Seeing that Senior Brother Feng seemed intent on lecturing me, I hurriedly played the victim. "Senior Brother, you don't understand. When I heard that over ten thousand people were out to kill me, I was terrified. I had no choice but to hire this woman to spread the word that I’m a wicked, vengeful person. It was the only way to reduce the number of enemies I faced. I was forced into it; after all, survival is what matters most."
Senior Brother Feng remained firm in his stance. "Even so, you shouldn't tarnish your own reputation. You are now the head of a peak within our Jian Sect; you must pay more attention to your conduct and image." He then brought up my sword technique, telling me not to use it again, as it was a disgrace to the Jian Sect.
I put on a pathetic expression. "Senior Brother, you really don't know. When I entered the ruins, I was only at the Qi Condensation 4th Layer. I heard over ten thousand people were hunting me—I’d run into hundreds of them at every turn. I was so weak then, and I was terrified that if I ran too slowly, I’d lose my life. I didn't actually want to kill them; I just wanted to slice off their Storage Bags so they’d have no spiritual power supply, making it easier for me to escape. But those strings on the Storage Bags were so thin! It was too taxing to try and aim for them. I figured I might as well just slash at their belts; they’re much bigger targets. Besides, I discovered that as long as I didn't have murderous intent, cultivators rar…
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