After Baili Hongzhuang finished speaking, Tan Lehuan's face turned red and white alternately. Just as Baili Hongzhuang said, she had no grounds to say such things.
"You only got to where you are today because of the Young Sect Master. What I said is the truth!" Tan Lehuan retorted. This was something that all the disciples of Tiangang Sect agreed on. She just happened to say it in front of Baili Hongzhuang.
Hearing this, Baili Hongzhuang smiled instead of getting angry, but her gaze became even more sharp.
Suddenly, Baili Hongzhuang changed the direction of her words and said, "Did you see me relying on the Young Sect Master to get to where I am today? Do you have any evidence?
I've encountered people like you countless times on my journey. Whenever someone else possesses strength, you're filled with jealousy and always have to find some reason to prove that others only achieved their current status through underhanded means.
It's as if you can't be satisfied unless you find a reason like that.
If you're truly strong, why don't you have any means?"
Since coming to Tiangang Sect, Baili Hongzhuang had always endured such criticism.
She didn't mind, because a clear conscience was its own reward, and once others started deceiving themselves, explanations would be useless.
However, she had heard that Tan Lehuan not only spoke ill of her openly but also spread rumors in other places, and she couldn't just stand by and watch.
Baili Hongzhuang's words were like a direct strike, instantly exposing everything and leaving no room for cover-up.
In an instant, Tan Lehuan was left speechless.
Evidence?
She didn't have any. It was just her assumption after learning about Baili Hongzhuang's relationship with the Young Sect Master.
Ye Chenyu and Gui Jianyuan had been watching the verbal battle between Baili Hongzhuang and Tan Lehuan with faint smiles. They were used to seeing Baili Hongzhuang's polite and humble demeanor, but today they saw a different side of her.
This side of Baili Hongzhuang was authentic and likable, unlike some hypocritical individuals pretending to be saints. Baili Hongzhuang had truly improved.
Shen Xiuhán frowned when he saw Tan Lehuan being rendered speechless and said, "Baili Junior Sister, dare you say that you didn't approach the Young Sect Master because of his identity?"
He didn't want to dwell on Baili Hongzhuang's matter, but since Tan Lehuan was left speechless, he had to step in.
"Hehe." Baili Hongzhuang chuckled, her smile becoming even more radiant and enchanting. "Don't you know the circumstances when your Young Sect Master left Tiangang Sect?"
With that statement, the expressions of Shen Xiuhán, Ye Chenyu, and the others all changed.
"If it wasn't for that, how could a woman from a small-scale kingdom like me have known him?
Don't assume that everyone is as power-hungry and dirty as you. Your ability to think that way often means that you're that kind of person."
Having said that, Baili Hongzhuang quietly waited for the start of the competition.
Words had reached their limit and there was no need for further discussion.
However, Shen Xiuhán and the others were filled with shock and astonishment. They had heard some insider information about the Young Sect Master leaving Tiangang Sect, although the palace lord and the elders never confirmed anything, they knew that those rumors were not unfounded.
If that was the case... the situation was completely different from what they had imagined!
Gui Jianyuan admired and respected Baili Hongzhuang. Just as he had thought, Baili Hongzhuang was a genuinely pure person from beginning to end.
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