Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Have You No More Master-Disciple Bond With Yu Zhao?
Si Tu Xuan had only walked a few steps when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw another figure blocking the road ahead.

He frowned impatiently.

[Why is this not over yet.]

When he looked up, a familiar face entered his sight.

“Fellow Daoist Yu!”

Si Tu Xuan was overjoyed.

[Yu Zhao showed up here. Did she come just to comfort me?]

He could not help but curl his lips, his mood lifting, when he heard Yu Zhao ask: “What did that person just say to you?”

Si Tu Xuan froze for a moment, a brief panic flashing in his eyes. He said: “N nothing.”

[Oh no, is she a friend of Yu Zhao’s!]

[I think I just said some really awful things!]

Yu Zhao was a little suspicious.

But seeing Si Tu Xuan standing there safe and sound before her, her brows relaxed.

In her last life, Si Tu Xuan had vanished without a trace after losing his match.

Everyone had thought he could not bear the blow and had left early, so no one suspected that there might be another story behind his silent departure.

After getting to know Si Tu Xuan, Yu Zhao had found that he was not as weak willed as the rumors said.

In order to test her guess, after he lost the match she had followed him from far away. When Ye Cong Xin showed up, she could finally be sure that Si Tu Xuan’s disappearance had definitely been tied to Ye Cong Xin.

At first, she had thought that Si Tu Xuan had been bewitched by Ye Cong Xin and had died after his Fortune was drained dry. But seeing him reject Ye Cong Xin without mercy now, she knew that he had not died by Ye Cong Xin’s hand.

Ye Cong Xin could only directly affect people who had good feelings toward her. Si Tu Xuan avoided her like a venomous snake, so he would not easily fall into her trap. That meant there had to be someone helping her in secret.

Who would that person be?

Wu Shao Zhen!

Only he, the one who took First Place in the grand competition, had the ability to kill Si Tu Xuan, who had taken Third Place.

In this life, without Wu Shao Zhen helping from the side, Ye Cong Xin had no way to handle Si Tu Xuan and so could not threaten him.

Thinking through the key points, Yu Zhao felt very satisfied with how decisively she had ended Wu Shao Zhen back in Dragon Roar Valley.

With Ye Cong Xin having lost her claw and fangs, her danger level had dropped greatly.

Even so, Yu Zhao silently warned herself not to lower her guard. As long as the malevolent spirit on Ye Cong Xin was not removed, she would always be a hidden danger.

They would soon be heading to Floating Island. She wondered if Ye Cong Xin might end up alone on Floating Island…

Seeing that Yu Zhao did not speak for a long time, Si Tu Xuan grew uneasy and finally gathered his courage to ask: “Fellow Daoist Yu, was that person your friend just now?”

Yu Zhao came back to her senses, shook her head, and said: “No.”

Si Tu Xuan let out a long breath of relief.

Yu Zhao said: “When you’re outside, it’s best to be careful. You should go back early and rest.”

“Alright, I’ll head back right away.” Si Tu Xuan agreed readily. He took a step, then stopped again, his expression sincere as he said: “Fellow Daoist Yu, for tomorrow’s match, I wish you a great victory and that you take first place.”

Yu Zhao smiled, cupped her hands, and said: “I’ll borrow your good words.”

Her brows and eyes curved with joy.

…

“This time we lost the match completely because my command was poor. Please punish me, Master.”

Before Sect Master Ji Yuan even stepped into the courtyard where Master Qing Yan lived, he heard Fang Cheng Lang’s slightly hoarse voice. The corners of his mouth, which had been lifted high, drooped down.

[What is Qing Yan making a fuss about this time.]

Yes, it was indeed a bit regrettable that Fang Cheng Lang and his team had lost to Heavenly Sword Sect in the second to last round, but that was only normal. After all, there was a late Foundation Establishment disciple on their team. The fact that they had made it this far had already gone beyond expectations. What else did he have to be unhappy about?

Sect Master Ji Yuan quickened his pace and strode boldly into the courtyard, calling: “Master Qing Yan.”

But the master and disciple inside the room acted as if they did not see him and stayed silent.

Sect Master Ji Yuan let out a low chuckle. Fang Cheng Lang really was worthy of being Qing Yan’s first disciple; he had learned that stubborn temper of his perfectly.

He flicked his sleeve and used his spirit power to lift Fang Cheng Lang up, saying: “You go out. I have something to discuss with your master.”

Fang Cheng Lang looked at Master Qing Yan.

Only when Master Qing Yan nodded did he bow to the two of them and withdraw.

Sect Master Ji Yuan frowned as he watched his back.

[Fang Cheng Lang’s state is a bit off.]

[Is it because he lost the match, or because of what happened with Yu Zhao last time?]

[It couldn’t be that his own eldest disciple hit her so hard he really broke her, right?]

[Hiss… that would be trouble.]

“What did you come to find me for?”

Master Qing Yan’s tone was flat, and there was no ripple in his eyes.

Sect Master Ji Yuan was long used to his attitude. He plopped down into a seat and got straight to the point: “I came today to ask you whether you truly have no master and disciple feelings left at all for Yu Zhao.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“I plan to take Yu Zhao into the Main Peak so she can keep Jin Yue company.”

In fact, Sect Master Ji Yuan had wanted to do this for a long time.

But he had not been able to bring it up because he did not want to hurt Master Qing Yan’s pride.

But now he had decided he could not hold back anymore.

The other sects were already about to dig her up with their hoes; if he did not do something soon, Yu Zhao really would be poached away by them.

A cold sharpness flashed between Master Qing Yan’s brows.

“Yu Zhao’s conduct is intolerable. She is not worthy to be a disciple.”

“That is only your own view.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan shook his head.

“Today you should have heard how the other sect masters praised Yu Zhao. A few days ago they only talked in private, but now they dare to praise her openly in public.

“Qing Yan, does that not move you at all?”

If Yu Zhao really were as bad as he had said, the people from the other sects would not risk offending him by praising her so strongly.

“Yu Zhao’s talent is passable, but her mind is impure. Sooner or later she will cause a great disaster.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan had come today mainly to get a clear answer from Master Qing Yan. Seeing that he was still stubbornly clinging to his own view, Ji Yuan stood up and said firmly: “Since you dislike Yu Zhao, then from now on she will belong to my Main Peak. As long as I am here, even if she causes a great disaster, I will bear it for her.”

“Absolutely not!”

Master Qing Yan rejected it without thinking.

Once the words fell, even he himself was briefly stunned.

“Why not?”

“She is my discarded disciple.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan said: “It is fine. I do not mind.”

[He was too happy to even have time to mind that.]

“She is rebellious to the core and hard to teach.”

“That is her personality. We should respect it.”

“She repays even the smallest wrong and harms her fellow disciples.”

“Jin Yue understands her and they share the same path. Besides, she saved Jin Yue’s life. There is nothing to worry about on that point.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan calmly refuted him point by point.

Master Qing Yan’s face turned cold, and his voice carried a chill as he asked: “You are dead set on taking her as your disciple?”

“Yes.”

Master Qing Yan stayed silent for a long time. Sect Master Ji Yuan was almost getting anxious when he finally said slowly: “At the award ceremony of the grand competition, if Yu Zhao kowtows in public to admit her wrongs and promises to correct her bad habits, I can let bygones be bygones and give her another chance.”

Although Yu Zhao had publicly talked back to him many times, he could see that Fang Cheng Lang, Cui Jue, and the others still cared about her.

If she could change her heart, turn back from the wrong path, and get rid of all her bad habits,

he was willing to give Yu Zhao another chance to repent and start anew.

It would also be her last chance.

Sect Master Ji Yuan was stunned.

[Did I hear that wrong, or has Qing Yan really gone stupid?]

[How could he still think that Yu Zhao would be willing to return to Lone Moon Peak?]