JSCMU-Chapter 52: Which One to Choose

In her extreme panic, Ye Danxia blurted out Yun Jin’s name.

Yun Jin seemed to look completely confused, immediately putting on a shocked expression.

“Danxia, what are you saying? How could it possibly be me?”

Ye Danxia also realized she had said the wrong thing and grew even more flustered.

Gu Jinghong grabbed her hand and glared coldly at Yun Jin.

“At the time, you and Junior Sister were standing together! Did you tamper with something?”

Yun Jin looked puzzled. “What? A person with evil aura can tamper with things? Is it really that casual?”

Gu Jinghong’s expression changed slightly. He pressed his lips together, his mind racing.

He had clearly tampered with Yun Jin’s clothing.

So why was the one who got attacked became his little junior sister?

Could he have messed up the clothes?

Gu Jinghong was filled with frustration.

How could he make such a rookie mistake?

This Yun Jin really does seem to have something strange about her…

Lin Ya gave a cold snort and said, “We said earlier that if the person with evil aura is found, the light punishment is expulsion, and the severe one is having their tendons ripped out and thrown into the Abyss. Now that the person has been identified as Ye Danxia, Sect Master, what is your decision?”

“Master…” Ye Danxia’s face went pale. She forced herself to get up and desperately kowtowed to Zhao Wuji.

“Disciple didn’t do it! I’m really not someone with evil aura. This must be some kind of misunderstanding!” She cried out while kowtowing repeatedly. The scene was quite pitiful.

Zhao Wuji looked on, unable to bear it. He was just about to speak.

When Ling Fei said coldly, “My spirit beasts did not suffer injuries for nothing. Since they identified her, I recommend we detain her first. Once the spirit beasts have calmed down, I will speak with them one by one. If I still can’t find another explanation, then I suggest we err on the side of caution. This Ye Danxia must not be spared.”

His face was still full of anger.

Zhao Wuji frowned, still trying to defend Ye Danxia.

But Peak Master Fang Mingyue of Bright Moon Peak suddenly spoke up, “I also believe we must stay vigilant toward someone with evil aura. She has a Celestial Spiritual Root. Her growth would already be incredibly fast. If she wreaks havoc in the future, it’ll be our responsibility!”

“Agreed,” Several other peak masters echoed.

After all, someone carrying evil aura was just too dangerous.

Zhao Wuji’s face grew darker.

He knew in his heart that Ye Danxia was certainly not the person with evil aura. This situation was very likely Gu Jinghong’s doing.

But if he pointed that out, Gu Jinghong’s future would be ruined.

If he said nothing, then Ye Danxia would be the one destroyed.

Between these two disciples, who should he protect, and who should he give up?

Zhao Wuji found himself torn.

Just then, Yun Jin spoke up. “Actually, I don’t think Danxia is someone with evil aura at all. She just has some minor flaws. Like how she was adopted by the Yun family but doesn’t show gratitude. Or how she encouraged Senior Brother Chen to challenge me, then abandoned him afterward. Or how she hinted to Senior Brother Ruan to frame me… But those are just little flaws, they don’t amount to serious evil.”

Yun Jin claimed she believed Ye Danxia wasn’t a person with evil aura, yet proceeded to list out all her misdeeds.

Ye Danxia’s face grew even paler. She could barely continue kowtowing. She looked at Yun Jin with sorrow and anger. “Xiao Jin! We’re sisters. Why are you doing this to me?”

Yun Jin looked innocent. “I didn’t! Danxia, I’m trying to speak up for you! What I mean is, even if you did all those things, at most you’re just ungrateful, two-faced, and harbour ill intent. Calling you someone with evil aura is completely wrong!”

Yun Jin tore her down line by line, all while wearing a righteously sincere expression, as if she was genuinely defending Ye Danxia.

Many onlookers couldn’t help but chuckle quietly.

This Yun Jin is quite interesting

Ye Danxia was furious. Trembling, she pointed at Yun Jin, and then suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“Danxia! Danxia! What’s wrong?” Yun Jin said with concern. “You must take care of yourself. I’m still doing my best to speak for you, you mustn’t give up on yourself!”

Ye Danxia coughed up blood even more violently.

“Sect Master, since Ye Danxia entered the sect, she caused quite a few disturbances. I believe this matter warrants a thorough investigation,” another peak master spoke up.

Previously, when Zhao Wuji was pressuring Yun Jin, these peak masters didn’t publicly intervene, but they had all been watching from the shadows.

Even if they didn’t dare speak out, justice was in their hearts.

Aside from a few die-hard loyalists of the Sect Master, most of them had their own thoughts about the situation.

Now, with Yun Jin publicly stating that even Ruan Jun’s actions were instigated by Ye Danxia, and that the Sect Master’s subsequent response stemmed from this, then wasn’t Ye Danxia the root of everything?

This woman… could she actually be the one with evil aura?

If this was true, they absolutely couldn’t allow the Sect Master to shield her. This was a matter of the sect’s survival.

Even if the Sect Master’s father from Qingxiao Pavilion were to show up, he wouldn’t be able to justify keeping a person with evil aura.

Everyone began voicing their opinions.

Zhao Wuji’s face grew darker and darker by the second.

Lin Ya had never seen him so publicly humiliated before, and he couldn’t help but spoke, “Sect Master, since this is your disciple, it’s up to you to decide on how she should be dealt with. To be safe, I personally recommend crippling her cultivation and placing her in confinement.”

“Master!” Ye Danxia cried out sorrowfully.

Though her cultivation was not very high yet…

If her Dantian was damaged during the process of crippling her, her entire cultivation path would be ruined.

This whole thing was clearly orchestrated by Second Senior Brother! Why was she being made to take the fall?

Gu Jinghong looked at Ye Danxia’s pitiful state and clenched his teeth slightly.

He was the one who tampered with the clothing, if he is willing to step forward, everything can be explained.

But if he did, he would have to bear the crime of framing a fellow sect member.

His entire future would be ruined.

Gu Jinghong was thrown into intense turmoil.

He did like this soft, cute little junior sister, and was willing to stand up for her a little.

But to bet his entire future on it, no matter how impulsive he was, he can’t go that far.

Zhao Wuji looked at Ye Danxia, then at Gu Jinghong, and finally gritted his teeth, “Jinghong, do you have anything to say regarding your junior sister’s situation?”

Gu Jinghong’s heart sank in an instant.

The Sect Master intended for him to confess.

Between his little junior sister and him, the Sect Master had chosen to abandon him.

He admitted he was wrong.

But he only took action because his little junior sister had constantly cried to him, hinting over and over for him to strike at Yun Jin.

“Senior Brother…” Ye Danxia turned her head toward him, eyes full of hope.

She had no time to keep up the sweet, innocent little junior sister facade now. Her only thought was to escape this accusation!

Gu Jinghong was the only one who could help her clear her name.

As for what would become of Gu Jinghong, she neither knew nor cared to find out.

It’s not like she did anything, who could have known Gu Jinghong would do something like that?

“Jinghong,” Zhao Wuji’s voice grew more authoritative.

Gu Jinghong’s heart sank to the bottom.

He understood.

This time…it seems he was going to be abandoned.