Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Yun Miaomiao has truly regretted taking Qu Xin as her disciple all these years.

This isn't just a disciple, he's practically an ancestor!

She, as a master, had no authority whatsoever in front of Qu Xin.

She also had to watch as the various servants and stewards sent by the Qu family bossed people around on her Flying Cloud Peak, affecting the disciples' cultivation.

Fortunately, Qu Yao was a good person and knew her daughter's character. She often gave Qu Xin various gifts, so she tolerated Qu Xin again and again.

When she heard that Qu Xin had not returned to the sect, she couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

But soon, her headache returned.

Qu Xin killed Liu Yang in the secret realm, causing Hua Qinglian to be poisoned. As her master, she cannot escape this responsibility.

She was thinking about how to shift the blame to the Qu family, since it was Qu Xin who came to her door in the first place, and the Qu family used their power to become her disciples.

Qu Yao is here, so let's get this straight.

Qu Yao gradually entered the Qingyun Sect.

Over the years, as a presiding judge in the Law Enforcement Association, she has long since learned how to handle interpersonal relationships, and she will never fail in the proper etiquette.

Yun Miaomiao stood in front of the Flying Cloud Palace, smiling as she welcomed Qu Yao.

Her Flying Cloud Peak still holds a wisp of Qu Xin's soul fire, so she knows that Qu Xin is not dead.

Today, that soul flame is especially jubilant.

She knew that Qu Yao must have come to Qingyun Sect for something.

After the two were seated, Qu Yao quickly explained her purpose: she wanted to know how her daughter had fared in the Qingyun Sect over the years, and who her friends and enemies were.

Yun Miaomiao immediately understood that asking her friends was a pretense, while asking her enemies was the real purpose.

She laughed and said, "Your Qu Xin has many servants. Even when she does sect missions, she doesn't personally take action. I've never heard of her being close to anyone or having any grudges against anyone."

Qu Yao was taken aback, and the conversation stalled.

She turned her head and casually instructed the people who had come with her: "In that case, go to Miss's cave and help tidy up. Miss hasn't left the secret realm yet, so it's not appropriate to leave her things here forever. Also, distribute the things I brought to the disciples of Flying Cloud Peak. After all, we were fellow disciples of Xin'er."

The men who had come with them answered in unison and left.

Yun Miaomiao raised her voice and ordered, "Teng Yuan, lead the way to the fellow practitioners of the Law Enforcement Association."

Qu Yao stopped her, saying, "No need, they've been here before."

Yun Miaomiao nodded, not insisting on sending someone to lead the way.

Qu Yao then asked, "I often hear Xin'er mention that your sect has several disciples she greatly admires: Baili Yan'er, Dongfang Yu, Zhong Lingxin, and Yu Jiaoyan... Could you please invite them over to meet me?"

Yun Miaomiao immediately sent Teng Yuan to invite him.

After a while, Teng Yuan came in and replied, "Reporting to Peak Master, it is really unfortunate. These people all came from the secret realm and are all in seclusion."

Yun Miaomiao thought to herself: It's good that she went into seclusion. None of the people Qu Yao mentioned are close to Qu Xin.

She said apologetically to Qu Yao, "Chief Judge Qu, this is really unfortunate. The disciples have entered the secret realm and are busy improving their cultivation after making some gains."

Qu Yao shook her head dismissively: "Since that's the case, then I'll leave a few gifts for Peak Master Yun to pass on. It wouldn't be proper for me to come to your Qingyun Sect without paying my respects to your Sect Master. Farewell!"

Yun Miaomiao smiled and got up, then accompanied Qu Yao to the Qingyun Palace.

Inside the Qingyun Palace, Lu Linchen had already received Yu Changle's message. After thinking for a while, he waited for Qu Yao's arrival in the Qingyun Palace.

After exchanging greetings, the two took their seats as host and guest.

Qu Yao secretly resented that Lu Linchen, who was sitting in the main position, showing absolutely no respect for her, the presiding judge of the Law Enforcement Association.

In fact, Lu Linchen really didn't respect her as the presiding judge.

With Venerable Qingyang in charge, the Qingyun Sect has never lost a lawsuit in the Law Enforcement Association over the years.

The two quickly got to the point that Qu Xin had killed Liu Yang of the Lingyun Sect and poisoned Hua Qinglian of the Lingyun Sect.

Lu Linchen asked Qu Yao with a smile why she had chosen to come to their small Qingyun Sect instead of the large Lingyun Sect. He said that Qu Xin had already demonstrated the Rouyun Sword Technique in the secret realm, and that she was very good at wielding the Annihilation Sword.

Qu Yao's knuckles turned white as she gripped the back of the chair.

This is a real problem.

Poisoning Hua Qinglian is a minor matter. Firstly, she is not dead, and secondly, Ji Mie is still a Mahayana cultivator. Her Qu family ancestor can handle it.

The main reason is that Liu Yang is the direct descendant of the Liu family, on whom high hopes are placed. The Liu family is also a second-tier family, larger than the Qu family.

The Qu family has no chance of winning against the Liu family.

That damned Feng Yu, pretending to be in seclusion at this time, clearly doesn't want to get involved in this matter.

She came to the Qingyun Sect intending to overpower them and force them to intervene.

But that damned Lu Linchen immediately distanced himself from the situation.

Damn it, how could she have known her daughter knew the Annihilation Sword Technique?

She sighed and said, "I only learned about Xin'er's mastery of the Annihilation Sword Technique in the last few days. In any case, it is a fact that Qu Xin has become a disciple of Master Yunfeng of your sect. I came here for this matter, and your sect cannot simply stand aside because of the fact that Xin'er knows the Annihilation Sword Technique."

Lu Linchen nodded: "Presiding Judge Qu is right. Our Qingyun Sect really cannot stand aside."

Your Qu Xin clearly knows the Annihilation Sword Technique, yet she chose to join our humble Qingyun Sect instead of a major sect.

I have already written to the Lingyun Sect, demanding that they explain to us what Qu Xin wants from our Qingyun Sect, that she went to such great lengths to obtain the Lingyun Sect's consent and join our Qingyun Sect with her extraordinary talent and mutated spiritual root.

"Presiding Judge Qu, you are Qu Xin's mother. We've heard that Qu Xin's father is unknown and that she has lived in your Qu family since childhood. You know your daughter best. Since you're here, please answer our questions."

Qu Yao's face darkened.

That damned Lu Linchen, he really doesn't give her any face at all.

Not only did they not spare her, they also turned the tables, shirking all responsibility and instead holding the Qu family and Lingyun Sect accountable.

How could she answer that it was her daughter who insisted on coming to the Qingyun Sect, and she had coaxed Feng Yu into agreeing to join the sect?

Now that this has happened, it seems the Feng family will be dragged into it.

Feng Yu's wife, Yu Wuqing, has never even given him a second glance in all these years.

Consequently, in order not to offend the Yu family, the Feng family also refused to acknowledge her identity.

She could only live with her daughter at the Qu family's house.

Feng Yu already felt guilty towards the mother and daughter, having poured a lot of resources into them, which had long aroused the dissatisfaction of the Feng family's ancestors.

Now, because of their daughter, the Feng family is in turmoil.

I'm afraid the ancestors of the Feng family won't let this go easily.

And then there's Yu Wuqing. She's been keeping quiet about this all these years, but now that this matter has spread, it's a disgrace to her and the Yu family.

The Yu family will probably not let her off the hook either.

Even if the Yu family doesn't do anything to Xin'er out of respect for the Feng family, they will likely punish Qu Yao and the entire Qu family.