Chapter 421 - 5: The Cannon Fodder Eldest Senior Sister in Cultivation Novels (5)

Yu Fanxin couldn’t stand Jiang Lai the most. Typically, she never showed her a good attitude, relying on her cultivation being higher than Jiang Lai’s. Now, meeting Meng Tao, who was also a unconventional person, the two instantly hit it off and immediately formed a bond as sworn siblings in the human world’s way.

As soon as Meng Tao heard Yu Fanxin say this, she leaned over, threw her arm around him, and shouted loudly.

"Don’t worry, when the time comes, just say it was arranged by me. Punish only me. After all, I’m used to being punished by her. I was slapped by her just yesterday..."

"What?! She dared to hit you?!"

Yu Fanxin immediately couldn’t sit still, looking as if he was the one who got hit.

Meng Tao quickly covered her mouth as if she had misspoken, which only made Yu Fanxin even angrier and more excited. He stared at Meng Tao, continuously asking,

"Come on, tell us, how exactly did she hit you? Everyone’s here, and we’ll make sure you get justice!"

Meng Tao helplessly rested her chin on her hand and sighed.

"Actually, it wasn’t a big deal. It was just a trivial matter that involved me, which led the senior sister to be punished by the master and angered the Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable of the Caution Department, making senior sister angry... She was furious at the time, and how could I, a little peach from the mortal world, not be held responsible? But let’s not talk about unhappy things. Everyone, don’t let this ruin the mood. Continue eating and drinking. Who knows when we’ll next have a chance to sit together, drink, and eat meat."

"That’s too much! How can she just hit you like that? Even the master wouldn’t casually use force to discipline us!"

"Exactly! She’s definitely bullying junior sister Taozi because she’s soft-tempered, like a dough that won’t get angry no matter how you knead it. If it were me, I’d definitely cause a scene in front of the master!"

"Right, right, you’re too kind. There’s an unwritten rule here you probably don’t know."

Meng Tao looked curiously naive.

"What rule?"

The senior brother whispered as he leaned towards her.

"Stay away from Jiang Demon to stay safe. She meddles in everything on our mountain because the Immortal Venerable doesn’t intervene. Unless it’s our Brother Fanxin, whose cultivation is higher, who can stand up to her. The rest of us are just scolded, so keep your distance from her in the future."

Meng Tao pondered thoughtfully.

"We’re all peers, why be special? Surely Sister Jiang doesn’t have ill intentions. Calling her a demon isn’t very nice."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and Yu Fanxin helplessly patted Meng Tao’s head and said.

"Little Peach, who will she bully if not you because you’re so kind? But don’t worry, from now on, I’ll protect you. If she dares hit you again, just tell me, and I’ll hit her back for you."

Meng Tao looked at Yu Fanxin with a face full of trust and then nodded with admiration.

"Mm! Brother Fanxin is amazing! With you around, I’m not afraid of anything anymore!"

Yu Fanxin felt his face heat up under such a sincere gaze, hurriedly turning his head and saying quickly.

"Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’ll protect you."

Just as he finished speaking, the barrier in front of them was suddenly torn open by a powerful force, and Yu Fanxin was directly struck and sent flying, crashing heavily into a rock.

A blinding white light shone in, and in an instant, the sky full of stars turned into rolling heavenly thunder, scaring everyone who was just drinking and playing games into quickly standing in a line, looking up in terror. When they saw the Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable and the rolling thunder behind him, everyone’s faces turned pale, and no one dared to move.

The Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable’s face was stern, looking at the dozen disciples blatantly violating the Immortal Laws. The heavenly thunder roared with his anger.

"The Immortal Laws and rules, you’ve completely ignored them. Who organized this? Admit to me, and I might be lenient!"

Everyone looked at each other. Several people had already silently looked at Meng Tao. Everyone was silent. Meng Tao bit her lip hard, her body trembling uncontrollably. Heavenly thunder could take half her life in an instant. She never expected that just a bonfire would bring such a calamity.

"Meng Tao, wasn’t it you who lit the bonfire?"

The disciples whispered among themselves, and the timid ones were already urging someone to take the blame quickly, as otherwise, everyone present would get a taste of heavenly thunder, and decades of cultivation would be gone.

At this moment, Meng Tao’s face went pale, her eyes red as she looked at Yu Fanxin, then lowered her head, hesitating to step forward.

The next second, Yu Fanxin took the lead and stepped forward, shouting loudly.

"Immortal Venerable, I was the one who lit the bonfire! If you want to punish someone, punish me alone!"

Meng Tao looked up, her face full of shock, tears streaming down, making Yu Fanxin’s resolve even stronger.

How could they let his pitiful junior sister take the blame when he, as a man, should protect her?

Meng Tao took a step forward, gently tugging at Yu Fanxin’s sleeve and whispering.

"It was my fault too, I was involved, just like everyone else was. You don’t need to shoulder all the blame."

At this time, Cai Zi, who was celebrating her birthday, also stepped forward, standing beside Yu Fanxin, and shouted loudly.

"I’m responsible too; you can punish me!"

"Me too; I was part of it."

"And me, it has nothing to do with Senior Brother."

Yu Fanxin was deeply moved, thinking it was worth standing up earlier. His peers didn’t let him bear it alone. Indeed, everyone had feelings.

Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable’s anger intensified.

"You’re all not speaking up, are you? Fine, ten strikes of heavenly thunder for everyone, execution now!"

Ten strikes?!

Everyone stared in horror.

"Ten strikes of heavenly thunder for each person, then my century of cultivation is over!!"

"Why is the Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable so harsh, pushing us to the brink?"

"Meng Tao, you should’ve just admitted at the start. The Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable wouldn’t have been so angry. Now we’re all doomed!"

Yu Fanxin frowned and scolded.

"You’ve eaten and drunk, and now you’re just pushing Meng Tao away at a critical moment. Aren’t you afraid of a guilty conscience?!"

Meng Tao gritted her teeth, tears falling as she stubbornly choked out.

"It was indeed my fault, and I’ll take the responsibility, but I didn’t know we couldn’t light fires on this mountain. Nobody told me, and there were no signs. If I had known, I wouldn’t have dared!"

This statement suddenly awakened the people around her.

"Yes, nobody managed us doing this, and why would this alarm the Immortal Venerable!"

The Heavenly Pity Immortal Venerable listened to everything carefully, and he glared at Meng Tao, speaking in a deep voice.

"So it’s you doing as you please on this Qimeng Mountain?!"

Beside her, Cai Zi spoke up to help.

"Immortal Venerable, we just entered the Immortal Mountain and don’t understand anything. There’s nobody to teach or manage us, so if there’s blame, it’s not solely Meng Tao’s responsibility!"

"What do you mean, whose responsibility is it, then?"

Cai Zi looked around at everyone, finally making eye contact with Meng Tao, who nodded with red eyes. Then, after hesitating, she gathered courage and spoke loudly.

"Senior Sister must take responsibility!"