A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

Sheng He looked at Chu Heng and found it all laughable.

Two years ago, Chu Heng of the Discipline Department vowed that he would investigate the source of the rumors. He also said that everyone was a fellow disciple and that we should not listen to one side of the story.

Many disciples claimed that Zhao Yanran herself had said those seemingly plausible words to them, which led them to misunderstand Sheng He and even apologize to her for it.

But Chu Heng, without any evidence, based solely on Zhao Yanran and Wu Yan's statements, concluded that his kind junior sister couldn't have done such a thing.

In the end, all the blame fell on Wu Yan alone. Wu Yan stayed at the Cliff of Contemplation for half a month and was demoted from an inner disciple to an outer disciple.

Although all of this was done voluntarily by Wu Yan, he deserved it.

As the senior disciple of the Qingyun Sect and a role model for all disciples, Chu Heng not only felt no remorse for this, but also indulged Zhao Yanran even more.

He went to great lengths to get Zhao Yanran whatever she wanted, and he always covered for her when she made mistakes.

Even just now, knowing that the Taixu Soil was extremely important to Sheng He, Chu Hengming was still willing to indulge Zhao Yanran even after spending all his spirit stones.

No wonder everyone has been making progress and growing in the past two years; even Zhao Yanran has reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

Only Chu Heng showed no improvement in swordsmanship, and his cultivation level remained at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, without any increase.

It can only be said that you reap what you sow.

All of this is Chu Heng's own fault.

In this life, Sheng He will absolutely not allow such a person to become the sect leader of Qingyun Sect.

Sheng He glanced at Chu Heng and Zhao Yanran, and seeing that they didn't intend to say anything more, she pulled Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan and prepared to leave.

"and many more!"

After much deliberation, Chu Heng reached out and grabbed Mu Yao's sleeve, his expression one of great pain.

"Ah Yao, lend me a spirit stone, I'm begging you... Can you really bear to just stand by and watch me die?"

Mu Yao blinked and pointed at herself.

"Are you talking about me?"

Mu Yao casually pulled out a handful of spirit stones from her storage bag and waved them in front of Chu Heng.

"I am indeed quite wealthy, but why should I lend it to you?"

Seeing Chu Heng's state, Yun Qianshan tried to comfort him:

"Senior Brother, this matter actually has nothing to do with you. Zhao Yanran bid for the Taixu Soil herself. Why do you insist on taking all the blame?"

After all, Chu Heng had a high nose bridge, gentle eyes, and a scholarly air about him, which was the type Yun Qianshan liked.

Yun Qianshan has never wanted to put a beautiful woman in a difficult position, especially since Chu Heng has always had a good reputation within the sect.

If it weren't for Sheng He's influence, and the fact that it was such a good deal—a one-for-one deal—she would have already helped Chu Heng out of that predicament.

Chu Heng stubbornly shook his head: "Yanran is my junior sister. My master instructed me to take good care of her. How can I abandon her?"

“We are all from the same sect. Ayao is just a spirit stone.”

"You're thinking of us all being fellow disciples when you're borrowing spirit stones?" Yun Qianshan, who was just wondering whether or not to lend spirit stones, silently shut his mouth upon hearing this.

Mu Yao rolled her eyes and, mimicking Chu Heng, said in a strange, sarcastic tone:

"It's just a spirit stone, that's all."

"Since you're all from the same sect, why didn't you give the Void Soil to Xiao He just now? One of you has a fire elemental root, and the other has a wood elemental root. When you were fighting over the Void Soil, why didn't you think about the fact that we're from the same sect?"

Mu Yao glanced at Sheng He, who had been standing silently to the side with her head down, and suddenly felt a pang of heartache. They bullied Xiao He because they thought she was too soft-hearted.

Mu Yao's face darkened, and she handed a mid-grade spirit stone to Chu Heng.

"If you want to borrow, that's fine. One spirit stone in exchange for your Taixu Soil."

Zhao Yanran, who had been hiding behind Chu Heng, panicked. She clutched the Taixu Soil to her chest and roared at Mu Yao:

"Don't even think about it! I bought this Taixu Soil for five thousand spirit stones. You think you can just take it away for a single spirit stone and give it to Sheng He?"

"I'm telling you, even if I throw it away and give it to a beggar on the street, I absolutely will not give it to you!"

"In that case, let's go."

Mu Yao neatly put the spirit stones back into her pocket, and no matter how Chu Heng called out to her, the three of them left the auction without looking back.

Chu Heng pursed his lips, looking at Zhao Yanran with dissatisfaction. He also felt that Zhao Yanran's reaction just now was a bit excessive. Mu Yao's appearance clearly indicated that she was willing to lend them spirit stones.

nowadays……

Chu Heng raised his head and looked at the people in the hall. How could the people in the hall not understand what he meant?

Seeing this, they quickly avoided his gaze and fled the venue as if they were escaping.

Xu Ze smiled and removed the rabbit mask, revealing a horrific sword wound across his entire right cheek.

He roared, his muscles bulging and bursting until finally, his dark gray wolf fur ripped through his robe.

Xu Ze, now fully transformed into a wolf, approached Chu Heng and Zhao Yanran step by step, his sharp fangs dripping with saliva, his gaze fixed intently on Zhao Yanran.

"Now, you two, can you tell me what you plan to do?"

……

Sheng He and his two companions walked through the market. Although it was past dusk, the streets were still bustling with activity. In fact, because it was getting late, there were many more light shows.

Seeing that Sheng He and Mu Yao were both silent, Yun Qianshan lost interest in looking at the lights.

She darted to Mu Yao's side, put her arm around Mu Yao's shoulder, and gossiped, "Little Yao, what's your relationship with Senior Brother Chu?"

"Why does he call me and Xiaohe 'Junior Sister Yun' and 'Junior Sister Sheng,' but he calls you 'Ayao' in such a cheesy way? Tell me, is there something special about you two?!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng He also looked up at Mu Yao.

Mu Yao's expression was very calm. She bought a coconut from somewhere, and while drinking the coconut water, she calmly said, "He pursued me."

"what?"

Yun Qianshan shouted, attracting the attention of those around him. He immediately shrank back and whispered, "What?"

Mu Yao munched on an apple, her tone remaining calm.

"ten years."

"ten years!"

Yun Qianshan was shocked once again.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

While bowing apologetically to those around him, Yun Qianshan whispered, "Ten years?"

Mu Yao peeled an orange: "He said he thought I was very special and wanted me to be his Daoist partner, so that I would only refine pills for him in the future. I refused, but he kept pestering me."

Sheng He and Yun Qianshan rolled their eyes at the same time.

Yun Qianshan felt a wave of nausea in his stomach and almost vomited.

She had just thought Chu Heng was handsome and almost softened her heart to lend him the spirit stones. Now, Yun Qianshan just wanted to slap herself for being so blinded by lust.

"Giving up an entire forest for a crooked tree, does he think he's some kind of magic stone? Everyone would love that."