Chapter 00171: Betraying Your Master and Ancestors
# Betraying Your Master and Ancestors
Chapter 171
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 171 Betraying Your Master and Ancestors
After a soak in the hot spring and a night's rest, the three of them set out again early the next morning.
Yang Yiyi was very familiar with the surrounding environment.
By the time the sun had fully risen, around eight or nine in the morning, the three of them emerged from the woods.
At this point, a winding path came into view.
One fork led up the mountain, the other toward the village at its base.
The path up the mountain naturally led to the Green Robe Sect.
From here on, even a blind person would have trouble getting lost.
Before they arrived, Yang Yiyi had spoken with such conviction about exposing her master's true face and protecting her junior martial sisters, but upon seeing this small path, she became a little hesitant.
After all, what she was about to do was basically confront her master.
The honest and dutiful Yang Yiyi felt a bit timid.
But she had come all this way, and this matter had to be resolved one way or another.
Thus, Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping watched in bewilderment as Yang Yiyi shivered while leading the way up the small path.
The great sects were all built on mountain peaks.
Some could even see a sea of clouds upon waking in the morning, and peeing would feel like standing atop the highest peak.
But one couldn't expect such a high-class atmosphere from a minor sect like the Green Robe Sect.
Their establishment was built neither high up nor far away.
The three followed the path for less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn before they saw a large estate situated at the base of a towering mountain wall.
It looked like the courtyard of a wealthy family and could barely be considered nestled by a mountain and near water.
The mountain it nestled against was a bare rock face, and the water it was near was a stream one could leap over.
Moreover, the courtyard walls looked somewhat dilapidated from every angle.
This was the Green Robe Sect.
By the time she saw the mountain gate, Yang Yiyi had practically switched to vibration mode, her steps a shuddering dance.
"Maybe we shouldn't go back after all."
"That's right, why don't you go home to visit, then come with us to Liu Prefecture."
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping had been against Yang Yiyi returning to her sect for a confrontation.
They had traveled together not only because it was on the way, but also because they were afraid something might happen to Yang Yiyi if she returned to her sect alone, so they decided to come along and see.
"No, no, we're already here. I must let everyone know what kind of person Master is."
Yang Yiyi slapped her face hard, her cheeks turning red, and she roused her spirits to walk forward.
Just as they were about to enter the gate, a young girl in green clothes darted out from behind it, nearly colliding head-on with the trembling Yang Yiyi.
"Junior Martial Sister Lin? What are you in such a hurry to do?"
The junior martial sister was startled to see people outside.
She looked up timidly, only to realize it was Yang Yiyi, and exclaimed in surprise:
"Senior Martial Sister Yang, how are you…"
She stopped halfway through her sentence and then changed her tone:
"Senior Sister, hurry inside and take a look. A mysterious person came just now and injured Master, Martial Uncle, and two senior sisters. I'm going down the mountain to find a doctor."
With that, she dodged around the three of them and scurried down the path toward the foot of the mountain.
A mysterious person?
At these words, the three exchanged glances, their faces filled with surprise.
"Could it be…"
"It's very likely they were sent by the Liu Family."
When Yang Yiyi had escaped from the Liu Family, she hadn't just fled by herself; she had taken the lead and smashed the locks of the prison cells, releasing a dozen or so girls who had either been captured or deceived.
It was unlikely that every single one of them had managed to escape.
The Liu Family wasn't stupid; a simple interrogation would reveal that it was Yang Yiyi's doing.
And if they couldn't find Yang Yiyi, it wasn't impossible that they would come to the Green Robe Sect to vent their anger.
Thinking of this, Yang Yiyi quickened her pace and rushed through the main gate.
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping hurried to follow.
Upon entering the gate, the first thing that met their eyes was a somewhat messy martial arts training ground.
It seemed a battle had taken place here, as fresh sword marks and even specks of blood remained on the ground.
The more Yang Yiyi saw, the more panicked she became.
She practically ran across the training ground into the main hall at the other end, which was also the main hall of this large estate.
There were quite a few people in the main hall.
Standing around the outer circle were outer sect disciples, whose daily tasks were to practice their skills and do chores.
Yang Yiyi used to be one of them.
Seated on chairs on either side of the main hall were two young women around twenty years old.
These two were inner sect disciples, Yang Yiyi's eldest and second senior martial sisters.
And seated in the main seats directly facing the entrance, one to the left and one to the right, were two middle-aged women who looked to be in their forties.
One was Yang Yiyi's master, and the other was her martial uncle.
Almost everyone from the Green Robe Sect was here.
All told, there weren't even twenty people.
It was a typical minor sect; even a martial arts hall might be larger than the Green Robe Sect.
When Yang Yiyi rushed in, her master and martial uncle were both sitting in their chairs, panting heavily, looking as if they were injured.
And the moment Yang Yiyi entered, everyone in the main hall stared with wide eyes.
"Yiyi? How are you…"
Closest to the door was Yang Yiyi's Eldest Senior Martial Sister, He Ling, who usually took the best care of Yang Yiyi.
A hint of joy flashed in her eyes upon seeing Yang Yiyi was safe, but she quickly turned to look at their master.
Beside her, Second Senior Martial Sister Ma Wenjuan showed a puzzled expression, which was shared by most of the disciples in the hall.
However, they all also turned to look at the master in the main seat.
Yang Yiyi's master's surname was Tian, and her given name was Jing.
She was in her forties and seemed to have maintained herself well, but the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes still betrayed her age.
When she saw Yang Yiyi enter, the surprise on her face vanished in an instant, replaced by fury.
"Wicked disciple!"
She slammed the table and stood up, coughing a few times before roaring:
"You still dare to come back!"
Yang Yiyi panicked at once.
Since childhood, a single glare from her master would leave her at a loss.
Though she had thought about what to say before returning, now that the moment was here, she couldn't open her mouth.
Zheng Yinping was greatly displeased to hear this.
She hadn't really believed Yang Yiyi at first, but after spending these past few days together, they had become friends.
Just as she was about to step forward, Li Yingluo stopped her and retorted sharply:
"Seeing the disciple you sold off return, is there nothing else you have to say!"
Her words caused the outer sect disciples standing by the side to break into whispers.
Seeing this, Tian Jing became even more enraged:
"Who are you people! How dare you come to my Green Robe Sect and cause trouble!"
"We are people who sympathize with Elder Sister Yang's plight, and people who fight for justice!"
Li Yingluo's words sounded like a riddle, leaving the outer sect disciples puzzled.
The two senior sisters, however, seemed to be contemplating something, but anyone who knew the inside story would immediately understand what was going on.
The veins on the back of Tian Jing's hand, which was resting on the table, were already bulging.
Although her face wore a look of utter rage, her eyes darted about.
And behind Tian Jing, seated on the other side, Yang Yiyi's Martial Uncle, Yu Hua, remained expressionless, though her gaze occasionally shifted back and forth between Tian Jing and Yang Yiyi.
Li Yingluo saw everyone's reactions and was about to speak again when Yang Yiyi shook her head, signaling that she would handle it herself.
"Senior sisters and junior sisters, I have returned to tell everyone that Master is a beast in human form. She sold her disciple to the Liu Family of Yue Prefecture to be a cultivation cauldron. She can no longer be trusted."
As soon as these words were spoken, the main hall erupted in an uproar, the buzzing of discussion grating on the nerves.
"Wicked disciple! Not only did you betray your master and ancestors, but today you dare to come back and slander me! Have you no shame!"
Yang Yiyi was stunned.
Betraying her master and ancestors? What was that about?
(End of this chapter)