I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Leaving aside the eighty-one lashes, let's just talk about the Cold Valley. According to records from the Xuanmiao Sect, no one who has been punished there has ever come out. Everywhere you look inside is a vast expanse of white, and the whole world seems frozen and cold.

Moreover, before entering, the people in the Discipline Hall will first abolish the cultivation of those who have made mistakes.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhizhi couldn't help but shudder. Wasn't this asking her to die?

She didn't want to die. She couldn't die. She was the most powerful genius in the Cangling Continent. How could she be allowed to die?

She still needed to get her hands on that bitch's "Moon Gazing at the Sea" painting. How could she die? That's it! "Moon Gazing at the Sea"!

Gao Zhizhi's gaze searched the hall for a moment before landing on Yun Qingyi, her eyes filled with resentment.

It must be her. It was already a perfect plan. As long as that brat was controlled, she didn't believe Ruan Qi wouldn't hand over the "Moon Gazing in the Sea" painting. Why did she have to meddle in this matter?

They were almost successful! The more Gao Zhizhi thought about it, the more vicious her gaze became towards Yun Qingyi.

The malice in the gazes directed at her was too obvious. Yun Qingyi looked at Gao Zhizhi and raised an eyebrow: "You seem to hate me?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingrou couldn't help but laugh. She then looked at Gao Zhizhi with sharp eyes: "You're the one who did evil, and you're the one who tried to murder us. It's ridiculous. You hate us just because your scheme failed. Do you think the world revolves around you?"

"You, you bitch, I'm going to kill you!" Gao Zhizhi lunged at Yun Qingrou in a frenzy after hearing her words.

"Insolence!" The Qingyue Sect Master's face darkened, and he directly sent Gao Zhizhi back into the hall.

"Master, what are you doing!" A woman in a pale yellow dress, looking like a fairy, rushed in from outside the hall, her face as beautiful as a pear blossom, filled with anxiety.

She picked up the girl in the hall with great concern: "Zhizhi, are you hurt anywhere? Why did you send me so many messages for help? What happened?"

Upon seeing her master, Gao Zhizhi threw herself into her arms and cried uncontrollably, "Master... I... I'm sorry... Waaah!"

She cried for a long time but couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

Bai Li was a little anxious: "Zhizhi, what's wrong with you? Don't be afraid, your master will take care of you."

Everyone:...

What did she say? Harming fellow disciples and even trying to trap and kill her senior uncles and elders? Did she dare to say it?

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes in unison.

Elder Xu couldn't stand it any longer. He took out a projection stone and replayed the scene for Bai Li.

"Peak Master Bai, please don't make decisions for anyone else yet. Take a look at this first."

Bai Li looked up and saw that the image on the projection was her Bai Li Palace. She was puzzled, but as time went on, the more she looked down, the more depressed she became.

She pushed Gao Zhizhi away from her arms after watching the whole thing.

"You! You! Traitor!"

Bai Li was breathing rapidly, struggling to control her emotions, her eyes flashing with anger.

"How could I have a disciple like you? Have you forgotten what I told you when you became my disciple?"

Gao Zhizhi shook her head aggrievedly and said, "Master, don't be angry, I haven't forgotten."

"You haven't forgotten, so what have you done?!"

"I, I..." Gao Zhizhi was speechless for a moment, but even now she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did. She just wanted to get the "Moon Gazing in the Sea" painting. What happened later was just that she wanted to live, so she trapped Yun Qingyi and the others in the secret realm.

Bai Li was angry, but the sadness in her eyes was even more obvious. She looked at Gao Zhizhi with disappointment: "Twenty years ago, you were six years old. I was traveling and passed by your home. I found that although your body was not good, your spiritual root was still good. I couldn't resist your parents' pleas, so I took you as my disciple because I cherished your talent."

I only made two requests to you at the time.

First, as cultivators, one must not harm innocent civilians, nor persecute those weaker than oneself.

Second, one must have a conscience and never harm fellow disciples or companions in the future, nor should one lose one's humanity for petty gains.

What promises did you make back then, and what have you done now?

"Master... Zhizhi was wrong, Zhizhi will never dare to do it again." Seeing that Baili was truly disappointed in her, she hurriedly hugged Baili's leg, tears streaming down her face.

"Master, please forgive me this time! I don't want to go to the Cold Valley, I don't want to be whipped, I really won't do it again."

A hint of reluctance flashed across Bai Li's face. She kicked Gao Zhizhi away and knelt down.

"Junior sister?"

"Sister?"

Upon seeing Bai Li kneel, the peak masters all stood up. Although Gao Zhizhi had made a mistake, Bai Li was still their senior and junior sister, and they couldn't let their anger be directed at her because of Gao Zhizhi's mistake.

Lu Lin walked up to Bai Li with a pained expression, wanting to help her up: "Junior sister, why did it have to come to this? Get up quickly, Master is not blaming you."

Bai Li brushed Lu Lin's hand away and smiled apologetically at him: "I'm sorry, senior brother, I can't get up."

She said to the Qingyue Sect Master at the head of the table, "Master, Bai Li has never asked you for anything in her life. Please, for my sake, spare Zhizhi. I will take her punishment in her place."

"Nonsense!" The Qingyue Sect Master was so angry that he smashed the jade cup in front of him, and the shards landed right in front of Bai Li's knees.

"Master, I beg you." Bai Li kowtowed repeatedly to the head of the table; now, all she could ask was her master.

Lu Lin felt heartbroken and helpless, and could only stand aside. This was no ordinary matter; it was a matter of principle that couldn't be compromised by kowtowing.

"Can you forgive me for not speaking up? How can you do this to your junior sister?" The Qingyue Sect Master looked at her with disappointment and pointed at Yun Qingrou in the hall.

"How old is your junior sister? You're protecting your disciple, but what about mine? When Gao Zhizhi trapped Rou'er in the illusion, did she ever consider that Rou'er was her senior uncle?"

"I don't believe you don't know what kind of illusion you created. That was your most prized creation, a killing trap that's one in a million. If it weren't for Gao Zhi's low moral standards and Qing Yi's Ice Heart Pill, you would have all perished there."

"And you still want my forgiveness?!"

Bai Li paused, trembled slightly, and continued kowtowing.

Seeing her like this, the Qingyue Sect Master was so angry that she almost fainted: "If you want to kowtow, then kowtow. I will not plead for you or give in on this matter."

"Master!" Bai Li cried out in anguish upon hearing this.

"She is my only disciple. I can't bear to watch her suffer such a severe punishment. I watched Zhizhi grow up since she was a child. Even if she is wrong, it is Bai Li's fault alone!"

She then summoned her natal spirit sword and held it to her neck: "If Master does not agree, then Bai Li will die in this hall."

"Junior Sister!" Lu Lin, who was closest to Bai Li, was so frightened that he tried to snatch the sword from her hand.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come near me!" Bai Li pushed the sword a little closer to her neck, and a clear bloodstain quickly appeared on her fair neck.