51: Full level sprayer, 1V all

Jiang Ning looked around at the faces, each one utterly hypocritical, and scoffed.

He held his sword in one hand, pointing it at Yun Qingyao.

With his other hand, he tightly clasped Shen Jinhuan's soft hand, shielding her behind him.

Chen Hai, as her Master, had failed in his duties, so Jiang Ning would take on this Karma; no matter what, he would protect Shen Jinhuan!

Shen Jinhuan looked up, her gaze lost as she stared at Jiang Ning's back.

The last time she was accused like this was two months ago in the Law Enforcement Hall.

That day, she was caught sneaking into the Forbidden Ground for resources, and everyone praised Yun Qingyao while condemning her.

Even a member of the Law Enforcement Hall, even her Master, thought she was unforgivable and beyond redemption!

She faced the accusations alone, not understanding what she had done wrong to make so many people dislike her.

But now...

Although only one person stood before her, acknowledging her and telling everyone, "Shen Jinhuan is not wrong!"

For her, Shen Jinhuan, this one person was enough!

Shen Jinhuan sniffled, holding back all her tears.

She and her Revered Master were on a battlefield!

How could she cry at a time like this?

Then, she heard her Revered Master, the man who held her hand, the man who had suddenly changed, questioning everyone alone, defending her!

"My Disciple is wrong?!"

Jiang Ning looked at the five Elders.

"I ask you old fogeys, why do you treat them differently?

For the same matter, Yun Qingyao receives affection, while my Disciple receives disdain!

Take the last time they trespassed into the Forbidden Ground; my Disciple was still following behind Yun Qingyao.

But what did you do?

My Disciple's reckless mistake required punishment, yet Yun Qingyao was praised for her courage and ability to forge her own path?!

How can there be a situation in this world where two people do the same thing, one is praised, and the other is punished!?

Did my Disciple trespass into the Forbidden Ground, and Yun Qingyao's trespass was somehow not the Forbidden Ground?"

The Disciples, unaware of the inside story, exchanged glances upon hearing Jiang Ning's words.

"Sixth Elder means that both trespassed into the Forbidden Ground, but the Young Sect Master was praised, while Shen Jinhuan was punished?"

"That's right, I remember there were some rumors about it at the time."

"No way, aren't all trespassers to the Forbidden Ground punished? My Senior Brother once accidentally entered the Forbidden Ground and was confined for a year!"

"Can even this matter be treated differently?"

"Is there still justice in the Law Enforcement Hall?"

The whispers of the Disciples reached their ears, and the Second Elder, who had personally experienced the event, immediately retorted angrily.

"Jiang Ning, you are presumptuous!"

"I am presumptuous?!"

Jiang Ning chuckled, "I should be asking! Even if Huanhuan weren't my Personal Disciple, but an Inner Sect Disciple, she shouldn't receive such unfair treatment, should she?

Elders enjoy the support of the Disciples and should be responsible for protecting them and guiding them in their cultivation, right?

I ask, my Disciple is a Personal Disciple, yet she has never received your care.

Can these Inner Sect, Outer Sect, and even Utility Disciples ensure their basic cultivation rights?!"

Questioned by Jiang Ning, the Elders' faces flushed red.

They weren't feeling guilty; rather, ever since they reached the Golden Core stage, no one in the Sect had dared to speak to them like this!

It was too humiliating!

Lin Yue, who was confronting Jiang Ning, sneered.

"Shen Jinhuan is your Personal Disciple, and you don't even care about her, so what right do you have to criticize us?"

"Yes, I am also at fault."

Jiang Ning's face was full of guilt. "I have wronged Huanhuan; I have failed in my responsibility as a Revered Master! In the future, I will certainly make amends for my mistakes!"

"But what about you?"

Jiang Ning looked at their faces one by one.

"Even now, you are still biased, still speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open! Are you fit to be the leaders of a Sect?!"

"Jiang Ning, you are becoming increasingly excessive."

Qiong Yu frowned, not wanting Jiang Ning to continue speaking.

Jiang Ning looked directly at Qiong Yu.

"I'm excessive? I haven't even started on you yet!"

"I ask you, as the Sect Head, you indulge your Disciple in plundering other Disciples' resources and use the Sect's public resources to cultivate your own Disciple. Are you a qualified Sect Head?

Do you dare say you don't know about Yun Qingyao receiving extra resources every month?

Are those the resources a Sect Head's Personal Disciple should have?

This time, for the first-place prize of the Sect Competition, wasn't it you who used your power for personal gain to secure benefits for Yun Qingyao through various means?

I, an Elder, use a third-grade high-tier Spiritual Artifact!

She, a Sect Head's Personal Disciple, participating in a competition involving only one generation of Disciples, is worthy of a fourth-grade Spiritual Sword as a reward?!

Qiong Yu!"

Jiang Ning asked with a smile, "I ask you, is the Sect yours alone? Do you just let you and your Disciple take whatever you want?! What do these Disciples count as?

They are Disciples in name, but in reality, are they slaves serving you and your Disciple?!"

Jiang Ning stared at Qiong Yu.

He was twisting the facts, but so what?

Everyone knew the rule of the strong preying on the weak, but to say it out loud was a grave taboo! Especially since everyone was a fellow Sect 'brother'!

When arguing, if you can get others to empathize, and win the argument, that's all that matters!

If Qiong Yu dared to say yes, then not only these Disciples but even the Deacons would be disheartened.

If she dared to say no, then weren't Yun Qingyao's actions wrong? Shouldn't she be punished?!

Qiong Yu was speechless.

Two breaths later, she said to everyone:

"The prize for this Sect Competition was jointly discussed and decided by me and the Elders; there was no favoritism involved. Do not listen to his wild accusations!"

"You are shameless!"

Jiang Ning directly cursed!

Qiong Yu was stunned.

Since she began cultivating, how long had it been since the words "shameless" were directed at her?

Her mind was a bit muddled.

In the eyes of the Disciples, she was a gentle and virtuous "young woman," a noble and powerful "Sect Master"; how could she be associated with "shameless"?

"Jiang! Ning!"

"I'm here!"

Jiang Ning cursed again, "You calling out my name, letter by letter, is also shameless!"

"You, the Sect Head and Elders, are colluding, giving Yun Qingyao special treatment, and still righteously claiming there's no favoritism? Which one of you dares to swear a Heart Demon oath?!

Do you dare?

If there's no favoritism, then do you dare to swear a Heart Demon oath?!"

Qiong Yu was rendered speechless.

At this moment, among the Disciples, Yun Qingyao's "loyal dogs" began to bark.

"The Young Sect Master will be the future Sect Master of Bixiao Sect, her talent is extraordinary, and she is the future of Bixiao Sect, so it's only natural for her to enjoy more resources!"

"Exactly! Who said we're unwilling? We are willing!"

Jiang Ning's gaze swept over them.

"You are willing? Can you represent all the Disciples of Bixiao Sect?"

"Also, what did you say? Extraordinary talent, and being the future of Bixiao Sect means one should enjoy more resources?"

"Then I ask, shouldn't Shen Jinhuan, who is stepping on your extraordinarily talented Young Sect Master, receive even better resources? But did she get them?!"

"You people, unable to distinguish right from wrong, blindly follow others to bully and insult fellow Disciples; you are truly shameless!"

Upon hearing this, the Disciples who had just been barking fell silent, their faces flushed, unsure how to refute Jiang Ning.

At this moment, a Disciple from the Law Enforcement Hall whispered a few words to Xing Lie.

Xing Lie's eyes lit up after hearing them.

Immediately, he transmitted a message to the Second Elder.

The Second Elder laughed loudly upon hearing it.

"Jiang Ning! You constantly preach fairness and justice.

Let me ask you, if you hadn't instructed Deacon Song of the Affairs Hall to tamper with the jade token, how could Shen Jinhuan have been matched only with opponents in the Early Stage and Middle Stage of Body Tempering?!"