I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

Turning Right and Wrong

As Ye Yong appeared, the tense atmosphere shifted instantly.

“This matter has nothing to do with you; why do you want to stir the waters?” He Shi, still unstable due to the death of his only son, was not friendly towards Ye Yong. This cultivator, living in his own little world, feared no one—even a sage—determined to seek justice for his son.

“Didn’t you say this afternoon that I and Miss Li conspired to kill your son? Why, now you’re saying it has nothing to do with me?”

Ye Yong’s words left He Shi momentarily speechless. Just as he was about to respond, a middle-aged man dressed differently from He Shanzong’s disciples stepped out from the crowd of cultivators.

Judging by his aura, he was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul, the highest cultivation level present. He was thin, with long, narrow eyes, fitting perfectly into Ye Yong’s image of a cunning and treacherous person.

“I am Jia Bi, from Songwa Sect. May I ask how to address you?” Jia Bi cupped his fists towards Ye Yong, his tone gentle, appearing quite amiable.

Upon hearing the other party introduce himself, Ye Yong recognized the basic information: the Ninth Elder of Songwa Sect, a minor antagonist with some role to play.

Ye Yong did not respond but instead asked, “Songwa Sect is a major sect nearby; now two mid-tier sects are in conflict, about to fight. Aren’t you going to mediate?”

Jia Bi smiled slightly and waved his hand: “It’s an undeniable fact that the young master of He Shanzong and several elders’ descendants were killed. Yilian Sect is harboring suspects and not cooperating with He Shanzong’s investigation; we wish to mediate, but our hands are tied.”

The technique of framing was top-notch, not a single extraneous detail mentioned, just two key points firmly grasped: Heishan Sect had a death, and Yilian Sect refused to hand over the person.

If you casually grabbed a bystander to ask, they would definitely side with Heishan Sect; after all, the one who dies is the one who has the right.

For the dignity and reputation of the sect, Yilian Sect had its reasons for not handing over the person, but this was also its fatal flaw. Because in the eyes of the outside world, refusing to hand over someone meant they had committed a wrongdoing, fearing exposure. Even if Heishan Sect attacked Yilian Sect, the outside world would not show much sympathy.

But this required a process of accumulating contradictions, allowing the outside world to accept and recognize this viewpoint. In the novel, this conflict was drawn out for a long time, even mortals had heard of the discord between the two sects, so when the fighting broke out later, everything happened so naturally that after Yilian Sect was destroyed, no one suspected Songwo Sect.

However, in reality, due to Ye Yong’s interference, Songwo Sect’s plans were disrupted, and they had to intervene.

“The suspect that Yilian Sect is harboring refers to Miss Li and her companions, right? Coincidentally, I saw them in the secret realm that day and had a bit of a verbal spat with disciples from Heishan Sect, but it didn’t escalate to a fight. Afterward, I escorted Miss Li and her companions out of the secret realm, so if they are suspects, then I should be one too,” said Ye Yong, wearing a fox mask, concealing his face, but the deep, bright eyes beneath the mask made Jia Bi’s heart skip a beat.

Heishan Sect was a mid-tier sect, not qualified enough, but surely Songwo Sect was? Knowing that Songwo Sect tacitly supported Heishan Sect in seeking justice, this young man still wanted to get involved. If he wasn’t foolish, then he must possess absolute confidence and courage, with enough backing to wrestle with Songwo Sect.

Jia Bi did not think Ye Yong was just a brash youth trying to show off; being able to produce five pieces of Nascent Soul treasures indicated a significant background.

Still smiling, even though Ye Yong had tied himself to Li Lanshan and the others as suspects, Jia Bi had his own reasoning. He looked at Ye Yong and said earnestly, “We naturally believe your words. Encountering them and having a verbal exchange with disciples from Heishan Sect is just that—an exchange, with no direct conflict. However, after leaving the secret realm, you didn’t watch them return to their sect, did you?”

Ye Yong frowned slightly, “Are you implying…”

“Exactly. Li Lanshan and the others have long colluded with the demonic sect. Your appearance, rather than saving them, was more like saving the disciples of Heishan Sect at that moment. Unfortunately, fate’s tribulations are not so easily avoided; in the end, the disciples of Heishan Sect were brutally killed by Li Lanshan and the others, who returned to the secret realm in league with the demonic sect.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Yong almost applauded; the ability to twist right and wrong was simply remarkable. The key was that Ye Yong truly had no way to prove that Li Lanshan and the others were innocent. To risk being seen as a suspect by stating he left the secret realm with them was already wading into murky waters.

“So what was their motive for doing this?” Ye Yong knew the other party must have prepared all their arguments, aiming to occupy the moral high ground, so he simply refrained from rebuttal and watched their performance.

“This, I only have a vague idea about, not the details. Let He Shi explain it to you,” Jia Bi said, gesturing with his eyes.

Under Jia Bi’s glare, He Shi angrily pointed at the bewildered Li Lanshan behind Ye Yong: “This little vixen seduced my son. My son is simple-minded and was tricked into stealing sect treasures to give to her. Fortunately, I discovered it in time and enlightened him, after which he dumped this little vixen. But she, with her thieving heart, kept trying to seduce him. My poor son, all he wanted was for her to stop entangling him, and as a result…”

Ye Yong could tell at a glance that He Shi was not the brains of the operation but rather a muscle-bound type, the kind who believed in solving problems with fists. It was impressive that he could memorize and shamelessly recite such nonsense.

“Oh, so you mean it was a case of love turning to hate, killing for love?” Ye Yong said.

“Exactly!” He Shi immediately replied without a second thought.

Jia Bi shot him a disdainful glance; it was clearly a case of

“Young Master, they are talking nonsense. Please believe me, I truly did not do such a thing. It was clearly He Ma who has been entangling me…” Li Lanshan was in a panic, lacking strength and not in the right, and if no powerful figure came to her aid, the Yilian Sect would really be doomed.

Li Lanshan had considered giving herself up for them to search her soul, but her father and the elders disagreed, stating that once this door was opened, it would lead to more troubles. Whenever there was an opportunity, the Heshan Sect would bully them.

“I have seen the true faces of those people in the secret realm, and I certainly know their character.” Ye Yong glanced at everyone in the Yilian Sect. How should he put it? At this moment, rather than saying they were cultivators, it would be more accurate to say they were powerless mortals. Faced with oppression, they could only endure in silence, even passively waiting for the crisis to arrive.

Everything is subject to the natural law of the jungle; weakness is the original sin.