Chapter 375: Their Tribulation

“Woah!”

“Damn!”

“The sheer audacity!”

The thunderous cry echoed through Wang’an County.

Plenty of players were in the area.

While the mortals grew anxious, the players were already grabbing their weapons and getting ready to head out.

‘Someone’s actually here to cause trouble for the Feique Sect?’

Chen Miaomiao happened to be with Gu Ping’an and motioned for him to stay put.

With that, she flew up and over the high walls of Wang’an County, where she saw several other disciples floating in the air.

Noticing the distinct eagle pattern on their robes, Chen Miaomiao narrowed her eyes.

Behind her, a steady stream of veteran players flew up to join her.

Zhou Nvzi, who was also present, came up behind Chen Miaomiao as she took in the scene. “Fierce Eagle Sect?”

This was such a novel event that Zhou Nvzi immediately notified Han Tian and the others.

Han Tian said he was coming back right away to livestream it.

Although just livestreaming life on the Yunzhou Continent was already plenty exciting, this was the first time something so unexpected had occurred.

Naturally, he had to rush over to watch the drama unfold.

Chen Miaomiao looked at the Fierce Eagle Sect disciples with a cold expression. She carried herself more and more like a Sect Steward now. Narrowing her eyes, she could sense that their cultivation levels varied, but the strongest among them was at Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Chen Miaomiao spoke coolly. “What is your business here?”

The leading Fierce Eagle Sect disciple didn’t recognize Chen Miaomiao. He gave her a once-over and saw that she was only at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, a look of disdain filling his eyes.

He pulled out a Token. “Our Eldest Brother’s wedding to your Feique Sect’s Su Huanli is imminent. Why haven’t you honored the marriage contract and sent Su Huanli to the Fierce Eagle Sect?”

“Holy crap!”

Zhou Nvzi was stunned. “They dare to show up at our doorstep and demand someone!”

‘Jingque True Man just got back, and the people from the Fierce Eagle Sect are already audacious enough to come demand someone from the Feique Sect directly?’

But Chen Miaomiao immediately recalled something.

‘Jingque True Man only just left for the Fierce Eagle Sect…’

His words sent the other players into an uproar.

The Sect channel immediately flooded with furious discussion.

Su Huanli’s situation had caused a huge stir some time ago. Most players didn’t really know her, but they had heard bits and pieces.

She was on good terms with the Sect Master!

She was the Sect Master’s friend.

That made her a family-tier local NPC. How could she be treated the same as some outsider?

It seemed a major game plotline had been triggered.

A crowd of players rubbed their hands in excitement, even if the plot seemed a bit illogical and unreasonable.

Chen Miaomiao and several other veteran players felt the same way.

The Fierce Eagle Sect was acting so unexpectedly; it made no sense.

Chen Miaomiao scoffed. “What marriage? We’ve never heard of it. Are you trying to order the Feique Sect around with some baseless Token?”

“A Token? This is a secret voice transmission from your own Sect Master!”

The Fierce Eagle Sect disciple gave a cold smile. The Token began to glow, and an image of Jingque True Man appeared.

Her voice was gentle, but tinged with solemnity.

“Upon seeing this order, Feique Sect disciple Su Huanli is to proceed to the Fierce Eagle Sect immediately and marry their eldest disciple, Zhang Xiwen. There are to be no delays.”

“…”

The players were dumbfounded when the image appeared.

Some of them had seen Jingque True Man recently and recognized that the image was indeed her.

‘But… is this some kind of joke?’

Up on Feique Mountain, Su Huanli and Shui Ping hurried over, flying through the air. They were stunned when they saw the secret order.

Shui Ping immediately grabbed Su Huanli’s sleeve. “Impossible! The Sect Master just left. How could disciples from the Fierce Eagle Sect show up right behind her with her secret order? Something’s fishy!”

Su Huanli composed herself, but a sudden feeling of unease washed over her.

“This definitely isn’t right.”

‘Why is the Fierce Eagle Sect so fixated on this marriage?’

Seeing the secret order presented, the Fierce Eagle Sect disciple assumed Chen Miaomiao and the others were silent because they were considering it and would have no choice but to accept the result.

But then, Zhou Nvzi, standing beside Chen Miaomiao, laughed. “It’s just a secret order. Who knows if it’s real or fake? Our Sect Master didn’t come back and tell us this herself, so we’re not buying it.”

Since they were all disciples of the Feique Sect out in public, it wasn’t wrong for her to refer to Jingque True Man as “our Sect Master.”

The Fierce Eagle Sect disciple, Dai Kai, stared wide-eyed. “How could a Sect Master’s secret order possibly be fake? Are you implying we forged your Sect Master’s order?”

Zhou Nvzi grinned and nodded. “Yep. We just saw our Sect Master a couple of days ago, and she didn’t mention this at all. So you must have forged it.”

But Dai Kai just sneered. “Is that so? You think the secret order is a fake? Then what about this?”

With that, Dai Kai tossed something over.

It was an exquisite feather.

A mark made of Spiritual Energy emanated from it.

Su Huanli flew over, her face turning pale. “It’s the Sect Master’s personal token.”

This was Jingque True Man’s personal seal. To see it was to see her in person.

It carried her aura. There was no way the Fierce Eagle Sect could have faked that, was there?

After seeing the feather, Chen Miaomiao was silent for three seconds before speaking. “They’ve even brought out her personal token. Something’s definitely happened to her.”

‘That Fierce Eagle Sect is a huge problem!’

‘Jingque True Man has only been gone a short while, and she’s already been detained. They’ve even taken her personal token and are trying to use it to deceive the Feique Sect.’

‘This means the Fierce Eagle Sect planned this in advance.’

Chen Miaomiao silently calculated the disciples’ travel speed. Considering the distance from the Fierce Eagle Sect’s territory, they had arrived far too quickly.

Meanwhile, the system stopped Qing Guo, who was preparing to depart for the Taixue Sect. “You need to find a way to return to the Sect first.”

Qing Guo saw the internal Sect messages and instantly understood. “The Fierce Eagle Sect is stirring up trouble?”

System: “Yes. We previously discovered that the annihilation of the Spirit Fox Sect was not only unrelated to Demon Cultivators but actually involved the Fierce Eagle Sect. Something isn’t right about their visit this time.”

Qing Guo regretfully sent a message to Zhan Sheng: [Change of plans. The Sect might be in danger. I have to go back first.]

Zhan Sheng had also seen the news from within the Sect and naturally understood the gravity of the situation.

She glanced at Wei Heng, who was staring at their party. A cold, almost imperceptible smile played on his lips as he looked at her.

Zhan Sheng gave a faint smile in return.

[It’s fine. I can’t head back for now. I’ll handle things on my end.]

‘If the risk was high enough, those two would definitely make a move against her.’

‘Zhan Sheng had trump cards to save her own life.’

‘If she couldn’t handle the two of them, she would just have to change her gameplay strategy.’

‘But she definitely wouldn’t let them get off easy.’

Back in the county town, Zhai Xiaotian had also witnessed the negotiations in the sky.

As his expression shifted, Han Daozi, who was beside him, drawled, “You want to stick your nose into everything. Are you trying to be their butler?”

Zhai Xiaotian turned back to him. “Something’s not right with the Fierce Eagle Sect. The Feique Sect’s Master, Jingque True Man, is at the Golden Core Early Stage, but she possesses a rare treasure that lets her fight at the Mid Golden Core Stage. There’s no way she’d be controlled by the Fierce Eagle Sect so easily. Besides, the Spirit Fox Sect was annihilated not long ago.”

“So what?”

Han Daozi took an unconcerned sip of his Spiritual Wine. “If this is their tribulation, they should be the ones to overcome it. If they can’t even get past this…”

He shook his head. “…they’ll have an even harder time with the Sea View Sect.”