Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Yu Zhao Is So Pitiful, No Wonder She Doesn’t Want To Go Back
Back then, Yu Zhao had cut off all ties with the people of Lone Moon Peak because she never wanted to be connected to them again.

Whether Master Qing Yan regretted it later or not, she did not care and did not want to think about it.

Sect Master Wu Sang started to explain: “Actually, that was not Master Qing Yan’s true intention. He only… forget it.”

Sect Master Wu Sang seemed to still want to say more, but when he saw Yu Zhao’s calm and distant face, he decided to swallow his words.

He changed the topic and said: “Mu Ye was able to have a breakthrough before the assessment thanks in large part to you. This is a thank-you gift that Greenwood Sect prepared for you. Take it.”

Sect Master Wu Sang took a square box from his sleeve and used Spirit Power to send it floating to Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao froze for a moment.

Ever since she left Lone Moon Peak, more and more people had been giving her gifts.

[So it was Lone Moon Peak that had been bad luck for me.]

She said: “Sect Master Wu Sang, I hit it off with Mu Ye at first sight. This is what I should have done. I still cannot accept this gift, but I do have a favor to ask. I hope Sect Master Wu Sang will agree.”

When Sect Master Wu Sang heard the first half, he thought Yu Zhao was just reserved and did not want to accept gifts. He did not expect her next words to be a request for help.

He could not help laughing: “You want to talk about your two Senior Brothers, right? Do not worry. Just for Master Qing Yan’s sake, Greenwood Sect will not ignore them.”

He thought he had guessed what Yu Zhao was thinking.

But Yu Zhao only looked at him in surprise.

She said: “Sect Master Wu Sang, their matter has nothing to do with me. I have another request.”

Sect Master Wu Sang felt rare embarrassment. He cleared his throat and said: “What is it you want?”

Yu Zhao said: “I want to borrow your sect’s Alchemy room.”

Sect Master Wu Sang did not think much and agreed right away. But after he agreed, he suddenly remembered that Yu Zhao had a Water Spiritual Root. He asked in surprise: “You can do Alchemy?”

Now it was Yu Zhao’s turn to feel awkward.

She said: “No.”

He asked: “Then why do you want to borrow the Alchemy room?”

Yu Zhao forced out a fawning smile and said: “Sect Master Wu Sang, to tell the truth, I actually want to borrow the fire vein under the Alchemy room to forge a Life-bound Dharma Artifact. I promise it will be only this once. It will not happen again.”

“You!”

Sect Master Wu Sang was struck speechless.

He had been a Sect Master for so many years, and this was the first time he had met someone who dared to borrow Greenwood Sect’s Alchemy room for Artifact Forging.

Yu Zhao said: “Sect Master, I was forced to this. Please, for Mu Ye’s sake, make an exception for me?”

Yu Zhao had not planned to bring this up with Sect Master Wu Sang at all, but from their talk just now, she was now sure once again that Sect Master Wu Sang was very satisfied with Mu Ye as the Young Sect Master.

She was also worried that if she asked Mu Ye to help and the news spread by accident, it might hurt Mu Ye’s reputation in the sect. It was better to go straight to Sect Master Wu Sang and explain everything.

No matter if it worked or not, at least she would not drag Mu Ye down.

“You, you, you are really bold.”

Sect Master Wu Sang pointed at Yu Zhao and scolded her with a smile.

The big stone in Yu Zhao’s heart fell at once.

He said: “Just like you said, for Mu Ye’s sake, I will help you this time.” Sect Master Wu Sang flicked a stone token out of his sleeve. “This is the token for Alchemy Room Thirty-Nine. Remember, there will not be a next time.”

Yu Zhao caught the token and bowed in thanks: “Thank you, Sect Master Wu Sang.”

He said: “All right, take the wooden box and leave too. As the Sect Master of a sect, I am not so poor that I need to take back a thank-you gift.”

Since Sect Master Wu Sang had already said that, if Yu Zhao refused again it would seem rude.

She accepted the wooden box, thanked him once more, and left with respect.

Sect Master Wu Sang watched her careful and cautious manner, then remembered her request just now, and could not help shaking his head with a smile.

“Such an interesting Disciple, but it is a pity she has a Water Spiritual Root.”

Luckily, she had kept the Young Sect Master she liked safe. With that, the small regret in Sect Master Wu Sang’s heart faded.

He believed Mu Ye’s future achievements would not be low.

“Yu Zhao, you are out. What did the Sect Master say to you?”

Mu Ye saw Yu Zhao coming out and rushed over to ask curiously.

Yu Zhao looked around. Seeing that only she and Mu Ye were nearby, she put on a proper expression and bowed to Mu Ye.

She said: “Greetings, Young Sect Master.”

Mu Ye froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.

She said: “Cough, rise.”

After that, she and Yu Zhao looked at each other and both laughed.

Mu Ye threw herself into Yu Zhao’s arms and hugged her tightly. She said: “Yu Zhao, thank you. Really, thank you for coming.”

[Thank you for appearing when I needed you most. Thank you for helping me with everything you had.]

Yu Zhao said: “You are welcome. This is what you deserve.” She gently patted Mu Ye on the back.

She did not know what had happened in the Alchemy Hall’s Disciple Assessment in her last life, or why the Young Sect Master back then had been Wang Qian. But in this life, she had seen with her own eyes Mu Ye’s effort and hard work. The Young Sect Master Position was well deserved.

Once Mu Ye calmed down, she invited Yu Zhao to join the banquet that her Fellow Disciples were holding for her. Yu Zhao politely refused and told Mu Ye about her plan to use the Alchemy room to forge a Life-bound Dharma Artifact.

When Mu Ye heard Yu Zhao’s idea, her first reaction was also that it sounded unbelievable.

But since Yu Zhao had chosen to trust her, she should also give Yu Zhao full trust.

She escorted Yu Zhao to Alchemy Room Thirty-Nine. As she watched the heavy door of the Alchemy room slowly close, for some reason her heart felt strangely excited.

During the banquet, she kept thinking from time to time about Yu Zhao, who was busy with Artifact Forging.

“Young Sect Master.”

As the banquet was about to end, an unexpected person appeared in front of Mu Ye.

Mu Ye raised her brows and said: “Senior Brother Fang.”

Fang Cheng Lang hesitated for a moment, then finally asked the question in his heart: “Why is Junior Sister Yu not with you?”

Fang Cheng Lang had seen Mu Ye before in Dragon Roar Valley, and he also knew that Yu Zhao had come to Greenwood Sect for Mu Ye.

Now Mu Ye was at the banquet, but Yu Zhao was nowhere to be seen, so he could not help worrying.

Mu Ye said: “She… she has something to do.”

Mu Ye thought for a bit and decided to hide the fact that Yu Zhao was doing Artifact Forging.

Back in Dragon Roar Valley, she had already seen that Yu Zhao was not close to the Senior Brother who was supposed to be her Fellow Disciple.

Since Yu Zhao did not want to deal with him, she herself would not tell him about Yu Zhao’s matters.

Fang Cheng Lang could also feel Mu Ye’s guard and rejection toward him.

He twisted his lips in a bitter smile and said: “I have no ill will. I only want to know if she might be in danger.”

Mu Ye frowned.

She said: “Senior Brother Fang, what do you mean by that? Why would Yu Zhao be in danger on Greenwood Sect’s land?”

“I did not…”

“And with Yu Zhao’s strength, except for the Nascent Soul Stage elders, no one else can threaten her. Are you suspecting that our Greenwood Sect elders want to harm her?”

“No, I am not…”

“Oh, I get it. It must be that Yu Zhao did not have a good time in Five Elements Dao Sect, so you think she is always in danger.” Mu Ye said, “Senior Brother Fang, you should reflect on yourself. Did you care about Yu Zhao enough? Did you keep the other Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters under control? Yu Zhao is so pitiful. No wonder she does not want to go back.”

Mu Ye’s merciless words were like sharp knives stabbing into Fang Cheng Lang’s heart.

His face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: “Junior Sister Yu really said she does not want to go back…”

She would rather stay in a strange sect than return to the Five Elements Dao Sect that had raised her?

Did she hate them that much?

Hate them so much that she did not even want the sect anymore?

Mu Ye waved her hands and said: “Hey, hey, do not just make things up in your head. She never said that. I only guessed it myself!”