“What do you think…”

The voice was extremely gloomy. Outside cave house, the woman in green trembled and hurriedly lowered her head. She did not even dare to breathe, but her chest kept rising and falling. It was obvious that she was extremely scared.

“Please, please… Senior Brother, don’t, don’t be angry…” Because of fear, the woman’s voice was intermittent and could not be heard clearly.

“Don’t be angry? I never expected that you would lose to a newcomer. You really made your Senior Brother so disappointed…”

There was a little light at the entrance of the cave, but the sound was still mixed with a ghastly atmosphere. It was creepy in such a cold night.

The woman trembled with fear and knelt with a flop. Her face was pale and her voice was trembling. “Please… Senior Brother, please forgive me… Please give me another chance… Next time, I… I will never…”

“You’re saying, give you… another chance?”

The voice was suddenly much closer, and then a black mist floated out. The woman trembled and instantly held her breath. At this moment, it was as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss, cold, horrifying, and desperate.

“You should be punished for doing something wrong. What do you think…”

A ghostly voice came out of the black mist. The woman’s face was pale, and her breathing became short and rapid. Her chest heaved up and down, and she was extremely scared.

The black mist drifted to the woman’s back and said in a gloomy voice, “Should I do it myself or you do it yourself…”

The girl’s whole body twitched. Finally, she slowly lifted her left arm to her left shoulder and gently pulled down her clothes. Under the faint moonlight, her snow-white shoulders could be seen. Then she pulled down the clothes from her right shoulder, and the whole piece of clothing slid down.

Under the moonlight, the woman’s back was like a jade wall, reflecting the moonlight with a faint halo, white and flawless.

“Slap!”

There was a sharp thud, but she bit her lips tightly, not letting herself make a sound. “Slap!” There was another sharp thud, but the woman still bit her lips tightly, not making a single sound.

“Does it hurt?” A ghostly voice came from the black mist. At the same time, a black whip whipped hard on the back of the woman.

The woman grunted and bit her lip tightly. “It doesn’t hurt…”

“If you do something wrong, you should be punished…” The black fog whipped the woman on her back a dozen times in a row, but the woman did not make a sound from the beginning to the end. She knew that once she made a sound, it would only make her more painful.

“Well, it’s good that you know you are wrong, but…” The black fog said indifferently. Suddenly, a black arm reached out from the fog and grabbed the left shoulder of the woman.

At this moment, a chilly wind was blowing, and the whole cave house filled with a thick evil Qi. The woman seemed to feel something, and her breathing became more and more rapid. She kept shaking her head and said in a quavering voice, “Senior Brother, no, I know I’m wrong. I really know I’m wrong, I… ah!”

A scream broke through the night sky, but the sound could not be heard. The nearby area had been sealed by a soundproof barrier.

The arm stretched out from the black mist grabbed the woman’s left shoulder, and five black fingers pierced into her shoulder bone. Blood kept gushing out, and streams of black gas were injected into her body through the five fingers.

The woman’s miserable cries continued, shocking countless black crows nearby. Finally, the black fog retracted his arm. The woman’s face was already white, and the wound on her shoulder was gradually healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. But at this time, she was trembling non-stop.

“You should know that if it wasn’t for me back then, you would have frozen to death by the side of the street a long time ago. Since I allowed you to enter Cloud Mist Academy, you should also know why…” the black fog spoke indifferently.

The woman was still trembling. She nodded and the black fog said lightly, “It’s good that you know. Remember, don’t let me down again, Bai Ling…” Then it floated back to the cave.

Bai Ling put on her clothes as she wept and walked back from where she came from with her head down. 30 minutes later, she came to a clear stream. Under the moonlight, the ripples and moonlight on the surface of the water flashed.

Bai Ling slid down her left shoulder and washed the wound on her shoulder. At the same time, she used her Qi to push out the evil Qi in her body. A long while later, she was sitting by the stream. Ripples suddenly appeared in the stream, gently drifting into the reeds. However, it was the tears on her face, drops by drops, which fell into the water.

She hugged her knees and cried for a while. Suddenly, there was a faint sigh behind her. Bai Ling was shocked and stopped sobbing. She quickly pulled up her clothes and turned her head. “Who’s there!”

…

The next morning, Xiao Chen woke up early in the morning. Birds were chirping and flowers were fragrant in the mountain, and the air was particularly fresh. After washing up, Xiao Chen went out of the courtyard and stretched at the morning sun. The freshmen in the back courtyard had not yet got up as they had been excited for the whole of last night.

“Little boy, why did you wake up so early?”

A voice as clear as a silver bell came from a short distance away. Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the sound and could not help but be stunned. He saw Shui Yue walked over in small steps. But today, she changed into a dress that was thinner than yesterday. Her legs were straight and her arms were on the outside. Her shoulders were as white as jade. Compared with the enchanting appearance of Su Lianyue, she had more fairy aura, making it more uncontrollable for people when they see her.

Back then, Xiao Chen was still 15 or 16 years old, and he almost could not control himself against Bai Ying when he had to see her every day. Now that he was in his twenties, he had more urges and felt an even more burning sensation on his face. No wonder Elder Wu said that she could take the soul of a person 400 kilometers away. If she met an enemy, there was no need to fight, and the enemy would surrender directly.

Shui Yue frowned. “Little boy, where you looking at?”

“Ehh…” Xiao Chen came to his senses and felt embarrassed. He had been staring at her just now. It was so rude. If she misunderstood that he was a lecher, it would be terrible.

While he was thinking about it, Shui Yue came over. She had already cultivated into an Immortal Body and looked like she was in her twenties. On the contrary, she looked younger than Xiao Chen.

Of course, the term “cultivating an Immortal Body” here was only the traditional meaning to cultivate an Immortal Body. It was not a strange thing for cultivators to remain the same for decades. Some people, like Bai Ying, Shui Yue, and Moxuan Zi, were able to retain their looks forever. They had cultivated an Immortal Body, but their Immortal Bodies did not show any signs of aging. The true Immortal Body was the Indestructible Body that a Major had cultivated after ascending to the Ninth Heaven. Of course, the Indestructible Body here was also a traditional saying.

“Hm? Why don’t you speak?” Shui Yue had already walked to his side. It was only now that Xiao Chen came to his senses. He quickly saluted her and said, “Greetings, Third Grandmaster.”

“Don’t bother,” said Shui Yue, waving her hand. Then she looked at him meaningfully, which made Xiao Chen a little uncomfortable.

“Yesterday, Baili asked you to go to First Grandmaster’s place. Why didn’t you go?”

“Ehh…” Xiao Chen had long thought about how to put it. He said, “I think it doesn’t matter where I am.”

Shui Yue smiled and looked at him, saying, “Nah. Don’t think that I will take special care of you because of this. My principle is that the master takes you into the sect and you will cultivate on your own. I am busy enough, so I don’t have so much time to take care of you.”

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. She was really like Bai Ying. Shui Yue looked at him again and said, “There’s one more thing.” At this point, her face suddenly became serious.

“What is it?”

“In Cloud Mist Academy, personal cultivation is up to your wishes. But there’s one thing you have to remember, that is—never meddle in other people’s business. Remember that.”

After that, Shui Yue turned and walked to the courtyard of the new disciples. At this time, the two senior disciples also arrived and bowed to her.

Xiao Chen was still standing in the same spot. Asking me not to meddle in other people’s business? He shook his head with a smile. He had been too busy to deal with so many things. How could he have time to meddle in other people’s business?

Back in the yard, the two senior disciples saw that the newcomers had not yet got up. They could not help but frown and shout in anger, “Third Grandmaster is here!”

However, the voice seemed to sink into the bottom of the lake, and there was no echo at all. It was still quiet in the courtyard. It was not until a moment later that there was a burst of noise.

“What? Third Grandmaster is here? Quick! Get up, dead pig!”

“My shoes? Where are my shoes?”

“My dress? Where is my dress?”

“Where’s my bowknot? Oh, you can help me find it. Hurry up!”

“Stupid Tianyu! Did you sneak into my room last night?”

“Ah, Junior Sister Ling’er, how dare I…”

It was a complete mess. The Wind-heeding Pavilion, which had been quiet for many years, welcomed its busiest day in the morning. The two senior disciples were stunned. Shui Yue stood with her hands clasped behind her back. Her face was as calm as still water.

“Third Grandmaster and Senior Brother.” Chu Qi came out in a neat suit and greeted them in a soft voice.

According to Xiao Chen’s request, she could no longer call him Lord in front of others. She had to call him senior brother so as not to arouse others’ suspicion. Moreover, she could not be as cold and full of murderous aura as before, and she had to be as gentle as possible.

“Ahem, ahem.” Chu Qi coughed twice and cleared her throat. It was the first time for her to act so gently. She felt a little strange.

However, the two senior disciples were deeply stunned. Their eyes were fixed on her face, and their eyes became a little dull. They had never seen such a spirited girl. Their hearts moved. The next moment, the two of them trembled at the same time, and they felt a chill behind them. Because they seemed to feel a trace of extremely cold and horrible murderous aura, but it disappeared in an instant.

Xiao Chen frowned and gave Chu Qi a look. Chu Qi also frowned. It was not because she deliberately showed murderous aura, but because, for a long time, every time she raised her guard, there would be an invisible murderous aura.

Shui Yue’s eyes moved and she slightly turned her head to look at Chu Qi. There was a trace of a strange look on her face, but it quickly returned to normal. At this time, all the newcomers also came out. However, they were in a hurry, so some of their clothes were in disarray, and their hair was messy. There were still many young girls with bare feet and no time to wear their shoes. They came out in obscure close-fitting pajamas.

After a while, the whole courtyard was filled with fragrance. The eyes of the two senior disciples lit up. It seemed that there were many fifteen or sixteen-year-old young girls in this batch of new disciples, and each of them was beautiful. They could not help but daydream about the future.

On the other hand, the young men’s clothes were even more in disarray. Some of them did not even wear shirts and ran out half-naked. When they saw the Junior Sisters were all wearing pajamas, they all grinned and even whistled.

Most of the girls bowed their heads with shyness. They pinched their skirts with their little hands, and their faces were red. Some were more generous and outgoing, and they stuck out their tongues at the boys’ faces while pretending to be a ghost. “Bleagh…”

Perhaps only in Shui Yue’s place would it be like this. As for the rest of the three elders, they were all following the rules.

“All right, calm down! Those who were whistling and making funny faces come out!”

The newcomers saw Third Grandmaster was angered and immediately stood in order with their hands behind their backs. They stopped whistling or making funny faces. Chu Qi also returned to the queue.

Xiao Chen looked at these lively and lovely young boys and girls and smiled heartfully. “What a good age! Suddenly, I feel so old.”

While he was smile, Shui Yue suddenly gave him a sidelong glance and sternly said, “What are you still doing here?”

“Me?” Xiao Chen pointed to his nose as if he just realized that although he was older than them, he seemed to be… also a newcomer this time.