Chapter 229

Chapter 229: Does She Cry Like This Every Day
“Sect Master, Disciple Ye Cong Xin asks to see you.”

Main Peak hall.

Yu Zhao and Sect Master Ji Yuan stopped talking when they heard the report from outside the door.

After a short pause, Yu Zhao smiled.

“Junior Sister Ye rarely comes to Main Peak. She must have something to ask for. Sect Master, why not call her in and ask in detail?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan saw the teasing look flash through Yu Zhao’s eyes and gave a slight nod.

Ye Cong Xin had never been close to Main Peak. He was also curious why Ye Cong Xin had come to see him.

“Enter.”

Ye Cong Xin walked in from outside the hall with her head lowered and bowed toward the Sect Master seated above. “Greetings, Sect Master, greetings…”

Her voice stopped at once when she saw Yu Zhao.

Surprise, hatred, and shame flashed in her eyes one after another, then all turned into a fake smile. “Senior Sister Yu is here too.”

“Ahem, Ye Cong Xin, why have you come this time?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan knew Yu Zhao did not want to talk to her, so he did not give Ye Cong Xin the chance to say more and asked directly.

Ye Cong Xin knelt down at once. Her words were earnest as she said: “Sect Master, this Disciple has not seen Master for many days and misses him very much. I beg Sect Master to allow this Disciple to go and visit him.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan was a little surprised.

Ye Cong Xin was the first Disciple from Lone Moon Peak to ask to visit Master Qing Yan.

No wonder Qing Yan showed her such special favor. Compared with Fang Cheng Lang and the others, Ye Cong Xin could at least be called loyal and affectionate.

But Master Qing Yan was now resting at the Grand Elder’s residence. Even elders of the sect could not step in easily, much less a Disciple who had not yet reached the Golden Core stage.

Sect Master Ji Yuan was just about to refuse her with gentle words when he heard Yu Zhao say calmly: “Junior Sister Ye misses him very much. Sect Master, why not grant her wish?”

The words turned a circle on Sect Master Ji Yuan’s tongue, and when he spoke, his answer had changed.

“Since you are so sincere, I should not let you leave disappointed. Go wait outside the door for a while.”

“Yes.”

Ye Cong Xin bit her lip as she answered and backed out respectfully.

Yu Zhao smiled in amusement.

Ye Cong Xin was even more impatient than she had expected.

Master Qing Yan had only been gone from the sect for one month, and Ye Cong Xin could no longer sit still.

Yu Zhao guessed in her heart whether Ye Cong Xin had some way to treat Master Qing Yan.

She probably did.

If Master Qing Yan fell, Ye Cong Xin would lose her last support in the Five Elements Dao Sect.

Fang Cheng Lang already knew her true nature and hated her to the bone. Without anyone to protect her, her good days would be gone forever.

So she would do whatever it took to heal Master Qing Yan.

“Yu Zhao, are you playing some trick again?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan was very familiar with this smile of Yu Zhao’s.

Every time she smiled like this, it meant someone was going to be unlucky.

“Sect Master, maybe very soon you will not need to worry about Master Qing Yan’s illness anymore.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan froze, then was so shocked that he stood up from the Sect Master’s seat. “You mean Ye Cong Xin can… Hahahahaha! If you are right, I will decide to give you a few more spots for the Nine Abyss Secret Realm.”

Yu Zhao had come today to see Sect Master Ji Yuan for the quota to the Nine Abyss Secret Realm. With his promise, the corners of her lips lifted. “Then I will wait for the good news.”

Ye Cong Xin waited at the door for a while before she saw Sect Master Ji Yuan stride out of the main hall, but Yu Zhao was not behind him.

Her heart felt as itchy as if a cat were scratching it.

On the way to visit the patient, she finally could not hold back and asked: “Sect Master, why didn’t Senior Sister Yu come out with you?”

“I sent her to handle some matters for me.”

“So that’s how it is. Senior Sister Yu is outstanding in everything. No wonder Sect Master favors her. Unlike me. My body is weak and my talent is poor. On Floating Island I can only drag my Senior Brothers down.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan paused, then frowned and looked at Ye Cong Xin.

Ye Cong Xin was secretly happy, thinking her words had worked, so she went on complaining about herself: “Actually, I’ve always been very jealous of Senior Sister Yu. She was born at a starting line I will never be able to reach…”

“Yu Zhao is indeed good, but you do not need to look down on yourself and lose a cultivator’s pride for nothing. On the path of cultivation, the heart is what matters most. Hasn’t Master Qing Yan reminded you of this before?”

Ye Cong Xin’s face turned bright red. She stammered: “Master… has taught me.”

“Since he has taught you, you should remember his words.” Sect Master Ji Yuan looked at her and said with meaning: “He has many hopes for you. Do not let him down.”

“Yes, this Disciple will remember.”

Ye Cong Xin replied in fear and respect, but in her heart she thought of how, back when Master Qing Yan was still there, Sect Master Ji Yuan had never dared talk to her like this.

Luckily, these days of humiliation were almost over.

Once she fed Master the potion, Master would become the same mighty Master Qing Yan who could call wind and rain. Then no one would ever dare look down on her again.

For the rest of the trip, Ye Cong Xin stayed quiet. Sect Master Ji Yuan, however, kept thinking about Yu Zhao’s words and could not calm down.

“Grand Elder, Ji Yuan asks to see you.”

Standing outside the small courtyard full of country charm, Ye Cong Xin’s lowered eyes darted around. She still could not believe that the Grand Elder of the Five Elements Dao Sect actually lived in such a simple place.

“Come in.”

Ye Cong Xin followed behind Sect Master Ji Yuan, tiptoeing into the little courtyard.

“Grand Elder, this is Qing Yan’s young Disciple Ye Cong Xin. She has come to visit because she cares about Qing Yan’s injuries.”

“Greetings, Grand Elder.”

Ye Cong Xin’s voice trembled a little, showing her nervousness on first meeting the Grand Elder very clearly.

A sharp gaze rested on her for a long time, and she did not dare lift her head.

“Good child, Qing Yan is in the next room. Go and see him.”

“Thank you, Grand Elder.”

Ye Cong Xin almost did not want to stay a single moment longer and hurriedly backed out of the room.

[Ding! Host, do not panic. No one can discover the System’s existence. Please feel free to use the System.]

Sensing that Ye Cong Xin’s heart rate was too fast, the System quickly gave her comfort.

Ye Cong Xin silently walked into Master Qing Yan’s room. When she saw the pale and haggard man on the bed, she could not match him for a moment with the stern Master in her memories.

“Master!”

She knelt by Master Qing Yan’s bed and cried as if it were raining.

She cried very sadly, but there was not much real grief in her eyes. Only her thin, mournful sobs floated into the ears of the people outside.

The Grand Elder asked Sect Master Ji Yuan: “Does she cry like this every day?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan gave an awkward smile. “Not really. It depends on her mood.”

After that one question and one answer, the two went quiet again.

After crying to her heart’s content, Ye Cong Xin asked the System in her Sea of Consciousness: [System, can you help me block the Grand Elder’s and Sect Master Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense? I don’t want them to find out about the potion.]

The temptation of making Master Qing Yan owe her his life was very strong, but after thinking it over, Ye Cong Xin still decided to act low-key and not reveal her special nature too early.

[Ding! I can, but I need to deduct some of the Host’s Luck Value.]

“All right.”

Ye Cong Xin agreed very quickly.

She knew that the System, like her, would never help for free. Right now the most important thing was to hide it from everyone and save Master Qing Yan first.

Of course, she would not save Master Qing Yan for nothing. As for when she would let him repay this life-saving favor, that would depend entirely on her mood.

[Ding! Divine Sense has been blocked. Please act as soon as possible, Host.]