Yu Qingwu was expressionless, stepping closer to Qu Shanshan.

Beneath her exquisite face, her watery eyes were filled with mockery, sympathy, and amusement.

Reaching out to pull Xie Jin Yan back, who still seemed intent on humiliating Qu Shanshan, she gave him a look, signaling him to go out first. Then, she closed the door, coldly looking at Qu Shanshan, and said, "Qu Shanshan, actually, I didn't want to say these things, but as a woman, and seeing as we both come from difficult backgrounds, I feel that I should perhaps remind you of a couple of things."

"If you still have a life after being expelled from the sect, then don't go home again. It's best to change your name and find a new place to start over."

"Some things can't be obtained just by having martial prowess or by acting pitiful. Acting pitiful, if the timing is wrong, will only make people feel disgusted."

"Also, I never thought of competing with you for anything, and none of the female disciples in the sect want to compete with you either. If you hadn't taken the initiative to harm people, to do those undignified things to satisfy your vanity, you wouldn't have ended up like this today."

"Take care of yourself, and don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, I won't even need to lift a finger. I just need to mention it to your family and have them come to pick you up, and your life won't be spared."

Gently patting her shoulder, and nodding at Yan Qingqing, Yu Qingwu got up and left the room.

With a bang, the door of the woodshed was slammed shut.

Qu Shanshan sat on the ground in a daze, staring fixedly at the now empty doorway, not regaining her senses for a long time.

By the time she came back to her senses, Yu Qingwu was already gone.

Qu Shanshan's eyes were bloodshot, her expression somewhat dazed, and she shook her head repeatedly, muttering to herself, "No... impossible, many people like me, they can't possibly abandon me, and my father will never kill me..."

"Not self-respecting? How am I not self-respecting?"

"Yan Qingqing, you tell me? Did I do something wrong? I'm just a little more unconventional than ordinary women, how am I not self-respecting?"

Qu Shanshan's eyes were hollow, and she suddenly turned her head, wanting to pounce on Yan Qingqing to vent her anger.

Seeing this, Yan Qingqing took a step back in fright, and before Qu Shanshan could pounce on her, she repeated Yu Qingwu's words verbatim to Qu Shanshan as a warning.

"Qu Shanshan, have you forgotten what Senior Sister told you? Don't cause any more trouble! Otherwise, she'll have your family come and take you away! At that time, even if Senior Sister doesn't do anything, your life won't be spared!"

Yan Qingqing clenched her fists, summoning her courage to shout at Qu Shanshan.

To be honest, she had been very afraid of Qu Shanshan before, but after hearing what Second Senior Sister and Seventh Senior Brother had said, she suddenly understood.

In fact, she didn't need to be afraid of Qu Shanshan from the beginning. She could take Qu Shanshan's life with just a few words. The reason she had been bullied for so long was first, because she was too foolish and never thought about using her brain. Second, it was because she wasn't brave enough and had never thought about fighting back, always believing that although she had an older brother and sister-in-law, she was no different from an orphan and had no backing, so she didn't dare to cause trouble easily.

But now that she thought about it, Senior Sister was also an orphan, but she had never been bullied by Qu Shanshan. Moreover, compared to Second Senior Sister, she even had martial arts skills and knew how to concoct poisons, and wasn't as weak as Senior Sister.

Senior Sister was able to resist and make Qu Shanshan fear and be wary of her for so many years, so why was she, someone who was strong and healthy, being bullied every day? Why was she always timid, crying and sniveling?

Wasn't this... being pretentious?

Sometimes, enlightenment only happened in a moment.

And courage arose in an instant.

Thinking of this, the tears on Yan Qingqing's face disappeared, and she suddenly sat up straight, blocking Qu Shanshan's waving hand and pushing her away forcefully.

With a loud bang, Qu Shanshan didn't scratch Yan Qingqing's face as expected, but was pushed back, hitting the wall.

Her back was already aching from the burns and bruises.

Now that she was pushed by Yan Qingqing, the newly bandaged wound reopened.

For a moment, blood gushed out.

Qu Shanshan touched her back, screaming in pain.

But even so, she still didn't seem to realize that Yan Qingqing was no longer the Yan Qingqing she used to bully.

She staggered to her feet and rushed towards Yan Qingqing even more furiously, shouting shrilly as she pounced, "You little bitch! How dare you push me! You actually dare to push me!"

"Why wouldn't I dare to push you? Not to mention pushing you, even if I killed you now, no one would pursue it!" Yan Qingqing grabbed her hand again, but this time, Yan Qingqing didn't push her away, but instead, gripped Qu Shanshan's wrist tightly and twisted it hard.

With a crisp snap...

Qu Shanshan's wrist was broken.

"Ah!" Qu Shanshan raised her head and let out a pig-slaughtering scream.

Before she could come back to her senses, Yan Qingqing's hand had somehow landed on her ankle.

Snap! Another crisp sound.

"Ah! My foot!" The intense pain made Qu Shanshan scream even more miserably.

New injuries added to old ones, she was trembling with pain, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Yan Qingqing gradually turned to fear, but she still refused to admit defeat, enduring the pain and shouting sharply, "Yan Qingqing, you little bitch! When I get out, I'll see if I don't... ah! My mouth!"

Before Qu Shanshan could finish her harsh words, a sharp pain suddenly came from her chin.

Yan Qingqing, the little bitch, had actually dislocated her jaw.

Qu Shanshan couldn't even speak properly this time, and didn't dare to say anything more. She cried and frantically crawled to the door for help, but as soon as she moved, Yan Qingqing locked her ankle again.

Snap! Snap! Snap! Her legs and arms were all dislocated.

This time, Qu Shanshan was completely unable to move.

She collapsed on the ground, looking at Yan Qingqing approaching step by step, and cried out in fear.

The arrogant face from the past was no longer filled with smugness, only pain and fear, and she begged in a panic, "Junior Sister Yan, we're fellow disciples, you can't kill me, I beg you, don't kill me."

Don't kill her?

When she bullied her in the past, didn't she tell her to die again and again?

All the past grievances surged up, and Yan Qingqing couldn't wait to strangle her to death right now.

However, she ultimately didn't have the courage to kill someone.

Glancing coldly at Qu Shanshan, Yan Qingqing sat back down, and replied in a cold voice, "Don't worry, you won't die, but you'll just suffer a little more."

"I'm just dislocating your bones, when Second Senior Sister and Seventh Senior Brother take me away later, I'll help you reset them."

After saying that, Yan Qingqing closed her eyes and sat silently in place to rest.

At this time, she was no longer afraid of Qu Shanshan suddenly bullying her.

At this time, Qu Shanshan was in so much pain that she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that making a sound would displease Yan Qingqing and bring another beating.

Now, she only hoped that Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan would take Yan Qingqing away quickly.

At this moment, Yu Qingwu had already arrived outside the Ziyun Pavilion with Xie Jin Yan.

Compared to the lively scene before, now there was only Master Xiao Rongqi in the hall, making it seem cold and oppressive.