Chapter 188

Chapter 188: Do You Want Yu Zhao Ruined?
In front of Qing Yan, Si Tu Xuan had no idea what had happened, but when he saw Master Qing Yan arrive with a hostile air, he tried to bring up his own Ancestral Patriarch, who was also at the Divine Transformation stage, to beg for mercy.

But before he could even finish the form of address, Master Qing Yan forcibly sealed his voice.

Master Qing Yan’s icy gaze fell on Yao Wuji: “Yao Wuji, you secretly poisoned my two disciples. Your crime is unforgivable. However, I can give you one chance. As long as you admit who is pulling the strings behind you, I will spare your life.”

Only then did Si Tu Xuan realize that the trouble had been brought by Yao Wuji.

But what did Master Qing Yan mean by those words?

[Could it be that he suspects…]

Yao Wuji’s voice trembled a little as she said: “I act on my own. No one ordered me.”

No one could stay perfectly calm when facing Master Qing Yan, the number one figure in the entire Cultivation World.

But she was not stupid.

She had already asked around about Yu Zhao’s identity.

She also knew about the feud between Yu Zhao and Master Qing Yan.

Master Qing Yan’s words were clearly meant to threaten her and drag Yu Zhao down with her.

But Master Qing Yan did not know that Yao Wu Jiwas not some spineless coward afraid of death!

Master Qing Yan was truly a bit surprised.

She was just a rogue cultivator, yet she not only dared to poison his disciple in secret, she even dared to make up lies in front of him.

[She is looking for death!]

Bang, bang, bang!

Thick clouds of blood mist burst from Yao Wuji’s pores. She looked as if she had been pulled out of a pool of blood, and her aura weakened in an instant.

Just as she was about to collapse, Si Tu Xuan reached out to support her, his eyes full of panic.

Master Qing Yan said coldly: “I will give you one more chance. Are you going to talk or not?”

Yao Wu Jitugged at the corner of her mouth: “You want to see Yu Zhao ruined, but I refuse to give you what you want.”

Having his intention exposed, Master Qing Yan was so angry he let out a cold laugh: “Fine. Since you are set on dying, I will grant your wish.”

A terrifying pressure beyond words wrapped around Yao Wuji.

She felt as if someone were squeezing her throat. The heavy suffocating feeling forced her eyes wide open, veins bulging on her forehead.

Yu Zhao and Si Tu Xuan’s eyes went wide and bloodshot. They wanted to rescue her, but they could not break free from the pressure of a Divine Transformation cultivator.

“Stop!”

Just as Yao Wuji’s consciousness was sinking into darkness, the force choking her neck suddenly eased. She immediately gulped down air, her body trembling nonstop.

Master Qing Yan stood coldly where he was, his face full of annoyance at being interrupted.

Sect Master Ji Yuan felt his anger rise as soon as he saw this look on his face. If he had come a step later and Yao Wu Jihad died, how would he explain it to Yao Wuji’s Master?

Sect Master Ji Yuan snapped: “Qing Yan! You have gone too far!”

Master Qing Yan’s brows twitched.

Ji Yuan rarely called him directly by his Dao name, so he was clearly truly angry.

But the person he was about to execute was just a rogue cultivator, and one who had harmed his disciple’s life at that. Why was Ji Yuan so furious?

“Qing Yan, do you know who her Master is?” Sect Master Ji Yuan pointed at Yao Wu Jiand asked angrily.

Master Qing Yan shook his head, unconcerned.

“Heh. Her Master is Wanderer Bao Hua, the one who treated your old illness back then.”

At these words, everyone was shocked.

Wanderer Bao Hua was a famous Divine Transformation cultivator in the Cultivation World, skilled in pills, medicine, and poison, and was also known as Wanderer Hui Chun.

Yao Wu Jihad never mentioned her background or origins, so Yu Zhao and Si Tu Xuan had never imagined that she would be Wanderer Bao Hua’s disciple.

They had even less expected that her Master, Wanderer Bao Hua, had once treated Master Qing Yan’s injuries.

Yao Wu Jiherself also looked blank.

[What? Her Master had never mentioned this to her at all! If she had known earlier, she would have hurried to announce her background before Master Qing Yan made a move. Why would she have needed to grit her teeth and take it head on? It hurt so much!]

The coldness in Master Qing Yan’s brows and eyes loosened a little.

Back then, he had been tormented by a serious head illness. It was Wanderer Bao Hua, together with the Greenwood Sect’s Sect Master Wu Sang and the others, who stayed up night after night to treat him, barely managing to keep his condition under control.

He did indeed owe Wanderer Bao Hua a big favor.

Wanderer Bao Hua was a free and unrestrained wanderer with no fixed abode. He had never found a good chance to repay her, and now he had not expected Yao Wu Jito be her disciple.

Sect Master Ji Yuan looked at Yu Zhao and Yao Wuji, both covered in blood, and his head throbbed from anger.

If he were not no match for Master Qing Yan, he would have really liked to roll up his sleeves and beat him to death.

He was already several hundred years old, yet still acted as impulsively as a hotheaded youngster.

It really made this old man furious!

He was just about to scold Master Qing Yan and tell him to put Yu Zhao down when he saw Master Qing Yan press his fingers to his brow, his features twisting together.

Sect Master Ji Yuan’s heart sank.

[No good! Qing Yan’s old illness is acting up again!]

Thinking of the scene when Master Qing Yan’s head illness flared and he became strong enough to destroy heaven and earth, Sect Master Ji Yuan could not help but suck in a sharp breath.

“That brat of the Situ family, you are coming with me.”

Without waiting for Si Tu Xuan to answer, Sect Master Ji Yuan grabbed Master Qing Yan with one hand and supported Yu Zhao with the other, then took Si Tu Xuan and Yao Wu Jialong as he used Blink Step to rush to the Greenwood Sect’s quarters at Wen Ding Pavilion.

“Wu Sang, Old Lian, hurry and save us!”

The matter was serious, so Sect Master Ji Yuan did not dare make a fuss. Cloaked by a spell formation that hid their presence, he called quietly at the door.

Sect Master Wu Sang and Elder Lian, of course, heard his voice and quickly let them in.

“Whoa…” Seeing the blood covered Yu Zhao and Yao Wuji, the two cried out in surprise.

Then they turned and saw Master Qing Yan, pale and drenched in cold sweat, and their voices jumped even higher: “Whoa!”

“Stop whoa-ing and save them already.” Sect Master Ji Yuan was so anxious he almost jumped in place.

Yu Zhao and Master Qing Yan were both precious treasures of the Five Elements Dao Sect. He could not afford to let either of them come to harm.

Elder Lian hurried forward to examine Yu Zhao and Yao Wuji’s injuries, while Sect Master Wu Sang, who had treated Master Qing Yan before, went to check Master Qing Yan’s condition.

After a while, Elder Lian stuffed a pill into Yu Zhao and Yao Wuji’s mouths, then turned to Sect Master Ji Yuan and said: “The person who struck still showed some restraint. Their wounds look serious, but their meridians and internal organs are unharmed. It will not affect the grand competition three days from now.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan’s anger turned to joy: “Good, good, good. As long as there are no lasting aftereffects, it is fine.”

It seemed Qing Yan’s brain was not completely muddled yet. He still knew to hold back.

Sect Master Wu Sang, however, did not bring such good news.

“Master Qing Yan’s old illness is showing signs of relapsing. Has he been under some kind of shock lately?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan shook his head without thinking: “No. Who would dare anger him? It is not like they do not want to li…”

Halfway through his words, he suddenly looked at Yu Zhao.

If anyone could anger Master Qing Yan, that precious big treasure, it could only be this small treasure in front of him.

Yu Zhao sat with her eyes closed, absorbing the pill’s medicinal power, completely unaware of Sect Master Ji Yuan’s gaze.

Sect Master Wu Sang and Elder Lian had also heard quite a few rumors lately, so they roughly understood what was going on. They let out a quiet sigh.

Both of them had interacted with Yu Zhao before and had some understanding of her character. They really could not understand why Master Qing Yan insisted on driving Yu Zhao out of the sect.

But this was an internal matter of the Five Elements Dao Sect, so they could not say much. They could only give a reminder aimed at Master Qing Yan’s condition: “Master Qing Yan once forcefully raised his cultivation level, leaving behind an irreversible hidden injury. We can only do our best to keep his illness under control. We cannot cure it completely.

“So he must not overwork himself or get too emotional in daily life. He has managed well before, and he should continue to do so in the future. If the old illness flares up again, even we will be powerless to save him.”