Chapter 75 The Unlucky Guy Who Takes the Blame

Cheng Ziwei fled back to the staff dormitory and was in a state of panic the whole day. She was unable to meditate at night, and when she managed to fall asleep she had nightmares.

She first dreamed that her master was seriously injured and dying, and the ferocious-looking boss Wen threatened to treat her, and when she was struggling and hesitating, her master died of his injuries. After knowing the reason, her fellow disciples spoke coldly to her, openly and secretly blaming her for putting reputation before people and killing her master in disguise.

Then, she dreamed of the same scene again. This time, she chose to surrender to Boss Wen, and her master was saved. However, upon learning that she had defected from the sect and joined Jiejiao, her master, who had always been upright, was deeply disappointed and said that she had forgotten the teaching that "death is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a big matter."

The brothers and sisters also complained that she was just taking the opportunity to climb up the ladder. From then on, she became a stranger to her master and lost all her relatives and friends. At the end of the dream, a line of bloody words appeared: "My relatives and friends are not dead, but is it worth it?"

When Cheng Ziwei woke up in the morning, her eye sockets were swollen, her face was pale, and a lot of her hair had fallen out. The physical condition of a cultivator is always perfect, but the fact that she looked so haggard shows the psychological shadow Wen Rui had caused her.

Coming out of the staff dormitory, Cheng Ziwei ran into Senior Brother Li Yu who was guarding the door. The latter asked in surprise and concern, "Junior sister, what's wrong with you? You were fine yesterday. Did you get a gasp from practicing? Did your spirit get damaged?"

"I, I'm fine..."

Even though she had a lot to say to her senior brother, she could only utter three words. Cheng Ziwei really didn't know how to explain.

"Is it really okay?"

Senior Brother Li Yu released his spiritual sense to investigate and confirmed that she was indeed fine, only then did he feel relieved.

"Is it because you've never done such boring chores before that you're in a bad mood?"

Li Yu scratched his head and said, "In fact, our lives as monks are not colorful and exciting every day. Master taught us that purity is virtue and peace is happiness."

"Ah..." Cheng Ziwei responded weakly.

"Besides, Boss Wen is a pretty nice guy. Have you seen the notice that was just posted today? He really cares about us employees. You've even been rewarded. Go take a look. You'll definitely feel better after reading it!"

"Eh?"

Cheng Ziwei was startled and ran quickly to the market bulletin board.

There was a fresh notice on the notice board:

"An unexpected accident or a sudden serious illness could destroy a cultivator's dream of becoming an immortal."

"In order to thank the hard work of temporary employees and to help the monks under the Chamber of Commerce who are in trouble due to unexpected accidents of their relatives and friends, the Chamber of Commerce has launched the 'Golden Spirit Love Rescue Plan'."

"For monks who have signed contracts with the Chamber of Commerce, if their loved ones or friends suddenly fall seriously ill or encounter accidents, their lives are hanging by a thread, the Golden Spirit Love Relief Fund will provide unlimited spiritual stone support and seek all solutions to provide assistance."

"This benefit is only provided once per employee in their lifetime, and you need to carefully decide who will use it. It also comes with certain additional conditions, and employees will be given a detailed explanation of the terms when they apply."

"Remarks: Temporary Engineering Ziwei has made meritorious suggestions and is awarded 100,000 spirit stones." Li Yu also followed and pointed at the notice and said, "Junior sister, you are happy this time, right? A bonus of 100,000 spirit stones, congratulations on making a small fortune. By the way, you made this suggestion, didn't you? It's a really good suggestion. This way, we will have fewer worries and can focus more on our cultivation and progress."

Cheng Ziwei had a look of horror on her face, holding her cheeks with both hands, her mouth slightly open, and she looked unwell.

Why did they add that sentence at the end of the announcement to commend her? It would lead people to misunderstand that she was the one who proposed everything!

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

The girl shook her head repeatedly, almost crying: "I didn't offer any advice, and I don't want any reward!"

"Junior sister, you are good in every way, except that you are too kind and humble. You are not arrogant or greedy for credit."

Li Yu acted as if she knew her very well: "I guess you just gave Boss Wen a hint, and he came up with this rescue plan based on your hint. This can actually be considered as advice, so you should accept the reward with peace of mind."

It’s true, this guess is almost right, but how could Cheng Ziwei accept the award with peace of mind?
In this way, wouldn't she be admitting that she is an accomplice in helping Wen Rui to undermine the foundation of the Human Sect? If she really destroys the Human Sect in the future, this will be a much greater crime than simply betraying the Qingcheng Sect. She will simply become the eternal sinner of the Human Sect!
I'm afraid even Taishang Laojun would be so angry that he would come down to earth to give this unfilial and rebellious girl a beating.

For a moment, the girl was in extremely complicated mood and had no idea what to do next.

Make a lot of noise and clarify things everywhere, expose the conspiracy behind this rescue plan, destroy this rescue plan, and then clear yourself?

Is this the right thing to do?
If someone's loved ones are dying and need this help, and they are willing to bear the stigma of apostasy and sacrifice themselves, then if this plan is destroyed in advance, wouldn't it be equivalent to killing those people's loved ones in disguise?

Just as Wen Rui said, the right to choose is in everyone's hands. What qualifications does Cheng Ziwei have to make decisions for others?
Things in the world are unpredictable, and no one knows which will come first, ascension or fall. Will the master and fellow disciples not encounter unexpected accidents, and she wants to save them but is unable to do so?

If this plan is ruined, she won't even have the chance to make a choice once she faces that situation.

Put yourself in her shoes. If someone ruined the plan from the very beginning in order to protect his own reputation, leaving everyone unable to make a choice and having to watch their loved ones die tragically, would she resent the person who did it?
Whether she clarifies or not, she can't expect to end up well. This is like putting her on the fire. It's too treacherous, too sinister, and too unsolvable!

No matter what she did, the heavy consequences were not something a girl of her age could bear.

She had obviously come out to stroll around and broaden her horizons happily, but ended up being forced to get involved in such a far-reaching and shocking conspiracy that could even subvert the human religion. Cheng Ziwei could no longer live in Bengbu. She was filled with grief and had a major emotional breakdown.

With a "wow" sound, she burst into tears, her tears were like pear blossoms in the rain, I felt so sorry for her, and my nose was full of snot.

"Eh?" Li Yu was startled and said in surprise: "That's not the case. Junior sister, why are you crying for joy? No, you seem to be crying because you are really sad..."

In the distance, Wen Rui looked at the girl who was breaking down in tears in front of the signboard with a puzzled look on his face. Like Li Yu, he didn't understand for a moment whether Cheng Ziwei was happy or sad.

(End of this chapter)

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