"Come on, take your positions, 123, Action!"

Zhou Zhiruo was dressed in a pure white Taoist robe, with her hairpin removed and no makeup on. In her hands she held the broken blades of the Dragon Slaying Sword and the Heavenly Sword, as well as the "Wu Mu's Testament" and the "Nine Yin Scriptures" that were hidden in the swords.

She climbed up the Second Patriarch's Nunnery of Shaolin Temple step by step. Her expression was as calm as water. The Shaolin monks, Mingjiao followers and representatives of the six major sects who were waiting in the nunnery were all captivated by Zhou Zhiruo's solemn appearance. It seemed that everyone realized for the first time that the saying "only when the flowers are indifferent can they be seen as more beautiful" was true.

In just a few months, Zhou Zhiruo experienced great ups and downs, great joys and sorrows. She secluded herself for seven days and seven nights, and finally had a great enlightenment. She decided to confess her crimes in front of the entire Central Plains martial arts world.

"Emei Sect Leader Zhou Zhiruo comes here to apologize. I ask Senior Shaolin and fellow martial artists to be witnesses."

"I was the one who killed Zhu'er on the Ice and Fire Island, stole the Dragon Blade and the Heavenly Sword, and framed Zhao Min. In order to cover up these crimes, I also killed Xie Shiwang several times. Now that I think about it, what I did is really outrageous. Even when I wake up in the middle of the night, I still feel guilty. Now I confess my crimes in public, just to ask for a little peace."

As she spoke, Zhou Zhiruo walked towards Zhu'er. Seeing that Zhu'er's face was covered with scars even more than before, Zhou Zhiruo felt more guilty. She stood in front of Zhu'er, and tears rolled down her face the moment she knelt down. Zhu'er had been looking indignant at first, but when she saw Zhou Zhiruo suddenly kneeling down, she and Zhang Wuji beside her were both startled.

Zhu'er and Zhang Wuji subconsciously went to help Zhou Zhiruo, but Zhou Zhiruo insisted, "Zhu'er, I'm really not worthy to stand in front of you. Please listen to what I have to say..."

"Getting the Sword of Heaven and the Dragon Sabre, taking out the secret manual inside, driving out the Tartars, and restoring Emei is the lifelong wish of my master, Nun Miejue, and also her last wish. Ice and Fire Island is the best opportunity. If I tell them frankly, I am not sure that Xie Shiwang and Zhao Min will hand over the swords to me. But this mission is too important. Without the "Wu Mu Testament" and the "Nine Yin Manuals", driving out the Tartars and restoring Emei will never be possible. I can only succeed, not fail. Even though I have been struggling in my heart, I finally decided to poison everyone and steal the swords..."

"Zhu'er, but I attacked you and framed Zhao Min out of my own selfishness. At first, I thought that you woke up suddenly and discovered my plot, and I lost control of my emotions and accidentally killed you. But in fact, only the other me deep in my heart knows that the reason why I attacked you so harshly was because of jealousy. The same is true for Zhao Min. I was jealous that Brother Wuji was engaged to you, and I was even more jealous of Zhao Min, whom he truly loved..."

Zhou Zhiruo's tears fell unconsciously, and she laughed at herself, "Now that I think about it, one wrong step led to another. For the sake of a man and my own ever-expanding ambitions, I turned right and wrong and used all means possible! It was really despicable!"

"But the retribution was not satisfactory. In the end, I didn't get what I wanted, and instead I hurt the person who truly loved me." When she said this, Zhou Zhiruo burst into tears.

Seeing the reluctance on Zhu'er's face, she continued with great effort, "I'm not saying this to get your sympathy. This is the retribution I deserve. Speaking it out is a relief for me. I know that what I've gone through is not even one ten-thousandth of the harm I've caused you. Now I've come to my senses and I only hope to make it up to you a little. As long as I can get your forgiveness and understanding, I, Zhou Zhiruo, will do whatever it takes!"

Zhu'er is a good girl. She really didn't expect Zhou Zhiruo to make all her evil thoughts public. She wanted to make all those annoying women disappear. Zhu'er herself had such evil thoughts, but she suppressed the evil thoughts with good thoughts and didn't carry them out in the end.

To be fair, Zhu'er herself could not do such a public execution. I always thought Zhou Zhiruo was hypocritical and used to pretending to be pitiful. Now it seems that I admire her a little. Zhou Zhiruo was so honest and frank that Zhu'er believed in her repentance and decided to forgive her.

Zhu'er helped Zhou Zhiruo up, and told her kindly that she didn't need to feel burdened, because the sword attacks she made helped clear the blood bruises on her face, and accidentally cured her of the poison of "Thousand Spiders and Ten Thousand Poisonous Hands". These scars were only temporary, and Brother Niu had a way to help her remove them.

Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly, "You didn't die because God loves innocent people and doesn't want you to die in vain. Your luck can't offset my sins."

Then she said solemnly, "Zhu'er, I, Zhou Zhiruo, owe you a life. From now on, I will obey your orders!"

Zhou Zhiruo wiped her tears and came to Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji's expression was complicated, with tenderness, regret and reluctance.

Zhou Zhiruo calmed down a lot, "Master Zhang, because of my feelings and possessiveness for you, I have done a lot of wrong things. I have learned my lesson and will not make the same mistake again. I have decided to cut off the ties of love and seal my heart. From today on, you and I are strangers. I, Zhou Zhiruo, will never bother with you again!"

Zhang Wuji shook his head anxiously and was about to speak. Zhou Zhiruo interrupted calmly, "Master Zhang, expelling the Tartars was my master's lifelong wish, and it is also my wish. But I understand that it is difficult to achieve this with the strength of my Emei sect alone. But under your leadership, the Ming Cult has turned from evil to good and has always taken 'expelling the Tartars and recovering the country' as its mission."

Zhou Zhiruo looked Zhang Wuji straight in the eye and said, "So I decided to entrust you with the "Wu Mu Testament" and the broken blade of the Dragon Slaying Sword. I hope you can pass it on to generals like General Yue Fei who serve the country and the people, so that the Dragon Slaying Sword can truly command the world and no one dares to disobey!"

"I also memorized part of the Nine Yin Manual, including the quick-learning chapter and the healing chapter. I hope that Master Zhang can pass it on to the Ming Cult's soldiers fighting against the Yuan Dynasty. If it can boost morale and reduce casualties, it can also be regarded as making up for the mistakes I made in the past."

Everyone was surprised that Zhou Zhiruo was so generous that she could hand over the secret book. The object was Zhang Wuji, who had once abandoned his marriage in public. Could she really have such enlightenment?

Zhang Wuji was also surprised and nodded repeatedly, "Sister Zhiruo, no, Sect Leader Zhou is so righteous, Wuji must do it!"

Then Zhou Zhiruo's eyes became fierce, "As for the Heavenly Sword and the Nine Yin Manual, they were originally my master's possessions. Zhao Min used improper means to snatch them away. Now I want to bring them back to Emei and offer them in front of my master's spirit. Is there any objection from Master Zhang?"

"Also, I will never apologize to Zhao Min. She is largely responsible for Master's death. Her crimes in Wan'an Temple are too numerous to list. She also helped me get to where I am today! Saving her life is the biggest concession I can make..."

Zhang Wuji looked at Zhou Zhiruo's cold eyes and felt guilty. It's not just Minmin who has blamed Sister Zhiruo for what she has become. I also have an unshirkable responsibility. Zhang Wuji felt deeply sorry for Zhou Zhiruo.

But seeing how frank she was, she must have really let it go. This might be a good thing for her...

Zhang Wuji looked reluctant, "Zhiruo, what are your plans for the future?"

Zhou Zhiruo tightly grasped the master's iron ring in her hand, her eyes drifting into the distance, gradually becoming firmer. Her beautiful face became even more radiant.

"I will fulfill my master's last wish and bring glory to Emei Mountain; I will save all living beings and continue the aspirations of our founder, Miss Guo!"

"Card!"

A big drama, shot in one take.

However, Qin Xi and Zhou Zhiruo did not say goodbye, and he looked forward to the day when he would meet Zhou Zhiruo again at the top!

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