Chapter 15 The So-Called Half-Year Agreement

Qianxi looked worried. "Siyao, do you really want to run to the outer sect? Also, your disciple will probably become Yu Ke's by then."

Si Yao stopped smiling, her eyes becoming serious.

She looked at Qianxi. In the Hehuan Sect, many people disliked her. Over the years, only Qianxi would talk to her, and Qianxi had indeed sided with Siyao most of the time.

Si Yao is very fortunate to have such a sister.

She took a deep sniff and held Qianxi's hand. "I've had a falling out with Yu Ke for years. How could I let her get away with it so easily?"

"But your current cultivation level..."

Si Yao said, "I will give it my all."

Xiao Yezi overheard some of the conversation outside.

The fumigation time was over, and he dressed, pushed open the door of the bamboo house, and walked towards Si Yao in the bamboo forest.

Upon seeing Xiao Yezi, Si Yao composed herself and instantly smiled, "Xiao Yezi, are you all better?"

Xiao Yezi nodded and bowed to Si Yao and Qian Xi.

"Alright, I have to go too." Qianxi glanced at Xiaoyezi before leaving.

She added, "Little Ye, look how good your master is to you. If anything happens in the future, I hope you won't abandon her."

Si Yao's lips twitched, and she reminded her, "Xi Xi, the Snowfall Academy is still under my control and has not changed hands yet."

Qianxi waved her hand and left the bamboo forest.

"Master, who do you want to challenge?"

Hearing Xiao Yezi ask this, Si Yao didn't hide anything, "Yes, it will be in half a month."

Seeing Si Yao's relaxed expression, Xiao Yezi couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you confident of winning?"

Si Yao nodded, "Then of course I can win!"

Xiao Yezi had overheard the conversation between Si Yao and Qian Xi. Si Yao had only just entered the Golden Core stage, and it was safe to say that she had no chance of defeating Yu Ke, who was at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

However, Xiao Yezi didn't say anything.

Continue cultivating according to Si Yao's plan.

With the six-month agreement between Yu Ke and Si Yao drawing ever closer, the news has gradually spread throughout the sect.

Everyone agreed that Yu Ke was the next master of Chuixueyuan.

As she walked through the sect, many disciples began to fawn over her and try to curry favor with her.

Yu Keke enjoys this kind of treatment; she walks with her chin held high.

She was a disciple of the previous sect leader of the Hehuan Sect. If she could succeed as the elder of the Chuixue Academy, her prestige within the sect would naturally rise even higher.

Therefore, Yu Ke was born with a sense of superiority, and because of this, she looked down on Si Yao, who occupied the Chuixue Courtyard and idled away her time.

These past few days, Yu Ke had been bombarded with all sorts of effusive flattery, and her ego had become even more smug. With only three days left until the six-month agreement was about to be fulfilled, she arrived at the Snowfall Courtyard.

Yu Ke walked into the courtyard, looked around, and admired every plant and tree.

In her eyes, in a few days, all of these would belong to her.

Xiao Yezi walked in from outside the courtyard. When Yu Ke saw him, she quickly stepped forward and called out his name.

Xiao Yezi glanced at Yu Ke, then continued walking towards her room.

Unexpectedly, Yu Ke caught up with him and asked, "Little Ye, how's your cultivation going lately?"

Xiao Yezi didn't speak, but Yu Ke said, "After a few days, when I take over the Snowfall Academy, we might become master and disciple."

Hearing this, Xiao Yezi turned around to look at her.

Yu Ke smiled and said in a very pleasant tone, "I will try to secure more cultivation resources for you within the sect, which will be ten times better than what you have now. Si Yao's abilities and resources are limited, so she can't provide you with many resources."

Xiao Yezi took another step forward and reached out to push open the door to the room.

Yu Ke became anxious, "Did you hear what I said? In a few days, Si Yao will definitely be expelled from the outer sect, and she won't be qualified to take on any disciples then."

Xiao Yezi didn't even look at her, and coldly asked, "Are you done?"

Yu Ke opened her eyes wide, "Huh?"

Xiao Yezi: "Now that you've finished talking, can you get lost?"

Yu Ke's face turned deathly pale, as if she had been frozen in place by something. It took her a long time to react, "You!"

Xiao Yezi didn't look back, went straight into the room, and then closed the door.

Yu Ke stomped her foot in anger, and her furious appearance was seen by Si Yao behind her.

Si Yao clapped her hands and laughed, "Yu Ke, did you rush over here to get scolded?"

Upon seeing Si Yao, Yu Ke lost all face. She turned around, pointed at Si Yao, and began to berate her, "Like master, like disciple! You two are truly ill-mannered!"

Si Yao reached out and grabbed Yu Ke's pointing finger, one hand on her hip. "Yu Ke, you provoked us first, so you can't blame anyone else. This Chuixue Courtyard isn't yours yet, and you're already in such a hurry to come and show off?"

Yu Ke's face turned red with anger. "Don't be too smug for too long. In a few days, this place will all be mine. That little Yezi is so resistant to me, I guess you taught him to do that. You and your master are ganging up on me."

Yu Ke became smug as she said this, "But it doesn't matter. Once you leave Chuixue Academy, he will have to change masters sooner or later, and someone will be there to make him reform."

Si Yao narrowed her eyes and clicked her tongue. "Yu Ke, you're really something. You came here to sow discord between me and my apprentice, and now you're saying we're targeting you. What? You really don't realize you've made a mistake?"

Yu Ke snorted and turned her head away. "What did I do wrong?"

Si Yao clapped her hands again, "Hahaha, you call yourself special and everything is aimed at you, when did you get so shameless? Alright, stop embarrassing yourself here, you're not welcome at the Snowfall Academy, hurry up and leave."

Yu Ke glared at Si Yao fiercely, "Don't worry, you'll regret what you said today in three days."

Si Yao pointed at the courtyard gate, "Get out of here."

"I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let's settle this with our fists!" Yu Ke said this and stormed out of the Snowfall Courtyard.

Yu Ke was very confident about the six-month agreement.

Si Yao knew, of course, that most people in the sect believed that she would inevitably lose to Yu Ke these days.

Sect Master Yan Yu also explained the six-month agreement to her.

Yan Yu's original words were that she did not intend to accept Yu Ke's six-month agreement at the time.

Yan Yu also said that Si Yao had once been kind to the former sect leader, and in principle, Si Yao's position as the elder of the Chuixue Academy should not be removed. However, there had been many complaints about Si Yao within the sect over the years, and in order to appease the masses, Yan Yu had no choice but to do so.

Whether Yan Yu tried to smooth things over or considered the bigger picture, Si Yao didn't care and had nothing to complain about. After all, she knew that she had indeed had significant problems over the years.

Three days later.

Yu Ke and Si Yao's six-month agreement arrived as scheduled.

This battle had already been brewing within the sect a month in advance.

Some people even set up betting tables under the arena, encouraging the disciples of the Hehuan Sect to place bets.

"Here it comes, everyone! Make sure you're sure before you place your bets. The blue team is Senior Yu Ke, and the red team is Elder Si Yao. Bet on whoever you think will win!"

A large crowd swarmed over.

"This bet is well set up; I was just worried about being a bit short on cash lately!"

"Brothers, who are you betting on?"

"Isn't this a rhetorical question? Of course we should bet on Senior Yu Ke. Elder Si Yao isn't even a Golden Core cultivator yet; she'll be instantly killed if she goes up there."

"Alright, I'll stake all one hundred mid-grade spirit stones I have on me for Senior Yu Ke!"

For a time, the betting game became one-sided, with almost everyone betting that Yu Ke would win.

"That doesn't make sense. Everyone bet on the blue team. Even if Senior Yu Ke wins, we won't make any money."

"No, someone needs to bet on the red side."

"Go if you want, I'm not going to do this kind of unprofitable business!"

Amidst the commotion, a young man walked through the crowd and eventually arrived at the gambling table, betting all his spirit stones on the red side.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked. Finally, someone from the red team had placed a bet, and they were sure to make a profit.

"Hey? Isn't this Elder Si Yao's disciple?"

"No wonder, even if it's a losing game, he still has to support his master."

"But he bet five hundred mid-grade spirit stones, that's a pretty big gamble..."

"Then he's definitely going to lose this time!"

A group of people were discussing among themselves, but Xiao Yezi returned to a corner under the arena and quietly waited for the duel to begin.

As the gongs and drums sounded, Yu Ke descended from the sky, her clothes fluttering, causing a sensation among the male disciples below the arena.

They looked left and right, but Si Yao did not appear.

"Why hasn't Elder Si Yao arrived yet?"

"She probably wouldn't want to play in a game that's destined to fail."

"Hmm, that's pretty much her style. Anyway, she's always been this laid-back. It seems like she's really willing to hand over Fubukiin to someone else."

"What does it mean to truly give up something? It means you're simply less skilled than others and have no other choice."

"If I were our sect leader, I would have replaced her long ago. How could I have allowed her to occupy the Snowfall Academy for so many years!"

The sound of gongs and drums rang out again.

If Si Yao hasn't appeared before the next sound, then Yu Ke will have won the duel without a fight.

"She's not really too scared to come, is she?"

"That won't do. I'm counting on making a small profit from this bet."

Fortunately, a gust of wind blew by, and Si Yao flipped and leaped onto the arena.

With both sides in position, the duel begins.

Yu Ke unleashed her magical weapon, the Red Lotus Whip, and lashed it at Si Yao with a few lashes.

A crimson aura swirled around the Red Lotus Whip, casting a blush on Si Yao's face.

Yu Ke came on fiercely, and Si Yao instantly moved back a few steps. Then, she drew a few lines in the air with her Yan Yun fan, and the blue light followed, colliding with the red lotus whip and making a piercing sound.

Everyone gasped in surprise, never expecting that Si Yao could withstand Yu Ke's attack.

That was an attack from a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage. What is Si Yao?

Foundation building?

No……

Seeing that Si Yao and Yu Ke had exchanged dozens of moves in a row, they finally realized what was happening.

"Elder Si Yao is no longer just at the Foundation Establishment stage, she's now at the Golden Core stage!"

"What? Are you sure you're not seeing things? How did she suddenly reach the Golden Core stage?"

"This is going to be interesting."

"Don't get excited. Senior Yu Ke is at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, half a step into the Nascent Soul stage. Elder Si Yao just entered the Golden Core stage. What makes her think she can fight her?"