Conspiracy

Meanwhile, at Zixiao Peak.

While Ye Shu was preparing for the All-Peak Tournament, others were also making preparations for his participation in the tournament.

Halfway up the mountain, Su Xiao was lying on his bamboo chair basking in the sun, enjoying a beautiful and peaceful life.

Lu Qinghuan and Zheng Yunshu were locked up in solitary confinement.

He was feeling great.

He didn't have to tangle with these crazy female leads, nor did he have to keep a straight face all day just to maintain his character persona and spout cringe-worthy villainous declarations.

Life was pretty sweet, alright.

He happily picked up a glass of iced watermelon juice from the table and took a sip. Drinking a glass of iced watermelon juice during the dog days of summer is such a wonderful thing.

However, before he could enjoy it for long.

The cold electronic voice of the system suddenly echoed in his ears.

[Detected that a plot node is approaching. Host, please complete the plot of Chapter 137 of the original work: compete with the male lead Ye Shu for the championship in the finals of the All-Peak Tournament.]

Hearing this, Su Xiao finally smiled confidently.

Is it finally coming?

The plot where he goes offline completely. As long as he loses to Ye Shu at the All-Peak Tournament, he will never recover from the setback, completely becoming one of the stepping stones for the male lead's rise to fame.

Until the Qingxuan Sect is destroyed by the Demonic Path.

He would only come out to show his face briefly, then die at the hands of the Demonic Path army. Mission completed, and he would return to the Blue Planet.

There were problems with the previous plot nodes.

Mainly because of those female leads, each acting as if they had lost their minds, making him look like a clown.

An occasion like the All-Peak Tournament is a one-on-one duel.

There are no female lead plotlines, only a true man's duel between him and the male lead. With his acting skills, winning might not be easy, but could losing be hard? Losing is...

That's simply as easy as eating and drinking.

Surely no one would dare to intervene at a time like this and disrupt the order of the tournament, right?

No way, right?

This is right under the Sect Master's nose. Could someone really dare to risk their life and interfere with the finals of the All-Peak Tournament in front of the entire sect?

What a joke!

If there really was someone that crazy, Su Xiao would concede.

Hehe, hahahaha!

At the thought that he could soon go offline for a long period, no longer having to play the fool all day and watch the female leads perform wave after wave of baffling actions, Su Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He covered his face with one hand and laughed up at the sky.

Blue Planet, your emperor is about to return!

The laughter echoed through the mountains, lingering for a long time.

Qin Ke'er, who was riding her sword toward the grand hall at the peak, paused upon hearing the laughter and gave a speechless glance halfway down the mountain.

After her rebirth, she still felt that her Eldest Senior Brother had his own unspoken difficulties.

Now it seemed that her Eldest Senior Brother was just sick in the head, causing everyone else on the peak to become abnormal as well. His sacrifice for the sect in their previous life couldn't erase the fundamental fact that he was an idiot in this life.

Just like how a good person doing a bad thing doesn't mean they are a bad person.

A bad person doing a good thing doesn't mean they are a good person either.

Sigh...

Qin Ke'er sighed deeply, gazing in the direction of Zixiao Peak. She suddenly felt a bit envious of Lin Qingxue; at least she dared to talk back to their Master, and at least she could leave whenever she wanted.

Unlike her, who was tied down here.

I hope the incident at the disciple acceptance ceremony will wake Master and Senior Sisters up a bit.

She landed her flying sword at the peak.

Before her was a quaint and ancient grand hall. The doors were tightly shut, emitting a cold and gloomy aura.

Qin Ke'er couldn't help but feel a bad premonition.

She felt that the palace before her was no longer the place that used to make her feel safe and warm; instead, it made her feel eerie and uncomfortable.

If possible, she would rather be locked in solitary confinement herself.

She just wanted to cultivate quietly, wait for this storm to pass, and wait for everything to get back on track.

I hope Master looking for me isn't a bad thing.

In front of the hall doors, Qin Ke'er hesitated a few times before finally sighing and slowly pushing the doors open.

What is a blessing is not a curse, and a curse cannot be avoided.

Inside the doors, the floor was as clean as new. Mu Yunxi sat on a futon resting with her eyes closed, exuding a tranquil aura mixed with an indescribable coldness.

Hearing the sound of the doors opening, she opened her eyes.

Seeing that it was her third disciple, Qin Ke'er, a faint smile slowly appeared on Mu Yunxi's cold face. Ke'er is here.

She waved at Qin Ke'er.

Come sit by your Master.

Under her smile, Qin Ke'er's previously anxious heart finally settled down. No matter what, her Master and Senior Sisters were still her Master and Senior Sisters; they would never harm her.

She took a few steps forward and sat down beside Mu Yunxi.

Master, why were you looking for me?

I just wanted to talk to you. Mu Yunxi shook her head. Her gaze fell outside the hall, looking empty, and her voice sounded a bit lonely.

Both of your Senior Sisters have been locked in solitary confinement.

That little girl Qingxue has been bewitched by that little thief. She had a falling out with our Zixiao Peak and left the mountain. Your Martial Aunt Qing from Qingluan Peak was also severely injured because of that little thief and is still recuperating.

As for your Eldest Senior Brother, he doesn't know the karma of the future, and we have no way to speak of it with him.

Mu Yunxi sighed and looked at Qin Ke'er. Ke'er, right now, you are the only one left by my side who knows the malicious nature of that little thief.

Only me left?

Qin Ke'er thought to herself, looking at Mu Yunxi with a slightly strange gaze.

But she didn't think the heartless man had any problems.

Rather, her Senior Brother was acting like an idiot, looking for trouble out of nowhere. The heartless man actually had a pretty good temper; he didn't even exchange insults or fight with Eldest Senior Brother. If she were the heartless man facing such insults, she would have slapped Eldest Senior Brother twice across the face long ago.

As for her Senior Sisters and Martial Aunt Qing, they deserved it even more.

They couldn't distinguish right from wrong and almost ruined the external reputation of the Qingxuan Sect. It would be unreasonable not to punish them.

However, Qin Ke'er only dared to think these words.

If she said them out loud in front of her Master...

She would probably be beaten on the spot just like Junior Sister Qingxue, right?

Qin Ke'er was startled internally. She quickly composed herself and put on an expression of sharing a bitter hatred of the enemy.

Master, you know that I support you the most.

It's very good that you have this intention.

Mu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction, then said, It won't be long before the All-Peak Tournament. Both you and I are people who know the karma of our past lives, so naturally, we know the result of that tournament. I don't know what methods that little thief used to defeat your Eldest Senior Brother, who had cultivated bitterly for years, making a name for himself in one fell swoop.

Later, he entered the back mountain and gained the recognition of the Qingxuan Sword.

From then on, no one could suppress that little thief anymore. He soared into the sky, and in the end, he was arrogant enough to kill the Holy Son of the Demonic Path. This enraged the Demonic Path of the Central State, causing them to launch a massive invasion of the Eastern Wasteland. Our Qingxuan Sect bore the brunt of it and was destroyed in that catastrophe.

Qin Ke'er listened quietly, her gaze unflinching.

She already knew all these things.

Then what are your plans, Master? Give Senior Brother extra training so he can win against the heartl... that little thief at the tournament? Qin Ke'er thought for a moment and asked.

Hearing this, Mu Yunxi was stunned for a moment.

She hadn't expected her disciple's thoughts to be so naive.

Not quite.

Mu Yunxi shook her head, her eyes suddenly turning cold and grim.

I plan to kill that little thief during the tournament.