Chapter 15: How Did Senior Sister Know?

"The Expelling Evil Pill?"

Shen Yuluan was taken aback upon hearing that.

She remained in a daze for quite some time.

Did everything go according to that junior brother's plan?

Shen Yuluan discreetly touched the storage ring on her hand, where a bottle of Expelling Evil Pill lay quietly.

"Disciple, do you have any other important matters?"

The gentle voice resounded, bringing Shen Yuluan back to her senses.

"There is nothing else master."

"Then you may take your leave."

Shen Yuluan bowed once again and respectfully retreated from Qixia Peak.

Returning to Zhenyu Peak, her residence, Shen Yuluan flipped her palm, revealing a bottle of Expelling Evil Pill in her hand. Contemplation filled her beautiful eyes.

"What kind of person is that junior brother? How did he recognize that I was already poisoned?"

Shen Yuluan couldn't figure it out.

Her master was a peak expert in the Life-Death Realm, so it was within reason for him to detect her poisoning. But Li Xun was merely at the peak of Qi Refining Realm, without even a divine sense. Could it be that he could discern her poisoning with just his naked eyes?

After pondering for a long time, she couldn't find any clues.

Shen Yuluan decided to stop thinking about it. She placed the bottle containing the Expelling Evil Pill on the table and murmured, "It seems that I should find an opportunity in the future to express my gratitude to that junior brother, Li Xun."

"But before that..."

A glint of coldness flashed in Shen Yuluan's eyes as she coldly said, "I must find out who poisoned me!"

She wasn't foolish enough to think that her poisoning was merely a coincidence.

After all...

In four months, the Disciplinary Hall would hold a major competition.

The winner of this competition would become the Disciplinary, a position that was crucial to Shen Yuluan. Because it was just below the positions of the Elder in Charge and the two Disciplinary Elders. Once she became the Disciplinary, she would have a chance to become an Disciplinary Elder.

Once she reached the position of Disciplinary Elder, she would already be a prominent figure in Xuanyang Sect, wielding significant power. In terms of status, it could be said to be second only to the Sect master of Xuanyang Sect.

If it weren't for Li Xun's reminder today, coinciding with her master's seclusion, she could foresee that she would be completely defeated in four months!

By then, she might not even be able to retain her current position, let alone become the Disciplinary.

"Du Qianluo, Cao Ming, Gu Nanxing..."

Shen Yuluan coldly uttered three names.

These three individuals were the ones contending for the position of Disciplinary with her in four months. Among them, they had the most motive to poison her.

After all...

In these four months, every person eliminated would increase her chances.

"Who could it be?"

Shen Yuluan muttered to herself.

While she was contemplating in her heart...

Outside her room, a disciple dressed in the attire of the Disciplinary Hall, holding a jade slip, approached.

"Sister Luo Yiyi requests an audience with Senior Sister."

"Please come in."

Shen Yuluan quickly regained her composure and spoke.

"Yes."

Luo Yiyi entered the room, slightly cupped her hands in front of Shen Yuluan, and then said, "Senior Sister, this morning, the Disciplinary Hall captured an outer disciple."

"An outer disciple?"

Shen Yuluan raised an eyebrow and casually asked, "What mistake did he make?"

"He caused internal conflict!"

Luo Yiyi said.

"Internal conflict?"

Shen Yuluan's eyes narrowed, and she continued, "Who did he injure?"

"Well..."

Luo Yiyi's expression faltered, and she spoke in a low voice, "He didn't injure anyone, but he completely crippled the cultivation of eight outer disciples, one of whom was at the tenth level of Body Tempering Realm!"

"Hmm?"

Shen Yuluan's expression changed, as if she had thought of something. She probed, "Is his name Lu Changhe?"

When Li Xun gave her the Expelling Evil Pill on Zicheng Peak today, an outer disciple rushed over and mentioned this incident.

It seemed... that the person who took action was Lu Changhe.

And Lu Changhe seemed to have a good relationship with Li Xun.

Otherwise...

Li Xun wouldn't have heard that Lu Changhe was taken away by the Disciplinary Hall and hurriedly rushed over.

Calculating the time, Li Xun should have already been to the Disciplinary Hall, right?

"How did Senior Sister know?"

Luo Yiyi asked in astonishment.

"It's just a rumor I heard."

Shen Yuluan waved her hand and asked again, "Has the cause of this incident been investigated? Why did Lu Changhe take action? And what about Bai Shaowei and the others? What are their personalities like?"

"Even Bai Shaowei knows about it..."

She internally grumbled.

But she couldn't afford to be careless, so Luo Yiyi quickly replied, "Reporting to Senior Sister, Lu Changhe only mentioned it was due to personal grievances and didn't say anything else."

"But from what I know, Bai Shaowei and the others are notorious for their misdeeds. They often snatch spiritual stones from other outer disciples."

"And..."

"And what?"

Shen Yuluan looked up, gazed at Luo Yiyi, and asked in a deep voice.

"And... junior sister has heard from some outer disciples that Bai Shaowei has previously crippled the cultivation of several people in private and even threw them outside the mountain gate, leaving them to fend for themselves!"

Luo Yiyi whispered.

She had also come from the outer disciples, so she had experienced some of these things. Therefore, she didn't have any favorable impression of people like Bai Shaowei.

When she mentioned these things now, she secretly hoped that Shen Yuluan would show leniency towards Lu Changhe, even if he had to be expelled from the sect.

At the very least, she hoped to preserve his cultivation.

"Crippling others' cultivation in private and throwing them outside the mountain gate?"

Shen Yuluan narrowed her eyes, and a trace of coldness flashed deep within.

"I wonder how Senior Sister plans to handle Lu Changhe?"

Luo Yiyi cautiously asked.

That was the purpose of her visit today.

Shen Yuluan held a significant position in the Disciplinary Hall. Not to mention when outer disciples made mistakes, even if inner disciples made mistakes, she could make a final decision.

As for higher-ranking disciples or even Elders who made mistakes, that was beyond Shen Yuluan's authority.

"Handle... it..."

Shen Yuluan lightly tapped her fingers on the table, making a "du-du" sound that reverberated throughout the room. She pondered rapidly, considering her course of action.

Today, Li Xun reminded her about the poisoning, and Shen Yuluan already felt indebted to him. Furthermore, Lu Changhe's actions, as Li Xun's friend, could be somewhat understandable.

She had already made up her mind.

She would save Lu Changhe!

But how to save him required careful consideration.

After contemplating for a moment, Shen Yuluan looked up, glanced at Luo Yiyi, and said in a deep voice, "Luo Junior Sister, go and fetch a set of Disciplinary Hall disciple attire and token. Deliver them to Lu Changhe."

"Ah?"

Luo Yiyi was taken aback by the words, momentarily unable to react.

"Never mind."

As if she had thought of something, Shen Yuluan glanced at the Expelling Evil Pill on the table. She stood up and said, "I will go there myself."

"Sister, what are you..."

Luo Yiyi remained stunned, watching Shen Yuluan's figure as she murmured, "Are you planning to... have Lu Changhe join the Disciplinary Hall?"