Is It Wrong to Bully the Novice Village for System Rewards?

Chapter 193: Tell Me the Truth, Are You a Spy from the Righteous Path?

He detected me?

Having been forced to reveal herself, Shen Xingxuan frowned. Her beautiful sapphire eyes locked onto Qi Yuan, filled with a mix of shock and suspicion.

“You are the Outer Sect’s ‘Big Qi’?”

She vaguely recalled hearing someone announce their name outside the hall earlier. She had been too busy killing people to respond, and moments later, this man had barged in.

“That’s right. I am Big Qi. And who might you be?”

Qi Yuan forced himself to remain calm, though his internal alarms were screaming.

This delicate, golden-haired beauty was almost certainly the murderer. But her identity was a mystery.

To kill so recklessly in the heart of the Nether Fiend Sect… it felt like a vendetta. Could she be… a righteous cultivator who had infiltrated the sect to purge evil?

Out of caution, he suppressed the urge to attack immediately and opted for a probe.

“Did you kill the people in this room? And Elder Geng of Blood Refining Peak… did you kill him too?”

“Hmph.”

Shen Xingxuan glanced at him, her expression stony. The killing intent in her eyes receded slightly. “This matter has nothing to do with you. I advise you to mind your own business.”

If this were any other disciple, she would have silenced him permanently by now. But this man was a talent her Master valued. Killing him would disrupt her Master’s plans.

“It seems you really are the killer.”

Seeing her cold arrogance, Qi Yuan knew words were useless. His expression hardened.

“Friend, whether this concerns me or not, trying to frame me for your crimes is crossing the line. If you don’t explain yourself clearly today, don’t think about leaving!”

He had made up his mind. Even if she was a righteous ally, he had to capture her first.

Twice now, wherever he went, a VIP dropped dead. This wasn’t a coincidence; it was a frame-up. If he let her go and the sect investigated, the black pot of blame would land squarely on his head.

Frame him?

Shen Xingxuan was confused.

She was purging disobedient elders on her Master’s orders. It was a standard “kill the chicken to scare the monkeys” operation. How was that framing him?

She didn’t understand his logic, but she understood his tone. He was blocking her path.

A cold light flashed in her eyes.

“You’re courting death!”

Swish!

With a flick of her wrist, a crimson dagger materialized in her hand, wreathed in baleful energy. She slashed horizontally, sending a ribbon of bloody light screaming toward Qi Yuan’s throat.

Fast! No wonder she could silently assassinate a mid-Nascent Soul Elder.

Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow. With casual grace, he sidestepped, letting the lethal blade-light pass harmlessly by him like a shadow.

“Eh?”

Shen Xingxuan gasped in surprise.

She had recently broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. As the personal disciple of the Sect Leader, her combat power far exceeded her rank. For a mere Foundation Building cultivator to dodge her strike so effortlessly… it was unheard of.

Truly a talent worthy of Master’s attention!

Her killing intent vanished, replaced by curiosity. Her petite figure blurred into mist as the ancient black bell at her waist began to vibrate.

Ding-ling-ling-ling—

A chilling, ominous sound rippled through the air. Black fog erupted from the bell, forming concentric nets of dark energy that descended upon Qi Yuan.

Since we’re fighting, let’s see how much you’re really worth.

Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Sinister techniques. Evil aura. She’s definitely not a righteous cultivator.

That makes things easier.

Qi Yuan smirked. He didn’t dodge. Instead, he stood still and let the black net envelop him completely.

The bell stopped ringing. The net tightened, binding him into a motionless black cocoon.

“So he’s just trash after all.”

Seeing Qi Yuan suppressed without resistance, disdain flickered in Shen Xingxuan’s clear eyes. She extended a finger, intending to seal his acupoints and drag him to her Master.

Suddenly, a faint, terrifying pressure radiated from inside the cocoon.

Shen Xingxuan’s expression shattered. She tried to retreat, but it was too late.

BANG!

A large hand tore through the darkness like lightning, clamping around her slender, snow-white neck.

Caught completely off guard, her Qi locked instantly. She was paralyzed.

“H-how… how is this possible?”

Her eyes widened in horror.

She was a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator! The Sect Leader’s personal disciple! Yet she had been instantly subdued by a Foundation Building disciple?

Qi Yuan ignored her shock. With practiced efficiency, he sealed her cultivation completely and smiled.

“Alright, Goldilocks. Talk. Who are you? Who sent you?”

Shen Xingxuan flushed with humiliation and rage. She gritted her teeth.

“Bastard! Let me go! Or I swear you will regret this!”

“Heh. Still tough, huh?”

Qi Yuan chuckled. “You have guts, I’ll give you that. Killing Elders, framing fellow disciples… you’re lawless.”

“My reputation in the Saint Sect is already bad enough. Why do you have to kick me while I’m down? Where is your conscience?”

“What nonsense are you spouting?!” Shen Xingxuan snapped icily. “I killed them because they deserved to die! When did I frame you?”

She couldn’t reveal her identity. Being captured by an Outer Sect disciple was humiliating enough; admitting she was the Sect Leader’s disciple would shame her Master forever.

“Still stubborn?”

Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up with mischief. He leaned in close, whispering conspiratorially.

“Tell me the truth… are you a spy sent by the Righteous Path?”

Me?

A righteous spy?

Shen Xingxuan nearly exploded with fury.

She was the direct disciple of the Demon Sect Leader! The daughter of the Shen Clan Head! To be slandered as a hypocritical righteous spy was the ultimate insult!

She stared at Qi Yuan with eyes like knives. If looks could kill, he would have died a thousand deaths.

“Don’t you dare slander me! I am no righteous spy!”

“Is that so?”

Qi Yuan shook his head, sighing with exaggerated regret. “A pity. To prove my innocence, I have no choice but to hand you over to the Inner Sect Enforcement Hall.”

He calmly hoisted the paralyzed Shen Xingxuan onto his shoulder like a sack of rice. The sensation of warmth and softness made him sniff subconsciously.

This girl looks petite, but she’s actually quite… well-endowed. A shame she chose a life of crime.

“LECHER! PUT ME DOWN!”

The shame of being manhandled by a stranger was too much. Shen Xingxuan’s face burned red. “I warn you! If you dare touch me, I will make you regret being born!”

“Too noisy.”

Qi Yuan tapped her mute acupoint, silencing her instantly.

Peace at last.

He stepped forward, flashing to the entrance of the Punishment Hall in the blink of an eye—with the bound girl on his shoulder.

At that exact moment, several disciples from the Outer Sect Enforcement Hall walked in. They froze, staring at the carnage in the room… and the man standing over it.