So he questioned, "Kid, you molested my disciple and tricked her into taking poison. How do you intend to settle this?"

"First, your disciple willingly gave herself to me, and many people can testify to that. Second, your disciple tried to kill me in an attempt to seize my Bronze Key, but unfortunately, she did not succeed. So, to secure my life, I had no choice but to trick her into taking poison to control her. So what price should I pay?" Lin Yifan questioned.

He stood tall without fear of being shadowed, and he had already treated Mu Xueqing with utmost kindness. Thinking of punishing him was simply a pipe dream.

"What proof do you have that she meant to harm you?" Zhou Ziqing questioned.

"No proof is needed; it is human nature. Besides, don't think no one knows that your Wudang Sect also covets the Peerless Ring," Lin Yifan replied.

At that time, only he and Mu Xueqing were in the fifth Imperial Palace; therefore, both sides' statements could not convince the public. Since that was the case, why bother arguing?

"Hmph! That's ridiculous. My disciple is kind-hearted. How could she harm an innocent person? This is just your excuse to shirk responsibility. You had better apologize to her at once!"

"An accusation motivated by desire can always find a reason." Lin Yifan remained composed, undaunted by the other's imposing manner.

If someone like Mu Xueqing, who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, is considered kind, he'd rather smash his head against the wall and die.

"You..."

Zhou Ziqing was infuriated again, really wanting to crush Lin Yifan with a single strike.

At this moment, the Medicine Saint spoke up to mediate: "Enough! Stop arguing. Brother Ziqing, how about this? I'll give your disciple an 'Ascension Pill' as compensation, what do you say?"

"Master, I'm not at fault; you don't need to compensate her!" Lin Yifan responded.

"Shut up! You stripped the girl and tarnished her reputation, and that's just wrong!"

The Medicine Saint reprimanded with a face of displeasure.

"But..."

"But what? Isn't it embarrassing enough?"

The Medicine Saint questioned, looking as if he was ready to discipline Lin Yifan.

Lin Yifan stopped speaking, not because he feared the Medicine Saint but because the Medicine Saint was probably compensating to quickly resolve the matter. So, what else was there to fuss about?

After scolding Lin Yifan, the Medicine Saint asked again, "Brother Ziqing, what do you think?"

The 'Ascension Pill' is like a ship in the vast ocean for Cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Realm aspiring to ascend to the True Master Realm; it safely takes you to the shore. Thus, for Mu Xueqing, it was an extremely precious Elixir.

Moreover, it was clear the Medicine Saint was giving him face by compensating. If he continued to make a fuss, not only would he not get compensation, but it might also worsen their relationship. So better to leave it at that; after all, such tricks might fool children but not adults.

So he replied, "Brother Guangming has gone this far; if I, Zhou, don't give face, it wouldn't be right. So I agree with Brother Guangming's compensation."

"Good! Refreshing! I like people like Brother Ziqing!"

With that, the Medicine Saint directly took out a vial and tossed it to Zhou Ziqing.

Zhou Ziqing caught it smoothly, then stood up to take his leave: "Brother Guangming, I still have urgent matters to attend to. Let's chat another day!"

Having obtained the item, staying any longer would just be embarrassing, so he didn't want to linger for a moment.

"Brother Ziqing, take care!" The Medicine Saint bid farewell with a smile, then instructed, "Xiao Fang, see the guest out!"

Upon receiving the command, Xiao Fang immediately followed and escorted Zhou Ziqing out.

The reception hall was left with only Lin Yifan and the Medicine Saint.

At this moment, the Medicine Saint walked over gracefully and asked, "What do you think his purpose was this time?"

"Master's miraculous foresight already guessed it, so why ask the disciple?"

"Hehe!"

The Medicine Saint only chuckled a few times, then left.

Looking at the old man's retreating back, Lin Yifan felt even more fearful.

Being by this old man's side every day, he found it incredibly hard to do what he really wanted.

Elsewhere, a hundred meters away from the reception hall, a large number of Medicinal Saint Valley disciples had already gathered in an open area.

Upon seeing the Wudang Sect Elder leading his followers and a red-clothed woman storming out, they anticipated there had been a dispute inside, probably a significant one.

"Could it be that the Third Elder of the Wudang Sect has fallen out with the Valley Master?"

"If that's true, then the Valley Master is too biased toward that new disciple because the new disciple was at fault."

"He assaulted an innocent girl and then wouldn't take responsibility. Truly worse than a beast."

"How could the Valley Master accept such a disciple worse than a beast?"

"Incomprehensible, utterly incomprehensible; suddenly, I feel ashamed to be a disciple of the Medicinal Saint Valley myself!"

Just as this disciple finished speaking, his Dantian shattered, followed by an internal voice: "Those who feel ashamed to be a disciple of the Medicinal Saint Valley, get out. Don't force me to clean the house myself!"

It was undoubtedly the voice of the Valley Master, and all the disciples on the scene fell silent, not daring to be arrogant any longer.

"Everyone disperse; perhaps the events didn't unfold as we imagined."

At the Medicinal Saint Valley, there would always be a pair of eyes watching you, so only by behaving could you survive here.

The disciples of the Medicinal Saint Valley knew about Mu Xueqing's identity and her entanglement with Lin Yifan through those disciples who had entered Beixuan Palace, like Jiang Tao and the others.

Jiang Tao and the others weren't present at the time, so it was all hearsay. Furthermore, no one knew what happened after Lin Yifan carried Mu Xueqing into the fifth Imperial Palace; thus, rumors had somehow firmly painted Lin Yifan as being at fault.

Mu Xueqing always wanted to say something to her master, but Zhou Ziqing, angered by her, didn't want to speak to her and even considered expelling her from the sect or slapping her to death.

Mu Xueqing knew she had defied her master's wishes, but she really couldn't bring herself to marry Lin Yifan willingly.

Leaving aside Lin Yifan's character, Mu Xueqing couldn't tolerate Lin Yifan having so many women because she yearned for a one-on-one relationship, not a one-to-many one.

Therefore, she had already prepared for the worst. Regardless of whether her master wanted her or not, she couldn't care less.

Along the way, Xiao Fang saw Mu Xueqing's sorrow; however, she admired Mu Xueqing's bravery in defying her master's orders for her own happiness. If it were her, she wouldn't know if she could do the same.

"Thankfully, Master didn't make me marry someone else; otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do."

She feared most her master forcing her to choose between him and Lin Yifan, so she kept praying it wouldn't happen.

After sending off the Wudang Sect Elder, Xiao Fang, filled with anger, headed to Lin Yifan's room, ready to subject Lin Yifan to a harsh interrogation.

Sitting down to rest, Lin Yifan didn't understand why Xiao Fang stormed in angrily.

Wasn't everything explained? What was there to be angry about?

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