Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Going Mad

Ye Zhao Zhao stared hard at Immortal Ling Xu and said: “You want to expel me from Ling Xu Peak? Fine! Then pay back everything you owe me first! Over the years I brought you all kinds of things from time to time, and together they are worth more than a thousand high grade spirit stones, right? Everywhere else, Masters raise Disciples, but with you it is the other way around. You, Immortal Ling Xu, Peak Master of the Sword Sect, even rack your brains to bleed your own Disciple dry!”

She gritted her teeth and added: “And about that strong liquor I brew, the cost is actually very low, yet you told others that while it did not carry much spiritual power, it could stimulate the soul and help break through the Soul Realm. A jar that costs only a few dozen low grade spirit stones, you sold for dozens of high grade spirit stones. Worst of all, you never even paid me those few dozen low grade stones for costs!”

The Sword Sect stirred.

Yu Ling Long, Peak Master of Jade Capital Peak, looked over with a chill in her eyes and asked Immortal Ling Xu: “Ling Xu, is that the Blaze Wine you sold me for twenty high grade spirit stones?”

Ye Zhao Zhao let out a cold laugh and said: “Did he tell you that although the wine looks light in spiritual power, he added a strange spirit herb, and that long term drinking would temper the soul for Spirit Refinement? All lies. Blaze Wine is fierce because I use a special brewing method. When he sold it to you, did he also swear the wine was extremely rare and he had almost none left? Heh, that is just sales talk.”

She glared at Immortal Ling Xu. She had always known what he did, but she did not care, because she needed his favor to stand firm on Ling Xu Peak and to press down Li Shuang. [If he kept favoring me, we would be fine.]

Now that things were exposed, could he really cut her off so cleanly? [Dream on.]

Li Shuang, in her eyes, was born foolish, ready to run around for Ling Xu Peak for a casual favor and a few brainwashing words, sacrificing everything. Ye Zhao Zhao was not so easy to dismiss. [If he wants me gone, he will pay for it.]

As Ye Zhao Zhao spoke, Yu Ling Long’s face grew darker. She loved wine. She did not care much about so called soul tempering; she simply liked that this wine tasted unique, different from any other drink in the cultivation world. Besides Blaze Wine, she had bought many other unusual wines from Immortal Ling Xu. So even when trouble piled up on Ling Xu Peak, although she felt their behavior was wrong, she did not kick them when they were down or say much. And yet, Immortal Ling Xu had treated her like a fool from the start. She was rich and did not mind a few spirit stones, but that was no excuse to lie to her. Yu Ling Long gave a thin smile and said to him: “Fine, Immortal Ling Xu, today I really learned something.”

Immortal Ling Xu’s face twitched. If he could, he would have slapped Ye Zhao Zhao to death on the spot, but right now he could not act. He forced himself to explain: “She is talking nonsense. The wine was indeed brewed by her, but I added rare medicinal herbs…”

Ye Zhao Zhao sneered and said: “I can brew the exact same wine. Can you? Do you dare say out loud what that rare herb is?”

Immortal Ling Xu’s expression twisted. [Why was I so blind back then as to take in a Disciple like this!]

“Junior Sister!” Sheng Yuan could not help speaking up as he stepped forward and said: “Enough! Stop spouting nonsense! This is our Master. How can you be so disrespectful? Right now we are discussing how you framed First Senior Sister!”

He had to stand out. Ye Zhao Zhao had lost it, but they still had to live in the Sword Sect. What good would it do them to ruin Immortal Ling Xu? In the end, they still needed his protection.

Ye Zhao Zhao looked at him with open mockery and said: “I framed Li Shuang? Think for a moment. Compared to me, who joined the latest, who should have deeper feelings for her? When I pretended to be hurt by Li Shuang, you, the Junior Brother she personally raised, were the first to rush out and scold her. Was I the one who truly hurt her? No, it was you.”

Sheng Yuan glanced toward Li Shuang on reflex. Li Shuang’s face was calm, as if she had not heard a word. His lips trembled as he said: “First Senior Sister, I…”

Ye Zhao Zhao snorted and said: “First Senior Sister? You really think she can come back? One by one, I sometimes wonder if you favor me, or if you just use helping me as a reason to openly drain Li Shuang dry.”

Shen Yue snapped, voice sharp as a blade, and said: “Ye Zhao Zhao, shut your mouth!”

She turned to him with a cutting smile and said: “Your Way of the Sword contains Li Shuang’s work, and that makes you uncomfortable, right? So when I nudged you a little, you hurried to erase her credit. It is not that I am so capable; it is that you are an ungrateful cur at heart.”

“Lies, lies!” Shen Yue shook, and those were the only words he could find.

Ye Zhao Zhao seemed to go mad.

Chang Le An kept his mouth shut, not daring to say a word, but Ye Zhao Zhao did not intend to spare him. She looked at him coldly and said: “And you. Once you got the title of Child of Destiny, you thought that gave you a pass to slack off. When Li Shuang told you to focus on cultivation, you thought she was jealous of you. Did someone like you need much prodding from me? In the end, it is just your nature.”

Her face was full of scorn. For ten years she had carefully flattered these people, and now they wanted to dump all blame on her alone? Not a chance.

Chang Le An looked gloomy. [She is crazy.] He had said nothing, and she still dragged him in.

After cursing out everyone on Ling Xu Peak, Ye Zhao Zhao turned to Li Shuang. Then, on her face, appeared a fawning look Li Shuang had never seen before. Ye Zhao Zhao said: “Senior Sister Li, I do have faults, but they are just as guilty. They misunderstood you for ten whole years. I can explain every single misunderstanding point by point. Compared to me, they are the real culprits. If you give me one more chance, I will change. I will stay by your side to pour tea and serve like a servant, and I will never complain.”

She stared at Li Shuang with pleading eyes. She had looked like a lunatic, but she had her own little plan all along.