The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 108

One side of Ruan Li clearly heard Su Yu's murmuring and suddenly widened her eyes. What had previously been shrouded in the shadow of Luo Qingci being the one who killed her father and destroyed her clan was now entirely unveiled by Su Yu's words.

She struggled to suppress her inner shock and pain, striving to maintain her composure, and asked, "Senior Sister, was what you just said from our master? Why would she say those things to you?"

Even though she had already tried to control her emotions, Su Yu still detected a tremor in her voice.

Looking at her junior sister, Su Yu felt a deep sense of discomfort. Their master was the best master in the world and the most insightful person she had ever met; she should not have suffered such inhuman torture or been burdened with such a reputation.

Not even their ancestor should have treated her this way.

"When all the sects demanded that disciples be sent down the mountain to slay dragons, I... I didn't understand why there was such hostility toward the dragon clan. I felt that Senior Pool's words were correct, so I went to ask our master."

Ruan Li was completely unaware of this matter. Her heart trembled with both emotion and regret. At this moment, not only because of Luo Qingci but also because of Su Yu. She hadn't known that her senior sister had listened to Senior Pool's words and even dared to question Luo Qingci directly.

"Master was very serious at that time. She even scolded me and punished me to kneel and reflect..."

After recounting what happened, Ruan Li could no longer control her expression and looked somewhat dazed.

Su Yu continued, "At that time, I was impulsive and reckless. It was only later that I realized that Master punished me because South Ming Lord came to see her, and she just happened to run into him. She did that to protect me."

As she recalled what Ruan Li had said, Su Yu's eyes reddened, "Master said that the dragon-slaying battle would make her famous, but the final outcome was that she was labeled as a demon god, cold-blooded and heartless. But it seems they all forgot that the one who orchestrated that war was our ancestor.

"Since Master spoke to me like that, it means she didn't really want to exterminate the dragon clan. But she had to follow the orders of her master. Because Master cared for you and had feelings, the ancestor removed her emotional roots. He never regarded her as a human."

In Su Yu's eyes, Luo Qingci was the most important person to her. Even though Tianjizi was Luo Qingci's master and the former head of the Tianyan Sect, she could not have any good feelings, let alone respect, for him after what he did to Luo Qingci.

Ruan Li's mouth was open as if she was about to suffocate. Luo Qingci didn't need to put on a façade in front of Su Yu, so she wouldn't lie, which meant that what Senior Pool said was true.

It wasn't just to placate her; she genuinely felt this way.

"So, Master didn't really want to exterminate the dragon clan; she was forced to, forced."

She repeated these words dumbly, and Su Yu, noticing her condition, hurriedly said, "Ruan Li, you..."

Looking at Ruan Li, Su Yu found her face covered in tears, and she was immediately choked up.

When Ruan Li looked at Su Yu, she realized her vision was blurry and noticed she was crying. She quickly wiped her face and shook her head, saying, "I'm fine. I'm just... heartbroken for Master."

Su Yu's nose tingled as she held back tears. How could she not be heartbroken for Master? After enduring two hundred lashes and now having her emotional roots removed, Master had suffered so much. And all of this, she had no one to confide in but had to endure alone.