Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 71

Meanwhile, Li Jin’an, Xie Huaixue, and Jie Yunjin had already arrived in the Sect Hall, casually looking at the various Dao Sect elders and Jiang Fengmian, who had just been dragged there, utterly bewildered.
Jiang Fengmian looked left and right, clearly realizing that something was amiss.
…Why was she involved in this too?
She had deliberately not come to avoid Li Jin’an’s three annoying disciples, yet she was still summoned.
So she avoided the disciples, but ultimately couldn’t avoid the master.
The only two people present who weren’t from the Dao Sect, or even local snakes, Jie Yunjin met the unfathomable gazes of the Dao Sect elders. She felt completely on tenterhooks, her face as docile as an idiot, but inwardly she wanted to cry but had no tears, resentfully pointing fingers.
Anyone who wasn’t blind could see who the mastermind of today’s events was!
The logic was simple: there was currently no snake demon on the Lancang Continent reckless enough to go to the Dao Sect and cause trouble. Even if Jie Yunjin had genuinely discovered that an Immortal Venerable’s disciple was a half-yao, she, for one, would definitely not have gone out of her way to reveal the matter.
Did they really think that if the Dao Sect lost so much face, they wouldn’t just casually kill her too?
Also, Jie Yunjin had never seen Zhong Fei before. How could she have revealed in a single sentence that Zhong Fei was a half-yao and that her mother was Monster King Mo Lin?
Could it be that the snake opened her heavenly eye from thousands of miles away to observe what happened on Qingxiao Peak and incidentally checked Zhong Fei’s family tree?
If that were truly the case, Jie Yunjin wouldn’t be sitting here trembling. She would have unified the Lancang Continent and declared herself its sole sovereign long ago.
They were so blatant!
Li Jin’an was so blatant that she didn’t bother with any concealment, but the Dao Sect elders were unwilling to get angry at her. They could only righteously redirect their anger to the innocent snake.
Yes, yes, your child is incredibly well-behaved, she didn’t do anything bad, it was those bad kids from outside who led her astray… Jie Yunjin pouted and rolled her eyes inwardly.
A bunch of blind fools who can’t see even with their eyes open are truly beyond saving. Just as she said, your Dao Sect is beyond saving!
Jingting Dao Lord repeatedly flipped and played with a yellowed, dark jade token in her hand, her expression unreadable. Suddenly, she asked, “Are you the ancestral little snake that Jijin and Qingxiao mentioned before?”
Jie Yunjin started, her body stiffening in fright. She almost stood up, then quickly bowed respectfully with cupped hands. “Reporting to Dao Lord, it is indeed I.”
At this moment, she truly wanted to turn her head and glare furiously at Li Jin’an. Don’t think she didn’t know! Li Jin’an couldn’t keep a secret. She probably told everyone around her about meeting an extremely rare ancestral little white snake hundreds of years ago, after returning with Xie Huaixue.
Big mouth!!
Jingting Dao Lord scrutinized her a few more times, which made Jie Yunjin tremble. She truly wanted to revert to her original form on the spot, coil around Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue’s necks, and strangle them both!
Befriending the wrong people leads to being struck by lightning.
“Not bad.”
Jie Yunjin’s eyes instantly widened. She tremblingly bowed again. “This little snake thanks Dao Lord for the compliment.”
The compliment only made her more afraid. What if she was complimenting her as good snake stew material?!
Heavens above, ancestral snakes like her were the least delicious!
Jingting Dao Lord wasn’t actually complimenting Jie Yunjin out of malice this time. She was simply recalling past events. When Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue returned together, she, Chixin, and Yinyue were chatting idly, having a lively time. Then Li Jin’an dragged Xie Huaixue to embrace Yinyue, chattering about the ancestral little snake they had encountered. At that time, Chixin’s eyes had turned red with envy, wishing she could take her place and also embrace Yinyue…
That was why the impression was so deep.
The slightly melancholic Jingting Dao Lord looked at Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue, only to find that Li Jin’an, that troublesome child, was extremely happy, her joy written all over her face, while Xie Huaixue also echoed her wife, her eyes occasionally looking at Li Jin’an, bright and clear.
Li Jin’an noticed her gaze and grinned. “My friends are never bad. Thank you for the compliment. From now on, Yunjin can shamelessly proclaim herself a snake demon praised by the Dao Lord, and no clueless person will dare to provoke her. Oh, right, do you have anything else?”
“…Do you have anything else?” Jingting Dao Lord countered.
“Yes!” Li Jin’an nodded vigorously without delay, looking very anxious. “I need to talk to Xuanyu about something.”
Jiang Fengmian, on the opposite side, paused for a moment before remembering that her daoist title was Xuanyu. She forced a strained smile.
She decided she was going to change her name. From now on, she’d be called Xuanyu Not Home!
Don’t bother Xuanyu, whether there’s something to do or not!
Jingting Dao Lord couldn’t be bothered with her. She sent the jade token in her hand to Xie Huaixue, and after she took it, she said, “This is something that fell out of that half-yao’s spiritual consciousness when I crushed her. It was this item that helped her block the sect-guarding formation’s fatal blow.”
Li Jin’an craned her neck, peering to see as well.
Xie Huaixue noticed her curious gaze and handed the jade token to her.
Li Jin’an unceremoniously took it to examine, hissing softly. “The pattern on this jade token is neither a Black Flood Dragon nor a Black Qilin. It looks like the ancient mythical beast Xuan Gui—it seems this half-yao harbors quite a few secrets.”
The pattern on the jade token was just as described for the Xuan Gui: a turtle-like body with a bird’s head and a snake’s tail, forming a mismatched creature.
“Perhaps this turtle shell saved that half-yao’s life, but unfortunately, it couldn’t escape Dao Lord’s fiery golden eyes.” Li Jin’an praised with all her might, shaking her head with a sigh. “It’s clear that whether it was her, or her Monster King mother, or even her great demon backer, they were all destined to die in the Dao Sect. This teaches us a lesson—”
“Hmm?” Xie Huaixue looked at her, puzzled.
Li Jin’an said with a profound expression, “Don’t wander around Immortal Venerable Qingxiao, whether there’s something to do or not, especially those with impure motives. It’s easy to destroy your entire family.”
Wasn’t all of this Sword Sovereign’s doing?
The Dao Sect elders, who were waiting for her to spout grand principles, deeply closed their eyes. They had lost their minds, truly believing Sword Sovereign could utter any profound wisdom.
How could they never learn!
Xie Huaixue, meanwhile, continued to echo Li Jin’an. “Yes, today’s events owe much to Yunjin’s fiery golden eyes and Dao Lord’s decisive strictness.”
Jie Yunjin looked up blankly, then quickly lowered her head. She had only one thought: You all be happy, don’t mind her life or death.
Without her even needing to speak her lines, these two could fully orchestrate her part, effectively letting her participate in this grand drama from beginning to end.
Li Jin’an stared at Xie Huaixue.
Xie Huaixue bloomed into a smile. “Qingxiao is also grateful for Sword Sovereign’s kindness.”
Li Jin’an’s lips couldn’t stop curling upwards, nearly reaching her ears, yet she still feigned indifference. “It’s a small matter, not worth mentioning. For Qingxiao Peak, for the Dao Sect, for the stability of the human race, this is what This Venerable ought to do!”
She’s quite good at praising herself.
Jingting Dao Lord was so speechless she almost laughed. The child wasn’t very shrewd to begin with, and if little Huaixue teased little Jin’an a few more times, she’d become even more foolish.
“…If something like this happens again, you can inform This Venerable beforehand. This Venerable doesn’t mind the trouble!”
The observing elders felt uneasy. Immortal Venerable had a total of three disciples: the eldest disciple’s image was shattered, the second disciple was directly gone today, leaving only the third disciple who looked clean, had no complex background, and was a pure human girl. But even she couldn’t be definitively judged; at this point, no one dared to make a hasty conclusion that Ning Zhufeng was truly consistent inside and out.
Given Sword Sovereign’s domineering nature, she wouldn’t clear out Qingxiao Peak entirely… right?
Li Jin’an truly didn’t dare to speak definitively, because today’s effect was too good; she was very satisfied. If others were informed, sudden complications might arise, causing unnecessary incidents. What if the evil creature escaped?
She still understood the principle that old forces die hard.
Li Jin’an’s gaze wavered, and she casually picked someone to stare at, just not responding to Jingting Dao Lord.
Jiang Fengmian, caught off guard by Li Jin’an’s stare, took a deep breath. She chose to transfer her discomfort, looking at Xie Huaixue instead, silently urging her to control her family’s annoyance.
Immortal Venerable Qingxiao stood with a straight back, her expression calm, her aura aloof and indifferent. She gently patted Li Jin’an’s hand, offering an apologetic smile to Jiang Fengmian.
Did this have any actual effect? Not at all. Li Jin’an became even more unrestrained.
At most, it served a stylistic purpose.
Jiang Fengmian knew it!
If Xie Huaixue had smiled at her like that before, she would have been so happy she’d be full of drive, letting Li Jin’an order her around to do this and that. Now, she had grown too much and would no longer be beguiled by these two.
Jie Yunjin took one glance and knew this was another unlucky fellow like herself. Her heart immediately felt much more balanced. As long as someone was unlucky with her, or even unluckier, she could console herself.
Jingting Dao Lord no longer held out hope for Li Jin’an. She looked at the Dao Sect’s Young Sect Master with relief. “After all, the cultivation world truly belongs to the younger generation.”
The Young Sect Master’s eyebrow twitched. Does this mean that if something like this happens again in the future, she’ll be the one responsible for handling the aftermath?
Perhaps she should also take a disciple early, just in case?
Li Jin’an retorted, displeased, “Everything today clearly had a cause. It’s not as if This Venerable forcibly made that half-yao disguise herself and join the Dao Sect. Your expressions make it seem like This Venerable dragged her in and then pushed her out to die. If she had behaved honestly, it would have been fine, but she insisted on causing trouble. It’s perfectly normal for This Venerable to see through her flaws. One can only say she brought it upon herself.”
Xie Huaixue, standing beside her, lowered her eyelids and said calmly, “All worldly karma is predetermined; one reaps what one sows. When Zhong Fei chose to stubbornly go her own way, she severed the master-disciple bond between us.”
Jingting Dao Lord, mentally exhausted, waved her hand. “If you two have something to do, hurry and leave… All four of you leave. The subsequent matters don’t need your concern!”
Keeping these four here served no purpose other than being an eyesore and causing trouble. It was still up to them, the old fogeys, to handle the problematic affairs.
Was Zhong Fei a demon spy? Did she pass Dao Sect secrets to the yao race? What was her purpose in infiltrating the Dao Sect? How did she make her disguise so perfect? Should a warning be issued to the yao race, or even cultivators deployed to encircle and suppress the Black Flood Dragon clan?
These were all urgent matters.
In the time it took Li Jin’an to say a few words with Jie Yunjin, she had left the Dao Sect’s Sect Master and elders with so many troublesome matters to attend to.
Jiang Fengmian, who had fled alongside them, let out a long breath with lingering fear. She couldn’t help but sigh with emotion, Jijin’s ability to wreak havoc on others has significantly increased, reaching a point where even Dao Lord has to clean up her mess.
“Oh, right, what did you need me for?”
Jiang Fengmian, while firmly resolving in her heart to change her soft temper and no longer be played by Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue, these two troublesome friends, simultaneously asked Li Jin’an what she wanted her to do.
Li Jin’an, in front of Xie Huaixue, said to Jiang Fengmian, “Help me beat around the bush a bit. Ask Xie Huaixue if she’s free tomorrow. Just say I’ll be waiting for her at our old spot, and I have something to tell her.”
Jiang Fengmian: “…Huh?”
Her face wooden, she turned her head to look at Xie Huaixue, who was standing perfectly fine beside Li Jin’an, her face clearly showing: They’ve truly gone mad.
Anyway, either she was crazy, or Li Jin’an was crazy, otherwise, how could such baffling dialogue occur?
Jie Yunjin, who had witnessed the whole thing, chuckled, unable to stop laughing. She said to Jiang Fengmian, her fellow sufferer, “Can’t you tell? These two want to relive their past, and they’re using you as a messenger!”