I've Come to Find You
"Smack!"
That was the sound of a whip striking flesh. Su Fuyun endured the pain in her back, not daring to cry out in front of the man in front of her.
He had an honest and serious face, and the wrinkles between his brows exuded an air of authority.
He was neither as tall as Elder Rong Ji nor as handsome as Jiulian, but his aura was unmatched by anyone.
"Do you know your crime?" the man asked in a deep voice.
Having already been whipped three times, Su Fuyun hurriedly said, "Disciple knows his mistake, truly knows his mistake, Sect Master. Disciple will never dare to do it again. Please, Sect Master, give me another chance!"
She had never known that the Mara Gate's whip could hurt so much. In the past, she had only seen other disciples who broke the rules being punished. Only when she tasted it herself did she realize how terrifying it was.
Even though Su Fuyun had pleaded with him in a low voice, the man seemed unmoved, his cold expression remaining unchanged.
"It's good that you know you're wrong. After you've received these ten lashes, go back and reflect on your actions in seclusion," the middle-aged man instructed.
She still had seven more lashes to endure, but at this moment Su Fuyun couldn't care less about the pain. She quickly thanked him, afraid that being a step too slow would displease him.
The whip of the Mara Gate was not something easy to endure. After the ten lashes were finished, Su Fuyun felt that her back was completely numb.
She couldn't move an inch, and in the end, it was the group of maids who helped her back.
After Su Fuyun left, servants rushed in from outside the hall and quickly cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, leaving not even a trace of blood.
While they were cleaning, Elder Rong Ji couldn't help but speak up, "Why does the sect leader still want to keep that female cultivator? Such a person is neither capable nor cunning enough. How can she be the holy maiden of my Mara Gate?"
Rong Ji really didn't understand the other party's thoughts. Su Fuyun suddenly appeared in the Mara Gate a few years ago and was personally appointed as a saintess by the sect leader.
After that, no one knew exactly what the sect leader saw in her, but he specially found a maid for her and fawned over her.
Does she really think she doesn't know how Chi Yan died? He and the sect leader saw everything clearly about Chi Yan's death.
If Chi Yan hadn't had its fire formation broken by Sang Ying, rendering it completely useless to them, the sect leader wouldn't have allowed Su Fuyun to use his life to scheme against Ten Thousand Daos Born.
They had thought the other party's plan would at least have some negative impact on Ten Thousand Daos Born, but unexpectedly, Mara Gate suffered a double loss.
The reason Elder Rong Ji was able to arrive so conveniently was because the sect leader had seen the whole thing through the eyes of others, so he specially arranged for him to be there to keep watch!
Who knew that Su Fuyun would be so useless, ruining such a great opportunity.
Now that Chi Yan is dead, the Mara Gate has lost its ranking, Ten Thousand Daos Born has even swindled him out of his Earth Spirit Pearl. The Mara Gate has suffered a complete defeat.
Rong Ji thought about it carefully, and he couldn't even remember how many years it had been since he had suffered a loss at Ten Thousand Daos Born's hands.
"She's still useful," the sect leader replied softly. "Her greatest potential hasn't been realized yet."
Even though Su Fuyun is so greedy and foolish, the body she possesses is the perfect tool to seize fortune. Perhaps, it's time to awaken his obedient daughter.
This body should also welcome a more suitable owner.
The sect leader's words naturally went unheard by Su Fuyun, who struggled back to her courtyard with the help of her maid.
However, as soon as Su Fuyun entered, someone inconsiderately blocked her way.
"What happened to the Holy Maiden? Why did you come back covered in blood?" A pleasant male voice, filled with obvious concern, asked. The handsome male cultivator pushed aside the maidservants and took over the task of helping Su Fuyun.
Normally, the male cultivator's initiative would have pleased Su Fuyun. But today, she had just returned from her punishment and didn't want anyone to see her in such a disheveled state, and now the male cultivator had come up to her at this crucial moment.
Su Fuyun frowned and immediately ordered the maid, "Drag him out! He's not to be allowed to leave the backyard without my permission!"
The male cultivator, Shen Yu, seemed not to understand what he had done wrong to provoke the other party's anger.
But it was too late for him to explain and beg for mercy. He had only been brought back to Mara Gate because of Su Fuyun's favor. Now that Su Fuyun was not going to give him a good face, the people in this courtyard would naturally not be very respectful to him either.
Therefore, Shen Yu, who had offered the wrong favor, was quickly taken back to the backyard and locked up.
Su Fuyun, on the other hand, felt much better under the careful care of the maids.
Recalling Shen Yu from just now, she suddenly felt a pang of regret. That day, she had only brought him back because she saw that Shen Yu's appearance was no less than Gu Huaiwei's.
But now that I see it, a defective product is still a defective product; it can't compare to Gu Huaiwei mountains and bright moon.
"Sigh." She sighed softly, wondering when she would be able to return to the Twin Orchid Realm and reunite with her master.
With this expectation in mind, Su Fuyun gradually fell asleep under the soothing effect of the ointment.
Meanwhile, in the Northern Snowfield, old friends have already reunited.
The azure light radiated outwards, and the already formed array instantly unleashed terrifying power.
The pack of silver wolves, instructed by their alpha wolf, charged toward Hai Tingzhou and plunged into the killing frenzy, only to perish without exception.
Fang Chi took in the whole scene, not even missing the initial dark figure.
Like Hai Tingzhou, she recognized the newcomer at a glance. Suddenly, a strange emotion welled up in her throat, making her feel sore and wanting to cry.
The alpha wolf in the distance, already missing a tail, was filled with even more jealousy and hatred, and was determined to kill the female cultivator who had injured it.
Taking advantage of the female cultivator's momentary lapse in concentration, the alpha wolf, sensing an opportunity, attacked her from behind without a word.
Just as the massive wolf fangs were about to sever the female cultivator's neck, the hand gripping the long sword suddenly twitched. The alpha wolf instinctively sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.
In a flash, the alpha wolf was frozen in mid-air by the rapidly spreading ice, with a long knife still stuck in its throat!
When Fang Chi turned around and saw the thick layer of ice covering the alpha wolf, she was not surprised at all; instead, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Upon seeing this, the body cultivators asked Hai Tingzhou in alarm, "Fellow Daoist, what's wrong? Are you crying tears of joy?"
Unfortunately, Hai Tingzhou didn't answer his question. Instead, he slumped down in the snow with Fang Chi and burst into laughter.
"Sang Ying of the Flowing Light Sword Sect! I've come to find you!" Amidst the bewildered gazes of the others, Fang Chi suddenly shouted loudly into the dark surroundings.
Her actions terrified the body cultivator, who feared she would attract another group of large creatures like these silver wolves.
Before the body cultivator could even offer a reminder, a female voice responded at the opportune moment:
"Wrong, it's not Sang Ying of the Flowing Light Sword Sect. It's now Sang Ying of the Ten Thousand Daos Born!"
A female cultivator, wrapped in a thick cloak, walked step by step through the wind and snow, holding a sword in her hand, stained with the blood of a silver wolf.
A note from the author:
Sorry I'm late today. (Sparrow bows)
That's all for today's three chapters! See you tomorrow!