Chapter 212 The Masked Man Was Actually Him

The masked man's pupils seemed to be burning with flames as he silently watched Li Yuehua, waiting for her to continue.

Li Yuehua swayed as she got up.

"The Heavenly Gate Sect is heavily guarded, yet you passed through unimpeded. Of course, this could also be because you know the Heavenly Gate Sect very well and bypassed the checkpoints."

“But…” Li Yuehua raised her hand, and a golden cicada flew off his body.

"I put this on you."

Li Yuehua is a genius in Qimen Dunjia; even the masked man didn't expect her to have this skill.

“This is called the Soul-Chasing Cicada. The one you have is the offspring cicada, and I have a mother cicada in my hand. I can see your location through the mother cicada.”

"So what?"

Ghost Face spoke in a somber tone, but his slightly twitching fingers suggested that he was far from calm.

Li Yuehua continued, "You're not just in the Tianmen Sect, you've always been at the summit. And the only ones who can reach the summit, besides Yun Qingyu, are you, Sect Master Ouyang."

"..."

-

Sect Leader Ouyang...

It was actually Sect Master Ouyang!

Ye Li suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Xie Sixing, "It's Sect Master Ouyang! It's him!"

That day, in her memory, she saw Li Yuehua say before she died, 'You won, but I won't lose either.'

She always thought Li Yuehua was talking to Yun Qingyu, but she forgot that there was another person above her, namely Sect Master Ouyang!

Li Yuehua knew that the masked man could control her body, and her resolute suicide was because she didn't want the masked man to use her to do evil anymore.

But she didn't know that she had made a life-and-death pact with Xie Sixing, and that she had been resurrected by the Ghost Mask, becoming... Ye Li.

The thought of her past and present lives left Ye Li feeling somewhat dazed.

After a long silence, she finally looked at Xie Sixing and asked, "Before Li Yuehua, who was I?"

Xie Sixing was picking up the feathers that Dahei had lost when he heard this. He glanced at her and said, "Didn't you already know?"

The patriarch of the Wuqi tribe.

She had always deeply hated the Wuqi Clan, and yet she was actually the leader of that clan.

She looked at her hands, which were spotless, but she wondered how many people had lost their lives because of them thousands of years ago.

"Seriously, young Taoist priest? Are you going to take the blame for something from your past life too?"

Seeing Ye Li's dejected look, Xie Sixing chuckled and said, "What if you were a man in your past life? Would you still have to pee standing up in this life?"

Ye Li: "..."

The words were harsh, but the reasoning behind them was sound.

The past life is now just a fleeting memory.

The important thing is this life, right now.

The identity of Sect Master Ouyang is in doubt, and Chu Wei is imprisoned.

In this life, she cannot repeat Li Yuehua's mistakes. She must protect the people she cares about and eradicate these cancers from the root!

-

Ye Li left the Chaos Realm.

She did not go to Jinxiaomen again, but returned to the outer gate.

The fact that the disciples were quietly replaced by clay puppets caused a huge uproar in the Tianmen Sect.

In order to investigate whether these disciples were colluding with the Wuqi Clan, the elders of each sect were questioning and interrogating each disciple, and each disciple had to provide clues.

The reason for such strictness is that the sect competition is just two days away.

As the head of the five sects, Tianmen Sect is also holding this grand competition within its own sect.

Before that, all suspicious individuals must be thoroughly investigated.

For the next two days, disciples were locked up every day.

Ye Li watched as one person after another was taken away, and a sense of panic spread through the crowd.

She looked up at the highest point of the Heavenly Gate Sect, where the person was hidden in the clouds, watching as this once peaceful sect had become what it was today.

He hasn't shown up for the past two days, and he hasn't made any move even after she and Xie Sixing left.

She absolutely did not believe that the masked man had given up so easily; he must be brewing an even bigger conspiracy.

On the eve of the sect competition, Ye Li once again stepped into the inner prison of the Discipline Hall.

In just a few days, the place has been filled with people.

However, Chu Wei was in the death row, and he was all alone.

Upon seeing him again, Ye Li's feelings were extremely complicated.

Because of Li Yuehua's memories, she was also more moved by Chu Wei's centuries-long dedication to finding out the truth and clearing her name.

Just then, Chu Wei looked up and said something to the quiet air.

"You've arrived."

How did you know I was here?

I heard you sigh.

Ye Li paused for a moment, "I haven't found any evidence yet, but don't worry, with me here, I will definitely not let you go to the Nine Nether Platform."

Chu Wei didn't answer, but suddenly said, "This cell is where my master used to live."

Ye Li looked around and realized that this was indeed the place where Li Yuehua ultimately met her demise.

Wait, what does Chu Wei mean by that? Does he want to follow in Li Yuehua's footsteps?

"Nothing is more important than being alive, you have to live well!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Wei was stunned.

This is a phrase that Li Yuehua often says.

His voice suddenly went hoarse, "Master, are you finally acknowledging me?"

As the sect leader, Chu Wei was always cold and stern in front of Ye Li and the other juniors.

But at this moment, he looked at her with an almost pleading gaze, like a lost child.

Perhaps because she had Li Yuehua's memories, Ye Li was no longer able to practice Tai Chi as before.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded.

"Chu Wei, you've worked hard all these years."

Suddenly, her waist tightened as Chu Wei knelt on the ground, holding her waist.

"Master..."

Ye Li hesitated for a moment, then patted his head.

-

After calming Chu Wei down, Ye Li was leaving when she passed by one of the cells and suddenly saw a familiar face.

It was none other than Su Ying'er.

Ye Li almost didn't recognize her at first glance. After not seeing her for a month or two, Su Ying'er was completely different from her innocent and lively self.

The clothes, which hadn't been changed in a long time, were no longer recognizable in color, and were being stretched out of shape by an incredibly thin frame.

"Su Ying'er?"

Upon hearing Ye Li's voice, Su Ying'er, who had been listless, suddenly woke up.

"Ye Li?! Ye Li, is that you?!"

"It must be you! Your spirit has come, hasn't it!"

Ye Li originally thought that Su Ying'er would curse her as before, but to her surprise, Su Ying'er actually knelt on the ground.

"Ye Li, I beg you, please help me break this contract. I really can't take it anymore. I have to cultivate in this dark place every day, and I can't stop for a moment. I've really had enough."

"I'd even rather be forced to leave this mountain and live like a mortal! Please, please let me go!"

"..."

When Su Ying'er first entered this prison, she thought that in a few days, her senior brothers and masters who cared about her would come to see her.

Once they see her terrible condition, they will definitely take her away from here.

But she was wrong.

Master Qingyu is very particular about sect rules and would never come to see her.

As for Lu Ziting and the others, they had already seen through her hypocritical mask and wouldn't care whether she lived or died.

Moreover, because she had previously formed a pact with Shaluo, she had to cultivate every day in order to survive.

The spiritual energy here is scarce, and she has to cultivate from morning till night to barely have enough to sustain Shaluo.

She tried to find the Ghost Face, but now she was useless, and the Lord regarded her as a discarded pawn.

The months of torment finally broke Su Ying'er.

Her face was so thin it was unrecognizable; she had lost her former innocence and cuteness, and her pleading expression revealed a hint of ferocity.

"Senior sister! It was all my fault before. I was confused and tried to take your place. Now I'm giving it all back to you!"

"I'm returning Master to you, and also my eldest brother!"

"Oh."

A soft laugh.

Ye Li looked at Su Ying'er, "Do you think those people are still worth having? If you like them, you can keep them all."

She didn't have time to chat with Su Ying'er, and besides, her becoming like this was the best retribution for her.

Just as she was about to leave, Su Ying'er behind her suddenly shouted something at the top of her lungs.

"I know the Lord's plan! I'll make a trade with you!"