Chapter 13

The crowd parted, and a graceful white figure appeared.

Dressed in white, she was clearly an inner disciple. Her white robe fluttered in the wind, and her delicate face was like a work of art, with a pair of beautiful, large eyes that were gentle as water. She moved gracefully, approaching slowly.

She was a fairy, yet she had come to this place full of filth. Her gentle eyes, which were usually calm, now carried a hint of anger. The pungent smell in the air made her frown slightly.

Seeing this graceful figure, almost everyone was entranced.

"Senior Sister Su Mengyao, why are you here?"

Seeing the newcomer, the anger in Wang Xiong's heart was replaced by a sense of surprise.

Wang Xiong looked to be in his twenties, while the white-robed girl in front of him appeared to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, yet Wang Xiong addressed her as Senior Sister.

"Could it be Senior Sister Su Mengyao from the inner disciples? At just sixteen, she has already reached the peak of the eighth level of True Qi, and it's said she has a good chance of entering the core of the Lingwu Sect to become a core disciple."

"Heaven! It's actually Senior Sister Su Mengyao?"

Some of the outer disciples exclaimed in amazement, their eyes filled with fervor, as if they had seen their goddess.

Su Mengyao was absolutely the goddess in the hearts of all the outer disciples of the Lingwu Sect. Besides her goddess-like appearance, she also had the talent of a goddess.

She was hailed as the top disciple of the inner disciples.

But unfortunately, the goddess, seeing the fervent gazes of the crowd, showed no joy. Instead, she felt disgusted. Being stared at with such fervent eyes by people who couldn't distinguish right from wrong felt like an insult to her.

"Has the outer disciples' section become like this, unable to distinguish right from wrong?" Su Mengyao thought to herself with dissatisfaction.

"What's going on here, Wang Xiong? Why are you here?" Su Mengyao asked Wang Xiong coolly.

"I'm fine, just taking a walk. Senior Sister Su, why did you come to such a filthy place?" Wang Xiong smiled and asked politely.

Su Mengyao was hailed as the top genius of the inner disciples. At just sixteen, she had already reached the eighth level of True Qi. Besides her outstanding talent, she was also the object of pursuit for many disciples, including some core disciples. Therefore, Wang Xiong had to be polite to her.

"Is taking a walk the same as robbing?" Su Mengyao stared at Wang Xiong, her gentle eyes now carrying a hint of coldness.

"Senior Sister, you're misunderstanding me. I really was just taking a walk. Where would I go to rob? As an inner disciple, why would I need to rob in the outer disciples' section? This place, where even birds wouldn't defecate, has nothing worth robbing." Wang Xiong was already sweating, his mind racing. The arrogance he had shown to Zi Chen earlier had completely disappeared.

Although Su Mengyao had no powerful background in the inner disciples, Wang Xiong didn't dare to provoke her. Those who had provoked Su Mengyao in the past had all disappeared quietly, including one who had reached the ninth level of True Qi.

"Do you still remember that you are an inner disciple?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Su Mengyao's eyes. She glanced around, frowned, and said, "Are these all your doing? One can see a person's heart by their actions. I guess your heart is as dirty as these things."

Wang Xiong didn't dare to argue and could only listen quietly. Su Mengyao's gaze swept over the crowd again.

"Even if you can't distinguish right from wrong, how can you shamelessly find a righteous excuse for him? People can be naive, but they cannot be ignorant and unable to distinguish right from wrong."

No one spoke. Everyone lowered their heads, even the previously arrogant Wang Meng and others buried their heads deeply, not daring to look at Su Mengyao.

It was as if she were not a beauty but a fierce beast from ancient times.

Wang Xiong smiled, but he was furious inside. He didn't dare to show any of it on his face. In the hearts of the outer disciples, Wang Xiong was like a king, but among the inner disciples, he was nothing. Su Mengyao, in the hearts of the inner disciples, was untouchable, her status far surpassing Wang Xiong's.

He didn't dare to argue with her.

"Aren't you leaving?"

After lecturing him, Su Mengyao turned to look at Wang Xiong.

"Leaving, right away." Like a defeated dog, Wang Xiong slunk away. From behind, his white robe was soaked with cold sweat, clearly from fear.

"Aren't you leaving? Do you want to stay here as a witness?" Su Mengyao's gaze swept over the shocked crowd.

Her simple words had driven away the arrogant Wang Xiong, which naturally shocked everyone.

Everyone shook their heads. Some wanted to say a word to the goddess, but upon meeting her cold and disgusted gaze, they quickly lowered their heads and left.

"Damn Zi Chen, it's all your fault. You made me lose my composure in front of the goddess."

As they left, more than one outer disciple had this thought, but Su Mengyao didn't even notice them, let alone care about them.

She didn't even pay attention to Zi Chen. After everyone left, she turned to leave without even looking at him.

"Senior Sister." Calling someone younger than him "Senior Sister" felt strange to Zi Chen, but since she had saved him, he could only express his gratitude: "Thank you, Senior Sister, for saving my life."

"You don't need to thank me. I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the outer disciples. I only did this today because someone asked me to." Su Mengyao said without turning around. Her voice was still calm, but the coldness was gone.

As a goddess, she held a high status in the inner disciples. How could she have the leisure to come here, especially to such a filthy place? Her appearance was clearly not a coincidence.

Just as Zi Chen was puzzled, he saw another slender figure in green ahead. It was a playful and cute girl who stuck out her tongue and made a funny face at him before following Su Mengyao away.

"Lin Xue."

Seeing the green figure, Zi Chen's puzzled expression turned to understanding.

He didn't know Su Mengyao, but he knew Lin Xue. A year ago, Zi Chen had found the injured Lin Xue at the foot of the mountain and carried her back.

Later, he learned that Lin Xue was an outer disciple with a reputation similar to Wang Meng. Besides her strength, she also had a powerful background. Wang Meng's background was Wang Xiong, while Lin Xue's was Su Mengyao's sister.

Lin Xue was very kind to Zi Chen, but given his average talent and strength, he never dared to hope for anything more.

But he never expected that today, Lin Xue would ask Su Mengyao for help, and she would come to this filthy place for her. Clearly, their relationship was not ordinary.

"Maybe she's just repaying a favor," Zi Chen thought, feeling grateful.

Turning to look at his room, the pungent smell and the filth made it almost uninhabitable.

The room was clearly uninhabitable, and Zi Chen was even less willing to stay in Zhao Can's room next door.

"Zi Chen."

At that moment, another figure quickly approached from a distance. It was a young man about the same age as Zi Chen, wearing the green robe of the Lingwu Sect. After smelling the foul air, he frowned and said to Zi Chen, "You can't stay here. Come to my place."

"Miaokong, when did you come back?" Zi Chen was surprised to see the newcomer. He tiptoed and carefully walked out.

"I've been back for a few days. I heard about your situation. Zhao Can betrayed you," Miaokong said. "I told you before that Zhao Can is very cunning and has many tricks. A shallow friendship is fine, but you shouldn't get too close. You didn't listen, and now you've provoked Wang Xiong."

Miaokong was also Zi Chen's friend and brother, but he and Zhao Can didn't get along. Miaokong had gone out to seek opportunities, so Zi Chen had called Zhao Can.

However, after the last incident, Zi Chen had a grudge against the word "brother."

"I just heard that Wang Xiong was looking for trouble with you, so I rushed over. Then I saw Wang Xiong with a dark face, and Lin Xue and Senior Sister Su Mengyao looking happy. Did she save you?" Miaokong asked.

"Um!"

"Wow, what luck you have, to get Senior Sister Su Mengyao to help you?" Miaokong exclaimed.

Because of Su Mengyao's appearance, Wang Xiong and Wang Meng had slunk away, and today he had lost face.

"Brother, is Su Mengyao that scary? Her strength isn't that high, right?" Wang Meng asked, looking at his dejected brother.

"You know nothing," Wang Xiong turned and shouted angrily. "Su Mengyao's greatest strength isn't her power, but her appearance and her admirers. In the inner disciples, who doesn't know that Senior Brother Chen Feng is in love with her? Offending Su Mengyao is like offending Senior Brother Chen Feng, and there's only one way out."

"Senior Brother Chen Feng? The sect leader's personal disciple, the top core disciple, and it's said he has a chance to reach the True Essence Mirror stage." Wang Meng was shocked.

"Of course. The core disciples have already spread the news that when the sect leader returns, he will propose to Chen Feng and make Su Mengyao a core disciple. Do you think I dare to offend her?" Wang Xiong said coldly.

"This...!" Wang Meng didn't dare to speak, and the other two were also shocked.

"What about Zi Chen? Are we just going to let it go?" After a moment of silence, Wang Meng asked.

After a moment of thought, Wang Xiong shook his head and said, "We can't let it go. I can't touch him in the sect, but you need to find a way to lure him out."

"Okay, I'll take care of it myself when the time comes." A ruthless look flashed in Wang Meng's eyes.

"No, you can't go. You need to focus on your cultivation. Here are five True Qi Pills. Cultivate three of them in this period, and give the other two to them. They can handle this." Wang Xiong took out a porcelain bottle and said, "This time, the inner disciples' assessment is said to have the richest rewards in years, possibly even a top martial technique. You must come in first."

"Don't worry, Brother. I'm already at the peak of the fifth level of True Qi. Three True Qi Pills will be enough to break through to the sixth level. With the second-rate martial technique you gave me, I'll definitely come in first." Wang Meng said confidently.

"Don't be careless. You must be cautious."