Shen Qing held the melon seeds, smiling awkwardly at Yu Xuzi, not knowing whether to eat them or not.
Meanwhile, Li Xian calmly picked up a melon seed and started cracking it.
He even raised his eyebrows at Yu Xuzi, which made Yu Xuzi so angry that he wanted to give Li Xian a sudden rap on the head from afar.
Shen Qing turned her head and managed to ask, "Do you and your master always get along like this?"
Li Xian nodded indifferently. "Isn't this how all masters and disciples get along in the world?"
Shen Qing suddenly looked at True Lord Heng Ling and was eager to refute.
No, there are also irresponsible masters who use their disciples.
A person like True Lord Heng Ling is simply unworthy of being anyone's master.
He only cares about himself. Despite his high cultivation, he has no regard for the Great Way and sentient beings. Such a person is not even worthy of cultivating the Tao.
Although True Lord Heng Ling was not a good master, it didn't matter anymore. She had already met Ling Zhou, and True Lord Heng Ling was now a thing of the past.
Seeing Shen Qing with her head down, Li Xian thought she was feeling sad.
He had heard something about Shen Qing from other disciples and also knew about her determination to leave the sect in the Law Enforcement Hall.
Outsiders didn't know the truth and had different opinions on this matter. Some said that True Lord Heng Ling was partial, disappointing his disciple, while others said that Shen Qing was overly ambitious and dissatisfied with the status quo.
But he always believed that Shen Qing had justifiable reasons for everything she did.
Now it seemed that if he were in Shen Qing's shoes, after being wronged, he would first make those who wronged him pay the price and then leave the sect.
"You don't have to be sad. With your current talent, it's not difficult to find a good master."
Shen Qing smiled relievedly. "Of course. I will surely have a really good master."
As Shen Qing said this, the image of Ling Zhou's casual look emerged in her mind.
Her master was the best!
The farce on Lin Yibai's side had stopped. Nan Zhijin and the others stood aside, looking sad.
True Lord Heng Ling still stood there in a daze, seemingly oblivious to everything happening around him.
At this time, the long - silent Immortal Huiyan spoke up. "Since it has been proven that this disciple is the culprit, we from the Main Divine Hall will take her back for more discipline and punishment."
Shen Qing frowned. She could sense that this so - called Immortal Huiyan was on Lin Yibai's side. If Lin Yibai was taken back by the people from the Main Divine Hall, she might be let off lightly.
Just as she was about to speak, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yu Xuzi quickly stuff the melon seeds in his hand into his storage bag. Then he wiped his mouth boldly with his sleeve and regained his majestic look.
With his hands behind his back, he walked out of the corner naturally.
"Since Lin Yibai is a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, there's no need for the Main Divine Hall to interfere. The Azure Cloud Sword Sect will handle this matter on its own."
Immortal Huiyan forced a smile. "The Main Divine Hall has always had the right to punish demonic cultivators. Moreover, the culprit of the incident in the Sea Coral City is a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect. If this matter is left to the Azure Cloud Sword Sect to handle on its own, I'm afraid the people from other sects won't agree."
"Elder Yu Xuzi, don't you think so?"
Yu Xuzi snorted and didn't give in an inch. "This is not a time of war. The Main Divine Hall has been detached from the cultivation world for a long time. If this rule still holds, the prison of the Main Divine Hall would probably be filled with people by now."
What he meant was that the Main Divine Hall had stopped managing affairs ten thousand years ago and had been detached from the cultivation world.
Over these ten thousand years, demonic cultivators had harmed the common people and formed demonic dens, but no one from the Main Divine Hall had come to punish them. If it weren't for the various sects organizing cultivators to handle these matters on their own, the world would probably be in chaos.
Now that something had happened in the Sea Coral City, the Main Divine Hall suddenly showed up and wanted to take away the culprit. How could it be so easy!
A dangerous glint flashed in Immortal Huiyan's eyes. He pursed his lips tightly, and anger appeared on his face.
"Yu Xuzi, are you blaming the people from the Main Divine Hall?"
"How dare I!"
"But ten thousand years ago, if it weren't for the Main Divine Hall, many things wouldn't have happened!"
As if being hit on a sore spot, Immortal Huiyan retorted angrily. "Don't forget that if it weren't for the Main Divine Hall, the Demonic Abyss wouldn't have been so easily sealed ten thousand years ago."
Yu Xuzi suddenly waved his sleeve, and his tone became serious and cold. "Right and wrong depend on individuals, but I'm putting it here. If you want to take away this traitor from the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, you'll have to step over my corpse!"
"You!"
This statement was serious. Immortal Huiyan stared at him with wide eyes but didn't dare to really take action.
Li Xian walked away from Shen Qing and stood behind his master.
Seeing Li Xian, Immortal Huiyan swallowed his anger and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
"So this is your good disciple. Fine, fine... I won't argue with you this time, Yu Xuzi. You'd better watch out for yourself!"
After saying that, Immortal Huiyan left angrily with two temple guards.
Nan Zhijin's eyes had been following Immortal Huiyan. She couldn't come back to her senses for a long time even after he had left.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
This person was unfathomable, and his cultivation was even more unpredictable. If it weren't for Yu Xuzi, this matter might not have been resolved so easily.
Lin Yibai looked around blankly. It was only then that she realized that the only person who could save her had left.
She nervously shrank her body. When she saw the door of the hall, she still wanted to rush out quickly, but was blocked by the barrier set up by True Lord Honghua.
True Lord Honghua looked at True Lord Heng Ling. "Heng Ling, do you still want to plead for your disciple?"
True Lord Heng Ling looked at Lin Yibai with empty eyes, but through her, he seemed to see an old acquaintance.
He was about to plead for her, but the figure of the old acquaintance faded from Lin Yibai's haggard face. There was no longer any feeling of familiarity and nostalgia about her.
"Heng Ling... is willing to follow the sect master's decision. The traitor has committed great sins and the consequences are severe. As her master, I'm extremely heart - broken..."
"According to the sect rules, the traitor can no longer stay on the Peak of Forgetfulness. Please, sect master and all the elders, bear witness. Today, I dissolve the master - disciple contract with Lin Yibai. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
True Lord Heng Ling's tone was flat, as if he were reading from a script without any emotion.
Pei Xuanjing and the others tightened their hearts. They didn't expect True Lord Heng Ling to be so decisive.
They thought that, based on the master's previous feelings for Lin Yibai, he would at least plead with True Lord Honghua. Even if it didn't work, it would be better than being so decisive and seemingly heartless.
"Master..."
Pei Xuanjing was about to say something, but was stopped by True Lord Heng Ling's look.
Lin Yibai opened her mouth wide, but only strange sounds came out of her throat.
She looked at True Lord Heng Ling in despair as he walked closer step by step, holding a sharp sword in his hand, like the King of Hell coming to claim a life.
To dissolve the master - disciple contract, the disciple's heart blood was needed. Shen Qing had already gone through this once in the Law Enforcement Hall. Now, Lin Yibai had to experience it again.
True Lord Heng Ling's steps were heavy but he didn't stop.
He raised the tip of his sword and looked at Lin Yibai without any emotion.
"Xiaobai, we've been master and disciple. The feelings of the past are like the gentle breeze, drifting away. From now on, I won't be able to care about what happens to you."
Seeing True Lord Heng Ling's heartless look, Lin Yibai's eyes widened to the limit, and two lines of bloody tears streamed down...