All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me
Chapter 34 Master Believes in You (Begging for Follow-up Reads!)_1

Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Master Believes in You (Begging for Follow-up Reads!)_1

Dan Wuque blinked, gazing at Dan Wulan with a puzzled expression.

Was there something wrong with what I just said?

She didn’t understand why her younger sister wore such a bewildered expression after she had spoken.

Could it be because she despises Fifth Brother so much? Yes! That must be it!

Dan Wuque nodded firmly, convinced this was the reason.

Previously, she thought Dan Wulan’s fastidiousness was why she forbade her from wearing Su Bei’s clothes.

Now it seemed the animosity between them ran deep!

As her elder sister, I absolutely cannot let Dan Wulan harbor such thoughts. We must unite the Sect and prevent infighting!

A single, unruly lock of her hair involuntarily sprang up, swaying in the wind.

Dan Wulan took a deep breath, a chill emanating from her eyes.

Her gaze remained fixed on Xiao Ruoching.

Xiao Ruoching knelt on the ground, enduring the countless stares directed at her.

Despite her rebirth, such scrutiny still pressed down on her like a mountain.

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and her legs trembled slightly. Her heart pounded. Whether from extreme nervousness or some other reason, a faint blush crept up her cheeks.

My response must be careful, meticulous, and flawless to absolve myself completely!

Shift the blame to Su Bei!

As long as her answer could win the approval of the other elders, that would be enough.

...

Seeing Xiao Ruoching’s reaction, Wenren Pingxin’s eyes narrowed, an inexplicable doubt rising in her heart.

Didn’t Su Bei say this child had no cultivation? So why can I sense a Qi Feeling from her now? Could she have developed it in a single day? What kind of genius is she? And how can a mere sixteen-year-old girl remain so composed in such a grand situation?!

Connecting this with everything that had happened before, Wenren Pingxin began to form a suspicion.

She stepped forward, her gaze fixed on Xiao Ruoching’s eyes, her brow tightly furrowed, and demanded coldly once more,

"Speak! Who set the fire?"

...

With her sharp rebuke, No-Sword Peak fell deathly silent, the only sound the crackling of the flames.

Everyone held their breath, watching the woman kneeling on the ground, awaiting her answer.

Xiao Ruoching took a deep breath, silently chanting,

Master, don’t blame your disciple for being heartless! I had no choice. Only this way can I escape your clutches!

...

Then, she slowly lifted her head, meeting the piercing gazes of Wenren Pingxin and the assembled Sword Sect Elders, her crimson lips parting slightly.

"It was..."

Just as Xiao Ruoching was about to speak—

Suddenly!

A pair of large hands shot out, blocking her view.

Then, a slender, somewhat frail figure blotted out the harsh sunlight.

Against the backdrop of the flames, the warm sunlight gilded him, half in light and half in shadow. Su Bei’s Azure Crown shimmered, and his jade-like face seemed to radiate a soft glow, capturing Xiao Ruoching’s gaze.

A gentle voice, tinged with a hoarse bitterness, echoed across No-Sword Peak.

"I told her to burn it."

...

The moment Su Bei spoke—

Instantly!

No-Sword Peak erupted in an uproar!

Wenren Pingxin stared in disbelief at Su Bei, who was slowly walking forward, a faint, bitter smile on his lips.

Everyone looked at Su Bei in disbelief, at this man in moon-white robes, so cultured and refined, like a jade tree standing tall in the wind.

A wave of murmurs rippled through the crowd:

"Damn! How unpredictable! A complete twist!"

"The Fifth Elder ordered his disciple to burn the ancestral tombs?"

"Has the Fifth Elder lost his mind? If he admits to this, he’s looking at decades of confinement for sure..."

"Wait! I don’t get it. Didn’t they say earlier it was the pig the Fifth Elder raised that burned the tombs?"

"Ah, right, right, right."

"!??"

Upon hearing Su Bei’s words, gentle as a spring breeze, many of the Sword Sect Female Disciples gazed with star-struck eyes at the imposing figure standing alone against the crowd. They were utterly smitten, their bodies twisting like wriggling maggots.

"Ah! Fifth Elder is a true hero!"

"I’m in love, I’m in love! Waaah, I want to be Fifth Elder’s disciple too!"

"It’s so obvious! Fifth Elder is taking the fall for his disciple!"

"I, Yu’er, swear I’ll marry no one but Fifth Elder in this life! Waaah~"

...

Hearing Su Bei’s voice, Xiao Ruoching felt her mind go blank.

Flustered and utterly bewildered, a torrent of complex emotions washed over her.

She simply stared at Su Bei, who had suddenly spoken out.

What... what does he mean? Is he protecting me? But I was about to frame him! Is he... is he taking the blame for me voluntarily?

Her expression shifted rapidly. Xiao Ruoching didn’t know how she should react. Should I be happy? But why is there this nagging, inescapable sense of guilt in my heart?

Xiao Ruoching struggled to calm herself. She shook her head, her fair, delicate hands nervously tearing at the ragged cloth of her trousers.

My mind has calmed now. I mustn’t be deceived by him! He’s pretending! He’s faking it! He’s definitely faking it! Wasn’t he always like this in my past life? He’s too good at this act! If I didn’t know his true colors, wouldn’t his actions have completely won me over, body and soul?

Yet, a new doubt arose. What could he possibly gain from this? This means being locked away on the Reflection Cliff for decades!

Wenren Pingxin had recovered from her shock, her gaze on Su Bei filled with complex emotions.

She knew this was definitely not Su Bei’s doing.

But she couldn’t understand why Su Bei would willingly take the blame, especially when she had been trying her best to clear his name.

Is this female disciple really that important to him? Has he been bewitched?

Wenren Pingxin sighed, a dull ache starting in her head. If this continued, according to Sect rules, Su Bei would face at least fifty years on the Reflection Cliff.

Good heavens, he’ll be locked up until the next recruitment assembly.

After a moment of silence, Wenren Pingxin looked at Su Bei and asked gravely,

"Fifth Junior Brother, is this... true?"

...

Xi Qingyi, who had been standing beside Wenren Pingxin, fixed Su Bei with a stern look and then berated him in a deep voice,

"Su Bei! So many years have passed! I never imagined you’d still resort to such behavior! If you carry on like this, you’ll completely disgrace our Sword Sect! How can you possibly preside over the Sword Sect’s recruitment assembly acting like this? Do you want to make us the laughingstock of all Twenty-One Provinces? You’re utterly shaming the ancestors of No-Sword Peak! Do you have anything else to say?! This time, the punishment is fifty years on the Reflection Cliff..."

...

Su Bei ignored Xi Qingyi’s tirade. He turned around gently, a faint smile playing on his lips as he looked at Xiao Ruoching.

Then, he reached out, patted her head, and gently wiped the faint redness from the corners of Xiao Ruoching’s eyes—a flush brought on by her flustered joy at the thought of ’successfully’ framing Su Bei. He said kindly,

"Disciple, no matter what you do, Master believes in you."

...