Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

"Peak Master Bai, at least my disciples' life tablets haven't been broken yet. Instead of worrying about others, you should worry more about your disciples."

Bai Jinming choked, filled with resentment. Although compared to other sects, the Xuanming Sect had suffered the least losses, with only six disciples' life tablets shattered,

The problem is that four of them were his disciples from the Zhenfeng sect. He didn't really care about the deaths of his disciples, but it still affected his reputation.

Fortunately, most of the disciples from other sects were also disciples of Fu Peak, and they suffered more losses. Thinking about this, Bai Jinming straightened his back again.

Just as he was about to retort, Qin Linzhang interrupted him:

"Alright, what time is it? You're still arguing? Quiet down, all of you."

Bai Jinming had no choice but to swallow his rebuttal, glaring resentfully at Dan Yao. Dan Yao snorted coldly, too lazy to pay him any attention, and the hall fell silent once more.

It is said that waiting is a torment. At this moment, the peak masters, holding their reddened life tablets and watching the busy figures of the array masters, all felt as if each day was an eternity.

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In the main hall of the Enforcement Hall, looking at the three kneeling below and listening to Cui Shuliang's interrogation and the information gathered, Mu Qingchen's face turned ashen.

He never expected that the ones who committed the crime would be Liu Yinyin and the other two. In fact, Mu Qingchen was well aware that the four of them were jealous of each other and plotted against one another.

However, Mu Qingchen felt that this was also a form of competition. The cultivation world was inherently about survival of the fittest. Regardless of the methods used, only the ultimate winner had the right to speak.

Therefore, he always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the open and covert struggles among the disciples within the peak. However, it's always easier to talk about things behind closed doors.

But now that it's been leaked outside and he's lost face, especially in front of the sect leader and other peak masters, that's a different story.

Therefore, after listening to Cui Shuliang's account, Mu Qingchen didn't give the three a chance to explain and directly made the decision:

“Junior Nephew Cui, this is my fault for not disciplining them properly. How about this, in order to teach them a lesson, I will punish them with five lashes of the cane and then send them to the Cliff of Repentance for a month to reflect on their mistakes. What do you think?”

Upon hearing this punishment, Liu Yinyin and the other two widened their eyes, especially Liu Xiaoya and Wu Li, who both felt they were innocent.

But Mu Qingchen didn't give them a chance to explain, directly sealing their mouths with her magic. Looking at Cui Shuliang, whose expression was complicated, she added:

"However, Junior Nephew Cui, they are all female disciples after all. It's not appropriate to carry out the executions in front of outsiders. How about we hold the executions outside the main hall of Fu Peak?"

"I will have all of Fu Feng's disciples come and watch, as a warning to them. What do you think?"

Faced with such a swift, decisive, and severe punishment, what could Cui Shuliang say? He knew that the caning in the Enforcement Hall was no ordinary form of caning.

That whip is a magical artifact that can adjust the intensity of the punishment. If it is set to the highest level, even a cultivator in the Integration Stage will have their skin torn and bleeding after being whipped once.

Moreover, this whip doesn't just affect the body; it also burns the spirit, punishing both body and mind. For novice Qi cultivators like Liu Yinyin...

Even with the damage set to the lowest level, five lashes will take away half of your life, and those who are more fragile might even be downgraded.

Moreover, after smoking, one must spend a month reflecting on one's actions at the Cliff of Repentance. Cui Shuliang didn't know whether to be grateful or to feel sorry for him.

After all, when disciples are arrested, especially female disciples, the peak master or elders will usually try to defend them or put some pressure on them.

This put them in a difficult position, but he never expected that Mu Qingchen would not only cooperate but also go to such lengths. Usually, such discussions would at most result in a public reprimand.

This indirectly shows that Mu Qingchen doesn't care about the three people in front of him, or even about all his disciples.

Seeing that Cui Shuliang had no objection, Mu Qingchen didn't even glance at the three people kneeling on the ground, and said indifferently:

"Then I'll trouble Junior Nephew Cui and the other disciples in charge of enforcement to make the trip for you."

Cui Shuliang put aside his thoughts and said politely but distantly:

"You're too kind, Master Mu."

Although he was a member of the Enforcement Hall, he was also someone else's disciple, and naturally kept his distance from a master like Mu Qingchen.

The group quickly arrived outside the main hall of Fufeng. The disciples of Fufeng had also been notified and were already waiting outside the hall.

Looking at Liu Xiaoya and the other person kneeling on the ground, Sai Shishi felt obligated to say a few words in their defense, considering they were her followers.

She hurriedly knelt down before Mu Qingchen and earnestly said:

“Master Mu, Junior Sister Xiao Ya and Junior Sister Wu were completely implicated in this matter and should not be punished the same as Junior Sister Liu.”

Mu Qingchen looked at Sai Shishi coldly, without a trace of emotion, and said in a chilling tone:

"Indeed, but wasn't it those two who started this whole thing?"

"this........"

Sai Shishi couldn't refute this point. Mu Qingchen turned to the disciples and said sternly:

"Their biggest mistake today was not controlling their mouths in public and not knowing their own limitations."

"Are you all so ignorant and presumptuous as to discuss sect affairs? You may all appear innocent, but in my eyes, you've all disgraced Fu Feng!"

Having said that, without waiting for the disciples' reactions, he looked at Cui Shuliang and gave the order:

"Nephew Cui, let's begin."

The execution of Liu Yinyin and the other two was so horrifying that all the disciples watched in horror. All three were gagged and unable to scream.

However, the ferocious and painful expressions on the faces of the three people, as well as the bloody whip marks on their bodies, filled the disciples watching with fear.

Liu Xiaoya and Wu Li were alright; they were usually quite diligent and had solid cultivation. Although being whipped was painful, it didn't affect their cultivation much.

Liu Yinyin's situation was more serious. She was born with poor physical constitution and her mind was always on other things, so she didn't cultivate much normally.

Her current Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation is the result of a period of hard work after she cleansed her spiritual root, in order to become an inner disciple.

Therefore, Liu Yinyin fainted after being lashed three times, and after being lashed five times, her cultivation level dropped to the third level of Qi Refining.

Mu Qingchen felt a pang of regret and a touch of disappointment at Liu Yinyin, whom he had taken in halfway through their relationship. In truth, Mu Qingchen did have some admiration for her.

He thought she was very good at using her advantages to achieve her goals at such a young age, which pleased him. But this time, he was a little disappointed.

It wasn't because of Liu Yinyin that Mu Qingchen was gloating; after all, deep down, Mu Qingchen also harbored jealousy and malice towards those with good aptitude.

He was just disappointed by Liu Yinyin's carelessness. It's fine if you're bad, but you've given someone a handle to use against you.

However, the female lead's halo is still there, and Mu Qingchen, as the male lead, is still somewhat affected deep down.