Chapter 15 Nie Hongye leads the search for Ye Li
Your Excellency?
Is it that masked man?
Just as Ye Li was about to press for more information, Yuan Ce's loud voice rang out from outside.
"Junior Sister, was that you calling me? What's wrong?"
"Sixth Senior Brother?"
Su Ying'er, lifting her skirt, stumbled and ran towards the door, crying, "Sixth Senior Brother, help me!"
Yuan Ce was also startled to see the floating sword. He raised his hand and shot out his magic weapon, the Golden Wheel, shouting, "What kind of demons and monsters dare to act so presumptuously at my Tianmen Sect! Surrender now!"
With a clang, the sword fell to the ground.
Ye Li looked at her empty palm and frowned.
Normally, Yuan Ce wouldn't even have a chance to strike her sword, let alone knock it away.
The soul is utterly useless.
Yuan Ce, triumphant after "driving away" the monster, exclaimed, "Junior Sister, it's alright now! I've scared that monster away!"
Still shaken, Su Ying'er forced a look of admiration, "Sixth Senior Brother is truly amazing. Without you, Ying'er really wouldn't know what to do."
"That's right, your sixth senior brother is at the late stage of Qi Refining, protecting you is a piece of cake!"
As he spoke, he thought of Ye Li, who was always dissatisfied with his cultivation level. "Hmph, that old hag should really see how powerful I am!"
Su Ying'er smiled gently, "Yes, I've always said that Sixth Senior Brother is a genius and doesn't need to work so hard. I admire Sixth Senior Brother the most."
"That's right."
Yuan Ce suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, I just heard you say something... Lord? Who is that?"
Su Ying'er's expression changed, and she said innocently, "Lord? What Lord? I didn't say that."
Yuan Ce frowned as he recalled, "I also heard you mention that old hag, and say something about how every wrong has its source and every debt its debtor..."
You misheard me!
Seeing Yuan Ce's surprised gaze, Su Ying'er realized she had been too excited and explained, "Maybe this sword originally belonged to my second senior sister, so I just called it a few random things."
"I see."
Yuan Ce sensed something was amiss, but being young, he didn't take it to heart. He simply told her to be careful and then left.
Su Ying'er closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief.
She picked up the sword from the ground, and perhaps fearing another accident, this time she put the sword directly into her storage pouch.
Ye Li watched Su Ying'er's every move. Now she was certain that Su Ying'er not only knew she was dead, but was also inextricably linked to her death.
Thinking back carefully, the reason she went to the Fog Forest on the day she was murdered was because of Su Ying'er.
Inner disciples need a medicinal herb that can be used as pigment to formally become apprentices, which is then applied to their foreheads by their master. Everything was prepared, but an hour before the apprenticeship ceremony was to begin, Su Ying'er cried and said that she had lost the medicinal herb.
Upon learning this, Master Qingyu immediately instructed Ye Li to fetch a camphor tree from the Misty Camphor Forest.
Ye Li accepted the order and left. As soon as she entered the misty camphor forest, she sensed something unusual.
However, given her high cultivation level and the fact that the Mist Camphor Forest had never been dangerous, she didn't take it to heart.
Until he was murdered.
Ye Li stared at Su Ying'er, her face darkening.
She calls the masked man her master, so she works for him just like Huang Guang.
Could it be that Su Ying'er entered the Lotus Gate with ulterior motives?
It seems that we will only be able to learn the secret behind all this when we enter the Misty Camphor Forest the day after tomorrow.
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On the day of the trial in the Misty Camphor Forest, twenty outer disciples waited early at the entrance.
Standing at the very front was Nie Hongye, a tall and imposing woman dressed in a blue Taoist robe. If one ignored her hair bun, she would look like a powerful and burly thug.
She said in a strong voice, "Is everyone here?"
Sun Yun immediately squeezed through the crowd, fawningly saying, "Everyone's here, everyone's here! Senior Sister Hongye, do you need me to count them for you?"
Upon seeing Sun Yun, Bai Xiaosheng recalled the unpleasantness of losing his deceased mother's belongings. He touched his sword, feeling a warmth in his heart, thankful that his junior sister had helped him redeem it.
Upon reflection, he realized that his junior sister had done so much for him, and he shouldn't always doubt her.
Just as he was about to apologize to Su Ying'er, he turned around and realized that she wasn't looking at Sun Yun at all, as if he were a complete stranger.
"Junior Sister?"
Su Ying'er, who was looking around, snapped out of her daze and asked, "Huh? What's wrong, Fourth Senior Brother?"
"you……"
Bai Xiaosheng changed the subject, "What do you think of this disciple's character?"
Su Ying'er smiled sweetly, "How could Ying'er know how to tell? But this person looks a bit shifty-eyed, not at all like Fourth Senior Brother who is so handsome."
Bai Xiaosheng probed, "Don't you think he looks familiar?"
"look familiar?"
Su Ying'er keenly sensed the hidden meaning in his words and replied ambiguously, "It seems so, but I can't remember clearly."
Bai Xiaosheng frowned.
It's understandable that she wouldn't remember the matter of redeeming the sword, since several months had passed...
After counting the number of people, Nie Hongye waved her hand, "Alright! Now that everyone is here, we can set off. Our task today is..."
Sun Yun eagerly replied, "I know, I know. I'll do well in the trial and try to be like my senior sister."
Nie Hongye looked disgusted. "What nonsense are you talking about? Your mission today is to find Ye Li!"
"ah?"
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and Ye Li, who was traveling with them, was equally dumbfounded.
She only remembered Nie Hongye as an upright person, but she never expected her to go to such lengths.
The most surprised of all was Su Ying'er. She had originally thought that even if Nie Hongye wanted to find Ye Li, it wouldn't be right to do so openly, so she could find a way to interfere.
To her utter surprise, Nie Hongye was making such a big fuss. What if they found her...?
Su Ying'er couldn't help but stop her, saying, "Senior Sister Hongye, we're here today to lead the outer disciples in their trials. If you do this, people will misunderstand that you're using your position for personal gain."
She thought that saying this would make Nie Hongye think twice, but Nie Hongye didn't buy it at all. She glared at her and said, "It's not a misunderstanding. I'm just using this as an excuse for personal gain. So what?"
"I... I was thinking of my senior sister."
"Who do you think you are, considering my needs? And who are you anyway? You don't even have a spirit, are you playing house?!"
Su Ying'er had been pampered by her fellow disciples in the Lotus Sect since she entered the sect, and she had never been treated like this before. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Bai Xiaosheng came to the rescue, saying, "This is Master's newly accepted junior sister, Su Ying'er."
Nie Hongye looked her up and down and said with disdain, "You even accept this kind of trash? It seems your Lotus Sect is doomed."
Before Su Ying'er could speak, Nie Hongye raised her voice and said, "I'm telling you, you're all here today because I'm looking for Ye Li. You'll be in teams of four, so look carefully. Whoever finds her will get the highest score!"
"Did you understand?"
The disciples looked at each other, none daring to disobey, and all nodded in unison, "Understood."
And so, the group set off in a grand procession to search for Ye Li in the misty camphor forest.
Ye Li's anxiety, which had been hanging over her for several days, finally subsided.
Today is the sixth day. In two more days, her soul will be scattered. Time is of the essence.
Fortunately, Nie Hongye is not one of the Lotus Sect's junior disciples. She doesn't fall for Su Ying'er's tricks at all. With her there, they will definitely be able to find her physical body.
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