Chapter 704: Phoenix Tail Flower

Descending the steps, the light gradually brightened.

On closer look, Ye Qingran was surprised to find that this place was not underground but a mansion.

"Spatial artifact," Fu Hanxiu's voice whispered low in her ear.

Ye Qingran realized that the Spirit Chaser Wing was inside a spatial artifact beneath the Ge Yun Tower.

Spatial artifacts are already rare, especially ones that allow cultivators to enter and exit; the Leader of this Spirit Chaser Wing has quite a background!

Guided by Wu Xin, the few of them passed through several gates and arrived in a large Courtyard.

It was more a Training Ground than a Courtyard; many were cultivating.

This spatial artifact has the effect of gathering spirits, making cultivation inside more efficient than outside.

Seeing Ye Qingran and the others, a middle‑aged man immediately stepped forward, gave them a glance, frowned at Wu Xin and said, "Wu Xin, how could you so casually bring outsiders in?"

"Wu Ge, they aren't strangers; they are my lifesaving benefactors," Wu Xin succinctly recounted what had just happened.

The middle‑aged man became slightly more courteous.

Wu Xin added, "Moreover, they intend to join our Spirit Chaser Wing."

"You're being absurd! Wu Xin, take them out right now!" The middle‑aged man, whom Wu Xin called Wu Ge, seemed unbothered by Ye Qingran and the others, "Please, you may go."

"If I recall correctly, that's not how the Spirit Chaser Wing's rules work, is it?" Ye Qingran said leisurely.

Wu Ge's expression shifted slightly, and in a deep voice he said, "Now is a special time; urgency overrides protocol!"

Ye Qingran understood what the 'special time' meant: Yun Lan was about to succeed as Clan Leader.

Nevertheless, this confirmed her suspicion that the Spirit Chaser Wing would make a big move at the Yun Tribe's Clan Leader Succession Ceremony.

"Xiao Wu, it's me."

Yun Lu suddenly spoke.

The middle‑aged man looked at Yun Lu in surprise, "Who are you?"

Yun Lu brushed his hand across his face, restoring his true appearance. Here, within the Spirit Chaser Wing, he wasn't at all worried about being discovered by Yun Lan's people.

"It's you! Lu Shu?!"

The middle‑aged man widened his eyes in great astonishment upon seeing Yun Lu's true face.

"Lu Shu, you aren't…"

Yun Lu shook his head, "It's a long story. Xiao Wu, I can guarantee they are certainly not Yun Lan's people, but truly wish to join the Spirit Chaser Wing."

"Lu Shu, I certainly believe you, but…"

Just as the middle‑aged man hesitated, a malicious voice came from behind him.

"It's you!"

A fifteen‑ or sixteen‑year‑old girl in green clothing strode out from behind the middle‑aged man, brows furrowed, aura fierce, clearly unfriendly.

"It's you!"

The green‑clothed girl halted before Ye Qingran, her pretty face full of anger.

Is it her?

Ye Qingran blinked, momentarily bewildered.

"Do you know me?"

The green‑clothed girl snorted coldly, "Don't try to argue; I know it's you!"

"......"

Could this person have seen her true face and know she uses disguise?

"Yes! It's you! I ask, why did you reject him?"

Who did she reject?

Ye Qingran found it rather puzzling.

"Miss Greenclothes, why are you here?"

The girl called Greenclothes looked at the middle‑aged man and asked, "Wu Ge, what are they here for?"

"Um… they said they want to join the Spirit Chaser Wing."

The green‑clothed girl's gaze swept over Ye Qingran and the others, and when it landed on Ye Qingran, it brimmed with hostility.

"Do you all want to join?"

"Only I," Ye Qingran replied.

"Is that so? Then come with me."

"..." Yun Lu felt something was off.

The middle‑aged man shook his head, "It's fine; Miss Greenclothes is probably just asking this girl a few questions. You needn't worry."

Ye Qingran followed the girl named Greenclothes into a garden.

Inside were rows of multicolored flowers, swarms of bees, flocks of butterflies, birdsong and fragrance, as beautiful as a painting.

At the garden's center stood a circular flowerbed planted with a very beautiful bloom shaped like a phoenix tail, multicolored and shimmering.

"With a face like yours, why would you reject Brother Moon?"

Greenclothes turned, scanning Ye Qingran from head to toe, eyes full of contempt.

Brother Moon?

Ye Qingran finally understood; the girl's hostility stemmed from her having refused a flower that Yun Zhongyue had sent on the street that day.

"What's wrong with my looks? You're good‑looking, and I never saw Yun Zhongyue give you a flower."

"You!"

Greenclothes stamped her foot in anger.

"Brother Moon is kind‑hearted; he must have sent you a flower because you look ugly and he felt sorry for you!"

"There are plenty of ugly people, so why did he specifically pick me? Admit it, you're just jealous of me!"

"Jealous of you? Impossible! Moon brother was just a passing fancy and has long forgotten you! I'm different; I can stay by Moon brother's side forever."

Ye Qingran's eyes flashed.

A Spirit Chaser Wing member claims they can stay by Yun Zhongyue's side forever?

"Oh? Who is Yun Zhongyue to you?"

"He is..." The green-clothed one seemed to realize she had misspoken, hurriedly corrected, "Moon brother is the moon in the heavens, the person I love most!"

"Since that's the case, I wish you both well; I'm leaving now." Ye Qingran thought the girl was truly boring.

"Hold on! You must promise not to join the Spirit Chaser Wing!"

Ye Qingran's gaze turned cold.

"What if I insist?"

"Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Then you can go ahead and try." Ye Qingran said, calmly walking toward the exit. The green-clothed one, seeing the other dare to disregard her, steeled herself, raised her hand and unleashed a Mysterious Force toward Ye Qingran's back, but Ye Qingran easily dodged it.

Seeing the green-clothed one still about to strike, Ye Qingran released a burst of energy, flipping the green-clothed one outward. Her hand swung, and a stray Mysterious Force shattered the vibrant Phoenix Tail Flower blooming in the garden's center, scattering its petals across the ground.

The green-clothed one fell to the ground, unable even to attend to her own pain, staring in disbelief at the shattered flower, her face as pale as paper. "It's over!" This Phoenix Tail Flower was Moon brother's favorite; it was said the flower's seeds were the ones Aunt Yun Ling had given him years ago.

The Phoenix Tail Flower was also Aunt Yun Ling's favorite.

If Moon brother found out she destroyed the Phoenix Tail Flower, he would definitely kill her!

"No, we must never let Moon brother know!"

The green-clothed one begged the IQ medicine, her head swaying, her face full of terror.

Suddenly, she saw Ye Qingran and conceived a plan.