Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Sect Council
As Yu Zhao sat where she was to rest, Mu Ye scooted over, fidgeting for a long time before finally managing to speak: “Yu, Senior Sister Yu… Yu, can I call you Yu Zhao?”

Yu Zhao nodded.

She had a good impression of Mu Ye.

Mu Ye had no kinship or old ties with them, but when they ran into danger, she was the only one among the five people from Greenwood Sect who was willing to follow along and help.

Just for that alone, Yu Zhao could not bring herself to treat her coldly.

Mu Ye gave a silly laugh and sat down beside Yu Zhao, speaking bluntly: “I can’t find our people anymore, so I want to act together with you. Is that okay?”

Mu Ye had already seen her own teammates clearly. She would rather follow the people from Five Elements Dao Sect than stay with that group of cowards.

Yu Zhao pointed at Zhou Jin Yue: “Then you should ask our captain.”

Mu Ye lightly nudged her arm against Yu Zhao’s and said: “You and your captain get along so well. If you agree, she definitely won’t refuse.”

Mu Ye had already figured this out long ago.

In the whole Five Elements Dao Sect team, Zhou Jin Yue was the backbone, while Yu Zhao was the person on the edge.

They seemed very different, yet they were the closest friends.

Otherwise, Yu Zhao would not have risked her life and fought desperately to save Zhou Jin Yue.

So as long as she convinced Yu Zhao, it was about the same as convincing Zhou Jin Yue.

Yu Zhao thought about it and felt that having an alchemist in the team would also make things safer.

She said: “I will go talk to Senior Sister Zhou first.”

Mu Ye nodded with a grin: “Go, go. I’ll be waiting for your good news.”

Yu Zhao walked over and told Zhou Jin Yue about Mu Ye’s idea. As expected, Zhou Jin Yue did not object, and Mu Ye smoothly joined them and became one of the group.

Half a shichen later.

Zhou Jin Yue walked over to Lan Zi Yu’s side, frowned as she looked at the still unconscious Fang Cheng Lang, and asked: “Junior Brother Fang still has no sign of waking up?”

Lan Zi Yu shook his head bitterly.

Zhou Jin Yue sighed and said: “Senior Brother Fang here cannot be left without someone to take care of him, and you still have to look after Junior Sister Ye. I will have Zhang Jun and the others come help you. We will move together and not leave a single teammate behind.”

“Mm, thank you, Senior Sister Zhou.”

The wound on Lan Zi Yu’s face had faintly begun to scab over, but it still looked extremely hideous.

Right now his mood was low. His eyes seemed filled with a cloud that would not disperse, very different from his usual bright and spirited self.

Zhou Jin Yue shook her head, called Zhang Jun and a few others over to take turns caring for Fang Cheng Lang, and the team set out again.

…

Five Elements Dao Sect.

Council hall.

The Sect Master sat in the seat of honor and said: “I called you all here today because just now, an unknown person used their divine soul to spy on our sect. Although I later forced them back, the more I thought about it, the more I felt I should tell you, so that you can be on your guard.”

He told in detail what had happened not long ago.

Present were the elders of Five Elements Dao Sect and the peak masters of each peak. When they heard that someone actually dared to use their divine soul to spy on the sect, every one of them showed surprise.

Someone said: “Who has eaten a bear’s heart and leopard’s gall, to dare run wild in Five Elements Dao Sect? They must be tired of living.”

Another person said: “In my view, this is clearly a provocation! He is looking down on our Five Elements Dao Sect!”

Someone else said: “I have another view. If the other side truly harbored malice, they should not have been discovered by us so easily. There must be some other mystery to this matter.”

Everyone expressed their own opinions, and the council hall soon became lively.

The Sect Master listened silently to their discussion without saying a word, until the hall grew quiet again.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Master Qing Yan, who had not spoken from beginning to end: “Qing Yan, what do you think?”

The others also turned to look at Master Qing Yan.

Master Qing Yan said lightly: “Petty riffraff, not worth mentioning.”

Everyone’s mouths twitched.

Master Qing Yan was as confident as ever.

The Sect Master quickly frowned, wanting to say something, when suddenly his left eyelid began to twitch wildly.

He stared in shock, widened his eyes, reached out to press his left eyelid, and stood up in a loss of composure. The other elders, who had just been somewhat critical of Master Qing Yan, all turned their gazes to him again.

Someone asked with concern: “Sect Master, have you made some major discovery?”

The Sect Master shook his head.

It was not that he did not want to speak, but that no sound could come out.

Just now, a strong feeling of dread had spread through his whole body.

In an instant the hairs on his body stood on end, his expression tightened, and even his vocal cords lost control.

The Sect Master’s heart sank, and his thoughts began to race.

Right now, the Sect Grand Array was open, and all the elders and masters of the sect had gathered here, so the source of the danger should not be the sect itself.

Then it would be…

The Sect Master’s pupils shrank.

He thought of it!

It was the disciples who had gone out for training!

The team led by his First Disciple, Zhou Jin Yue.

Cold sweat broke out densely on the Sect Master’s forehead.

That team almost included the most capable and outstanding few among the younger generation of Five Elements Dao Sect!

[This is bad!]

[They are in danger!]

Thinking of this, the Sect Master no longer cared about that strange divine soul that had appeared and vanished. He rushed out in a hurry without even leaving a word behind.

“Sect Master! Hey, Sect Master!”

“Why did the Sect Master leave? Did he find some clue?”

“Since he left, should we leave too?”

The group left in the council hall did not understand what was going on.

Just when they did not know what to do, the Sect Master swept back in from outside like a gust of wind, accompanied by a burst of wild laughter.

He plopped back into his seat, his face full of joy, and his right eyelid twitched repeatedly as he said: “Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine, just a false alarm.”

“Sect Master, what is going on with you coming and going like this?”

“Yeah. If you are under a lot of pressure, you should tell us. We can share some of the burden. Look how tired you are.”

“Sect Master, while managing the sect, you also need to balance work and rest. Don’t overwork yourself.”

The Sect Master was in a very good mood and did not argue. He just kept nodding in agreement, which made everyone feel even more puzzled.

The Sect Master took in all their expressions but did not plan to explain.

Mainly, he did not know how to start.

Could he really say that just as he was about to leave the sect, that sense of dread vanished and was replaced by a feeling of joy and excitement?

The crisis had been resolved, and something good had even happened.

Of course he was happy.

He decided that when Jin Yue and the others came back, he would ask carefully what had happened. This series of twists and turns had almost driven him crazy.

[Too thrilling!]

Seeing the Sect Master return to normal, everyone started discussing the divine soul matter again. After a long round of debate, they finally decided to watch and see what would happen.

If the other party had no real malicious intent and withdrew in time after the warning, then the outcome would be happy for all.

If the other side kept refusing to change after repeated warnings, Five Elements Dao Sect would no longer give him any chance to take advantage of them.

Because they had to guard not only the safety of the sect, but also the dignity of a top-tier sect.

Just as the Sect Master announced the end of the meeting, before his words even fell, Master Qing Yan’s figure had already vanished from the council hall.

Everyone’s mouths twitched again.

“Heh.”

“You really are something.”

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