80: Chapter 80 She's now a servant at the martial arts school!

This was indeed a troublesome matter.

It wasn't that he feared the 'Heaven Beyond Heaven' coming to cause trouble.

The problem was that since the person was here, people from the other side would inevitably come to rescue her sooner or later.

Wang Yuyan, who had just finished settling down the breakfast arrangements, walked over and spoke with a slight unease after hearing this:

"Sir, didn't we say yesterday that if I lost, I would stay and work as a general servant? You even said the Martial Arts Hall was short of someone to clean up!"

The mystery was solved!

Su Rui felt a wave of helplessness.

One person spoke too frankly, and encountered another who took things too seriously.

"Come here," Su Rui called out.

Yue Qing's body stiffened. She looked back, hesitated, and walked over.

"You can leave now," Su Rui said, looking at her.

Yue Qing was stunned, and her expression instantly dimmed.

"I always keep my word. Since I lost, I will stay and work!"

Her tone was firm, as if she was determined to stay.

Although she was quite dissatisfied with this chore, since she had already agreed, she naturally had to keep her promise.

"Are you really planning to do this?" Su Rui asked, slightly surprised.

"Do you... does your sect value promises that much?"

Yue Qing's heart tightened. Indeed, the other party had noticed her origins.

"It is the Sacred Cult! Although the Sacred Cult is also a mixed bag, and I cannot speak for others, once I say something, I will definitely do it."

Yue Qing's expression became serious, her tone carrying a degree of determination.

Compared to her coy and evasive demeanor when she first arrived, her current expression was much more sincere.

Su Rui glanced at her and nodded slightly.

"Since that is the case, clean this place up first. We will be having breakfast soon."

"Ah? Oh!" Yue Qing paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

At breakfast, Yue Qing was somewhat surprised looking at the women gathered around the long table.

Did this Martial Arts Hall have no rules at all?

However, the atmosphere of everyone sitting around one table to eat was novel to her.

"After eating, go to the Jingwu Platform. Today is the final day of the Grand Competition. After it ends, the Ascending Heaven Pavilion will reopen. Which of you is interested in challenging it?" Su Rui put down his bowl and chopsticks while wiping his hands.

"Teacher, I will go!" A voice suddenly rang out.

Sikong Qianluo leaped down from outside the house, with Yin Luoxia following closely behind.

"My father told me to guard the Ascending Heaven Pavilion!" she shouted while jumping down.

"Then you still want to challenge the Ascending Heaven Pavilion?" Su Rui showed some confusion.

With her current strength, guarding the fourteenth or fifteenth floor should be no problem, but reaching the top... she was probably still a bit short.

Su Rui guessed that the person guarding the top floor would be either Baili Dongjun or Sikong Changfeng.

"I will challenge first, then guard. It won't cause any delays!" Sikong Qianluo puffed out her chest and said righteously.

"That's fine. What about the rest of you?" Su Rui turned to look at the others.

"I want to go too!" Li Hanyi stood up, her tone obedient yet firm.

When she came to Snow Moon City this time, she was here to make a name for herself by challenging the Ascending Heaven Pavilion. It was only by chance that she became Su Rui's Disciple, causing her to temporarily shelve this goal.

"Teacher, I also want to give it a try!" Wang Yuyan suddenly raised her hand, her voice gentle but resolute.

Su Rui was quite surprised but didn't ask further.

Yue Qing, standing nearby, slowly raised her hand as she listened.

"I also want to try!"

"Then you can only challenge up to the fourteenth floor at most, because I am the one guarding that floor!" Sikong Qianluo immediately said upon hearing this.

Yue Qing's face instantly darkened.

But what she said was the truth.

Yesterday's contest made her understand that within this Martial Arts Hall, besides the two girls who looked like maids, she was probably the weakest one.

If her strength wasn't enough, even her confidence in speaking was lacking.

Yue Qing sighed inwardly, but her thoughts quietly drifted towards Su Rui.

She began to ponder how she could get this man to accept her as a Disciple as well.

But... her identity had already been revealed to him...

Although he didn't have the fanaticism of immediately shouting to fight and kill upon seeing someone from the Sacred Cult.

As of now, she still couldn't figure out his true attitude towards her.

After settling everything, Su Rui led the women to the Jingwu Platform.

When they arrived at the scene and were about to take their seats, they saw that the front stands were already full of people.

The gazes of those people were all fixed squarely on her.

At this moment, she was following behind Su Rui and the others, walking at the very end.

Being stared at by so many experts, even with Yue Qing's composure, she couldn't help but feel a bit flustered, not knowing where to put her hands and feet.

She walked stiffly, following behind everyone cautiously.

As soon as they sat down, Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng walked over.

They looked at Yue Qing, who was standing to the side, and cupped their hands towards Su Rui.

"Your Excellency, this new person you've taken in... do you know her identity?" Sikong Changfeng pushed away the hand Sikong Qianluo was holding onto him and asked with a serious expression.

"She is not my Disciple," Su Rui lightly shook his head.

Yue Qing's heart jolted.

Did this Hall Master intend to hand her over to Snow Moon City for punishment?

"She is now a servant of the Martial Arts Hall," Su Rui said calmly.

"Your Excellency, her identity might be someone from the Demonic Cult!" Sikong Changfeng's tone became even more solemn.

"So what?" Su Rui sat still, looking at the two with a steady gaze.

"She is now a servant of the Martial Arts Hall," he repeated once more.

Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng exchanged a look and immediately understood Su Rui's meaning.

He didn't care about Yue Qing's background; instead, he emphasized her current status—a member of the Martial Arts Hall.

The meaning in his words was self-evident.

It meant they should not meddle in other people's business, nor should they have any designs on her.

Yue Qing naturally understood the meaning behind Su Rui's words and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She even felt that the Hall Master was secretly looking out for her.

This stirred a strange emotion in her heart, having just experienced a massive upheaval in her family.

She looked at Su Rui's back, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she lowered her head.

The two Baili looked at Yue Qing a few times, then nodded slightly, indicating they understood.

Without saying much more, the two returned directly to their seats.

"It seems he already knows her identity, but he doesn't seem inclined to investigate further," Baili Dongjun said in a low voice.

"The Demonic Cult's activities have been growing recently. We have found some of the formation eyes for the Gu Xu Formation within the city, but compared to the entire grand formation, it's just the tip of the iceberg," Sikong Changfeng frowned deeply.

The Gu Xu Formation was notorious and extremely tricky.

This time, the other party dared to set up such a large formation, their intentions were unclear, and breaking it would not be easy.

Fortunately, it was discovered early, but it was still difficult to completely dismantle.

After learning the intelligence, they had originally planned to take this woman, suspected to be from the Demonic Cult, away for interrogation.

But seeing Su Rui's attitude, he clearly was unwilling to hand her over.

This made Sikong Changfeng feel quite troubled.

"It seems our control over Snow Moon City is still insufficient. Why don't we take this opportunity to establish an intelligence System covering the entire city and the areas outside?" Baili Dongjun pondered for a moment and suggested.

"Good idea. Let's call it the Spider Web," Sikong Changfeng nodded.

"This will also make it easier to control the overall situation. The problems exposed in the city this time are too serious."

"Exactly. The City Lord's strength is extraordinary; with him around, everything is naturally under control. But once he lets go, problems immediately surface."

The rules of this world ultimately speak through strength.

In a few brief exchanges, the two finalized the establishment of the 'Spider Web'.

However, at this moment, they were not treating this matter as a top priority.

Their attention was entirely focused on the final stage of the 'Grand Competition' about to begin.

After all, the outcome was already clear.

If Li Hanyi hadn't belonged to the Martial Arts Hall now, they probably wouldn't have invested so much energy into the Demonic Cult matter.

An expert with the potential to become a pillar of Snow Moon City was clearly more important than other matters.

But now that Li Hanyi had joined the Martial Arts Hall, they had to carefully consider the current situation.

Just as the final stage of the Grand Competition was about to start in Snow Moon City, outside the city, the White-Haired Immortal Mo Qixuan received a message.

"Protector Lord, the two Venerable Envoys 'No Method' and 'No Heaven' have arrived!" The person reporting looked slightly nervous.

Mo Qixuan's heart sank upon hearing this.

These two were notorious fiends.

Not only were their methods ruthless, but their status within the Sacred Cult was also high.

Even if he fought against them, he wouldn't have absolute certainty of victory.

Moreover, they were skilled in joint attack techniques.

In the Sacred Cult, aside from the Cult Master, almost no one could suppress them.

"I didn't expect it would be them who came," Mo Qixuan knew that after he sent the situation back to the main hall, the higher-ups would surely send people.

He originally thought it would be Yue Qing.

But after Yue Qing's subsequent actions, he understood that the ones coming were not her.

However, he also hadn't expected it to be these two figures known as 'Cannot Be Bound'.

"Greetings to the two Venerable Envoys!" Seeing the two figures standing with their arms crossed and back to back, Mo Qixuan cupped his hands in greeting.

Their status in the Cult was much higher than his.

Although he didn't fear fighting any one of them individually, he was a subordinate of Yue Yao, while these two received direct orders from the Cult Master.

In terms of status, there was a level of difference.

"No need for pleasantries. The Wuxiang Envoy has already explained your matter. You failed in your task this time, and there will be punishment after the Eastern Expedition ends. Now, let's discuss this mission's objective," one of them spoke coldly.

"Venerable Envoy, do you know that Young Miss Yue Qing has already arrived before you?"

The two were stunned.

Although Yue Qing's strength was average, her identity was special.

The Heaven Beyond Heaven Sacred Cult was originally established after Ye Dingzhi annexed the forces of the Lord of the North Que Kingdom.

Yet, the sisters Yue Qing and Yue Yao remained safe within the Cult.

They didn't know the reason, but it was a fact that the Cult Master was quite indulgent towards them.

Hearing now that Yue Qing had arrived first, both their expressions tightened.

Yue Yao was fine.

But this Yue Qing had a tricky temperament and was not an easy character to deal with.

"Where is the Young Miss now?"

"Venerable Envoy, Young Miss Yue Qing previously went to that Martial Arts Hall to investigate and is now trapped inside the hall!"

The expressions of the two immediately turned solemn.

She fell under the opponent's control right after arriving.

Could it be that Mo Qixuan deliberately set a trap!

It was well-known in the Cult that Yue Qing and Yue Yao never got along.

Did Mo Qixuan act on behalf of Yue Yao, taking the opportunity to deal with Yue Qing?

The two looked suspiciously at Mo Qixuan.

Mo Qixuan knew what they were thinking and quickly explained.

"Young Miss Yue Qing probably saw the message I sent back, inquired about the Martial Arts Hall after arriving, and then went there alone!" he said.

"Furthermore, that Martial Arts Hall Master is extremely powerful, perhaps not inferior to the Cult Master. The two Venerable Envoys need to act cautiously."

Not inferior to the Cult Master?

The two heard this and both smiled, but it carried a hint of disdain.