Chapter 2010 - The Walking Gossip

Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations

“Ninth Underworld Mountain? Are you really talking about the Ninth Underworld Mountain?” The people from the Music Sect did not believe it.

“The Ninth Underworld Mountain hasn’t appeared in a long time right?” Mo Wei said.

“Yes. If you don’t believe me, and don’t wish to live anymore, you can try to find Chan Jiu who’s always by her side.” Lu Yan said.

“...”

Should they go? If that was really the case, then how would they deal with the aftermath?

“If she really is the Ninth Underworld’s Young Sovereign, then we would really need to consider this carefully.” Someone agreed, “I didn’t think that she had such a strong background.”

“Furthermore, she has two guards by her side. You saw them just now, did you feel a difference in their aura?” Lu Yan asked.

“Although they kept their aura away and prevented anyone from sensing it, we could feel that something was different. Why? Is there anything wrong with them?”

“Nothing is wrong with them, but they do have a high status. They are the Underworld’s King’s right and left men. Since she arrived in the Ghost’s Realm, they have been protecting her. Just a gentle reminder, Chan Jiu is also one of the Ninth Underworld’s Right Emissaries.

Everyone took a deep breath. Their silence had made them overlook them, but the three people that were by her side actually had such identities!

“Master, is this the truth? This… is too mysterious!”

How could someone have such a strong backing?!

“You can go and verify it for yourselves.” Lu Yan said, “If any of you would like to attack her, you don’t have to worry on my behalf. But if anything happens, she will also not show you mercy on my accord.”

Everyone was speechless.

Go and verify it? Was there a need to? Lu Yan had never lied to them, moreover, he did not need to use this to lie to them!

“Taking in disciples is my own matter. But because you’ve put in so much effort into managing the clan, I am explaining this to you today. However, I hope that you will not forget about my previous rules. Alright, everyone is dismissed.”

Lu Yan left after he finished speaking, leaving the Music Sect’s members to look at each other in dismay.

Mo Wei’s expression was ugly. The people from the sect knew that she was not in a good mood, thus, nobody dared to agitate her. She left everyone and hid far far away.

Mo Wei did not care about how the others thought of her. She left with a dark look on her face. After she left, the atmosphere in the chamber calmed down.

“Vice Sect Master Mo’s anger really is unbearable!”

“Hey, it’s because she is feeling really upset.”

“Great Elder, why is Vice Sect Master so against the Sect Master taking in disciples?” Someone asked something that everyone was curious about.

“There is a reason behind it.” Great Elder Jing Fu sighed, “She doesn’t feel reconciled!”

“Great Elder, stop leaving us in suspense, what exactly happened?”

Fu Jing touched his long bread and said faintly, “That year, when the Vice Sect Master joined us, she was young and wild, and insisted on challenging Sect Master. Sect Master won against her, so she wanted to hail Sect Master as her teacher. At that point of time though, Master was not the Young Sovereign yet and he was not willing to accept any disciples. Naturally, she could not force him. Moreover, in the eyes’ of others, the Vice Sect Master had a noble status. Naturally, only the Elder Master would take her in. So the two of them became brother and sister.”

“This happened so many years ago. The Vice Sect Master need not hold on this grudge for so long right?!”

“It’s not over yet!” Fu Jing said while laughing, “Master refused to take in Vice Sect Master as his disciple. It would have been alright if things had ended this way. However, who knew that after he rejected her in the beginning, he would take in a girl disciple afterwards. Yes, it was Zhi Xuan. The Vice Sect Master’s ego could not take it, therefore she would always place Zhi Xuan on the spot behind Sect Master’s back. Actually, we all know that she likes Sect Master, which is why she was jealous. But this is a lady’s nature, so there is nothing weird about it.”

“What happened afterwards?”

“Afterwards, Zhi Xuan went out on a mission and died. That mission was ordered by the Vice Sect Master, so Sect Master placed the blame onto the Vice Sect Master. This was the reason why after so many years, our Master and Vice Sect Master still don’t get along.” Fu Jing touched his bread, laughed and said, “Isn’t it melodramatic?”

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Great Elder, you have the highest status apart from the two of them. You should keep your image in mind!

“It’s no wonder that they haven’t been getting along all this while.”

“Sect Master and the Vice Sect Master do not get along, so it will be hard on you to carry out your duties.” Fu Jing felt sorry for those in charge.

“...”

Great Elder, if you really feel sorry for us, you should help and manage matters that happen in the sect more often. You shouldn’t leave everything to us!

“From then on, Sect Master did not accept any other girl disciples. However, he suddenly took Sima You Yue in as his disciple today. Moreover, she even shares some similarities with Zhi Xuan from back then. That is why the Vice Sect Master is throwing a tantrum with him. But from what I see, the Vice Sect Master is used to it. Even though he did not show concern towards her back then, he did not care about anyone else either. Now, with the sudden addition of a girl disciple, her heart could not take it anymore.” Fu Jing said while radiating with delight, as everyone’s impression of him changed.

Great Elder, we really couldn’t tell that you’re still into all the gossip even at such an old age! Why didn’t we realise that you had such potential in this field? Or are you just more interested in boy-girl relationships!

“Sect Master does not care about what is happening in the sect, yet the Vice Sect Master is acting this way, so we will have more drama to watch in the future!”

“You want to watch drama involving other people, but I bet that it probably won’t take long before people from other sects come to watch our drama!” Let me warn you, it doesn’t matter what you are thinking on the inside. Sima You Yue is now part of the Music Sect, and she is Sect Master’s little disciple. Her status is higher than all of you! If she runs into any trouble, it is considered the Music Sect’s problem, do all of you understand?”

“Understood, understood!?Many thanks to the Great Elder for the reminder!”

“Alright everyone, go ahead and do your duties!” Fu Jing waved his hands impatiently at them and chased them away as he hummed in his heart, what a bunch of gossip-loving people.

Yan Ya brought Sima You Yue and the others to handle some matters, and he only remembered that they were still having a meeting in the Council’s Chamber after arriving! Even after looking for those of lower rank, they weren’t able to tell him where they had arranged for her to stay. So, he had no choice but to bring her to Lu Yan’s courtyard.

When Lu Yan returned, he saw them waiting outside.

“Didn’t I ask you to go to the place arranged for you?”

“Sect Master, I have not stayed here in a long time, how would I know which place is vacant? Isn’t the person responsible for these matters inside? I could only bring them here.” Yan Ya said.

“You can go by the small mountain peak.” Lu Yan said, he looked at Wu Lingyu and the others, and asked, “Do you want to join us? We’ll go and register in a moment if you do. Most people are not allowed to bring guards in our Hidden Sect.”

“I will not join the Music Sect.” Wu Lingyu said.

“We will conceal ourselves.” Huan said.

If the three of them hid, who would be able to discover them? So it didn’t matter anymore. In any case, others had also brought along hidden guards.

“What about these three?”

“Don’t all talents have servants? Then it should be alright if I bring along two servant maids, right?” Sima You Yue asked.