NCCnovel Chapter 14: If you can't beat them, call for backup; that's common sense.
Chapter 14: If you can't beat them, call for backup; that's common sense.
Upon hearing this punishment, Mu Yurou's face turned deathly pale.
The main peak of Qingyun has 6,721 steps. If you were to sweep them all, it would probably take a whole day.
Although most sword cultivators are strong and healthy, sweeping is not particularly strenuous for them.
But for a delicate and frail female cultivator like Mu Yurou, sweeping and cleaning for three months straight would probably leave her either dead or severely scarred.
Moreover, the spirit stones and pills distributed monthly by the sect are necessities for cultivation; without them, the speed of cultivation will be greatly reduced.
Mu Yurou simply couldn't accept not being able to obtain these resources for six whole months.
She looked at Xiao Xuancheng with tears welling up in her eyes and reached out to grab his sleeve.
This pitiful expression instantly aroused Xiao Xuancheng's protective instincts.
"This punishment is a bit too harsh."
Xiao Xuancheng put pressure on Xiang Hao.
Xiang Hao felt like crying but had no tears left; this punishment was already considered lenient.
"This...I..."
Xiang Hao looked left and right, and finally turned his pleading gaze to Chu Luobai.
"There's no need to make things difficult for Senior Brother Xiang. Spirit stones and pills are the foundation of cultivation, so let's skip this punishment."
"However, in order to serve as a minor punishment to deter others, the punishment of sweeping and cleaning the main peak of Qingyun will be retained. Senior Brother Xiao, you have no objections now, right?"
Chu Luobai took the initiative to concede, and since there will be many more opportunities to use the Enforcement Peak in the future, he should give Xiang Hao face.
Sure enough, as soon as Chu Luobai finished speaking, Xiang Hao's eyes instantly showed more gratitude when he looked at her.
"In that case, Mu Yurou shall be punished by sweeping the steps of Qingyun Main Peak for three months. What do you think, Senior Brother Xiao?"
Since Chu Luobai took the initiative to concede, Xiao Xuancheng couldn't say anything more. He just gave Chu Luobai a cold look, his eyes full of warning.
Chu Luobai simply shrugged at this.
The confrontation with Xiao Xuancheng is only the beginning; the real show will begin at the sect conference six months from now.
In his past life, it was Xiao Xuancheng who deliberately bribed the disciple who arranged the order of the competition, allowing Chu Luobai to smoothly reach the finals.
Then, in the final, Xiao Xuancheng completely overwhelmed Chu Luobai, and even after winning, he stood on the stage and accused Chu Luobai of cheating.
The contrast between his smooth progress in the earlier fight and his complete lack of resistance at the end was striking.
Most of the disciples in the sect believed Xiao Xuancheng's words without a doubt, and Chu Luobai was almost universally hated within the sect.
In this lifetime, Chu Luobai wants Xiao Xuancheng to truly experience the bitterness she endured back then.
"So many steps..."
Mu Yurou's small face was pale as she spoke softly.
"If it makes Senior Sister happy, Rou'er is willing to do anything."
Xiao Xuancheng felt a pang of heartache as he watched, and he reached out to pull Mu Yurou into his arms, gently comforting her.
"Rou'er, don't worry, I'll help you."
Then, his gaze fell on Mu Yurou's hands, where a long, black whip was tightly binding them.
Her normally fair and delicate hands were now swollen and red from being squeezed.
"The punishment has been decided, so quickly release Rou'er."
Faced with Xiao Xuancheng's commanding tone, Chu Luobai found it somewhat amusing. Just as she was about to let go, a thought subconsciously popped into her mind.
"Senior Brother Xiao's cultivation is profound, why don't you try to solve it yourself?"
The long whip of law enforcement has a restriction left by the Immortal Lord of Leisure, a cultivator in the late stage of Mahayana. Not to mention Xiao Xuancheng, even some elders in the sect cannot break it.
"Chu Luobai, are you determined to oppose me to the very end today?"
Xiao Xuancheng's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of killing intent as he looked at Chu Luobai.
"How could that be? I thought Senior Brother Xiao was omnipotent in the Qingyun Sword Sect because of the powerful aura he released just now."
Chu Luobai's sarcastic tone greatly ignited Xiao Xuancheng's anger.
The disciples who had been suffering from Xiao Xuancheng's oppressive aura earlier lowered their heads and desperately tried to suppress their urge to laugh when they saw Xiao Xuancheng's current humiliating state.
"Look at me, I almost forgot. This is a restriction set up by my master. Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can break it."
Chu Luobai raised his hand, and the black whip immediately slipped from Mu Yurou's wrist, obediently falling into her hand.
"Chu Luobai, you won't be arrogant for long."
Xiao Xuancheng coldly uttered these words and turned to leave with Mu Yurou.
"System, bringing out Master really works."
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Chu Luobai couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
[Host, if you can't beat them, call for backup; that's common sense.]
For some reason, Chu Luobai sensed a faint hint of contempt in the system's tone.
Chu Luobai had encountered this situation before, but she always felt that bringing up her master was like bullying others.
Over time, the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect all believed that Chu Luobai had been abandoned by the Carefree Immortal Lord and was no longer favored.
Today's experience made Chu Luobai fully appreciate the benefits of 'bullying others by relying on one's power'.
Back then, Xiao Xuancheng used his status as the sect leader's personal disciple to manipulate public opinion step by step, pushing Chu Luobai into an abyss of no return.
Now, it's his turn to taste the bitter fruit.
Seeing that there was no more show to watch, the disciples who had been watching dispersed one after another.
Among the crowd, those disciples who had been bullied by Xiao Xuancheng were all beaming with joy.
"This is the first time I've seen Xiao Xuancheng get so humiliated. It's so satisfying."
“They used to be the ones who lectured me from a superior position, but now it’s finally his turn.”
"Hmph, he always acted arrogantly because the sect leader was his master."
"Senior Sister Chu is too amazing! That's the pressure of a Dao Integration Realm expert!"
"Yes, yes, but I can't even breathe, and Senior Sister Chu didn't even flinch."
"Do you think Senior Sister Chu has already broken through to the Dao Integration Realm?"
Inside the hall of law enforcement, Xiang Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead and thanked Chu Luobai.
"Thank you so much, Senior Sister Chu, for helping me out of that situation."
"The Enforcement Hall operates according to the rules of the sect. It is I who have put you in a difficult position today."
After exchanging a few words of refusal, Chu Luobai and Xiang Hao walked out of the main hall.
As soon as he stepped out the door, Qiu Lin quickly came to greet him.
"Senior sister, you actually withstood the pressure of a Dao Integration Realm cultivator, that's amazing."
"However, Xiao Xuancheng is known for holding grudges in the sect. You've angered him this time. Will he cause you trouble in the sect competition?"
Looking at Qiu Lin's worried little face, Chu Luobai's heart stirred.
"Why do you think that Xiao Xuancheng would cause trouble for me in the sect competition, and not somewhere else?"
"It's very simple. The schedule of the sect competition is usually arranged by the disciples of Qingyun Peak. That Xiao Xuancheng always likes to put on a righteous act of sharing the burden of the sect leader. He will definitely choose a place where everyone can see him to defeat you, and then try to find ways to smear you."
Qiu Lin's analysis was logical and well-organized, and he even added a sentence at the end.
"These hypocritical people are the most disgusting!"