Separate Ways

The Gatekeeper's face darkened. "What else do you expect? She needs to pay for her mistakes."

It took me a little while to realize what the Gatekeeper was implying. Although it wasn't required to further punish expelled disciples in ways other than driving them out of the sect, it also wasn't uncommon. Knowing the Gatekeeper's grudges against me and what he had already tried before … He was surely thinking of shattering my spiritual roots.

A cold shiver climbed up my spine. That was a punishment I couldn't afford. I needed my power to maintain the connection with Twin Stars, which might turn out crucial for finding the solution we needed.

Of course, Bai Ye wouldn't simply watch me get hurt either. "I see no mistakes in anything she has done," he said. The look he gave the Gatekeeper was cold and dangerous. "What will you do if I refuse to accept your judgment?"