Chapter 416: Chapter 415: The Past of the Fourth Elder and the Valley Master of Seven Emotions Valley_1

Shuang Feiyan, Valley Master of the Seven Emotions Valley, a top-tier curse master, and one of the most fearsome figures in Wild State.

She possesses an array of peculiar curse techniques that are omnipresent and irresistible. Anyone who provokes her must be prepared to bear all sorts of curses.

A few hundred years ago, a sect insulted Shuang Feiyan in secret. Once she found out, the genders of all the sect members switched, which took half a year to get back to normal.

Even now that sect has remained the laughingstock of Wild State.

Lu Yang did not know about Shuang Feiyan’s exploits, but he could guess that it wouldn’t be wise to provoke a curse master of such rank.

While he possessed knowledge of the shameful pasts of the ancient immortals and was destined for greatness in the future, he definitely did not need to face the wrath of a top-tier curse master now.

Who could handle that?

“Don’t worry, I’m here. I promise no curse can harm you!” The source of the curse assured him in his spiritual space.

Lu Yang became even more terrified.

Zhao Po was also looking particularly nervous. Unlike Lu Yang, he was well aware of what Lord Shuang had done. Her existence alone was enough to make one’s heart chill. Even though the Corpse Chasing Sect and Seven Emotions Valley had good relations, it was still up to Lord Shuang’s mood whether that kinship would be effective.

Fortunately, Lord Shuang didn’t plan on trifling with the juniors. Her face changed several times, finally, she sighed heavily.

“When I first met Shanren, you were about the same age as you are now.”

“One day, Shanren was passing by Cang Mountain when he heard a cry for help. It was bandits causing trouble. He stepped in and rescued the people. That’s when we first met.”

Lu Yang nodded secretly, a typical heroic rescue, Fourth Elder was quite lucky.

“As the leader of the bandits, I was impressed by Shanren’s grace and demeanor. I could tell at a glance that he was from a prominent sect or influential family, so I captured him to be my camp’s husband.”

Lu Yang: “…”

Something seems to be off.

“As a bandit, I only rob the rich to help the poor. I don’t steal from the poor.”

“I realized there were too many bandits in Wild State to eradicate completely. So I thought why not become a bandit myself, gradually expand my power, and drive the other bandits out. If that happened, wouldn’t there be no real bandits left?”

“Anyway, once I had Shanren captive, I wanted to marry him, but he chose death over submission. I had no choice but to give up for the time being.”

Lu Yang thought to himself that he had heard of the tradition of bride kidnapping in Wild State and he was indeed witnessing it today.

“I didn’t entirely give up on Shanren. His cultivation level was not weaker than mine. I was only able to capture him through surprise. To prevent him from escaping, I put a curse on him.”

“Shanren knew he wouldn’t be able to lift the curse immediately, so he stayed obediently by my side. I shared my carefully crafted plans to combat banditry with him. After pondering for a while, he thought it sound and joined me in robbing the rich to help the poor. We made quite a name for ourselves, known in the martial world as the ‘Male and Female Bandit Duo!'”

“Of course, during this time, Shanren also tried to escape and break the curse, but he failed.”

“I love Shanren’s persistent character.”

Lu Yang figured that the foundation of Fourth Elder’s curse-lifting skill must have been laid during that period. No wonder Fourth Elder could only lift curses and not lay them. Turns out he was the one cursed initially.

“Cang Mountain is a good place. Some young, famous cultivators were captured by Shanren and me, such as the current Sect Leader of the Corpse Chasing Sect and the Clan Leader of the Barbarian Tribe. We explained our plan to them, they also thought our approach was a good solution, swore a blood oath, joined our bandit gang, and addressed me as ‘Big Sister!'”

“With the support of these three, our bandit power in Cang Mountain rapidly expanded. All other bandits around surrendered to us. I gave the defeated bandits two choices: either be processed into living corpses, or be cursed by me. Wisely, they all chose the latter and became my subordinates.”

“We further expanded our power this way, and we controlled several peaks.”

“Eventually, we controlled nearly half of the forces in Wild State. Those who were involved in the underworld would definitely know our reputation as the ‘Four Dragons of Cang Mountain.'”

“The most powerful bandit leader at that time was called Mountain Suppression Tiger. Seeing our rapid expansion, he took the initiative to attack us, hoping to stop our momentum while we were still not fully developed.”

“Mountain Suppression Tiger was in the late stage of Nascent Soul. None of us could beat him one-on-one, but the four of us together could defeat him!”

“After being defeated, Mountain Suppression Tiger fled in panic, leaving harsh words behind. He claimed there was a Unification stage rogue cultivator backing him up, and to offend him was equivalent to offending this Great Power in the Unification stage. He told us to just wait for death. I can’t remember the exact words, but that was essentially the threat.”

“We figured that there was no way we could beat a cultivator in the Unification stage. We had no choice but to call for the help of our seniors.”

“When the Unification stage rogue cultivator appeared, ready to flex his muscles in front of us, the then Valley Master of Seven Emotions Valley, Grand Elder of the Corpse Chasing Sect, and the Grand Elder of the Barbarian Tribe all showed up.”

“He was so scared he turned to flee, but how could he possibly outrun our seniors? He was only in the early stage of Unification and our seniors were in the late stages. Besides, our seniors had already set a trap, just waiting for him to walk right in.”

Lu Yang imagined the scene and felt hopeless. He was merely at the early stage of Unification, and only helping his subordinates to deal with hostile forces. Who would’ve imagined that one after another big shot would show up behind the enemy?

“That rogue cultivator had astounding escape methods. Knowing very well that he would be as good as dead if we caught him, he burned his essence blood as a price for escaping from our trap.”

“Then, a child stood in his way. It was your grandmaster, the then Sect Leader of Seek Dao Sect. He was the most powerful among the seniors. Once he made his move, the rogue cultivator couldn’t escape even if he burnt up all his life force.”

“Since then, we dominated all the bandit forces in Wild State, and were later confined by our seniors in their respective forces.”

“Shanren was supposed to be confined as well, but your grandmaster mentioned that there was no room in Seclusion Cliff, so he placed Shanren and I in Seven Emotions Valley’s confinement room.”

Lu Yang had heard of Seclusion Cliff, which was used by the Seek Dao Sect for solitary confinement, but he had always been a good boy and was never punished, so he didn’t need to go to such a place.

Originally, the Eldest Senior Sister wanted to confine their master, who didn’t cultivate properly, in Seclusion Cliff, but their master’s cultivation level was too high and he often visited Seclusion Cliff, so being there made no difference. Hence, their master was confined at the entrance of their home.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Then, who was confined in Seclusion Cliff?”

“Your master and his seven senior brothers and sisters. It seems that your master led his seven senior brothers and sisters to cause a ruckus in Imperial City. They taught the noble disciples such a good lesson, it would be best if you didn’t mention in Imperial City that you are Daoist Buyu’s disciple.”

Lu Yang: “…”

Why is it that in other households, elders back me up, but in mine, elders cause me trouble?