MTLNOVEL Chapter 0383: Servant? Maid?
In a side hall of the Lingjian Sect.
Elder Xu stood bowed, his face painted with respect.
In front of him sat a long-haired man cross-legged. Though his appearance was ordinary and his demeanor calm, he imposed a great pressure on Elder Xu.
"Are you saying that Ye Luofeng has returned? And that her cultivation has reached the Innate Peak?"
The long-haired man slowly opened his mouth.
If he remembered correctly, Ye Luofeng was only at the Postnatal Late Stage before she left the Lingjian Sect.
In just five short years, she had broken through to the Innate Peak. Such a cultivation speed was truly astonishing. Of course, this might have something to do with the Heavenly Que Sword.
Overall, if nothing unexpected happened, Ye Luofeng would surely become a great figure in the Guiyuan Realm in the future.
"Yes, even I am no match for Ye Luofeng now,"
sighed Elder Xu, then asked, "Elder Qiu, what should we do?"
Even though Ye Luofeng had reached the Innate Peak, and Zhao Feng was with her, Lingjian Sect could easily capture both of them.
However, they needed the supreme elder who guarded the Lingjian Sect to personally order it before they could act.
Furthermore, this Elder Qiu was allied with Elder Chai.
Knowing this, Elder Xu had informed Elder Qiu of the matter first.
"There's no rush on this matter!"
Elder Qiu was also unsure at the moment.
He had only recently sided with Elder Chai's faction.
However, now knowing that Ye Luofeng might become a Guiyuan Realm power in the future, he wavered, uncertain.
"By the way, Elder Qiu, Chen Yu from the Yunyue Sect has also come over,"
added Elder Xu.
"Chen Yu? According to Elder Chai, this young man has obtained the Moon Spirit Ore Mother!"
Elder Qiu showed a look of surprise.
The Moon Spirit Ore Mother, whether for personal use or strategic value, was extremely coveted.
"That's right, the treasure like the Moon Spirit Ore Mother is in that Yunyue Sect lad's hands,"
said Elder Xu, with a hint of instigation.
After all, he had suffered a great loss at Chen Yu's hands and lost face.
…
Inside the Lingjian Sect, Ye Luofeng, Chen Yu, Zhang You, and others walked together.
"I have returned to the Lingjian Sect to confront Elder Chai and clear my name,"
Ye Luofeng stated firmly.
To confront the supreme elder was unimaginable for any other disciple.
Clearly, it took great courage for Ye Luofeng to make this decision.
Previously, Ye Luofeng had learned from Elder Xu that her master was on the front lines.
Therefore, Ye Luofeng decided to stay temporarily in the Lingjian Sect and sent a message asking her master to return.
Once her master returned, she wouldn't be alone, and she could then confront Elder Chai to clear her name of the allegations.
No one would want to bear an undeserved reputation in their homeland.
Moreover, if the matter was clarified, it would also be an opportunity to undermine Elder Chai's faction.
A glint flashed in Zhang You's eyes.
Indeed, Ye Luofeng wanted to return to the sect.
Then, the most challenging time for Ye Luofeng was coming. As long as he supported and protected her as much as possible at this time, he could surely win her heart.
Thinking this, Zhang You's lips curled up.
Then, Zhang You and others, along with Ye Luofeng, walked around the Lingjian Sect.
At one point, as the group passed a valley enveloped in white light, a strange pressure subtly permeated the air.
"Sword Pressure Valley?"
Chen Yu looked towards the stele next to the valley.
"This is Lingjian Sect's 'Sword Pressure Valley'. Inside this valley, cultivators will endure certain sword pressure, and the sword treasures in their hands will be subjected to greater suppression, even degraded to ordinary weapons. Hence, this valley is an excellent place for our sect disciples to comprehend sword techniques and train in special sword skills,"
Ye Luofeng explained when she noticed Chen Yu seemed interested.
"Hmm?"
Zhang You's gaze flickered toward Chen Yu, who walked behind Ye Luofeng.
Initially, Zhang You thought Chen Yu was Ye Luofeng's servant, so he didn't pay much attention.
However, now that Ye Luofeng was personally introducing the place to Chen Yu, it wasn't the way a master would treat a servant.
If he wasn't a servant, then who was this man who could walk alongside Ye Luofeng!
Thinking this, a surge of anger rose in Zhang You's heart.
Could it be that during his absence, another man had taken advantage of the situation?
"Junior Sister Ye, who is this person? Your servant?"
Zhang You showed a faint smile, glancing at Chen Yu.
Even if Chen Yu had taken advantage of the opportunity, Zhang You was confident in driving Chen Yu away from Ye Luofeng.
As the chief disciple of Lingjian Sect, a direct disciple of the supreme elder, and the strongest disciple in the sect...
With so many honors, any one of them could make Chen Yu feel utterly inferior.
Zhang You's disdain for Chen Yu grew stronger.
"No!"
Ye Luofeng's eyes turned cold.
For some reason, hearing someone insult Chen Yu like this or misinterpret their relationship made her heart uncomfortably stir.
"Oh? Not Junior Sister Ye's servant, yet you can walk together with her, I am quite curious, sir, where do you come from?"
Zhang You looked at Chen Yu, his face proud.
"I am Chen Yu from Yunyue Sect in Chu Country..."
Chen Yu's expression darkened slightly. When Zhang You first asked if he was a servant, Chen Yu was slightly displeased.
But not knowing isn't a crime, and he wouldn't stoop to Zhang You's level.
However, after Ye Luofeng had already denied it, Zhang You's words again emphasized the term 'servant', which was a provocation and an insult.
"Oh! From Yunyue Sect, our Lingjian Sect's affiliated sect!"
Before Chen Yu could finish, Zhang You interrupted him, deliberately raising his voice.
"So it's a Junior Brother from the Yunyue Sect!" said one of the disciples with a hint of mockery and scorn on their faces.
"Has the Bone Demon Palace been bullying the Yunyue Sect recently?"
Those from the Lingjian Sect were well aware that both the Yunyue Sect and the Iron Sword Sect could not rival the Bone Demon Palace, and had it not been for the aid of the Lingjian Sect, the Yunyue Sect would have long been annexed.
Subsequently, the Yunyue Sect became a subordinate sect under the Lingjian Sect.
Therefore, the disciples of the Lingjian Sect inherently felt a sense of superiority when facing those from the Yunyue Sect.
"Don't mind them, Junior Brother, these friends of mine just enjoy joking around," Zhang You said with a smile, taking on a caring demeanor towards Chen Yu.
In truth, once Zhang You knew Chen Yu's identity, he no longer cared.
For him, driving Chen Yu away from Ye Luofeng's side was all too easy.
At this moment, seeing Chen Yu's increasingly cold expression, Zhang You felt even more delighted.
His aim was to intentionally anger Chen Yu, then thoroughly humiliate him and let Ye Luofeng witness Chen Yu's pathetic and useless nature.
"Ye Luofeng, could you please ask your fellow disciples to stop following us?" Chen Yu asked coldly.
"Junior Sister Ye, is your friend trying to drive us away? We from the Lingjian Sect have been so hospitable to him, and yet he lacks the manners and integrity to say such things in front of us…" Zhang You said indignantly, his heart, however, blossoming with joy.
However, Ye Luofeng's reaction caught Zhang You off guard.
"Brother Zhang, please leave," Ye Luofeng said flatly.
"What? Junior Sister Ye, you're driving your Senior Brother away for an outsider? What exactly is your relationship with him that you afford him such protection?" Zhang You's face flushed with embarrassment.
Could it be that Chen Yu had become significantly important in Ye Luofeng's heart?
If so, driving Chen Yu away would require more cunning.
Ye Luofeng remained silent.
"Sorry, but this woman by my side is one of my maidservants. Driving away people her master doesn't wish to see is part of her duties," Chen Yu said with a sneer.
At these words, Zhang You and his group were struck as if by thunder.
Ye Luofeng a maidservant? How could that be possible?
Ye Luofeng was famously stubborn, proud, and aloof; how could she possibly become someone's maidservant?
"Junior Sister Ye, with this insult toward you, I, as your Senior Brother, must teach him a lesson!" Zhang You declared, his emotions flaring up.
"There's no need; it's actually true!" said Ye Luofeng, her gaze icy.
These people from Zhang You's group were truly making trouble out of nothing.
Though she served as Chen Yu's maidservant, so far, no one else knew.
This time, Chen Yu revealing this fact was forced by Zhang You and his group.
"What?" Zhang You and his group were dumbfounded, their minds blank, finding it hard to believe.
At that moment, Zhang You recalled previously saying that Chen Yu was Ye Luofeng's servant.
Unexpectedly, in just a short while, Ye Luofeng had willingly admitted to being Chen Yu's maidservant!
He even suspected that Ye Luofeng was deliberately cooperating with Chen Yu to strike at him.
"No… Junior Sister Ye, how could you…"
Zhang You became somewhat incoherent.
Ye Luofeng had always been his ideal goddess, the woman he admired unconditionally, unblemished in his eyes.
But now, he found out Ye Luofeng was indeed another man's maidservant!
Zhang You felt as though he was submerged in an icehouse, his body cold, but his heart blazing with an inferno of rage.
At that moment, Zhang You was in physical anguish, eager to vent.
Chen Yu couldn't bother with any more idle chatter.
Originally, he had made concessions, and Ye Luofeng had willingly accepted the terms.
"Boy, you must have coerced Junior Sister Ye with some despicable means; otherwise, how could she ever agree to become your maidservant?" a man in green robes next to Zhang You shouted loudly.
Though Zhang You pursued Ye Luofeng, she was no less a goddess in their eyes, their reverence making her status in the sect undeniable.
At that moment.
Not far away, Elder Xu approached with a smile.
Coincidentally, Elder Xu heard his disciple's words, confused, wondering what despicable means? What maidservant?
"Boy, face me in a battle; if you lose, leave Junior Sister Ye of your own accord."
The man in green robes looked at Chen Yu, brimming with fighting spirit.
Elder Xu heard this proposal clearly this time.
Immediately, he leapt forward and swiftly ran over.
"Yan'er, he is a guest; how can you challenge a guest?" Elder Xu immediately chided.
"Master, this person coerced Junior Sister Ye with despicable means; I must challenge him!" The man in green robes felt more confident with his master's support.
In his view, his master was there to back him up.
After all, challenging a disciple from another power was hardly showing any hospitality but rather provocation, so his master pretended to come over to admonish him.
The man in green robes even winked at his master, signaling that he understood his intent.
Elder Xu was on the verge of tears; being a Master, he himself had been severely humiliated by Chen Yu, and now his own disciple was recklessly challenging Chen Yu.
He had always thought this disciple was talented and clever, surely able to inherit his mantle in the future.
But now, how could he feel this disciple was so foolish?
"Elder Xu, since the disciples of the Lingjian Sect are so eager to fight, then I shall accompany him in this friendly exchange," Chen Yu said with a cheeky grin, looking towards Elder Xu.