JSCMU-Chapter 97: I Will Win

“Master!” Ye Danxia’s eyes lit up, and she looked pleadingly at Zhao Wuji.

Yun Jin is a sword cultivator, and there had never been a precedent of a sword cultivator excelling in botany techniques.

It is certain that Yun Jin would lose this match.

That meant her little life would be spared!

Ye Danxia even wondered whether Yun Jin was just making a lot of noise with little substance. Being outwardly arrogant, but inwardly afraid of her master. Was she proposing this condition on purpose to give herself a way out, to let her off the hook?

At that moment, Zhao Wuji also faintly had this feeling.

He couldn’t help but think.

Is Yun Jin out of her mind?

She just exchanged a few manuals, and now, only after ten days, she dared to challenge a disciple specialized in this field?

If that wasn’t her deliberately trying to spare Danxia, then what was it?

Heh.

Now she knew how to behave.

Too bad.

It’s too late.

He remembered everything she did before, all very clearly.

Wait till the match in three months, he will make sure to completely destroy her with no place to bury her bones!

“Sect Master, do you dare accept this wager?” Yun Jin looked at Zhao Wuji. “You yourself said, because of Uncle Ma, any disciple with talent in botany who doesn’t go under your tutelage would be wasting their abilities. I’ve never received any instruction from Uncle Ma, and I’m a newly admitted disciple. If the elite personally trained by Uncle Ma can’t even beat me, doesn’t that make your statement invalid?”

Zhao Wuji looked at Yun Jin coldly. “You’re certainly arrogant.”

Yun Jin replied calmly, “I wouldn’t call it arrogance. Just a desire to fight for a bit of fairness. Sect Master, will you accept or not?”

She glanced briefly at Ye Danxia lying on the ground, reminding him that this precious disciple’s life depended entirely on his decision.

Ye Danxia gritted her teeth and looked at Zhao Wuji with pleading eyes.

Yun Jin couldn’t possibly win anyways!

Zhao Wuji looked at Ye Danxia’s pale face and sighed lightly.

He could, of course, forcibly protect Ye Danxia’s life, but in doing so, the sect rules would truly become a laughingstock.

If Yun Jin voluntarily gave up the right to pursue the matter, then it would be much easier to justify.

But…

For some reason, he still felt uneasy.

This Yun Jin, there was something strange about her.

In everything she did, everyone believed she wouldn’t succeed, and yet she did every single time.

If this time…

She succeeds again.

Then the profits he is forced to give up would be no small matter.

The loss of profit was one thing. But more importantly, it would directly lead to the other peaks breaking free from his control. The consequences of that were something he simply could not bear!

“If the Sect Master doesn’t even dare to accept this,” Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, “then I have nothing more to say. We can just say that you never intended to spare Ye Danxia’s life.”

She wanted to see whether this Zhao Wuji, who cherished Ye Danxia like a pearl in the palm of his hand in the book, would still choose her this time.

At that moment, she even hoped Ye Danxia’s protagonist aura would shine a little brighter. At least bright enough for Zhao Wuji to be willing to take a small risk to protect her life.

Yes.

She is indeed using Ye Danxia’s life to secure this bet!

Tianxing Sect needed change.

The sins Ye Danxia committed in the previous life would be atoned for in this one.

Zhao Wuji looked at Ye Danxia’s pale face. After a long while, he finally said, “Since you’re so confident, what does it matter if I agree?”

Oh?

Ye Danxia turned out to be so useful?

Yun Jin’s eyes lit up and she struck while the iron was still hot, “Then let’s establish a contract!”

These days, she brought up contracts left and right, mainly because they were just too effective.

A contract…

Zhao Wuji instinctively felt some wariness. He tried to refuse, “To bind a cultivator of my level, one would need at least a seventh-grade golden contract paper. Isn’t that a bit too wasteful?”

“This contract paper will be provided by Heavenly Sword Peak,” Lin Ya said directly, producing a sheet of contract paper.

This was purchased from the marketplace by Chen Changrong on Yue Zhao’s request.

Thanks to Yun Jin’s recent operations, Heavenly Sword Peak was no longer short on money.

Zhao Wuji’s expression changed slightly.

“Does the Sect Master still have any objections?” Lin Ya asked.

Zhao Wuji coldly said, “Since you were already prepared, I don’t care either way.”

Yun Jin immediately stepped forward a few steps.

Lin Ya made a slight gesture, and the golden contract paper floated between the two of them.

Yun Jin closed her eyes. After both sides confirmed the contract’s terms, a divine glow flashed.

The contract was sealed!

“Ten days from now, I look forward to your grand victory,” Zhao Wuji said with a touch of mockery.

“Thank you for your confidence, Sect Master. I certainly will.” Yun Jin replied cheerfully.

Zhao Wuji snorted and was about to take Ye Danxia away.

“Wait.” Yun Jin suddenly spoke.

“What is it now?” Zhao Wuji said, somewhat irritated.

“I only said that if I lose in ten days, I’ll spare her life. But for now, she is still guilty. According to sect rules, she should be imprisoned in the Discipline Hall, guarded by its disciples,” Yun Jin said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Ye Danxia’s face turned even paler.

Zhao Wuji shot a cold glance at Yun Jin. “Very good, you’re truly something.”

“Thank you for the praise,” Yun Jin replied instantly.

Zhao Wuji flung his sleeve and left without sparing Ye Danxia another glance.

He didn’t understand either.

How, as the grand Sect Master, did he keep getting the short end of the stick when facing Yun Jin?

Everyone else feared him, but Yun Jin didn’t.

If she weren’t already a dead woman walking, Zhao Wuji would’ve crushed her with one palm.

Forget it!

She now had plenty of backing. Killing her on the stage would be the safest option.

“Danxia,” Yun Jin looked at Ye Danxia with a face full of pity. “We’ll meet again in ten days.”

Ye Danxia couldn’t utter a single word.

Yun Jin then turned to Yue Lin. “Hall Master Yue, you know how close Sister Ye and I are. So over the next ten days, I’ll be coming to visit her every day. If you show any favoritism or treat her differently than the other criminals, I won’t stand for that.”

Yue Lin’s mouth twitched.

Heh.

You two are such good sisters!

With a blank expression, he said, “The Discipline Hall will handle it impartially.”

Yun Jin still had a beaming smile. “Then I’m relieved.”

Yue Lin flicked his sleeve. “The hearing is over. Everyone disperse!”

He didn’t know about the others, but he didn’t want to stay for another moment.

Two disciples from the Discipline Hall escorted Ye Danxia away.

However, the other disciples looked reluctant to leave, as if they hadn’t had enough entertainment.

Yun Jin truly lived up to her name.

When she said the show would be exciting, she meant it.

Not to mention the twists and turns, there was even more to come!

If they lived in modern times, they would’ve known this was called a drama series.

Every episode ended in a cliffhanger, keeping them hooked to the very end.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Fang Mingyue glanced at Lin Ya. “In ten days, I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Lin Ya chuckled. “So will I.”

Fang Mingyue nodded and vanished on the spot.

Huo Lie and Long Yi looked at Lin Ya with complex expressions. They said nothing and soon disappeared as well.

If Yun Jin actually pulled this off, both of them would benefit greatly too.

That was why they didn’t know whether to hope Yun Jin would win or lose.

Elder Ming looked at Yun Jin and stroked his beard with some relief. “Yun girl, that move of yours was quite something. Whether you win or lose, the other peaks will remember that you stood up for them. Just now, even Huo Lie and Long Yi were looking at you a bit differently. He who wins the hearts of the people, wins the world.”

Clearly, Elder Ming didn’t believe Yun Jin could truly win. He merely thought this was a way to earn people’s support.

Yun Jin smiled. “That’s right.”

Only she herself knew.

This time,

What she wanted, from beginning to end, was victory.

She will win.

If she was going to win hearts, she would win them completely.

As for Ye Danxia.

She will pay the price she deserved.