Chapter 44: A Chance to Admit One’s Mistake in Good Faith (Part 1)

After a long time, the man finished listening to what that person had to say, and to the people around him, he asked more. Then, he nodded gently, and as he cast his eyes on Qin Ying, the look in his eyes was much softer than before.

“Qin Ying, I’m taking into consideration that you are doing this out of worry for your companions. It’s also rare to find someone like you, who values emotion and righteousness so strongly and has such a sincere heart. It’s a good thing to know that you were able to admit your mistake. Do prepare well for the test.”

People of various sects below the platform strained their ears. Upon seeing how this man no longer pursued the matter of Qin Ying’s outright display of rudeness, everyone was extremely shocked.

Who didn’t know that this was the most impartial and incorruptible man around? For him to show such exceptional kindness to Qin Ying, did that mean that he was now looking at her in a new and more favorable light?

After this man finished his speech, it could be said that Qin Ying had practically soared to the sky!

At this point in time, though Qin Ying was trying hard to suppress herself, the tips of her brows that were slightly raised still revealed the surging emotions in her heart.

Wonderful!

She hadn’t done so much in vain. Her name was finally etched in this great man’s mind.

He had addressed her, Qin Ying, by name!

Even this great man had remembered her name. Who else would dare to not remember her?!

Furthermore, with her remarkable talent, after that day’s test, she, Qin Ying, was going to pull off a great coup and make herself world famous!

Qin Ying raised her head timidly yet gratefully to meet the gaze of the man on the high platform, and in humble reverence, she said, “Yes. I will never let you down, My Lord.”

Lu Jiu Que laughed even harder. A simple greeting from this man became an expectation the moment it came from Qin Ying’s mouth?

Qin Ying’s level of manipulating was truly impressive. Without a trace, she had given herself a new status, as though she was someone that this man viewed in a different light and held in special regard. After this change, the others would not dare underestimate her, would they?

One conflict and a round of verbal abuse didn’t cause Qin Ying to be blacklisted. Instead, her worth doubled in value.

This Qin Ying was truly skilled at planning. What great results!

Lu Jiu Que herself had never thought that there would come a day when she would also be used as someone else’s stepping stone…

Good, very good!

The man nodded slightly. Again, he looked at Lu Jiu Que and Ye Hui. With knitted brows, he said, “What about you? Still not admitting that you’ve done wrong?”

Ye Hui was in such great pain that he was still unable to respond. On the other hand, Lu Jiu Que sneered, and with narrowed eyes, she said, “I’ve done nothing wrong, so why should I admit that I’ve made a mistake?”

“What?!”

Everyone gasped. Lu Jiu Que, this fool. Was she aware who this person was? Did she actually dare to speak to him like this?!

The man froze, then snorted coldly and said, “Regardless of whether you’re right or wrong, it’s a violation of the rules to openly be involved in a conflict with anyone during a sect test. That’s wrong! Now I’m asking you, are you going to admit your mistake or not?!”

Lu Jiu Que directed her penetratingly cold line of vision in the direction of the high platform and carefully scrutinized it.

The man was standing on the fourth layer of the high platform. Dressed in a black robe embellished with alternating blue and white lines, he looked luxurious yet mysterious. With his dignified and imposing appearance, it was as though he was an ancient deity.

There was a very deep look in his eyes, and his entire body was surrounded by a mighty force that one couldn’t curse. In his eyes, there was impatience towards Lu Jiu Que, the kind of person who had such an exaggerated opinion of her own abilities that she would brazenly break all rules and regulations.

It was as if in his eyes, Lu Jiu Que and Ye Hui were just mischievous children who knew nothing but mischief.

With the other party closely watching her with a razor-sharp gaze, not only did Lu Jiu Que not dodge, she even raised her brows and responded with a smile, “Then what my lord means is that at the sect test, if there was someone who hit people, put in a few good words, admitted to making a mistake, then tried to get on your good side, you would just forgive them without distinguishing right from wrong. And for people like us, who have been beaten up, we can only bear it and become the fish on someone else’s chopping board, all for the sake of the rules that My Lord speaks of? And finally, we still have to throw aside our pride and dignity to beg for My Lord’s forgiveness?”