"I never expected that you would have the ability to save your own life, I underestimated you..."

The person speaking was wearing a plain gray hoodie, with a cold expression.

The appearance seemed familiar - it was Xu Desheng, the younger brother of Xu Yuqiao.

I was in such pain that my facial features were all scrunched up, unable to understand when I had a grudge with the Xu family.

Xu Desheng saw me in so much pain that I couldn't speak, squatting on the ground and looking at my miserable state.

"Lin Yao, don't you remember me? It's not surprising, I was just a mediocre student without talent or the attention of the master..." He sighed twice, then kicked me twice, "If the master sees his favorite disciple in such a sorry state now, he would be heartbroken..."

It dawned on me that when we were studying the Dao method, there were six of us students in total. I had strong talent but didn't like to study, so the master always urged me to focus on my studies, but I didn't change. The master put a lot of effort into me, spending a lot of energy and time.

For this reason, the master didn't have as much energy to spare on the other disciples, leaving many of them neglected. They harbored some resentment but didn't say anything.

One other disciple pointed out the master's favoritism, and was harshly punished by the master.

The master said, if one doesn't focus on enlightenment but instead seeks the attention of others, they are not worthy of being his disciple!

That disciple was expelled from the mountain and was never heard from again.

It turned out to be Xu Desheng.

After understanding the reason, I spat out a mouthful of blood and, with great difficulty, said, "Brother, everyone has their own karma to bear, go find my master!"

"I can't beat him!" Xu Desheng honestly said, "He favors you the most, so I'll beat you!"

Me: "...Isn't there anyone else to stand up for me?"

I tried to sit up and speak to him, but he hit my ribcage, and in a daze, I seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking.

"It's all thanks to you, if it weren't for your live stream, I wouldn't have found you!"

"So turning your sister into a 'skin-wearing spirit' was also your plan?"

"Yes, that foolish woman thought the last person she saw was Qin Zhen, but it was actually me. I was there to capture her soul and make a skin-wearing spirit. It's so funny... she still hoped for Qin Zhen to come save her at the end, isn't that naive?"

The truth was finally revealed, and with all my strength, I shouted towards the door:

"Senior Brother, it's your turn to appear!"

A man kicked the door open, walked forward quickly, and cast a talisman paper that instantly repelled Xu Desheng.

Xu Desheng stared in disbelief, "Zhang Zhiqu, why are you here?"

With the assistance of Officer Zhang, I stood up and smiled at him, "Didn't expect that, he is my senior brother, just grown and changed a lot, you didn't recognize him."

Xu Desheng looked stunned, pointing at me for a while without saying a word.

I kindly added, "At the moment we saw the 'skin-wearing spirit,' I realized someone was manipulating behind the scenes, and the spell of the skin-wearing spirit was unique to our sect. So I didn't make a fuss, quietly contacted my senior brother. We pretended not to know, waiting for you to show up. I didn't expect you to be so impatient, dealing with the skin-wearing spirit and immediately appearing."

Seeing Xu Desheng's dumbfounded expression, I couldn't help but find it amusing.

After a while, he finally digested the fact, then became angry: