Chapter 825: What Kind Of Temptation Has Befal

“What’s wrong with these people? Why are they rejecting such a great opportunity?”

Su Yu’er scratched her head, watching the crowd leave in anger, clearly puzzled as to why they were upset.

However, not everyone had left. There was still one girl remaining in the room.

Her name was Bai Mei.

Unlike the other female disciples who had left, Bai Mei didn’t carry that same air of arrogance. Her attire was much simpler, but her delicate and pretty face was exceptionally charming, with a natural allure that seemed innate rather than forced.

To put it simply, this female disciple was different from the others, at least in terms of status and position.

The others were all outstanding talents within their sects, while Bai Mei was the opposite—just an ordinary inner disciple of the Flying Spirit Sect.

At the time, her acquaintance with Su Yu’er had been purely coincidental.

She never would have imagined that Su Yu’er would actually extend an invitation to her, which left her feeling both surprised and honored.

Though she didn’t know it, Su Yu’er had only invited her because they had met a few times and because she found Bai Mei beautiful.

“Miss Su, if… if I say I’m willing, could you agree to a condition of mine?” Bai Mei raised her head and asked cautiously.

“Oh, you’re willing?” Su Yu’er exclaimed excitedly. “As long as you’re willing, I can agree to any condition!”

“I… I would like to join the Cloud Calamity Sect. Is that possible?” Bai Mei asked timidly.

“Huh? Aren’t you from the Flying Spirit Sect?” Su Yu’er asked.

“I…”

Bai Mei lowered her head and recounted her story in detail.

It turned out that when the Flying Spirit Sect followed the rest of the sects from the Heaven Realm to the Nine Realms, she had caught the eye of Wen Chengyu, the chief disciple of the Wind Cloud Sect, also a Calamity Sect. Wen Chengyu wanted to take her as his concubine.

Back in the Heaven Realm, Wen Chengyu’s reputation had already been notorious. He had taken countless concubines, none of whom met a good end—partly due to the cultivation techniques he practiced. Naturally, Bai Mei had sworn to resist him.

What she hadn’t expected was that Wen Chengyu would use the pressure of his sect to force her.

Although both were Calamity Sects, there were significant differences between them.

A sect with a high-level Calamity Realm cultivator was called a Calamity Sect.

A Seventh-Level Calamity Realm cultivator was one thing, a Ninth-Level Calamity Realm cultivator was another, but the gap between them was immense.

Moreover, sects like the Heavenly Wall Sect, which possessed spirit ships, were even more formidable.

The Flying Spirit Sect’s founding ancestor was only a Seventh-Level Calamity Realm expert, while the Wind Cloud Sect had a Ninth-Level Calamity Realm cultivator. Additionally, the Wind Cloud Sect possessed at least two spirit ships.

It could be said that the Wind Cloud Sect was almost one of the largest sects beneath the Daoist Sects.

Under the Wind Cloud Sect’s pressure, the Flying Spirit Sect naturally couldn’t protect a mere inner disciple like Bai Mei. In fact, they were prepared to hand her over.

With no other choice, Bai Mei fled the Flying Spirit Sect.

But fleeing didn’t solve her problem, as the Wind Cloud Sect could easily find her if they wanted to.

That was why she wanted to join the Cloud Calamity Sect—she needed a powerful backer to protect her.

However, she already knew the likely outcome.

She had only made the request out of a faint hope, secretly believing that Su Yu’er would never agree.

After all, if the Cloud Calamity Sect accepted her, it would mean making an enemy of the Wind Cloud Sect.

And if she were some prodigious talent with extraordinary abilities, it might have been worth it. But she was just an inner disciple. It simply wasn’t worth it for the Cloud Calamity Sect to antagonize the Wind Cloud Sect over someone like her.

To her surprise, Su Yu’er agreed without hesitation.

“Huh?”

“What?”

Bai Mei was stunned.

She agreed?

Just like that?

This was a matter that could potentially offend the Wind Cloud Sect!

Wasn’t this too reckless?

“Miss Su, can… can you really make this decision?” Bai Mei couldn’t help but ask, though she felt a spark of hope.

At this point, all she wanted was to avoid falling into Wen Chengyu’s clutches.

As for serving Su Yu’er’s “good brother,” no matter what, it was better than ending up with Wen Chengyu.

“I’ll go talk to my master right away. As for you, get ready and we’ll leave soon!” Su Yu’er waved her hand and walked out the door, heading straight to find Guan Ling.

“You… you just agreed?”

Guan Ling stomped his foot in frustration upon hearing Su Yu’er’s decision.

He never expected Su Yu’er to be so thoughtless as to agree so readily.

“Little Yu’er, if Bai Mei had even decent talent, I wouldn’t mind protecting her. But with her level of ability, it’s not worth offending the Wind Cloud Sect for her sake!” Guan Ling rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

“I don’t care, you have to agree,” Su Yu’er pouted, her expression stubborn.

“And you need to tell me, just who is this ‘good brother’ of yours?” Guan Ling scolded impatiently. “Not only did you pick this Bai Mei, but you’re also asking female disciples from other sects to serve him. What’s going on?”

“He’s my Brother Lou. He’s guided me in life, and he’s really powerful,” Su Yu’er said, tilting her head. “Anyway, don’t worry about it. Just agree. Your good disciple wouldn’t do anything to harm you.”

“Ah, how can I make you understand…”

Guan Ling tried to reason with her, trembling with frustration.

Meanwhile, the elders tried to soothe the situation.

“Let it go, let it go. As long as the girl’s happy, just let her have her way. Although we can’t afford to offend the Wind Cloud Sect, they’re unlikely to go to war with us over someone like Bai Mei. At most, they’ll just apply some pressure,” one elder advised.

“I know that. But this Bai Mei… if she had even a shred of talent, it might be worth it. But like this? It’s just not worth it!” Guan Ling shook his head.

“That’s not how it works,” Su Yu’er corrected him with a serious expression. “Once Bai Mei receives the opportunities from my Brother Lou, she’ll become very powerful.”

“Opportunities, my foot! You can’t turn a pile of manure into a fragrant flower, let alone make someone powerful! Who on earth has been filling your head with this nonsense? Speak up!” Guan Ling barked angrily.

“I don’t care, you have to agree!”

Su Yu’er stomped her foot, turning her head stubbornly and refusing to say another word.

Her big eyes began to well up with tears.

“You… you…”

“Ah…”

Guan Ling looked at Su Yu’er with a mix of frustration and helplessness. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he finally relented and waved his hand in agreement.

“Hehe, thank you, Master!”

Su Yu’er instantly brightened up, grinning as she tugged on Guan Ling’s beard before happily running off.