Upon hearing Xiaoxiao’s question, the Great Elder pointed at Gu Huaqiu and said solemnly, "Let him explain himself why I took action against him!"

When Xiaoxiao looked over in confusion, Gu Huaqiu fell to his knees with a thud.

Looking regretful, he faced the Great Elder and said, "Master, I was wrong!"

"Senior Brother Hua Qiu, what are you doing..." Xiaoxiao was still perplexed.

Gu Huaqiu raised his hand and slapped himself, beginning to explain, "Junior Sister, actually when I told Senior Brother that Liu Zixuan insulted Master, and when I told you that Liu Zixuan came to the sect with ulterior motives, both things were fabricated by me."

"Fabricated?" Xiaoxiao furrowed her brow, suddenly realizing, "You were using our trust in you to get us to help you take revenge on Liu Zixuan?"

Gu Huaqiu nodded remorsefully, "That’s right, you asked how this ’B’ mark got on my forehead; it’s because Liu Zixuan carved it on me with a sword, humiliating me in front of so many junior brothers. I was not willing to accept it, but since I couldn’t beat him, I resorted to this strategy!" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said to the Great Elder, "Mom, although Brother Hua Qiu used us, he was humiliated by Liu Zixuan, which led him to this."

"At this point, do you still hold onto the hope of deceiving Xiaoxiao?" The Great Elder did not respond to Xiaoxiao but looked at Gu Huaqiu with anger.

Gu Huaqiu felt a chill down his spine, and he began to bang his head on the ground, finishing three kowtows, he said to Xiaoxiao, "Junior Sister, it was because of my narrow-mindedness that I wanted revenge against Liu Zixuan in the Sword Dao Hall, but due to my inferior skills, he left this mark on me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao finally understood the situation; all these schemes were Gu Huaqiu’s doing. Outraged, she kicked Gu Huaqiu over, "I trusted you so much, yet you kept deceiving me repeatedly!"

"Master, I was wrong. Junior Sister, I hope you both can forgive me," Gu Huaqiu pleaded.

"With such a narrow mind, how can you accomplish anything great! My efforts to train you have gone to waste!" The Great Elder snorted coldly, "Go to the Sword Heart Hall to reflect on your mistakes. Only when you truly repent can you come see me!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Gu Huaqiu nodded repeatedly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just being sent to reflect was the lightest punishment, without being handed over to the Punishment Hall.

Under these circumstances, he dared not linger and hurriedly ran outside.

The two Yangming Elders exchanged glances and smiled knowingly; Gu Huaqiu...truly deserved it!

Yet before they could speak, the Great Elder walked straight to Liu Zixuan.

"I’ve dealt with that rebellious disciple, now it’s time to settle accounts with you," she spoke icily, like a queen pronouncing a sentence, making all the disciples in the hall lower their heads, not daring to look again.

Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows, "Great Elder, how do you intend to settle this account?"

"Mom, he must be subjected to the Hundred Swords Piercing the Heart!"

Xiaoxiao stepped forward, "You should know about my body’s condition; he only briefly hugged me. If he doesn’t learn his lesson, he might do such things in the future, ruining all the sect’s years of effort!"

Sure enough, Liu Zixuan’s guess was correct, something was unique about Xiaoxiao’s body.

Otherwise, simply being the Great Elder’s daughter wouldn’t warrant such heavy punishment for Liu Zixuan.

But what kind of body wouldn’t tolerate being touched?

With this thought, Liu Zixuan felt puzzled.

The Great Elder slightly nodded, "Don’t worry, I will make sure he never forgets today’s punishment!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples around lifted their heads one after another, looking at Liu Zixuan with sympathy.

Being punished personally by the Great Elder, even if surviving, his future would be ruined!

"Great Elder, Zixuan is new to the Profound Sword Sect and unaware of Xiaoxiao’s identity. Since no major disaster occurred, why not just give him a simple lesson?" Elder Yang suggested as he stepped forward.

"That’s right, this boy’s aptitude is not far behind Hua Qiu and the Sword Fool. If trained, he could be the future genius of the Profound Sword Sect. If the punishment is too severe, I’m afraid..."

"Yangming Sword Venerables."

The Great Elder immediately interrupted them and slowly turned around, asking with a strange expression, "When the Punishment Hall was established, you were made elders for your fairness. You’ve never disappointed me or the Sect Leader. Why today do you want to break this fairness to plead for Liu Zixuan?"

"I was just considering he’s new here," Elder Yang muttered.

Elder Ming sighed, "Because at the martial arts tournament, Liu Zixuan defeated Gu Huaqiu, and since coming to the sect, no elder dared to take him as a beginner; he ended up with Old Sweep. That’s already unfair; if punished more heavily, it might dishearten Liu Zixuan!"

"He defeated Senior Brother Hua Qiu?" Xiaoxiao suddenly asked.

"That’s right," the Yangming Elders nodded.

"Why did defeating Senior Brother Hua Qiu make other elders reject him?" Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.

The Yangming Elders smiled bitterly and slowly looked towards the Great Elder.

"Hmph!" the Great Elder snorted coldly, "They’re all cowards, afraid I’ll retaliate against them if I’m strict with disciples!"

With these words, Xiaoxiao understood.

She then looked up and whispered, "Mom, why don’t we lighten his punishment?"

Indeed, her anger toward Liu Zixuan was because of her special constitution, making it impossible for people to touch her, as it involved a significant matter of the Profound Sword Sect.

Thinking carefully now, Liu Zixuan’s teasing was due to ignorance, and upon joining the sect, he was victimized by Gu Huaqiu multiple times, leaving him to follow Old Sweep, which was unfair.

All these issues piled on Liu Zixuan as a newcomer, causing Xiaoxiao to feel that Liu Zixuan might not be so hateful.

The Great Elder glanced at Xiaoxiao and immediately replied coldly, "He put his hands on my daughter, how can I possibly let him off easily!"

"Mom!" Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her head.

"Don’t say any more!"

The Great Elder waved her hand and spoke to Liu Zixuan, "Now you have two choices: either endure the pain of Hundred Swords Piercing the Heart. Remember, it’s piercing the heart, not the body as they say; this will destroy all your realms, rendering you an average person, even among average people!"

Liu Zixuan’s lips moved slightly, "What’s the second choice?"

"The second choice is to marry my daughter," the Great Elder enunciated solemnly.