Before leaving, Yu Xuzi taught Shen Qing how to use the Pure Screen Dew to wash away the demonic aura on the spiritual bone.
Yu Xuzi had calculated the matter of the spiritual bone through the Kunlun Disk. But when he tried to calculate further, the Kunlun Disk simply stopped rotating, as if the Heavenly Dao was preventing him from prying.
To wash away the demonic aura on the marrow - cleansing spiritual bone, a drop of spiritual spring water was needed. The spiritual spring was located in the desolate and secluded secret realm beside the Sword Tomb.
So Shen Qing planned to go to the Sword Tomb to find a good sword first, and then go to the desolate and secluded secret realm to obtain the spiritual spring water.
Thinking of this, Shen Qing felt that she still had a lot of things to do.
As a result, the four people on Worry - Free Peak who were almost turning into pigs were forgotten by Shen Qing.
It wasn't until a few days later that Shen Qing accidentally heard other disciples discussing in the sect.
They said that the screams of a pig demon always came from the Reflection Cliff in the middle of the night. And some disciples said that they had seen Pei Xuanjing and the others with pig tails in the training field.
Only then did Shen Qing remember the matter of her words taking effect, and she hurriedly rushed to the Reflection Cliff to lift the spell on the four of them.
The Reflection Cliff was located in the back mountain, at the bottom of the cliff beside the cold pool.
There was always a biting cold wind in the depths of the cliff bottom.
Disciples who made mistakes would be imprisoned here to reflect. During the reflection period, the sect's resources would no longer be allocated to them.
Only when the disciples' sentences were over and they were released would the sect accept them again.
Apart from the biting cold wind on the Reflection Cliff, there was only the strong sound of the wind. When there was no wind, it was completely silent.
At the bottom of the cliff, there was only cold and hard rock, apart from the soil and a few bare trees.
If a newly Qi - refining disciple who hadn't achieved the state of fasting yet was imprisoned here, it would be a problem for them to even survive.
But Pei Xuanjing and the others obviously didn't have this concern. They were arguing vigorously at the bottom of the cliff.
Shen Qing stood by the cold pool and looked down. She could only faintly hear their arguing voices, but couldn't see their figures.
The grunts rose straight to the clouds. Strangely enough, Shen Qing could understand them.
Perhaps because she was the one who cast the spell, she could clearly hear them even when they were speaking in pig language.
"Shen Qing is my sister. Don't I care about her more than any of you? Anyway, I won't agree to the betrothal!"
First, Shen Qing heard Shen Chuyun's voice. He was pointing angrily at the Five - Element Dao Sect and Li Xian and scolding them.
The gist of his words was that the Five - Element Dao Sect had taken a fancy to Shen Qing's high talent and had the intention of snatching her away. In short, their motives were impure.
Then came He Yu's voice: "Senior Brother, you don't want Shen Qing to be taken away by others either, do you? Think of a way quickly!"
After a moment of silence, Shen Qing thought they wouldn't say anything else and was about to lift the spell and leave.
But the next words Pei Xuanjing said really shocked Shen Qing.
"I plan to leave the Reflection Cliff ahead of time and ask the Master to betroth Shen Qing to me."
Shen Qing was speechless.
Shen Qing was extremely shocked?
"Senior Brother, what are you talking about?!"
"Are you serious about betrothing yourself to Shen Qing?"
Nan Zhijin and He Yu spoke up at the same time, their voices full of disbelief.
Pei Xuanjing explained, "This betrothal is very strange. If we want Shen Qing to stay in the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, maybe this is a better way.
"Moreover, Shen Qing grew up with us. We know her best. If we can keep Shen Qing this way, I think she won't refuse."
Shen Qing was so angry at Pei Xuanjing's explanation that she laughed. She didn't expect that even at this point, Pei Xuanjing was still so stubborn.
It was Shen Chuyun who raised doubts.
"Senior Brother, Shen Qing also has an aversion to the four of us. I'm afraid she won't agree to your proposal."
Then Nan Zhijin said indignantly, "Senior Brother is willing to sacrifice his own marriage. Even if Shen Qing has opinions about us, she will be touched, right?"
Shen Qing: Not at all.
Just as Pei Xuanjing had made up his mind, He Yu spoke.
"Senior Brother, if we're talking about betrothal, I think I'm the best candidate.
"I'm the eldest son of the He family. I don't need to say much about the He family's status on the Nine - Wilderness Continent. You all know that if the He family is backing us up, I believe the Five - Element Dao Sect won't dare to have any more ideas about Shen Qing."
He Yu thought he had arranged everything properly. His smug tone made Shen Qing feel very uncomfortable.
Who gave them the right to decide such things secretly?
Why did they think she would definitely agree and be touched?
"No! It's not okay!"
Pei Xuanjing flatly refused. Facing the questions from the three of them, he couldn't come up with a reason to refuse.
Shen Chuyun asked, "Senior Brother, don't tell me you've fallen in love with Shen Qing?!"
"I haven't. It's just a stop - gap measure!"
Pei Xuanjing was eager to refute, but there was a hint of indescribable emotion in his tone.
The three of them immediately understood, but they felt uncomfortable.
Shen Qing was extremely shocked. She wished she hadn't come here and hadn't heard these unpleasant words that made her feel sick.
The few people were still arguing at the bottom of the cliff, but Shen Qing didn't want to listen anymore.
After she lifted the spell, the people below finally stopped grunting.
Shen Qing turned around and was about to leave, but she still felt extremely nauseous.
So she took out a small trinket from her storage bag that she had bought in Yaotai City before.
This small thing looked like jade on the surface, but it could project a person's figure and voice.
Shen Qing injected a ray of spiritual power into it and then threw the jade down the cliff.
Then Shen Qing heard screams of panic coming from the bottom of the cliff.
"Junior Sister Xiaobai!"
"Xiaobai, you're not dead?!"
"Wait, why are your feet transparent? Are you a ghost?"
Hearing the panicked voices, Shen Qing turned around and left satisfied.
Then she went to the cave of the Great Master Honghua and told him that Pei Xuanjing planned to secretly leave the Reflection Cliff.
Just then, Elder Feiyun was in the Great Master Honghua's cave. He immediately sent disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall to strengthen the barrier and seal of the Reflection Cliff.
From then on, Pei Xuanjing and the other three wouldn't be able to appear in front of Shen Qing until five months later.
After finishing everything, Shen Qing returned to her small courtyard in a great mood.
When she opened the door, Shen Qing was surprised to see Li Xian wearing an apron and a table full of delicate dishes.
Although Shen Qing had been fasting for a long time and no longer needed to eat mortal food, when she saw these fragrant and mouth - watering dishes, she had an illusion of being extremely hungry.
Seeing Shen Qing come back, Li Xian quickly pulled her to the washbasin filled with warm water.
"You're back. Wash your hands quickly. It's time to eat."
Shen Qing was shocked once again today.
She looked at Li Xian in panic: "What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly start cooking?"
Li Xian tilted his head, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
In the storybooks Xiao Jinglan gave him, didn't the male protagonist always cook for the female protagonist and then the female protagonist would be deeply touched?
Why was Shen Qing reacting like this?
Could it be... that Shen Qing didn't like the color of the apron he was wearing?