Ling Xu fell to the ground, his right hand twisted and deformed. Cold sweat covered his robes. He stared at Su Qinghan with fear and shock.
"Senior Sister… why…?" His voice trembled. He could barely speak because of the pain.
In his mind, Su Qinghan had always been kind and generous. When her disciples made mistakes, she would only lightly punish them, never so cruelly and heartlessly.
The person in front of him was cold, sharp and decisive—like a different person.
Su Qinghan looked down at him without emotion:
"Why?"
"You know what you were thinking and doing."
She saw through him. Now Ling Xu seemed respectful and obedient, but he had ambitions hidden deep in his heart. He was just waiting for the time to steal her chances and techniques.
She had been blind and naive before. Now she saw everything clearly.
Some disciples passing by had rushed over because of the noise. When they saw this scene, they all looked surprised.
Ling Xu immediately endured the pain, putting on a wronged look, his eyes turning red trying to gain sympathy and twist the truth.
"Brothers and sisters… I only came to bring medicine to Senior Sister. I don't understand why she suddenly attacked me…"
His voice was weak. Sounded like he had been treated unfairly.
Many disciples hesitated, looking at Su Qinghan with confusion.
Su Qinghan watched coldly, sneering inside.
Acting?
She knew his tricks better than anyone.
Before anyone else could speak, she calmly spoke first, her voice clear and loud:
"Ling Xu, while I was practicing just now, you secretly disturbed my breathing with spiritual power, trying to make me go crazy. Do you really think no one noticed?"
Ling Xu's face turned pale, and he quickly defended himself: "I didn't! Sister, you're wronging me!"
"Wronging you?"
Su Qinghan's gaze turned cold, her tone firm: "Your spiritual power is messy, your aura impatient and bad. When you came to me now, your fingers moved secretly. If I hadn't noticed in time, my meridians would have been damaged."
"I thought it was your first mistake, so I gave you a light punishment, breaking your hand, to let you think about it. What do you have to complain about?"
Her voice was calm and logical. She was already a great genius in the sect and had a lot of respect.
After a few words, the disciples who had felt sorry for Ling Xu immediately changed their expressions, looking at him with doubt.
Ling Xu was shocked and angry. He had no way to defend himself.
He really had hidden motives. There was no real proof. After Su Qinghan's words, he had become the one with evil intentions.
Su Qinghan watched him suffer in silence, a glint flashing in her eyes.
This was the first step of her dark plan.
First destroy his foundation, then ruin his reputation, step by step, pushing him into trouble.
"That's all for today's matter." Su Qinghan glanced at everyone without emotion. "There will be no mercy if you do it again."
With that, she left, her figure cold and decisive, showing no mercy at all.
Just as she turned, the system's voice sounded in her mind again.
"Ding!"
"Host successfully punished Ling Xu. Changed others' perception. Quest partially completed."
"Rewards issued: Marrow Cleansing deposited into System Space. Spiritual Power slightly advanced. Concealment Secret Art automatically learned."
Su Qinghan's footsteps paused, her heart cold.
The Marrow Cleansing Pill was exactly what she needed to reshape her foundation and raise her level.
"Su Ling'er… Ling Xu… your nightmare has only just begun."