freenovelworld Chapter 326 Liu Yan'er's New Conspiracy
Chapter 326 Liu Yan'er's New Conspiracy
Liu Yan'er watched Chu Mochen and Yun Yao thaw their relationship after returning from the mission. The tenderness between their eyes pierced her heart like a steel needle. Jealousy and unwillingness surged wildly in her chest, like a surging black tide, about to completely swallow up her remaining sanity. She would never allow Yun Yao to easily take away everything she had dreamed of - Chu Mochen's love and the respected status in the sect.
In the shadow of the winding and deep corridor of the sect, Liu Yan'er's sinister eyes swept over several people beside her who also had ulterior motives. These people were all mediocre and full of resentment in the sect. Because of their laziness and incompetence, they never received the favor of the master, and the skills and resources were not theirs. Over time, they accumulated a lot of resentment in their hearts and tried to change the status quo through unorthodox methods. They and Liu Yan'er had similar tastes and often gathered together on weekdays. They were jealous of the disciples who were the focus of attention in the sect. Seeing that Liu Yan'er was interested in making trouble, they naturally hit it off.
"Hmph, Yun Yao is just lucky. Why does she always have the upper hand over us?" A mean-looking disciple spoke first, his words full of sourness. As he spoke, he stroked the tattered sword at his waist with his hand, as if he wanted to vent all his anger on this lifeless object.
"That's right. We must make her look bad during this celebration. Let's see how she can still be so proud!" Another short and fat disciple with a face full of flesh echoed. His thick lips trembled slightly with excitement, saliva splashed out, and his eyes flashed with vicious light.
Liu Yan'er raised her chin slightly, her delicate face looked particularly stern in the dim light of the corridor, and she snorted coldly: "This time, I will definitely make her lose her reputation and fall from the clouds." After that, she took out a wrinkled blueprint from her sleeve and slowly unfolded it. It was densely marked with the layout of the celebration venue, the performance process, and the personnel arrangements for each link. This was something she had copied secretly while the disciples in charge of preparing the celebration were negligent.
“Look,” Liu Yan’er tapped the drawing with her slender fingers, “On the day of the celebration, Yun Yao will perform the art of flying swords on this high platform, showing off her newly-cultivated exquisite sword moves. This is the part that everyone is watching, and as long as we do something about it…” She raised a sinister arc at the corner of her mouth, her eyes flashed with a calculating light, and revealed to everyone the conspiracy that she had already planned in her heart.
When everyone heard this, they were stunned at first, and then a ferocious smile appeared on their faces, as if they had seen Yun Yao making a fool of herself in front of everyone. They gathered around, put their heads together, and discussed the details in a flurry, their voices were extremely low, for fear that passers-by would hear them.
"We can tamper with her flying sword and make it go out of control at the critical moment." The rat-eyed disciple rolled his eyes and came up with a sinister idea. As he spoke, he pointed his fingers in the air, simulating the scene of a flying sword going out of control.
"Not appropriate. If someone finds out that the flying sword has been tampered with, we will be in big trouble." Liu Yan'er frowned and rejected the proposal. She looked at the blueprint for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "I got it! Let's work on the mechanism of this high platform. During the celebration, in order to create an atmosphere, many colorful magic arrays will be arranged around the high platform to echo the performance. The spiritual power of these magic arrays is controlled by the mechanism under the stage. As long as the connection veins of the mechanism are slightly changed to make the spiritual power flow backwards, it can trigger the violence of the magic array. At that time, the props on the stage will be out of control, and the scene will inevitably be in chaos. Yun Yao is in it. Even if she has supernatural powers, it will be difficult for her to escape. She will only be regarded as the culprit of the disaster by everyone."
After hearing Liu Yan'er's plan, everyone applauded and was in awe of her cunning and treacherousness. At that moment, they began to work in a division of labor. Liu Yan'er, relying on her connections in the sect, managed to get the special tools needed to control the mechanism and some talismans to conceal the aura, so as not to be noticed when she was working. The disciples with ill intentions took advantage of the night to sneak into the celebration venue in batches, pretending to help with the arrangement, but actually carefully modified the mechanism according to Liu Yan'er's instructions.
They were extremely cautious in their actions. Every time they pried the mechanism and changed the spiritual power line, they were nervous, afraid of making any noise. Once a patrolling disciple passed by, they immediately stopped what they were doing, stood against the wall, and hid in the shadows. With the help of the talisman, they restrained their own aura. After finally completing the modification of the mechanism, everyone was sweating profusely, and their clothes on the back were already soaked with sweat.
However, Liu Yan'er's plot went far beyond this. She knew that a mere chaos might not be enough to completely overthrow Yun Yao. After all, Yun Yao had accumulated a lot of popularity in the sect. If everyone knew that she was framed, they might even sympathize with her. So Liu Yan'er began to spread rumors in the sect again. She wandered around and chatted with those disciples who were soft-hearted and liked to gossip.
"Do you know why Yun Yao is so eager to show off at the celebration?" Liu Yan'er pretended to be mysterious and approached a female disciple, and said in a low voice.
The female disciple was already quite interested in the gossips in the sect. Seeing Liu Yan'er like this, she immediately perked up, opened her eyes wide, and asked eagerly, "Why? Senior Sister Liu, tell me quickly."
Liu Yan'er had a barely perceptible sneer on her lips and said softly, "I heard that she wanted to take this opportunity to attract the attention of a certain elder so as to gain more cultivation resources. Think about it, she is an outsider, and she has become very popular not long after joining the sect. If she didn't have such ambitions, why would she go to such great lengths?"
The female disciple couldn't help but gasp when she heard this, with a trace of disdain on her face: "So that's how it is, such utilitarianism is really despicable."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Liu Yan'er was secretly pleased and continued to move on to her next goal. She exaggerated and vividly described Yun Yao's various "evil deeds", portraying Yun Yao as a woman with deep scheming and who would do anything to achieve her goals. Under her deliberate instigation, an undercurrent gradually emerged in the sect, and many disciples looked at Yun Yao with a bit of suspicion and alienation.
At the same time, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were still immersed in the joy of their newly restored relationship, and were completely unaware of Liu Yan'er's conspiracy. They continued to practice hard every day, occasionally strolling hand in hand among the mountains and rivers of the sect, looking forward to a better life in the future. Yun Yao was looking forward to the arrival of the celebration, wanting to show her practice results in front of everyone and add some glory to the sect; Chu Mochen silently supported her, helping her choose the right flying sword and prepare the costumes for the performance. His meticulous care was like the warm spring sun, warming Yun Yao's heart.
As the day of the celebration approaches, the sect is immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. Disciples are busy shuttling around every corner, carefully decorating the venue, with colorful flags flying, flowers clustered, and the spiritual light of the magic circle looming, outlining a dreamlike scene. However, under this prosperous appearance, a storm is about to sweep in, and Yun Yao is about to be in the center of this storm, facing an unprecedented severe test.