The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

As Su Qi sat down, many ill-intentioned people sat around him, whispering among themselves and pointing at him from time to time.

Su Qi stared straight at the temporary platform in front of him, seemingly unconcerned about the rumors and gossip.

But his slightly trembling body betrayed him; a closer look revealed that his delicate little hands were gripping the hem of his clothes tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Like a poor kitten being battered by a storm, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Su Qi caught a glimpse of the man appearing with a towering pillar of luck above him.

I hadn't noticed it before, but now that I look closely, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Ye Feng seems to be smaller than before.

It's referring to the pillar of fortune, don't get the wrong idea.

Ye Feng had obviously noticed Su Qi as well, and the two stared at each other. The Chosen One gave what he thought was a charming smile.

He nodded and headed to the front row to sit down in the seat Yue Chongshan had arranged for him.

But at this moment, it must have been the old man within him who reminded him, causing Ye Feng to pause and his eyes to narrow slightly as he looked at the malicious people around Su Qi.

After a brief pause, he decisively strode over here.

His becoming the sect leader's personal disciple was already known throughout the sect yesterday, so when the disciples saw him approaching, they all restrained themselves and bowed respectfully.

Ye Feng glanced at them coldly without saying a word, but instead bowed to Su Qi in greeting.

"Junior Sister Ruoxue!"

Su Qi nodded in response indifferently.

She felt somewhat helpless; given the male lead's current attitude towards her, things seemed a bit difficult to handle.

"Why is Junior Sister sitting here? Aren't the seats for direct disciples in the front?"

Ye Feng's tone sounded like a question, but it was actually a reminder. He glanced suggestively at the people around him.

Su Qi had naturally noticed this long ago, but he just didn't want to get too close to Ye Feng, which is why he sat here.

But now that they've spoken up, and out of goodwill, they want to help him escape the malicious gaze of these people.

Su Qi clearly had no reason to refuse.

"is it?"

He glanced at the people around him and pretended to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I wasn't paying attention, but Senior Brother Xie Mufeng reminded me."

She stood up and, led by Ye Feng, went to the front row.

"Junior sister, please sit down. This year, only the two of us have been accepted as personal disciples, so please don't mind sitting with a rough guy like me."

Looking at the two seats next to each other, Su Qi had reason to suspect that this was arranged on purpose.

Yue Chongshan is helping Ye Feng by providing support.

Yue Chongshan, you're courting death! You're already hurting yourself, but don't drag me down with you!

Su Qi hadn't realized it yesterday, but after reading Yue Siyi's intelligence, he guessed it.

Ye Feng was probably willing to become Yue Chongshan's disciple because he already knew that Yue Chongshan was the mastermind behind the Pingnan Rebellion.

Getting close to him is probably for the sake of taking advantage of his position.

Um... this sentence doesn't feel quite right here.

Why does it sound like Ye Feng is trying to woo Yue Chongshan?

The image in his mind sent a shiver down Su Qi's spine, and he quickly shook his head to banish the strange image.

Seeing his junior sister suddenly shudder and shake her head repeatedly, Ye Feng had a question mark in his mind and felt slightly displeased.

Is she... looking down on me and not wanting to sit with me?

But what right does she have to look down on me?

A woman who has been played with, if it weren't for the innate yin energy within her...

Ye Feng was slightly angry inside, but he didn't show it on his face and remained polite.

"Since my junior sister doesn't want to sit with me, I'll sit in the back."

He very gentlemanly made way for himself and prepared to sit down at the back.

Su Qi: ...

Although he didn't know what the chosen one had misunderstood, the surprise came so suddenly, shouldn't he have refused the request?

But wouldn't that make me seem... something?

Just as he hesitated, a figure suddenly appeared and sat down in Ye Feng's original spot.

"Junior Nephew Mu Feng is really too kind. Knowing that I, this elder, would be here, you actually gave up your seat for me in advance."

Su Qi and Ye Feng were both somewhat surprised to see the newcomer, clearly not expecting her to appear here.

"Greetings, Fourth Elder!"

Ye Feng bowed.

Su Qi didn't move, staring straight at this woman he couldn't see through.

"Sit down, I came here specifically for you."

Jiang Ying made no attempt to conceal her intentions and directly pulled Su Qi to a seat.

"Ouch……"

Su Qi was caught off guard by the sudden pull and lost his balance, falling into the Fourth Elder's arms.

"Oh dear... Oh dear... Nephew Ruoxue, there's no need to be so enthusiastic. So many people are watching."

Despite this, her face showed no sign of smugness.

It's practically an open declaration that she did it on purpose.

Su Qi blushed slightly, quickly adjusted his posture, took a deep breath, and resumed his indifferent demeanor as he asked.

"I wonder what business the Fourth Elder has with me?"

Before she could answer, two loud bangs erupted on the stage, drawing everyone's attention.

Yue Chongshan appeared on stage amidst a burst of colorful fireworks, a warm and friendly smile on his face.

"Young heroes who have joined the Qingyun Sect..."

Su Qi glanced at it briefly, then stopped paying attention to the stage and looked at the person next to him.

At this moment, the Fourth Elder was resting his elbow on the table in front of him, supporting his cheek with his palm, looking at Su Qi with a faint smile on his lips.

"Tsk tsk tsk, she's really pretty, no wonder she was chosen. Why don't you join me? After all, we're the same kind of people."

To Ye Feng, who was behind him, it sounded like the Fourth Elder was trying to poach Ruo Bingli's girlfriend.

But Su Qi knew what she meant.

It seems she knows the being behind the scroll.

Are they among those chosen, just like me?

Or is there some connection between her and the person behind it all?

"what is your purpose?"

Su Qi had many questions in his mind, but it was clearly inappropriate to ask them in this situation, so he glanced behind him and asked a general question.

"My purpose?"

Jiang Ying's lips curled into a wicked smile.

For some reason, Su Qi felt a deep unease when he saw that smile.

Just then, Yue Chongshan, who had been spouting nonsense on stage, also got to the first key point of his speech.

"Everyone has different goals for joining the Qingyun Sect, but that doesn't prevent us from having a unified objective. As the sect leader, I hope everyone will work with me towards this goal, and our goal is very simple:..."

"Destroy this heaven!!!"

Fourth Elder Jiang Ying jumped onto the chair, one foot on the chair and the other on the table, pointing his right index finger to the sky, looking heroic and exuberant, and loudly proclaimed his purpose.

The sound reached everyone's ears very clearly!

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Ying.

Countless people gasped, their faces filled with surprise and uncertainty.

So this is what Qingyun Sect's goal is? It sounds like they're going to rebel against the Holy Land. It seems like I've gotten on a pirate ship. Is it too late to get out now?

Su Qi was stunned. Was it really that blatant?

On the stage, Yue Chongshan's face turned ashen, and the veins on his forehead were clearly visible.