Chapter 12 Using Magical Artifacts to Find Ye Li
"Come back!"
The elder of Shuiyun Sect stopped Nie Hongye and earnestly advised her, "Ye Li disobeyed her master's orders and injured her fellow disciples, which is common knowledge. If you go to see her at this time, wouldn't you be going against the Lotus Sect!"
Nie Hongye, with her nostrils flared, said, "So what?"
The elder of Shuiyun Sect felt dizzy, his hand trembling as he pointed at her. "What else! Ye Li disobeys the discipline of the Discipline Hall and ignores the rules of Tianmen Sect. This is a serious crime. If you associate with her, aren't you afraid of being expelled from Tianmen Sect too!"
Fearing that this rebellious disciple might actually turn against the Heavenly Gate Sect in a fit of rage, he softened his tone, "Besides, you'll have to search for the Misty Camphor Forest alone today. The day after tomorrow, I'll bring you more outer disciples. Free labor, wouldn't it be foolish not to take advantage of that?"
That seems to make some sense.
Nie Hongye nodded reluctantly, "Bring me more!"
"Hey hey hey-"
Having finally persuaded Nie Hongye, the elder of Shuiyun Sect shed a tear of bitterness.
Seeing this, Ye Li revealed the first smile since her death.
The one who laughs last laughs hard, but the bitterness is still there.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have had no idea that a disciple and master could get along in this way.
Disciple need not be overly fearful, Master will also consider the disciple's feelings.
She dedicated her entire life to her sect, only to realize upon her death that all her years of sacrifice had been worthless.
That's why she was so unwilling to accept that she hadn't even lived a single day for herself before her soul was scattered and gone.
Fortunately, Nie Hongye will be going to the Mist Camphor Forest with them the day after tomorrow, so there's no need to worry about Su Ying'er interfering. Even if Su Ying'er can bewitch Bai Xiaosheng, Nie Hongye won't be easily fooled.
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The news that the two direct disciples of Shuiyun Sect and Lianhua Sect would be leading outer disciples in trials spread quickly.
The disciples of Tianmen Sect are divided into four categories from lowest to highest: registered disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, and personal disciples.
Normally, the direct disciples wouldn't even get to speak to them, let alone lead them in trials. Now, not only are they being led in trials, but there are two of them at once. As a result, a group of outer disciples gathered together to discuss the matter.
"These direct disciples are always so focused on their own work, why are they suddenly taking us on a trial?"
The disciple who was speaking looked at the small-eyed man fiddling with dice beside him and said, "Hey, Sun Yun, doesn't Bai Xiaosheng from the Lotus Sect often come to gamble with you? Why don't you go and ask him?"
Sun Yunyi rolled his eyes as he put away the dice. "That Bai Xiaosheng is just a sucker who's eager to give me money. I can't be bothered to waste my breath on him."
Someone immediately exposed him, "Don't listen to his bragging. He set up a betting scheme and tricked Bai Xiaosheng out of his sword. When Senior Sister Ye Li came to seek revenge, he was so scared he almost wet his pants. He didn't dare to see Bai Xiaosheng for months. He's still pretending."
Sun Yun, enraged, retorted, "What do you mean, 'wet your pants'? I only gave Ye Li the sword after I received money. Besides, Ye Li has been expelled from the sect; anyone can kill her. Why would I be afraid of her?!"
The man sneered, "Kill? You, a mere Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator, think you can kill someone at the late Nascent Soul stage? Dream on."
"Say that again! Believe me or I'll hit you!"
"..."
Just as a fight was about to break out, the elder in charge of outer sect affairs entered and said coldly, "What's all this commotion! Tomorrow, two personal disciples will lead you through the trials. You'd better prepare properly, or anyone who disgraces the outer sect won't be coming back!"
The outer sect elders were always strict, and upon seeing her, all the disciples in the courtyard fell silent.
After reprimanding these outer disciples, the elder selected twenty to go to the Mist Camphor Forest the day after tomorrow, including Sun Yun.
Some people cast envious glances at him, but Sun Yun remained indifferent.
"Once you enter the Misty Camphor Forest, you must follow the instructions of your two personal disciples. No fighting is allowed, and you must not violate the sect rules. The opportunity to be led by your personal disciples is rare. Remember, every assessment you undergo determines whether you can advance to the inner sect!"
"Disperse and go prepare yourselves!"
Sun Yun pretended not to care in front of others, but as soon as he returned to his residence, he began to collect Buddhist artifacts.
Previously, he avoided seeing Bai Xiaosheng for fear of Ye Li's retaliation. Now that Ye Li is gone, he can take this opportunity to get close to Bai Xiaosheng and get him to improve his assessment score so that he can become an inner disciple.
Having learned that Bai Xiaosheng had lost a lot of magical artifacts and pills a few days ago, he even spent money to redeem them, intending to use them as gifts.
With preparations nearly complete, Sun Yun remembered that he still had a female disciple. He thought to himself with delight that if he could win her heart, he might even be promoted directly to disciple!
So he started getting ready to wear clothes and find the right jade pendant, running around busily.
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Su Ying'er was also uneasy about this news.
She was originally thinking about how to stop Bai Xiaosheng from going to the Fog Camphor Forest, but when she heard that Nie Hongye was also going to find Ye Li, she immediately couldn't sit still.
"Fourth Senior Brother."
Just as Bai Xiaosheng was about to leave, he ran into Su Ying'er. He clapped his hands and said, "Ying'er, you've come at the right time. I remember that Master gave you a Spirit-Finding Plate. Can I borrow it the day after tomorrow?"
The Spirit-Seeking Compass is a high-level magical artifact that can sense nearby living beings.
Master Qingyu feared that Su Ying'er, being a mortal, might be in danger without realizing it, so he gave her this magical artifact so that she could take precautions against any demons or evil spirits in the vicinity.
Bai Xiaosheng borrowed the Spirit-Finding Disc because of its other function: finding people.
If you place used magical artifacts or spirit tools on the spirit-finding plate, you can find the traces of that person.
With this, he could find Ye Li without any chance of success.
Upon hearing this, Su Ying'er paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and said, "Fourth Senior Brother is going to use the Spirit-Seeking Disc to find Second Senior Sister, right? I'm thinking the same thing as you. The day after tomorrow, I'll take the Spirit-Seeking Disc and go with you to the Mist Camphor Forest to find Second Senior Sister."
"You're going too?"
Bai Xiaosheng was surprised, "You can't do anything, what if you encounter danger?"
Stung by the pain, Su Ying'er lowered her eyelids to hide her emotions and said aggrievedly, "Yes, Ying'er is not as lucky as Second Senior Sister, who has a high cultivation level and always comes out on top."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened, and she looked pitiful. "It's because Ying'er is too useless. She can't share the burden for Fourth Senior Brother. It's normal that Fourth Senior Brother dislikes Ying'er and doesn't take me with him."
If it were a different group, Ziting and the others would have already embraced and coaxed their junior sister, but after what happened yesterday, Bai Xiaosheng's attitude towards Su Ying'er was very subtle.
Although Su Ying'er slandered Ye Li for the sake of her sect, her earnest performance still left him with an indescribable feeling.
He didn't show it, and said in his usual joking tone, "How could I dislike you? You're overthinking it, Junior Sister. Since you want to go, then go. Anyway, Senior Sister Hongye from Shuiyun Sect will be going too, so there shouldn't be any danger."
Su Ying'er smiled through her tears, "Fourth Senior Brother, you're so kind, I..."
"I still have to go to Lao Wu's place, so I won't keep you any longer."
"Hey, Fourth Senior Brother."
Su Ying'er looked at Bai Xiaosheng's hurried back, bit her lower lip, and a hint of impatience appeared on her sweet face.
Bai Xiaosheng appears easygoing, but he is the most unapproachable of all his senior brothers. Even when she "helped" him redeem his sword, he still didn't open up to her.
However, the most urgent task at present is to stop Bai Xiaosheng from finding Ye Li, otherwise once they realize that they have misunderstood Ye Li, the Lotus Sect and even the entire sect will be turned upside down.
...
Su Ying'er was thinking seriously, completely unaware that her expression had been observed by another pair of eyes.
Ye Li scrutinized Su Ying'er's every move, and her suspicions became even more certain.
Su Ying'er must know something about her death.
Since that's the case, she followed Su Ying'er for the next two days to find out the truth.
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