Chapter 43: 43 Showing Power

The next day when she went to practice dancing, Su Xiaoyuan thought that if she endured for a while, she would have peace of mind, but if she took a step back, she would have a broader horizon.

She had gotten up before dawn today and practiced dancing in the dark in the yard. She even endured her fear and squatted by the basin of water to observe Fudemort's twisting movements in the water, hoping to improve her own stiff dance moves.

She believed that as long as she worked hard and kept a low profile, Elder Liu might not have the time to target her.

But when she arrived at the Yuntai in front of the Goddess Temple, she found that she was too optimistic.

When someone dislikes you, he will find a hundred ways to find fault with you.

Elder Liu flew over on a cloud. As soon as he landed, he glanced at the crowd and his eyes fell on the outer sect disciple who was keeping his head down and not saying a word.

She tried her best to hide herself in the crowd, not knowing that this would only make her particularly conspicuous, especially when standing next to Xiahou Che, like a quail and a phoenix standing together.

But the phoenix always treats the quail with condescension, and every move it makes is full of love and protection, which is particularly eye-catching.

"Young friend Su Xiaoyuan," Elder Liu said in a voice as smooth and cold as if a snake were crawling across his spine, "come up and perform the dance you taught us yesterday so that you fellow disciples can see."

Su Xiaoyuan knew that it was not a good thing, but it was natural for the master to let the disciple go up to practice, and there was no room for negotiation.

I can only pray that this morning's raid will be effective.

She went up and started to dance nervously, but luckily she had practiced it several times, and she jumped properly relying on her muscle memory. At least her movements were correct and she stepped to the beat of the music. Should she be more careful with her mouth today?

Who knew that when they were halfway through the dance, they heard Elder Liu yelling at the lovebirds in frustration, "Stop, stop, stop!"

Su Xiaoyuan's heart trembled, knowing that something was wrong.

"Su Xiaoyuan," Elder Liu said, "I told you to go back and practice more, and this is how you just do it?"

Su Xiaoyuan bit her lip and said, "Elder Liu, I've practiced this before..."

Even though she knew that Elder Liu was looking for trouble, once the other party became assertive, she couldn't help but wonder if she had really done nothing good.

"It's better not to practice blindly than to practice at all. The more you practice, the more mistakes you make!" Elder Liu said coldly, "Do you know where you're going wrong?"

Su Xiaoyuan really didn't know, and could only shake her head blankly: "I'm sorry..."

"Since you're not willing to put in the effort, then don't hold the others back. Let's learn the next dance, and you can go ahead and continue practicing yesterday's."

Su Xiaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was embarrassing, being sent to practice dancing nearby was not too severe a punishment. It was just that there were no trees to provide shade, so the sun was quite hot.

But I can stay away from Elder Liu for a while and just sunbathe.

As for today's dance, I can only trouble Senior Sister Wu to help her review it after class.

As if guessing what she was thinking, Elder Liu curled his red lips.

Su Xiaoyuan did not dare to be lazy when she was alone. She practiced meticulously, for fear of being caught making mistakes by Elder Liu.

However, her "delicate body" that had been transformed by the system could not withstand such torture. After jumping continuously for about half an hour, she became a little out of breath and her head began to feel dizzy.

Suddenly, his legs went weak, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Unexpectedly, Elder Liu happened to look over, crossed his arms, and snorted coldly: "You are not on a mission right now, and no man is watching you. Put away your clumsy tricks, Fairy Su."

Although Su Xiaoyuan is a soft-hearted person, she is not without bottom line. She has no way to refute him when he points out her mistakes in her homework, but this is already a blatant humiliation.

She stopped, straightened her chest, and mustered up the courage to look directly at Elder Liu: "Elder Liu, has this disciple offended you in any way?"

The crowd fell silent.

As soon as Su Xiaoyuan said this, she felt all the blood rush to her head, her ears were buzzing, her heart was beating wildly, and tears were pouring out. She had to grit her teeth and use all her strength to hold back her tears.

At this moment, she really hated her tear incontinence.

Elder Liu obviously didn't expect this submissive outer disciple to openly challenge him. He was stunned for a moment and narrowed his eyes: "You mean to say that I, a dignified elder of the sect, would target a young outer disciple like you?"

"I think so." Su Xiaoyuan felt a little unsure.

"Tell me why I'm targeting you?"

Su Xiaoyuan was speechless. She couldn't say that he was jealous of her, could she? There was no way she could say that openly.

She has been tongue-tied since she was a child. Even though she knew she was at a disadvantage, she didn't know how to fight back.

"I wasn't lazy. I practiced hard when I got home..." She choked out a weak sob. "I don't think I did anything wrong."

"Since Su Xiaoyou insists that the teacher's discipline is used to target you for personal gain, then let's see how well you practice this dance."

Elder Liu sneered, took out a roll from his sleeve and threw it at her.

The thing unfolded in mid-air, and it turned out to be a thin black soft whip.

Su Xiaoyuan didn't know what that thing was, but the senior brothers and sisters in the inner sect obviously recognized it. The crowd that was originally talking in low voices quieted down, and an uneasy atmosphere filled the air.

Senior Sister Wu couldn't help but say, "Elder Liu, the sect rules clearly forbid it..."

Xiahou Che tugged at her sleeve and whispered to her: [Don't say anything more.]

"Are you trying to say, young friend Wu, that the sect's rules forbid the use of such magical instruments?" Elder Liu chuckled. "It seems you've been spoiled by your Elder Qin. Little do you know that a strict teacher produces excellent students? Which of my disciples doesn't recognize this item? Who hasn't benefited greatly from it?"

"Young friend Su, with her outer sect status, has the honor of being a divine servant, yet she doesn't know how to cherish it. She is lazy and smug, and even complacent. I am also her teacher, and I am just guiding her."

He looked at Su Xiaoyuan: "Don't you think your dance is flawless? Keep dancing, and it will correct you."

Su Xiaoyuan guessed what the so-called "correction" meant.

She didn't jump wrong, but Elder Liu's standard movements were definitely not 100% accurate. If there was even the slightest deviation, the whip would hit her.

Senior Sister Wu shook off Xiahou Che's hand and rushed forward, but when she opened her mouth she found that she could not make a sound.

She turned around and glared at Xia Houche angrily: [You actually cast a silencing spell on me. Whose side are you on?]

"If you continue, it will only cause Junior Sister to suffer more." Xiahou Che said calmly.

Sister Wu was filled with righteous indignation: [So are we just going to stand by and watch?]

Xiahou Che: [He holds the title of teacher, so we cannot openly disobey him. For now, let's not act rashly. He's only using Xiaoyuan as an example to warn others, so he shouldn't dare to go too far.]

Sister Wu: [What if he goes too far?]

[If this is true, we can pass on the secret message to Elder Qin, Elder Bai, and others.]

[Will it be too late to hire someone by then? My junior sister has already been whipped!]

[No matter how arrogant Elder Liu is, he wouldn't dare harm her at all. He'll only inflict some physical pain. I've brought some excellent medicine; I'll comfort her later.]

Senior Sister Wu looked at him in surprise: [I thought you were sincere towards Junior Sister Xiaoyuan...]

Xiahou Che said without hesitation: [Of course I am sincere.]

[Then how can you be so calm and watch the fire from the other side?]

Xiahou Che didn't answer but asked, "Sister Wu, don't you think Elder Liu has been acting a little strange these past few days?"

Senior Sister Wu: [We're talking about Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, why are you bringing up Elder Liu?]

Xiahou Che stroked his chin. "Although Elder Liu used to enjoy making things difficult for Elder Qin's disciples, he's never been so open about it as he is today. What's causing him to act so strangely? I seem to sense a hint of impending disaster."

Sister Wu was puzzled: [So what?]

We can make something of today's events. If Elder Liu is proven to be bullying outer disciples, not only Elder Qin and the others, but also the Sect Master, will be unable to sit idly by. Without sacrificing a single soldier, we can bring Elder Liu down, and we can also seize the opportunity to put him in solitary confinement before the Wushan Festival, thus preventing future trouble. It's a win-win situation. A little impatience can ruin a great plan.

Senior Sister Wu stared at him blankly for a moment: [Xiahou Che, you are truly terrifying.]

Xiahou Che smiled faintly: [Although I am an exiled useless person, I am still a member of the Xiahou family.]

This is how the Xiahou family is. Calculating interests is ingrained in their blood and has become an instinct.

There was another reason he didn't say. This little outer sect sister was hiding too many secrets. He was curious about her sudden huge wealth and the strange puppet.

Su Xiaoyuan didn't know that they were communicating in secret.

She just stood there alone and helpless. Many of her senior brothers and sisters showed sympathy on their faces, but no one dared to plead for her.

Su Xiaoyuan also knew that begging for mercy at this time would most likely only result in her being punished more severely, but she still felt as if she had been poured with cold water, feeling cold from the top of her head to the soles of her feet.

The lovebirds opened their beaks, and melodious tunes circled above the clouds.

Su Xiaoyuan stood straight, ready to fight to the bottom: "I won't jump."

Elder Liu smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not up to you."

Su Xiaoyuan took off the jade pendant that represented her status as a "divine servant" and wanted to throw it on the ground in a handsome manner, but thinking of the innocence of the jade pendant, she squatted down and placed it on the ground gently: "I don't want to be a divine servant."

Elder Liu: "Are you going to quit the sect?"

Su Xiaoyuan was stunned.

"Even if you want to quit, you have to finish this dance before you leave." Elder Liu still smiled, pursed his lips and whistled.

The prelude passed quickly, and when it was time to make the first arm movement, the whip came "whoosh" and was about to hit her arm.

At this moment, the whip suddenly straightened, as if an invisible hand in mid-air had grabbed the tip of the whip.

Elder Liu's expression changed, and he asked Su Xiaoyuan, "What kind of evil magic did you use?!"

Su Xiaoyuan's anger and fear instantly turned into confusion.

What kind of witchcraft did she use? It seems she didn't?

The whip began to burn in full view of everyone and quickly turned into ashes.

Then no one had time to pay attention to the strange whip.

Because the sunny and clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, wind and thunder, the area around the Goddess Temple was instantly plunged into darkness.

The strong wind made the disciples' robes rustle and they could hardly stand.

Su Xiaoyuan looked up blankly and saw a faint silvery-white light flickering in the gap between the clouds. It was like moonlight, but colder than moonlight, like ice, but brighter than ice.

"What's in the clouds?" a disciple exclaimed.

No one answered him, because everyone looked at Elder Liu in astonishment.

Elder Liu's knees softened and he fell to the ground, crawling on the ground, trembling, twisting, and groaning in extreme pain.

"Your Excellency, please spare me, Your Excellency, please spare me..." he muttered.

Su Xiaoyuan became more and more confused. Could it be that the Sect Master had arrived? But their Sect Master couldn't call the shots.

As far as she knew, no elder in the sect had such incredible strength.

Moreover, although the other disciples huddled together because of fear, no one showed as big a reaction as Elder Liu, which showed that the magic power of that "Your Majesty" was only aimed at him.

Elder Liu soon became speechless and fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back and foam coming out of his mouth.

He let out a strange and miserable cry, and then transformed into his original form in full view of everyone.

When everyone looked closely, they all gasped and then cried out in surprise.

Su Xiaoyuan took just one look and almost fainted.

I saw that where Elder Liu was originally, there was a giant loach as thick as a bucket.

No wonder Elder Liu is so secretive about his origins.

Su Xiaoyuan was a little relieved for a moment that it was loach and not yellow eel or unagi. She quite liked eating fried eel back and grilled eel.

Just as he was daydreaming, he heard a loud "boom" and a bright green light came down, hitting the big loach and making its skin and flesh burst, and it kept rolling on the cloud platform.

The white light in the clouds disappeared with the lightning, and the surroundings fell into darkness again. Then bean-sized raindrops fell, starting sparsely and then gradually becoming denser and denser.

The disciples didn't care about the loaches and they all made hand gestures and chanted spells to avoid the rain.

Su Xiaoyuan only heard the sound of "crackling" rain, but not a drop of rain fell on her. She turned her head in confusion, only to find a familiar figure standing behind her with an umbrella.

The curtain of rain cut them off from the world.

For a moment, Su Xiaoyuan felt as if she and the puppet were the only two left in the world.

"Why are you here, Fu Tingyun?" She looked at him blankly.

"It's going to rain, so I came to bring you an umbrella," the puppet said in that flat, mechanical voice. "I'm sorry I'm late."

It seemed that he was not talking about sending an umbrella. Su Xiaoyuan wondered dizzily, why did he appear at such a coincidence?

She glanced at the big loach on the ground, and an absurd thought came to her mind: Could these things be related to her puppet?

This was too absurd, so outrageous that she would never have thought it possible even in her dreams.

He is a puppet bought for twenty spirit stones - the number is not important, no matter how expensive the puppet is, it cannot control the wind and rain.

"How did you know it was going to rain?" she asked.

Fu Tingyun raised his arm, letting his sleeves fall, revealing the small silver-white feathered dragon on his wrist: "Because its eyes have turned red."

Although it was his pet, he was still scared and took a step back for fear that the snake man would suddenly see it.

Then she extended a finger apologetically and carefully touched its two small corners. "So red eyes mean it's going to rain. You can even predict thunderstorms, you're amazing."

It’s not a prediction, it’s creating a thunderstorm, Fu Tingyun thought, but there’s no need to let her know this.

The Feathered Dragon is the aquatic creature whose status and ferocity are second only to the real dragon in the Three Realms. Since no real dragon has been born in the past thousand years, the Feathered Dragon has become the king of the aquatic creatures, especially since it just shed a layer of skin today and its cultivation has reached a new level.

As a water creature, the giant loach spirit has a deep-seated fear of the feathered dragon. With just a little pressure, it can force him to transform into his original form.

Add to that the heavenly thunder that Fu Tingyun attracted, and this beast will never be able to transform into a human form again within forty or fifty years.

Unless he can find a master to practice dual cultivation with him - but given his current condition, it might be a bit difficult, Fu Tingyun thought viciously.

It’s a pity that there are fewer people present.

Fu Tingyun originally wanted to wait until the Wushan Festival, when everyone from the Yunyu Sect and guests from friendly sects were present, to beat him into his original form.

But when he watched the feathered dragon shed its skin and rushed to the shrine of the goddess, he saw the lonely and stubborn figure of the girl and found that he could not bear it for a moment.

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The author has something to say: Fu Demo: This baby is the MVP as soon as he appears (there is some criticism here)

This is Tuesday's update, posted in advance