Chapter 118, Chapter 4: The Sickly Beauty of the Cultivation World
The disciple nodded hurriedly and flew away on his sword.
Before long, an elderly man with a serious face, dressed in the robes of a disciplinary hall elder, arrived on a sword.
"Stop! This is the inner sect's most important area; how dare you act so presumptuously!"
As he spoke, an invisible pressure descended.
The overwhelming pressure forced the two fighters to separate.
Even after they separated, the two still glared at each other, as if they wanted to pounce on each other and tear each other apart again.
What's going on?
Upon seeing the newcomer, Liu Yiyi felt as if she had found a powerful backer.
Her eyes reddened, and she rushed over with a pitiful expression.
"Grandpa! You must stand up for me! Chu Yansheng is protecting a spy of unknown origin and she even hit me!"
In front of her grandfather, Liu Yiyi completely lost her spoiled and willful demeanor, and like a little girl, she told him the whole story in a rapid-fire manner.
She wasn't lying; it was all true what had just happened.
However, her words were mixed with malicious speculations without any evidence.
Seeing that the old man's complexion was getting worse and worse, and the aura around him was becoming more and more terrifying.
Lin Feng glared at the disciple who had run off to call the elder.
I told him to call the First Elder, so why did he call the Third Elder instead?
Everyone knows that the Third Elder of the Discipline Hall is Liu Yiyi's maternal grandfather. He's usually alright, but when it comes to his granddaughter Liu Yiyi, his heart is completely biased.
The disciple knew he had done something wrong, so he could only shrink back and keep quiet.
He wanted to find the Grand Elder, but he ran into the Third Elder as soon as he went to the Discipline Hall. What could he do?
In front of all the disciples, the Third Elder ultimately did not do anything that would invite criticism.
His face was grim, and his aged yet sharp eyes stared intently at Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng, is that so?"
Lin Feng frowned, but could only clasp his hands in a respectful reply.
"Reporting to the Third Elder, this junior sister indeed does not have an identity jade token, but..."
"That means what Yiyi said is true!"
The Third Elder interrupted Lin Feng before he could continue speaking.
It's obvious they're trying to support Liu Yiyi!
A sense of frustration welled up in Lin Feng's heart.
Chu Yansheng spoke up at this moment.
She regained some of her composure and realized that she had acted too impulsively.
At this point, she bowed respectfully before suppressing her anger and explaining.
"Third Elder, Sister Wan is a guest of my Immaculate Peak!"
"Guests from Immaculate Peak?"
The Third Elder's gaze swept over Yu Wanwan, who was squatting on the ground, huddled up in a ball, her breath faint, and his brows furrowed.
"All those who reside at the Xuan Tong Sword Sect as guests are registered in the Discipline Hall and receive a guest jade token. Where is her jade token?"
Chu Yan choked, only then realizing that she did not have an identity jade token.
Initially, her health was too poor, and she couldn't get out of bed at all, so she couldn't go with Jiang Wanheng to the Discipline Hall to verify her identity and receive the jade token.
Later, before Jiang Wanheng went down the mountain, he asked her to take Yu Wanwan to collect the jade token.
But she...
Chu Yansheng's hand gradually tightened, and a hint of guilt appeared on her face.
"She...she is Senior Brother Zhanxi's younger sister. With Master's permission, she is temporarily staying at Wugou Peak to recuperate!"
Upon hearing Jiang Wanheng's name, the Third Elder frowned and tried to look at Yu Wanwan's face.
But the girl remained squatting on the ground, never changing her posture since he appeared, and never even raising her head.
He couldn't see her face at all.
Liu Yiyi immediately spoke up.
"Grandpa! She's lying! How could the Sword Master allow a mortal to live on Wugou Peak? Besides, who in the Xuan Tong Sword Sect doesn't know about Senior Brother Zhanxi's talent? How could someone with such extraordinary talent have such a useless younger sister?"
Her eyebrows furrowed, and she clutched her sword as if she had seized some leverage over something.
"Besides, if she really was brought by Senior Brother Zhanxi, how could she not have an identity jade token!"
The Third Elder, who already favored his own granddaughter, found the story reasonable and his face darkened further.
"According to sect rules, no one may enter the inner sect without a pass. Violators will be punished for trespassing! Junior Nephew Chu, I will let it slide for now because you are young and have been deceived. But this woman of unknown origin must be severely punished!"
Chu Yansheng was now truly anxious. She wanted to continue explaining, but the person behind her spoke slowly.
"Is this the way the Xuan Tong Sword Sect treats its guests?"
The voice was soft, even weak, yet it was clearly audible to all the cultivators present.
Chu Yansheng paused, then turned around.
Yu Wanwan had changed from squatting to sitting against the tree.
Compared to the tense atmosphere over there, she, the person who caused the disturbance, could be described as relaxed.
If you ignore her excessively pale face and slightly furrowed brows.
She tilted her head back, rested her arms on her knees, propped her chin up, and looked at the Third Elder with a smile.
It carried no hostility, only gentleness, yet it inexplicably sent a chill down the Third Elder's spine.
It was only at this point that many people saw what she looked like.
Gasps of breath came from among the disciples.
beautiful.
Everyone who saw her face had only one thought.
It was a kind of beauty that was broken and fragile, like a pale flower blooming in a secluded valley, about to wither.
Faced with such a frail yet stunningly beautiful face, people in the crowd subconsciously lowered their breathing.
"Wanyin has learned a lot."
Her tone was gentle, but it didn't sound weak.
Like a gentle breeze, it softly brushed away the chaotic emotions weighing on everyone's hearts.
For no apparent reason, I became calm and peaceful.
Of course, this does not include the Third Elder.
He had met Jiang Wanheng before, and could even be said to be quite familiar with him.
At this moment, Yu Wanwan revealed her face, and he looked at her carefully, but he couldn't see any resemblance between her and Jiang Wanheng at all.
This made him even more certain that it was just an excuse Chu Yansheng had made up to protect this woman of unknown origin.
Unfortunately, Chu Yansheng is a disciple of the Sword Master Ji, so he cannot easily harm her.
The Third Elder sneered.
"Rules are rules, someone come here!"
With a flick of his robe, the oppressive aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator surged towards Yu Wanwan like a tidal wave, his tone forceful.
"Detain this woman for now, and deal with her after her identity is verified! As for Junior Nephew Chu, you fabricated lies to protect this woman. I will tell Junior Nephew Zhanxi everything when he returns!"
Two disciples from the Discipline Hall behind him stepped forward with swords to apprehend him.
"puff……"
The invisible pressure was so great that Yu Wanwan couldn't hold on and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Chu Yansheng's face turned pale. Disregarding her own safety, she used her spiritual power, which was weaker than that of the Third Elder, to protect Yu Wanwan.
The immense pressure forced her to kneel on the ground, and a trace of blood trickled from her lips.
Even so, she did not let go of Yu Wanwan. Where others could not see, a hint of hatred and resentment flashed in her eyes.
Yu Wanwan hadn't expected her to do that. She took a few breaths and gently patted her back.
Why bother?
She won't die if she goes in.
On the contrary, she was quite looking forward to the Third Elder's reaction after discovering her true identity.
Chu Yansheng didn't notice that after Yu Wanwan's gentle pat, the oppressive aura suppressing her lessened considerably.
Although it hasn't completely disappeared, at least it's allowed her to straighten her back.
She shook her head, with a persistence that Yu Wanwan couldn't understand, and...
responsibility?
"Sister Wan, I won't let anything happen to you!"
What do you mean by verifying their identity?
Even inner disciples would be terribly injured just walking through the prison of the Discipline Hall.
If Sister Wan goes in, will she be able to come out alive?
She absolutely couldn't let them take Sister Wan away!
But she was no match for the Third Elder...
The light in Chu Yansheng's eyes flickered just before the disciples of the Discipline Hall were about to arrive.
She closed her eyes, as if she had finally made a decision, gritted her teeth, and took out a jade slip from her storage bag.
Crushed it without hesitation.
"Master! Help!"
That was a life-saving communication jade slip given by the Sword Master Ji to his personal disciples, which could not be used except in life-or-death situations!
The moment the jade slip shattered, an invisible wave rippled outwards.
The Third Elder's expression suddenly changed, and he could no longer maintain his composure.
"Chu Yansheng! You!"
The Sword Master was actually alarmed over such a trivial matter?!
How dare she?
However, it was too late to say anything.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, and a vast, abyss-like, and bone-chilling pressure descended from nowhere, enveloping the entire Xuan Tong Sword Sect!
The inner disciple, who hadn't come this way and was completely unaware of what had happened, was accidentally knocked to the ground, his face filled with terror.
"What's going on? What's happening? Have the demonic cultivators attacked?!"
The sect leader, who was frowning and examining the account books at Taiyi Peak, suddenly flicked his wrist, spilling tea onto his sleeve.
He glanced blankly in the direction of Wugou Peak.
"What's wrong? Why are they suddenly so angry?"
After thinking for a moment, the sect leader put down the account book, shook his clothes, and stepped out of the side hall.
At the edge of the inner gate, a figure in white appeared silently in the air.
With a refined face and indifferent eyes, it was Xu Qingzhou.
His gaze swept over the chaotic scene and landed on the two girls who were tightly embracing each other in front of the big tree, his brow furrowing.
As soon as I arrived, I smelled a familiar scent of grass and trees.
With a flutter of its eyelashes, without thinking, it landed in front of the big tree.
With a flick of his wrist, an irresistible surge of spiritual energy pulled Chu Yansheng up and placed her aside.
With no one in his way, he lowered his eyes to scan the girl whose face was as white as paper, his voice so cold it could almost freeze into ice shards.
"Who told you to leave Immaculate Peak? Don't you want to live?"
"..."
Kid, do you realize you've ruined your image?
Yu Wanwan's smile faded slightly, and her eyelashes drooped.
"Sword Master Ji, I am just a mortal, and I need to eat."
Xu Qingzhou paused for a moment, his expression almost imperceptible as he looked dazed.
He seems to have... forgotten about it.
Logically speaking, he has only been cultivating for a month since becoming the Sword Master of Ji.
Such basic things should not be forgotten.
But he just forgot.
It was as if, subconsciously, he felt that he had always been the Sword Master of Ji, having already practiced abstinence from grains and cultivated for thousands of years.
[Because the Sword Master of Ji was too powerful, your soul couldn't be suppressed and was assimilated by him.]
This time, the system didn't play dead and quickly provided him with an answer.
Xu Qingzhou pursed her lips, slightly taken aback.
"Feel sorry……"
Upon arriving here, the sect leader, who had just heard Xu Qingzhou apologizing, stumbled and nearly fell from the sky.
He quickly steadied himself and glanced strangely in Xu Qingzhou's direction.
Unfortunately, Yu Wanwan's figure was completely blocked by Xu Qingzhou, and nothing could be seen.
He landed with the composure of a sect leader, but his complexion was not good.
"What's going on? Why are you all gathered here?"
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