Wang Dafu saw the questioning look in Li Qinghai's eyes and uood what he wao know.

  He began to expin in a low voice.

  "I just told you, the one who likes Lu Beixue is Ye Fan, the true disciple of the First Peak.

  And the one causing trouble for Lu Beixue now is Ye Feng, an inner disciple.

  Ye Feng is Ye Fan's cousin. It seems tradictory for him to trouble his future sister-in-w.

  But this involves a matter of face.

  Although Lu Beixue is stunningly beautiful, she is ultimately just a low-grade Ice Spiritual Root. Her potential is limited!

  In the sect, what matters most is potential.

  Ye Fan is different; he's a favored child of the heavens.

  Even if he likes Lu Beixue, he wouldn't lower himself to pursue her.

  So, Ye Fan instructed Ye Feng to suppress Lu Beixue, to crush her spirit and dignity.

  In the end, when Lu Beixue 't hold on any longer, she'll have no choice but to give in.

  This way, Ye Fas Lu Beixue, and he saves face. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

  Li Qinghai was deeply moved after hearing this.

  He hadn't expected so many twists and turns in this situation.

  ***

  At this moment.

  Ye Feng had already arrived in front of Lu Beixue with two underlings.

  Lu Beixue didn't want to waste words with Ye Feng and stood up to leave.

  Ye Feng gave a signal, and the two underlings blocked her path.

  "Lu Beixue, you haven't answered my questio. Who gave you permission to cultivate here?"

  Lu Beixue remained silent, her fists ched tightly in her sleeves.

  The surrounding disciples scattered, none daring to tinue cultivating, and none daring to speak up for Lu Beixue.

  Wang Dafu sighed, "Li junior brother, you see, true disciple Ye Fan is someone no one dares to provoke. Don't do anything foolish a involved in this deadly matter."

  Li Qinghai nodded in agreement, "Of course, I have social ay. I wouldn't dare get involved in something like this."

  Ye Feng tio press, "Lu Beixue, did my cousin give you permission to cultivate here?"

  Everyone could hear it.

  Ye Feng was giving Lu Beixue a way out.

  As long as Lu Beixue said Ye Fan agreed, this farce would be over.

  Lu Beixue bit her silver teeth.

  Since joining the sect, she had been suppressed.

  Under such oppression, she had struggled for three years.

  During these three years.

  Every time she came t Cultivation Mountain to train, Ye Feng would appear.

  Every time she handed in spiritual herbs, most of them would be deducted.

  She had hoped that one day she could bee strong ahis anger.

  But after three years, her cultivatiress was slow, and she was still only an Outer Disciple at the third level of Qi Refining.

  Now, she couldn't hold on any longer.

  But that didn't mean she was promising; she just wao end her life.

  "What is Ye Fan? Does he deserve to meddle in my affairs?" Lu Beixue said coldly.

  This time, Lu Beixue was pletely reckless.

  Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well curse freely.

  "You think I don't dare to kill you?" Ye Feng gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with killing i.

  Lu Beixue felt Ye Feng's murderous i and khat today she was doomed to die.

  Death might be a relief.

  In the distance, Liu Yaoyao sat on a tree trunk, swinging her legs and mung on sunflower seeds, watg the drama unfold.

  Seeing the situation turn dire, she was about to tap her Ste Bag and intervene.

  But suddenly, a voice rang out.

  "Well said, what is Ye Fan?"

  What the heck?

  Who was so bold?

  Daring to step forward at this moment?

  Everyone looked in the dire of the voice.

  All eyes fell on Li Qinghai.

  Wang Dafu's eyes widened in astonishment.

  Didn't you just say you had social ay?

  Didn't you say you'd never dare get involved in something like this?

  Not just Wang Dafu, everyone else was even more baffled.

  Who was this guy?

  No spiritual energy fluctuations at all?

  Could he be a newbie who just joihe sect?

  Lu Beixue looked at Li Qinghai, who was striding forward without fear, and her usually cold eyes softened a bit.

  It was like an iceberg that hadn't melted for millennia showing signs of thawing.

  For three years, no one had ever been willing to help her, to speak a word of justice for her.

  She had long lost hope in the ess of the cultivation world.

  But she never expected that this time, someone would stand up for her.

  But his strength?

  Wasn't it a bit too weak?

  Not just weak, it ractically ent.

  Though she was deeply moved, there was no need for this young man to e and throw his life away, right?

  Uhe puzzled and shocked gazes of everyone.

  Li Qinghai came to stand in front of Lu Beixue.

  Without hesitation, he reached out and shielded her.

  "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

  Though he said this, Li Qinghai was inwardly delighted, don't block the way, let me die first!

  Ye Feng g Li Qinghai with disdain.

  "Heh, you think you py the hero? Aren't you afraid of death?"

  Li Qinghai had already sensed a rea from the Book of Good Fortune.

  He khat his final words could greatly aid his reination and fortune, so he had to make them sound noble.

  "No. This isn't about pying the hero. Even if the person behind me were an ugly woman, I would stand up without hesitation. Justice is not about beauty liness; it's abht and wrong. You are unjust, you are wrong. That's why I'm standing here."

  Behind him, Lu Beixue looked at Li Qinghai's righteous profile, her beautiful eyes filled with emotion, her cold Dao heart suddenly touched.

  If Li Qinghai had stood up for her beauty, she would have looked down on him.

  But Li Qinghai was truly standing up for justice, for an injustice.

  Such a noble maed in this world!

  Unfortunately, his strength was still too weak.

  In the end, they would both die together.

  Lu Beixue sighed softly; if they survived, she would have liked to befriend Li Qinghai.

  Everyone else was dumbfou this moment.

  They could tell that this young man wasn't lying.

  If the person behind him were truly ugly, he would still stand up, risking his life.

  But the question was...

  Did such a noble person really exist?

  Ye Feng was also slightly taken aback.

  He could say that in his entire life, he had never seen someoh such high moral character.

  Calling him a saint wouldn't be an exaggeration.

  But he wasn't a good person and wouldn't put down his sword because of a few words.

  Ahout strength who dared to challenge him had to die.

  "You are iing," Ye Feng chuckled, "but ag chivalrous without strength is c death. Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish."

  Ye Feng leisurely tapped his Ste Bag, and a Spiritual Sword appeared in his hand.

  He thehe swainst Li Qinghai's neck.

  He wasn't in a hurry to kill Li Qinghai; he wao use the threat of death to force out Li Qinghai's inner fear, to make him show his ugly side.

  As the sword inched closer, the skin was already cut, and a bit of blood seeped out.

  Li Qinghai felt no pain and even weled death.

  So, in everyone's eyes, he remained calm.

  At this moment.

  No one present doubted Li Qinghai's moral character.

  They were full of admiration.

  What a truly upright gentleman!!