711: False accusation of indecent assault

Jade Maiden Peak, by a secluded cliff.

"Yang Lingchen, I'm a bit curious. After only two months, how did you manage to raise your cultivation level to the Third Layer of True Immortal Realm?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Qingyue's eyes.

She truly couldn't understand how, just two months ago, his cultivation level was only at the First Layer of True Immortal Realm. Now, only two months later, his cultivation level had actually advanced to the Peak of the Third Layer of True Immortal Realm.

This speed of advancement was comparable even to those top Prodigies!

"A few days ago, this Disciple accepted several missions at the Mission Hall. While out on missions, I encountered some fortuitous opportunities, which allowed me to raise my cultivation level to the Third Layer of True Immortal Realm," Yang Lingchen explained.

"To dare take on missions at the First Layer of True Immortal Realm, you certainly have a lot of guts!"

Xia Qingyue's eyes showed appreciation, then she asked, "What happened between you and Huang Ruoyu?"

"While this Disciple was on a mission, some unpleasantness occurred between us," Yang Lingchen replied.

"So, she didn't have any ill intentions towards you, then!" Xia Qingyue's lips curved into a faint smile.

"That was all this Disciple's nonsense," Yang Lingchen said, scratching his head.

"Huang Ruoyu is the Peak Master's newly accepted Personal Disciple. You'd best not provoke her again, otherwise, if she truly wants to kill you, the most she'd get is a few months of confinement," Elder Xia warned.

She still held Yang Lingchen in high regard.

The reason she initially chose Yang Lingchen to be a Utility Disciple of Jade Maiden Peak was primarily due to his talent. After all, someone whose cultivation level reached True Immortal Realm before the age of fifty would undoubtedly have a promising future.

"This Junior understands," Yang Lingchen said.

Xia Qingyue gently brushed her beautiful hair and said, "If you can Breakthrough to the Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm within ten years, this Elder can apply to the Peak Master to exceptionally accept you as an Outer Sect Disciple of Jade Maiden Peak."

"Thank you, Elder Xia. This Disciple will not disappoint you," Yang Lingchen respectfully bowed.

"You may go," Xia Qingyue gently waved her hand.

"This Disciple takes his leave."

Yang Lingchen responded and then returned to his small utility courtyard.

In the following days, he dedicated himself to Cultivating on Jade Maiden Peak. After all, having offended so many people, if he wandered around carelessly, he might be targeted, and then he wouldn't even know how he died.

One day, Yang Lingchen was trimming branches in a deserted corner when suddenly, a woman dressed provocatively, with a seductive figure and heavy makeup, walked towards him.

Seeing this, Yang Lingchen secretly frowned. His intuition told him that the woman had ill intentions, because almost no one came to the area where he was trimming branches, and even if someone did, they wouldn't dress like that.

"Junior Brother Yang, can you help me with something?" the heavily made-up woman said in a sweet voice.

"Of course," Yang Lingchen replied with a gentle smile.

"The ribbon on my back has come loose. Can you tie it for me?" The heavily made-up woman smiled charmingly, her alluring body slowly leaning towards Yang Lingchen.

"I'm sorry, I really can't help you with that," Yang Lingchen instinctively stepped back a few paces.

Although this heavily made-up woman was not bad-looking, having seen countless beauties, he naturally wouldn't be interested in this kind of woman.

Moreover, this was Jade Maiden Peak. If he got entangled with such a woman, the consequences would be unimaginable; he might even be expelled from Jade Maiden Peak.

"Junior Brother Yang, am I not beautiful?"

The heavily made-up woman's thin, sheer veil instantly slipped down, revealing her entire upper body to Yang Lingchen's eyes.

"Senior Sister, you should quickly put your clothes back on. It wouldn't be good if you caught a cold later," Yang Lingchen's lips curved into a barely perceptible smirk.

"You ungrateful fellow. I intended to give you some benefits, but since you're so insensible, don't blame me for being impolite."

A flash of anger crossed the heavily made-up woman's face, and then she shouted, "Help! Indecent assault!"

While shouting, the heavily made-up woman covered her body with the clothes that had fallen to the ground, a wronged expression on her face.

The moment the woman shouted, several Outer Sect Disciples of Jade Maiden Peak immediately appeared, surrounding Yang Lingchen.

"Yang Lingchen, I can't believe you're such a person. We actually thought you were a gentleman."

"Yang Lingchen, you attempted to rape Chun Hua, and now the evidence is conclusive. We must expose your evil deeds to the public and expel a scoundrel like you from our Jade Maiden Peak."

As soon as these Female Disciples appeared, they began to vehemently denounce Yang Lingchen.

Soon, a large number of Female Disciples from Jade Maiden Peak gathered around.

At this moment, the heavily made-up woman's eyes were red, and glistening tears slowly streamed from them. Her voice trembled slightly from crying, making people feel pity.

Yang Lingchen remained silent, quietly listening to their denunciations.

"I can't believe Yang Lingchen is such a person. I even had a good impression of him before," a naive young girl said.

"Yes! I can't believe he seemed like a gentleman, but secretly he would do something like rape a woman," a pure-looking woman with flowing long hair added.

"You believe what Chun Hua says? Even if Yang Lingchen wanted to rape a woman, it wouldn't be her! There are many more beautiful women than her on our Jade Maiden Peak, and in the past two months, we haven't seen Yang Lingchen rape anyone," a slightly more mature woman said.

"Exactly. I heard Wang Yuyan even tried to seduce him last month! This kid remained unmoved. I, for one, don't believe he would rape Chun Hua."

Another woman chimed in, "And I heard that many people on our Jade Maiden Peak have tried to seduce Yang Lingchen, and many even offered themselves to him for free, but he wouldn't take them. How could such an excellent man like a woman like Chun Hua?"

"According to you, is Chun Hua framing him then?" the naive girl asked.

"I guess that's probably it. Chun Hua wanted to seduce Yang Lingchen, but he was unmoved, so Chun Hua became angry and framed Yang Lingchen for trying to rape her."

For a while, the scene was filled with discussions. Although most people were condemning Yang Lingchen, a small number were speaking up for him.

"What's going on?"

Just then, a Law Enforcement Team approached, led by a valiant young woman.

"Senior Sister Wanqing, it's like this: Yang Lingchen attempted to rape Junior Sister Chun Hua, and we caught him red-handed."

One of the women who first appeared on the scene stepped forward, looking at Yang Lingchen with righteous indignation.

"How audacious! A mere Utility Disciple dares to commit such a vile act." Zhang Wanqing coldly reprimanded, then waved her hand and said, "Apprehend him."

As Zhang Wanqing's words fell, several Law Enforcement Female Disciples instantly surrounded Yang Lingchen, placing their longswords at his neck.

"Senior Sister, is this how you enforce the law? Completely trusting her word alone?" Yang Lingchen's tone was noticeably cold.

"The evidence is conclusive. What else do you have to say?" Zhang Wanqing said coldly.

"Senior Sister, with your intelligence, to be able to become a Law Enforcement Captain, if it's not through connections, I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death."

Yang Lingchen's lips curved into a sneer, then he continued, "Making a judgment without distinguishing right from wrong, completely based on one person's word. With your style of handling things, the number of people you've wronged must not be small."

"Stinky brat, you're courting death!" Zhang Wanqing's voice carried a chilling Killing Intent.

As the Law Enforcement Captain of Jade Maiden Peak, no one had ever dared to question her ability to handle cases.

Her apprehending Yang Lingchen was merely a matter of official duty; she would certainly investigate the truth of the matter later.

The reason for her assertiveness was mainly related to her personality. Having grown up on Jade Maiden Peak, she naturally had a sense of repulsion towards men, so when handling cases, she was naturally stricter with males.

What Zhang Wanqing didn't expect was that a Utility Disciple would dare to publicly question her ability to handle matters.