JSCMU-Chapter 94: Sadistic Timing

Feeling the new contract, Yun Jin was satisfied.

Now that it was a permanent contract, she felt more at ease using it.

Originally, she kept things like alchemy hidden from Gu Jinghong. But from now on, she could let him get involved a bit.

If he developed any improper thoughts, she could kill him with a single thought.

“Since there is a master-servant contract as a restraint, I agree to temporarily spare Gu Jinghong’s life,” Elder Ming said.

“I also agree,” Ling Fei added calmly.

White Feather said nothing, but the fact that he stood beside Ling Fei was already a form of support.

“With this contract in place, Yun girl should be able to keep him in check,” the Sword Elder also spoke up.

Quite a few disciples also nodded.

Ling Fei glanced at Yun Jin, feeling even more fond of her.

This child Yun Jin was truly too kind-hearted.

Gu Jinghong was eccentric and moody, people in the sect usually treated him with wary.

But before the Beast-Luring Grass incident, he was surprisingly quite popular with spirit beasts.

Ling Fei had always believed that those liked by spirit beasts must have some redeeming quality.

After years of interaction, he had a generally good impression of Gu Jinghong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have given him the opportunity to feed the Beast-Luring Grass.

After the incident, he naturally couldn’t show him any kindness.

But since he once favored this disciple, Ling Fei felt a bit comforted seeing Yun Jin find a way to save his life.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Gu Jinghong had clearly been forced to cultivate the Blood Qi Art, which led to his unstable personality. If there was someone to blame, it should be Zhao Wuji.

It’s just that, no one could punish this sect leader.

Yet many people surely couldn’t accept making Gu Jinghong die because of Zhao Wuji’s negligence.

But people also worried Gu Jinghong might fall into the demonic path and cause great harm. Now that there was a master-servant contract to restrain him, they could rest a bit easier.

“Since everyone says so, Gu Jinghong’s life will be temporarily spared,” Zhao Wuji said coldly. “But Yun Jin was already bold and reckless to begin with. Now she has someone on the verge of falling into the demonic path by her side. Who knows what she’ll do in the future? I hope when the time comes, none of you will regret today’s decision.”

Zhao Wuji spoke coldly.

Ye Danxia braced herself and stood up, looking as if she might collapse at any moment, with a hesitant expression.

She didn’t speak, but merely showed her presence.

But this also reminded everyone that the case hadn’t been fully judged yet!

They were counting on Yun Jin to restrain Gu Jinghong so he wouldn’t fall into evil. That meant Yun Jin had to be someone with a strong sense of justice, only then could she stay true to herself.

But if Yun Jin really commanded Gu Jinghong to attack Ye Danxia…

Even if she had longstanding grudges against Ye Danxia, such behavior made people very uneasy.

Today it was Ye Danxia.

What if tomorrow it’s them?

“Yun Jin. The technique Gu Jinghong cultivates isn’t closely related to this case. Do you have anything else to say?” Yue Lin asked with an air of authority.

Yun Jin remained calm, “I brought up this Blood Qi Art because I wanted everyone to understand why Gu Jinghong attacked Ye Danxia. Ye Danxia first stabbed herself and her blood agitated Gu Jinghong, which led to his aggressive behavior. Ye Danxia knew she had a protective shield and wouldn’t really be harmed, so she set up this trap to let the sect master witness it with his own eyes.”

“Still the same thing. Where’s the evidence?” Yue Lin pressed, “You said Ye Danxia stabbed herself. Where is the proof?”

Yun Jin suddenly smiled: “Didn’t the sect master also say it? I was nearby at the time.”

Yue Lin frowned slightly: “Doesn’t that just further prove that you were behind this?”

Yun Jin looked at him like he was an idiot, “No, since I knew Gu Jinghong was meeting someone as devious as Ye Danxia, would I just stand there and watch?”

Yue Lin’s gaze shifted slightly.

Yun Jin leisurely pulled out a recording stone, “How could it be enough for me to watch alone? Of course I had to record it so everyone could see it!”

Recording stone!

Ye Danxia’s pupils shrank sharply.

She suddenly realized.

This wasn’t her trap at all. It was Yun Jin’s trap from the start!

Yun Jin already guessed that she would make a move, so she prepared the recording stone early on.

Ye Danxia’s body began to tremble.

No! No way!

She couldn’t let Yun Jin take out that recording stone!

Harming a fellow sect member is a capital offense.

She doesn’t want to die. She couldn’t die.

She still has a bright future ahead!

Ye Danxia instinctively lunged forward and snatched the recording stone, immediately using spiritual power to destroy it.

Only then did she let out a breath of relief.

But then, what greeted her were the strange looks from the crowd.

Ye Danxia’s face turned pale.

She… she had no other choice. Now that the recording stone was gone…

At that moment, Yun Jin laughed. She giggled and took out several more recording stones, “Danxia, for the sake of our past acquaintance, I placed over a hundred recording stones all over the place from every angle. Come on, keep destroying them!”

Over a hundred…

Ye Danxia’s body went limp. She collapsed on the ground in despair.

“Hall Master Yue, shall I play the footage now?” Yun Jin looked at Yue Lin.

Yue Lin didn’t dare look at Zhao Wuji’s face. At this point, he could only grit his teeth and say, “Go ahead.”

Yun Jin waved her hand.

The footage appeared.

It clearly and completely recorded the entire event from beginning to end.

When Ye Danxia stabbed herself.

Yun Jin even paused it, and deliberately played a sadistic remix version specially edited overnight by her eldest senior brother.

Immediately, the entire hall was filled with Ye Danxia stabbing herself in an endless loop, accompanied by some beat-synced background music from who-knows-where. Unexpectedly… It was kind of catchy?

“Enough! Enough!” Ye Danxia screamed in despair, “Yun Jin! It was you! You deliberately framed me! You were clearly there the whole time, why didn’t you come out earlier? You clearly had a recording stone, why didn’t you bring it out sooner?”

“I was wrong, but you’re not a good person either! You calculated everything. You waited so long just for this moment!”

Ye Danxia shouted hysterically.

Yun Jin smiled and walked up to her, speaking gently, “Dear, when did I ever say I was a good person? You schemed against me and still expected me to forgive you with open arms? I’m not afraid to let everyone know, those who treat me sincerely, I will treat them sincerely. Those who scheme against me, I will scheme right back. Courtesy demands reciprocity. Perfectly fair. Don’t you think?”

Yun Jin had never claimed to be some gentle, kind soul.

Everyone knew she held grudges.

So when she said this, no one found it surprising.

Yun Jin… she was always the vengeful type.

But Ye Danxia, on the other hand, tried to play the gentle and kind persona, while doing all sorts of dissonant things.

Now seeing her completely lose it like this, everyone couldn’t help but shake their heads.

Her character setting had completely collapsed!

“Hall Master Yue!” Ye Danxia suddenly turned to Yue Lin, her voice sorrowful, “I was wrong, I admit it! But Yun Jin also ordered Gu Jinghong to bully those five senior brothers, and sent him to the spirit fields with the intent to destroy them. That’s enough to prove she’s a very dangerous person! If we let her be, and something happens in the future, it’ll be too late for regrets. My methods might’ve been extreme, but at heart, I only wanted to remove a hidden threat for everyone!”