Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Oh, Sorry, I Forgot You Have No Brain
A disciple pointed ahead: “Young Sect Master, look, that seems to be a flying boat from Five Elements Dao Sect!”

Mu Ye heard this and, excited, hurried up onto the deck.

The distance was too great, and she could only vaguely see the outline of a giant flying boat. But from the flickering Array Patterns on the outside of the ship, she could still barely make out the characters for “Five Elements Dao Sect,” just as they had said.

Mu Ye smiled, her eyes curving.

“Great, we can finally see Senior Sister Yu again!” The one who said this was not Mu Ye, but her close junior sister, Shen Fu.

Back when Yu Zhao and You Fei had sparred, Yu Zhao’s performance had won over a large number of Greenwood Sect disciples. Shen Fu was one of them.

The disciples of the Alchemy Hall and the Herb Hall were all delighted, but the disciples of the Martial Hall could not smile at all.

Just thinking about soon having to compete on the same stage as Yu Zhao, they were already getting nervous in advance.

The flying boat traveled for another full day and night before it finally reached Wen Ding Pavilion.

After informing the Sect Leader and the elders ahead of time, Mu Ye could not wait for the boat to come to a complete stop. She jumped down from the flying boat impatiently.

The flying boat from Five Elements Dao Sect had arrived first. By now, the disciples of Five Elements Dao Sect and Tai Bai Academy had mostly disembarked and were waiting while the Sect Masters and elders spoke with the elders of Wen Ding Pavilion.

Mu Ye searched through the crowd, but did not see Yu Zhao. She then walked over to someone she knew, Zhou Jin Yue, and greeted her calmly and openly.

“Senior Sister Zhou.”

When Zhou Jin Yue saw Mu Ye, the surprise in her eyes flashed by in an instant and turned into a gentle smile: “Junior Sister Mu, long time no see.”

“Senior Sister Zhou, why is Yu Zhao not here? Is she still on the flying boat?” Mu Ye’s voice was not loud, but it was clear enough for everyone nearby to hear.

The disciples of Five Elements Dao Sect all turned to look at her, their expressions different from one another.

“Junior Sister Yu is not with us,” Zhou Jin Yue said.

At the mention of Yu Zhao, the smile in Zhou Jin Yue’s eyes faded a little.

Mu Ye was surprised: “Why? Is she not planning to take part in this Sect Competition?”

Zhou Jin Yue was still hesitating over how to answer when Quan Ye let out a cold laugh.

“Yu Zhao is playful by nature and cannot take on important duties. She has already been stripped of her qualification to join the Sect Competition. You want to see her on that stage? Impossible!”

Mu Ye frowned and looked at Zhou Jin Yue.

She did not believe this man’s words. She only believed Zhou Jin Yue.

“Junior Sister Mu, Junior Sister Yu really did withdraw from the Sect Competition,” Zhou Jin Yue said, her face showing a bit of helplessness, “but she will take part in the tournament under her own name. You will see her soon.”

Mu Ye saw this look and fell into thought.

“The Yu Zhao you are talking about is that abandoned disciple of Master Qing Yan, right? She still dares to come take part in the Cultivation World Grand Tournament? Is she not afraid of becoming a joke?”

When Li Jing Rang’s voice rang out, Ye Cong Xin almost wished she could have Quan Ye plug his mouth with a punch.

Could this idiot stop talking? Did he think the people of Five Elements Dao Sect did not hate him enough already?

Sure enough, the faces of the disciples of Five Elements Dao Sect, as well as Mu Ye’s face, all darkened.

No matter how many unruly things Yu Zhao had done, it was not his place as an outsider to criticize her.

Mu Ye simply could not stand anyone belittling Yu Zhao.

She rolled her eyes: “Who are you? I am talking to Senior Sister Zhou. What does this have to do with you?”

Li Jing Rang was displeased inside, but he forced himself to act generous on the surface: “I am Li Jing Rang of Tai Bai Academy.”

“Li Jing Rang? Never heard of you. Are you famous?”

In truth, Mu Ye did know who Li Jing Rang was. After all, as the current Young Sect Master of Greenwood Sect, she often had to deal with disciples of other sects and naturally had to memorize the top disciples of each sect.

But the Li Jing Rang in the rumors was a refined, elegant scholar with a fair face and high talent. The man in front of her only matched the “fair face” part. Nothing else fit at all.

[Rumors really misled me.]

The smile on Li Jing Rang’s face could no longer be maintained.

“Fellow Daoist, I treated you with courtesy. Why must you hurt others with your words? You say I am unknown. Do you dare give your own name?”

“Why would I not dare?” Mu Ye smiled brightly. “Mu Ye, Young Sect Master of Greenwood Sect.”

Li Jing Rang could not believe it.

Her? Young Sect Master of Greenwood Sect?

How could that be?

Just as he was suspecting that Mu Ye was faking her identity, the Sect Leader of Greenwood Sect led the elders and disciples forward.

When the disciples passed by Mu Ye, they all greeted her and bowed, addressing her as “Young Sect Master.”

Now Li Jing Rang had no choice but to believe it.

Although he was the Senior Brother of Tai Bai Academy, Greenwood Sect was not something Tai Bai Academy could be compared with. On top of that, Mu Ye had the title of Young Sect Master. In terms of status, he was far beneath Mu Ye.

“Junior Sister Mu…” he began.

“Stop. Call me Daoist Friend Mu or Young Sect Master Mu,” Mu Ye cut him off without any mercy, her tone cold.

“Daoist Friend Mu, I had no ill will in my words just now. If I offended you, I apologize. How about we turn hostility into peace?”

“No. You did not offend me. You offended Yu Zhao. Whether you should be forgiven or not is for Yu Zhao to decide.”

The meaning in Mu Ye’s words was very clear.

She was angry because he had spoken ill of Yu Zhao, so she would not accept an apology aimed at her.

The disciples of Five Elements Dao Sect were all shocked.

They never thought that a Young Sect Master of Greenwood Sect would argue with Li Jing Rang for Yu Zhao’s sake, even to the point of falling out with him.

When did she and Yu Zhao even meet?

“Junior Sister Mu, well said.” Zhou Jin Yue clapped her hands in praise, her eyes full of admiration.

Zhang Jun also gave Mu Ye a thumbs up.

Fang Cheng Lang, Lan Zi Yu, and the others all felt complicated.

When Yu Zhao was being slandered, they had not stood up to refute it at once. Instead, it had been an Outer Sect disciple who had not even known Yu Zhao for very long who came forward to speak for her.

Feelings of shame wrapped around them like vines and slowly tightened, making it hard for them to breathe.

“Mu Ye, Senior Brother Li did not say anything wrong. Why are you losing your temper at him for no reason?” Quan Ye could not help but jump out again just as Mu Ye was about ready to end the quarrel.

His thinking was simple.

In his mind, Mu Ye had once again been fooled by the fake Yu Zhao and could not see her true nature. He felt he had to expose the truth and clear Senior Brother Li’s name.

Ye Cong Xin was about to go crazy.

So it was not only Li Jing Rang’s mouth that needed to be blocked. Quan Ye’s mouth also needed to be blocked. [So it was not just Li Jing Rang’s mouth we should have stopped, but Quan Ye’s too.]

“Shut up!” Fang Cheng Lang snapped coldly at Quan Ye, then turned to Mu Ye and said, “My junior brother was just being foolish. Young Sect Master Mu, please do not take it to heart.”

Quan Ye stiffened his neck, looking very unconvinced.

Mu Ye’s gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and suddenly she understood.

“Oh, I see. He is the lunatic who shattered Yu Zhao’s Dao Foundation!”

“I am not a lunatic!” Quan Ye’s face turned red and his neck thick with anger. “Yu Zhao framed me!”

“You are saying Yu Zhao used her own Dao Foundation to frame you? Do you think I am stupid, or that she is? Could you at least think before you talk nonsense?” Mu Ye finished speaking, then deliberately paused. “Oh, sorry, I forgot you do not have a brain.”

“Pft!”

Zhang Jun could not help laughing out loud, then hurriedly covered his mouth.

Zhou Jin Yue also wanted to laugh, but she still managed to hold it in. The heavy gloom in her heart from Yu Zhao being unable to join the Sect Competition finally eased a little.

There were some things she could not say, but Mu Ye had no such worries.

[Junior Sister Yu, you have made a very good friend.]