Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Chapter 11

Translated by Blod Translations (Alice & Nanming)

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Chapter 11

Han Yuan was missing.

Classes were canceled the next day. Their master, together with the Taoist children, searched every nook and cranny all over the mountain, but no trace of him.

Honestly, Cheng Qian didn't have a clear idea about what the cave was, nor did he realize the gravity of this matter initially. Therefore, when asked by his master, he just came clean and told him frankly that Han Yuan came to talk him into exploring the cave together last night.

His master turned pale on the spot.

Yan Zhengming was sitting slumped against the stone table. Hearing the background, he suddenly straightened up. "Exploring the cave in the evening of the fifteenth day? Was he asking to die?"

Ever since the Taoist child ran to report Han Yuan's disappearance, Li Yun had remained in silence with his head down, pretending he had nothing to do with that. But hearing what Yan Zhengming said, he finally looked up. With some urgency in his tone, he asked, "First Senior Brother, what exactly is there in the evening of the fifteenth day?"

Factually, the alleged "cave" referred to a natural pond at the back of the mountain with nothing peculiar. At most, if you had to know, the water is a little deep.

The sect rules only prohibited visits in the evening of the first and fifteenth days. Li Yun had been there more than once, but he never sussed out what was special about the pond.

Yan Zhengming turned to him, his eyebrows gradually knit. "Li Yun, if my memory doesn't fail me, I told you, didn't I? The cave connects to the Demons Valley at the back of the mountain. There's a strong monster guarding the gate. But the phases of the moon on the first and fifteenth evening have special power, so the gate will open itself. Some monsters with low cultivation levels that didn't rid themselves of natural ferocity will try to come out. To avoid any potential tragedy, it is forbidden for unskilled disciples to hang around the mountain on these two nights."

Li Yun was dumbfounded – Yan Zhengming did tell him that when he pressed about the cave. But he gave a different version which didn't prove well-founded. His original words went like this, "What is there in the cave? Big monsters for sure. A little dainty sheep like you is not enough to fill their tooth gap. Don't go deliver yourself as a dish to them."

Good Heavens! Who could have believed that a remark as deceptive as the lie, "the wolves will eat you up if you don't sleep", was actually the truth!?

In the next moment, Li Yun's face went deathly pale.

It was him that had egged Han Yuan on to explore the cave. Beyond gainsaying, he had ulterior motives to designedly entice Han Yuan into navigating the way for him. But he was only thinking that, if by any chance Han Yuan was caught breaking the rules, the worst that he would be facing was nothing more than being made to write the sect rules a couple of times.

The thought of wanting Han Yuan to die never, ever entered his mind!

Muchun Zhenren paced back and forth apprehensively. Suddenly, he halted and got hold of Cheng Qian by his shoulders. "Did Han Yuan tell you why he was going there?"

Cheng Qian hadn't recovered from the astonishment – nor did he feel any better than Li Yun. He was well aware that, in a sense, he was also a person in the know, and one who stood and looked through the sidelines.

Despite his indifference and sharp tongue, he was far from venomous. If Han Yuan ended up being dragged back and beaten in the palm by master, he would, without a shadow of doubt, be perversely delighted; but if what awaited Han Yuan was death...