The Immortal Cultivation World of Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy-Chapter 174. The Adventures of Li Ruyu (Part One)

Li Ruyu is now full of regret, deeply regretting her actions.

If she had known earlier how highly her master regarded that junior disciple who hadn’t yet joined the sect, she wouldn’t have developed ulterior motives halfway through and tried to seize his Yang essence.

She wouldn’t have fled, nor would she have been taken away by that inexplicable woman who came out of nowhere.

But it was all too late, and Li Ruyu could only silently endure the consequences of her actions.

After escaping back to the Xuanji Sect, her master Yu Yang Wanderer was furious upon hearing that the junior disciple had gone missing halfway.

Fang Zhou was of great importance to Yu Yang Wanderer, and to be safe, he even sent Li Ruyu, who was relatively prudent among the true disciples, not expecting that she would mess things up.

Li Ruyu was quite clever and colluded with several junior sisters who had also fled back, agreeing on a false story. She didn’t mention her audacious attempt to force herself on Fang Zhou, knowing that if her master found out, she might be killed on the spot.

Li Ruyu only said that she and Fang Zhou got along well and even developed mutual feelings, preparing to become Dao companions.

But a vile woman coveting the junior disciple’s beauty appeared halfway through and abducted him; he might have been ruined by her now.

Li Ruyu painted herself as a tragic figure whose beloved was stolen, although she received some ridicule, she successfully avoided severe danger.

Yu Yang Wanderer did not physically punish Li Ruyu, only deprived her of her status as a true disciple, as he had many true disciples anyway.

After being demoted to an ordinary disciple, Li Ruyu felt as if she had fallen from the peak to the foot of the mountain; those who used to flatter her vanished completely.

This stark contrast opened Li Ruyu’s eyes to the coldness of the world, but instead of enlightenment, it fueled her hatred towards Ling Xiaoyue and Fang Zhou.

Especially Fang Zhou, if you had just stayed put and enjoyed it quietly, why did you have to run? Now you’ve caused me to suffer too.

Li Ruyu also harbored resentment towards the Fang Family, but as an ordinary disciple, she couldn’t leave the sect freely to seek revenge.

Moreover, she didn’t dare; if Yu Yang Wanderer saw through her actions, it would be the end for her.

Even though this matter passed, Li Ruyu refused to accept decline, secretly planning to regain Yu Yang Wanderer’s favor and rise again.

Several months later, the Xuanji Sect received a newspaper said to be from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

It wasn’t the Heavenly Sword Daily, but the earlier Wangyue Daily. Due to the long distance between the sects, while the Heavenly Sword Daily had already published several issues, the outdated Wangyue Daily only then reached the Xuanji Sect, brought by a wandering cultivator unintentionally.

An Xuanji Sect disciple obtained the newspaper from the wandering cultivator, initially intending to read it for fun, but upon seeing the headline, his face turned pale.

No wonder the wandering cultivator had that mocking expression; the headline’s reference to the "XuanX Sect" clearly pointed to the Xuanji Sect.

After reading the headline, the Xuanji Sect disciple was scared witless; unable to discern the truth, she knew such a terrifying matter was beyond her capacity.

Thus, the first issue of the Wangyue Daily was passed up layer by layer, eventually reaching the sect’s high-ranking members.

...

While Li Ruyu was hiding in her room, contemplating how to win back Yu Yang Wanderer’s favor, a Law Enforcement Elder along with several deacons forcefully pushed open the door.

The trembling Li Ruyu was brought before the Xuanji Sect’s high-ranking members, including Sect Master Qing Jing Wanderer and Yu Yang Wanderer.

Their glares at Li Ruyu were as if they wanted to peel her skin off.

Due to conflict of interest, Yu Yang Wanderer remained silent, leaving another elder from Yu Xu Wanderer’s faction to question Li Ruyu. "Li Ruyu, has our Xuanji Sect ever wronged you?"

This was a severe accusation, and Li Ruyu immediately fell to her knees, loudly protesting her innocence. "The sect’s favor to its disciples is like a mountain; I am loyal to the sect and have no complaints."

"Is this your loyalty?"

A newspaper was thrown in front of Li Ruyu.

Li Ruyu glanced at the paper, her attention instantly drawn by the headline—"Shocking: Elder Gao of XuanX Sect caught in bed with the Sect Master’s lover!"

Seeing the headline, Li Ruyu was shocked, knowing her master, Yu Yang Wanderer, indeed had the surname Gao, and the Sect Master Qing Jing Wanderer did have several lovers.

Driven by curiosity, Li Ruyu continued reading, the paper vividly described how the informant accidentally discovered Elder Gao’s affair with the Sect Master’s lover, and how the Sect Master, deceived, caught them in bed and chased the still-undressed Elder Gao for over a thousand miles in a rage.

Reading this, not only was Li Ruyu shocked, she began trembling.

She recalled that half a year ago, Yu Yang Wanderer did indeed have a confrontation with Sect Master Qing Jing Wanderer. Publicly, it was claimed they were testing a newly created martial art by Qing Jing Wanderer.

Though not chased for a thousand miles, they did fight amicably for half a day before stopping.

Later, one of the Sect Master’s lovers also died of illness.

Could it be that what’s written on this paper is true?

Li Ruyu was agitated; she hadn’t expected her old master to have a lustful spring, even daring to steal the Sect Master’s lover.

But what does their scandal have to do with calling her here? Are they trying to frame her?

Li Ruyu continued reading, noting a line about the informant, Li Ruyu, not wishing to disclose her name.

Li Ruyu was now beyond agitated, she was in shock, her mind went blank.

Yu Xu Wanderer yelled, "Finished reading? How dare you exaggerate our sect’s matters and spread them outside?"

Everyone’s gaze immediately focused on Yu Xu Wanderer—so, according to him, the newspaper wasn’t lying, it just exaggerated?

Sect Master Qing Jing Wanderer and Yu Yang Wanderer’s faces were extremely ugly.

The yell woke Li Ruyu from her stupor; she collapsed to the ground, wailing, "Injustice! I never did such a heinous thing; I’ve always stayed in the sect, I couldn’t have said anything outside, I’m being framed!"

"Didn’t you go out a few months ago? How could your name appear in the newspaper if you didn’t talk?"

"Injustice! I went out to fetch the junior disciple a few months ago, accompanied by other junior sisters the whole time, without contacting anyone from other sects."

Li Ruyu couldn’t understand why her name was in the paper, labeled as the informant.

She could only cry framing, claiming it was other sects retaliating against the sect’s elite disciples, believing her efforts to protect the sect offended some groups or individuals.

Fuelled by an explosive survival instinct, Li Ruyu demonstrated unprecedented eloquence, citing various sources to prove she had no motive or position to betray the sect.