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

"Hmm~"

Soft whimpers escaped Su Qi's lips as he felt himself sinking into a comfortable softness. He smelled a faint fragrance and couldn't help but snuggle forward, shifting to a more comfortable position to continue sleeping.

At this moment, he felt a tickle on his face, and he frowned impatiently, squeezing his face even closer into that soft surface, trying to bury it completely.

But this action made Ruobingli feel a ticklish sensation, and she couldn't help but tremble.

This immediately put Su Qi on alert. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked up, only to see two towering mountains blocking the way for the common people.

She moved slightly outwards, and a face with a gentle smile came into view.

"Awake? Did I wake you?"

Ruo Bingli smiled and gently brushed a strand of long hair from his forehead. Su Qi stared blankly, somewhat dazed, as if he had seen something. His eyes reddened, and he murmured to himself.

"Auntie..."

This made Ruobingli pause, and before she could react, Su Qi was the first to react, suddenly snapping back to his senses and hurriedly getting up.

"You, you, you... how could you take advantage of someone while they're asleep and touch them inappropriately?"

Her face flushed red, she stammered incoherently, argued irrationally, and accused the villain first.

"First……"

When Ruobingli saw his reaction, she laughed and held up a slender finger.

"You were the one who laid a hand on Master! Second, you were also the one who meditated last night, suddenly fell asleep, and ended up in Master's arms! Third, Master isn't your mother, you know~"

The last teasing remark made Su Qi's face turn so red it was almost purple.

"Damn it, who called you 'mother'? I was just... I was just... I'm too lazy to argue with you."

He glared at her fiercely, then fled in a somewhat disheveled state.

Ruobingli smiled as she watched him leave, then blushed slightly and touched her flat stomach, which still felt warm from him, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Why did I just poke it?

But this little disciple was whimpering like a kitten, it was so cute.

When she came out of the cultivation room, she found that Su Qi was nowhere to be seen. After looking around, she found a note on the table in the living room.

I went to the sect's canteen to scout out how to poison everyone!

Seeing this, Ruobingli sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Who would tell you beforehand if they were poisoning someone? This person clearly left a note to let you know where they were going, just in case you were worried about not being able to find them again, like yesterday.

Should we say this proud little disciple is considerate? Or should we say he's considerate?

Qingyun Sect has a canteen, since not all disciples have cultivation and the ability to abstain from grains when they enter the sect.

As Su Qi walked along the road, he deliberately headed towards crowded areas, making sure that many people were looking at him with strange eyes and pointing at him. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.

Jiang Ying, the founder of the Qingyun Sect, is quite efficient. In less than a day, he had publicized his 1v5 victory in the grove to everyone.

Su Qi pretended to be indifferent, but secretly gritted his teeth and continued walking forward.

Just then, someone brave enough to stop him.

"Hehe, Junior Sister Ruoxue, I know there's a nice grove of trees behind the sect. How about we go for a visit?"

Triggering the keyword, Su Qi clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling uncontrollably. He forced himself to calm down and glared at the person with a gloomy look.

"Go away!"

"Oh, look, Junior Sister's getting all coy. It must be because there are too many of us; she's shy. Don't worry, we're cultivators, definitely stronger than those five hooligans. We'll surely win her over..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw black energy suddenly surge from Su Qi's body, and he launched a lightning-fast kick straight at a vital point.

Those watching nearby automatically imagined a cracking sound and instinctively squeezed their legs together.

The disciple who had spoken rudely gradually contorted his face, writhing in pain until he could neither breathe nor make a sound. He slowly collapsed to the ground, curling up like a shrimp.

Before anyone else could recover from their shock, Su Qi drew his dagger and charged forward without hesitation, attacking the people blocking his path.

……

"Master, something terrible has happened! We just received news. Junior Sister injured many disciples on her way to the cafeteria, and her whereabouts are currently unknown. The Sect Master has dispatched people everywhere to capture her!"

Upon hearing her disciple's voice, Ruobingli suddenly stood up and disappeared in a flash.

Using her movement technique to fly swiftly, she swept her powerful divine sense across the entire sect and soon found the person she was looking for in a secluded corner.

Noticing Su Qi's current state, her heart sank, and her beautiful eyes gradually became serious.

With a clear location, she quickly arrived at the corner where Su Qi was hiding.

"Kill them all...I will kill them all..."

Tears streamed down Su Qi's gloomy eyes as he stared intently at the ground ahead.

Black energy surged around him, and he scratched his arms repeatedly with his fingers forming claws, oblivious to the fact that his arms were already covered in blood.

Although she was mentally prepared, Ruobingli still felt a sharp pang in her heart when she saw this scene with her own eyes.

She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Su Qi's hands to stop him from hurting himself further.

With his hands grabbed, Su Qi seemed to realize someone was there. He looked up and saw Ruo Bingli, his bloodshot eyes turning slightly cold.

"Are you here to arrest me too?"

Those seemingly gloomy and ruthless eyes conceal loneliness and helplessness, as if yearning for redemption yet resisting the light.

Meeting that gaze reminded Ruobingli of herself after losing her sister and being separated from her family.

She was just as lonely and helpless back then, and she longed for someone to lend her a hand.

Therefore, she could personally feel Su Qi's emotions at this moment.

Although she didn't know what had happened, if Bingli knew, she would know what kind of person this disciple who was shouting that he wanted to kill everyone was.

"It's alright now. No matter what happens, your master will protect you."

Without thinking too much, Ruobingli pulled the person into her arms and gently patted them to comfort them.

She could clearly feel Su Qi's body stiffen suddenly, and then he resisted, trying to push her away.

Ruo Bingli immediately hugged him even tighter.

Su Qi resisted with increasing force, but finally couldn't hold back any longer and buried her head in her hands, bursting into tears.

The suppressed cries attracted the attention of the disciples who were searching for them.

Those people were about to make a move, but when they met Ruo Bingli's cold gaze, they stopped instantly.

This was the first time they had ever seen this usually gentle and kind elder with such an expression in his eyes.

"Greetings, Sixth Elder!"

"What happened?"

If Bingli asked, she didn't dare to ask the person wailing in her arms.

Su Qi's pained expression just now was clearly an overreaction to the trauma he had suffered. Making him say it out loud would only reopen old wounds.

"We...we don't know either. We just heard that this junior sister injured someone and was acting on the sect leader's orders."

"I understand, I will give the sect leader an explanation!"

His domineering tone left the disciples involved in the search stunned.

Is this still their Elder Ruo? Could he have been possessed by a demonic cultivator?