Senior brothers, please stop abusing me. I'm going to change my ways to be merciless.

Shapeshifting can not only change appearance, but most importantly, it can also change aura.

It is an excellent means of concealment and can even save lives at critical moments.

Moreover, the shapeshifting technique can not only be used on oneself, but also on other things.

Fan Li wanted to learn the art of shapeshifting, mainly for the golden tiger.

The pills that monks use to conceal their breath are useless against spirit beasts. Only the ever-changing shapeshifting technique can hide the breath of the golden tiger.

Before going out, Fan Li must be fully prepared.

From then on, Fan Li spent most of his time at Lingxiao Peak, concentrating on learning Xiaoyao Sanren's shapeshifting technique.

In a blink of an eye, another half month has passed.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the snow fell heavily.

Penglai Town at the foot of the mountain is decorated with lights and colors to welcome the New Year.

The Tianji Sect started out as a small immortal sect, next to Penglai Town. Taizu always liked the worldly atmosphere, so before founding the sect, he set down the sect's rules, which stipulated that all disciples who went out for training on the first day of the first lunar month must return to the sect to celebrate the New Year.

This custom has continued to this day, and it is also a rare opportunity for disciples to take a break and relax.

Song Xixi and others rushed back today. They knew that there was a high probability that Master Tian would come out of seclusion.

In previous years, no matter how busy Master was, he would always have a reunion dinner with them at this time. This year, since Junior Sister has been found again, Master will definitely come out.

Mo Chuan returned to the sect with them.

This was proposed by Song Xixi.

She wanted to take this opportunity to introduce Mo Chuan to Master Yunmeng and persuade him to accept Mo Chuan.

If she could get Master Yunmeng to accept Mo Chuan as his disciple, she would have another great helper.

Even if Master Yunmeng disagrees, it doesn’t matter. This move will also win Mo Chuan’s favor.

After spending some time together, Shen Rong no longer confronted Mo Chuan like he did at the beginning, and the three of them got along quite well.

Therefore, when Song Xixi suggested inviting Mo Chuan to celebrate the festival together, the other two had no objection.

However, they did not know at this moment that after today, they would deeply regret bringing Mo Chuan up the mountain.

In front of the mountain gate, the two towering stone lions, which usually look cold and majestic, are now wearing playful snow hats, with crystal icicles hanging on their beards, smiling to welcome the wandering sons returning home.

Song Xixi was afraid of the cold, so she put on a plush coat.

Mo Chuan looked up at the magnificent mountain gate and couldn't help but sigh, "So this is the number one sect in the world. I finally see it with my own eyes."

As he said this, he took off the stone lion's hat, shook off the fallen snow on it, and then put it on his head, looking funny.

Song Xixi chuckled, "Junior Brother Mo Chuan, why are you still trying to steal Shishi's hat?"

Along the way, Mo Chuan always made some puzzling moves from time to time. Now that they saw him being so naughty, they were no longer surprised.

Mo Chuan returned the hat to the stone lion, turned his head and looked at the towering fairy mountain, his eyes bright.

Song Xixi saw the longing in his eyes and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

Gu Xingyuan didn't know what he was thinking about, and sighed, "I don't know if the senior brother and the others have returned."

Song Xixi's originally smiling expression gradually cooled down after hearing these words.

Shen Rong snorted coldly: "Whether they want to come back or not, they have become abnormal."

Thinking about what Han Shouyu said before, Shen Rong wanted to laugh.

However, having said that, Shen Rong was still looking forward to seeing them. After all, no one missed the reunion dinner every year.

The three people have different thoughts.

Mo Chuan didn't know what was going on between them. He said heartlessly, "What are you all standing here for? Can you please go upstairs?"

Song Xixi smiled again and said innocently, "I heard that Seventh Senior Sister is back. Master will definitely be very happy to know that Seventh Senior Sister has returned safely."

Shen Rong and Gu Xingyuan didn't say anything and left first.

......

Because they brought guests back, they did not fly back to Xuanji Peak directly on their swords, but instead walked to take Mo Chuan to visit the scenery of Tianji Sect.

When passing by the sect's main hall, the disciples saluted Shen Rong and others.

It is worth noting that when these disciples saw them, they would tacitly salute Song Xixi first.

And his attitude is very respectful.

Song Xixi didn't think much about it at first, thinking it was related to the improvement of her affinity, so these disciples greeted her instead of Gu Xingyuan and Shen Rong.

Until she met her senior brothers and sisters who she had a good relationship with before, their attitudes were exactly the same as those of other disciples, and they were even a little more distant and no longer close to her.

Song Xixi finally realized that something was wrong.

She has always been sensitive and suspicious. After paying close attention, she discovered those secret, ambiguous gazes cast on her.

It wasn't hostile, but there was just something off about it.

In addition, she also noticed that the disciples who were originally chatting would unconsciously quiet down when they saw her, and then look at her with scrutiny.

But when she looked over, they would immediately lower their heads and pretend nothing happened.

Song Xixi's heart sank.

Strange, why are these disciples looking at her like this? Is there something on her face?

When she told Shen Rong about her uneasiness, Shen Rong lovingly scratched her red nose and said comfortingly, "They peeked at you because you've become prettier."

Song Xixi knew that this was not the case.

The way they looked at her made her feel very strange and frightened, as if she had done something wrong.

But she just came back.

Song Xixi felt unbelievable and felt some inexplicable grievances.

Seeing her frown, Gu Xingyuan considerately tightened her cloak and said, "If you feel unhappy, I will teach them a lesson and tell them to stop looking."

"Don't." Song Xixi quickly stopped him.

It's not a big deal. Gu Xingyuan making a fuss about it will only make her a target of public criticism.

"Let's go back to Xuanji Peak." Song Xixi said softly.

She wanted to avoid these sights.

Gu Xingyuan responded with an "OK" and looked at Mo Chuan again.

Mo Chuan was quite casual and said, "That's right, I want to see the famous Xuanji Peak."

Xuanji Peak is the main peak of Tianji Sect, but it is located in the northernmost part. There are no other peaks around it, giving it a sense of loneliness and aloofness.

After the four people walked away, the disciples who had been silent before began to talk wildly.

"I didn't expect Song Xixi to be the sect master's daughter. It's true, I just took a closer look, and her eyebrows and eyes really look a bit like the sect master's!"

"No wonder there were rumors that Song Xixi had useless spiritual roots. The Sect Master had such high standards, yet he still insisted on accepting this disciple. It turned out that he wanted to see his daughter every day."

A disciple said as he swept the snow.

As if thinking of something, he stopped, propped up the broom with one hand, and whispered, "Do you remember that over a year ago, Junior Sister Song fell from the Demon Sealing Platform?"

Upon hearing this, disciples came over in groups of three or four.

"Of course I remember."

The other disciples also nodded.

The reason why they remember it so clearly is that they remembered that Fan Li was punished the most severely in that accident. He was also misunderstood as a villain who harmed his fellow disciples and was almost expelled by the sect leader.

The disciple who was sweeping the snow lowered his voice again and said, "Do you think there is a possibility that the Sect Master knows that Fan Li is innocent, but because Song Xixi was injured, he took his anger out on Fan Li..."

"Because as far as I know, even after Fan Li was cleared of his grievances, the Sect Master didn't say anything."

When the disciples heard this, they looked at each other, and no one dared to say a word.

They are not brave enough to discuss the leader in private.

However, everyone's expressions became a little obscure.

Before, they had believed the rumors outside and always thought that Fan Li was arrogant and bullied the weak because of his favor. After all, it was a fact that Fan Li had been favored by the sect leader since childhood.

But just a month ago, they suddenly learned that Song Xixi's true identity was actually Yunmeng Zhenren's biological daughter who was living away from home.

And Master Yunmeng was also aware of this, but he deliberately concealed it.

The rumor mill suddenly reversed direction.

The disciples discovered a fact that they had always ignored.

The one who was excluded was not Song Xixi, but Fan Li.

They began to reflect.

It is obvious that Fan Li has been suffering physical pain all along, and the one who was actually hurt was Fan Li. Why do they think that it was Fan Li who bullied Junior Sister Song?

Think further.

It seemed that Fan Li had never really hurt Junior Sister Song, nor had he ever said anything bad about Junior Sister Song in public. Instead, it was Junior Sister Song who always hinted that their Seventh Senior Sister did not like her.

They subconsciously thought that it was the powerful Fan Li who was bullying the innocent and weak Junior Sister Song.

But in fact, Junior Sister Song is the sect leader’s only daughter. How dare Fan Li bully her!

In other words, how could Fan Li be so stupid as to offend the sect leader!

Oh my God, they misunderstood Fan Li!