Bai Yang had always stood on the side of justice. He found it difficult to lie about the facts.

After checking several times, he still hadn’t found anything amiss. So, he just shook his head and said, "This person is indeed the host from that day. There’s no mistake. If Junior Sister Ye is still not convinced, you can find others who attended the auction to take a look."

He knew Junior Sister Ye was always cautious, and that his words alone might not be enough to convince her.

Sure enough, Ye Chuxue’s expression hardened. More than just disappointment, her face was filled with suspicion.

"Bai Yang, have you started to lose your sense of right and wrong, too?"

"She must have arranged this deliberately, finding someone to disguise themselves in advance. That’s why they look so alike! She’s so calculating—why can’t any of you see it?"

Her intuition couldn’t be wrong. This incident was definitely connected to Song Wanning.

"My Storage Ring is absolutely in her hands!"

"Please return it to me, Uncle Song!"

Ye Chuxue held out her hand to Song Wanning, her eyes overflowing with hatred.

She had disliked Song Wanning from the moment they first met, especially that high-and-mighty attitude of hers. It made her physically sick.

After so much effort to chip away at her pride, bit by bit, Song Wanning had suddenly gone crazy recently, becoming completely unpredictable.

’Could it be... Song Wanning was transmigrated, too?’

A seed of doubt was planted in her heart. She felt as if someone could see right through her, leaving her with no sense of security.

"Tsk!" Song Wanning looked at Ye Chuxue and couldn’t help but sigh to herself.

’As expected of the female lead. Her intuition is terrifyingly accurate.’

’But then again, who could possibly produce any evidence?’

"Sect Master, take a look. This is a True Disciple of our Heavenly Inquiry Sect. With no real evidence, she’s baselessly accusing an elder and, in front of outsiders no less, pointing a finger at me for harboring a Demon Cultivator."

"Sect Master, help me understand. What exactly is she thinking?"

She put on a puzzled expression and sighed faintly.

"For the sake of her being my junior from the same sect, I’ve tolerated her time and again. But now it seems I’ve only done her a disservice!"

She touched her forehead in exasperation. Her sanctimonious act infuriated both the Sect Master and Ye Chuxue.

Song Wanning’s sarcasm was barely concealed!

"Stop your act! You’re the one who stole my storage ring!"

Ye Chuxue wanted to argue calmly, but seeing Song Wanning’s expression, she couldn’t hold back the rage boiling inside her.

"Ye Chuxue."

The smile vanished from Song Wanning’s face. She became instantly bone-chilling as her sinister gaze landed on Ye Chuxue. "If you have evidence," she demanded, "then slap it in my face. If you don’t, then shut your damn mouth."

"Don’t make me slap you again."

Her attitude was unyielding, and her words carried a killing intent that bore down on Ye Chuxue.

Cowed by her presence, Ye Chuxue took a step back, the indignation and fury in her heart swelling even more.

The Sect Master was also furious at how the situation had developed. His current embarrassment was as great as the aggressive posture he’d had upon arrival.

But at the thought of Gu Qingyuan still being in a coma, he couldn’t help but try to persuade her. "Junior Sister Song, I know you’re still angry with Junior Brother Gu, but it’s been so long. Shouldn’t you let it go?"

"Seeing as your auction house has the Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill, just bring one out for Junior Brother Gu to take. If we delay any longer, I’m afraid his cultivation foundation will be damaged!"

Gu Qingyuan was one of the most outstanding Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, and his fame was widespread. If something were to happen to him, it would only damage the sect’s prestige.

’Song Wanning clearly has the Elixir Pills but refuses to produce them. What is she thinking, being so petty!’

Song Wanning had thought the Sect Master might actually say something reasonable, but she had underestimated just how shameless he could be.

She blinked innocently. "But what can I do? The last Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill was sold to Ye Chuxue."

"Besides, it’s not that I’m unwilling to give one. It’s that you never said you were willing to *buy* one from me! After all, a single elixir pill auctions for several hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones. I can’t just give it to him for free, can I?"

’It seems I was far too generous in the past, letting these ungrateful people forget the true value of Elixir Pills!’

The Sect Master’s face fell. "We’re all from the same sect," he retorted, displeased. "Why do you have to be so calculating? Besides, you and Junior Brother Gu grew up together. He’s your senior brother. How can you bring money into this?"

’Song Wanning was never this petty in the past. She’s really becoming more and more regressive!’

’The Song Family is massive and wealthy, and Song Wanning herself isn’t short on money, yet here she is, haggling over such a paltry sum.’

"Tsk. Since you put it that way, Sect Master, why don’t you give me your Blood Moon Saber? We’ve been fellow sect members for years and have such a deep bond. I’m sure you wouldn’t bring money into it with me, would you?"

Song Wanning tilted her head cheerfully, a smile playing on her lips instead of anger.

’The Sect Master is so shameless. A truly loyal supporter of the female lead’s faction, indeed.’

"How could I do that!"

The Sect Master refused without a second thought. The Blood Moon Saber was priceless, his own personal treasure. He would never just give it away!

"Don’t confuse the two. This is a completely different matter!"

He frowned impatiently, finding Song Wanning more and more unreasonable.

’For her, Alchemy is a simple matter. Does she really need to be so aggressive about it?’

"Hmph. Sect Master, you should try not to be such a hypocrite. You’re better than anyone at being generous with other people’s property."

Song Wanning had lost her patience. Talking nonsense with a fucking idiot like the Sect Master was a complete waste of time.

"If that’s the case, then you can pay for it on Gu Qingyuan’s behalf. After all, you’re the good Sect Master who cares so much for his disciples. I, on the other hand, am narrow-minded and selfish. I could never part with it!"

Her expression soured, and her words were just as harsh.

The Sect Master was enraged. "You—"

"Three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones will do. I’m only giving you a discount because you’re a fellow sect member. Just say whether you want it or not."

Song Wanning had cut him off, her arms crossed, her expression cold and provocative.

The Sect Master stewed for a long moment but couldn’t bring himself to agree.

’That was several hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones. How could he possibly part with that?’

’What if Gu Qingyuan woke up and didn’t pay him back?’

’As the Sect Master, it would be too embarrassing to ask Gu Qingyuan for the money!’

Ye Chuxue hadn’t expected the Sect Master to fall silent, and she was instantly filled with immense disappointment.

’She had thought the Sect Master was always on their side, but it turned out he was selfish, too.’

’You can’t rely on anyone else!’

She pressed her lips together, engraving this humiliation in her memory.

Her expression suddenly changed, and with red-rimmed eyes, she began to plead humbly.

"Uncle Song, I know you have the storage ring. Please, won’t you give it back to me?"

"I shouldn’t have angered you, but that Storage Ring doesn’t just hold all my possessions; it also contains the Elixir Pill that can save my master."

"I’m begging you, please give the storage ring back to me, won’t you?"

A calculating glint flashed in Ye Chuxue’s eyes as she continued pitifully, "I put a tracer on the storage ring. I can sense that it’s on you."