Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1446 Yue Yinling's Hint

Yue Yinling, true to her reputation as the number one delinquent of the Yunhai Sect, pouted and said, "You guys are just pretending to be virtuous. As far as I know, half of the spirit paintings privately sold in the Yunhai Sect are of muscular men. We are cultivators, but we are also human beings. Humans have emotions and desires, so what's there to be ashamed of?"

An Nian nodded and said, "I agree with that, but some things are better left unsaid between us sisters. We should be more discreet when men are around, especially Hong Jiu. He's not like Ye Feng; he's shy."

An Nian holds a high position among the younger disciples of the Yunhai Sect, and his words carry weight.

Since she had spoken up, Yue Yinling naturally dared not delve any further into matters between men and women.

Yue Yinling stuck out her tongue and said, "I know, I'll behave myself in the future."

Miao Xiaorou said, "An Nian, now that Senior Brother has been released from confinement by the Sect Leader and has regained power, he is vying with Senior Brother Fu for the position of Young Sect Leader. Senior Brother Fu needs people right now, so why aren't you helping him on Xingluo Peak, but instead training at the foot of the mountain?"

An Nian looked at Miao Xiaorou and said meaningfully, "Xiaorou, why did you come down the mountain? You are the sect leader's disciple, and as far as I know, you and Jinghong have been very close since Changkong was imprisoned. Why do you choose to leave Xingluo Peak now that Jinghong needs people?"

The previously noisy scene suddenly fell silent.

Miao Xiaorou's expression stiffened slightly.

He then gave a wry smile and said, "I don't want to get involved in this mess."

An Nian said, “Our Yunhai Sect selects its successor in a way that resembles raising Gu poison. Successive sect leaders have allowed, and even encouraged, their outstanding disciples to compete for the position of young sect leader. Others in the Yunhai Sect may be able to remain neutral, but as the sect leader’s true disciple, you can never remain uninvolved in this matter. You can only hide for a while after you leave the mountain, not forever.”

Miao Xiaorou's expression suddenly turned somewhat gloomy.

She said slowly, "I know, so I'm asking you how to avoid it."

An Nian gently shook her head and said, "You have to choose between the vast sky and the stunning beauty."

Qin Chuchu chimed in, "An Nian is right, Xiao Rou. You are the sect leader's disciple. In the successive struggles for the throne, almost no true disciple of the sect leader can remain unscathed. Judging from the current situation, Senior Brother Chang Kong has suffered serious losses because of what happened last time, and his prestige within the sect has plummeted. Senior Brother Jing Hong has gained considerable prestige within the sect in recent months. You and Senior Brother Jing Hong have always had a good relationship, and in the past few months, everyone assumed that you would choose to support Senior Brother Jing Hong. Why have you suddenly become hesitant?"

Miao Xiaorou sighed softly and said, "I used to plan to support my second senior brother, but... my experience in the capital made me feel that my second senior brother is not as good as I thought."

Shangguan Lan and Yue Yinling exchanged a glance, and both of them frowned.

The two clever women immediately realized that something unknown must have happened in the capital.

An Nian and Qin Chuchu knew what was going on.

Miao Xiaorou's sudden change in attitude towards Fu Jinghong must be because of the matter between Special Envoy Bai and Chu Liunian's storage bracelet.

At the time, Fu Jinghong was afraid of taking responsibility, so he asked Miao Xiaorou to personally keep the two of their storage bracelets and take them back to Yunhai Sect to hand them over to the sect leader.

This is not a great achievement, but a huge hidden danger.

Fu Jinghong himself dared not touch Chu Liunian and Special Envoy Bai's storage bracelets, so he pushed Miao Xiaorou forward instead.

Fortunately, Miao Xiaorou wasn't stupid. She immediately pulled An Nianhong and others to be witnesses, and there were no unexpected events on the way back to the mountain.

If something really happens to those two storage bracelets, Miao Xiaorou will be in big trouble.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Yue Yinling asked, "Xiaorou, what happened in the capital? Did Fu Jinghong bully you?"

Miao Xiaorou gently shook her head, without answering.

An Nian, however, was fearless and told Yue Yinling and Shangguan Lan about the matter.

After listening, Yue Yinling's eyes darted around.

Then he said, "What Fu Jinghong did was really unethical."

An Nian said calmly, "He has done many unethical things, and this is not the only one. Ye Feng is also very distant from him now."

"Huh? No way! Ye Feng and he were so close they were practically inseparable, everyone in the Yunhai Sect knew that. How did they fall out? And why?"

"Because of the National Guardian Sword, which is the legendary Crimson Scale Divine Sword, the Confucian Sage used it to seal the dragon vein. Lin Yi replaced it, causing the dragon vein of the entire capital to become unstable."

Ye Feng and Fu Jinghong had previously agreed that after killing Lin Yi, Fu Jinghong would hand over the National Guardian Sword to the Confucian school so that they could use it to suppress the dragon vein. However, Fu Jinghong broke his promise and took the National Guardian Sword back to the Yunhai Sect.

Because of this incident, Ye Feng and Fu Jinghong seem to have fallen out.

Previously, Ye Feng would always call Fu Jinghong "Old Fu," but since then, he has never called him that again.

An Nian has a keen eye for observation; she noticed the subtle changes in the relationship between Ye Feng and Fu Jinghong.

He knew very well that because of the matter of the National Sword, a rift had appeared in the relationship between Ye Feng and Fu Jinghong, and that this rift might never be repaired.

An Nian was dissatisfied with Fu Jinghong's actions in the capital, which is why she did not return to Tianyun Mountain with Fu Jinghong, but chose to stay and travel the world with Ye Feng and the others.

After An Nian finished speaking, she looked at Yue Yinling and said, "Yinling, your identity in the Yunhai Sect is also very special. You have some information that we don't know. Tell us about it. In this battle between Jinghong and Changkong, who has a greater chance of winning? So that we can choose a side in advance. I don't want to choose the wrong side like my master."

Yue Yinling's big eyes darted around a few times, looking left and right, before she said, "Everyone in this room is trustworthy. Since you asked, Senior Sister An, I won't hide anything. I don't think either of them has much of a chance."

Qin Chuchu was taken aback and said, "No way, although Qin Han's cultivation is not bad, he is a martial arts fanatic and has no desire for the position of sect leader."

Because Liu Changyuan was implicated in the previous incident, it's impossible for him to participate.

Li Yuhai does have some ability, but he is still far inferior to Senior Brother Changkong and Senior Brother Jinghong.

Xiao Rou is a girl, so it's even more inappropriate for her. Our Yunhai Sect has never had a female sect leader before.

"You say neither of them has much of a chance, then aren't there any more suitable candidates for the sect leader?"

Yue Yinling smiled mysteriously and said, "Who said that the future sect leader must be chosen from the current sect leader's disciples?"

In the history of our Yunhai Sect, there have been several sect leaders who were not the true disciples of the previous sect leader.

As Senior Sister An Nian just mentioned, our Yunhai Sect selects its sect leader through a merit-based system, choosing the best among the best. It has little to do with whether someone is a direct disciple of the sect leader.