Chapter 65

Elder Yan's gaze swept sharply over Yuan Yao, as if trying to intimidate her.

But Yuan Yao wasn't afraid at all.

She added, "Why don't you punish them?"

Elder Yan's face grew darker and darker.

Everyone present almost sucked in a cold breath at this clueless little girl. Although Elder Yan might not dare move against Cang Li out of fear of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord, she is different—a tiny Carefree Sect disciple actually dares to provoke the Holy Gate's great elder!

She must be tired of living, right?!

Everyone knows there are seven renowned sects in the Ninth Province, in order: the Holy Gate, Heavenly Cloud Sect, Tai Sui Sect, Carefree Sect, Penetrating Void Sect, Thunder Sect, and Dual Poles Sect.

Among them, the Holy Gate's overall strength is supreme.

Therefore, as the Holy Gate's great elder Yan Lao, he is feared wherever he goes—except by the Carefree Sect's Five Sons of Thousand Mountain, who pay him no heed.

To be precise, they simply don't flatter him like everyone else does.

Consequently, he has always taken offense at the Carefree Sect's Five Sons of Thousand Mountain.

But the Five Sons of Thousand Mountain not only have Thousand Jade Mountain as their backing, they also possess a mysterious background, which makes him reluctant to act against them lightly.

Yan Lao stared at Yuan Yao, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

A mere Carefree Sect disciple actually dares to question him?

Cang Li saw Elder Yan's expression and faintly guessed he intended to strike at the junior sister; his heart tightened, and he was about to speak up that the junior sister was their master's sixth disciple—

"It's just the youngsters' squabbling; no need to take it to heart. The urgent matter is to discuss how to resolve the Cloud Net City affair." Elder Feng Degang of the Penetrating Void Sect spoke up.

This gave both sides a way out.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lao's expression remained unpleasant; he swept his sharp gaze over all the disciples present and warned, "If I ever catch anyone fighting here at this time again, I will show no mercy!"

"Now is a time of crisis for Cloud Net City; do you still have the heart to brawl?"

With these words he not only mocked Cang Li and the other, but also gave a warning to the disciples of the Severing Love Sect.

Thereafter, he flicked his sleeve, then turned and headed toward the inner hall.

Other strong cultivators followed him inside.

Feng Degang turned to the disciples of the Penetrating Void Sect and said, "You stay behind."

"Yes, Elder Feng!" the Penetrating Void Sect's disciples replied respectfully.

As Feng Degang passed Cang Li, he said, "Cang Li, you should also participate in the discussion as the Carefree Sect's representative."

"Thank you for the advice, Elder Feng." Cang Li nodded with a smile.

Immediately, Cang Li was about to bring Yuan Yao into the inner hall when the person in charge stopped him.

The person in charge said somewhat awkwardly, "Daoist Cang, you may enter, but she may not."

"Why?" Cang Li frowned.

"Because each sect can send only one representative." The person in charge gave an embarrassed laugh; in truth, it was because he thought Yuan Yao was unworthy to enter the inner hall and discuss with the experts of all sects.

A little girl, and she still wants to join the discussion?

Saying that would practically make everyone's teeth fall out laughing.

Moreover, this little girl has offended the Holy Gate's great elder—so she certainly cannot be allowed in.

"Third Senior Brother, you go ahead then." Yuan Yao showed no displeasure, smiling at Cang Li.

Cang Li said uneasily, "Stay here properly, don't run around, don't sneak off. Otherwise, I'll die before your eyes!"

As he said those last words, he made a throat-slitting gesture.

The person in charge beside them said, "...?" Could this little girl be Cang Li's sweetheart?

No wonder……

He would indulge her.

Cang Li is also addle-headed; even if he likes this little girl, he cannot let her act impudently before the Holy Gate's great elder!

Cang Li stared at the person in charge and said, "Keep an eye on my junior sister for me. If anything happens to her, none of us will survive."

"Huh?" the person in charge stared blankly.

"Third Senior Brother, don't scare him." Yuan Yao frowned, grabbed Cang Li's arm, and added, "Also, don't implicate innocent people."

"Then promise me you won't sneak off." Cang Li stared at her.

Yuan Yao held up two fingers, her face serious, and said, "I promise, I won't sneak off!"

Cang Li felt that her raising two fingers was like a provocation toward him.

"All right, I believe you." Cang Li let out a light sigh.

Thereafter, he entered the inner hall.

In fact, Yuan Yao never even entertained the thought of sneaking off. After all, she had already keenly sensed the mystery and hidden danger of Cloud Net City.

And these potential threats are not something visible to the naked eye or easily touched.

Suddenly recalling something, she quickly took a communication crystal from her storage space and sent messages to the Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Brother, and Youngest Senior Brother.

After sending the messages, she realized that the Youngest Senior Brother had arrived only a day earlier than them……

If the Youngest Senior Brother is not currently at the city lord's manor, then it's highly likely he has already ventured deep into Cloud Net City to investigate!

Yuan Yao put away the communication crystal, looked up, and noticed many people staring at her; but whenever her gaze met theirs, they averted their eyes.

It seemed they were afraid of getting involved with her.

Yuan Yao also didn't feel disappointed; she walked toward the courtyard corridor.

Soon she found a place to sit.

And just after she sat down, the surrounding disciples all scattered away, as if they were afraid of getting stained by her trouble.

Yuan Yao, seeing this, was not only not unhappy, but rather looked at them with a beaming smile.

Those disciples suddenly felt a twinge of guilt.

No one took the initiative to approach her.

Because no one dared to offend Holy Gate Grand Elder Yan Lao for her.

Yuan Yao took a book from her storage space; before anyone could see the title, she opened it to read.

She read it very attentively.

A disciple of the Severing Love Sect, seeing this, sneered: "In this situation, does she still have the mood to read? Doesn't she notice that everyone around is isolating her?"

"She might be pretending to be calm." The young man of the Severing Love Sect, namely Ye Guqiu, mocked.

The female disciple, with a hint of flattery, said: "Senior Brother Ye, should I go teach her a lesson?"

Ye Guqiu's gaze was gloomy; he said in a low voice: "No need. If we cause trouble now, it would only make our Severing Love Sect look at fault."

The male disciple who had been stabbed by Cang Li, while holding his wound, said with an unwilling expression: "Senior Brother Ye, are we really just going to let them go?"

"There will be another chance." Ye Guqiu glanced at him.

Many of the disciples present were secretly discussing Yuan Yao, Cang Li, and Ye Guqiu of the Severing Love Sect.

At this moment, Yuan Yao was earnestly studying the formation contained in the "Heaven-Earth Formation Diagram".

Time trickled by.

The disciples' discussion topics gradually shifted, no longer focusing on Yuan Yao.

…

On the other side.

After entering the inner hall, Cang Li saw many leaders of various sect forces.

And he was the youngest among them.

Seated in the place of honor was none other than Holy Gate Grand Elder Yan Lao.