Chapter 287

Chapter 287: Does Senior Yu Zhao think too highly of her
Xing Yu and Yu Zhao walked to a quiet place inside the Seven Stars Sect and stopped.

“Senior Yu Zhao, I made a fool of myself in front of you,” Xing Yu said in a soft voice.

The Xing Yu who had bristled like a hedgehog in front of Elder Luo now seemed very obedient in front of Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao looked at Xing Yu for a moment, then asked: “What do you plan to do next?”

Now that Xing Yu had torn things open with the Head Elder, her days in the Seven Stars Sect were not likely to be very easy.

Xing Yu’s expression was calm as she said: “Senior Yu Zhao, do not worry. I know the Head Elder. He cares a lot about his reputation. He will not dare to do anything to me again.”

It was exactly because of the Head Elder’s personality that Xing Yu had decided to speak out in public.

Seeing that Xing Yu had already thought of a way out, Yu Zhao became even more certain that she was the most suitable choice.

“Xing Yu, I want to ask you for a favor,” Yu Zhao said.

Xing Yu froze for a second. Then joy flashed in her eyes as she said: “Senior Yu Zhao, please tell me.”

“Do you know that there is a spirit stone vein under the Seven Stars Sect?”

“A spirit stone vein!” Xing Yu cried out, then quickly lowered her voice and shook her head. “I have never heard the Head Elder mention it.”

Yu Zhao was not surprised.

The spirit vein was the lifeline of the Seven Stars Sect. The Head Elder would never share this news with anyone, not even his own granddaughter.

“You do not need to worry about how I know,” Yu Zhao said. “I can only tell you that someone already has their eyes on the Seven Stars Sect, so you must find a way to stop him from stealing the spirit vein.”

“M…me?”

Xing Yu stood there like a wooden chicken.

[Is Senior Yu Zhao thinking too highly of her?]

“Yes, you,” Yu Zhao said seriously. “Of the people who know about this, you are the only one who belongs to the Seven Stars Sect. I can only leave this to you.”

“But Senior Yu Zhao, why do you not tell the Sect Master about this?”

In Xing Yu’s opinion, telling the Sect Master would be far more reliable than leaving it to her.

Yu Zhao asked in return: “Do you think he will believe me if I tell him?”

Xing Yu was not stupid. With just a bit of thought, she understood Yu Zhao’s concern.

It was just that she had always been a useless, unnoticed person on the edge of the Seven Stars Sect and had never taken on such an important task. Her heart was full of nerves.

But when she met Yu Zhao’s trusting gaze, she gritted her teeth and said: “Senior Yu Zhao, I will do my best.”

“I believe you,” Yu Zhao said. She paused, then added, “I do not know when the one coveting the spirit vein will move, or what method he will use. You will have to decide everything yourself. Also, no matter whether you succeed or fail, I hope you can send a message to me at the Five Elements Dao Sect and tell me what happened and how it ended. This is very important to me.”

Xing Yu nodded hard and agreed without any hesitation.

Yu Zhao had solved the problem that had troubled her for many days and had also taken revenge for her previous life. She was in a very good mood.

When she met Sect Master Tian Shu again, there was still a faint smile on her face. This scared Sect Master Tian Shu so much that he threw away the speech he had prepared and quickly reorganized his words into something even more tactful than before.

In short, he apologized on behalf of the Head Elder and, at the same time, hinted that she should leave.

Maybe because he was afraid that Yu Zhao would make more trouble, he had also prepared a generous gift for her.

Yu Zhao had already planned to leave, so she simply went along with him and agreed.

Of course, she did not accept the gift from Sect Master Tian Shu.

In front of the whole Seven Stars Sect, she had beaten the Head Elder until he spat blood and fainted. If she then accepted the Sect Master of the Seven Stars Sect’s gift afterward, once the news spread, people would only think she had used force to make money. Her reputation would be ruined.

On the day Yu Zhao left, Sect Master Tian Shu and several elders of the Seven Stars Sect were almost moved to tears with joy. They escorted her all the way down the mountain.

Even after her figure disappeared, they still stood there, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Xing Yu stood at the very end of the group, her brows tightly knitted.

[Where exactly was the sect’s spirit vein? How was she supposed to stop the villains from stealing it?]

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?Ding! Host, a high quality capture target has appeared. Please take action at once!?

?Ding! Host, a high quality capture target has appeared. Please take action at once!?

?Ding! Host, a high quality capture target has appeared. Please take action at once!?

The System’s three alerts in a row forcibly pulled Ye Cong Xin out of entering meditation.

There was no anger on her face at being disturbed, only open joy.

“System, who is this high quality capture target you are talking about? Where is he now?” she asked.

?Ding! The high quality capture target is Quan Ye, who has awakened the Azure Dragon bloodline. The target is about to reach the mountain gate of the Five Elements Dao Sect. Please, Host, begin your capture as soon as possible!?

“Azure Dragon bloodline!”

A flush of excitement rose on Ye Cong Xin’s pale face.

Quan Ye was actually a Descendant of the Azure Dragon!

Ye Cong Xin had never understood before why the simple minded, strong limbed Quan Ye would also be a great Fated One.

Compared with the other Senior Brothers, his weaknesses were far too obvious. No matter how she looked at him, he did not seem like someone who could dominate a region.

So it turned out he was blessed by his ancestors.

Ye Cong Xin curled her lip in disdain, then let out a mocking little laugh.

[She could even handle the moody Lan Zi Yu. How could she not deal with a fool like Quan Ye, who was as dumb as a pig?]

She rose slowly to her feet, changed into a light blue dress, then stood before the mirror and adjusted her expression into the most innocent and pure look she could manage. After that, she headed straight for the mountain gate.

Sure enough, she did not wait long before the figures of Master Qing Yan, Su Ming, and Quan Ye suddenly appeared outside the gate.

The disciple on duty looked at Ye Cong Xin with respect and said: “Junior Sister Ye, you really are of one mind with Master Qing Yan as master and disciple. They really came back.”

Ye Cong Xin pressed her lips into a small smile and stepped forward to greet them one by one.

“Master, Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother,” she said.

“Junior Sister, you came out here just to welcome us?”

When Su Ming saw Ye Cong Xin, he was overjoyed.

“Yes, Third Senior Brother. Are you happy?” she asked with a smile.

“Happy, of course I am happy, Junior Sister. I even brought you a gift. I will give it to you in a bit.”

Before Su Ming finished speaking, a cold snort sounded from beside him.

Su Ming’s expression changed as he snapped: “Quan Ye, I am talking to Junior Sister. What does that have to do with you?”

“I can snort if I want. What does that have to do with you?” Quan Ye shot back.

Su Ming and Quan Ye had been in a cold war all the way back. Neither of them would give in.

If they had been traveling with someone else, that person would have stepped in to smooth things over long ago. But the one with them was the cold and distant Master Qing Yan.

When Su Ming and Quan Ye did not talk, he was happy for the peace and quiet. He would never interfere.

So, the resentment that had been building up all the way finally exploded in front of Ye Cong Xin.

The two of them glared at each other fiercely, as if they wanted to eat each other alive.

“Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother, please do not be like this…”

Ye Cong Xin looked at Quan Ye, then at Su Ming, her face full of helplessness, but in her heart she was laughing.

Su Ming and Quan Ye had started a fight, and she was the one trying to calm them down in the middle. That would increase the time she spent with them and make it easier to gain their favor.

[It did not matter who was right or wrong. What mattered was that they would make up because of her.]

“Qing Yan, I told you long ago that Ye Cong Xin is a malevolent spirit,” a voice suddenly spoke inside Master Qing Yan’s sea of consciousness. “Look. The moment she arrived, your two disciples started fighting like their lives were on the line. One day, they will pay a terrible price because of Ye Cong Xin. Of course, you will not be an exception either.”

The long silent soul in his sea of consciousness had finally spoken. A flash of impatient cold light passed through Master Qing Yan’s eyes.