Chapter 242: Justice for the Fallen

"I haven’t seen him in a long time. I’ll go take a look."

After saying that, Dai Mubai left.

Bai He covered the spot where he had been struck.

Ye Shiyuan held his hand and asked,

"Master, is this because I wanted to kill Ning Rongrong?"

"Of course it’s not because of you."

Even if Bai He had to take all the blame upon himself, he would never push it onto Ye Shiyuan.

In the end, the root of the problem was still the slap he had given Ning Rongrong.

Why couldn’t he have restrained himself a little at the time?

"Senior Brother will probably send someone to find us very soon. We should prepare ourselves mentally."

Xu Feng looked extremely worried.

"Master, what do we do now? I’m not doomed, am I? What if the Sect Master misunderstands and thinks I was the one who encouraged you to come here? Will I get thrown into the Demon Cave?"

"Why are you shouting so much?"

Bai He rolled his eyes.

"I’m still here, aren’t I? If something happens, it won’t be your responsibility to bear. When the time comes, just stand beside me and keep your mouth shut."

Ning Rongrong was left standing there alone.

Ning Huasang had left.

Dai Mubai had left as well.

As she looked at Ye Shiyuan and then at Bai He, the events of the previous night resurfaced in her mind once again.

She truly was afraid now.

The suffocating feeling she had experienced at the brink of death was not something she could simply ignore.

Bai He happened to look up and notice her.

Seeing the sweat covering her forehead and the slight trembling of her body, he felt somewhat puzzled.

Bai He was speechless.

He had not really done anything to her, had he?

He immediately grabbed Ye Shiyuan and pulled him slightly farther away.

"Shiyuan, stay away from her in the future. The farther away, the better."

"Master, I haven’t been interacting with her."

Ye Shiyuan paused briefly.

"Back when Ma Hongjun was still here..."

He stopped speaking before finishing the sentence.

Even though he knew Ma Hongjun liked Ning Rongrong, he still should not have silently allowed her to approach him.

Even if his reason had simply been consideration for his brother.

"Ma Hongjun?"

Bai He shook his head.

"Everything about him is good except for his taste in people."

...

Bai He stood there with Ye Shiyuan on one side and Xu Feng on the other.

His head was lowered so deeply that he did not even dare look at Yao Xiangli.

"Why are you hanging your head? Raise it."

Bai He slowly lifted his head.

His eyes were already glistening with tears.

The tears came astonishingly fast.

"Why are you crying? I haven’t even said anything yet."

"Senior Brother, I know I was wrong."

Truthfully, Bai He did not even know exactly how many things he had done wrong.

In any case, apologizing first was always the safest option.

"You came to the Spirit Pagoda without permission. Who taught you that? The Spirit Pagoda has its own rules. Why did you have to interfere?"

Bai He was left speechless.

Yao Xiangli rose from his seat.

"I heard that you also had some conflict with Pagoda Master Ning’s daughter. Is that true?"

"Mm."

"Tell me. What was the reason?"

Before Bai He could answer, Ning Huasang spoke first.

"Sect Master Yao, although the Spirit Pagoda cannot compare to the Lingguang Sect, I, Ning Huasang, am not someone who fears trouble. If people come here to bully the Spirit Pagoda, I certainly cannot pretend not to see it. Not only did an elder of the Lingguang Sect strike my daughter, but the disciple you sent here for training even attempted to take her life."

Yao Xiangli’s expression became slightly more serious.

"Such a thing happened?"

Everything Ning Huasang said seemed correct.

Yet somehow, it also felt as though

something important had been deliberately left out.

Bai He suddenly felt that the entire situation had become rather absurd.

Why did it seem as though every problem had somehow become his fault?

Coming here to find Ye Shiyuan certainly had been inappropriate.

But Ning Rongrong had caused so many deaths and had even tried to take his life.

Were they really going to ignore something that serious?

Bai He took a deep breath.

"Senior Brother, there is one matter that I hope you, as the leader of the foremost cultivation sect, will uphold justice for."

"Speak."

"Originally, there were nine people. Every one of them was a talented disciple sent by their respective sects to train at the Spirit Pagoda. Pagoda Master Ning arranged for these people to protect Miss Ning for the sake of his daughter. Miss Ning carried the map that Pagoda Master Ning had given her, so there should not have been any danger. However, Miss Ning insisted on doing things her own way. Even though she knew her team was no match for the demon dragon, she still led them into a dangerous area. As a result, those nine people risked their lives to protect Miss Ning. Eight of them died with their bodies torn apart. It was Zhang Ping’s group and us who handled their remains. Only Han Fuju survived."

After Bai He finished speaking, Yao Xiangli’s expression became extremely complicated.

Ning Huasang’s face also darkened considerably.

However, Bai He was not finished yet.

He cleared his throat and continued.

"In order to capture the demon dragon and rescue Miss Ning, the three of us, along with seven other people, planned to use the Chaos Formation to kill the demon dragon. Originally, the demon dragon was asleep, and everything was proceeding very smoothly. But Miss Ning suddenly started shouting, which woke up the demon dragon and threw Shiyuan and the others into danger. I was extremely angry, and that is why I slapped her."

After speaking for so long, Bai He had finally managed to explain clearly why he had struck Ning Rongrong.