Martial Uncle, He Harassed Me! Beat Him Up!

Who would have thought he was still such a pushover in front of his wife? He had even kowtowed to his father-in-law several times, each one loud enough to hear.

Just picturing it made them laugh.

They would never be able to look the Thunder Sect Master in the eye again. The moment they saw him, they would picture him bowing and scraping before his wife, all his mighty, domineering air gone.

Li Zi cackled for a while before the system spoke. [Host, Host! The Medicine King Sect Master is heading this way.]

Martial Uncle, He Harassed Me! Beat Him Up!

Li Zi was baffled. [Huh? Here?]

[Yes. That young girl escaped and is running this way. The Medicine Sect Master's fake son chased after her. When the Medicine Sect Master returned to the sect and found his fake son gone, he heard what had happened and came after them.]

Everyone's eyes lit up.

The Medicine Sect Master's son was named Yao Hui, and he had made quite a name for himself in the Cultivation World over the years.

He was hailed as a genius Alchemist the Medicine King Sect saw only once in a century.

They had no idea whether Yao Hui habitually harassed the sect's female disciples. Not even a whisper of it had ever reached them.

They had thought they would only hear what happened next through that voice. Who knew they would get to watch it unfold in person? That was even better.

Li Zi found it strange. [Wait, why is that girl running this way? Did she just flee without looking where she was going? But this place is quite far from the Medicine King Sect. It can't be that much of a coincidence.]

The sound of the system rapidly flipping through a book rang out again.

[Oh, so this girl is a new disciple taken in by the Five Elements Sect Master. Ah! She has the extremely rare Azure Lotus Yin Body, and the Azure Lotus Demon Flame naturally formed in her dantian. She has a pure fire Spiritual Root. Her talent is already outstanding, but once the Azure Lotus Demon Flame inside her is awakened, her cultivation speed will go through the roof. She'll be a prodigy beyond compare!]

In an instant, every gaze swung toward the Five Elements Sect Master.

The Five Elements Sect Master jolted.

He was still trying to take in everything that voice had revealed.

He had only accepted that young disciple this year. Her name was Meng Ning.

She did indeed have a pure fire Spiritual Root, which already made her a promising disciple.

But pure Spiritual Roots were not particularly rare in their sect. They had disciples with ice, water, and earth roots, so he had not paid her much attention.

But if she had the Azure Lotus Yin Body...

Then he had found a treasure!

Such a Constitution appeared perhaps once in ten thousand years!

Once the Demon Flame within her awakened, she could reach Foundation Establishment in one year, Nascent Soul in three, and Spirit Transformation in ten!

A disciple beside him said quietly, "Master, Junior Sister really hasn't come back for several days. Could it be..."

[Host, that girl knew her Master was coming here today to take his disciples into the Secret Realm. That's why she's running here with everything she has, hoping he'll save her.]

Li Zi grew anxious and stood on tiptoe to look toward the Five Elements Sect.

[What do we do? She won't get caught, will she? Should I warn the Five Elements Sect Master?]

The system's voice rose sharply. [Oh no, she's about to get caught! That girl is so pretty. Don't let him catch you—run!]

Li Zi could hold back no longer. She stepped forward, about to speak.

But the Five Elements Sect Master let out a thunderous shout.

"You dare lay a hand on my young disciple, you villain!"

The shout carried such powerful Spiritual Power that it flattened a broad swath of the surrounding forest.

At the edge of the dense woods, the man reaching for Meng Ning with a vicious grin took the force of that shout. Blood spurted from his mouth.

The next instant, the Five Elements Sect Master appeared behind Meng Ning.

A flush of excitement rose in Meng Ning's deathly pale face.

"Master, save me!"

The Five Elements Sect Master seized Yao Hui with one hand and threw him down beside the cliff at the edge of the valley.

Yao Hui was handsome, but his features had a rakish cast, and his eyes darted about. One glance was enough to tell he was no gentleman.

Dumped there, he looked disheveled and utterly bewildered.

Once he recovered, he immediately straightened his clothes and stood up tall.

"Five Elements Sect Master, what is the meaning of this?"

Meng Ning was around fifteen. She had grown tall and slender, with the first hints of the cool, aloof bearing of an Immortal.

She was in a sorry state too, with several cuts on her face, but her expression was icy, as though she had not been the one desperately calling for help moments ago.

Seeing Yao Hui still putting on an act, Li Zi cursed him inwardly.

[That bastard is still pretending! Sect Master, get him!]

The corners of the Five Elements Sect Master's mouth lifted slightly.

When he looked back at Yao Hui, his eyes were cold. "What were you planning to do to my disciple?"

Yao Hui's gaze flicked over Meng Ning. "She's your disciple?"

"Oh." Yao Hui's eyes rolled. "I saw this young lady in danger and wanted to save her. I didn't expect you to see us, Sect Master. Perhaps you misunderstood."

Meng Ning frowned. "That's not true, Master. He..."

The words reached her lips, but she could not force them out.

What could she say?

That Yao Hui had kept her captive for days?

If she said that aloud, her reputation would be ruined.

She did not care about her reputation. What she feared was that her Master would force her to marry Yao Hui.

Yao Hui was the Medicine King Sect Master's son. Her Master surely would not risk offending him for the sake of the truth.

That scum! She would never marry him!

The best thing to do was stay silent.

Meng Ning lowered her eyes and clenched her teeth without saying another word.

Yao Hui smiled smugly. "See? Even Miss Meng has confirmed it by staying silent. I was trying to save her."

If they had not been able to hear Li Zi's thoughts, everyone might have been fooled by Yao Hui's false show of virtue.

Li Zi was nearly bursting with anger.

[This world is far too harsh on women. Yao Hui is the one who held her captive, but if word gets out, everyone will think she's lost her virtue and force her to marry her abuser! That's why Meng Ning won't explain. It's maddening!]