Chapter 373: Alliance Tremor

Su Miaoyin heard Ye Liuyun curse the Metal Puppet and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing: "Young Master Ye really is unconventional!"

"Likewise!" Ye Liuyun said modestly, then asked: "Miaoyin, do you have a ranking on the Holy List?"

"I'm ranked thirteenth on the Holy List. So, Young Master Ye, you want to challenge me?" Su Miaoyin still smiled and said: "If Young Master Ye wants to challenge, I'll just concede right away!"

"Alas! Then the challenge would be meaningless! Forget it, I'll look for someone else! Here, have some grilled meat!" Ye Liuyun handed the grilled meat to them, then continued grilling for the people beside him.

"Young Master Ye, is the rumor true? You can control Corpse Demons? So while we grill here, no Corpse Demon will come to attack you?" Su Miaoyin asked curiously.

"Corpse Demons below the Heavenly Gang Realm are still manageable. Those controlled with Soul aren't very strong." Ye Liuyun didn't hide it from her. Then he asked the question he cared about: "What about you? What are you doing here?"

"We're here to train! What a great opportunity. So many Corpse Demons, Demon Cultivators, and Alliance members. We can kill anyone, enough to hone ourselves!" Su Miaoyin explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Then why does everyone say you are Demon Cultivators?" Ye Liuyun became curious.

Su Miaoyin retorted: "Who said that? True Demon Cultivators wouldn't admit we're Demon Cultivators! It's just that most self‑proclaimed righteous sects say so."

"So you are…" Ye Liuyun wanted to confirm further, though he already had an answer in mind.

"We're none of those. We are the Demon Sound Hall; no one may command or use us!" Su Miaoyin said firmly.

Ye Liuyun nodded. "You say that, and I really envy you!"

"I can see it! Young Master Ye is the same kind of person. How about joining our Demon Sound Hall? Our Hall has few restrictions; you can do whatever you want! And the beauties in our Hall are countless. Though they may not match the ladies beside you, each is talented in both arts…"

"Stop, stop! I'm only admiring, I could never join your Demon Sound Hall! Not to mention, with so many beauties there, I wouldn't dare go! Hahaha!"

Ye Liuyun quickly halted Su Miaoyin's recruitment, and laughed cheerfully.

She didn't mind; in fact, the women were all amused by Ye Liuyun's words.

They ate and chatted together, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After finishing the food, Su Miaoyin said to Ye Liuyun: "Thank you, Young Master Ye, for the hospitality. Your grilling skill is superb! We have nothing to repay except a song, as a return to you. Also, because of us, the Alliance has mistakenly blamed you, so we apologize."

"Don't worry about it! If the Alliance believes that easily, I won't stay in this Alliance!" Ye Liuyun said generously.

"Alas! It seems Young Master Ye still underestimates these 'righteous' people. I can only wish you a safe passage!" Su Miaoyin hinted politely.

Ye Liuyun shrugged and laughed: "Very well! Since you wish to apologize, I won't stop you. Hearing Miss Miaoyin perform a piece is something I would love!"

"Then I'll embarrass you with my playing!"

With that, Su Miaoyin took out a jade flute of emerald green and began to play.

Ye Liuyun and the others listened without any guard, even immersing themselves in the mood created by the flute.

Ye Liuyun was not worried because he possessed the Ten Thousand Gods Command, so he didn't fear Su Miaoyin attacking opportunistically. The others weren't worried because Ye Liuyun was with them.

And Su Miaoyin did not use the flute's sound to attack them.

The flute's melody was lingering and long; after it ended, everyone felt endless aftertaste.

Lei Ming completely became Su Miaoyin's fangirl, clinging to her to learn flute playing. Yu Er, Wu Qingcheng, and Ru Yue also envied her greatly.

Su Miaoyin took out a Token and handed it to Ye Liuyun. "Young Master Ye, the method of musical law is our sect's ultimate skill; I dare not pass it on. If you and the beautiful ladies are interested in learning, you may visit our Demon Sound Hall sometime; perhaps our Hall master will make an exception for you!"

Ye Liuyun also took the Token. Whether he will go to the Demon Sound Hall remains to be decided later. But it's hard to refuse such kindness!

At this moment, Ye Liuyun did not know that the Five Domains Alliance was shaking. The members below were upset because more than ten people suddenly vanished from the Holy List, causing large ranking changes! And the Alliance Elders were troubled by Ye Liuyun's collusion with the Demon Sound Hall's saintess Su Miaoyin, not knowing how to deal with Ye Liuyun.

The Central Domain lost over ten elite members at once, naturally wanting to use the incident to act against Ye Liuyun. The Northern Domain, however, naturally wanted to protect Ye Liuyun.

The other domains considered various things. Some thought his combat power was outstanding and should not be punished; at least he could still pull down a few Altars. Others thought this was a Corpse Demon hotspot; if they dealt with Ye Liuyun and he turned hostile, he might control Corpse Demons to attack the Alliance.

In short, the matter eventually reached several Alliance Leaders.

Cheng Yi, after learning of it, only smiled faintly: "A tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be felled by the wind! Never thought such things would happen in our Alliance! Corpse Demons haven't even been driven out, yet internal strife has begun!"

He saw more deeply. These people aren't upset because Ye Liuyun colluded with some Demon Cultivator. Many senior Elders know the Demon Sound Hall isn't truly a Demon Race, just operates uniquely.

Moreover, anyone who has cultivated to a certain realm knows a few Demon Cultivators. If they say Ye Liuyun colluded with Demon Cultivators, none of them are clean!

"How about letting him pull down two more Altars as punishment?" the Central Domain leader suggested.

Actually these Alliance Leaders all understood the situation.

The Eastern Domain leader said: "Improper! If it's called punishment, it confirms the member's guilt! Those geniuses are all reckless! If we provoke them, who knows what disaster they'll cause!"

"What to do then? Just ignore him? His tail will just soar to the heavens? Now they're already exterminating Elders, cursing the puppets, and it will only get worse!" the Southern Domain leader said.

"Nonsense! If you're wronged, you don't curse people?" the Western Domain leader, the most hot‑tempered, shouted. "It's you old guys who foster the crooked wind. You make the people below stop caring about Corpse Demons, and instead fight among yourselves!"

Their dispute wasn't about Ye Liuyun, but about the issues this incident raised.

Finally, Cheng Yi proposed: "In my view, we should all stay neutral, let those Elders handle it themselves! It's time to give the younger generation a chance to develop! Some old guys have sat in high positions for too long; they should make way. Let them eliminate themselves!"

The Central Domain leader asked thoughtfully: "Old Cheng, you seem to have high hopes for Ye Liuyun! You should know that if we ignore it, the disciples ahead of the Holy List might act themselves."

"If they insist on focusing on their own people, then let the strong survive!"

The others looked at each other and finally all nodded.