Chapter 83

"Right, Lu Tianyu, come to see the head of the sect tonight." Wu Xingtian seemed to be very impressed with Lu Tianyu's performance, and for the first time, a smile appeared on his face. After saying this, he immediately moved, and in an instant, he vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu's pupils couldn't help but constrict slightly. He couldn't see how Wu Xingtian left, nor did he know where he had gone. This showed that this person's strength had reached an unfathomable level. At this moment, Lu Tianyu could only look up to him.

"Hmph, little brat, I'll let you live a bit longer. In less than three days, your soul will be scattered, and I won't even have to do it myself. I'll let that old war ghost, Zhan Laogui, peel your skin and tear out your tendons, alive. Ha, at that time, the precious seventh-grade divine pill in the Wang family's collection will be mine!" Li Xiao once again cast a sinister glance at Lu Tianyu, then left with his disciple Wang Aotian, looking quite pleased with himself.

Lu Tianyu also sensed Li Xiao's extremely cold gaze and quickly snapped out of his shock. He looked over and saw that Li Xiao had already taken Wang Aotian far away, leaving only their backs visible.

"Old man, if I ever get the chance, I won't let you off." From the gaze he sensed, it was clear that the old man still harbored ill intentions towards him. Therefore, Lu Tianyu was not at all polite to him and gritted his teeth, vowing to himself.

"Brother Lu, you're here!" At this moment, Sima Ye on the platform also noticed Lu Tianyu's presence and jumped down from the platform, greeting him casually.

"Uh, yes, I'm here to accompany Xiaoyu to the ceremony. Brother Sima, I didn't expect you to become a disciple of the sect leader. Congratulations, that's really great news." Lu Tianyu immediately smiled and sincerely congratulated him.

"Thank you. Actually, it doesn't matter who I follow. The key is your own effort." Hearing this, Sima Ye immediately replied indifferently, showing no particular joy or excitement, as if being a disciple of the sect leader was of no concern to him.

"Brother Sima is truly extraordinary. He can remain calm and composed in such a great event, without being arrogant or impatient. He is truly a role model for us to learn from." Seeing this, Lu Tianyu couldn't help but admire him greatly.

"By the way, Brother Lu, how is your current master treating you?" Sima Ye suddenly asked with concern.

"Do you even need to ask? My grandfather treats Brother Tianyu very well, like a precious gem. Even I, his granddaughter, am a bit jealous." Before Lu Tianyu could speak, Xiaoyu beside him had already started chattering. Although she said this, she didn't seem jealous at all, but rather quite happy.

"Ha ha, you little girl, you always exaggerate." Hearing this, Lu Tianyu couldn't help but laugh and gently pinched Xiaoyu's nose.

"You... you bad guy, I won't talk to you anymore. You even learned from my grandfather to pinch my nose. What if I end up with a flat nose and can't get married? Hmph!" Xiaoyu pouted, looking very upset, and turned her face away, refusing to look at Lu Tianyu.

"Ha ha!" Hearing Xiaoyu's innocent and playful words, Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye, along with the others, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Especially Lu Tianyu, who was laughing so hard he couldn't even stand up straight. He finally understood why Xiaoyu always got so angry when Zhan Longxing pinched her nose. It turned out that the little girl was afraid of becoming a flat-nosed girl and not being able to get married. Her innocence was like a blank sheet of paper, completely pure and unblemished, truly a rare and good girl.

"Ha ha, Xiaoyu, if you really end up with a flat nose, Brother Lu will be responsible and marry you..." Sima Ye suddenly joked from the side.

"Uh, Brother Sima, you can't say things like that." Hearing this, Lu Tianyu was taken aback and quickly interrupted Sima Ye, looking at Xiaoyu to make sure she wasn't upset.

To his surprise, Xiaoyu didn't say anything in response to Sima Ye's words but instead blushed and looked down, appearing very shy.

"Xiaoyu, Brother Sima was just joking. Don't take it seriously." Lu Tianyu, unsure if Xiaoyu was really upset, quickly explained.

To his surprise, Xiaoyu's eyes gradually filled with tears, as if she was about to cry.

"Oh? Xiaoyu, what's wrong? I already said Brother Sima was joking. Don't take it to heart. If you're really upset, you can hit me. I'll do anything to make you happy..." Lu Tianyu, who had never encountered such a situation before, was at a loss for what to do.

"Wah... I won't talk to you anymore, you big bad guy." Hearing this, Xiaoyu finally burst into tears, quickly covered her face, and ran away, riding a celestial crane that flew into the sky and disappeared.

"Uh... Brother Sima, your joke was a bit too much. Look, you made the girl cry. What should we do now?" Lu Tianyu, watching Xiaoyu's retreating figure, said with a bitter smile to Sima Ye beside him.

"Ha ha, Brother Lu, I didn't expect you to be so smart in other matters but sometimes so naive. Do you really think Xiaoyu was upset because of what I said?" Sima Ye laughed and said.

"Isn't that the case?" Lu Tianyu asked in confusion.

"I don't want to explain further. You'll have to figure it out yourself." Sima Ye smiled mysteriously and refused to give a direct answer.

"Xiaoyu seems really upset. I have to go comfort her." With that, Lu Tianyu was about to chase after Xiaoyu.

"Brother Lu, please wait. It seems Xiaoyu doesn't want to face you right now. Let her calm down for a while. Maybe she'll be fine after a bit." Sima Ye immediately stopped him, seeing the situation.

Lu Tianyu, who was inexperienced with women, had no idea what was going on, but Sima Ye, who was more experienced, had already seen through the situation and kindly advised Lu Tianyu not to go to Xiaoyu now, as it might make things worse and upset her even more.

"Alright, I still can't figure it out. Xiaoyu isn't usually so petty. Why did she suddenly get upset..." Lu Tianyu muttered to himself, scratching his head, unable to understand the reason.

"Ha ha, Brother Lu, don't think too much about it. You'll understand in the future. Why don't we sit down and chat?" Sima Ye smiled and leaped onto the platform, sitting at the edge.

Lu Tianyu sighed and followed, sitting next to Sima Ye.

As they chatted, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye gradually forgot the unpleasantness of the past and soon returned to the way they were when they were in Li Huacheng, talking about everything.

"By the way, Brother Sima, since you're a woman, your real name isn't Sima Ye, right?" Lu Tianyu finally couldn't resist asking.

"Yes, my real name isn't Sima Ye, but Sima Yan. It's just a one-character difference. But I don't want others to know. In the future, please continue to call me Brother Sima in front of others." Sima Ye answered truthfully.

"Uh, Brother Sima, why do you dress as a man?" Lu Tianyu continued to ask.

"Brother Lu, don't ask about this. You'll understand in the future." Sima Yan avoided the question.

Seeing that Sima Yan didn't want to explain, Lu Tianyu didn't press further. After all, everyone has their own secrets. If she didn't want to talk about it, that was fine.

As time passed, the last rays of the sunset finally sank below the western mountains, and night gradually fell over the land.

Lu Tianyu and Sima Yan remained silent, just watching the magnificent scene of the sunset in the west.

If someone were there, they would have seen that at this moment, the shadows of Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye, under the last rays of the sunset, had merged into one.

"Whoosh!" About half an hour later, several figures quickly flew from the distance and landed on the platform. Lu Tianyu immediately looked up and recognized them as Gu Xineng, Xie Qing, Qian Sanguang, and others.

"Ha ha, Brother Sima, Brother Lu, you're already here." Gu Xineng leaped onto the platform and greeted them with a smile.

Xie Qing and the others also leaped up and bowed to Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye.

Only Wang Aotian stood coldly in the distance, looking at the group with a cold gaze. When he looked at Lu Tianyu, his eyes were filled with a complex mix of fear, deep resentment, and a hint of smug satisfaction.

This smug satisfaction came from his master Li Xiao's words. Since his master said Lu Tianyu wouldn't live more than three days, it must be true. Wang Aotian was now looking at Lu Tianyu with a mix of hatred and smug satisfaction, thinking that Lu Tianyu was no longer as terrifying as before.

Lu Tianyu's gaze briefly swept over Wang Aotian and then moved away. To him, someone like Wang Aotian, a spoiled brat, was not worth his attention. If Wang Aotian continued to oppose him, Lu Tianyu would not hesitate to eliminate him completely.

However, since they were in the Liuyun Sect, bound by the sect's rules, Lu Tianyu couldn't directly kill him. Otherwise, Wang Aotian would have already met his end many times over.

"Whoosh!" Just as everyone was greeting each other, a black figure quickly flew over and landed on the platform.

From the black-robed youth's attire, it was clear that his status in the Liuyun Sect was not low, at least that of an inner disciple.

Lu Tianyu had already learned from Xiaoyu that the clothing of Liuyun Sect members varied according to their status and position.

Outer disciples wore white robes, while newly admitted inner disciples wore blue robes.

Those who had been in the sect for a long time and had made contributions wore black robes. Above them were green robes, gray robes, and gold robes.

Thus, it was easy to determine one's status in the Liuyun Sect based on their clothing.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!" Lu Tianyu and the others bowed to the black-robed man.

"No need for that. The sect leader has ordered you to enter the hall for an audience."