Chapter 84 Qingyu Zhenren made an exception for Su Ying'er because...

A year ago, Master Qingyu and Elder Ge went to the Golden Sand Illusionary Realm to investigate a case of a missing disciple.

During the pursuit, they encountered Su Ying'er.

Elder Ge recalled, "Because we were investigating separately at the time, I don't know exactly how Master Qingyu met Su Ying'er. I only heard that Master Qingyu saved her."

Ye Li tentatively asked, "So, when Master Qingyu first met Su Ying'er, he took extra care of her?"

"Sigh! I also find this strange. At first, Master Qingyu didn't show any particular attention to Su Ying'er. He just instructed his disciples to heal her injuries and then sent her away, until later..."

According to Elder Ge, Su Ying'er was about to leave when she went to bid farewell to Master Qingyu and offer tea to her savior.

A small accident occurred: tea spilled onto Su Ying'er's arm. As she rolled up her sleeve to reveal her forearm, Master Qingyu suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Because this action was so different from the usually elegant Master Qingyu, Elder Ge remembered it vividly.

"Then what?"

Elder Ge swallowed a mouthful of tea to moisten his dry throat, looking regretful. "Then Master Qingyu dismissed everyone else, so I didn't hear anything. I only know that after we came out, he made a last-minute decision to take Su Ying'er back to the sect and accept her as his disciple."

Ye Li subconsciously touched the area above her elbow. "What's on her arm?"

"It looks like a birthmark with a crescent moon shape."

...

After leaving Shuiyun Sect, Ye Li looked at her arm.

Is it a coincidence?

She used to have a mark on her arm.

However, it wasn't crescent-shaped; it was a burn.

It must be that she suffered some kind of injury before she was taken back to the Tianmen Sect.

Hearing that Su Ying'er also had a birthmark here, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

However, there was a nearly twenty-year gap between when she was taken in by Tianmen Sect and when Su Ying'er was brought back, so there shouldn't be any necessary connection between the two.

However, her guess was correct; Qingyu Zhenren's kindness towards Su Ying'er was not without reason.

The reason for this should be related to her birthmark.

Just as Ye Li was thinking, she suddenly saw a shadow on the ground, and a hand was reaching out towards her.

She grabbed him with her backhand, and with a spin, she seized his shoulder.

"Please, have mercy!"

Hearing Sangsang's scream, Ye Li let go of her hand and frowned, "Why are you acting so suspiciously?"

Sangsang said with a tearful face, "I've come to tell you that your name has been added to the list of Kuangshagang. We can set off together in a few days."

She rubbed her arm, her chubby face looking aggrieved. "I wanted to play around with you by blindfolding you like before, but I didn't expect you to become so rough, showing no mercy to this delicate flower."

Ye Li: "...I'm sorry."

She thought for a moment and said, "You said the list is out, which sect leader is leading the team this time?"

"It is Sect Master Chu."

It's Chu Wei again.

According to Xie Sixing, the clay used by the Wuqi tribe to make clay figurines is not just any clay; it must be red clay from Kuangshagang, and this kind of red clay is extremely difficult to find.

The ancient battlefield of Kuangshagang is only open once a year, and you must enter at this time if you want to collect red soil.

Could it be that Chu Wei's clay figurines were truly made of red clay?

She could use this opportunity to probe Chu Wei's true strength and weaknesses.

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Three days later.

Ye Li followed the disciples and elders of the Tianmen Sect to Kuangshagang.

Rumors circulate that spirit beasts roam the Kuangshagang area. Since the extinction of the spirit beast race, spirit beasts have rarely appeared in the world, which is why the number of disciples from the Tianmen Sect has doubled this time.

As dawn broke and before the clouds had fully dispersed, the majestic mountain gate slowly opened, and a hundred disciples stepped out in order of rank.

As an outer disciple, Ye Li followed the inner disciples onto the ark.

In order to capture spirit beasts, in addition to the inner and outer sect disciples, many personal disciples also came this time, including Nie Hongye.

Ye Li wasn't surprised to see her; Nie Hongye was always meticulous and would definitely come.

To her surprise, Mo Hannian also came.

She had heard that Mo Hannian's Gu poison had flared up and he wouldn't live more than a month. Going to Kuangshagang at this time would likely mean certain death. Why would he come?

The direct disciples reside on the upper level of the ark, where it is much more spacious.

Mo Hannian wore a bamboo hat, and his face was covered by a white veil.

Beside him were Su Ying'er and Lu Ziting, who were showing concern for him.

A short while later, Wen Yao also appeared.

The side sects only sent one or two disciples, while the Lotus Sect sent four people at once, which attracted attention.

Seeing Ye Li looking in that direction, Sangsang, who squeezed next to Ye Li, whispered, "I heard that Master Qingyu ordered that we help Su Ying'er catch a spirit beast. It seems that it is true, so many people have come."

Ye Li understood.

If you form a pact with a spirit beast, you can live alongside it and share its spiritual power. Su Ying'er's mortal body can also be transformed into a spirit body.

This must be Su Ying'er's second choice after failing to obtain her spiritual root and losing the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Sangsang, being small, stood on tiptoe to look around. "Senior Brother Wen and Senior Brother Lu are here, but Senior Brother Mo isn't feeling well, so why is he here too, and wearing a bamboo hat?"

...

Above, Mo Hannian, wearing a thick cloak, coughed occasionally.

Su Ying'er thoughtfully handed over a water pouch, "Fifth Senior Brother, have some water."

Mo Hannian shook his head, "No...cough cough..."

He coughed again as soon as he opened his mouth.

Lu Ziting sighed, "Xiao Wu, you're not in good health, and Kuangshagang is fraught with danger. You really shouldn't have come out."

Mo Hannian also knew that this trip might not be the last one for him.

But he absolutely had to come.

Because he learned something.

Everything in the illusion is real.

He also tried to tell himself that Ye Li's death, caused by colluding with evil spirits and fighting with Ghost Face, was her own fault.

Besides, if it weren't for her, he wouldn't be in this frail and sickly state, with little time left.

No matter how much he told himself that Ye Li deserved it, he still dreamed about Ye Li every night.

Moreover, ever since he saw that notebook, and then thought about the bowls of medicine Ye Li brought him, his state of mind gradually changed.

He used to think that Ye Li was just putting on an act, knowing that his Gu poison was incurable and deliberately provoking him.

But when those carefully recorded notes came into his view, his dark thoughts suddenly had nowhere to hide.

Whether out of guilt or genuine concern, she has been searching for an antidote for him for many years, traveling far and wide, and even... risking her own life to test the poison.

So when he learned that Ye Li had really died at the apprenticeship ceremony, he couldn't calm down no matter what.

He thought.

Since Ye Li carried him out of Kuangshagang that day, he should return there and return to Yuebai Lake.

That means we're even now.

...

Ye Li heard Mo Hannian's weak cough coming from upstairs and knew that Wen Yao was right; Mo Hannian didn't have much time left.

But she was no longer the senior sister who would stay up all night to brew medicine for him if he felt even slightly unwell.

His life or death is none of her concern.

Kuangshagang is close to the desert, and even by taking the Ark magic artifact, it would take two days.

However, Ye Li is currently an outer disciple, and her resting place is far away from that of the direct disciples, so things have been peaceful during this time.

It wasn't until they disembarked two days later that Wen Yao and the others noticed Ye Li.

Mo Hannian was the first to see Ye Li. He was captivated by those familiar eyes that flashed by in the crowd, and in that instant, he felt that he had seen Ye Li.

But in the blink of an eye, her figure was blocked by others again. A sense of anxiety welled up in his heart. Ignoring Su Ying'er who was talking to him behind him, he chased after that figure.