Chapter 54 - Argument (2/2)

“Right! The disciple’s name is Yun Shu. He was expelled from the sect and sent to the valley a few months ago. He’s fifteen and has reached the third level of the Aqua Sky Realm…” introduced Old Du seriously.

“Fifteen, the third level of the Aqua Sky Realm? Impressive. He’s no inferior to the disciples in the inner sect. Why was he sent to the valley?” Hai Wuchang frowned.

That short, slender old man also copied his expression. “Yun Shu? Where does he come from?”

“He’s born in the sect, son of Yun Wanli,” replied Old Du. Obviously, he had come prepared.

Surprisingly, as soon as Old Du explained his origins, the atmosphere on the square suddenly changed.

“Yun Wanli’s son?” That old, slender man’s tone suddenly raised an octave. He suddenly turned around and said, “Senior Brother, for the sake of the entire sect, we cannot let him grow any stronger! He should be kept in the valley until he dies there!”

Old Du’s heart suddenly sank. He realized that he just said something wrong.

However, Hai Wuchang sighed at this time. “What’s past is in the past; let bygones be bygones. We keep Yun Wanli in the sect, why not his son?”

“Junior Brother Hai, the sect decided to keep Yun Wanli because of his contributions and also because he’s disabled! His son is different! If he grabs too much attention in the sect, who knows whether some people will start acting up again. If a riot happens again in the sect, who’s gonna be responsible for that?” warned the long-bearded old man. Obviously, he was throwing a grave accusation at anyone who tried to stand against him.

“Lin Rulie, Yun Shu wasn’t born at the time when that happened! He’s not responsible for something he didn’t do,” said the only woman present coldly.

“Cao Qingying, it’s always easy to talk. If what I said really happens in the future, are you going to handle it?” The long-bearded old man, whose name was Lin Rulie, disputed.

“I will! What’s the big deal?” Cao Qingying wouldn’t yield.

Lin Rulie snorted and turned to the chatty old man. “Senior Brother, what do you say?”

That chatty old man grinned. “Whoever cracks the steles should be pardoned and released from the Valley of Crime. This is an old rule set by the founder, so there’s no point in discussing it. What we should really focus on right now is to decide how we’re gonna deal with the kid after he gets out.”

Lin Rulie’s face turned pale, but Cao Qingying and Hai Wuchang were greatly encouraged.

“Senior Brother, it’s best for me to teach the kid,” Hai Wuchang hurriedly made himself available.

“Nonsense. I should be the one!” Cao Qingying yelled.

At this time, that short old man suddenly said, “Senior Brother, if we are going to allow that boy to come out, we have to keep him in the outer sect and watch him closely!”

The chatty old man smiled. “I’ve met the kid before. He’s good, both talented and upright. If he’s taught properly, he will surely be able to make the sect thrive. There’s no way that we are going to leave him in the outer sect.”

However, the other party still insisted, “But don’t forget that the Snow Peak hates Yun Wanli. If they catch wind of this, we might be in trouble!”

That chatty old man suddenly frowned coldly. “Chen Buran, do you still remember that you’re in the Fire Mystic Sect?”

Knowing that he had just pissed off the chatty old man, the short man quickly bowed. “Senior Brother…”

The chatty old man said in an extremely unhappy tone, “No matter what, Yun Shu is a disciple of the Fire Mystic Sect. If we crack him down just because the Snow Peak doesn’t like him, we’d better just take the entire sect to them!”

“You’re right, Senior Brother… My, my bad…” Chen Buran hurriedly apologized and bowed again.

At this time, another beam of light shot to the sky from the direction of the Valley of Crime.

“This is…”

They were all shocked.

A second person had just done the impossible?