95 Different From the Pas (2/2)

It seemed managing elder Jin Lei still hadn't gotten over losing her disciples to a man. Man was her most hated enemy. It was an extreme view, but one shared by a significant fraction of the sect.

”Now, now... let's calm down.” Ying Wanxin chided Jin Lei. She then looked at Li Yuechan, ”Though, I still have to ask, do you think your master's secret art is better than Eternal Winter Sutra? Will your master accept those four young girls as his disciples? Will they have a better cultivation path?”

”They will have a better life.” Li Yuechan answered firmly.

Ying Wanxin's questions were sharp like daggers but Li Yuechan didn't back down. She stared straight at Ying Wanxin without wavering. She wasn't sure of if she could answer those questions but she believed in Chen Wentian and her three senior sisters.

”Oh?” Ying Wanxin gave her a doubtful look.

”4th Elder, Elder Jin, please clam down.” Long Yifei sighed with disappointment, ”It seems we were too unruly. It was not my intention and I apologize. I hope we can work together again in the future.”

Afterwards, she got up, as did the two elders. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Yuechan escorted them out of the inn.

”Phew...” Su Xue exhaled and slumped in her chair.

Her twin sister patted her shoulder but she was tired as well. In the past, they had merely been average disciples within the sect and never had to chance to interact like this with the elders. It was stressful for all of them.

”Even now, that old hag is still unbearable.” Xu Lanyi muttered.

Song Wushuang was pensive, ”Elder Jin Lei has not changed... but we are different from the past.”

”Indeed,” Li Yuechan said as she returned to the room, ”Each of us are different from the past.”

”That's right! We don't have to listen to bullshit from these old hags anymore!” Xu Lanyi agreed as well.

”Elder Jin and Elder Ying were both very rude.” Su Xue said.

”Mmm, but Sister Long is still so nice.” Su Yue sighed in admiration.

Li Yuechan sat down and looked at Song Wushuang, ”Wushuang, you gave me the hint to refuse them. What did you think of their performance?”

The others looked over as well, eager to hear her thoughts.

”I think we should be more careful around Long Yifei.” She chose her words carefully, ”It's not that she is a bad person but I think she is a naturally manipulative person. Look at the situation with our conversation. She lets the two elders probe us and attack us while she sits back. She then comes in to diffuse the situation like she is kind and benevolent.”

”But Sister Long has always been kind to other disciples in the sect.” Su Yue pointed out.

”That is true, but I think there is more to that than meets the eye. There are some women who are highly focused on expanding their influence through beneficial exchange. Meaning, she will help when it is beneficial for her. It can be for establishing a new relationship, deepening an existing one, having the other party owe her favors or develop feelings of praise and worship.”

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Song Wushuang continued her analysis, ”Take her intervention in our fight for example. I'm sure she was in the crowd for some time and she could have stepped in to help us a lot sooner. However, she waited until we were in an extremely dangerous situation to lend a hand. We would then be extremely grateful to her and we would owe her a great favor.”

”The same can be said for her recruitment methods as well. She is personally going around and recruiting the next generation of girls for the sect. These girls will look up to her as their shining light. They will be her unwavering support when she fights for the sect master's position in the future.”

The others nodded as they listened to Song Wushuang's reasoning. It did make sense. They had experienced many other women with similar traits within the Glacier Sect though none were as beautiful or talented as Long Yifei. Cultivation was a dangerous road and everyone did what they could to survive. Long Yifei wasn't an inherently bad person. But it seemed like she was not a perfect angel either. When they were lowly disciples, they looked up people like Long Yifei as their idols. But now that they were on equal status, they could identify the minute flaws. It seemed that every woman, like every rose, has its thorns.