Reborn as a Demon Emperor, I Need to Stay Away From Them – Chapter 42

Ch 42: Young Master Comes to the Martial Arts Demonstration

“Alright, this disciple is too lazy to move.”

Yu Mu reached out to Yun Buqi for wine. Yun Buqi disdainfully smacked Yu Mu’s outstretched hand with a small branch. Suddenly, Yu Mu seemed to remember something.

“This disciple will participate after all. No matter what, I am considered a disciple of this generation, and the martial arts demonstration is a major event in the sect. I should add some joy to the sect.”

“Oh? Why the sudden change of heart?” Under the moonlight, Yun Buqi sized up Yu Mu: “Could it be that you want to make trouble for the Purple Cloud Hall during the martial arts demonstration?”

“Ah! Teacher, what are you thinking? How could this disciple be such a narrow-minded person?” Yu Mu said with a serious face, “I truly just want to add some joy to the sect.”

“Then, that’s fine…”

With a suspicious look in his old eyes, Yun Buqi glanced at Yu Mu a couple more times. He thought that Yu Mu was, after all, a young man, and it wouldn’t do to keep him cooped up in the seclusion room all day. Letting him relax a bit was fine.

However… for someone of his cultivation level to participate in the sect’s martial arts demonstration was a bit like bullying.

“As your teacher, I must tell you that the Yunhe Sect is powerful now, and the Northwest may see unprecedented changes in ten thousand years. At this time, you, as the Young Sect Master of Yunhe, should prioritize the overall situation. If you don’t like the Purple Cloud Hall, then just don’t provoke them.”

“As for the Demon Departure Realm matter, let bygones be bygones. Don’t mention it again, and don’t overthink it.”

“This disciple respectfully obeys Teacher’s teachings.” Yu Mu lazily raised his chin. Yun Buqi didn’t say anything more. The two of them, teacher and disciple, were on top of the Great Hall, looking up at the clouds drifting under the moonlight.

Occasionally, a night bird chirped softly, creating a scene of tranquility and peace.

“Hey, hey, did you hear? The Young Master is going to participate in this martial arts demonstration! We weren’t qualified to go to the Northwest Sect Competition before, but this time we can properly admire the Young Master’s heroic bearing.”

The martial arts demonstration is held once a year in the Yunhe Sect, with the intention of discovering some good talents through competition and encouraging disciples to cultivate diligently. It is naturally not a small matter.

Preparations were in full swing, and in front of the martial arts stage, many disciples were excitedly whispering to each other.

It must be said that the Yunhe Sect treats its disciples well. Even ordinary disciples, as long as they have the strength, can become famous in one fell swoop through the martial arts demonstration. So these disciples were all eager and excited.

“Good heavens, if you’re talking about the Young Master, then he’s amazing! You didn’t see it, but the Young Master once forced back the Five Hall Masters all by himself!”

“Yeah, yeah, I heard about it but didn’t see it. But… wasn’t the Young Master grounded?”

“Tch! Just talk. Did you really believe it? Besides Elder Zi Li, who would be willing to severely punish such a top Heavenly Pride?”

“That’s true, but I did hear…” As he said this, the disciple glanced around furtively.

Seeing that no one with status was paying attention to this area, he lowered his voice and said, “I heard that Elder Yun’s serious injury was related to Elder Zi Li, so the Young Master disregarded everything and stormed the Purple Cloud Hall, killing dozens of Purple Cloud Hall disciples!”

“I also think so. The Young Master has always been kind and generous, and he would lend a helping hand even to outer sect disciples in need. How could such a person become demonically corrupted? And there’s also the earth vein matter before…”

“Careful what you say! My teacher ordered that these things cannot be mentioned!”

“Ah, it was this junior’s loose tongue. I deserve punishment, I deserve punishment…”

However, these discussions… didn’t really cause much of a stir. This time, none of the three giants of the Yunhe Sect showed up for the martial arts demonstration. Only one Hall Master was presiding over it.

At this time, the Hall Master looked at Yu Mu with a helpless expression, his eyes full of bitterness.

“Young Master, it really won’t do! You’re going to break the rules. This Old One can’t disregard the sect rules…”

He couldn’t afford to offend him, he really couldn’t afford to offend him! He originally wanted to stay away from Yu Mu, but there was no way to avoid him! That man was the Young Master, after all. Could he just run away when he saw him? He couldn’t do that!

“Rules are dead, but people are alive. Hall Master Chu, if I remember correctly, I’ve helped you a lot. Your hall has also received the most resources that I’ve won. Could it be that you’re not willing to help Yu Mu with this little favor now?”

As Yu Mu spoke, he inconspicuously slipped a storage bag into Hall Master Chu’s sleeve.

Hall Master Chu probed the storage bag with his divine sense, and his old eyes immediately lit up.

“Young Master, you… you’re making things difficult for This Old One! In principle, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed!”

“I understand.”

Yu Mu slipped another storage bag into his sleeve: “Just tell me if you can do it or not. Could it be that this Yu Mu, as the Young Master, doesn’t have any say?”

“You do, you do! It shall be as the Young Master wishes! But… if the Grand Elder and the Sect Leader blame me…”

“Push it onto me.”

“The Young Master truly has great spirit.”

“Hall Master Chu is too kind.”

The two smiled at each other. Yu Mu was also very grateful.

He had a storage ring, but there wasn’t much money in it… The money he had swindled from Zi Li last time had all been given to his teacher in one go. Fortunately, he could also open his teacher’s storage ring and stole some money from it.

Otherwise… facing this greedy old thing, Hall Master Chu, he really wouldn’t have been able to come up with the money to bribe him.

Just like that, the Yunhe Sect’s martial arts demonstration kicked off amidst the cheers of the entire sect.

Zi Li Sect, the three True Disciples, were now sitting side by side in the top seats of the viewing platform, looking down at the huge martial arts stage.

The three of them, including Liu He, were actually beyond what ordinary True Disciples could compare to! There was even Ye Tian, this dark horse. The only thing that gave them a huge pressure…

Was just Yu Mu, who was lazily leaning there on the other side, basking in the sun.

“Even if we can’t defeat Yu Mu, Junior Brother, you and I must enter the top three! Junior Martial Sister, you must enter the top ten! We have to let others see that even without Yu Mu, the Purple Cloud Hall is still the Purple Cloud Hall.”

Xiao Yu’s expression was solemn, and Ye Tian obediently nodded. He and Xiao Yu were very close, and Xiao Yu was no longer as resistant as before.

“I won’t let Senior Martial Sister down. Our teacher is still watching.”

“I… I will also do my best.” Liu He also spoke weakly. In fact, her cultivation level was not low. Even without any fighting experience, just relying on her cultivation level, which far surpassed that of the inner sect disciples, was enough to make her enter the top ten.

She had even taken third place before!

It was “only because” she used to be protected by Yu Mu that even the True Disciples under the Sect Leader or the Hall Masters had to give way to her.

But what about now? The person who used to protect them was lazily lying on the long chair of the viewing platform, occupying the space of five people by himself.

Yu Mu was basking in the sun. He used to really like basking in the sun. That feeling was warm and full of vitality, and it could always dispel some of the coldness in his heart.

But when his heart was full of coldness, the sunlight shining on his body seemed pale and weak. That little bit of warmth… was like a drop in the bucket.

But now, he no longer cared about the things that could bring him coldness, so the sunlight was still warm, and it was still comfortable to bask in it.

“Y-Young… Young Master…”

At this time, a timid voice came. Yu Mu slightly opened his eyes and happened to meet a female cultivator who looked to be about sixteen years old.

“What is it?”

Yu Mu’s eyes were a little puzzled. A True Disciple under Hall Master Qi, what was her name again? He forgot…