Chapter 433: Provocation (2)
At this moment, in the Sword Sect
The leader of the Sword Sect was practicing swordplay in the training ground. Every move he made was so beautiful that if a mortal saw it, they would definitely think he was dancing with swords.
The Mahayana elder standing by held his breath in silence, not daring to speak.
After performing the last move, he smiled and said, "As expected of a child like Yue Qiran. He dares to think and act, even to the point of alienating Xiaoxu from the Sword Sect."
The elder asked cautiously, "Should I remind the Young Sect Master?"
The clan leader waved his hand and said, "No need. Xiaoxu can see it, and Xingtang knows it too. This is a conspiracy."
"The warning?"
"That's not necessary. This is quite what I want."
The Mahayana elder was silent for a long time before responding, "Do you want to temper the young master's temperament?"
He walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside, sighing, "Xiao Xu is a good kid in every way, except that he's too straightforward and impulsive. He's not suitable for the position of future Sect Leader. Junior Brother, the Sword Sect's Senior Brother can be as straightforward as he wants, but he can't be the future Sect Leader."
The elder sighed barely audibly and said, "Indeed, the Young Sect Master's view of the world is too idealistic, but things are not as simple as black and white."
The Sect Master sighed and said, "It's not his fault. This child has had such a privileged upbringing. Among his peers, the only ones who can surpass him are Cheng Wuchou of the Tiancheng Cheng family, the independent cultivator Yue Qingya, the elusive Young Sect Master of the Tiandao Sect, and the later rising Yue Qiran. The first two rarely face him, let alone the one from the Tiandao Sect. As for Yue Qiran, it's a pity for this child. I originally thought she would be a good whetstone, enough to hone Xiaoxu's character. Who would have thought..."
The elder was also quite touched and said, "Yue Qiran's methods are sinister and his identity is suitable. He is a perfect candidate to hone the young sect leader. It's really a pity. Sect Leader, how far should we condone this matter now?"
The Sect Master took out his sword and walked towards the center of the training ground. "Let him take the disciples out. Let him see how many of his disciples will be killed by being too open and honest."
"If it's the Young Sect Master..."
Before the elder finished speaking, the Sect Master understood his meaning and said calmly, "How can a Sect Master drag the entire sect down with him for his own selfish desires? If he still doesn't wake up after such a situation, it means one thing—he is only fit to be the Sword Sect's Senior Brother, not the future Sect Master."
The elder was stunned for a moment, then responded in a low voice.
Meanwhile, Tao Zi was drinking tea on the second floor of a teahouse. Liu Yue sat opposite her and said, "The news has been released. Once Wang Xu investigates, everything will be clear."
She looked at the information on the table and sighed, "If it weren't for Sect Leader Xu Jia bringing the information here, I wouldn't have known that the Sword Sect had secretly condoned the Ming Lan Sect's many absurd behaviors. I would have needed to take risks with Xing Yan, but now it seems that's no longer necessary."
Liu Yue said, "If I remember correctly, Senior Sister has been involved in many of the matters here."
Tao Zi smiled lightly, her smile full of sarcasm, and said, "Back then, I just thought these things were done by the ignorant people below, but I didn't expect that it was actually the one at the top who ordered it. Even the Sword Sect watched these things happen. I wonder what Wang Xu will feel when he finds out."
Liu Yue frowned and said, "Big Sister, I'm a little worried. Wang Xu is, after all, the Young Master of the Sword Sect. It's unlikely that he would choose to drag the entire sect down with him."
Her smile deepened. "He's not like Xu Qianjia, the young master in name only. It's no exaggeration to say that his becoming the young master was something everyone wanted. Even if he didn't want to use the sect, there are still many Sword Sect disciples following him."
"Will the Sword Sect intervene?"
Tao Zi poured a cup of tea, thinking of the past, and said, "No, the Sword Sect's leader was very worried about his temper. Now that he has the opportunity to hone his skills, he must be very happy."
Liu Yue was still a little confused, so she explained in more detail: "Wangxu is calm and composed, understands open strategies, and knows how to make choices. He's not a saint, but he has one flaw: he's too open and honest, and can't tolerate too much darkness. A cultivator can tolerate darkness and sacrifice his life for justice, but a sect leader can't. He has an entire sect on his shoulders, and to sacrifice his life for justice means more than just his own life. For the Sword Sect, it's better to strike him down while he's still the young sect leader than to wait until he becomes the sect leader and something bad happens to him."
Liu Yue suddenly realized: "I understand."
Shortly after Liu Yue left, the senior floated out and said, "Although the sect has abundant resources, it also has many problems."
Tao Zi slowly swirled the tea, not wanting to respond to this nonsense.
The senior added, "This is quite boring. You have to consider the pros and cons of everything."
She replied, "Since he has enjoyed the sect's resources, he should consider the sect's gains and losses. There is no such thing as enjoying good things without taking responsibility."
The senior thought so too.
The little ghost appeared, lay down beside the table, and said lazily: "How boring! Don't you cultivators always value the cause and effect of good and evil?"
Tao Zi sneered and said, "According to what you said, everyone in the world of immortal cultivation should be a philanthropist."
The little ghost clicked her tongue, but Tao Zi ignored her and got up to leave.
With her departure, the guests in the teahouse changed, including the owner and the waiter.
Not long after, a pile of documents was stacked on Wangxu's desk.
He flipped through the documents bit by bit, then suddenly threw all the information to the ground.
The fellow student beside him saw him like this for the first time and didn't dare to speak.
Wangxu took a deep breath, suppressed his temper, picked up the information, and said, "Find Xing Yan."
Not long after, Xing Yan appeared beside him.
He looked directly at Xing Yan and said, "A few days ago, you have been trying to sow discord between me and the leader of the Minglan Sect. Why don't you continue now? Or do you have a new mission?"
Xing Yan's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He knew very well that he was using an overt conspiracy, and he also knew that Wang Xu was not so easy to fool, but he never expected that he would actually speak out directly.
Wang Xu continued, "Don't be nervous. I don't care about your intentions. I only want to know the truth."
Xing Yan forced himself to calm down and smiled, "What does the Young Sect Master mean now?"
"I've said everything Xing Zhan wanted you to say all at once." Wang Xu flipped through the information with a calm expression, "I don't have the patience to wait for you to plan everything one by one."
Ten days later, Wang Xu knelt before the sect master and said in a deep voice, "My disciple's heart is unstable. I'm afraid I need to leave the sect to gain experience."
The clan leader was not surprised and said, "Go ahead and come back when you find the answer."
He kowtowed, stood up and walked out of the hall. Thirty-eight disciples of the Sword Sect also left with him.
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