Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Senior Sister Wei, is it really okay for you to say that?
Ye Cong Xin’s pupils shrank, then she quickly put on an apologetic expression. “Fifth Senior Brother, I am sorry. I did not mean to expose your background. I was only worried about you, so I…”

Seeing that Quan Ye was still staring fixedly at her, Ye Cong Xin had no choice but to continue spinning the lie. “It was… it was Third Senior Brother who told me.”

“Hmph, I guessed it was him!”

Quan Ye’s fists clenched so hard that his knuckles cracked.

Only Master and Su Ming knew his true identity. And the moment Master returned to the Five Elements Dao Sect, he shut himself away and did not see anyone. So the only one who could have leaked the secret was Su Ming.

“Fifth Senior Brother, do not blame Third Senior Brother. I was worried about you, so I begged him to tell me. If you want to blame someone, blame me.”

Ye Cong Xin spoke in a righteous tone, her beautiful eyes full of feeling.

Of course Quan Ye would not blame the Junior Sister who cared only about him, so he aimed all his anger at Su Ming and swore to teach him a lesson.

“Junior Sister, this is between me and him. You do not need to interfere.”

“Fifth Senior Brother…”

“I am tired. You should go back.”

After returning the invitation to Ye Cong Xin, Quan Ye turned and went into his room.

He needed a quiet place where he could digest the bad news Ye Cong Xin had brought him.

Ye Cong Xin stared at the closed door for a long time, then turned and went to Su Ming’s residence.

Before long, Su Ming walked Ye Cong Xin out. His eyes were lowered and his face was full of displeasure.

“Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother has always had that kind of temper. Please do not take it to heart, and do not tell him that I was here.”

“Junior Sister, I know what I am doing,” Su Ming answered calmly.

Ye Cong Xin let out a soft sigh and left.

Su Ming looked in the direction of Quan Ye’s residence and let out a cold, disdainful snort.

[You damned human-demon hybrid, I will be waiting for you to come.]

Bang bang bang!

The fierce knocking broke the silence in the room.

Yu Zhao opened her eyes and swept her Divine Sense outside.

She slowly let out a long, even breath, then slowly got up and walked unhurriedly to open the door.

“Uncle Master Li, what guidance do you have for me?”

Outside the door stood a thin man with a goatee, dressed in an indigo daoist robe. He curled up his lips. “Niece Yu Zhao, it is only the two of us here. Why ask something you already know the answer to?”

Yu Zhao was puzzled. “This junior really does not know. I ask Uncle Master Li to explain.”

“At the Cultivation World Grand Tournament, you stepped over all the young Heaven’s Chosen of the cultivation world and made a name for yourself. But my poor nephew Jing Rang lost his life halfway through the competition. So today I came in person to experience for myself how powerful Niece Yu Zhao is.”

Yu Zhao was stunned.

Was she hearing things?

She had taken part in the Individual Competition of the tournament, while Li Jingrang had been in the team competition. They had never even fought on the same stage, and Li Jingrang had not died by her hand. How could that be blamed on her?

But, well, this Li Da was indeed Li Jingrang’s real uncle. No wonder they were both stupid in the same way.

Yu Zhao’s silence was mistaken by Li Da as hesitation. He went on: “You and I are both at the Early Nascent Soul Stage. But since I am older than you, I can suppress my cultivation by twenty percent when we spar, so it will not count as me bullying the young.

“Or if there is anything else you are worried about, just say it. I will satisfy you one by one.”

Yu Zhao was quiet for a moment, then asked sincerely: “Has Uncle Master Li told the elders of the academy or the Sect Master about coming to spar with me?”

“This is a match between you and me. There is no need to make a big fuss. Since I am the guest, I should leave you some face, at least.”

Hearing the first half of his words, Yu Zhao nodded to herself and thought that Li Da was not completely brainless. But when she heard the second half, she almost laughed from anger.

Li Da kept saying he wanted to “learn” from her, yet in his heart he was already sure that she would lose badly.

Where did Li Da get the confidence that he would win for sure?

“Uncle Master Li, not long ago Tai Bai Academy held an exchange event with Heavenly Sword Sect. I think that event was very meaningful, so we can completely continue it and hold another exchange between the Five Elements Dao Sect and Tai Bai Academy.

“However, since I am the only one from the Five Elements Dao Sect who came this time, I might as well represent the Five Elements Dao Sect in a spar with Tai Bai Academy. As for who should spar with me, it can only be you, Uncle Master Li.

“What does Uncle Master Li think?”

Li Da looked at Yu Zhao in surprise.

Since this was going to be held in the name of two sects, it obviously could not involve only the two of them.

The meaning of Yu Zhao’s words was very clear. She wanted this spar to be held under the witness of the entire Tai Bai Academy.

“You are not afraid?”

Yu Zhao smiled without a sound.

When Li Da saw the almost gentle smile on her face, his heart suddenly gave a strange tremble.

If Yu Zhao dared to make such a request, she clearly had full confidence in herself.

He also thought of how Wei Ying and the others had praised Yu Zhao endlessly after they returned, exaggerating her to the skies.

Without realizing it, Li Da began to feel like backing down.

He looked at Yu Zhao again.

At once his anger flared up.

Yu Zhao stood there with her arms folded, chin slightly raised and eyelids lowered, completely full of contempt.

“Fine, I will go report to the elders right now. We will meet at the mountain gate Martial Practice Field in one hour!”

“Have a good trip, Uncle Master Li.”

Yu Zhao watched with a smile as Li Da walked away and thought to herself: [Looks like I can move up the time to visit Dean Mo Xin.]

The news that Li Da was about to spar with Yu Zhao quickly caused an uproar in Tai Bai Academy.

Wei Ying and the others reacted the most strongly.

Even though they had not personally seen Yu Zhao fight with the three Nascent Soul Old Fiends, the result alone told them that Yu Zhao was not an ordinary Early Nascent Soul cultivator.

Anyone who looked at Yu Zhao with worldly eyes would definitely suffer a big loss.

Li Da sneered at this.

In his view, Wei Ying and the others were just turning Yu Zhao into some kind of goddess.

Yu Zhao was a genius, that was true. But he, Li Da, was also a highly praised elite of Tai Bai Academy.

Even if Yu Zhao was a bit stronger than him, his many years of experience and accumulation were enough to make up the difference.

Yu Zhao had only been lucky. She had not taken part in the team competition, so she was able to stand out among a bunch of loose cultivators.

If you replaced her with any elite disciple from a sect, they could have done the same.

Li Da simply could not stand how everyone in the academy, from top to bottom, treated Yu Zhao as a one-in-ten-thousand peerless talent and looked down on their own people.

He wanted to prove to everyone that at least he, Li Da, was not worse than Yu Zhao.

No matter how much Wei Ying and the others talked, they could not change Li Da’s mind. They finally understood what it meant that kind words could not persuade someone who was dead set on walking into a wall.

Since Li Da refused to believe, they would let him experience Yu Zhao’s power for himself.

Once he hit the wall, he would at least know that it hurt.

An hour passed.

A huge crowd packed the Martial Practice Field at the mountain gate.

Other than Dean Mo Xin and a few highly respected elders, everyone who received the news had come.

Ever since he formed his Nascent Soul, Li Da had not felt the sensation of being watched by so many people for a long time. His eyes narrowed slightly and his heart floated with pride.

Yu Zhao, on the other hand, was standing beside Wei Ying and the others, talking in a low voice.

A disciple next to them leaned closer to listen, and the corner of his eye could not help twitching.

“Senior Sister Wei, is it really okay for you to say that?”

What had Wei Ying said?

She had not said much at all. She simply told Yu Zhao not to show any mercy for her sake, but to be as ruthless as she could and wake Li Da up completely, so that he would not do something foolish.

As someone with a warm heart, Yu Zhao naturally would not refuse Wei Ying’s suggestion and happily agreed.