Chapter 17: Mu Qingxue Forced to Reveal Her Trump Card

Chapter 17 Mu Qingxue Forced to Reveal Her Trump Card

Qin Xuan's voice was like a demonic spell piercing her ears.

It reminded Mu Qingxue of the heartbreaking grievance she felt just moments ago in the basement, where her cries went unanswered by heaven or earth.

Like the despair of being engulfed in endless darkness, she could only endure Qin Xuan's endless devastation and torture.

At this moment, if she were to stand up and expose Qin Xuan's true colors, he would surely die!

But Mu Qingxue did not dare. She could disregard her own life, but she was unwilling to let her savior, Leng Li, die with her.

She dared not use the future of the Mu Family as a gamble. She could not bet, and she could not afford to lose.

"You traitor, villain, rebel! I hate that I cannot strip your skin, pull your tendons, eat your flesh, and drink your blood!"

Mu Qingxue roared in a low voice.

She clenched her small fists, her chest heaving violently, her back molars nearly shattering from hatred. Yet, she had to step forward and speak words against her heart.

"Elder Qing, you must not!"

Mu Qingxue looked up, her fair and crystalline skin translucent like jade under the sunlight.

Her beauty was already legendary, her figure graceful and curves exquisite, she was renowned in the Yaochi Sacred Land.

Not only did Ye Feng treat Mu Qingxue as his reverse scale, but many other Prodigies only dared to speak to her in their dreams.

Elder Qing frowned and spoke with dissatisfaction, "Mu Qingxue, do you intend to stop me?"

He retracted his Saint power in time, unwilling to harm Mu Qingxue.

Mu Qingxue shook her head, "It is not to stop you. Qin Xuan attacking Ye Feng and bullying Junior Sister Qing Ning is indeed true."

"Violating the iron laws of the Holy Land deserves strict punishment!"

"But he had his reasons. This all started because of Ye Feng. He blocked Qin Xuan from entering the Qingxue Pavilion without cause and spread rumors that I was going to break off my engagement with Qin Xuan, fabricating facts and deliberately disturbing Qin Xuan's state of mind. My fiancé was filled with anger and was forced to retaliate; it was only natural."

As Mu Qingxue said these words, her heart was trembling.

She was lying against her conscience!

No matter how unwilling, she dared not reveal a shred of her true thoughts.

The matter had already blown up; if she didn't clear Qin Xuan's name completely, even she couldn't protect him.

"Is that so?"

Elder Qing's expression was cold, with no intention of blaming Ye Feng, but continued to stare at Mu Qingxue, "Then what about him bullying Qing Ning and suppressing the Thunder Prison Peak deacon? What is the reason for that?"

Mu Qingxue gritted her teeth and hardened her resolve, "Junior Sister Qing Ning came here without asking about right or wrong, attacking directly and wanting to suppress Qin Xuan for thirty years. Anyone would have retaliated in anger."

"The two deacons didn't even think to investigate, which reeks of bullying others with their power."

"Qin Xuan did attack, but from beginning to end, he stood on the side of reason."

"Just because this is the Yaochi Sacred Land, we cannot ignore the thoughts of outsiders and suppress others with laws. If this spreads outside the Holy Land, how will others view our Yaochi Sacred Land?"

"Could it be that they will think our Yaochi Sacred Land creates its own laws and goes against the Ziyang Empire?"

Mu Qingxue placed a heavy label on the Saint, making Elder Qing's expression grow increasingly cold and stern.

"Daddy, this Mu Qingxue is just protecting her fiancé. This pair of shameless wretches are colluding together."

"Qin Xuan hit me, and my face is still aching. Daddy, you cannot let him go!"

"You must punish him severely without mercy!"

Qing Ning was furious, pressuring Elder Qing, acting like a shrew and ignoring all decorum.

"Enough!"

Elder Qing shouted angrily, stopping Qing Ning's roaring.

He felt helpless; compared to Mu Qingxue, his own daughter was simply unpresentable.

But he only had this one daughter, how could he bear to let her suffer even the slightest grievance?

"Let's set that aside for now. This scoundrel dared to attack me; that is already a capital crime."

Elder Qing pronounced without room for doubt, "Today, even if it is you, you cannot stop me from executing this scoundrel!"

For his daughter's sake, Elder Qing completely cast aside all pretense. Even if it meant losing face, he was determined to execute Qin Xuan on the spot.

Mu Qingxue turned her head in distress, glaring at Qin Xuan with hatred.

She hated him for causing trouble.

She hated him for being evil.

She hated him even more for wasting her precious life-saving means.

"Since that is the case, then Qing Xue has nothing more to say." Mu Qingxue took out a sound transmission talisman from her Storage Ring, her beautiful eyes filled with heartache as she crushed it on the spot.

The sound transmission talisman turned into a stream of light, moving at a speed unreachable by a Saint, and vanished into the Wan Jian Peak of the Yaochi Sacred Land in the distance.

Within a breath, before anyone could notice or even catch it with their eyes, a majestic figure stood in the air above Mu Qingxue.

The person was like a sharp sword.

Sword Intent surged, as if it wanted to tear apart the sky above.

"Greetings, Peak Master!"

"Greetings, Peak Master!"

Seeing the newcomer, everyone present, including Elder Qing, bowed in unison.

This person's status was enough to make a Saint bow.

He was the current Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak, a top-tier powerhouse at the Saint King Realm.

"Rise."

The Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak said softly and indifferently, his Saint power lifting everyone who was about to kneel, their waists straightening once more.

He looked calmly at Mu Qingxue and said lightly, "I owe your father a favor. Are you sure you want to use it now?"

Mu Qingxue's expression was firm, "Qin Xuan has committed no wrong and should not be punished. I hope the Peak Master will uphold justice."

"Very well. This Qin Xuan, I will protect!"

The Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak spoke softly, his words carrying the weight of gold.

Elder Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Peak Master."

Swish!

The Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak raised his hand, and several streams of light landed in the hands of Qing Ning, Ye Feng, the two Yin-Yang Realm deacons, and Elder Qing, respectively, "These Medicinal Pills are compensation for you. They have the effect of breaking through to the Supernatural Realm, reshaping Foundations, healing injuries, and advancing to the Middle Stage of the Saint Realm."

Qing Ning received a Supernatural Pill, enough to let her advance to the Supernatural Realm.

Ye Feng's was a Saint Pill capable of regrowing flesh and bones, enough to let him reconstruct his shattered eggs.

The two deacons received simple healing Medicinal Pills.

The one in Elder Qing's hand was a true Opportunity—a Nine-Turn Saint Pill, enough to allow him, who was only half a step away, to step into the Middle Stage of the Saint Realm.

Even for this Saint, upon receiving such an expensive Medicinal Pill, his breathing became rapid.

"We obey the Peak Master's decree!"

Elder Qing was the first to concede, and Ye Feng and the others dared not have a single word of complaint.

The Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak tossed the sound transmission talisman back to Mu Qingxue, "This matter is not enough to repay my debt. In the future, if you are in life-threatening danger, crush this talisman, and it can save your life."

This Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak came fast and left just as quickly.

With a few words, no one dared to disobey.

He had already settled the matter.

"Hiss..."

Some of the spectating Holy Land Disciples gasped, unable to hide their shock, "Fairy Qingxue's father actually has such a connection with the Peak Master of Wan Jian Peak? I've never heard of this before; it's truly inconceivable!"

"What's most unbelievable is that Fairy Qingxue actually used a Saint King Realm favor for Qin Xuan."

"Who spread the rumor that Fairy Qingxue was going to break off the engagement? If I find out who started the rumor, I'll smash their dog head!"

"This action clearly confirms the existence of Fairy Qingxue's engagement."

"She has already regarded Qin Xuan as her future husband!"

Someone glanced at Ye Feng and sneered.

"Still wanting to steal someone else's partner, little did he know he hit a steel plate."

"Earlier, when Fairy Qingxue came out to scold Qin Xuan, I thought she was protecting Ye Feng. Only now do I see clearly that everything was Fairy Qingxue trying to protect Qin Xuan."

"She didn't want her future husband to blow things out of proportion, fearing it would spin out of control and worrying that Qin Xuan would get hurt, so she thought of settling the matter peacefully."

"Wishful thinking, self-important."

"Still calling himself the Wind-Thunder Saint Body? Simply despicable!"