Chapter 00172: afk game portal to another world 172
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Chapter 172
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 172
While Yang Yiyi was confronting her master, Li Chengxi was also staring at his computer screen.
However, he wasn't paying close attention to what everyone was saying, but rather inspecting the attributes of the NPCs in the Green Robe Sect one by one.
All he could say was that it was indeed a minor sect.
The outer sect disciples standing by the side of the main hall had attributes that were the cream of the crop when it comes to trash, only marginally better than Yang Yiyi's previous stats.
Moreover, most of them were young women, with only three or four men.
The Green Robe Sect was not an exclusively female sect; it was just that the current Sect Master preferred to accept female disciples due to her own preferences.
Remembering that Yang Yiyi had mentioned this, Li Chengxi instantly felt that the Sect Master's acceptance of female disciples was not out of good intentions.
How was this accepting disciples? This was basically stocking up on merchandise, using these disciples with poor aptitude as commodities.
However, besides the small fry, there were some with high attributes.
For example, Yang Yiyi's Eldest Senior Martial Sister and Second Senior Martial Sister.
One had extremely high meridian attributes, almost catching up to Yang Yiyi's physique attribute.
The Second Senior Martial Sister was well-rounded, not outstanding in any one area but very balanced and high overall.
Those with even more exaggerated attributes were Yang Yiyi's master and martial uncle.
Judging by the length of their attribute bars, they were about on par with the escort Wang Zhen whom they had met before.
After all, for the sect master and elder of a minor sect to be on the same level as a renowned escort leader was already quite good.
Perhaps this was the typical level of a third-rate expert?
On the character panels of her master and martial uncle, there was a 'Severely Injured' tag.
Clicking it would display a prompt: 'Meridians Damaged'.
They must have been injured by the mysterious person the junior martial sister at the gate had mentioned.
It was sheer luck that they hadn't run into that mysterious person.
From the looks of it, that person had likely just left, and was probably sent by the Liu Family.
Moreover, with the Green Robe Sect's top combat power damaged, Yang Yiyi's chances of successfully running away if things went south were also higher.
Li Chengxi felt that this situation was not bad at all.
He closed the character panel that was obscuring the view, just in time to see Yang Yiyi's master, Tian Jing, say: 'Wretched disciple! Not only did you deceive your master and betray your ancestors, but today you dare to come here and slander others with malicious lies! Have you no shame!'
Li Chengxi was not surprised.
Yang Yiyi had said that she went with her master to celebrate a close friend's birthday.
She was drugged after drinking a cup of tea and was then captured by the Liu Family.
Since she went out with her master and later her master returned alone, she had to have an excuse to explain it.
She certainly couldn't just say, "I sold Yang Yiyi."
There were many possible excuses, making it hard to predict.
But Li Chengxi had already told Yang Yiyi beforehand that no matter what excuse her master used, she should just stick to her own lines.
On the screen, a speech bubble popped up next to Yang Yiyi's chibi character, displaying an emoticon like 《Д》, representing a state of extreme panic.
This girl, she hasn't forgotten her lines, has she...
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Yang Yiyi was simple-minded and not good with words.
Furthermore, after being under her master's discipline for so long, she naturally harbored a sense of fear.
Hearing her master's shout, her mind went completely blank on the spot.
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping were a little puzzled as to why Yang Yiyi wasn't following what Li Chengxi had said.
They quietly glanced at her expression and saw that she was frozen stiff, unable to move.
Seeing this, their hearts sank.
This is bad, she's completely stunned.
Putting aside what excuse Yang Yiyi's master, Tian Jing, used to explain why Yang Yiyi didn't return with her, once the label of "deceiving the master and betraying the ancestors" was pinned on her, it would be troublesome for her to navigate the martial world in the future.
Just as the two were about to speak, Yang Yiyi's Eldest Senior Martial Sister, sitting on the left, spoke up:
"Master, you said Junior Martial Sister Yang stole valuables and fled overnight, her whereabouts unknown. But Junior Martial Sister Yang has now returned to the sect. This disciple believes there must be another reason for this."
Li Chengxi looked at the screen and thought to himself that he had overestimated Yang Yiyi's master.
To think she would use such a simple and crude reason.
Couldn't she use her brain and come up with a better excuse?
Saying that Yang Yiyi got separated after encountering bandits on the road would have been more appropriate than this.
Yang Yiyi had been in the sect for ten years, not a short time.
How could the disciples not know her character?
Let alone the Eldest Senior Martial Sister not believing it, the outer sect disciples who ate, lived, and trained with Yang Yiyi believed it even less.
It was just that Yang Yiyi wasn't present at the time, and Tian Jing, being their master, had spoken with such certainty, so naturally, no one said much.
Now that Yang Yiyi had returned, her very presence standing here righteously was enough to make the disciples doubt Tian Jing's words.
Upon hearing this, Tian Jing became even more displeased:
"Ling'er, are you doubting your master?"
"This disciple would not dare. But based on my understanding of Junior Martial Sister Yang, she is not the kind of person who would be moved by greed."
This Eldest Senior Martial Sister is quite brave, actually daring to confront her master head-on.
The Wuxia script was, after all, a hierarchical society.
The hierarchy of heaven, earth, sovereign, parent, and teacher was clearly defined.
This was not an era where anyone could speak up if someone was wrong, but an era where one who criticized the ruler to his face would be sentenced to no more than three years in prison.
Although the Green Robe Sect was just a minor sect, it still had some reputation in the martial world.
For the eldest disciple to confront her master so directly would be very unsightly if word got out.
Hmm, she has a bit of a Linghu Chong vibe.
Just as she finished speaking, the Second Senior Martial Sister, Ma Wenjuan, rolled her eyes and said:
"Senior Martial Sister He, you may know a person's face, but not their heart. We cannot listen to only Junior Martial Sister Yang's side of the story. Isn't it improper for you to side with an outsider, Senior Sister?"
Without turning her head, He Ling said casually:
"It is precisely because of this that we must make things clear. Junior Martial Sister Yang is not an outsider, so how can you say I am siding with one?"
With the Eldest Senior Martial Sister's words providing a buffer, Yang Yiyi finally snapped out of her daze and immediately said:
"Back then, Master said she was going to celebrate a friend's birthday and chose me to accompany her. I was overjoyed, thinking Master was finally paying attention to me. Who knew that upon arriving at the Liu Manor, I lost consciousness after just one cup of tea. When I woke up, I was already in a prison cell, surrounded by young women who had been abducted or deceived. Only then did I learn that the Liu Family was gathering young women to be used as cultivation cauldrons. I barely managed to seize an opportunity to escape when the guards weren't paying attention."
Upon hearing this, everyone was even more astonished.
To be honest, most of the disciples of the Green Robe Sect had thought that Tian Jing had found an opportunity to get rid of Yang Yiyi because her aptitude was too poor.
They never expected that she had actually been sold.
But on second thought, it seemed unlikely.
After all, the Liu Family of Yue Prefecture was quite reputable in the martial world and had dealings with many famous and righteous sects.
How could they possibly practice an evil technique that involved capturing people to be cultivation cauldrons?
For a moment, everyone's thoughts were in turmoil, filled with shock and doubt.
Tian Jing had been trying to suppress Yang Yiyi with her words precisely because she was afraid Yang Yiyi would spill everything.
Knowing full well that Yang Yiyi feared her, she had shouted so sternly.
If Yang Yiyi's words were incoherent, they would naturally not be credible.
She never expected that Yang Yiyi would actually manage to say everything so smoothly.
This was all thanks to the rehearsals.
Li Chengxi had specifically made Yang Yiyi memorize this passage repeatedly.
For the past few days, she had even been reciting these key points in her sleep.
More importantly, it was because Li Chengxi was there that Yang Yiyi had truly mustered her courage.
Yang Yiyi touched the jade tablet tucked in her clothes, and this action made her feel much more resolute.
"Insolence! Is the Liu Family someone a little girl like you can slander so casually? Who would believe your words? Who can prove them?"
"I can prove it!"
Li Yingluo spoke up again:
"I am Li Yingluo, daughter of the Minister of State of the Liu Prefecture Kingdom. I was abducted from my home and also taken to that Liu Family manor in Yue Prefecture. If not for Elder Sister Yang opening the prison door, I would have long been a pile of dry bones by now."
Although the crowd did not recognize Li Yingluo, verifying this matter was actually simple.
After all, just over the Green Cloud Mountain was the territory of the Liu Prefecture Kingdom.
For the daughter of a first-rank great official, the Minister of State, to be abducted was such a major event that they could find out many details just by asking around.
Seeing that Li Yingluo was fair-skinned and wore a pearl hairpin, it was clear at a glance that she was no commoner.
She had the air of a lady from a noble family.
Although they couldn't confirm it immediately, they believed her to some extent.
Tian Jing's eyes widened.
She never expected that the person Yang Yiyi brought along would be so significant.
Even if she wanted to claim Li Yingluo was an imposter, it would be too easy to expose the lie.
But she couldn't admit it now.
Admitting it would mean she was finished.
The Liu Family would certainly be fine.
The words of a disciple from a minor sect, accusing the reputable Liu Family, would surely not be believed by many.
But here, within the Green Robe Sect, Tian Jing would probably lose all her authority, and the entire sect would fall apart.
She immediately shouted sternly:
"There is no proof for what you say! You yellow-mouthed brat, how dare you be so impudent! Seize them for me!"
A dozen or so outer sect disciples looked at their master, then at Yang Yiyi, with whom they had once spent every day, and all hesitated.
The Second Senior Martial Sister placed her hand on her sword, but seeing that the Eldest Senior Martial Sister hadn't moved at all, her thoughts turned, and she too remained seated on her chair, as steady as a mountain.
"You! How dare you all?"
Look at that, now that's what you call turning the tables (leans back tactically).
(End of this chapter)