Chapter 244

Chapter 244: He Was Never the Best Among His Fellow Disciples
Sect Master Ji Yuan snapped: “You are being foolish!”

The hope on Sect Master Ji Yuan’s face turned into deep disappointment.

He could not understand why Master Qing Yan dared to hide something this serious. Had Qing Yan ever thought about the sect? Had he ever remembered his duty as a Peak Master?

The more Sect Master Ji Yuan thought about how, because his own strength was lacking, he had always given way and indulged Qing Yan until he no longer knew his limits, the angrier he became.

He was so mad he wanted to punch Master Qing Yan twice.

Just as he was thinking that, Master Qing Yan suddenly stepped forward, took his hand, and said sincerely: “Ji Yuan, I have caused you a lot of trouble over these years.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan: “?!”

After the shock passed, Sect Master Ji Yuan flung his hand away, jumped over to Wanderer Bao Hua, grabbed her sleeve, and shouted without caring about his image: “Bao Hua, Bao Hua! Hurry and take a look at Qing Yan, did he have another episode?”

Wanderer Bao Hua was also stunned. She moved on instinct to check Master Qing Yan’s condition, but he swept his sleeve out and blocked her.

“It is nothing.”

His voice was cold and distant, lacking all warmth.

Wanderer Bao Hua and Sect Master Ji Yuan actually let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

Master Qing Yan gave a fierce warning in his Sea of Consciousness, telling the Otherworldly Soul it was not allowed to seize control of his body without warning again. Then he turned his head and said coolly: “I will take Quan Ye to see the Demon Race Grand Adept. If this works, I will ask him whether he wants to stay in the Demon Race or return to Five Elements Dao Sect. He will choose for himself.”

If he chose the Demon Race, it meant Quan Ye would give up his identity as a disciple of Five Elements Dao Sect and move through the cultivation world with a different face.

If he chose Five Elements Dao Sect, then from that day on, Quan Ye would have to completely hide the habits he had gained as a demonic beast and never reveal his true nature.

Both paths had good and bad points. Everything depended on what Quan Ye chose.

Sect Master Ji Yuan thought about it for a while, then agreed to Master Qing Yan’s plan.

He had caused this mess. He might as well let Qing Yan handle it himself.

Just looking at Master Qing Yan made Sect Master Ji Yuan angry, so once they finished talking, he left at once with Wanderer Bao Hua.

Master Qing Yan ignored the voice in his Sea of Consciousness trying to stop him. He wanted to find Ye Cong Xin and have her go seek Gu Lan Zi Yu.

When he heard that Ye Cong Xin was in closed-door cultivation, he had no choice but to give up on that idea and temporarily handed the task of caring for the patient to Cui Jue.

Once Cui Jue agreed, Master Qing Yan immediately began to get ready to take Quan Ye out.

The soul inside his Sea of Consciousness was unhappy about that.

“I know who can help Quan Ye, but on this trip you must bring Su Ming. With him along, things will be much easier for us!”

“What do I need him for?” Master Qing Yan said, clearly displeased.

He had never liked noisy people, and Su Ming was exactly the talkative type.

Among his disciples, Su Ming was also the least outstanding one.

It was not that his talent was weaker than the others, but that he loved to play and could not settle down. In his cultivation, he was always a bit behind his fellow disciples.

“Qing Yan, don’t look down on Su Ming. He has very good luck.”

The other voice carried a faint sigh.

In truth, Su Ming’s luck was not just good, it was amazing. If his Fortune had not later been taken by Ye Cong Xin, he might have become the first among the brothers to reach Divine Transformation.

Master Qing Yan was half convinced and half doubtful.

The other soul seemed to know what he was worried about. He stopped trying to persuade him gently and went straight to a threat: “If you do not bring Su Ming, then once I take back this body, the first thing I will do is return to Five Elements Dao Sect and take Su Ming away with me.”

His attitude was very firm.

Before he learned the truth about the past, Master Qing Yan did not want to provoke him too much, so in the end he agreed.

When Su Ming received Master Qing Yan’s message transmission, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

To go out with Master to visit someone was already scary enough. Whether he even had the courage for it was another matter.

Usually, whenever he saw his Master, he did not dare say more than a single sentence, afraid of drawing his attention. So how had his Master still set his eyes on him?

In his panic, Su Ming wanted to find someone to talk to.

Only then did he realize that he had no one.

First Senior Brother was still confined in his room. Second Senior Brother was lying sick in bed. Fourth Junior Brother had been sent to take care of Second Senior Brother’s injuries. Fifth Junior Brother was still unconscious. Junior Sister was in closed-door cultivation.

Su Ming suddenly understood.

No wonder Master had picked him. It turned out the whole sect only had this one intact little sapling left standing.

He felt both lucky and nervous.

Lately, Lone Moon Peak had been plagued with bad luck. If he followed Master out, would he also run into some disaster?

But it should not be that bad, right? His Master was a foremost Divine Transformation expert. Under Master’s watchful eye, who could possibly hurt him?

He tried hard to talk himself into calming down, but it did not help much.

So he gritted his teeth, ran to Fang Cheng Lang’s cave residence, and knocked on the door for help.

Fang Cheng Lang followed the rules very strictly. He did not step out even half a step, only opened the door a crack and listened to Su Ming pour out his fears.

“In this life he awakened early?” Fang Cheng Lang muttered to himself, not sure what he was feeling.

According to his memories from his past life, Quan Ye should awaken five years from now.

Back then, the place where he awakened had been awful, deep in a barren mountain with no one around. The only person by his side was Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao had not known that when Quan Ye’s bloodline awakened, shedding his skin and remaking his body was a normal process.

She only saw Quan Ye’s entire body covered in horrible, bloody wounds. Blood flowed without stopping, and he had lost consciousness.

Yu Zhao fed him every spirit pill she had, but he still did not get better. Thinking of some old rumors, she decisively cut open her wrist.

Her fresh blood dripped into Quan Ye’s mouth and soothed the violent, restless energy inside him.

Quan Ye was able to wake up.

Fang Cheng Lang had only found out about this later, from Quan Ye himself.

Quan Ye blurred the true danger of his bloodline awakening and used twisted, vicious words to throw mud at Yu Zhao instead. He even said things like, “I would rather die than drink Yu Zhao’s blood.”

Yu Zhao kept silent from start to finish. She never mentioned what she had done to anyone.

Now, the wheel of fate had turned.

Quan Ye’s words had become a curse that came true.

No one would ever again rush forward without hesitation to save him.

He had gotten what he wished for.

“First Senior Brother, Master has been acting strange ever since he woke up. He’s often nowhere to be seen, and sometimes he says odd things. I always feel on edge,” Su Ming said, still rambling on while sitting by the door, not caring whether Fang Cheng Lang replied or not.

Fang Cheng Lang sank into thought again.

To be honest, he also felt that Master was a bit off.

In the past month, Master often came to ask him questions. Some he could answer, some he could not. Many of those matters were things that the current Master Qing Yan should not possibly know.

Fang Cheng Lang had wondered if Master, like him, had somehow gained his memories from a past life.

But after watching him closely, he rejected that guess. If Master really had memories of his last life, the first thing he would do was kill Ye Cong Xin. There was no way he would keep letting her swagger around outside.

So why had Master suddenly begun to care so much about all these little things?

“A Ming.”

“First Senior Brother.”

Hearing Fang Cheng Lang call him “A Ming” again, Su Ming was so moved he nearly cried.

“A Ming, since Master wants you to go with him, it means he thinks highly of you. You must not let him down,” Fang Cheng Lang said, his voice heavy with meaning from behind the crack in the door.

Su Ming lowered his head. “I know, I just…”

He was a little scared.

He was afraid of Master’s changing moods, and even more afraid that Master Qing Yan would be completely disappointed in him.

He had never been the best among his fellow disciples.

He only hoped that this time, he could make his Master satisfied.