Chapter 159: Elder, Confess Your Crimes (First Update)

A moment ago.

"Valley Master!!!"

"Something terrible has happened!"

Holding the unconscious Bai Qiangwei, Hei Qiangwei rushed through the Great Array outside Wanhua Valley with a panicked expression, shouting loudly:

"Li Long is here!"

"Quickly activate the sect's Great Array!"

"Hurry and put the entire sect on alert!"

And the second after she forcibly squeezed into the Great Array, it fully formed, blocking Li Long behind it.

Boom!

The desperate flight of several hours along this journey had exhausted the last bit of Dharma Power in her body; having escaped death, she lay weakly on the ground.

But even as she collapsed from exhaustion, she did not let her sister fall to the ground, instead using her own body as a cushion underneath.

Blood coughed from her mouth splattered onto the ground as she shrieked hoarsely:

"The plan failed! We were ambushed, cough, cough..."

"Quick, quick, quick! This guy is insane, we absolutely cannot give him any chance!"

Her ferocious expression made Hei Qiangwei look like a vengeful ghost that had crawled out of hell.

Hei Qiangwei's appearance was extremely disheveled, showing none of the arrogance she had displayed earlier in the great hall toward Su Peisheng.

The black rose on her chest had lost many petals, a miserable sight as if it were about to wither.

Not only was her thin gauze robe already in tatters, but her body was also covered in sword marks of all sizes.

The person pursuing her had no intention of cherishing the fairer sex, striking with ruthless cruelty.

And even more shocking was the shallow bloodstain on her body that extended downward from the center of her brow.

Just a little bit more, and she would have been split in two right down the middle.

Hei Qiangwei shrieked for a long time, only to find that not a single fellow sect member approached her.

They looked at her from a hundred meters away with complex expressions; there was mockery and worry on their faces, but mostly indifference.

"You all..."

Hei Qiangwei froze for a moment, but quickly realized.

Yes, that is how it is.

Regardless of the process, the mission for the two of them had failed, and to the sect, they were merely losers.

Even if they were no longer the disciples of years past, but had become Supreme Elders, it was the same.

The Demon path is heartless.

Even so, they had "brought" a great deal of trouble.

A giant who was not only the Divine Dynasty Lord but also possessed strength at the Heaven Realm!

And for a Demon path sect like Wanhua Valley, there was only one way to deal with such losers.

Death.

"Elder, do you know what kind of consequences your unauthorized actions this time will bring to the sect?"

And just as Hei Qiangwei understood this, a middle-aged woman walked out from the crowd.

Hei Qiangwei recognized this disciple.

The Deputy Hall Master of the Discipline Hall, who had often knelt before her Cave Abode, begging for her guidance.

At that time, she had been sincere, her eyes filled with respect for her.

But now, her eyes held a faint mockery as she rebuked her with a sharp tone:

"Why did you two act without authorization? Why did you destroy the relationship between the sect and Beigan? Where exactly do your intentions lie?"

That was it.

Now, this matter was not as simple as just their deaths; Wanhua Valley needed a scapegoat to appease Li Long's fury.

And the best candidates for this scapegoat were the two of them, the "traitors to the sect."

"Heh, hahahaha... hahahahahaha!"

She held Bai Qiangwei's body and laughed wildly; she laughed until blood and tears slid from the corners of her eyes, looking ferocious and terrifying.

"Good!"

"We just returned, and you already intend to use us as scapegoats, is that it?"

Hei Qiangwei held Bai Qiangwei and slowly stood up, looking at everyone around her with a fierce glare.

She knew all of these people; she had watched every one of them grow up.

And now, these fellow disciples were going to betray her to trade for a moment of peace.

"You will not succeed."

You cannot catch us.

And Li Long's fury is not so easily extinguished either.

All of you are wrong!

The Li Long of today is not the guy who was good at enduring in the past; he is completely different from the last few decades.

How could such an arrogant Emperor tolerate others committing such an act of rebellion?

Watching Hei Qiangwei's actions, the middle-aged female cultivator was not surprised, but she did not take any other action either.

Instead, she let Hei Qiangwei stand up and spoke indifferently:

"Elder, you speak too heavily; we have no such intentions, but when a mistake is made, someone must always bear the burden."

The middle-aged female cultivator's words were pointed, almost explicitly telling Hei Qiangwei.

You can indeed escape, but what about your families and disciples?

Even for the Demon path, even for people like them, there are things they care about.

And for the two, Bai Qiangwei and her companion, besides the sect, the most important things are their families and disciples.

"You wouldn't want them to lose their lives because of the mistakes you've made, would you?"

"Elder, you should confess your guilt."

Bai Qiangwei fell silent; this point had indeed struck her sore spot.

That's right, if we run away, what will happen to them?

"... Heh."

Letting her shoulders slump powerlessly, Bai Qiangwei gently placed Bai Qiangwei on the ground.

Lifting her head, she walked toward that female cultivator with an icy expression.

"This has nothing to do with her; I will bear this matter entirely on my own."

"Let her go, otherwise none of you will be able to capture me."

Walking up to the other party, she raised her wrists.

Seeing Bai Qiangwei cooperate like this, the middle-aged female cultivator also breathed a sigh of relief; although she was still somewhat dissatisfied with the result, she still nodded reluctantly and said:

"It is for the best that the Elder has such a Heart."

She took out a pair of specially made shackles and was about to place them on Bai Qiangwei's wrists.

But in the next moment, she discovered that her vision had undergone a startling change.

The Heaven and earth began to spin.

"How did I..."

Halfway through her words, she realized what kind of situation she was in.

She was dead.

Thump.

As her head landed powerlessly, she saw Bai Qiangwei take the shackles from a headless hand and voluntarily place them on her own wrists.

"Idiot."

"Since you know I have already committed a capital crime, would I mind committing one more?"

You are not even one-tenth as clever as you were back then.

Taking one last look at the others watching coldly from the sidelines, Bai Qiangwei did not make any other crazy moves, but instead stood there silently, supporting her broken body.

And just as everything had come to an end, the contemporary Valley Master of Wanhua Valley, Zhao Yundan, finally arrived late.

She looked young, a beautiful woman in her late thirties.

Looking at Bai Qiangwei, who had voluntarily confessed, she shook her head and said indifferently:

"Elder, there was actually no need for this; since you have returned to the sect, the sect would naturally protect you all."

Sneering in her heart, Bai Qiangwei had no intention of believing her at all, and staring into her eyes, she said in a deep voice:

"... I ask that the Valley Master please keep your promise."