ebookland Chapter 115 Covering
Chapter 115 Covering
"Senior Sister Lu, the Sect Master wants you to come over."
When Lu Zhaozhao was halfway there, she was stopped by someone. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person in front of her was none other than a disciple of Emperor Huizong of the Qing Dynasty.
"Master? Yun Xian? What does he want from me?"
Lu Zhaozhao couldn't think of it, so she asked directly.
"This..." The disciple was a little embarrassed, not knowing how to start. He only said, "The Sect Master only asked me to come and find Senior Sister, and asked her to go quickly. As for the rest, I didn't say much, but... the Sect Master seemed extremely angry."
The disciple said all he wanted to say. Lu Zhaozhao also knew that this trip would bring disaster rather than blessing. Although he didn't know the specific situation, he could guess roughly. He immediately changed direction and followed the disciple's lead.
Yun Xian's residence was arranged by Wenyuan Academy in a secluded place with winding streams. There were not many people outside the house, even Ying Che was not there. Lu Zhaozhao understood that Yun Xian was intending to cover up this inquiry.
The disciple led her outside, knocked on the door, and then left.
"Enter."
A low voice came from inside the house. As a master and disciple for many years, she was very familiar with Yun Xian's voice. Naturally, she could tell from his voice that he was not in a good mood at the moment.
Lu Zhaozhao carefully pushed open the door, stepped over the threshold, and looked up. Yun Xian was standing in front of a painting with his hands behind his back, his back to her, so her expression could not be seen.
After closing the door, Lu Zhaozhao stood not too far away. Although Yun Xian had his back to her, she still bowed and greeted him respectfully.
Yun Xian didn't say anything, so she couldn't get up. She bent over and remained in a saluting posture, unable to move.
After a long while, Yun Xian spoke: "You have been my disciple for almost fifteen years."
Lu Zhaozhao didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but nodded. However, he remembered that his back was facing her and he couldn't see her movements, so he said, "It seems so."
Yun Xian slowly turned around and his sharp eyes fell on Lu Zhaozhao, as if he wanted to see through her.
"Ying Che said that you went down the mountain to train before the Golden Palace Banquet. Where did you go?"
Staring at Yun Xian's scrutinizing eyes, Lu Zhaozhao felt pressured. She also knew what Yun Xian had seen, and it was unnecessary to cover it up, so she might as well admit it directly.
"I heard about the strange phenomenon in East Lake and was curious, so I went there."
"I was also in East Lake at that time, why didn't I see you?"
Yun Xian's tone was tinged with anger. He had watched the two disciples compete today, during which Lu Zhaozhao had suddenly disappeared and reappeared. The aura produced by her spells was identical to the one he had sensed in East Lake. But he had never seen Lu Zhaozhao in East Lake before. What was her identity?
Lu Zhaozhao bit her lower lip. She didn't want to give Yao Tong away, but she couldn't think of any good excuse at the moment, so she could only remain silent.
Yun Xian frowned, looking at Lu Zhaozhao with dissatisfaction, and said, "Why don't you answer the elders' questions? Where have you learned etiquette over the years?"
Lu Zhaozhao took a breath and replied, "Disciple was just curious, so I went to East Lake to find out what was going on. I don't know what I did to anger Master."
The atmosphere in the room was tense, and the two men confronted each other silently.
Just as the suffocating silence reached its peak, there was a knock on the door outside.
"not see!"
Yun Xian was a little annoyed, thinking that the person knocking on the door was the disciple guarding the door.
"Master, I have something to say. Can we discuss it in detail?"
It was Ying Che's voice, and Yun Xian was a little surprised. He had gone to look for Lu Zhaozhao today and had deliberately sent Ying Che away, fearing that their relationship was too deep and Ying Che would block his questioning.
But for some reason, Ying Che still noticed it and went outside.
"come in."
The door was pushed open again and Ying Che walked in, but he was not the only one there.
Lu Zhaozhao was still bent over and maintaining the same posture as at the beginning. He could only hear two footsteps coming in.
"Master." Ying Che walked to Lu Zhaozhao and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, bowing to Yun Xian.
The person who came in with him stopped half a step behind him and bowed to Yun Xian from a distance.
"What's the matter?"
Yun Xian asked calmly.
Ying Che politely replied, "I heard that Master summoned Junior Sister to inquire about the arrangements for leaving the mountain before the Golden Palace Banquet. It was my permission for Junior Sister to leave the mountain, so I thought I should come as well."
"Why did you bring along a disciple of Master Bu Lu? Could this matter be related to Wenyuan Academy?"
Yun Xian asked the question, and Lu Zhaozhao then realized that the person who came in with Ying Che was actually Master Bai Yuan.
Her pupils shrank slightly. Her identity had been exposed by Master Bai Yuan during the trip to Donghu Lake. Could it be that he came here today to inform on her?
Lu Zhaozhao bit her lips even tighter. She didn't dare to think about how she would explain herself if Master Bai Yuan really gave her away.
"This matter is indeed related to Wenyuan Academy." Master Bai Yuan said, "I happened to run into your Junior Sister Lu at East Lake at that time."
It’s over.
Lu Zhaozhao closed his eyes and sighed softly.
The attention of the three people present was focused on Master Bai Yuan.
All I heard him say was, "At that time, Junior Sister Lu entered Donghu under the guise of a disciple of Wenyuan Academy."
Lu Zhaozhao suddenly opened his eyes, somewhat incredulous, but his body did not move at all.
"really?"
Yun Xian didn't believe it.
"It's true."
Master Bai Yuan answered with certainty.
"Zhao Zhao, is he telling the truth?"
Yun Xian set his gaze on her again.
"Brother Bai, what you said... is true."
Lu Zhaozhao followed Master Bai Yuan's words and responded.
"If that's the case, why didn't you say it from the beginning?"
Yun Xian still didn't quite believe it, and all the doubts in his eyes fell on Lu Zhaozhao.
Lu Zhaozhao was about to answer when Master Bai Yuan spoke first.
"Junior Sister Lu isn't a disciple of Wenyuan Academy after all, so this matter can't be publicized, so it must be kept secret. Master was also present at the time, so he must know that only three disciples from Wenyuan Academy entered the water cave. Besides Yue Cong and I, we were all spies planted there. And Junior Sister Lu was waiting outside the water cave at the time."
His words were well-reasoned and Yun Xian's doubts were mostly dispelled, but the aura of power within the relics on Lu Zhaozhao's body could not be explained.
However, there were too many people in the room at this time, and Yun Xian couldn't ask on the spot, so he could only wave his hand and let them all go out.
Lu Zhaozhao retreated out of the house and rubbed her sore shoulders. She didn't dare to move just now.
Ying Che bowed to Master Bai Yuan and thanked him. Master Bai Yuan also returned the greeting, leaving only a sentence "This is what I promised Junior Sister Lu" and left.
Lu Zhaozhao and Ying Che walked out side by side, neither of them spoke along the way.
When they reached a fork in the road and were about to go their separate ways, Lu Zhaozhao couldn't help but call out, "Senior Brother."
Ying Che looked at her, his eyes as gentle as ever. He rubbed Lu Zhaozhao's head and said softly, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. You are sensible and I am relieved."
"Senior Brother." Lu Zhaozhao's eyes were filled with tears. She could only shout this one word but didn't know what to say.
"Alright, go back and rest quickly. We're going to have a tough battle ahead, so we need to conserve our energy."
Lu Zhaozhao looked at him, nodded, and responded softly.
Ying Che stood there and watched Lu Zhaozhao's receding figure until he could no longer see her, then he turned and left.