This too will pass

Shen Yuan: Ming Fan, you’re my disciple, right?

Ming Fan: …yes?

Shen Yuan: And that I, seeing as you are my disciple, care about you just as I care about any other person in this sect?

Ming Fan:

Shen Yuan: You know that I care about you JUST AS MUCH AS I CARE ABOUT ANYONE ELSE???

Ming Fan, muttering: …you don’t really care about anyone but Luo-shidi…

Shen Yuan: I care about my disciples. Now, I do hope that you’re aware of this, but you are, in fact, a disciple of Qing Jing Peak, which I am the lord of. That means that you are my disciple, and I care about you. Ming Fan, do you know that?!

Ming Fan: …yes?

Shen Yuan, aggressively pointing at an elaborate plan to make Ming Fan suffer to the benefit of everyone else: THEN WHY THE FUCK DOES THIS EXIST???

That's why she notices Shizun is lashing out from his own pain.

The pieces of a puzzle came together and formed a picture Ning Yingying didn't like. Shizun often had qi deviations and it was somehow related to his childhood. Shizun didn't just dislike men, he was afraid of men. It's said that Shizun and the Sect Leader had known each other before they had even joined the sect. Shizun was more likely to have qi deviations after the Sect Leader visits him. The Sect Leader liked to send gifts that Shizun called empty apologies.

If a Sect Leader commits a crime, who is it supposed to be reported to? The other Peak Lords did not like Shen Qingqiu. The differences in reputation between Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu made it clear who would be believed.

Ning Yingying couldn't think of any other option.

Zhangmeng-shixiong, what do you want to say about Ning Yingying's accusations?

YQY: They're true.

...What?

YQY: I have known Shen Qingqiu since we were both children and I have hurt him badly many times. Some of the things I have done are unforgivable. The gifts I send are an apology I never expect him to accept. I take responsibility for his trauma concerning men. I am aware that Shen Qingqiu does not enjoy my frequent gifts and visits, but I have no intention of stopping. I enjoy his anger.

How can you admit all that so calmly? Yue Qingyuan, do you have no shame?!

YQY: What use is shame to a Sect Leader? Some people are above the law. My Shizun did far worse than this, and no one did anything back then. I am one of the strongest cultivators this sect has ever produced. The entire world learned my name after that battle with Tianlang-jun. If these crimes become public then the scandal will tank Cang Qiong Mountain Sect's reputation in the community. Many families will pull their children from the sect, there will be less missions, less money, any remaining disciples will be tainted with the association every time they step foot off the mountain, the only new recruits will be the desperate and the degenerate. There will be rumors that other Peak Lords are guilty of the same crimes, there will be rumors that I was framed so that you could gain more power, there will be rumors that there were far more serious crimes hidden. You will bring about the downfall of this ancient and prestigious sect, and no one will thank you for it. Are you prepared for all the consequences?

*uncomfortable silence*

YQY: Why all the hesitation? I have never once seen any of you hesitate to speak out against Shen Qingqiu.

SQQ: Enough! Stop misleading them with all these half truths!

YQY: Do you want to know why I'm doing this? Now I know exactly how much to trust our 'righteous' sectmates when it comes to protecting Shen Qingqiu. The only one I'm not disappointed in is Ning Yingying.

he's not an angry person by nature at least he's not described as such. every single time he's been angry in the novels was always justified and within realm of reason given that he was kept in the dark for a lot of situations he was being dragged into bcs sqq would involve him in some way or another.

he's protective of sqq and rightfully so, the guy has damaged meridians that make his qi act up or rather, lack thereof, there was a disease infested town they went into where he claimed his disciple is back and lusting to spill his blood, he was framed by demons, he was publicly slandered, he was sent to prison, he escaped and was framed again??? his disciple is insane and for some reason sqq keeps going back to him? he DIED and his disciple kept his body??? and he fought for 5 years just to be kept in the dark abt his return and then watch him leave WIRH HIS FUCKASS DISCIPLE BRO???? GIVE HIM A BREAK I WOULD BE PISSED OFFFFFF

not to mention maigu ridge and finding him all bloody and passed out with luo binghe, the blood dripping down his legs like anything could've happened he doesn't know. to LQG it probably seemed like SQQ was just trying to "tame" binghe at his own expense, he probably felt at least a bit responsible for SQQ always slipping through his fingers, SQQ never knew what happened when he was dead, LQG had to be there after his death, and they never even got to talk abt it. and then he just leaves with binghe by the end of it? ofc he had to protect sqq ofc he was angry with binghe all the time, ofc he was annoyed and bothered by the fact that binghe was always top priority and sqq never put himself first, it didn't matter to LQG if binghe was nice or in love with SQQ, he was greatly capable of inflicting harm on SQQ and he Did several times while still claiming he loved SQQ. how could LQG trust either of them?

The king's advisor will always be the king's advisor whatever the shape ✨

I know I’m the one who cast the curse but it can still only be broken with true love. I’m begging you, somebody, please come and fall in love with these girls and make them leave, I can’t take it anymore, it sucks so bad. I can’t keep getting viciously bullied by one of the largest living species of waterfowl anymore. I’ve tried running away but they can fly so they just find me. I’m getting nothing done.