Chapter 106: False Accusation

Wasn’t it obvious that Su Yuluan herself admired Ye Shiyuan, and after failing to win his affection, she intended to use this method to force him into submission?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"A private relationship? Shiyuan has never mentioned such a matter to me, so I ask that Valley Master Gao speak carefully and not make unfounded claims. This concerns the reputations of both parties, so it is better to be cautious."

"Hmph. That Ye Shiyuan has a private relationship with my disciple, and yet he never mentioned it. This alone shows just how despicable and shameless he is."

"Senior Brother, why don’t we call Shiyuan here?"

Bai He was filled with anger, but he could not let it show. So, he could only speak to Yao Xiangli.

Surely Yao Xiangli did not believe that Ye Shiyuan would do such a thing either.

After all, Ye Shiyuan’s character was trustworthy.

"Mm."

Yao Xiangli instructed a disciple to summon Ye Shiyuan and they waited there.

"Miss Su, as Shiyuan’s Master, I would like to ask you, how exactly did Shiyuan have a private relationship with you? Did he say something to you, or give you some kind of token of affection?"

Su Yuluan pursed her lips as if unsure how to answer.

But Gao Jiangting spoke instead, "Naturally, it was your disciple who violated the rules of our Qixiu Valley and removed my Yu’er’s veil."

Bai He’s lips twitched again.

This Su Yuluan was exactly as detestable as described in the original story, she would say any lie just to obtain Ye Shiyuan.

Bai He truly felt that, back then, Ye Shiyuan should not have saved her.

If that had been the case, there would not have been so many troublesome matters afterward.

"This is absolutely impossible. I know my disciple well, he has never approached a woman, let alone removed Miss Su’s veil."

Bai He firmly denied it.

He actually somewhat admired Su Yuluan.

After all, if it were him, he would not have such thick skin and he would also not be able to say that someone else liked him.

What if the other person did not?

That would be unbearably embarrassing.

"Whether it is true or not, we can wait until your disciple Ye Shiyuan arrives before discussing it further."

It seemed that Gao Jiangting truly believed Su Yuluan.

Naturally, if she did not believe her own disciple, who else could she believe?

Very soon, Ye Shiyuan arrived.

He sensed the heavy atmosphere and also saw the Valley Master of Qixiu Valley and Su Yuluan.

He stepped forward and bowed to Yao Xiangli. "Greetings, Sect Master."

"Shiyuan, you’re here! Do you know why we called you here?"

"This disciple does not know."

"And you still dare to say you don’t know? Let me ask you, during that competition, did you secretly meet Yu’er?"

Ye Shiyuan’s brows furrowed slightly, but he nodded. "Yes, Valley Master Gao."

"Listen to that, what is there left to argue?" Gao Jiangting immediately continued, "Let me ask you again, have you previously seen Yu’er’s true appearance?"

Ye Shiyuan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded in admission. "Yes, Valley Master Gao. I have indeed seen Miss Su’s true face."

In an instant, Gao Jiangting was truly enraged.

She even wanted to attack Ye Shiyuan on the spot for humiliating her disciple, but since others were present, she held herself back.

"You’ve all heard it. Today, Lingguang Sect must give me an explanation, either kill Ye Shiyuan or have him marry Yu’er."

Bai He had never seen someone so shameless.

On what grounds should Ye Shiyuan be killed or be forced to marry someone he did not like?

At this point, as his Master, he absolutely could not sit by and do nothing.

"Shiyuan, why don’t you marry Miss Su?" These words were spoken by Yao Xiangli.

But Bai He immediately stood up. "No, I do not agree."

"Bai He!"

"Senior Brother, although I am your junior, Ye Shiyuan now belongs to my Baize Peak. I still have the right to speak on this matter. Valley Master Gao, before this matter has been thoroughly investigated, how can you jump to conclusions?"

"Jump to conclusions? Hasn’t it already been clarified?"

Bai He let out a cold laugh. He then stepped forward and slowly walked to Ye Shiyuan’s side.

"Listen carefully, Shiyuan. Now it’s my turn to ask you. Tell me, did you take the initiative to arrange a meeting with Su Yuluan?"

Ye Shiyuan shook his head. "No, Master. It was Miss Su who took the initiative to find me. That is why we met."

Bai He nodded and continued questioning, "Then the second matter, Shiyuan, tell me, did you remove Su Yuluan’s veil?"

Ye Shiyuan immediately denied it. "Of course not, Master. She was the one who removed it by herself."

"You’re lying!"

The reason Gao Jiangting did not doubt her own disciple was actually quite simple, the rules of Qixiu Valley were not something ordinary disciples could bear.

Which disciple would be willing to take such a risk and do something like that?

Therefore, the one at fault could not possibly be Su Yuluan.

It had to be Ye Shiyuan.

"Valley Master Gao, how can you be so certain that Shiyuan is lying? He was once the Sect Master’s foremost disciple of our Lingguang Sect. Do you know his current level of cultivation? Do you know that he was recently acknowledged by the Xuanyang Divine Sword? Is your disciple so outstanding that you believe Shiyuan would not understand the rules of Qixiu Valley and deliberately remove Miss Su’s veil?"

Bai He’s series of questions seemed to leave Gao Jiangting momentarily speechless.

After all, Gao Jiangting was the Valley Master of Qixiu Valley.

No matter how stubborn she might be at this point she could not fail to notice that something was amiss.

Her brows furrowed slightly as if she were thinking.

Bai He whose looks somewhat angry continued, "Valley Master Gao, I know you trust your disciple, but in the same way, I trust mine. Shiyuan is very outstanding and outstanding people have high standards. Although your disciple’s appearance is passable, if Shiyuan were such a shallow person, he would not have reached his current level of cultivation."