lin Xueyan turned furiously, roaring at Ye Qingran.

"I'm not even talking to you; why are you so worked up?"

Ye Qingran's gaze shifted, landing on Lin Xuewei, who was turned away from her.

"You!"

Lin Xueyan felt a surge of anger with nowhere to go, all of it showing on her face.

The onlookers clicked their tongues in amazement, wondering if Ye Qingran might be Lin Xueyan's nemesis.

Lin Xuewei seemed to sense Ye Qingran's stare, and she became extremely tense.

What does Ye Qingran call her for?

Because of the wager just now?

No, she refuses to strip in front of so many people; that would make her the laughingstock of the entire Xiliang City!

Lin Xueyan watched the nervous Lin Xuewei, her eyes flickering, and only then realized that her sister had just gambled with Ye Qingran, and the loser was...

She twisted her brows. Lin Xuewei is her sister; if she stripped before everyone, where could the elder sister's face be placed?

She asked tentatively, "Ye Qingran, what are you going to do?"

"What? I clearly remember that I just had a wager with Lin Xuewei—I won, she lost—so what do you expect me to say?"

With Ye Qingran's reminder, everyone recalled that earlier wager.

Lin Xuewei lost.

Her stake was to, before everyone, confess her misdiagnosis and concealment, and that she had bribed fellow sect members to cover it up. That was proposed by Ye Qingran. Yet Lin Xuewei was not content and added another wager: to strip completely.

In hindsight, Lin Xuewei brought this on herself! If she hadn't been so ruthless, it might have been better. After all, admitting a misdiagnosis is far better than being stripped naked.

"Tsk tsk, this Lin Xuewei, really courting death—won't she die!"

"Exactly, she's fallen now, huh? I think she's trying to run. She really treats us like fools!"

"She was the one we shouted at the loudest earlier, and now she has to keep her promise—she's running faster than anyone!"

Hearing the crowd's chatter, Lin Xuewei felt her scalp tingle.

Lin Xueyan spoke up to defend Lin Xuewei, "Ye Qingran, that's enough! Xuewei acted on a momentary impulse; why are you being so pedantic? You've already shown all your might today—aren't you satisfied?"

"Exactly, Ye Qingran, that's enough! You haven't lost anything; why are you being so harsh?"

"Xuewei is just hot‑headed; why are you being so nitpicky?"

"Clinging to such a trivial matter shows how ungracious you are!"

The Lin family members also echoed, saying Ye Qingran was overly ruthless and merciless.

"What a shameless person!"

Han Xing Leng Yue could no longer bear listening.

The Lin family took moral blackmail and shamelessness to the extreme.

Ye Qingran, too lazy to argue, said directly, "Say whatever you like; the principle of 'willingly accept defeat after a bet'—does the Lin family not even understand that?"

"We naturally understand the principle of willingly accepting defeat, but Xuewei is still just a child. So, Miss Ye, could you, for my sake, stop pursuing Xuewei?" Lin Zhishang said as a matter of course.

"Lin Xuewei is just a child?"

"Is Lin Xuewei five or eight years old this year?"

Upon hearing that, everyone covered their mouths and laughed. Lin Xuewei is actually seventeen or eighteen this year, long past coming‑of‑age, already an adult—how could she be called a child?

Ye Qingran's retort was undoubtedly a mockery of Lin Zhishang.

Lin Zhishang's face flushed with embarrassment.

"As for the Lin family's honor... I don't care!"

That's so domineering!

No matter how glorious the Lin family is now, Ye Qingran simply won't deal with you!

The crowd's gazes at Ye Qingran carried a strange gleam; they couldn't help recalling the day Ye Qingran faced the Qingyun Sword Immortal, displaying a similarly poised yet sharp demeanor.

A yellow‑haired brat actually affronted his face in public!

Lin Zhishang's expression turned cold.

Ye Qingran stared at Lin Xuewei, her voice cold as frost, "Lin Xuewei, there's a saying that one should accept defeat after a bet. If you lack that magnanimity, you could choose not to gamble. But since you wagered with me, today your stake must be fulfilled, whether you want it or not!"

Her voice rang like pearls striking a jade plate, resonant and firm!

Lin Xuewei clenched her teeth, then turned to face Ye Qingran, every pore seeming to seethe with hatred.

"Ye Qingran, you're being excessive! You clearly knew you possessed the Sword Cultivation Manual of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect, yet you deliberately set a trap for me! What are your true intentions?"

Lady Lin's eyes lit up, echoing, "Exactly, Ye Qingran, it's obvious you have ill intentions! You're a snake‑and‑scorpion hearted person, deserving of condemnation!"

It was a backhanded move.

Ye Qingran glared at Lady Lin, not continuing her remark, "Did I ever hold a knife to your throat? You can refuse. Moreover, the stripping wager wasn't added by me, right? Some people are brainless, seeking abuse, and when they lose they can't handle it."

Ye Qingran said, shaking her head lightly.

Everyone nodded one after another, thinking that Ye Qingran's words made a lot of sense.

"Lin Xuewei brought this on herself, and Ye Qingran didn't force her. Now she's not only breaking her word and getting fat, but also plans to trap Ye Qingran in injustice—how shameless!"

"Who says not? Lin Xuewei is really both incompetent and loves to play!"

"Where was she earlier? Now she's putting on a victim act for whom to see?"

The crowd exchanged remarks, and they all began to attack Lin Xuewei. Lin Xuewei had originally had a decent reputation among the people of Xiliang City. After all, she was Lin Xueyan's younger sister and a disciple of the Divine Medicine Sect. But ever since the story of her covering up a misdiagnosis spread, her reputation plummeted.

Now she again refuses to fulfill the bet.

Making everyone look down on her even more.

Lin Xueyan's expression turned very sour. It seems that today, if Ye Qingran doesn't loosen her tongue, it will be hard to resolve. So she suppressed the anger in her heart and said, "Ye Qingran, how about this: I brought some treasures from Western Extremity, I'll give you some; as for Xuewei's matter, let's turn the page, that should be fine, right?"

In a patronizing tone.