CHAPTER 662: CHAPTER 661: WIFE, I’M HERE (5/5)

The pain was extreme, but he couldn’t scream; Xuanliang’s face had turned green.

After a while, Yang Chen removed the silver needle from Xuanliang’s abdomen, allowing him to rest for a moment before pulling out the needle from his throat.

Fear flashed across Xuanliang’s face, but he dared not cry out loud.

Yang Chen smiled at Xuanliang and asked softly, "Will you talk now?"

Looking at Yang Chen’s smiling face, Xuanliang felt it was as evil as a demon, even though it resembled his own face exactly.

"I’ll talk! Ask me anything, I’ll say it! I’ll say it!" Xuanliang dared not act tough anymore. The pain earlier felt like someone grabbing and fiercely twisting his guts, it was heart-wrenching, almost to the point of desiring death.

Most importantly, the pain was so agonizing yet he couldn’t cry out, nearly suffocating him!

Hearing Xuanliang’s words, Yang Chen smiled with satisfaction.

"First, let me ask, what is your status in the sect? How is the hierarchy arranged?"

Xuanliang answered truthfully, "I am an Outer Sect disciple, ranking about twenty-eighth in strength among the Outer Sect disciples. The sect currently has three main ranks. The Sect Master and Hall Masters are of the ’Kun’ generation, and are our grandmasters. Below them is the ’Shang’ generation, who are our uncles, and at the bottom are us Outer Sect disciples, of the ’Xuan’ generation."

Yang Chen nodded and asked again, "Just now did you want to sneak a peek at your sect’s female disciples bathing?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanliang’s face flushed red, he wished he could lower his head to the ground and bury it!

He wanted to refute, but knowing Yang Chen must have seen everything, he couldn’t object, feeling conflicted and not knowing what to do.

Looking at Xuanliang’s expression, Yang Chen couldn’t help but smile and asked, "Did you learn the art of disguise just to bathe with the sect’s female disciples?"

"I..." Xuanliang stammered, unable to speak.

Seeing Xuanliang’s hesitation, Yang Chen realized his guess was almost correct.

These questions were merely to confuse Xuanliang’s understanding and obscure his true purpose. Seeing that Xuanliang’s thoughts were now in chaos, Yang Chen asked, "Recently, there was a blaze in your area, what was that about?"

Upon hearing the question, Xuanliang nonchalantly replied, "It was Ye Xin. It’s said the flames erupted from her, a phenomenon caused by a breakthrough in cultivation. They say those who can cause such a commotion are very impressive, but I don’t know specifically how. My uncles should know more."

When Yang Chen heard the name "Ye Xin", he couldn’t help but show excitement in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Is she the woman your sect brought back some time ago?" Yang Chen feigned indifference and asked offhandedly.

Xuanliang shook his head, "She is the last person of the ’Shang’ generation in our sect, the ceremony was personally presided over by the Sect Master, and the Sect Master shows her a lot of favoritism too!"

"Favoritism?" Yang Chen knew he had hit the main topic, "How is she favored? Aren’t all disciples treated equally?"

"How could that be!" Xuanliang sneered, "To the Sect Master, disciples with good aptitude and those with poor aptitude have entirely different treatments. The difference is even greater between Outer Sect and Inner Sect disciples. Take Ye Xin for instance, I’ve never seen the Sect Master pay so much attention to anyone. Also, do you know what’s the most important thing?"

Yang Chen cooperatively shook his head and focused intently on Xuanliang, which made Xuanliang feel particularly satisfied.

"Take the fire incident from a few days ago, Ye Xin had a breakthrough in her cultivation, greatly increasing her power. She visited the palaces of the sect’s ’Top Ten’, and without hesitation, defeated Shangyao. You wouldn’t believe how powerful Ye Xin was; Shangyao was no match for her, couldn’t even defend himself, and was directly crippled by Ye Xin. She said it was for revenge."

Hearing this, Yang Chen’s whole body shook, feeling immensely touched.

Yang Chen didn’t have to think to know that Ye Xin crippled Shangyao for his sake!

"And there’s more! It doesn’t end there. After that, she beat up several other people in the sect, everyone was injured. That’s when the Sect Master arrived!"

"The Sect Master came?" Yang Chen tensed up and asked, "Did he punish Ye Xin?"

"Not at all!" Xuanliang excitedly said, "He didn’t even scold the goddess, and the goddess even sparred with the Sect Master, she actually managed to confront him head-on! Truly impressive! After the fight, the goddess left directly, and the Sect Master didn’t say a word."

Yang Chen was stunned, secretly amazed. Who would have thought Ye Xin held such a high status in Shangqing Sect?

What caught Yang Chen’s attention was the Sect Master’s lack of reprimand for Ye Xin.

This... is too favorable, isn’t it?

Yang Chen felt a wave of suspicion.

"There’s more than just that." Xuanliang got excited and continued, "Before that, something even more impressive happened! The goddess had only been there a few days and was entrusted to Master Kun Bai for protection. But somehow, Master Kun Bai ended up being chased all over the sect by Ye Xin and was finally subdued in the plaza, about to receive a beating from Ye Xin! At that time, it was also the Sect Master who appeared to stop her, and again, not a single word of blame was uttered! Incredible, isn’t it?"

"That’s impressive!" Yang Chen slowly nodded, feeling a warm flow in his heart.

He hadn’t expected that even in Shangqing Sect, Ye Xin had done so much for him.

She fought Kun Bai, avenged him, crippled Shangyao, and defeated the ’Top Ten’.

These deeds... left Yang Chen moved beyond words.

"Where is Ye Xin now?" Yang Chen asked.

Xuanliang shook his head, "The goddess has already changed her location, and no one knows exactly where, but I do know she likes to cultivate every morning on a large rock by the cliff behind Lingyun Hall. Many disciples who secretly admire her often rush to the neighboring peak to quietly watch her."

He just didn’t mention that he was among them.

Hearing this, Yang Chen nodded and said to Xuanliang, "One last question!"

Xuanliang nodded, waiting for Yang Chen to ask.

"What is your main role in the sect?" Yang Chen inquired.

Xuanliang glanced at Yang Chen, knowing that Yang Chen disguised himself as him, and certainly intended to impersonate him.

After some thought, Xuanliang sighed and said to Yang Chen, "Brother, it wasn’t easy for me to enter Shangqing Sect, please don’t ruin it for me. I’m mainly in charge of handling firewood in the kitchen. I assign people to chop wood during the day and others to clean up the charcoal at night. Although I’ve got everything arranged, and it’s no big deal if unchecked, I still hope you’d pay some attention to avoid getting me punished for dereliction."

Yang Chen nodded, "I understand, don’t worry!"

After saying this, Yang Chen’s hand flashed with a silver needle, which he plunged into the back of Xuanliang’s head. Xuanliang’s eyes rolled upwards, and he fainted.

Yang Chen stood up, dusted off his clothes, and with a slight curve at his mouth, excitedly said, "I am now Xuanliang... Dearest! I’m coming!"