Get Demoted Into Cannon Fodder

Arc 5.5

After Wu Xinyi gave his answer, Shi Shen raised an eyebrow in Mo Xian’s direction, “Then Mo Xian, why didn't you use the medicine to treat your scars?”

By now, Mo Xian had already figured out what was going on which left him rather stunned. He never knew that Zhao Zhen had made this kind of arrangement before he left.

Taking a shaky breath to calm himself down, he hoarsely replied, “... I never received anything.”

“That can't be!”

Wu Xinyi exclaimed in disbelief, not noticing the other three’s somewhat pale faces.

Since Mo Xian has just joined the Sect, he received the most shares. In particular, Qi Refining pills were useful to him as he had just started cultivating.

Upon seeing his earth-shattering progress, Wu Xinyi thought that he had made good use of his resources and didn't question anything.

He would have never thought that Mo Xian didn't actually receive any of them and merely relied on his own effort to advance!

Wu Xinyi’s face immediately turned stormy. After putting one and one together, he turned to interrogate the suspect, “Xiao Lu, I entrust you to deliver them to Mo Xian, what happened?!”

Thump.

Xiao Lu hurriedly knelt on the floor with a loud thud. His face was full of grievance; he pointed his finger at Mo Xian, speaking in a trembling voice as if he was angry from being wrongly accused, “Shizun! I did deliver them to him! I don't know why he is saying otherwise! That dirty beggar must have sold them and didn’t dare to tell the truth!”

The other two quickly jumped in to support him.

“That's right, Shizun! What's Xiao Lu’s character like, don't you know all these years?”

“As expected, a thief can't change its nature! Shizun, you should toss him out of the sect to avoid trouble in the future!”

Mo Xian, who was listening on the sideline, sneered.

The naive little Mo Xian back then viewed these people as his older siblings and told them everything about his past. Even the part that he used to resort to stealing was not an exception either.

On the surface, they pretended to sympathize with him, but Mo Xian only later realized that they all had been calling him a dirty beggar behind his back.

When he got framed, they were the first to bear witness to his ‘crime’.

He could still recall their smiling faces when his cultivation was abolished.

Listening to their accusations, Mo Xian said nothing to defend himself. He wordlessly stared at the man who was also staring back at him as if waiting for his response.

Another brief interval passed and Mo Xian still remained silent. It was clear that he had no intention of speaking up for himself. Shi Shen finally moved his gaze away to address his three disciples with a slight nod.

“Xiao Lu, Jia Ying, He Qing, you three have been staying with me for five years, of course, I know your character more than Mo Xian’s.”

His words made everyone except Mo Xian change their expressions. The trio’s faces lit up in joy whereas Wu Xinyi’s face was full of distress for his youngest Shidi.

‘’Shizun–’’ Wu Xinyi took a step forward, wanting to speak up for his Shidi, but stopped in his tracks with a slight raise of Shi Shen’s hand.

‘’Enough. I think I know what happened now.’’

‘’Thank you, Shizun!’’

Before Shi Shen could even issue his verdict, Xiao Lu loudly expressed his gratitude while trying to get back on his feet as if his innocence had just been cleared.