weakness."I don't drink, just let me have a bite... Miss MoYu, what are you looking at me for" While Mr. Ke was speaking, he noticed that Miss大小姐 was giving him a peculiar look and seemed to be keepi...Chapter 223 Female Tyrant 1

For them, inner sect disciples, a mere outer member is nothing significant; if they die, it's just the way things go. Even for outer sect disciples, it's more or less the same. This reflects the hierarchy and perhaps also their strength.

Although this inner sect disciple has decent abilities and ranks in the middle to upper tier among his peers, Xianyao still managed to dodge his attack back then. Remember that even under Princess Changzheng’s control, he could escape for a long time while he was still at the basic stage.

However, this time Xianyao didn’t evade. It wasn't because he wanted to hide his strength but because someone intervened and stopped him from doing so.

"How dare you!"

A figure flashed over, a delicate hand appearing before Xianyao, blocking that palm!

Here, few would be willing to defend Xianyao. And the only one with such strength who was female… could only be Dong Wunian.

This is what Xianyao thought. Seeing the owner of the delicate hand, indeed, she had something in common with Dong Wunian. Although he had never seen this girl before, he could be sure that she was related to Dong Wunian because she bore some resemblance to her.

In other words, they looked somewhat alike!

And among Heavenly Gate’s girls who resembled Dong Wunian, there seemed to only be one. At least Xianyao knew of just this single person.

"Miss!"

"Senior Sister Cruelty!"

The newcomer was indeed Dong Wunian's elder sister, Dong Chunen, whose appearance slightly resembled that of her younger sister but possessed a unique aura. She exuded an icy demeanor, much like how her name 'Cruelty' suited her.

"Senior Sister Cruelty is right; this boy is indeed too bold to come here and show off without considering his status!" said the inner sect disciple pointing at Xianyao, noting that Dong Chunen had only deflected his palm power earlier without causing harm. He assumed she merely wanted to personally discipline Xianyao.

Dong Chunen was someone who strictly adhered to rules; this was the result of years of training from their sect leader. She would always step in when she saw any misconduct, never minding personal relationships. 'Cruelty' indeed fit her character perfectly.

The Heavenly Gate's sect leader didn't necessarily want Dong Chunen as the new sect leader but believed her to be the best candidate for overseeing punishments. In the future, the Punishment Hall would definitely have a place reserved for Dong Chunen.

With Dong Chunen’s talent and aptitude, it wouldn’t take more than ten years before she could enter the Punishment Hall to oversee punishments!

And now, Dong Chunen already had that taste of the Punishment Hall; when someone broke rules, she would punish them. At this moment, that inner sect disciple believed Xianyao was breaking the rules and what Dong Chunen meant by 'bold' referred to him, whom she intended to punish.

"Miss, I wasn’t…" Xianyao realized Dong Chunen thought he broke some unwritten rule here and tried to explain himself.

"No need for explanations!" Dong Chunen interrupted. "Though I’m not particularly fond of you, from my younger sister, I’ve heard enough to know that you’re no troublemaker. You must have a reason for coming here to see her, an important one."

“Ah…” Xianyao was taken aback; he hadn't expected Dong Chunen to speak in such a manner. Not blaming him meant she wasn’t referring to him at all.

"Senior Sister Cruelty, aren’t you…" That inner sect disciple was confused; if Dong Chunen didn’t mean Xianyao, then who did she mean

"You’re not mistaken in your assumption. I’m addressing you directly. You really are too bold! He’s the only one who can get my younger sister to eat properly. How dare you harm him Don’t you know this will make her very unhappy And if she’s unhappy, so am I!" Dong Chunen coldly glared at that inner sect disciple.

It turned out she wasn’t truly heartless; at least towards her younger sister, she was quite considerate. Even a meal couldn't be interrupted by anyone hurting Xianyao, which would make her very unhappy. The most important thing is that Xianyao hadn’t committed any fault whatsoever and was simply within his rights.

Although Xianyao being an outer member shouldn’t have been in this place, no rules explicitly banned him from entering. It was merely the arrogance of these inner sect disciples who had turned such a situation into a rule of conduct; they considered it inappropriate for an outer member to be here without reason.

In reality, even if he came without cause, there wouldn’t be any justification to punish him beyond issuing a warning. Dong Chunen didn’t think Xianyao was causing trouble by coming here. As she said, she believed he had his reasons for coming and that whatever those reasons were, they justified his presence.

"Senior Sister Cruelty, I didn’t mean it like this, but I’m a bit anxious; actually, I just think an outer member shouldn’t come here!" That inner sect disciple said.

“Didn't I just say he has reasons to be here Why should that not make him eligible” Dong Chunen asked icily.

"He’s coming here for intimacy with Senior Sister Eastern, like a toad lusting after swan meat. Can you tolerate such an excuse" said the inner sect disciple.

"To get close to Xiao Mei, only these two are possible. I believe they won’t have a chance in this lifetime!" Eastern Ruthless gave a cold laugh. As an older sister, she had long understood the relationship between her younger sister and others; she was also well aware of Xianyao’s situation. She secretly observed them once and felt that there would be no progress between them, they were just ordinary friends. This thought made her feel at ease.

She suspected before that maybe Xianyao was pretending, but after such a long time, if he was pretending, it was too convincing. Recently, Xianyao even refused the recruitment to become an outer sect disciple. From this perspective, Xianyao wasn’t very concerned about his status.

This matter relied on his own qualifications; even if he wanted to pretend with Eastern Wunian, there would be no need to refuse it. Everyone thought that anyone would agree to such a thing, but he refused.

While confirming that he wasn’t pretending, Eastern Ruthless also started to question Xianyao’s purpose of joining the Heavenly Gate. Checking his reasons for entering the Heavenly Gate, there were some suspicious points; how could someone like him, who was just collecting medicinal herbs, happen to break through the mountain protection array formation

But although these things were worth questioning, they didn’t have any reason to.

Xianyao practiced the Divine Farmer’s Scripture, which was the main reason for recruiting him into the Heavenly Gate. Because of this, many people gave up on suspicion, including Eastern Ruthless.

The Divine Farmer’s Scripture had no offensive power and could only be supportive. What purpose would such a person have Even if he did have one, he couldn’t cause any trouble.

Considering Xianyao's performance over the past year, it seemed that he never meant to do anything malicious. Although she didn't know Xianyao’s intentions, he should not be harmful to the Heavenly Gate.

The people of the Heavenly Gate also secretly watched him, making sure he had no chance to execute any plots. The Heavenly Gate wasn’t at a point where they couldn’t afford such caution.

"Senior Apprentice Sister Eastern wouldn’t look on him with favor, but some may have foolish desires." That inner sect disciple seemed not to understand Eastern Ruthless’s meaning and continued speaking.

“Indeed, many people harbor foolish wishes, but he isn't one of them; instead, you are!” Eastern Ruthless said with a cold smile.

“Senior Apprentice Sister Ruthless, how can you say that I’m only worried about Senior Apprentice Sister Eastern.” That inner sect disciple felt somewhat humiliated.

"Alright, I don’t want to talk anymore. Anyway, you didn't hurt him! Also, I’ll tell you: his role in the Heavenly Gate isn’t smaller than yours, and you have no right to look down on others! Xianyao, let me take you to see Xiao Mei; she should be coming out soon!" After saying a few words to that inner sect disciple, Eastern Ruthless led Xianyao away without asking him why he sought out Eastern Wunian. This was also because she didn’t want to meddle in others’ affairs and felt her sister could handle any situation well enough.

When Eastern Wunian saw Eastern Ruthless leading Xianyao, she was quite surprised. She had never thought that Xianyao would come looking for her on his own initiative.

More than a year had passed; it was always her who sought him out. Unexpectedly today, he came to find her—how could this not surprise her

"Yes, there's something I need to tell you!" Xianyao nodded and said.

"What is it" Eastern Wunian asked with puzzlement. What would Xianyao say that he needed her for Moreover, what could she do to help him

After some thought, Eastern Wunian felt helpless; it seemed like there was nothing she could do for Xianyao. If he wanted to establish a status here and climb up the hierarchy, she might have been able to assist in that, but his problem was that he didn’t want to.

As for other matters, only things she wouldn't know of were those unknown by Xianyao!

"You two can talk it out slowly; I still have some matters!" Eastern Ruthless chose not to stay and listen at this point. If there was nothing urgent, she would have stayed, but now, she had something else to do.

“Miss Boss, goodbye then! And thanks!” Xianyao said with a smile.

"You’re welcome!" Eastern Ruthless replied coldly and quickly vanished from their sight.

"What are you here for" When Eastern Wunian saw Eastern Ruthless leave, she asked again.

“I’m leaving!” Xianyao said.

“What Leaving” Eastern Wunian was taken aback.

“Yes, I’m leaving. I’ll be departing from here and probably won’t have a chance to return.” Xianyao smiled and explained.

"…" Eastern Wunian fell silent for a moment before asking, "If you’re saying that you are leaving now, is it to bid farewelldn’t be stopped by both the young lady and Miss Mo Yu unless the young lady had strong reinforcements!Of course, at this moment, he ignored the existence of the carefree [individual] since he hadn’t e...