Chapter 137: Xie Wenyue’s Gratitude
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Bao Ruyuan, how dare you seriously injure your fellow disciples!”
Zhuo Zongyi jumped onto the stage and faced Bao Ruyuan with a murderous look in his eyes.
If Xu Ning hadn’t suddenly gone on stage, Xie Wenyue would have been punched again. If that punch landed, she would have been seriously injured.
As the host of this month’s exchange meeting, Zhuo Zongyi was embarrassed by this incident.
Bao Ruyuan didn’t care about Zhuo Zongyi’s question, as his thoughts were all on Xu Ning.
“So you are the in-name disciple the Sect Master recently accepted.”
Bao Ruyuan grinned, but there was a fierce look in his eyes. “No wonder the Sect Master likes you, your strength is indeed impressive.”
It was not just Bao Ruyuan, after Xu Ning revealed his identity, many core disciples also looked at him.
Half of the core disciples did not attend the previous demon slaying conference.
They only knew that an inner disciple named Xu Ning was amazing, but they didn’t know who he was.
Now, in front of the core disciples, Xu Ning stepped forward, saved Xie Wenyue, and fought against Bao Ruyuan, leaving a deep impression on the core disciples.
While Bao Ruyuan was staring at Xu Ning, Xu Ning was also observing Bao Ruyuan.
When Xu Ning learned that Bao Ruyuan was from the Bao family in the Crystal Mansion, he instinctively became hostile.
Back then, he was forcibly abducted to State Jifeng and trapped for five months, suffering greatly because of his family.
Xu Ning still remembered this grudge in his heart. He planned to wait until he was strong enough in the future to take revenge.
He just didn’t expect that before this, he would come into contact with the elite disciple of the enemy family.
Because of this grudge, when Xu Ning saw that Bao Ruyuan wanted to hurt Xie Wenyue, he took the initiative to rescue Xie Wenyue.
Although he didn’t have the ability to directly suppress him, it was nice to block him from doing what he wanted to do.
“Bao Ruyuan, I advise you to take the initiative to go to the Disciplinary Hall, otherwise I will report this to the elders.”
Zhuo Zongyi threatened Bao Ruyuan.
The Disciplinary Hall was the place where disciples of the sect were punished.
Whether you were an outer disciple, an inner disciple, or a core disciple, one had to be punished for their mistakes.
“So what if you report it to the elders?”
Bao Ruyuan waved his hand: “Ask the elders of the Disciplinary Hall to ask my master!”
After that, Bao Ruyuan waved his hand, laughed and left the stage.
Bao Ruyuan didn’t seem to care about Zhuo Zongyi’s threa0 at allt.
“Oh yeah.”
Bao Ruyuan stood still and turned around. “Xu Ning, if there is a chance in the future, let’s spar.”
Then, under everyone’s gaze, Bao Ruyuan calmly left.
“This Bao Ruyuan…”
After thinking about Bao Ruyuan’s attack on Xie Wenyue and his response to Zhuo Zongyi, Xu Ning concluded that this person was a person who ignored the rules of the sect.
In a big sect like the Yuelan Sect, to be able to ignore the rules and act so arrogantly, it could only mean that no one could really control them.
Xu Ning speculated that this should have something to do with his master, Gu Jian.
Under the threat of Disciplinary Hall just now, Bao Ruyuan just mentioned his master.
In the end, Bao Ruyuan just swaggered away. As for Zhuo Zongyi, his face went pale.
But when he thought of Bao Ruyuan’s master, Elder Gujian, Zhuo Zongyi did not choose to force him to stay.
“Brothers and sisters, today’s exchange meeting will end here.”
The atmosphere in the Elite Square was ruined.
Thus, Zhuo Zongyi dismissed the meeting.
“Junior Brother Xu Ning, thank you.”
Xie Wenyue, who had been punched, finally recovered.
“Junior Brother Xu Ning, thank god you reacted quickly. If you were a little slower, Junior Sister Xie would have been even more seriously injured. This is all my fault. I didn’t expect Bao Ruyuan to be so ruthless. I really underestimated his reputation.”
Zhuo Zongyi sounded guilty.
Although the two of them were not familiar with Xu Ning, Xu Ning’s righteousness brought the three of them closer.
“Senior Sister Xie, Senior Brother Zhuo, you’re too kind. I was just a little closer to the stage just now, and when I saw that the situation was not right, I took action to protect my senior sister.”
Xu Ning did not take credit for this, he instead responded humbly.
But the more Xu Ning said, the more grateful Xie Wenyue was to Xu Ning.
Currently, Xu Ning’s hand was dripping with blood.
“Junior Brother Xu, I will go back and recuperate first. In two days, I will personally visit and thank you.”
Xie Wenyue’s face was pale, but she still thanked Xu Ning.
Xie Wenyue left the Elite Square with the help of an in-name disciple.
“Junior Brother Xu, your injury…”
Zhuo Zongyi frowned.
“It’s fine.”
Xu Ning was not trying to show off at all.
Xu Ning pulled off his shirt and wrapped his hand with it.
The Flame Breath Bone Sutra was already healing his injuries.
The broken bones in his hand had already been completely healed, and his flesh wounds were slowly healing.
In three to five days, this injury would be completely healed.
“Xu Ning, are you okay?”
Most of the disciples in the Elite Square had already left, but Ji Yimiao still came forward.
Before Xu Ning suddenly jumped out just now, he was standing next to him.
Seeing Xu Ning suddenly jump up and throw a punch at Bao Ruyuan, Ji Yimiao was shocked.
Although he knew that after entering the core disciple sect, the gap between the two would gradually expand, Ji Yimiao still found it unbelievable that he was pulled so far behind so quickly.
“So Junior Brother Ji and Junior Brother Xu are old friends.”
When Zhuo Zongyi saw the friendship between Xu Ning and Ji Yimiao, he smiled and said, “Oh yes, you two were both promoted as in-name disciples at the same demon slaying conference.”
“The two of us fought against a demon beast before.”
Ji Yimiao said proudly.
The three chatted casually.
“Junior Brother Ji, go back first. I want to talk to Junior Brother Xu.”
Zhuo Zongyi said.
“Okay.”
Ji Yimiao also bid farewell.
He also knew very well that Xu Ning’s strength today had allowed him to gradually integrate into the elite circle of core disciples.
“Junior Brother Xu, Sect Master has a good relationship with my master, Elder Yuancheng, so we have to communicate more often.”
Zhuo Zongyi and Xu Ning walked side by side, when Zhou Zongyi suddenly said.
“Of course.”
Xu Ning responded.
If he could build a good relationship with these core disciples, it would be easier for him to stay in the sect in the future.
“Brother Zhuo, I have some questions about Bao Ruyuan.”
Xu Ning said.
“Junior Brother Xu, just ask.”
Zhuo Zongyi said.
“Bao Ruyuan seems to have an extremely arrogant personality, and he does things without regard for the rules. Even in the face of the Disciplinary Hall, he seems to be fearless. Why is this so?”
Xu Ning asked.
Zhuo Zongyi sighed when he heard the words: “This is all related to his master, Elder Gujian. Elder Gujian is very tolerant of his disciples.”
Zhuo Zongyi’s answer was similar to Xu Ning’s guess.
“But even with the protection of an elder, he can’t be so domineering, right? After all, there is more than one elder in the sect.”
Xu Ning asked.
“Elder Gujian is special among the elders.”
Zhuo Zongyi frowned slightly.
“Special?”
Xu Ning asked again.
Zhuo Zongyi nodded and paused. “Junior Brother, you may have just entered the core disciple sect, so you don’t know many things.”
“A few decades ago, Sect Master and Elder Gujian were both genius disciples of the Yuelan Sect. At that time, Sect Master and Elder Gujian were both heroes of the Yuelan Sect.”
“But because both of them were excellent, when deciding the candidate for the position of sect master, the previous sect master and elders were in a dilemma. But after careful consideration, the current Sect Master won, and Elder Gujian lost.”
“Elder Gujian was not convinced by this result, but he could only submit in the end. But after becoming an elder, Elder Gujian was very independent in the Yuelan Sect. Not only does he act domineering, but he also often ignores the rules.”
“But because Elder Gujian’s strength is comparable to the Sect Master, and that there are still a few surviving elders who support Elder Gujian, Elder Gujian has always been in conflict with the Sect Master.”
Zhuo Zongyi lowered his voice.
If it weren’t for the fact that Xu Ning and Bao Ruyuan were enemies, and that Xu Ning was the disciple of Mi Xingye, Zhuo Zongyi wouldn’t have said these words.
‘So the previous generation of the Yuelan Sect had such a history.’
Xu Ning understood.
Elder Gujian was the old thorn in the Yuelan Sect’s side, but they couldn’t touch him.
“In addition to the Sect Master and Elder Gujian, the current friction has continued to extend to their core disciples.”
Zhuo Zongyi continued: “Sect Master’s disciple He Mingye is regarded as the top core disciple of the Yuelan Sect, while Elder Gujuan’s disciple, Bao Ruyuan’s senior brother Fang Jie, is regarded as the second best core disciple. Moreover, the two have always been hostile to each other. And now that Brother He Mingye is the next sect master, both Fang Jie and Elder Gujian are very dissatisfied.”
“However, the current elders of the sect are all on the side of the Sect Master. No matter how strong Elder Gujian is, he can’t change the situation of the sect. It’s just that his disciples have been very arrogant and domineering. Even when faced with complaints, he just doesn’t care. Even if they do something wrong, Elder Gujian will protect them.”
“That’s why Bao Ruyuan is so arrogant.”
“I see…”
Xu Ning finally understood.
Afterwards, the two exchanged greetings again, became friends, and went their separate ways.
Although Xu Ning was injured, in exchange he had learned more about the secrets of the Yuelan Sect.
After returning to the courtyard, Xu Ning chose to go into seclusion again.
…
A few days later.
Xu Ning was told that someone was visiting him.
He walked out of the courtyard where the aura fountain was located and saw Xie Wenyue.
“Sister Xie.”
Xu Ning greeted Xie Wenyue.
Xie Wenyue’s face was still pale. It was obvious that her injuries had not completely healed yet.
“Junior Brother Xu.”
Xie Wenyue said, “I came here to thank you.”
Xie Wenyue went to the inner sect to look for Xu Ning, but she couldn’t find him.
After thinking about it, she guessed that Xu Ning might be at He Mingye’s residence.
After finding this place, Xie Wenyue learned that Xu Ning was cultivating in He Mingye’s aura fountain.
She also learned that He Mingye and Xu Ning seemed to have a good relationship with each other.
“You’re too kind, Senior Sister Xie.”
Xu Ning smiled.
“Junior Brother’s injury is fine, right?”
Xie Wenyue said with concern.
Xu Ning reached out with his palm. There were no wounds on it, there was not even a scar.
“It’s fine, just a small injury.”
Xu Ning did not use any pill medicine to heal his injuries. Instead, he only used the Flame Breath Bone Sutra to completely recover.
Although the Flame Breath Bone Sutra in the fourth level was not as combative as the other three secret techniques, its healing ability was extremely powerful.
Even if Xu Ning lost an arm or a leg, as long as the limb could still be retrieved, the wound would heal without using any external medicine.
“Junior Brother, do you know why Bao Ruyuan attacked me at the exchange meeting?”
After seeing that Xu Ning was fine, Xie Wenyue continued.
“I don’t know.”
Xu Ning replied.
“This is because we happened to run into each other outside the sect gate last month. We found a Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree at the same time. At that time, the fruits on the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree had already ripened, so the two of us fought over it.”
“Back then, Bao Ruyuan could not beat me, so most of the fruits were picked by me, which caused Bao Ruyuan to hate me. But with the help of Elder Gujian, he took revenge on me.”
Xie Wenyue explained the reason.
“Is that so…”
Although Xu Ning didn’t know what the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree was, he could still tell that it was a rare resource.
The core disciples of the Yuelan Sect usually did not lack anything. The fact that they were in a dispute because of it showed that the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree was a very precious resource.
“Junior Brother Xu, you don’t seem to know what the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree is?”
Xie Wenyue frowned and asked tentatively.
“I really don’t know.”
Xu Ning was honest.
Xu Ning did not know much about some of the more precious high-level resources.
“No wonder…”
Xie Wenyue said, “The Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree is a very rare spirit plant.”
“Its fruits can help a void realm martial artist cultivate and condense their attributes when they are in the fourth to sixth stage of the void realm. Moreover, within two months after it bears fruit, it will also grow the core of the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree, and this core is very beneficial for a void realm martial artist in their breakthrough to the void realm seventh stage.”
“Senior Sister, you’ve said too much.”
Xu Ning could already guess Xie Wenyue’s intentions.
“I am willing to take you to the secret location of the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree and help you obtain the core of the Blazing Crystal Fruit Tree, as a gift to you.”
Xie Wenyue said.