The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 81

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Inside the grand hall, a group of people relied solely on the exchange between the master and her disciple. With just a few brief words, it seemed like the matter had already been clarified.

Luo Qingci sat in the first position on the left and remained silent after asking her questions. Seeing that she had no intention of speaking further, Gu Zhichao couldn't help but say, "The situation with Ruan Li is serious and difficult to handle, which is why we had to ask you to come out early. After all, she's your disciple, and it's more appropriate for you to take the lead."

Luo Qingci merely nodded. Gu Zhichao had to ask, "Have you decided how to handle this?"

Luo Qingci glanced at Ruan Li, who was standing to the side, then said to Gu Zhichao, "What does the sect leader plan to do?"

Qin Jian, hearing this, grew somewhat agitated. "If we knew, would we need you to come out? Your disciple is in serious trouble, yet you remain so calm. You speak few words, coldly and indifferently—what's the point?"

Luo Qingci lifted her gaze and replied bluntly, "You talk a lot, but does it help?"

Before Qin Jian could explode, she asked, "Protect or not?"

The question was straightforward and emotionless, as if she had no intention of intervening and was leaving it entirely to Gu Zhichao and the others to decide. Ruan Li couldn't help but glance at her and then lowered her head.

"If the sect leader decides not to protect, what will you do? And if you protect, what will you do?"

Luo Qingci's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "If not, I will deal with you all first, then handle the Nan Hua Immortal Sect. If so, we'll wait for Nan Hua Immortal Sect to come and respond accordingly."

Su Yu, who had been worried, was suddenly overjoyed upon hearing this and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows at Ruan Li.

Ruan Li also understood the meaning behind Luo Qingci's words. She stared at Luo Qingci in disbelief. She remembered in that dream, Luo Qingci had also said that she had caused trouble and then ignored her, merely leaving behind a statement: "When the people from Nan Hua Immortal Sect arrive and decide how to deal with it, let me know."

That time and this time were very similar—there was no evidence proving she had killed those people, and even the wounds on their bodies weren't from her usual techniques. But because she had lost her mind, Gu Zhichao had to give them an explanation. So, in front of the disciples from Nan Hua Immortal Sect and other sects, she was whipped one hundred times with the purifying whip and given plenty of compensation.

From her memory, that incident was a deeply painful experience for Ruan Li. She knew it wasn't her fault, yet she had to bear all the consequences.

But this time, Luo Qingci's words were clearly different from back then. She was clearly intending to protect her now.

She couldn't help but look at Luo Qingci. She didn't understand—had her knowledge of certain events really made such a big impact? Even if she had memories of that other her, Luo Qingci's abnormal behavior had preceded any changes she made. Luo Qingci had simply become different.

The surprise and confusion in Ruan Li's eyes didn't escape Luo Qingci's notice. She was almost certain that Ruan Li, like her, knew the course of the story beforehand. However, Ruan Li's character remained pure and sincere, with the clear and untainted eyes of a youth—something that couldn't be faked.