NOVEL WEB Chapter 85
Jiuyan Sect’s Ninth Peak.
Inside the Cloud Soaring Hall, Xiao Hongyi’s beautiful eyes were slightly closed as she pondered.
Before she left the sect to find Jiang Chen, Jiuyan old ancestor told her not to punish him and mentioned that he didn’t want her to have regrets.
She didn’t understand.
Today, the old ancestor personally intervened to ensure Jiang Chen was not punished, which she also found incomprehensible.
As for why the old ancestor was so irritable, she was even more baffled.
‘It’s too bizarre.’ In the end, Xiao Hongyi could only sigh with such sentiment.
Her gaze shifted to the right side of the hall.
There, Jiang Chen was sitting on a wooden chair.
Jiang Lianyue was massaging his shoulders.Lin Mubai stood by, occasionally stuffing a jade slip to Jiang Chen, only to be met with Jiang Chen’s disdain.
Meanwhile, Qingning and Xiaobai were frolicking around Jiang Chen, their laughter echoing in circles.
Such a heartwarming scene. Xiao Hongyi felt like crying.
She had longed for such a scene for so long, but the problem was…
Of the four disciples before her, three had gone mad.
Apart from the fourth disciple who was out, only Jiang Chen remained sane!
As for the jade slips Lin Mubai was giving to Jiang Chen, Xiao Hongyi had an idea.
When she went to find Jiang Chen, she had heard from monks that a wild bandit had appeared near the Hengduan Mountain Range who didn’t rob for beauty or wealth but specifically for jade slips.
At that time, she guessed it was very likely Lin Mubai’s doing.
She didn’t want to point it out. After all, there was no use in doing so since they were all madmen.
She just didn’t understand why Lin Mubai would want to steal jade slips.
Now she realized.
It turned out Lin Mubai was stealing them for Jiang Chen because Jiang Chen, as the first true disciple of Ninth Peak, was practicing a cultivation method that was as common as dirt.
“Alas.”
Xiao Hongyi sighed deeply.
There was nothing she could do about it. She could be capricious and protect Jiang Chen, but she couldn’t go against the wishes of all the Supreme Elders.
Because if she did, even those Supreme Elders would start to resent Jiang Chen.
Then, another problem emerged in her mind.
Her grandfather had gone to the Ghost Ridge Soul Abyss and managed to snatch two Nine Abyss Soul Embryos. Originally, that was enough since Jiang Lianyue had already used one, and it was done under the watchful eyes of the Supreme Elders.
But now, Jiang Lianyue’s madness seemed to have worsened.
Thus, all three disciples needed a Nine Abyss Soul Embryo, but there were only two.
Xiao Hongyi had intended to ask her grandfather to go for another Nine Abyss Soul Embryo, but seeing his frail appearance, she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
It was said this time the Supreme Great Elder went to snatch the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo and encountered a ghost with unfathomable cultivation. Although he escaped by luck, the ghost warned that if the Jiuyan Sect came to the Ghost Ridge Soul Abyss to steal again, she would turn the Jiuyan Sect directly into a ghost domain! Although the Jiuyan Sect was not afraid, it was unwise to provoke those ghosts for no reason.
The only good news was.
For some reason, the three crazed disciples were extremely well-behaved around Jiang Chen, which also temporarily suppressed their madness.
Another issue was Lin Feng, who was severely injured and unconscious.
How to put it, it was just too tragic.
Lin Feng hadn’t even officially joined Ninth Peak when he was rendered half-paralyzed by the three crazed Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. Compared to them, Jiang Chen was relatively restrained.
“Alas!”
Xiao Hongyi sighed again, feeling emotional.
If this continued, she was sure she would be driven mad too!
“Jiang Chen, come here,” she beckoned to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen obediently approached, followed by the three lunatics and a silly tiger.
“You three, step aside for now,” Xiao Hongyi frowned.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lianyue and the others remained unmoved.
Seeing Xiao Hongyi’s gloomy expression, Jiang Chen also showed a face of disgust and impatiently waved his hand.
The three obediently left.
Such a scene made Xiao Hongyi’s nose twitch with emotion.
As a master, she couldn’t even control her own disciples…
“Jiang Chen,” she called softly, her voice choked.
“Master.”
Sensing the unusual tone, Jiang Chen quickly knelt down and took hold of Xiao Hongyi’s delicate white hand, saying, “Master, there’s no need to be like this, I’m here.”
“Let go of my hand!”
“Oh.”
After giving Jiang Chen a glare, Xiao Hongyi gathered her emotions again.
Her shoulders trembled slightly as she tearfully said, “Three of my disciples have gone mad…”
“Yes, it’s quite tragic,” Jiang Chen sighed.
“I didn’t want to believe it, but considering everything, Master, you might be poisonous.”
Xiao Hongyi was dumbfounded.
Can’t we have a proper conversation anymore?!
But then she thought about it, and it seemed to make some sense since all the people who had gone mad were her disciples.
Xiao Hongyi fell into deep thought again.
She had never considered this possibility. But she also had never heard of any poison pill or substance that could drive all of her disciples mad!
Seeing Xiao Hongyi actually start to blame herself, Jiang Chen quickly changed his tone.
“Master, I was just joking.”
Xiao Hongyi didn’t respond.
She lifted her right hand and gently touched her own cheek, her sleeve slipping down to reveal her creamy skin.
She quietly watched Jiang Chen, silent.
After a long while, she said, “Jiang Chen, you won’t go mad like them, right?”
“How could that be possib…”
Before he could finish, Jiang Chen paused, his eyes suddenly widening!
He hadn’t considered this possibility either!
With the Junior Brothers and Sisters almost all mad, he, as the Eldest Senior Brother, seemed to have the same potential for madness!
What if Xiao Hongyi really was poisonous?
But soon, Jiang Chen calmed down again.
No matter who is poisonous, it must be related to the system.
As the host, shouldn’t he have some immunity?
And what’s this about the system driving the host mad?
That’s unheard of!
“Has the old ancestor sought you out recently?” Xiao Hongyi asked again.
Jiang Chen shook his head and curled his lip.
He had been through nine cycles of reincarnation and had never seen that Jiuyan old Ancestor.
How could he possibly have seen him in this life?
Through the original story, he did have some knowledge of the Jiuyan old Ancestor.
The Jiuyan old Ancestor came from the Upper Domain and was once one of the Imperial Dynasty’s generals.
When the current empress was young, she learned some insights into the Dao from the Jiuyan old ancestor, so the two of them had a sort of master-disciple relationship.
It was for this reason that the Jiang family let him become a disciple of the Jiuyan Sect, hoping to use this master-disciple relationship to keep him safe.
The idea was good, but Jiang Chen was very clear.
That empress was ruthless!
She hadn’t made a move simply because there was no need. As soon as she got the chance or sensed that the Jiang family was out of control, she wouldn’t hesitate to kill.
She wouldn’t even spare her own parents, let alone a half-master!
This was recorded in the original story.
Now, the Jiuyan old Ancestor’s life was coming to an end, and he usually extended his life by suspended animation, but even so, he also passed away not long after the fall of the Jiang family.
After losing the Jiuyan old Ancestor, the Jiuyan Sect also declined and was suppressed by many other sects.
In the end, it was only through the continuous growth of the protagonist, Lin Feng, that the Jiuyan Sect could rise again and even win the sect war, advancing to become an Upper Domain sect.
“It’s strange then. The old ancestor usually doesn’t care about worldly affairs, but the recent decrees have all been related to you,” Xiao Hongyi wondered.
“Do you mean that, besides this time, the old ancestor has issued other decrees concerning me?” Jiang Chen asked in return.
“Yes.”
Xiao Hongyi nodded, recalling, “The last time you defeated the true disciple of Sword Peak, while we were discussing your talent, the old ancestor said that ‘The mediocre creates his own troubles. Just observe how things unfold and change.’ Also…”
She originally wanted to mention the Jiuyan old Ancestor’s admonitions to her, but in the end, she decided against it.
After all, the Jiuyan old Ancestor had told her not to punish Jiang Chen.
If Jiang Chen had known about this, he might have become even more reckless in the future.
“The old ancestor seemed a bit irritable today,” she changed the subject.
“It is indeed strange. Maybe the old ancestor has gone mad too,” Jiang Chen quipped.
“Nonsense!” Xiao Hongyi glared at him immediately.
Jiang Chen chuckled with a “hehe.”
He was just saying it. He didn’t really believe it.
After all, that Jiuyan old ancestor was once a general of the Imperial Dynasty.
He had participated in wars with other worlds.
How could such a long-lived figure, who had seen so much, go mad so easily?
His heart was as firm as iron, so it wouldn’t be easy to lose his mind.
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