Yun Yue curled her lips and smiled lightly, "If this tiger talisman is real, why are you feeling guilty?"

No matter how Si Luochen searched, he couldn't find the moon-shaped mark, and the hand holding the tiger talisman trembled slightly.

"I... don't feel guilty."

Yun Yueqing snorted coldly, "You haven't even confirmed the authenticity of the tiger talisman, yet you dare to use it to verify mine. Don't you think it's too hasty?"

Elder Zhong Gu walked up to Si Luochen, picked up the tiger talisman and looked at it carefully.

"This tiger talisman is really fake."

Zhang Jiaxi used a voice that only Yun Yueqing and the other two could hear.

Inquiry: "When did you see the tiger talisman?"

Yun Yueqing replied quietly in the same voice, "I have never seen a tiger talisman."

Zhang Jiaxi was stunned for a moment, "Then...how did you know there was a moon-shaped mark on the tiger's tail?"

"I was just talking nonsense. It doesn't matter whether there is a mark or not. The tiger talisman you want is fake."

Zhang Jiaxi couldn't help but give her a big thumbs up.

"High, really high."

Zhang Jiaxi raised her voice: "Where is the real tiger talisman?"

Yun Yueqing crossed her arms across her chest and said, "Then I'll have to ask my good brother."

Elder Zhong Gu stared at Si Luochen with an inquiring look, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back guiltily.

"What's the point of asking me? Ever since Sect Leader Yun successfully brought the spirit beast back, he has handed the tiger talisman to Sect Leader Yun."

Yun Yueqing sneered: "So you gave the fake tiger talisman to the fake me?"

"The person I have evil intentions for has always been you."

Si Luochen looked at Elder Quan for help, still appearing to be refuting.

"I have been working diligently in the Jingyuan Sect for hundreds of years. Even if I haven't achieved any credit, I have worked hard. Unlike you, who has only been back in the Jingyuan Sect for half a year."

"I'm afraid my feelings towards the Jingyuan Sect are not as deep as your feelings towards the Xuantian Sect. Who knows what you are thinking in your heart."

Yun Yueqing took two steps forward, her momentum forcing Si Luochen to retreat, "So when you say this, you are saying it to me, Yun Yueqing, to hear."

He pointed to the puppet on the hall that looked exactly like Yun Yueqing.

"Since you think she is the real Yun Yueqing, why do you say these words to me?"

The words were sharp and pressing, and Si Luochen had no way of refutation.

He stared at Elder Quan with burning eyes, as if placing all his last hopes on Elder Quan.

As expected, Elder Quan stepped forward from the crowd.

Si Luochen seemed to see the dawn of victory and clenched his fists nervously.

Unexpectedly, Elder Quan took out a red wooden box from his sleeve.

It was given to Elder Zhong Gu, who took the red wooden box handed to him by Elder Quan with confusion.

It opened slowly, and in an instant, a dazzling golden light burst out from the box, shining on everyone's faces.

It was a lifelike tiger talisman with intricate patterns on it. A crescent moon mark was inlaid on the tail, shining with silver light, exactly as Yun Yueqing had said before.

The air seemed to freeze, everyone's eyes were attracted by the tiger talisman, and even their breathing became cautious.

Si Luochen's face turned pale in an instant, a hint of despair flashed in his eyes, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

Elder Zhong Gu calmly stroked his white beard and said, "This tiger talisman is the real one."

He walked between the real and fake Yun Yueqing and said, "You two push this tiger talisman. Whoever can truly use it will be the real Master Yun."

The fake Yun Yueqing held the tiger talisman tightly in both hands, closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to activate the power within it, but the tiger talisman was like a dead object and did not respond at all.

Everyone around her held their breath and watched intently, only to see her fingers trembling slightly, as if she was struggling against an invisible force.

However, no matter how hard she tried, the tiger talisman always lay quietly in her palm without any change, and the air was filled with depression and tension.

Seeing this, Yun Yueqing curled up a faint smile.

He walked forward slowly and gently touched the tiger talisman with both hands.

In an instant, the tiger talisman seemed to be activated, and the golden light became stronger, turning into a stream of light, and it fell obediently in Yun Yueqing's palm, with its eyes flashing, as if in submission.

The entire hall was filled with intertwined starlight, and Yun Yueqing was shrouded in an invisible majesty.

This scene shocked everyone present; even the air seemed to tremble.

Si Luochen's body seemed to have been drained of strength, and he collapsed to the ground.

Sweat slid down his forehead and dripped onto the cold stone slabs.

The body of the fake puppet Yun Yueqing began to ripple, like morning mist illuminated by the early sun, gradually becoming transparent.

Everyone was stunned as they saw her body gradually twisting, as if torn apart by an invisible force. Her features became blurred, her clothes fluttered, and finally she turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated into the air.

Elder Zhong Gu looked at the wisp of dissipating smoke and sighed, his eyes filled with complexity and emotion.

"This is puppetry, a technique strictly forbidden by our Jingyuan Sect. It's truly tragic that such a scoundrel has secretly cultivated it to such an extent."

He glanced at Si Luochen, "As the son of the Xingyuan Sect Leader, you actually took the lead in practicing forbidden techniques. Do you know your crime?"

Si Luochen fell to his knees with a thud, "I acknowledge my sins and hope Elder Zhong Gu will forgive me."

He kept kowtowing and repenting for his sins.

Elder Zhong Gu shook his head. "What's the point of you kneeling to me? You should kneel to Sect Leader Yun, who you have wronged."

Si Luochen turned his body around unwillingly, his knees making a slight friction sound on the ground.

"I hope Master Yun will forgive me~"

Yun Yueqing laughed playfully, "I'd like to hear what crime you committed."

Si Luochen's brain worked rapidly and he successfully found his least serious fault.

"I... shouldn't have. I accidentally mistook the tiger talisman for a fake one and wronged Sect Leader Yun. Considering my sincere remorse, I hope Sect Leader Yun will forgive me."

"Your repentance is not sincere. How can I forgive you?"

Yun Yueqing stepped forward, took the fake tiger talisman, and played with it in her hand.

"You accidentally admitted your mistake. What a mistake! I'm afraid this tiger talisman didn't come from you."

Seeing this, Si Luochen was really panicked. He crawled on the ground and begged for mercy in a desperate manner.

"Sister, you and I are blood brothers and sisters. It was my brother who was confused for a moment. I hope you can forgive my sin."

Seeing this, Elder Quan frowned, slowly walked out of the crowd, and came between Yun Yueqing and Si Luochen.

There was a hint of pleading in his eyes as he looked at Yun Yueqing, bowed lightly with both hands, and spoke in a low and sincere voice.

"Master Yun, although Si Luochen has committed a serious offense, considering that this is his first offense and he is the son of Master Xingyuan, if this matter were to become known, it would be an insult to you."

"I dare to ask you to show mercy and give him a chance to mend his ways. Let this be a small punishment and a big warning to others."

This time it was indeed Elder Quan who helped Yun Yueqing and broke the awkward situation, so he still had to be given some face.

Yun Yueqing issued an order: "Si Luochen has committed an insubordination and is dismissed from his position as steward. He must go to the Cliff of Repentance to reflect on his actions for a hundred years."

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