novelraw Chapter 340: Can Influence Be Sold?
Chapter 340: Can Influence Be Sold?
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“Sigh…”
Sect Master Ji Yuan sighed heavily, his face filled with regret.
Quan Ye knelt solemnly before him, kowtowing three times, then turned towards Master Qing Yan with an expression of resolution. “Master, thank you for your years of guidance. As an unworthy disciple, I take my leave today. Should I achieve anything in the future, I will surely repay your kindness.”
Master Qing Yan’s expression remained cold. “Since you entered the sect, I have not fulfilled my duties as your teacher. There is no need for repayment. Just promise me one thing.”
She Jun looked anxious, but Qing Kui gestured for him to remain silent, signaling him not to speak. Master Qing Yan was infamous for his temper. A single wrong word could easily provoke him, and escaping the Five Elements Dao Sect unscathed today was already uncertain.
“Master, please speak,” Quan Ye replied.
“When you step out of the mountain gate today, never again claim to be my disciple. From this moment on, there is no connection between us.”
“Master!” Quan Ye’s head shot up in shock. The meaning was clear—Master Qing Yan was severing ties, effectively expelling him from the sect.
Why? He only wanted to become stronger. What had he done wrong?Sect Master Ji Yuan hesitated, wanting to intervene but unsure. Quan Ye’s situation was delicate, and where he was heading was even more controversial. Whether to speak up was a dilemma.
Meanwhile, She Jun and Qing Kui’s faces lit up with joy. They had been worried about Quan Ye’s loyalty upon his return. Now, with Master Qing Yan cutting ties, their concerns were entirely eased.
“Master! You expelled Sister Yu Zhao, and now you want to cast me out as well?” Quan Ye’s voice trembled with disbelief.
“Silence! How dare you compare yourself to your junior sister?” Master Qing Yan rebuked, his voice sharp with disdain. “After leaving Lone Moon Peak, your junior sister relied on herself and is now a Nascent Soul cultivator. You, however, couldn’t wait to change allegiances while still under the sect’s protection. How could you compare?”
Master Qing Yan had always disapproved of Quan Ye’s reckless and brash nature. Though tolerating it for his unique bloodline, he now saw no reason to continue doing so. Quan Ye, despite years of kindness from the sect, had agreed to leave with a Great Demon as soon as it presented itself.
Such ingratitude made him unworthy of being a disciple!
Quan Ye opened his mouth to argue but couldn’t find a convincing rebuttal. He never intended to betray the sect—he only wanted to grow stronger and no longer be humiliated. Was that wrong?
“When your junior sister left, she voluntarily abolished her cultivation and returned all sect-provided items. Since you’re a Body Cultivator, abolishing your cultivation isn’t necessary. Just hand over everything you’ve received and leave,” Master Qing Yan declared icily.
Even Sect Master Ji Yuan felt that this was too harsh. “Qing Yan, Quan Ye has called you Master for so many years. Let him take his belongings with him.”
But Master Qing Yan remained unmoved. “He came to the Five Elements Dao Sect with nothing; he should leave the same way.”
A glimmer of doubt crossed Sect Master Ji Yuan’s eyes. Was Master Qing Yan deliberately making things difficult? His suspicions were not unfounded. Master Qing Yan, upon discovering the relationship between Sister Yu Zhao and Shui Qing Yue, had reviewed her past experiences on Lone Moon Peak. His grudge extended to all his disciples and even the late Ye Cong Xin.
Had sect rules not restrained him, he would have expelled them all. Quan Ye, who had previously bullied Yu Zhao, became his second target for retribution.
For years, Quan Ye had mistreated Yu Zhao. Now, Master Qing Yan intended to settle the score on her behalf.
Grinding his teeth, Quan Ye’s eyes glinted with rage. He wasn’t the sharpest, but he wasn’t a fool. The hostility in Master Qing Yan’s words was unmistakable. After all these years, even a dog would develop some attachment. How could he be discarded so heartlessly? Not even allowed to keep his belongings?
Such cruelty defied reason!
“Qing… Hmph!” he fumed, his anger boiling. Blood-red eyes reflected his fury as he prepared to unleash years of pent-up grievances. But before he could utter another word, an overwhelming pressure forced him to the ground.
Master Qing Yan sneered disdainfully.
“Aaaah!” Quan Ye groaned in agony as his bones creaked under the immense force. His face flushed red, veins bulging painfully.
“Master Qing Yan! Please show mercy!” Qing Kui sprang to her feet, alarmed. She Jun’s lips quivered, betraying his unease, though he remained silent.
“Qing Yan,” Sect Master Ji Yuan said sternly.
Master Qing Yan flicked his sleeve dismissively. “Fine. For the sect master’s sake, I’ll spare him this time. Speak out of turn again, and you won’t leave.”
Qing Kui inspected Quan Ye carefully. Seeing him struggling for breath but otherwise unharmed, she sighed in relief. Yet, her understanding of Master Qing Yan’s unpredictable temper deepened. If he could be so ruthless to his disciple, what mercy could others expect?
Softly, she whispered to Quan Ye, urging him to surrender his storage pouch and calm Master Qing Yan’s wrath. They could replace anything he lost later.
Defeated, Quan Ye complied, ripping the pouch from his waist. He was ready to throw it at Master Qing Yan’s feet but hesitated at the sight of his cold gaze. Instead, he respectfully handed it over with both hands, his head bowed.
Without hesitation, Master Qing Yan accepted the pouch, lifting his tea cup as if to dismiss him.
She Jun and Qing Kui promptly offered treasures as compensation for taking Quan Ye away. Sect Master Ji Yuan accepted on Master Qing Yan’s behalf, seeing no objection from the latter.
As the group left, they encountered Zhou Jin Yue and Yu Zhao arriving. She Jun and Qing Kui paid little attention to the pair initially but halted abruptly, their gazes locking onto Yu Zhao.
“And this is…?” Qing Kui asked curiously.
Yu Zhao bowed gracefully. “Junior Yu Zhao of the Five Elements Dao Sect.”
Hearing her name, Qing Kui’s intrigued expression dimmed. With a faint smile, she said, “So, you are Yu Zhao.”
“Do you have any business with my disciple?” Master Qing Yan appeared behind them, his icy tone breaking the tension.
Whatever thoughts Qing Kui and She Jun harbored evaporated immediately.
“You misunderstand, Master Qing Yan. I was simply admiring her beauty. No need to see us off. We’ll take our leave now.” With that, they vanished with Quan Ye.
Yu Zhao stared at the spot where Quan Ye had stood moments earlier.
Before departing, he had left her a single message: He would return.
“Master, did they just take Quan Ye away?” Zhou Jin Yue asked, puzzled.
Sect Master Ji Yuan sighed. “Yes, and for quite a price.”
Zhou Jin Yue blinked in confusion. “Quan Ye can be sold for money?”
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