Free Web NovelChapter 1549: Chapter 1546: What Crime Should Be Assigned
The man with the surname Zhou was secretly cursing the oblivious Senior Sister Lu when he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Lu Qingyue also sensed something and looked up to the sky together with Junior Brother Zhou.
A graceful figure descended, it was Tong Yunshu.
Upon seeing Tong Yunshu, Junior Brother Zhou’s eyes widened at her top-tier beauty and demeanor.
Tong Yunshu slightly frowned and glanced at him.
Junior Brother Zhou felt as if struck by thunder, his sweat poured like rain, and he hurriedly bowed his head with a look of fear on his face: "Forgive me, senior, I... I was momentarily dazzled by your beauty..."
"Shut up, you’re making it worse." Lu Qingyue scolded.
Then hurriedly said to Tong Yunshu, "Junior Sister Tong, what brings you here?"
Tong Yunshu smiled slightly and said, "Yang Fei mentioned you seemed off. He wanted to come find you but feared causing gossip, so he sent me to check on you." freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Junior Brother Zhou’s eyes widened further upon hearing this.
Earlier, he was secretly cursing Lu Qingyue, thinking she’d never rise again in this life, yet in the next moment, a Core Formation Master, akin to an Immortal, came to show concern.
Moreover, it was on Yang Fei’s behalf.
Yang Fei was currently the most well-known mysterious figure on Tian Nan Peak among the lower disciples. Being accepted as a closed-door disciple by Master Wan speaks volumes about his talent, not to mention his position on Tian Nan Peak.
Recently, there were many private discussions about how Senior Brother Shang Heng might assist Yang Fei in managing Tian Nan Peak in the future.
Meaning, Yang Fei is very likely to be Tian Nan Peak’s next Peak Master after Master Wan.
To a bottom-tier disciple like Junior Brother Zhou, Yang Fei is undoubtedly a great figure held in high esteem.
Now that such a prominent figure is backing Senior Sister Lu, who will dare to bully her on Tian Nan Peak?
Thankfully, he only felt uncomfortable earlier and cursed in his heart a few times. Otherwise, if he truly offended Senior Sister Lu, he’d never see success in this life.
He was even secretly grateful for reminding Senior Sister Lu before. Even if she didn’t appreciate it, she ought to be grateful deep down.
He’s already fantasizing about how to cozy up to Yang Fei through Senior Sister Lu in the future.
Tong Yunshu’s words left Lu Qingyue a bit stunned, her nose slightly sore, deeply moved, her eyes reddening.
She took a breath and said, "I... I’m fine."
Tong Yunshu had already detected that Lu Qingyue was injured, and hearing her say this, she frowned slightly and said, "You’re clearly injured. According to Tian Nan Peak’s rules, you should recover before performing other tasks. Why are you guarding here? And Yang Fei mentioned that according to Tian Nan Peak’s rules, a disciple like you who has been in the sect for over a hundred years shouldn’t be guarding the mountain gate, right?"
Lu Qingyue felt even more touched, not expecting Yang Fei and Tong Yunshu to be so observant, considering even this.
Seeing Lu Qingyue remain silent, Junior Brother Zhou couldn’t help but say, "Yes, Senior Sister Lu is here because she offended someone and was targeted. Otherwise, with her talent, she should have qualified to attempt Core Formation long ago."
Lu Qingyue scolded, "Zhou Cong, would you be mute if you stayed quiet?"
The male cultivator named Zhou Cong blushed and closed his mouth awkwardly.
Tong Yunshu doesn’t like talking to unfamiliar men, she said to Lu Qingyue, "Senior Sister Lu, come with me."
Lu Qingyue said, "I still need to guard the mountain gate, if you need to say something, you can say it here, it’s alright."
Tong Yunshu frowned, a bit displeased and said, "Senior Sister Lu, I thought you were nice, and we are connected by fate. Seeing you struggle, I wanted to help. If you truly don’t want to accept this kindness, then consider I never came."
Seeing her get upset, Lu Qingyue hurriedly grabbed her arm and said, "Sorry, please don’t be angry, Junior Sister Tong, I... I just don’t want you to get into trouble because of me." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Tong Yunshu scoffed, "Yang Fei is Master Wan’s closed-door disciple, on this Tian Nan Peak, who is there that he can’t afford to offend? Remember, my husband has offended a whole family on Tianzhu Peak before. Isn’t everything fine now?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingyue understood that she was genuinely here to help.
She no longer dared to be pretentious and briefly explained the situation.
Tong Yunshu frowned, "Just because you refused to be his Dao companion, you’ve been targeted for so many years?"
Lu Qingyue said bitterly, "What can I do, I’m alone on Tian Nan Peak, and Steward Gao is a Core Formation Master in the sect, his father is the Law Enforcement Hall Master, a Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse. To suppress me is as easy as a word."
Tong Yunshu nodded.
She is not detached from worldly matters, having managed the Tong Family’s vast business in the mundane world, she’s encountered all kinds of characters.
In the Cultivation World, a place of the strong preying on the weak, bullying, and exploiting power is all too common.
"In fact, given Steward Gao’s conditions and background, many female cultivators are willing to be his Dao companion, but... but he doesn’t take his Dao companions seriously, treating them lightly, that’s why I refused." Lu Qingyue said with some grievance.
Tong Yunshu understood immediately.
That so-called Steward Gao wasn’t looking for a Dao companion, but using it as an excuse to toy with female cultivators in the sect.
Frankly speaking, if it weren’t for Master Wan’s oversight and strict sect rules at Tian Nan Peak, someone like Steward Gao would be rampant, leveraging his cultivation and authority.
"Come with me, take me to meet him." Tong Yunshu said to Lu Qingyue.
Lu Qingyue knew Tong Yunshu was genuine in wanting to help, and if she continued being oppressed by Gao Yi, she would be stuck at the Foundation Establishment Stage forever.
This was an opportunity she must seize.
"Thank you, Junior Sister Tong." Lu Qingyue gratefully said, "He should be at the Foreign Affairs Hall."
Besides Piaomiao Stream, Tong Yunshu was unfamiliar with other places on Tian Nan Peak, so she let Lu Qingyue lead the way.
The two of them rode their flying swords, one in front of the other, flying towards the peak where the Foreign Affairs Hall was located from outside the mountain gate.
After a cup of tea’s time, Lu Qingyue pointed to a tall peak with countless figures coming and going: "Here lies the Foreign Affairs Hall of Tian Nan Peak. Outer disciples as well as Inner Sect disciples who haven’t achieved Core Formation must come here regularly to receive sect tasks and accumulate points to exchange for more cultivation resources."
Tong Yunshu had been on Tian Nan Peak with Yang Fei for two years, but they had never performed any sect tasks.
For them, cultivation resources were the last thing they were lacking, they needn’t waste time on tasks.
Just as they were about to ascend the peak, a stern voice suddenly called out from ahead: "Lu Qingyue, how dare you leave your post without permission, what punishment should you receive?"
