Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 22

Returning to Zhouxue Peak had delayed Yun Mixue for some time. When she reached the council hall, she happened to meet Gu Chen, who had come from Yiku Cliff.
The two met at the entrance of the hall. Gu Chen’s stiff gaze lingered on Yun Mixue for an extra moment, but he did not ask why she had left before him yet arrived only now.
He nodded to Yun Mixue. After Yun Mixue returned the greeting, the two entered the hall together.
Yun Mixue let out a breath of relief. If Gu Chen had asked at the door just now, she could only have answered honestly.
But at this critical moment, she had dealt with a registered disciple because of a little girl who had not yet entered the sect. If that spread, it would not be good for Yan Zhuguang. It was better that Eldest Senior Brother did not ask.
Seeing the two arrive together, the elders in the council hall did not suspect anything. They only thought Yun Mixue had spent quite some time persuading him.
Next came the elders taking turns to speak, hoping that Gu Chen would forget past grievances and accept the sect master position at this shaky and dangerous time. They said that only he had the strength to bear this heavy burden, and so on.
At this moment, their words of praise were not held back at all. Openly and secretly, they all landed on Gu Chen.
Gu Chen stayed silent for quite a while. Only after the elders had said all the good and bad words they could did he speak in an unhurried manner. “Thank you, elders, for placing such high hopes on Gu. Since this is so, Gu will shamelessly accept the sect master position.”
“If there is anything improper, I hope the elders and Junior Sister will not hesitate to give guidance.”
Only then did the elders realize that everything they had said before was unnecessary. He had never planned to refuse. They simply had not given him a chance to speak.
Yun Mixue had not spoken the whole time either. Only now did she say to Gu Chen, “Mixue will do her utmost to assist Sect Master Gu and lead the titled disciples and immortal sect disciples through this difficulty with the sect.”
The elders nodded, their faces pleased.
Once the most important matter, the sect master position, was settled, the next work could unfold in an orderly way.
Fenghua Immortal Sect was still a great sect. Even after something like the sect master falling midway, it did not completely lose its footing. This was also related to the foundation of a great sect.
In ordinary sects, the sect master was either the strongest person in the sect or one of them, and also the highest ruler of the sect. The sect was the sect master’s one voice. At most, a few elders could slightly hold him back.
Because of this, once something happened to the sect master, the entire sect would scatter and collapse.
Fenghua Immortal Sect was different. Fenghua Immortal Sect’s sect master was only the manager, not the ruler. The sect master was also not the strongest person in the sect. Above him in strength were elders, grand elders, and others.
Although elders and grand elders would not casually interfere in sect management, in order to avoid disorder, they could still serve as anchors in major matters.
For example, with the sect master’s fall, the harm to Fenghua Immortal Sect was far greater in symbol than in practical effect. In actual operation, perhaps it was as simple as changing the manager.
So from the moment the elder monitoring important members’ soul lamps discovered that the sect master’s soul lamp had gone out, to the moment Fenghua Immortal Sect decided on a new sect master, only about half a day passed.
When other sects received the news of Fenghua Immortal Sect’s sect master’s fall and wanted to scheme something, the invitations for Fenghua Immortal Sect’s new sect master succession ceremony had already been delivered into their hands.
And Fenghua Immortal Sect’s disciples did not even yet know that the sect master had fallen.
The previous sect master had already become the past. Although investigating the cause of the sect master’s fall was also an important matter for the immortal sect, right now, Gu Chen’s succession ceremony as the new sect master was more important.
With Yun Mixue, the titled eldest senior sister, helping him, Fenghua Immortal Sect quickly began operating from top to bottom, preparing the items needed for the sect master succession ceremony.
Gu Chen was currently still a hands-off sect master. First, he had been reflecting at Yiku Cliff for several years, and Fenghua Immortal Sect’s disciples had already become somewhat unfamiliar with him. Second, what he had to do now was stabilize people’s hearts. Issuing orders at this time would be too hasty for him.
So he did not need to do anything. He only needed to stand steadily there and ensure he passed through the succession ceremony smoothly.
Compared with him, Yun Mixue had plenty to do. Right now, sect affairs from top to bottom all passed through her hands. Although many were small matters, none could be ignored.
Yun Mixue was so busy her feet barely touched the ground. Gu Chen, on the other hand, used this period of “free time” to ask other titled disciples about the sect’s situation over the past few years.
As the most watched eldest senior sister in the sect, Yun Mixue’s recent news was naturally what all disciples cared about most. She had not hidden the fact that she brought Yan Zhuguang back to the sect. This “big news” quickly reached Gu Chen’s ears.
Gu Chen was Fenghua Immortal Sect’s titled eldest senior brother. He had spent a fair amount of time with Yun Mixue, the titled eldest senior sister, and understood her somewhat. Because of that, he was quite curious about the person Yun Mixue had brought back.
Yun Mixue was kind, yes, but she had always remembered her identity as the titled eldest senior sister. Even when she showed kindness, it was a personal action and never involved the sect.
This time, she had actually brought someone back to the sect? And that person was only a servant disciple from a small sect.
Gu Chen felt that perhaps this little servant had something extraordinary about her. Could there be some story between her and Yun Mixue?
So when Yun Mixue had a little free time and Gu Chen was speaking with her, he brought up the matter.
At present, only Yun Mixue, Chu Ningyan, and several elders responsible for recruiting disciples knew that Yan Zhuguang had been struck by lightning tribulation and gained a heavenly spiritual root.
After all, this matter might bring Yan Zhuguang trouble and could not be spread widely. Even if Yimiao Sect might not be able to keep the news secret, within the scope Yun Mixue could affect, she would still do her best not to let too many people know.
That titled disciple did not know about this either.
Now that Gu Chen asked about Yan Zhuguang, Yun Mixue was somewhat surprised.
She and Gu Chen were not actually very close. Her understanding of him was limited to the surface. Judging by the temperament he had shown in the past, he did not seem like someone interested in this kind of “gossip.”
Yun Mixue thought briefly. Perhaps because he had become sect master, Gu Chen wanted to be a little closer to her, the titled eldest senior sister responsible for handling the sect’s daily affairs, and had casually found a topic to talk about.
Of course, even with that guess, Yun Mixue did not answer Gu Chen carelessly. As sect master, Yan Zhuguang’s matter could not be hidden from him. So she briefly told Gu Chen about what had happened to Yan Zhuguang in Yimiao Sect.
After Gu Chen heard it, perhaps it was Yun Mixue’s illusion, but she seemed to see a trace of disappointment flash through his eyes. It vanished in a blink, so fast that Yun Mixue almost thought she had seen wrong.
After listening, Gu Chen said to Yun Mixue, “The succession ceremony is very busy right now, so there is no time for other matters. After the ceremony, let her join the sect.”
Yun Mixue nodded. “Yes.”
Then Gu Chen turned and left.
Left.
Pfft. The system, in its little world, could not hold back a laugh.
How had it never known before that the male lead, before the plot began, was this kind of person? Destined to be alone.
While the system secretly laughed in its little world, Yan Zhuguang, who had been meditating to consolidate her cultivation, suddenly opened her eyes.
The system jumped, thinking it had accidentally laughed out loud and disturbed Host. It asked carefully, “Host? What is it?”
Yan Zhuguang frowned tightly. “That registered disciple is dead.”
The system froze. “The Thousand-Cut Bone Water activated? Good death!”
Yan Zhuguang shook her head. “Not that.”
She had not controlled the poisonous spiritual energy to trigger the Thousand-Cut Bone Water, and the poisonous spiritual energy she had left in that registered disciple’s body could not have been used up this quickly.
“She was killed by someone.”
As soon as Yan Zhuguang finished speaking, a strange voice sounded.
“Do you accept the main quest: He Sheng’s Death?”
The system’s voice weakly emerged. “Host, it seems this matter is not simple…”
Yan Zhuguang closed her eyes. When she opened them again, there was more sharpness in them. “Accept.”