Shangguan Xi walked up to Xu Yuehuai, crossed her arms, and stood in front of her, pouting, and said with dissatisfaction, "Do you know you're late? You're a whole incense stick's time late! We were all thinking something had happened to you! Tell us honestly, what were you doing just now?"
Xu Yuehuai was speechless for a moment. She had forgotten the time and thought it was still early. She hadn't expected to be late. It was really her oversight. After her half-hearted apology, everyone didn't hold it against her and started talking about where to go next.
This time, no one dared to let Shi Mu take on the mission again, fearing that it would be like last time, giving them a hellish challenge.
The other six people in the courtyard never expected that Xu Yuehuai would actually deal with an elder during the short time it took for an incense stick to burn.
That evening, the sect issued a notice detailing what Qin Chi and the Fourth Elder had done, inviting everyone to come and see. When people read the notice, they all felt that Qin Chi was simply inhuman. They had never realized that such a seemingly respectable person harbored such a vicious heart beneath his facade.
Xu Yuehuai, who was the main contributor to this event, was also nominated.
"Senior Sister is awesome! Don't even mention it. Ever since Senior Sister joined the sect, I've finally understood what it means to use the words 'monster' and 'person' to describe someone!"
"The Fourth Elder has been doing these things for a long time; it's been going on for a while, but no one dared to say it. None of us are famous figures, so no one believed what we said."
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The fact that the Fourth Elder was punished was met with widespread celebration among many members of the sect.
Xu Yuehuai and the others also decided to go to Cangwu City to investigate a strange secret. Before that, Xu Yuehuai was questioned by her teammates. They sat together and started to interrogate her about when she did this. They had been together for the past few days, so where did she find the time?
Xu Yuehuai told the truth, and Nangong Yu looked at her in disbelief, her eyes filled with astonishment, "You mean, you spent the time you were late dealing with this matter?!"
"You took care of the other party in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?" Nangong Yu wanted to applaud her. The difficulty of accomplishing this task was self-evident; she was practically a god.
Xu Yuehuai kept a low profile, briefly describing the scene at the time, and then let the matter drop.
However, this is not the case for the two people on the other side.
After Mingqing was rescued by Ji Yaocen, he hesitated and wanted to go and thank her, but he didn't know what to say. Thanking her alone would seem like making small talk, and besides, she had already thanked him when they came out, so it wouldn't be appropriate to go again now.
She sat in her seat, completely baffled.
These past few days, whenever she had time, Ji Yaocen would keep an eye on Ming Qing's condition. This matter was a big deal for a young girl like her, so it was understandable that she would be a little upset.
But Mingqing was much stronger than she had believed. Mingqing coming to her was within Ji Yaocen's expectations, but she didn't expect her to come so quickly. She thought that, given Mingqing's personality, it would take at least seven or eight days, but Mingqing came to see her on the third day after the incident.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air as the two faced each other. Mingqing coughed and asked, "Why did you come to find me back then?"
Mingqing bluntly voiced the question he wanted answered, and Ji Yaocen looked at Mingqing without much expression in her eyes, "You shouldn't have been punished so severely. Besides, overall, it was Senior Sister who helped you in this matter. If you want to thank someone, you've come to the wrong person."
Ming Qing's hands hung at her sides, clenched tightly. Hearing this, she was not surprised at all. On the contrary, she felt that Ji Yaocen was like this, willing to do anything to achieve her goals, scheming and manipulating people's minds. Didn't she scheme against everyone to make Xu Yuehuai secure her position as the senior sister? She created such a good show.
She disliked Ji Yaocen's behavior at all; she found it hypocritical. Even if the matter ultimately resulted in profit and was the right thing to do, she still didn't like having such a shrewd person around her. She had never thought about these issues when she was with Ji Yaocen, but after the two of them separated, all the problems were exposed.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air. Ming Qing said, "No matter what, you were the one who came up first and helped me up. Of course, I will thank Senior Sister as well as you. Thank you."
A very formal "thank you" startled Ji Yaocen for a moment, but she quickly recovered, nodded to her, and the two parted ways completely.
If we're talking about regrets, Ji Yaocen doesn't feel any in her heart. This has never been her goal, so the word "regret" is somewhat distant to her. She knows exactly what she wants and will discard anything that hinders her success; this is her subconscious reaction.
That concludes the story of the two of them. Ming and Qing's test has also been completed. Cold-blooded, she thought Ji Yaocen was extremely cold-blooded. If there were someone in front of her who could rival Ji Yaocen in cold-bloodedness, she felt she would vote for the woman who abandoned her without hesitation.
Life in the Ming and Qing dynasties began to stagnate.
Qin Chi, along with the four elders, was the mastermind behind the scheme. The sect couldn't tolerate such a wicked disciple, and he was expelled. Ming Qing was punished with a month's worth of cultivation resources for a private fight. Mao Yuan, knowing his beloved had been driven away and that he could no longer remain in the sect, left.
In an instant, a team that had been together for seven months had lost three members, one of whom was distracted, and the other three looked at each other. The four of them decided to disband.
Besides, how could Miss Mingqing possibly look favorably upon the three of them, especially since they were the three who hadn't stood by her side or spoken up for her before?
But when they brought it up, Mingqing refused their request, saying, "There's no need. Four people, why can't we be a team? If the four of us can still achieve good results, others will be envious of us."
Ming Qing's words intrigued the other three. After spending their lives as supporting characters, they finally had a chance to be themselves. Such a rare opportunity might not come even once in ten years, so why not give it a try?
This is what the Ming and Qing dynasties thought, and naturally they did it.
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Xu Yuehuai was not very clear about these follow-ups, because on the second day, their team had already embarked on their journey to Cangwu City.
"Do you know what the sect leader has been busy with lately?" On the spirit boat, everyone's favorite thing was the tea party. There were only a few people who talked about the tea party, and Nangong Yu was one of them. He waved the fan in his hand and said with a mysterious look on his face.
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