"Traveling?"
Qing Changhuan sneered. Before coming to Yaoguang, the sect leader had told him that both the sect leader and the supreme elder of Yaoguang sect were killed, and now there was not even a single soul left. The fact that he was traveling around was just an attempt to conceal the news of the sect leader's death.
But he did not expose her, and continued to scold: "The headmaster is traveling outside, where is Chief Yaoguang? Why didn't he come out to greet him?"
Yu Er remained calm and composed: "Chief Li is accompanying Elder Li on an expedition to the Western Regions. He will be able to return to the mountain in four days."
Qing Changhuan narrowed his eyes: "Then who are you?"
Yu'er replied, "I am the personal maid of the head fairy."
"Maid?" Qing Changhuan laughed in anger. "Brother Yu and I are both extremely talented people. Yaoguang sent you, a maid, out. Does he think that his family is unrivaled in the world and that we, a small sect, are not worthy of his attention?"
"I dare not, but the head fairy has ordered that while she is traveling outside, I will temporarily take care of Yaoguang's affairs. At present, Elder Li and the chief are in the Western Regions and have not returned. Apart from me, there is no one else who can make decisions in the mountain."
Yu'er took out a jade talisman from her sleeve and gently placed it on the jade table. "I am willing to use the token of the Sect Master Fairy as a witness. I will tell the Sect Master everything that Chief Qing and Master Yu said today without missing a word. If you disobey, you will be entangled in fire."
Qing Changhuan didn't even look at the jade talisman on the table, "Brother Yu, what do you think?"
After not getting a response for a long time, he glanced at Yu Qi's back with his hands behind his back beside the wooden railing of the waterside pavilion. Seeing that the other party was too lazy to even turn around, he knew that he probably couldn't count on him.
The matter of embezzling Yaoguang Mountain was originally led by Zhenyang Sect. The taciturn person from Tianji Sect came here, in addition to putting pressure on Yaoguang Sect, he must be afraid that 30% of the benefits would be taken away from them.
However...compared to the smiling fox Yu Jiejiu, Tianji Sect sending Yu Qi as a supporting role will obviously make Qing Changhuan and the Zhenyang Sect behind him feel more at ease.
"More than 10,000 lives were lost in Jiuling Town. The devil is suspected to be behind this. How can a mere maid like you know what's going on?" Qing Changhuan snorted coldly, "Go and inform the wandering sect leader. We will give her one day to return!"
After saying that, Qing Changhuan turned around, flicked his sleeves, and strode away.
……
Yi Niaoniao and Yan Mobai had made a pact for three lifetimes, and she spent the whole night with him yesterday, which stained her with too many karmas of the Demon Cult leader. If she showed up in front of people easily, it would be inevitable that the people from Tianji would notice the clues, so they finally decided to let Yu'er go down the mountain.
What happened on Yu'er's side was also transmitted to Yi Niao's sea of consciousness at the same time, and she relayed it to Yan Mobai.
Just as Yan Mobai had expected, the two people from the mountain came to inquire about the matter of Jiuling Town. However, it was different from what he thought. Except for the eldest brother of Zhenyang Sect and the second son of Tianji Sect's leader, Yu Qi, there was no third person who came to visit Yaoguang Sect.
Although the tens of thousands of civilians who died in Jiuling Town were not worthy of the attention of the major sects, the war between immortals and demons was imminent, and the extermination and slaughter by the demon sect could be used to make a fuss. To make a fuss, the Yaoguang Sect, which governed Jiuling Town, had to intervene first.
Logically speaking, any righteous sect that knew about this would have sent people to Yaoguang to find out something, but after two days and two nights, only the Zhenyang Sect and the Tianji Sect sent people to visit. It was hard not to wonder if they had concealed the matter and intended to gain the upper hand in seizing Yaoguang's interests.
"They are so impatient. It seems that they already know about Li Yanze's death."
In the bamboo forest, Yan Mobai picked up the hot tea that Yu'er had just brought him and took a sip.
His dark eyes looked at the steam rising from the tea. Opposite the steam, the girl was sitting with her legs curled up, looking a little uneasy.
"The death of the Soul Refiner affected the astrological secrets. Although Sect Master Qianqiu cleaned up the mess and covered up the whereabouts of Yu Luo and me, the fact that you died once in Jiuling Town could not be hidden from the life cultivators of Tianji Sect. Counting the death of Li Yanze, there are no more Soul Refiners in the Yaoguang Sect. They chose to visit at this time, undoubtedly to take advantage of the danger of Yaoguang and seize the precious land of Yaoguang Fairy Mountain."
The white-haired young man spoke in a low voice, "I heard that the Zhenyang Sect only has the Pure Yang Land, but lacks a fairy mountain with abundant spiritual energy. They have coveted Yaoguang Mountain for a long time, and they probably came here for this reason."
"These hypocritical villains, instead of attacking the Demon Sect, actually set their sights on the Yaoguang Sect, which is also a fairy sect..."
Yi Niaoniao gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly, expressing anger, contempt, and helplessness.
The Yaoguang Sect was weak, and the world of immortal cultivation had always been a place where the strong preyed on the weak. She had been the head of the sect for so long that she was no longer a naive child. She had never believed a single word of the high-sounding words of the immortal sects. Otherwise, she would not have always admired the leader of the Demon Sect.
There are only seven immortal mountains in the world, but there are far more than two immortal sects. In the past, Elder Li had stopped his sect from coveting the immortal mountains. Now that Elder Li has returned to the underworld, all the responsibilities have fallen on Yi Niaoniao's shoulders.
Be careful of the Immortal Gate...
These four words echoed over and over in her mind.
Although Li Yanze had allowed his clan to do many unfair things in his life, he had the courage to give up the position of the head, which proved that the sect was much more important to him than the clan. The four words "Be careful of the immortal sect" at the end of the letter could not be aimless.
In addition to reminding her, the leader, to be vigilant against his faction that is trying to seize Yaoguang's land, is there... something else in mind?
"Elder Li mentioned in the letter that he had concealed his injuries from the outside world. Given his caution, I'm afraid few people in the Li family know that he is dead. The fact that Zhenyang Sect and Tianji Sect knew about Elder Li's death before me, does this mean..."
Yi Niaoniao bit her lower lip lightly and didn't continue talking.
She knew that Li Yanze's death was not as simple as being caused by voodoo, but if these two major sects did it in secret, it would be too horrifying.
Yan Mobai thought for a moment and said, "Yaoguang's successive disasters cannot be a coincidence. If Elder Li was murdered by someone, the one who murdered him is most likely the same hand that reached out to Jiuling Town."
"Master, what you mean is... Elder Li's death was also caused by the Demon Cult?"
Under Yi Niaoniao's nervous gaze, Yan Mobai shook his head and said, "The person behind Jiuling Town is unknown, and Dan Zhenzhen may have someone else behind the scenes. The immortal sect is not a monolithic entity, and those with ulterior motives may stand on the side of the Demon Sect."
Seeing Yi Niao Niao's dazed eyes and her small body huddled like a rabbit shivering in a thunderstorm, he couldn't help but feel pity and comforted her, "The Tianji Sect and Zhenyang Sect dared to take advantage of your misfortune, they probably didn't know you were safe and sound. The Yaoguang Sect without the Refining Spirit is at the mercy of others, but the Yaoguang Sect with the Refining Spirit is different. The Righteous Path takes their face into consideration, so as long as you are still in Yaoguang Mountain, they will not forcefully attack you."
"You have obtained the Li family's talisman this time, and you have also encountered Zhenyang and Tianji sects coming to knock on the mountain. This is an opportunity to completely control the Yaoguang sect. As long as you hide the news that you are still alive, the Li family will see that their backer is dead and there is no one to turn to. It is inevitable that some people will change their minds and exchange what they have with Zhenyang and Tianji sects."
He paused, "When the time is right, you will show up and kill all the rebels, including their followers. Those who usually form cliques and collude with each other for personal gain, whether they are traitors or not, can all be classified as this. This will not only solve the internal problems of the sect, but also establish your authority in the Li clan and recruit useful people for your own use. Then, no matter what you want to do to the Li clan or Yaoguang, no one will dare to stop you."
Chapter 184: The Master Accepts a Disciple
The Yaoguang Sect has been in decay for a long time, like a long sword covered with rust. If one wants to change the sect's style and restore its sharpness, all the rust must be washed away mercilessly.
If it were a demon sect, what Yan Mobai had just said could be implemented without any reason, but the Yaoguang sect was an immortal sect after all. If Yi Niaoniao were to purge dissidents within the sect without reason, it would inevitably lead to public criticism from the world and be labeled as a demon sect by those with ulterior motives, giving the Zhenyang and Tianji sects the opportunity to invade Yaoguang.
"But if we do this, Yaoguang will be seriously injured. The Li family has taken such deep roots in the sect that the people involved in the purge of the rebellion will be closely linked." Yan Mobai said in a low voice, "When things are stable, one tenth or twelve of the disciples today will go."
It's a euphemism to say it, but the Yaoguang Sect can be called a major immortal sect, with more than ten thousand disciples. Behind this small and simple number are countless heads that have fallen to the ground. To change power, one must first start killing.
In the past, he was able to intimidate people inside and outside the Demon Sect, so he certainly would not be a kind and hypocritical person, and he would not have any sympathy for those parasites that were eating away at the foundation of the sect. But since he helped Niaoniao with the elixir, she had been drinking sugar water and reading storybooks every day, so she might not be able to make up her mind so easily.
The girl lowered her eyes and eyebrows, fiddling with the hem of her skirt with her hands, as if she had something on her mind that she couldn't express. Yan Mobai thought that she couldn't bear to see the Yaoguang Sect bleeding, so he said:
"There are countless people who are arrogant and domineering under the pretext of the Li family. They are used to flattering the superiors and bullying the inferiors. Even if you hold the clan order, they are just pretending to be submissive. They follow the example of their superiors, like rats in a granary or maggots in rice. If you don't get rid of them all, Yaoguang will return to the present day in a few days..."
Having said this, he suddenly remembered that as the former leader of the Demon Cult, he should not be so familiar with the situation of the Yaoguang Sect. However, the speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. When these words fell into Yi Niaoniao's ears, they took on a different meaning.
The girl stared at him blankly with her beautiful amber eyes, and her hands clutching the hem of her skirt unconsciously loosened.
It turned out that the master was just as she imagined. He had been protecting her secretly for so many years and even knew the inside story of the Yaoguang Sect.
So, when did it start? When did the master fall in love with this poor little girl and decide to follow her secretly and protect her silently...
She couldn't help but imagine a figure in a black robe standing not far from Yaoguang Mountain, casting a loving look at the little girl who was trying hard to meditate in the thatched hut. She wanted to hold her in her arms and love her, but was afraid of distinguishing between the immortal and the demon, and being pushed away by her in disgust.
In order to help her change the corrupt attitude of Yaoguang, he must have witnessed the thorny and bumpy childhood of this poor little girl and wanted to break the shackles for her and let those who had oppressed her in the past pay the price.
After her master passed away, the sect embezzled her spirit stones and occupied her residence, so she had to build a thatched hut in the barren mountains. Sometimes she went down the mountain to use her immortal magic to hunt down evildoers in the mortal world to earn money... Yi Niao Niao thought that it was probably at that time that she caught the attention of her master.
But she was only twelve years old at that time. Although she had grown into a beautiful girl with a nice figure, it was still...
Yi Niaoniao's face turned slightly red, she seemed to understand her master's hobby.
No wonder the little vixen is so popular with his master, it turns out it’s because he looks so childish. No wonder the big fox Qian Qiuxue would be defeated by him, it turns out it’s because he is too old.
Yi Niaoniao was very thankful that she did not look old, otherwise the cake would have gone far away and she would never be able to taste it again in this life.
After being lucky for a long time, she suddenly thought of someone.
Speaking of young age, who can be more childish and cute than Xiaoyu... Although she has the face of a young girl, she usually likes to pretend to be an adult and bosses adults around, thinking that this can hide her childish cuteness, but she doesn't know that this contrast is even more attractive.
People who practice immortal cultivation are different from ordinary people. Once they reach the stage of refining their spirits, their mortal bodies will be transformed into immortal bodies, and they can maintain eternal youth without the need for any secret methods to maintain their youth.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xiaoyu will always look like a 12- or 13-year-old. From now on, when she is with her master, Xiaoyu will follow her and be inseparable. If things go on like this, won't they fall in love with each other?
Yan Mobai always felt that Yi Niao's eyes when looking at him became a little strange, as if she was looking at a pervert. But the way she looked at the pervert was so soft, as if to say that she would like her master even if he was a pervert.
He tried his best to think of what this guy was thinking, but he could not figure it out. He just ignored her gaze and said, "The righteous will attack the Demon Sect soon. The other immortal sects will definitely ask you to take Yaoguang disciples to join the battle. Then what happened to Elder Li may happen to you. And after going through this hardship, Yaoguang has a reason to stay out of the battle between immortals and demons and bide its time. The cause of this is all due to the Zhenyang and Tianji sects. If anyone accuses Yaoguang of not sending people to fight as an immortal sect, they can just put the blame on those two sects."
After thinking for a while, he changed the subject: "But these words are just my personal opinions. If Fairy Yi has trouble making a decision, just pretend that you have never heard of them."
"Just do as the master says."
But the girl did not hesitate much to his surprise, and said crisply, "There is no construction without destruction, it's time to start over again."
Just a few words determined the life and death of countless people.
"Master is right. Since the Zhenyang Sect covets my Yaoguang Mountain, even if they are defeated today, they will still come back tomorrow if they have the chance. The upcoming battle between immortals and demons is their best chance. If I die at the hands of the Demon Sect like Elder Li, no one will stand up for me."
There was a glimmer in her amber eyes. "My Yaoguang sect is weak. Not to mention whether there will be thieves who will secretly harm me, if my disciples are sent to be cannon fodder, the casualties will be far more than one or two out of ten, and those parasites will be left to live in shame. Niao Niao knows clearly what is more important."
"Besides, I actually have something I want to present to the master."
The girl paused, looked at the white-haired boy with her beautiful eyes, pursed her pink lips, as if she had something to say but found it difficult to speak.
The Yaoguang Sect has a method of refining weapons, which can use the Tianling Yuanyu to move a person's aura to a place thousands of miles away. Its ability to disguise an identity is more powerful than the Dark Moon Mask of the Yuheng Immortal Sect, and even ordinary spirit cultivators cannot see through it.
The fox mask worn by Yi Niaoniao in Jiuling Town was made with this method. Perhaps it was the girl's love for love that made her make more than one mask for herself, but a pair of male and female masks. She fantasized that someone would wear the other mask in the future and fight for justice with her like the fairy couple in the storybooks.
Now that I have someone I love, my wish has come true...it's time to give him another fox mask.
As the leader of a demon cult, the master has to wear a mask and appear in public, so he must arrange a new identity that allows him to stand openly next to the immortal monks.
Everyone knows that Fairy Yaoguang has been alone for a long time and has ignored the olive branches thrown by many righteous heroes. The sudden appearance of a man by her side will naturally attract countless people's curious gazes.
In order to avoid suspicion, this identity must be tenable.
After much thought, Niaoniao felt that the most suitable person to follow the famous Fairy Yaoguang was her new disciple.
The master doesn't look very old, and with the mask hiding his weathered eyes, he looks like a handsome young man. It's just right to say that he is the obedient disciple of Fairy Yaoguang.
Let the master call her Master in front of others... Yi Niaoniao's heart was beating fast, she felt inexplicably excited, but also vaguely worried.
Will he... be angry?
Chapter 185: Confused Xiaoyu
"This mask was made by Niao Niao herself. It can hide the identity of the master from the immortal cultivator..."
In the end, Yi Niaoniao made up her mind and took out the fox mask from her sleeve.
Unlike her fox mask with a white background and red stripes, this mask has a black background and white stripes, with sharp lines. It is less coquettish and charming, and more cold and grim.
"It's just that... the master has no foundation in the immortal sect. Just wearing a mask, others will inevitably be suspicious of the master's identity." Yi Niao Niao said softly, her small hand gently stroking the raised fox mouth of the mask, "I am so bold that I want the master to worship me as his master in front of outsiders and walk in front of others as my personal disciple."
As the head of a sect, he has to find time to teach his disciples while handling sect affairs, which inevitably delays his own practice.
Once someone accepts a disciple, it usually means that he has found a talented person and is willing to sacrifice some of his own future for this.
For the leader of a major sect, it is a great joy to be able to accept a disciple of his choice.
In the past, Li Yulo was accepted as a disciple by Yuheng Sect Master Qian Qiuxue. Although he never hosted a banquet for Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, at least a grand ceremony was held in Yuheng Sect with great fanfare.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, he disguised Yan Mobai, the leader of the Demon Cult, as his own disciple. In the future, the two of them will also hold a grand ceremony in the Yaoguang Sect, allowing him to perform the ritual of becoming their apprentice in front of other people, so as to inform all the immortal practitioners in the world that Fairy Yaoguang has a successor.
At that time, the master bowed on the ground and respectfully called himself Master, while he held back his smile and nodded solemnly to ask him to stand up, and ordered him to pour tea and water for him in front of others. He asked the master to do all the things he dared not say out loud on weekdays. In order not to reveal his identity, the master could only let her order him around...
Yi Niaoniao fantasized about such a rebellious scene, imagining the helpless look of her master, and she almost laughed out loud.
But then the girl changed her mind and thought that when the two of them returned to the master's bedroom, there would be no other monks around, and they would no longer need to pretend to be master and disciple. She would immediately become a poor and helpless little pet again, trembling in his shadow and begging for mercy. But the master would certainly not let her off easily, but would bully this disobedient little pet until he cried, in order to vent the anger she had suffered during the apprenticeship ceremony.
Thinking of how powerful her master was last night, she couldn't help but feel scared.
Who could have thought that the disciple who respectfully called Fairy Yaoguang "Master" in front of others could make this beautiful fairy kneel down and call her "Master" in tears. Who could have thought that Fairy Yaoguang, who was not kind to those fairy giants, would be obedient like a little pet in front of her own disciple, allowing this "disciple" to play with her flawless and fair body at will.
She had clearly just handed over the fox mask, but she had already imagined vividly what kind of terrible punishment she would receive after the apprenticeship ceremony. Tears of grievance were brewing in her beautiful amber eyes, and she was whimpering faintly in her throat, as if she had been pressed down on the couch by her master and severely bullied over and over again.
Yan Mobai had long been accustomed to her puzzled look. Although he didn't know what this guy was thinking about or what weird things she was fantasizing about, it didn't stop him from taking the mask from Yi Niaoniao and touching her little head comfortingly.
"Neither immortal nor demon, if you want to walk in this world, it will be much easier if you have another identity."
His breath penetrated the mask, and he felt as if he had penetrated another world. He immediately understood its extraordinaryness and said with emotion: "This is really a great gift. I would like to thank Fairy Yi."
Yan Mobai did not mention the apprenticeship ceremony. He did learn the Yaoguang Immortal Technique from Yi Niaoniao, and he would need to learn a lot from her in the future. A mere apprenticeship ceremony was not a loss of face.
After examining the mask over and over again, he couldn't help but sigh at Yi Niao's ingenious technique. The mask itself had no ability to conceal the aura, but the inside was connected to another space. Any divine thoughts that explored it would fall into that space, and naturally there was no way to detect the true face behind the mask.
In addition, this mask looks particularly well matched with the fox mask that Yi Niaoniao wore a few days ago. Without being told, anyone can tell that the two masks are a pair. It just so happens that they are the same as the couple costumes that Yan Mobai knew in his previous life.
He looked up and found that the girl's eyes were evasive and her hands were twisted together, as if she had something to say.
"Master..." Yi Niaoniao asked stumblingly, "Master, do you like younger girls?"
Yan Mobai really didn't expect her to ask this, and he didn't understand at all why he had become such a person in her eyes. He was surprised for a long time, and suddenly understood why she had looked at him with such a perverted look before.
Besides being surprised, he also felt a little wronged. It would be more accurate to say that the person he liked happened to be a little girl who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old rather than liking younger girls.
Even if Li Yulo was older, he would still like her.
But before he could explain, Yi Niaoniao continued on her own: "The master has such a habit, Niaoniao doesn't mind it, but Xiaoyu is a pure and silly girl. Even if she looks young and cute, the master can't have any ideas about her, otherwise... otherwise..."
She hesitated for a long time, and had no idea how to punish her master. She also didn't want her cake to go to her good sister, so she had to lie with her eyes open: "Don't look at Xiaoyu's innocent appearance. In fact, she knows a lot. I... the pink storybook I put here was given to me by her. She... she is a big pervert! If the master doesn't want to be led astray, he must stay away from her."
"You mean... Sect Leader An?"
Yan Mobai was stunned for a long time. He just couldn't connect the big pervert mentioned by Yi Niaoniao with his innocent sister.
In his impression, An Xiaoyu has been very sensible since she was a child. At first, Yan Mobai found the cruel parents who abandoned An Xiaoyu and intended to sell her to the Demon Sect. He took the jade pendant from them, claimed to be her lost brother when she was born and came to her side, taking care of her daily life and guiding her in her practice. At that time, the little girl, who was only ten years old, learned to refine some small utensils to earn spirit stones and share the pressure of practice with her brother. Later, she and her brother joined the Qingyun Sword Sect. With the protection of the master, she never relied on her identity to act recklessly, and never read those pink storybooks and picture albums. She practiced swordsmanship in the mountains wholeheartedly, and didn't even understand what love between men and women was.
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