Mu Qingdai stood there quietly, her eyes filled with grievance. She didn't speak again, but slowly turned her gaze to the sect leader.

There seemed to be a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Su Su looked at Mu Qingdai with a cold face, her eyes full of stubbornness and dissatisfaction.

At this moment, seeing the tense atmosphere, Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, let's each take a step back! You are fellow disciples, why make such a scene? Is it that even my words as your master have no effect?"

The words of the Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable carried a hint of helplessness and reproach.

Then, the Flower Medicine Immortal turned his gaze to the sect leader and slowly said, "Senior brother, Su'er and Lian'er are both your junior nieces. You should treat them equally, instead of favoring one of them."

Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable frowned slightly, "Besides, Senior Brother is busy with affairs. If you have time, why not go to the Sword Sect with Junior Sister?"

The meaning behind the words of the Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable was quite clear: he was implying to the Sect Master that since you are already so busy, how can you still have so much time to worry about the affairs of the juniors? If you really have free time, you might as well deal with the affairs of the Sword Sect.

Upon hearing Immortal Venerable Huayao's words, the sect leader's expression tightened, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

He abruptly flicked his sleeves, turned and left, ignoring Mu Qingdai's pleading gaze.

Mu Qingdai watched the sect leader's departing figure, her eyes filled with disappointment. She opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she did not make a sound.

Seeing the sect leader leave resolutely, Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable shook his head helplessly.

Su Su glared fiercely at Mu Qingdai, then made a face at her.

Mu Qingdai wanted to get angry, but considering that the Flower Medicine Immortal was watching her, she lowered her head and pretended to be sad, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.

"Alright, Su'er, go back first! I'd like to have a heart-to-heart talk with your senior sister," said Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable softly.

"Oh! I understand, Master." Su Su replied, and as she passed Mu Qingdai, she deliberately bumped into her forcefully, then walked away decisively without looking back.

Seeing Su Su's actions, Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable had another headache.

She had never seen her youngest disciple so mischievous; both of her disciples were usually well-behaved in front of her.

Seeing Mu Qinglian's tearful eyes, the Flower Medicine Immortal was filled with even more emotions.

She felt that both disciples had been replaced, otherwise they wouldn't have ended up like this.

The gentle and bright eldest disciple she remembered is now completely different from before, a sight that defies easy explanation.

Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable thought for a moment, then spoke up to comfort her, "Senior Sister is always like this, don't take it too seriously."

She then recalled many things from the past in an attempt to comfort Mu Qingdai.

The eldest disciple responded to his master's words one by one. The Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable did not notice anything unusual and assumed that it was just his junior disciple and the eldest disciple having a quarrel.

Before I could properly comfort him, I heard my eldest disciple say that his innate spiritual root had been damaged after a trip to the secret realm and that he could no longer participate in the assessment.

The Flower Medicine Immortal was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "...What a coincidence."

When she asked for the reason, the senior disciple was vague and even tried to shift the blame onto the junior disciple.

The Flower Medicine Immortal carefully examined Mu Qingdai and confirmed that her body was indeed in a state of damage.

She frowned, her heart filled with worry, but said, "Don't worry, it's just an assessment. It's fine whether you go or not. However, you must take the damage to your innate spiritual root seriously and deal with it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the less your body can handle it."

While comforting his sobbing eldest disciple, Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable felt utterly exhausted, even more so than when refining pills.

She patiently comforted Mu Qingdai, hoping she could calm down and focus on recovering.

She had clearly told her eldest disciple not to tell anyone about this, but in less than a day, rumors were circulating in the sect that her junior sister, Su Su, had damaged the talent and spiritual root of her senior sister, Mu Qinglian.

Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable: "..."

What could she do?

At this moment, the Flower Medicine Immortal felt helpless and could only ask Su Su to explain the situation in an attempt to resolve the conflict between the two.

After all, it wouldn't sound good if word got out about discord within the sect, as it would damage the sect's reputation.

Faced with Mu Qinglian's injury, and looking at Su Su, who was exceptionally talented but slightly less gifted than Mu Qinglian, the Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable naturally favored the talented and temporarily innocent one.

However, the sect leader did not think that way. The sect leader actually arranged for Su Su to stay at Icewind Cliff Pass for three months.

This decision left Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable full of doubts; she really didn't know what her senior brother meant.

Is it not enough that they want to hurt one of her apprentices, now they want to hurt her other apprentice too?

"Isn't there no evidence yet?"

If it really was her own junior disciple who did it, she would expel her from the sect without hesitation, without the sect leader needing to get involved at all.

Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable was determined to protect his little disciple, but the sect leader was unwilling, and most of the disciples in the sect also condemned Su Su.

Su Su retorted without hesitation, especially when Mu Qingdai was gloating.

Just then, Mu Qinglian appeared before them, with the same gentle demeanor they knew, and an expression completely different from Mu Qingdai's.

Even though they have the exact same face, you would never mistake one for the other if they appeared together.

However, the sect disciples were somewhat dazed. They covered their heads, called Mu Qingdai "Senior Sister," then shook their heads and called Mu Qinglian "Senior Sister."

"You... where did you find this fake? I hope Junior Sister doesn't get fooled." Mu Qingdai remained calm and even mocked Su Su.

"Hmph! Who knows who's the fake! My senior sister is so beautiful, generous and gentle, unlike you." Su Su looked Mu Qingdai up and down with a critical eye, and even clicked her tongue lightly, making no attempt to hide her disdain.

This sight infuriated Mu Qingdai, and her face instantly darkened.

But no matter how much he tried to explain, it was no use. The Flower Medicine Immortal Venerable only recognized Mu Qinglian as his disciple.

Her gaze was firm and unwavering.

However, the sect leader protected Mu Qingdai, which angered all the disciples.

They couldn't understand why the sect leader would favor someone who might be a fake.

Su Su attacked Mu Qingdai directly, and during their fight, Su Su continued to scatter some muscle-relaxing powder.

Her movements were swift, and her eyes were filled with determination. With the sect leader being held back by the elders and the Flower Medicine Immortal, Mu Qingdai was no match for a single sect disciple.

However, Mu Qingdai had already turned into a demon, and with the help of a sycophantic male supporting character, they managed to escape.

Su Su seriously doubted whether the sect's gate defense formation was broken.

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