Mo Qi saw that Ye Chu would not give her that lively white fox which even made her heart itch. Although she felt somewhat displeased, she did not force him. Watching Ye Chu’s retreating figure, she humphed and said, “Serves you right that no woman fancies you!”
After speaking, Mo Qi looked at the group of cultivators still following her and shouted, “If you keep following this young lady, I will cut off everything below you. If you do not believe me, just try it!”
This made the numerous cultivators fall silent in fear. None dared to approach her again, and they watched helplessly as she left their sight.
“Senior Brother! What should we do now?” Several cultivators asked the leading youth, extremely worried. If Mo Qi went down the mountain, who knew how the hall master of their branch pavilion would punish them.
“Although Junior Sister Mo Qi likes to do as she pleases, she still considers us. She probably will not go down the mountain, and as long as she does not, she will not encounter danger,” the leading youth answered. “But let us first go and snatch that boy’s white fox. Looking at Junior Sister Mo Qi’s expression, she should be quite fond of it.”
“Yes, that boy is a toad lusting after swan meat, not even thinking about what kind of goods he is. He dares to harbour thoughts about Junior Sister Mo Qi. He is seeking death!” Someone chimed in, very displeased that Ye Chu had just been sizing up Mo Qi with heated eyes. This was something they did not dare to do, and they could not help but feel somewhat jealous.
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Ye Chu lay on a green stone. Watching a group of people approach aggressively, he stretched lazily and said with a smile, “You have finally come. I have been waiting for you for quite a while!”
This made the disciples, who had originally wanted to teach him a severe lesson, slightly stunned. What did this boy mean? Could it be that he had been waiting here for them?
The leading youth was called Yang Shan. He sized up Ye Chu and did not discover anything strange about him. Only then did he muster his courage and shout, “Which elder’s disciple are you, that you would not even give Junior Sister Mo Qi what she wants!”
Ye Chu smiled and did not answer them directly. Instead, he said, “I have been waiting for you for so long because I want to ask you a question.”
“What?” The crowd was taken aback, not expecting this response, and could not help but answer.
“I have heard that the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion has a sect called the Sha Ling Pavilion. I wonder where it is?” Ye Chu looked at them. He had asked Du Liang this before, but Du Liang had previously been only a menial disciple and did not know its location at all.
Yang Shan was stunned, but then immediately burst into loud laughter. Just now, seeing Ye Chu being deliberately mystifying, he had thought Ye Chu possessed some skill. Now, seeing that Ye Chu did not even know about the Sha Ling Pavilion, he knew this person was not up to much. Any disciple with some status in the pavilion would know this.
“Hit him! Cripple him, and snatch that white fox to give to Junior Sister Mo Qi!” Yang Shan shouted at the group of disciples. Bullying people was his old trade, done with practiced ease.
Ye Chu watched the group of cultivators pouncing toward him, sighed, and shook his head. He thought that the strongest among them was only Yang Shan, who had just barely reached the Xuan Ming Realm. Although Ye Chu’s Green Lotus Primordial Spirit was sealed and refined by the Cold Fire Sovereign, dealing with them still held no pressure for him.
Ye Chu was like a gust of wind howling as he plunged into their midst. Along with the sound of slaps ringing out, in less than ten short breaths, these cultivators were all lying on the ground wailing continuously, rolling about endlessly.
“Cough! I say, you lot do not learn properly and only know how to shout about fighting and killing. This time, I will teach you how to be proper people on behalf of your parents. How beautiful the scenery of this peach garden is. All this shouting about fighting and killing really ruins the view!” Ye Chu muttered a few times, waved his arm, and a falling peach blossom landed in his palm. Then it suddenly flew out, shooting toward Yang Shan.
Yang Shan had never dreamed that Ye Chu was this strong. Watching the flying peach blossom, he reached out to block it fiercely. But in an instant, he let out a miserable shriek, clutching one arm with his face twisted.
The pink peach blossom passed through his palm, stained with blood yet completely undamaged. It drifted slowly in the sky, strangely enchanting.
“Now you can answer my question, right?” Ye Chu looked at the group with a smile.
Yang Shan’s group had long since been scared out of their wits. A cultivator capable of such methods would possess strength at least at the upper grade of the Xuan Ming Realm. Such a character would definitely rank among the top in the pavilion. But they had seen all the senior brothers who ranked at the top, and had never seen Ye Chu before.
“Could he be a disciple from another pavilion?” Yang Shan felt this was possible. Outsiders would not dare to harm people in the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion. Only disciples from other pavilions, whom they did not recognize, would dare to harm them.
The Heavenly Cloud Pavilion’s power was immense, possessing countless branch pavilions. Their peak ranked as lower class among them. Under normal circumstances, they did not dare to offend disciples from other pavilions.
“We did not know it was Senior Brother’s honoured presence. We have greatly offended you, and beg Senior Brother’s forgiveness!” Yang Shan’s group knelt before Ye Chu, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
“Senior Brother?” Ye Chu was stunned, but quickly realized they had mistaken him for someone else. However, he did not correct them. Instead, he nodded and said, “Tell me, where is the Sha Ling Pavilion?”
“The Sha Ling Pavilion stands opposite the Pavilion Heart. It is a hundred li away from here. I do not know which pavilion Senior Brother is from, but this Junior Brother will go notify the pavilion elders to come receive you,” Yang Shan spoke respectfully, clenching his teeth to endure the pain of his pierced hand.
“The Sha Ling Pavilion is a hundred li from here. Then I wonder, does your pavilion have dealings with the Sha Ling Pavilion?” Ye Chu asked.
Yang Shan looked at him in confusion, thinking which pavilion had raised a disciple who did not even know this common knowledge. But seeing Ye Chu’s cold gaze sweep over him, he quickly said, “The Sha Ling Pavilion is just like the Pavilion Heart, high and mighty. Not to mention that our peak is a lower class branch pavilion, even upper class branch pavilions find it difficult to have contact with them. If you are not a Sha Ling practitioner, they will not even glance at you properly!”
“That arrogant?” Ye Chu muttered.
“However…” Yang Shan thought of something and continued, “Other branch pavilions can send disciples to the Sha Ling Pavilion. However, no branch pavilion would do such a thing, because disciples who can catch the Sha Ling Pavilion’s eye all possess powerful talent. They are the outstanding disciples of the branch pavilions. Who would be willing to send their outstanding disciples there? Furthermore, if they send outstanding disciples there only to be rejected by the Sha Ling Pavilion, they would lose tremendous face. It is precisely because of this that the limited contact between branch pavilions and the Sha Ling Pavilion has also been severed.”
Hearing this, Ye Chu understood. But he could not help furrowing his brows. He had stayed at this Heavenly Cloud Pavilion branch for so long precisely for the Sha Ling Pavilion. If he could not use this place as a springboard to sneak in and take a look, what was the point of staying here?
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For the past three days, there have been four updates daily. Every day I have been at home working hard to write. I want to strive harder. Although saying this makes me feel somewhat lacking in confidence, because I am too useless and my writing speed is very slow. But I can only do my best, try my best to write more. I do not save drafts. Generally, I publish immediately after writing.
Additionally, I beg everyone to support me, I beg everyone to love me…