Chapter 5: Senior Sister Liu Is a Green Tea!

Wuyun Peak Elder Mu Xin’s strength was at the Multitude of Stars Lower-grade.
Among the elders, her power could only be described as merely satisfactory.
However, what she was truly proud of was never this, but rather the extremely rare healing ability of the spellcraft she cultivated.
As long as it wasn’t an innate defect or a later-developed illness, any fresh mutilations and wounds on the body could be rapidly healed by her.
Mu Xin’s ability was a rare gem across the entire Jintian Jiuzhou.
And Liu Chenxin was a disciple under Mu Xin.
So, seeing Meng Yingxing in such a state, her first reaction was to seek help from her master.

That night, the Tianfeng Sect was brightly lit.
Many Tianfeng Sect disciples had heard that Lu Sanwan had suddenly launched a deadly attack on Meng Yingxing.
They all came upon hearing the news, crowding Wuyun Peak, whispering amongst themselves, seemingly exchanging information about something.
Also arriving at Wuyun Peak were elders from other peaks.
Mu Xin performed a final check on the unconscious Meng Yingxing, who lay on the bed, then walked out of the room.
She looked out the door: the outermost area was crowded with bustling disciples, while inside stood elders from other peaks.
On the ground in front of the door lay an unconscious Lu Sanwan, and Liu Chenxin, draped in clothes and holding a sword, stood at the doorway with a worried expression.
Xiu Qingcheng, currently held in Liu Chenxin’s hand, sized up Elder Mu Xin who was walking towards Liu Chenxin.
She was a woman in her forties, with a gentle temperament, still possessing charm, and her strength should be at the Multitude of Stars Lower-grade.
Seeing Mu Xin emerge, Liu Chenxin quickly rushed forward.
“Master, how is Junior Brother Meng?”
Mu Xin’s slightly wrinkled face showed no particular expression; she merely shook her head.
Seeing this, Liu Chenxin covered her mouth, her eyes immediately welling up with tears, “Could it be that…”
Mu Xin raised her hand and tapped Liu Chenxin’s head with two fingers, saying with a laugh, “What are you thinking?
Meng Yingxing is fine; the sword wound on his shoulder has been healed by me.
He might just be a bit exhausted, which is why he’s still unconscious.”
‘Healing ability, huh?’
Xiu Qingcheng mused, while in her sword-life, which she couldn’t remember how long it had been, this ability truly was unique.
Only after Mu Xin spoke did Liu Chenxin finally relax.
She smoothed her hair, then moved to enter the room, “That’s good, I’ll go in and see…”
“No.” Mu Xin shook her head, her figure shifting to block Liu Chenxin’s path.
“First, clarify what happened.” Mu Xin stared at Liu Chenxin, then glanced at Lu Sanwan outside.
She had shed her earlier gentle demeanor, her expression now serious.
After all, private fights among Tianfeng Sect disciples that drew blood were strictly forbidden within the sect.
Now that everyone had gathered here, this matter had to be resolved.
Liu Chenxin seemed to have a screw loose; only after Mu Xin’s prompting did she recall what had just transpired.
At this, Liu Chenxin immediately broke down, tears gushing out, and she embraced Mu Xin.
Her wailing was so loud that even Xiu Qingcheng’s non-existent ears found it hard to bear.
“Master, you must uphold justice for me!”
“Just now, Lu Sanwan broke into my room, intending to commit indecent acts against me!”
As soon as Liu Chenxin uttered these words, the entire crowd was astonished.
All the elders present turned grim-faced; such a disgrace to the sect’s reputation was truly despicable to them!
Liu Chenxin continued, weeping, “After that, I resisted fiercely.
Lu Sanwan was no match for me, so he fled through the door.
I tracked him all the way and saw that he had collapsed, unconscious, in Junior Brother Meng’s courtyard.
Junior Brother Meng was also covered in blood.
It must have been him trying to kill Junior Brother Meng!”
“Lu Sanwan is usually domineering and always dislikes Junior Brother Meng.
I think he might have failed in his indecent act against me, so he took out all his anger on Junior Brother Meng, but then Junior Brother Meng fought back and killed him!”
“Such despicable behavior, Master, you absolutely must uphold justice for Junior Brother Meng and me!”
With Liu Chenxin’s narrative, it could be said that she had essentially condemned Lu Sanwan in the eyes of everyone present.
Elder Mu Xin, in particular, was furious, her face turning incredibly ugly.
However, it seemed this matter involved Meng Yingxing.
After hearing Meng Yingxing’s name, the several elders standing outside exchanged knowing glances.
One of the elders stepped forward.
Although his expression was also not very pleasant, he still raised a hand, speaking on the principle of fairness and justice, “Even so, we still need to hear what Lu Sanwan has to say.”
“After we make our judgment, if this indeed happened, the sect will expel Lu Sanwan from the mountain gate, and he will never be allowed to return.”
He looked at Mu Xin, “Then, we’ll trouble Elder Mu Xin.”
The one who had just spoken was He Yundan, the acting Sect Master of Tianfeng Sect and Elder of Daicheng Peak.
The current Sect Master of Tianfeng Sect was in seclusion within the peak, cultivating to break through the shackles of Constellation of Stars Middle-grade and advance further.
During this period, all affairs of the sect, both high and low, were decided by the acting Sect Master He Yundan.
“Since the acting Sect Master has spoken, let’s hear what Lu Sanwan has to say.”
Mu Xin’s face was grim; she nodded, then stepped forward, bending down to heal the unconscious man.
A moment later, Lu Sanwan slowly, somewhat painfully, regained consciousness.
He looked at the elders around him, whose faces were as black as night, and for a moment he was disoriented: “Elder Mu Xin, Sect Master He, Elder Chen, why are you all here?”
He Yundan repeated Liu Chenxin’s earlier words to Lu Sanwan.
After listening, Lu Sanwan reacted with extreme intensity, struggling to get up from the ground.
His gaze swept past the elders and saw Liu Chenxin squatting on the ground, covering her face and sobbing.
“I’ve been wronged, Sect Master He!
I did go to Senior Sister Liu, but I didn’t do anything!
And it was Senior Sister Liu who asked me to come to her!”
After Lu Sanwan strenuously explained, all eyes fell on Liu Chenxin.
Even Xiu Qingcheng subconsciously looked at this Senior Sister Liu who was holding her.
“It’s true that I asked Lu Sanwan to come over, but it was only because he always bullied Junior Brother Meng.
I just wanted to tell him to stop bullying Junior Brother Meng, but before I could even say anything, he pounced on me!”
Liu Chenxin wiped her tears, speaking brokenly.
“Impossible! My memory only goes up to seeing you, Senior Sister.
I don’t know anything about what happened after that!” Lu Sanwan cried out, his eyes wide with rage.
“Everyone who does bad things says they don’t know!” Liu Chenxin retorted.
The two were almost at loggerheads until He Yundan roared in anger, which finally made them stop.
Liu Chenxin’s reputation in the sect had always been good; she probably wouldn’t lie about such a matter.
Moreover, Lu Sanwan had indeed attacked Meng Yingxing.
In his heart, he implicitly accepted that Meng Yingxing was only ever meant to be bullied.
Although He Yundan said he wanted to hear what Lu Sanwan had to say, in reality, he had already made up his mind.
Therefore, at this moment, he decisively settled the matter.
“Lu Sanwan has a corrupt heart and has bullied a fellow disciple.
He is immediately expelled from the sect, never to return!”
He Yundan’s voice was resonant, practically echoing throughout most of Wuyun Peak.
“Sect Master! Sect Master! This is absolutely slander!
I want to accuse her of slander!!” No matter what Lu Sanwan said, not a single person present spoke up for him.
Liu Chenxin still covered her face, but her gaze, peeking through her fingers, watched as Lu Sanwan was ordered by elite disciples to be thrown down the mountain gate.
Beneath the hand covering her face, her lips subtly curved upward for a fleeting moment.
From then on, the matter concluded.
Everyone dispersed, and Mu Xin offered a few words of comfort to Liu Chenxin, then allowed her to enter the room to visit Meng Yingxing.
After entering, Liu Chenxin placed the Ting Tian Sword beside the unconscious Meng Yingxing’s hand.
‘Well, it seems I’m still tied to Meng Yingxing.’
Xiu Qingcheng glanced at Meng Yingxing lying beside her.
She didn’t know what kind of connection she had with him that allowed her to break through some kind of restriction.
She saw a beam of light on Meng Yingxing.
It was something no previous sword master had ever been able to give her.
The long, long journey of a sword spirit had, at this point, likely found a turning point.
‘Saving your life is such a great favor; why don’t I reluctantly take you as my adopted son?
When you wake up, just call me adoptive father, and I might even reluctantly teach you a few moves.’
Xiu Qingcheng thought with such mischievous intent.
“Meng Yingxing.”
Xiu Qingcheng’s thoughts were drawn in by Liu Chenxin’s voice.
She saw Liu Chenxin, having shed her previous feigned fragility from outside, her tone now icy cold.
Liu Chenxin stood in the moonlight, her entire being seemingly cast in a layer of vague, dark shadow.
“Big sister helped you eliminate a competitor, no need to thank big sister.” Liu Chenxin stared at Meng Yingxing, muttering to herself, but her words sent chills down Xiu Qingcheng’s spine.
“Next, you must work hard to stay in the Tianfeng Sect.”
“Otherwise, the matter big sister wants to investigate will come to an end.”
Xiu Qingcheng felt a faint hint of killing intent; her sword body instinctively shuddered, completely losing all her previous notions about Liu Chenxin.
‘This little green tea!’
‘What exactly is this little green tea scheming by getting close to her newly adopted son (self-proclaimed)?!’