Bai Xichu curled her lip slightly as she watched Hong Luan and Ye Yu acting all clingy.
âAre you sure sheâs really drunk? Still so quick with her movements â if you ask me, sheâs just pretending to be drunk!â
Indeed, Bai Xichu was still annoyed by the earlier remark.
âAnnoying witch?â
That title was pretty rude!
Zhang Baijiu and Sun Zhiqiu, however, were filled with terror.
They could clearly feel that terrifying pressure radiating from Ye Yu â it made them unable to raise their heads.
At that moment they realized theyâd run into a hard nut.
Running was impossible; even the outer layer of the formationâs barrier was enough to make anyone despair.
Not to mention there was a powerhouse here on par with a Great Elder.
If they wanted to survive, their only hope was to pin it on the Three Corpses Hall.
Zhang Baijiu immediately dropped to one knee and said in a deep voice, âWe two are pack-carriers of the Three Corps Hall. Please, exalted immortal, show mercy and spare our lives. One day the Three Corps Hall will repay this kindness!â
Only then did Ye Yu clear from his choking silence.
There were still outsiders here â being overly intimate was truly inappropriate.
He forced himself free of Hong Luanâs hold and looked to Zheng Nanxiu, asking her to repeat what she had not yet finished saying.
Zheng Nanxiu did not refuse. She promptly told everything she had just seen.
Zhang Baijiu and Sun Zhiqiu were about to protest when two swordlights instantly felled them.
Ye Yu had controlled his power and deliberately not severed their souls.
He grabbed them and began reading the two pack-carriersâ memories.
After all, Ye Yu did not trust their lies.
Zheng Nanxiuâs cultivation was still shallow, and the sect now had no real foundation â there was no way she could have struck pack-carriers from the ascendant Three Corps Hall. So Ye Yu wanted to see why these men had fabricated a story to stir trouble.
Within mere breaths, Ye Yu had read all of Zhang Baijiuâs and Sun Zhiqiuâs memories.
He then looked east.
Ban Xia and Bai Xichu asked curiously, âWhat is it? Is something wrong?â
âNothing â just someone who came looking for death.â
Before their words had fallen, Ye Yu had already disappeared from where he stood.
On the other side, Chu Jiaolin was rushing rapidly toward the Three Corps Hall.
When he saw in the water-moon mirror that Zhang Baijiu and Sun Zhiqiu had been killed, he immediately started to flee.
He hadnât expected that in the end heâd have stirred up Ye Yu.
Although Chu Jiaolin had little direct connection with Ye Yu, heâd heard some things.
The reason Hall Lord Mo Tianjun cultivated a good relationship with the obscure Wuwei Tower was precisely because of this immortal named Ye Yu.
He had even specially selected a beautiful woman from the Three Corps Hall and sent her over.
Who had been sent, Chu Jiaolin did not know.
From the Hall Lordâs attitude toward Ye Yu, one could tell a great deal.
So Chu Jiaolin planned to return and report immediately, letting Mo Tianjun decide what to do.
But not long after, a figure appeared ahead and blocked his path.
It was Ye Yu.
Chu Jiaolinâs eyes showed mild surprise; he clearly didnât understand why Ye Yu had pursued him to block his way.
Still, he didnât take it as a serious matter.
He didnât want to fight Ye Yu, true, but that didnât mean he feared the man.
He halted and said softly, âFellow immortal, why do you block my way?â
âChu Jiaolin, why did you let Zhang Baijiu trick those other two pack-carriers into framing Zhuxie Immortal Sect? Donât you know they almost harmed my wife?â
Ye Yuâs voice was low and cold, radiating endless killing intent.
Seeing that Ye Yu could clearly say both his name and Zhang Baijiuâs, Chu Jiaolin immediately understood â Ye Yu had likely used a soul-probing technique and knew everything.
He stopped hiding and spoke plainly, âFellow immortal Ye Yu, you must be joking. I didnât frame anyone. I only had my men search Zhuxie Immortal Sect for the missing pack-carriers. Thatâs why I sent them. I swear I did nothing wrong. I truly did not know your wife was present â for that, I can apologize.â
He bowed his hands in a perfunctory salute.
The attitude was there â whether Ye Yu accepted it was another matter.
âJust an apology? How about I kill you first, then apologize?â Ye Yu slowly raised his hand, about to â§ NĐŸvĐ”Iight â§ (Original source) cast a technique.
The once clear sky suddenly darkened; a terrifying pressure swept through the clouds.
Chu Jiaolin lifted his chin slightly, a smile flickering in his eyes.
The Hall Lord had arrived faster than heâd thought!
It turned out Chu Jiaolin had contacted Mo Tianjun through a communication stone within the Three Corps Hall as soon as he saw Ye Yu blocking his path.
Yes â Chu Jiaolinâs rise to elder in the Three Corps Hall was not only because of strength but also because he was obedient.
âYou told me not to pick a fight with Wuwei Tower. Now someoneâs blocking me â Iâm just reporting as instructed, Hall Lord. Isnât that reasonable? Iâm right in this matter; I wonât be ashamed to say so!â
With that thought, Chu Jiaolin bowed slightly toward the heavy black clouds behind him and said, âHail the Hall Lord!â
The next moment, Mo Tianjun stepped out from the black clouds.
He looked at Ye Yu with a warm smile and said, âFellow immortal Ye, we meet again. I heard you had an unpleasant encounter with someone under my command? I came to play peacemaker. Elder Chu, tell me what happened.â
Chu Jiaolin bowed again and slowly began, âReport, Hall Lord â a few days ago you asked me to check on the missing pack-carriers...â
After a moment, he recounted the entire sequence of events, including what had just transpired upon their meeting.
He explained that he had only sent Zhang Baijiu and the others to check Zhuxie Immortal Sect; he didnât know what they had done. Passing the blame was a skill at which Chu Jiaolin excelled, and he neatly washed his hands of any fault â no one could find a flaw!
Ye Yu did not explain much and simply watched Mo Tianjun.
Honestly, he had never understood this Three Corps Hall leader.
As master of the evil immortals in the central Celestial Realm, Mo Tianjun treated him with great courtesy and often made a show of friendliness.
Why that was so, Ye Yu didnât know.
He wanted to see how Mo Tianjun would resolve the matter.
âSmack!â
A crisp slap rang out.
Chu Jiaolin was struck to the ground. Although shocked, he dared not emit a sound.
When he looked down, his eyes flickered with resentment.
The Hall Lord had publicly slapped him for the sake of an outsider.
It seemed that this immortal named Ye Yu held far more weight in Mo Tianjunâs heart than he had imagined.