Seeing Shen Qing in such a miserable state, even onlookers couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Pei Xuanjing and He Yu had originally just been watching the situation unfold. They never expected that, in Shen Qing's memories, their actions had been so excessive.
Especially He Yu. He never thought that the person who had saved him in the secret realm was actually Shen Qing.
The very woman he had always thought was a malicious schemer who had been deliberately getting close to him.
At the same time, both Pei Xuanjing and He Yu had a strange feeling.
When Shen Qing first entered the sect, they didn't harbor much ill - will towards her. But gradually, in their hearts, Shen Qing became synonymous with malice and scheming.
Why was that?
Shen Qing had endured two sword qi attacks from Master Heng Ling head - on. Her internal organs were already damaged. If it weren't for the spiritual bone enhancing her body, several of her ribs might have broken. Master Heng Ling clearly wanted her dead!
Master Honghua, Master Hongdie and the others naturally knew that Master Heng Ling had used deadly force.
But since Master Honghua hadn't spoken up, the others could only seethe with anger but dare not say a word.
Lin Yibai was trapped by the chains of the Nine - River Floating Dust Mirror. Her strength was gradually fading. But compared to the physical pain, Lin Yibai was more worried about her own situation.
It was obvious that Master Honghua didn't believe a single word of her explanation.
She had also tried to ask the system to plant an affection spell on Master Honghua, hoping to control his emotions.
But frustratingly, Master Honghua was too upright. There were no desires in his heart other than the pursuit of the Great Dao. People like him were natural nemeses of the affection spell.
Lin Yibai looked around and found that there was not a single person she could rely on.
The guilt values of He Yu and Pei Xuanjing had dropped to sixty. Even the half - dead Shen Chuyun's guilt value had dropped to seventy because of her words.
After all this effort, it seemed that everything had come back to square one.
In contrast, although Shen Qing was in a complete mess, everyone's attention was focused on her. Even Pei Xuanjing and He Yu seemed to be bewitched by her.
If this continued, her mission would fail!
Lin Yibai bit her lower lip. After hesitating for a moment, she made up her mind.
"System, I want to use my lifespan to strengthen the power of the affection spell. I want Shen Chuyun to take the blame for this plan instead of me!"
The system's electronic voice fluctuated twice, as if hesitating: "Host, are you sure? If you do this, you might lose a loyal supporting character. Moreover, the system can detect that Master Heng Ling's guilt value towards you is still as high as eighty - five."
"Your mission may not necessarily fail. Please think it over carefully. Once the exchange is made, the outcome cannot be reversed."
A cold determination flashed in Lin Yibai's eyes.
The current situation was very unfavorable for her. If her reputation was ruined in the Qingyun Sword Sect, it would only be detrimental to her future missions. Anyway, Shen Chuyun was an important supporting character, and the Heavenly Dao would not allow a supporting character to die.
Because if a supporting character died, this small world would collapse.
Anyway, once she completed the mission successfully, she could ascend to become a god and be immortal. Using a bit of her lifespan now had no impact on her at all.
After thinking it through, Lin Yibai said firmly, "No need to say more. Strengthen it immediately. I want Pei Xuanjing and He Yu to become my most loyal dogs!"
"Alright, host. I'll strengthen the effect of the affection spell for you now. At the same time, your lifespan will be shortened by fifty years. Please complete the mission within the specified time, or the main god will erase you."
As soon as the system finished speaking, Lin Yibai felt her body become much weaker. Originally, she could still breathe normally under the restraint of the chains, but now it had become difficult to breathe.
Pei Xuanjing and He Yu, who were sitting beside, had been worriedly looking at Shen Qing and were still hesitating whether to step forward.
But suddenly, a lot of indescribable guilt welled up in their hearts.
The little kindness they had shown to Shen Qing when she first entered the sect was infinitely magnified. Until the images of Lin Yibai's aggrieved, crying and disappointed expressions kept appearing in their minds.
This guilt made Pei Xuanjing and He Yu's worry about Shen Qing turn into disgust. They even regretted that Shen Qing had only been hit by two sword qi from Master Heng Ling.
If she had been hit by all of them, Shen Qing would have been dead by now, and no one would ever bully Xiaobai again.
Seeing the change in the expressions of Pei Xuanjing and He Yu, Lin Yibai knew that the affection spell had started to take effect.
She bit her tongue hard with her teeth until blood welled up. Then she said weakly, "Master, Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, please persuade Junior Sister quickly. It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Master treats us all equally. How could he be so partial? Junior Sister, I'm sorry first. Because of Senior Brother Shen's misguidance, I've always misunderstood you. Please don't be angry and say things about leaving the sect. I'll be heart - broken."
Master Honghua frowned his white eyebrows, not understanding why Lin Yibai was saying such inappropriate things.
But the next second, Pei Xuanjing and He Yu seemed to be possessed. They started to lecture Shen Qing.
Pei Xuanjing looked displeased: "Shen Qing, Xiaobai has said that it was all a misunderstanding before. It was all Shen Chuyun's doing to take revenge on you. Now you want to leave the sect just because of such a small misunderstanding. If word gets out, you'll bring shame to the sect."
He Yu also chimed in: "Shen Qing, considering that you saved me, as long as you stop talking about leaving the sect, we'll act as if nothing has happened. When you return to Nianbai Peak, we'll treat you as we did before."
Master Hongdie and Elder Feiyun stared at Pei Xuanjing and He Yu in astonishment. Elder Feiyun even took out the Heart - Clearing Mirror and shone it on them for a long time.
Surprisingly, they found no trace of demonic qi on them, nor any sign of being possessed.
From this, Elder Feiyun and Master Hongdie came to a conclusion that, except for Shen Qing, the people on Nianbai Peak were all blind and stupid...
Although Shen Qing didn't know what Lin Yibai had done, judging from the constantly fluctuating guilt values of Pei Xuanjing and He Yu, Shen Qing could probably guess that it was probably because Lin Yibai had used the affection spell again.
She didn't quite understand why Lin Yibai was doing this, but it was urgent for her to leave the sect, and it was better to solve it earlier.
So Shen Qing covered her chest and said to Master Honghua, "Sect Master, I'm willing to offer my heart's blood. Please, Sect Master, cut off the master - disciple bond between me and Master Heng Ling. As I said before, from now on, I'll only respect Master Heng Ling as a senior."
After saying that, Shen Qing gathered the remaining spiritual power in her right hand and then slapped her chest hard.
The spiritual power passed through Shen Qing's body and reached her beating heart.
Shen Qing controlled the spiritual power and slowly drew out a drop of bright red heart's blood...