Chapter 134
Chapter 134: Sorry, I Didn’t Know
Before Pei Luo Xiu could turn around to strike Xu Zhou Ye and Hua Ting Li, the disciples of Returning Cloud Sect had already had enough.
A disciple from the inner sect of Returning Cloud Sect shouted, “If you can’t find the culprit, stop slandering Senior Sister Pei! Who doesn’t know that when Sect Master brought Senior Sister Pei back, she was only at the first level of Qi Refining! How could a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining have slaughtered this village? What, do you think we’re all dead in Returning Cloud Sect?”
“Now, this critical situation is caused by Chu Zhi Rou and her people. Why are you targeting Senior Sister Pei? What, do you want her to take the blame?”
“Everyone knows that the young sect master has a fiancée, yet she’s still trying to seduce him! What kind of person is she? A troublemaker!”
“And the young sect master is no saint either! He knows he has a fiancée, but still flirts with other women!”
…
Pei Luo Xiu had a stellar reputation in Returning Cloud Sect. Countless disciples had been helped by her, and seeing her being unjustly slandered like this made them snap.
As the insults continued, they even began to scold Pei Qing You, the young sect master.
Chu Zhi Rou, with her pure face, looked helpless and aggrieved, but inside, she cursed Pei Luo Xiu, wishing she would just disappear.
How could a lowly peasant girl like her ever deserve to be with the young sect master of Returning Cloud Sect? Only she, Chu Zhi Rou, was worthy!
The disciples of Jade Void Sect wanted to speak up, but Chu Zhi Rou’s actions were indefensible. They found themselves at a loss for words, frustrated and silent.
Pei Qing You opened his mouth, but finally closed it again.
“Enough,” Pei Luo Xiu said, her voice calm yet firm, taking control of the situation. “If I haven’t won the young sect master’s favor, that’s my problem. When we return, I’ll speak to master and explain the need for the annulment of the engagement.”
Pei Qing You’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Pei Luo Xiu, you…”
“Young sect master! You’re utterly ungrateful!”
Pei Qing You was furious.
He had disliked Pei Luo Xiu from the start!
When he realized he had fallen for Rou Rou, he went to his father to request an annulment, only to be beaten and thrown to Penitence Cliff.
Later, when he went to speak with Pei Luo Xiu, she pretended to agree, but then turned around and complained to his father. Without a doubt, he was beaten again and sent to Penitence Cliff.
It was him who was beaten and insulted, not anyone else!
Ye He Qi stood by with a smile, watching the scene unfold.
As expected of someone trained by Shi Zi Chu, Pei Luo Xiu had outsmarted Pei Qing You by retreating to gain an advantage.
Perhaps Ye He Qi’s amusement was too obvious because Shi Zi Chu turned his gaze toward him.
When their eyes met, Ye He Qi’s smile faded slightly.
After a moment, Shi Zi Chu’s calm, scholarly voice broke the silence. “Everyone seems to have forgotten about someone?”
Shi Zi Chu’s words carried weight.
Jun Yue Hua’s low voice came next. “Daoist Shi’s brother?”
Ye He Qi nodded.
“A person who exists, yet has never appeared,” Clan Chief Nan Rong remarked, frowning. “We neither see him alive nor hear of his soul. Could it be that he’s truly perished?”
Shi Zi Chu shook his head. “I don’t know.”
Clan Chief Yu Wen, watching the growing number of vicious ghosts outside, spoke gravely, “We can’t get out, and all clues have been severed.”
The immortal rank Azure Luan sword was indeed difficult to obtain!
An eerie silence filled the courtyard.
Ming Xi Su’s cold voice suddenly cut through the stillness, “Shi Zi Chu, there’s something you need to explain.”
Shi Zi Chu looked up.
Ming Xi Su’s gaze was full of disdain and suspicion. “Why did you set up a Soul Revival Array in Water Road Village?”
A Soul Revival Array?
Xing Lan lowered his gaze, making his expression unreadable.
Looking into Ming Xi Su’s sharp eyes, Shi Zi Chu sighed helplessly. “Junior Brother Ming, I’ve never left this courtyard.”
As if expecting Shi Zi Chu to deny everything, Ming Xi Su’s face twisted with a mixture of mockery and confidence.
He flipped his hand, and a wilted pink flower appeared in the air. “Then what is this?”
“Isn’t this the flower from Senior Sister’s head?” Chu Zhi Rou exclaimed.
Before she could finish her words, she quickly added, “Senior Brother, this must be some misunderstanding. This isn’t the flower from Senior Sister’s head.”
Ming Xi Su sneered. “There’s no such flower in all of Water Road Village!”
Chu Zhi Rou gaped at Shi Zi Chu, both shocked and uncertain.
Liao Xin from Bodhi Sect, known for his bluntness, spoke directly, “If there is a Soul Revival Array in Water Road Village, it would explain why those vicious ghosts can’t be killed.”
His gaze turned to Shi Zi Chu, filled with hostility.
Seeing the expression on this little monk’s face, Pei Luo Xiu couldn’t help but mutter, “Sick.”
Liao Kong reached out and pressed his junior brother down.
They couldn’t condemn someone based on just one side of the story. That would be unfair.
“Isn’t it a bit hasty to conclude that Shi Zi Chu set up the Soul Revival Array just because of a single flower?” Meng Xi Yu’s voice was icy. “I have every right to question whether you’re motivated by resentment after losing your personal disciple and are now intentionally seeking revenge on Shi Zi Chu.”
Meng Xi Yu’s words were sharp.
He didn’t even give Ming Xi Su a chance to respond. “First, Xu Zhou Ye and Hua Ting Li took turns attacking, and now, are we going to hear from Lu Cang and Chu Zhi Rou?”
Ming Xi Su opened his mouth in fury. “Young sect master, you’re turning black and white on its head!”
“I’m merely raising reasonable doubts. Pei Luo Xiu’s attempts to cover up are hardly reassuring,” Xu Zhou Ye coldly interjected. “And as for this Soul Revival Array, there’s evidence, both human and material!”
Shi Zi Chu sighed, his voice soft and mellow, “Senior Brother Xu, everyone has their own secrets, just as you don’t want to talk about when you were a beggar on the streets.”
“Shi Zi Chu!!!”
The place where Xu Zhou Ye’s inferiority and shame were most raw was laid bare by Shi Zi Chu, and he instantly went mad.
He drew his sword and charged at Shi Zi Chu. “I’m going to kill you!”
Before Shi Zi Chu could lift a finger, several sword qi shot out and struck Xu Zhou Ye, sending him flying backward.
“Ah?” Shi Zi Chu’s voice was full of innocence and surprise. “Senior Brother Xu, are you so sensitive about the past? Sorry, I didn’t know.”
Xu Zhou Ye looked up, his gaze meeting Shi Zi Chu’s, which was full of mockery and amusement, not an ounce of remorse.
Clan Chief Nan Rong couldn’t help but pinch his brow.
This was a critical moment!
No wonder Xing Lan had relegated them to outer sect disciples!
Ye He Qi’s voice, full of authority, broke the tension. “Now is not the time for internal strife. The Soul Revival Array needs to be destroyed, or those vicious ghosts will never be eliminated.”
At his words, everyone fell silent.
Outside, countless vicious ghosts raged uncontrollably. Going out would be certain death.
Numerous subtle, expectant glances turned toward Xing Lan.
Xing Lan remained unmoved.
“Zi Yuan,” Shi Zi Chu suddenly called out.
The spirit sword embedded in the seven-inch of the brown-scaled red-eyed giant python swiftly flew back to him, shedding the blood along the way.
The beautiful spirit sword landed back in Shi Zi Chu’s hand.
?!
A demi-god rank?!
Clan Chief Yu Wen exclaimed in surprise, “That spirit sword is demi-god rank?!”
Countless astonished gazes turned toward the spirit sword in Shi Zi Chu’s hand.
Chu Zhi Rou’s eyes widened.
“System! 003! How does Shi Zi Chu have a demi-god rank life-bound sword?!” She frantically called to the heroine system in her spiritual sense.
003 scanned the spirit sword in Shi Zi Chu’s hand and replied, [This is the spirit sword Xing Lan crafted for the malicious female lead! But it’s alright; the Azure Luan sword is more suitable for you.]
Suddenly, Shi Zi Chu’s smile turned toward Chu Zhi Rou, his gaze piercing.
Such a familiar presence! A system!
In that fleeting moment, she caught a faint, distinctive fluctuation—a signature of the system!