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

"Are you threatening me with yourself?" The Qingyue Sect Master looked at the bloodstains on Bai Li's neck in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly.

"Did I raise you from childhood just so you could threaten me? You keep saying your rebellious disciple has forgotten what you said, but aren't you just as unable to distinguish right from wrong yourself!"

The words of the Qingyue Sect Master were like sharp blades stabbing into Bai Li's heart. She gave a bitter smile: "Master, not everyone can make a rational choice when faced with such a situation."

As he spoke, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips: "I'm sorry, I still couldn't be as righteous as you."

For a moment, everyone in the hall fell silent, even Gao Zhizhi hid behind Bai Li, trembling.

“Words return…” The hoarse voice of the Qingyue Sect Master broke the silence.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Ci Gui knew that she had compromised. It was expected, after all, Bai Li was someone she had raised. If Bai Li could threaten to kill herself for Gao Zhizhi, then she would naturally plead with him for Bai Li's sake.

“If the sect leader wants to spare Gao Zhizhi’s life, he shouldn’t ask me; he should ask Qingyi and Qingrou,” Ci Gui said calmly.

Upon hearing Yun Qingrou's name, the Qingyue Sect Master was torn, but still looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Master..."

Since Yun Qingrou became a disciple, the Qingyue Sect Master has treated her with utmost sincerity. She could get whatever she wanted just by asking. She never imagined that her master would stand against her, nor had she ever seen her master in such pain.

Yun Qingrou suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. The Qingyue Sect Master was the person she cared about most besides Yun Qingyi and her parents. Although they had only spent a little over half a year together, the joy and happiness she felt in her heart were genuine.

She closed her eyes, not wanting to meet the gaze of the Qingyue Sect Master. She didn't want her master to be in such a difficult and painful situation, but she wasn't the only victim; there were others too... and her older sister.

She may not care about others, but her older sister is her deepest bottom line. Therefore, Gao Zhizhi must die. If she doesn't die now, she will kill Gao Zhizhi later.

Yun Qingyi stared blankly at everything before her. She remembered what Bai Li had just said, and it was true: no one can achieve absolute justice.

When she saw Yun Qingrou caught in the middle, torn between the two options, she had already decided to spare Gao Zhizhi's life.

Although she had decided what to do, she still felt very aggrieved. With a cold face and a clear, cold voice, she said, "Sect Leader Qingyue, please don't make things difficult for Arou. We agree to spare Gao Zhizhi's life."

Gao Zhizhi looked smug and delighted upon hearing this, Bai Li looked at Yun Qingyi gratefully, and the Qingyue Sect Master also breathed a sigh of relief.

“But there are two conditions. First, Senior Sister Bai Li must complete the punishment that Gao Zhizhi should have received.” After saying this, Yun Qingyi paused, glanced at the Qingyue Sect Master, and said, “The punishment for Hangu can be changed to imprisonment for five hundred years.”

"The second condition is to expel Gao Zhizhi from the sect."

After saying that, Gao Zhizhi immediately jumped out and cursed at Yun Qingyi: "Why! You bitch, my master was punished for me, and you still won't let me go. You just can't stand to see me doing well."

"Zhizhi!" Bai Li kicked Gao Zhizhi aside again.

"Master!"

Bai Li ignored her and kowtowed to Yun Qingyi: "Thank you, Junior Sister, for letting Zhizhi go. We accept this punishment."

She knew this was the best possible outcome. Zhizhi not only harmed her fellow disciples but also attempted to trap and kill her two junior sisters. If her master hadn't been as soft-hearted as she was, Zhizhi certainly wouldn't have survived.

Yun Qingyi turned her head to the side, refusing to accept: "Senior sister, you should get up. There's no need for you to kneel down and beg for mercy anymore."

Bai Li was speechless at those words, but she didn't say anything. She obediently stood up and helped Gao Zhizhi, who had been kicked aside, to her feet.

Seeing that everyone had tacitly accepted the result, the Qingyue Sect Master said nothing more and Ci Gui made the final ruling: "Then, effective immediately, Gao Zhizhi of Guangyu Peak is expelled from the sect and shall never be allowed to enter the Xuanmiao Sect again."

"No! I don't want to leave Master! Master, please don't abandon me! Zhizhi doesn't want to leave you!"

"By the way, none of you know why I arrested that little bastard. Yun Qingyi definitely didn't tell you. Yun Qingyi, she..."

Before Gao Zhizhi could finish speaking, an extremely powerful spiritual force knocked her to the ground.

Yun Qingyi seemed to hear the sound of her spiritual sea shattering.

"You are not my disciple, and it is not your place to overstep your bounds time and time again!" Ci Gui's eyes were cold as he sat on his seat, looking down at everyone in the hall. His powerful aura filled the entire hall.

At this moment, Gao Zhizhi's spiritual sea was shattered and her cultivation was completely ruined. Moreover, she was so oppressed by Ci Gui's aura that her internal organs were almost displaced. She couldn't even speak, let alone get up.

Everyone in the hall except Yun Qingyi and Yun Qingrou was overwhelmed by the oppressive aura emanating from Ci Gui, and even the other two sect leaders were not spared, though they were slightly better off than the others and did not show any signs of it.

Ci Gui left her seat and walked step by step into the hall. Her long, fine, black hair was simply tied up with a jade hairpin. Her beautiful, fairy-like face stared blankly at Gao Zhizhi.

“You mere ant, if it weren’t for my disciple’s kindness in sparing your life, I wouldn’t care even if many people in the palace died, let alone you.”

"Breaking your cultivation is already a mercy to you; don't indulge in any more unrealistic fantasies."

He then withdrew his oppressive aura, pointed at Gao Zhizhi, and said to Elder Cai, "Throw her out."

Yun Qingyi was a little stunned by what she saw. Before she could think about it, she smelled a familiar scent of green bamboo and her body was enveloped by a tall figure.

"division……"

Just as I was about to speak, I found myself in the pavilion before leaving Guimiao Peak.

Looking at the familiar scenery around her, Yun Qingyi couldn't help but ask Ci Gui, "Master, you can teleport instantly, so why do you still fly on your sword so often?"

Unexpectedly, Yun Qingyi's first question was about this. Before leaving, she did not put away the tables and chairs in the pavilion. Ci Gui sat down, took out the tea set, and brewed tea while saying, "There is no special reason. I just prefer flying on a sword."

"Oh." At this moment, Ci Gui had regained her usual gentleness. Although she was still slightly aloof, she was no longer as cold and unapproachable as she had been in the main hall.

"Is there anything about Gao Zhizhi that you haven't told me yet?" Ci Gui brewed tea, poured two cups, placed one cup in front of Yun Qingyi, and then took out some snacks from his storage ring and placed them on the table.

Yun Qingyi's eyes lit up when she saw the pastries on the table. She moistened her throat and said while eating, "This all started with Ruan Qi."

"Ruan Qi?"

"Yes, Master, do you remember? The one who made it into the top ten of the sect competition at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"So it was her." Ci Gui nodded; this girl was indeed not easy to ignore.