656: Chapter 656 As expected, the sect leader wanted to monopolize everything; he actually started indiscriminately killing innocent people!

Botadono Nyuyie's face turned pale and then flushed red as the suspicion in his heart grew heavier.

This girl definitely has a problem.

But those seven bronze keys in her hand are the real deal.

As a sect master, he still had that much discernment.

The patterns, aura, and material of those keys were exactly as recorded in the ancient texts.

They were definitely not something that could be faked.

But the problem was...

Who exactly was she?

Why did she have seven keys?

Why did she appear at this specific time?

Why was she insisting on forcing them into internal strife?

Wait.

Internal strife?

A thought flashed through Botadono Nyuyie's mind, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

Could this girl be intentionally sowing discord?

But what kind of ability would be needed to influence everyone so covertly and successfully sow discord?

Mental Power!

But why didn't he feel any power coming from Shui Shui?

Strange!

It was too bizarre!

But before he could figure it out...

Shui Shui spoke again.

"Forget it, forget it. Since none of you want them, I'll just put them away."

As she spoke, she actually started putting the keys into her pocket.

Her actions, expression, and tone clearly said...

If you don't want them, fine; I didn't want to give them anyway.

The bald elder's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"Yo... Young lady, wait!"

Shui Shui's movements paused, and she looked up at him.

"What is it? Didn't you say you were ugly?"

The bald elder: "..."

He desperately wanted to give himself two big slaps.

Why did he have to have such a big mouth!

Why did he have to say he was ugly!

Now look at what happened; the cooked duck was about to fly away!

He coughed twice and spoke with a forced smile.

"That... Although this old man is ugly, I have a kind heart!"

"Young lady, if you give the keys to me, I promise to treat them well!"

Shui Shui tilted her head and looked at him with a face full of doubt.

"Really?"

"Really, really!"

The bald elder nodded frantically. "I swear to the heavens!"

Shui Shui lowered her head, looking at the keys in her palm, but finally shook her head anyway.

"No."

The bald elder's face immediately fell. "Why?"

Shui Shui bit her lip. "Even though you're kind, you're too ugly. I'm afraid the keys will find you repulsive."

The bald elder: "???"

Everyone present: "???"

The keys would find him repulsive?

Keys are inanimate objects; what the hell do they care about repulsion!

This girl was clearly playing with them!

But the problem was...

They simply couldn't do anything about her.

Because those seven keys were in her hands.

And the moment they saw the girl's aggrieved, charming, and cute expression, they couldn't bring themselves to act against her.

Each of their hearts became as merciful as a Bodhisattva's...

It was like seeing a ghost!

The bald elder felt even more depressed.

Being called ugly by a little girl was one thing, but being repulsed by keys too?

What the hell was going on?

Seeing his stifled appearance, Shui Shui couldn't help but burst into laughter.

That smile was enchantingly beautiful, like a hundred flowers in bloom.

The surrounding people's eyes went straight, and they all subconsciously swallowed their saliva.

But in the next second, Shui Shui returned to that timid appearance.

Botadono Nyuyie stood to the side, his face so dark it looked like it could drip water.

His gaze was fixed on Shui Shui, his mind racing as he tried to find a flaw in that innocent face.

But this girl's expression was too natural—so natural that there wasn't a single trace of acting.

Either she really was an innocent girl who knew nothing of the world,

Or her acting skills had reached a level of absolute perfection.

Either way, it made him feel uneasy.

But those seven bronze keys were simply too tempting.

So tempting that even though he knew there was a trap ahead, he couldn't help but want to jump in.

Botadono Nyuyie gritted his teeth.

"Miss Shui Shui, you said you can only give the keys to one person. So, who do you want to give them to?"

Shui Shui tilted her head, her gaze scanning the crowd before finally landing on Botadono Nyuyie.

"You... you're their leader, right?"

Botadono Nyuyie felt a surge of joy, but he kept his face calm. "That's right, I am their Sect Master."

Shui Shui nodded and said seriously,

"Then you must be very powerful, right?"

"How about... I give the keys to you?"

Botadono Nyuyie's heart leaped so violently it almost jumped out of his throat.

But he still suppressed the wild joy in his heart and spoke with feigned composure, "Is the young lady truly willing to give the keys to me? If so, my previous promise still stands!"

"But... you have so many people here, I'm afraid they won't agree."

Shui Shui spoke kindly, her small hand pointing at the surroundings.

"Look, the way they're looking at you isn't quite right anymore."

Botadono Nyuyie's pupils constricted slightly, and he subconsciously turned to look around.

Sure enough.

The gazes of those elders and disciples had changed.

No longer were they filled with the previous respect and obedience; instead, they held something indescribable.

There was greed.

There was jealousy.

There was hesitation.

There was even... a faint, hidden killing intent.

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Botadono Nyuyie's back.

He realized that Shui Shui's words were like a knife, ruthlessly stabbing into the most vulnerable part of the Emperors Gate.

Seven bronze keys.

Only one person could get them.

Why did that person have to be the Sect Master?

Why couldn't... someone else have them?

Once this thought was planted, it would grow like wild grass, eventually consuming everyone's rationality.

Botadono Nyuyie was startled.

This Shui Shui definitely has a problem!

She wasn't as simple as she looked!

Her words had clearly influenced everyone's minds!

And because he was the strongest, he was influenced the least!

Thinking of this...

His face darkened, and he roared at the surroundings.

"baka yarou!"

"Everyone, snap out of it!"

"There's something wrong with this girl!"

"She's sowing discord! Can't you see that?"

However.

No one responded to him.

Everyone around him had their heads lowered, their eyes darting around, thinking who knows what.

Botadono Nyuyie's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that the worst-case scenario had happened.

Everyone...

Had been bewitched by this Shui Shui!!!

"baka!"

"You witch, this seat will kill you!!!"

Botadono Nyuyie bit the tip of his tongue to clear his mind, and then the power in his body exploded forth.

Then.

He pressed down ruthlessly toward Shui Shui.

"Die!!!"

However.

Before the wind from his palm could even touch the corner of Shui Shui's clothes, a figure suddenly darted out from the side and blocked her.

It was that bald elder.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Botadono Nyuyie, a low growl coming from his throat: "Sect Master, what is the meaning of this? You want the seven keys all for yourself?"

Botadono Nyuyie's pupils suddenly constricted, and his palm strike veered off by several inches, brushing past the bald elder's shoulder and slamming into the rocks behind them, sending stone fragments flying.

"baka! Are you crazy?"

Botadono Nyuyie roared, "This girl is strange, and you're actually protecting her???"

The bald elder didn't listen to his explanation at all. His right hand pressed on the hilt of his sword, and his Tachi unsheathed three inches, its cold light glinting.

"Sect Master, this subordinate has followed you for decades; even if there's no glory, there's been hard work."

"There are only seven keys. It's not appropriate for you to take them all alone, is it?"

"You!!!" Botadono Nyuyie was so angry his whole body trembled, and he slapped him.

The next second.

Slap!

The bald elder was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, spitting blood as he crashed heavily to the ground and slid several meters, the sharp stones carving bloody gashes on his body.

He struggled to climb up, only to find that one of his arms was already unnaturally twisted.

This action was like pouring hot oil into a boiling pot.

The entire Emperors Gate group instantly exploded into chaos.

"The elder was hit!"

"The Sect Master has attacked his own people just to keep the keys for himself!"

"Kill him! The keys are ours!"

...

No one knew who drew their Tachi first.

Immediately following.

The sound of blades unsheathing rang out like a torrential rain.

Out of the group of over two thousand people, at least a third lunged toward Botadono Nyuyie.

Blade light flashed like snow, and the sound of killing shook the heavens.

Botadono Nyuyie's face turned ashen as he dodged while roaring.

"baka yarou!"

"You bunch of stupid pigs! Wake up!"

"You're being mind-controlled! That Shui Shui knows sorcery!"

But...

No one listened to him.

The eyes of those elders and disciples were all red—so red they looked like they would drip blood.

Only one thought remained in their minds...

Kill the Sect Master and seize the keys.

Botadono Nyuyie continuously struck away seven or eight disciples who were charging at the front, but instead of intimidating the others, it only made the rest even more frenzied.

"The Sect Master really wants to keep it all for himself; he's actually started slaughtering the innocent!"

"Everyone, attack together!"

"Avenge our fallen brothers!"

...

Botadono Nyuyie was both shocked and enraged.

He, a dignified Nascent Soul Stage expert, was actually being driven into a corner by his own people???

Although these people's cultivations were far inferior to his, he couldn't withstand their numbers, and they were swarming from all directions as if their lives didn't matter.

Tachis!

Hidden weapons!

Poison needles!

Every dirty trick in the book was being thrown at him.

He fought back incessantly.

One figure after another was sent flying.

But.

What made him feel incredibly alarmed was...

From an accidental glimpse, he suddenly discovered something.

That Shui Shui, who just a moment ago looked like a frightened rabbit, was now standing on a pile of rocks.

And then.

She wasn't trembling, she wasn't afraid, and she wasn't crying her eyes out.

Instead, she was smiling.