The Masked Strength of the Sect's Trash chapter 46

Chapter 46 Xiao Yi's Rebellion

Xiao Yi stood pitifully in front of Lu Shaoqing, pinching her ear. Xiao Hong, perched on Lu Shaoqing's head, pointed at Xiao Yi and burst into laughter.

"Squeak, squeak!"

You really overestimate yourself. Did you think that just because you came out of the Sword Cave, you could start a rebellion? Even I don't dare to provoke this big demon. You've got some nerve!

Hearing Xiao Hong's mocking, Xiao Yi glared at it angrily.

You just wait, Xiao Hong.

After being chased in the Sword Cave for nearly a month, Xiao Yi finally comprehended the concept of Sword Intent. The hardships she endured in the cave were more than what she had experienced in her previous sixteen years combined. After all that suffering, she finally broke through and exited the cave. With her newly gained Sword Intent and a breakthrough to the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage, she felt confident and immediately sought out her second senior brother to exact her revenge, planning to teach him a lesson and vent her frustrations.

But as expected, her rebellion was swiftly suppressed by Lu Shaoqing.

Xiao Yi, still pinching her ear, pleaded pitifully, "Second Senior Brother, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."

Lu Shaoqing didn't even glance at her as he said, "With just this level of strength, you already think you're something special? Did you really think I'm made of clay? Even our senior brother can't do anything to me. What makes you think you can?"

Xiao Yi's eyes welled up with tears. It's not my fault you're so awful! Do you even know what I've been through in that place? My dark circles are about to show!

"Who says I can't do anything to you?"

A voice suddenly chimed in. It was Ji Yan, their senior brother.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother is bullying me!" Xiao Yi immediately complained.

Lu Shaoqing said, "Who told you to put your hand down? Put it back up."

Ji Yan looked Xiao Yi over from head to toe. Her face showed fatigue, her clothes were tattered, and she appeared rather disheveled. It was clear how much she had suffered in the Sword Cave. Knowing Lu Shaoqing's methods, Ji Yan's eyes filled with pity. The fact that Xiao Yi managed to survive a month in there without losing her mind was quite remarkable.

Ji Yan turned to Lu Shaoqing and asked, "Bullying her as soon as she comes out?"

Lu Shaoqing replied, "Ask her who was bullying whom. She rushed out to settle scores with me without even considering her own abilities. With such a reckless temperament, she needs to be taught a lesson. Otherwise, she'll suffer even more in the future."

Ji Yan nodded in agreement, affirming his approach. "You're right. She does need to learn a lesson. Being weak and not knowing how to restrain oneself, daring to provoke someone stronger, is a habit that must be curbed."

Xiao Yi's eyes filled with tears again. As expected, both senior brothers are in cahoots. She was now feeling even more depressed. She had thought that with Ji Yan here, she would be rescued. But to her dismay, he also agreed with Lu Shaoqing's punishment.

A good person knows when to retreat, so Xiao Yi continued to lower her head and admit her mistakes.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, I understand my mistakes. I promise I won't do it again."

Lu Shaoqing asked Ji Yan, "Isn't making her stand for an hour a fair punishment?"

Ji Yan replied, "That's not excessive. To make sure she remembers, two hours would be even better."

"Alright, you're the senior brother. I'll go with your suggestion."

Xiao Yi started to cry. As she suspected, these two are in cahoots against her. I'm just an outsider, being bullied by both of them. Master, please come and save me!

"What are you two doing? How can you treat your junior sister like this?"

Shao Cheng appeared.

Seeing Shao Cheng, Xiao Yi's eyes lit up with hope.

"Master, save me!"

Shao Cheng, seeing Xiao Yi pinching her ear while standing in front of Ji Yan and Lu Shaoqing, was clearly upset.

"As senior brothers, how can you bully your junior sister like this? If word gets out, where will Tianyu Peak's reputation go?"

Ji Yan, with no expression, replied, "Junior Sister was the one who recklessly sought trouble with Second Senior Brother. Naturally, if she lost, she must be punished."

Lu Shaoqing added, "She overestimated herself, didn't assess the situation, and acted rashly. If she continues like this, she might not even know how she dies when it happens. She needs to learn her lesson, so she can think things through before acting in the future."

Shao Cheng, caught off guard by their reasoning, softened his tone. "But you can't bully her like this. She's just come out of the Sword Cave, after almost a month, right? I don't know about other things, but since Shaoqing was the one who designed that cave, it certainly wasn't a pleasant place. Little Yi must have suffered greatly in there. Seeing you right after coming out, it's no wonder she wanted to take out her anger on you."

Xiao Yi was overjoyed inside. As expected, Master understood her without needing to ask. He knew the suffering she endured inside and why she wanted to confront her second senior brother. It's all because Second Senior Brother is so despicable! That place is unfit for anyone to stay in. My little notebook is almost full. Oh, and I should add Senior Brother to it later. It's outrageous that he's teaming up with Second Senior Brother to bully me.

Lu Shaoqing said, "I didn’t want to go too hard on her. I was just planning to lightly scold her. It was Senior Brother who suggested she should be punished for two hours. This isn’t my fault."

Xiao Yi was stunned. Did he really just shirk all responsibility?

She quickly turned to Ji Yan and said, "Senior Brother, are you going to let him say that?"

Ji Yan glanced at Lu Shaoqing and replied, "There will be opportunities later."

Lu Shaoqing, defiant, retorted, "You think I’m afraid of you? Don’t think that just because you’ve reached the Nascent Soul stage, you can act high and mighty. If I wanted to, I could still make you cry."

Ji Yan’s sword slightly unsheathed, revealing a bright and sharp blade.

"Want to try?"

"I'm at the Nascent Soul stage."

Xiao Yi silently groaned, Oh no, here we go again—that familiar bragging tone.

Lu Shaoqing scoffed, "So what if you're at the Nascent Soul stage? Master, shouldn’t you take this chance to discipline your eldest disciple? If you wait any longer, you might miss your opportunity."

Shao Cheng, feeling a headache coming on, shouted, "Enough, stop this nonsense! That's enough for today, Xiao Yi, you can lower your hand now. You just came out of the Sword Cave and comprehended Sword Intent, right? Show us."

A wave of gentle, soft sword intent radiated out.