Chapter 483: Quick Decision (Additional Update for "Jia Jia Stops the Rain")
Jing Zhui found a new weapon to control Ye Xiaoman, and he firmly believed that it would work. The confusion and uneasiness he felt when Ye Xiaoman suddenly abandoned him this morning was swept away, and he became confident again.
Zhu Chuideng was waiting for them in the yard downstairs. Jing Zhui walked down first. He no longer looked at him aggressively, but instead moved his gaze to his crotch. Then he raised the corners of his mouth in contempt and made a silent "tsk" sound, looking very contemptuous.
Zhu Chuideng had no idea why Jing Zhui was so arrogant all of a sudden, but Jing Zhui's self-righteousness, as if he was a rookie who had learned a few tricks from somewhere and wanted to challenge the big boss, made the veins on his forehead throb, and he almost couldn't control himself and wanted to "teach" Jing Zhui a lesson.
"Have you two... three junior sisters and brothers completed the initiation procedures?"
A beautiful senior sister wearing the pink and white disciple uniform of the Chaofu Sect approached Ye Xiaoman with a gentle smile, "I'm Wen Wen, responsible for arranging accommodations for new disciples. You can just call me Senior Sister Wen."
Ye Xiaoman took in the tense atmosphere between Jing Zhui and Zhu Chuideng. It was clearly not her task because her teammates were busy trapping and killing each other. In the end, she was the only one who was taking the plot line seriously.
She greeted Senior Sister Wen and said, "Please take good care of me in the future."
Senior Sister Wen took Ye Xiaoman's arm and stepped into the inner house. "Follow me. I've already asked someone to clean up the house for you."
She covered her mouth and smiled at Ye Xiaoman: "I found this bed specially. Don't worry, it's more than enough for three people to sleep."
Ye Xiaoman: "...Senior Sister is so thoughtful."
Senior Sister Wen was very friendly. She gently explained to Ye Xiaoman some of the sect rules that new disciples were prone to violate. She also asked Ye Xiaoman to add her contact magic tool and told her to ask for her help if she encountered any problems.
Ye Xiaoman has a very good impression of Sister Wenrou.
She had nothing to do anyway, so she helped Jing Zhui gather information about the assassination target.
"Senior Sister Wen, I joined the sect because I admired Elder Hua Chan. I wonder when we new disciples will have the honor of meeting an elder in person?"
"Uncle Hua..." Senior Sister Wen seemed to dislike the sect's actual leader, and the smile on her face faded a little. "He has been in seclusion for the past three years. Apart from distinguished guests and Mr. Dou Xian, he no longer sees outsiders."
There was another sound of someone being kicked out and falling onto the roof from behind. Senior Sister Wen looked back in surprise, but Ye Xiaoman remained calm.
"My husband loves to play and quarrel. This is their way of strengthening the relationship between brothers in the harem. Senior sister, you don't have to mind it."
Senior Sister Wen panicked: "But he's been beaten so hard that he's vomiting blood."
"It's okay, I won't die." Ye Xiaoman's cold tone instantly changed to that of a well-behaved junior sister. "Senior sister, cultivators in seclusion usually stay away from the world, looking for a blessed place to focus on cultivation. So, is Elder Hua Chan still living here?"
"Yes, the sect's affairs often require Uncle Wen's advice, so he can't leave." Senior Sister Wen stopped and pointed to the highest and most magnificent roof in the distance. "Look, that's Uncle Hua's beloved little house."
Ye Xiaoman noticed that Senior Sister Wen mentioned a name that did not appear in the demon clan intelligence. "Mr. Dou Xian, is he also from our sect?"
"Mr. Dou Xian is our sect's think tank. He is fostered within the sect and is not considered a member of the sect. However, he is the most respected person in our sect."
When Senior Sister Wen mentioned Mr. Dou Xian, her face was full of admiration, as if this unknown retainer had a higher status than the official acting elder.
Ye Xiaoman felt something was wrong and questioned it in her mind. She calmly asked for more information about Mr. Dou Xian.
Senior Sister Wen was not a scheming person. Ye Xiaoman used some tricks to persuade her, and she told Ye Xiaoman a lot of stories about Dou Xian.
According to Senior Sister Wen's description, Dou Xian was brought back to the sect by the wandering sect leader ten years ago. At that time, the Chaoqi Sect was poor and weak, but Dou Xian did not despise the poor conditions and took root in the sect.
For ten years, he worked tirelessly to assist Elder Hua Chan in making the sect bigger and stronger.
Ye Xiaoman smiled and asked, "From what Senior Sister said, it seems that the Chao E Sect's success today is not due to Elder Hua Chan's efforts, but entirely due to the strategic planning of Mr. Dou Xian?"
Senior Sister Wen couldn't bring herself to directly criticize her boss, so she curled her lips and gave a cryptic answer: "Uncle Hua is smart, but not the smartest. And he likes to take credit for things. There are some things he clearly didn't do..."
Ye Xiaoman asked, "Is Master Hua a bad person to begin with? Or did Dou Xian make you think that Master Hua is that kind of person?"
Senior Sister Wen was confused by the question, "What do you mean, Junior Sister?"
Her gaze fell on the front, and she suddenly shook Ye Xiaoman's arm excitedly, "Speak of the devil, and here he is. Look, Junior Sister, that's Mr. Dou Xian."
Following Sister Wen's reminder, Ye Xiaoman saw a young man wearing a round-necked scholar's robe standing on a small arch bridge not far away. Noticing that Sister Wen and Ye Xiaoman were looking at him, he smiled and nodded at them. His attitude did not show the arrogance of a superior, but seemed very approachable.
If Ye Xiaoman were asked to describe the characteristics of Mr. Dou Xian, it would be that he has no characteristics at all.
From his looks to his figure, he was just like everyone else. He was the kind of ordinary person who stabbed a passerby on the street, and when the passerby reported it to the police, he couldn't even imagine what the attacker looked like.
At the moment, Dou Xian was surrounded by a group of elders in charge. Each of them was eager to respond to the urgent matters at hand, and they were talking at once and refusing to give in to each other. However, Dou Xian was able to take in everyone's words at the same time, and then quickly make a well-rounded decision, allowing everyone to leave satisfied.
After Dou Xian finished solving the problem, he took the initiative to walk towards Senior Sister Wen and Ye Xiaoman.
"Wenwen." Dou Xian could accurately call out Senior Sister Wen's name among thousands of disciples without thinking.
Senior Sister Wen was excited: "Mr. Dou, do you know me?"
"Oh, I remember," Dou Xian said in a hoarse, wolf-like voice. "Six months ago, you helped the sect buy a batch of Lingzhu grass at a preferential price. I even gave you a credit for that."
"I didn't expect you to remember such a small thing." Senior Sister Wen felt honored and her face was shining.
Dou Xian asked with concern, "I heard your master mention that your eldest brother was ill. Is he doing better now?"
Senior Sister Wen was depressed. "I'm afraid it's tuberculosis and it won't be cured."
Dou Xian said, "I have just learned a technique for resurrecting the dead. Perhaps I can help heal your brother. Bring him to me someday."
Senior Sister Wen covered her mouth, nodded with tears in her eyes, and was so moved that she couldn't speak. Dou Xian turned his eyes to Ye Xiaoman, and Senior Sister Wen quickly introduced the newcomer.
"Very good, you are the future prodigy of our sect." Dou Xian said a few words of encouragement to Ye Xiaoman. After he left, Ye Xiaoman looked at the brocade bag in her hand. He did not forget to win over a small figure like her who had just joined the sect, and gave her a gift.
She weighed it and found there were dozens of low-grade spirit stones.
That's too much. He is more experienced in dealing with people than her, the King of the Sea.
After Dou Xian left, Zhu Chuideng and Jing Zhui were tired from fighting and followed him.
The three of them followed Senior Sister Wen and finally reached the dormitory area.
Ye Xiaoman had just received the key to the house from her senior sister when suddenly there was a noise coming from far away. The disciples standing nearby and chatting all moved away. A handsome male cultivator with several helpers ran up to Senior Sister Wen in a hurry.
"Wenwen, where is the blood slave that Uncle Hua wants?"
Disgust flashed in Sister Hua's eyes. "I handed the person I bought to you this morning."
"Not enough!" the male cultivator said, stiffening his neck. He seemed to be in a state of confusion, extremely stubborn and determined not to give up until he achieved his goal. "We're short of a few people. Mr. Dou said he'd ask you for them."
He pointed at Ye Xiaoman, "Is it them?"
"No!" Senior Sister Hua quickly blocked Ye Xiaoman and the other two behind her. "They are the new disciples who joined today."
"I don't believe it." The male cultivator insisted on pulling them away. "Take them away. Once Uncle Hua and Mr. Dou say it's not their fault, I'll return them to you."
Senior Sister Wen was so anxious that she blurted out, "If you take them to Uncle Hua, do they still have a chance of survival?" She also became excited and started pushing and shoving the people brought by the male cultivator.
Ye Xiaoman stepped back and stood beside Jing Zhui. She waved and Jing Zhui lowered his head.
The two of them whispered.
Zhu Chuideng came uninvited and put his ear close to listen.
So it became a situation where the three-person team isolated themselves from the whole world and whispered to each other on the sidelines.
Ye Xiaoman whispered, "Lu Qi's intelligence is not very detailed. The person in charge of the Chaofei Sect is Mr. Dou Xian, not Mr. Hua Chan who the Demon Cave wants to assassinate."
"And according to the current farce, Master Huachan seems to be a mutant with a hobby of drinking human blood."
"Should we rely on Senior Sister Wen's help and quickly hide in the house? Or should we let the male cultivator take us captive and use this opportunity to meet with Elder Hua Chan and assassinate him?"
She threw the difficult question to Jing Zhui: "Your task is up to you."
According to Jing Zhui's original memory, he did not participate in the disciple selection of Chao E Sect, but lurked in the tree outside the door of Master Hua Chan's room for four days and five nights. When his companions in the Demon Cave collectively failed, on the last night, Master Hua Chan leaned his head out of the window, and a black light flashed by. Jing Zhui drew his sword and chopped off Hua Chan's head.
With the endurance of a cheetah and the explosive power to complete the job with just one move, he completed the assassination perfectly.
The male cultivator's subordinates pushed Senior Sister Wen to the ground and rushed over to grab Ye Xiaoman's arm. Before they touched Ye Xiaoman, a black ball of light exploded with Ye Xiaoman as the center, and most of the people at the scene were thrown to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices.
"Ah! Senior Brother Qin San is dead, catch them!"
Jing Zhui drew out his heavy sword.
"Quick victory."
"I want to go home and read."
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