Chapter 473: Dong Yun’s Predicament

Knock! Knock!

Knock! Knock!

Just as Yi Chen was changing into a fresh set of clothes with the intention of rushing towards the Seventh Peak, a flurry of knocks drew his attention.

’What the hell? Who is hitting so hard on my door?’ he thought the very next moment and was about to inquire, but just then Dong Yun’s panicked voice came from the other side.

"Brother Chen! Brother Chen, it’s me! Dong Yun! There’s trouble! Big trouble!" Dong Yun exclaimed from the other side of the door and was about to bang on the door another couple of times, but just then Yi Chen opened the door.

"What trouble?" Yi Chen asked the very next moment, looking at Dong Yun’s nervous expression. It felt as if he had seen a ghost.

"A-A Core Disciple from the Huo Clan wants to urgently meet you! She’s waiting for you outside the quarters, and from the cold expression on her face, it doesn’t seem like it’s for a good reason at all!" Dong Yun explained everything the very next moment before gasping for air.

"This..."

’A Core Disciple from the Huo Clan? Looks like Huo Xun finally managed to ask someone for help...’ Yi Chen thought to himself, but just then a confused frown appeared on his face. ’Wait... didn’t Dong Yun say ’She’? It’s a woman?... A Core Disciple, Huo Clan and a woman...could it be...’

Yi Chen’s eyes widened in realisation as he asked Dong Yun the very next moment, "Hey, this Core Disciple from the Huo Clan... what was her name?"

"S-She mentioned that her name was Huo Yin..." Dong Yun answered instantly.

"So that’s how it is..." Yi Chen let out a relieved sigh, realising that Dong Yun had misunderstood. However, that still didn’t mean he was out of the crisis.

’Since Elder Ru Qi had even sent Senior Sister Huo Yin... it means that she definitely wants to meet me today, no matter what.’ Yi Chen’s expression turned pale as he hoped that he would be able to placate her anger later when he met.

He was about to rush downstairs but paused, thinking about something.

’If I were to arrive in front of Elder Ru Qi in my present state, wouldn’t that be ruder than just being late?’

The moment that thought came to him, he immediately told Dong Yun not to worry about Huo Yin and instead to go and inform Huo Yin that he had just woken up and would be there after freshening up.

"This..." Dong Yun couldn’t help but look at Yi Chen with an uncertain expression.

"Just trust me. She must have been sent by Elder Ru Qi and not Huo Xun," Yi Chen stated, seeing the unsure expression on Dong Yun’s face.

"A-Alright. I’ll do as Big Brother Chen says!" Dong Yun stated the very next moment, deciding to place all his trust in Yi Chen, and went downstairs to ask Huo Yin to wait.

’Brother Chen can’t be wrong... That Core Disciple, she must indeed mean no harm to Brother Chen.’ Dong Yun gulped, swallowing his saliva, pouring all his trust into Yi Chen.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen immediately went to the bathroom to freshen up, got changed into a fresh pair of clothes, combed his hair, which had started to cover half his ears by now, before finally making his way downstairs.

’Mhm?’

He couldn’t help but develop a frown, seeing several disciples sneakily looking out from the veranda towards the courtyard in the middle of their quarters.

Their eyes, although wary, clearly depicted a trace of admiration in them.

’Just where are they looking?’ Thinking along those lines, Yi Chen immediately turned his head in the direction all of them were looking after coming down the stairs, only to notice Huo Yin, who was sitting on a chair under a tree’s shade in the courtyard.

Dressed in red and white robes, she sat there with her hands folded, with one leg on top of the other, carrying an impatient expression on her face.

Under the continuous breeze, the strands of her hair waved gently all around, carrying a pleasant aroma of freshness that wafted in the air.

’No wonder all of them look so enamoured...’ Yi Chen thought the very next moment.

Huo Yin was really an exceptional beauty from all angles. The next second, Yi Chen’s eyes fell on Dong Yun, who had been standing beside her nervously while waiting for Yi Chen’s arrival.

’Big Brother Chen...just when will you come down here?’ Dong Yun thought, with panic evident in his heart.

While the other disciples watching him from afar couldn’t help but be jealous seeing him standing right next to Huo Yin all this while, it was only he who could tell just how difficult it had been for him to do so.

After every couple of minutes, she would turn her head towards him and ask him the exact same question in the exact same tone.

’When will he come down?’

An extremely simple question, but under Huo Yin’s cold gaze and the overbearing pressure she naturally exuded, Dong Yun’s throat couldn’t help but dry up, starting from the very first time she asked that question.

By now, she had already asked the same question nine times in the past eighteen minutes and each time Dong Yun did his best to answer the same thing in a different manner.

"Brother Chen should be in the washroom now, so it will still take some time..."

"He should be wringing his towel..."

"He would be returning to his room to change..."

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It was to the point that he had now completely utilised all his brain cells and couldn’t think of any more excuses to give.

’Just what should I say the next time? I’ve already said that Brother Chen should be making his way down here by now...but what should I answer to that eerie question now?! Just what?!’

Dong Yun thought, trying hard to figure out his answer while desperately wishing for Yi Chen’s immediate arrival.

’Shit...Shit...Shit! It’s almost twenty minutes now! She’s going to ask that question again now!’ Dong Yun thought, panic evident on his face.

Just like he had anticipated, Huo Yin, who had been aimlessly looking at the leaves, lost in her thoughts all this time, slowly turned her head towards Dong Yun and asked, her gaze and tone still carrying the exact same coldness.

"When will he come down?"

Dong Yun felt like crying at his plight.

’Big Sister, how many times have I told you that Brother Chen is coming? He will come, so why do you keep making me suffer by asking me the same question again and again...’

With no excuse coming to his mind any longer, Dong Yun was about to break down and cry out in frustration, but just then, like a shining star, Yi Chen’s figure appeared in front of his eyes. He had just come down the stairs and was currently looking in their direction.

"Brother Chen!" Dong Yun exclaimed with all his might, and the moment he did, Huo Yin retracted her penetrating gaze from him, causing him to sigh in relief.

Seeing Dong Yun calling him so energetically, Yi Chen couldn’t help but show a confused expression.

’I’ve never seen him so happy to see me until now...’

He thought to himself while making his way towards Huo Yin the very next moment under the eyes of everyone present.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Huo Yin," Yi Chen bowed in a respectful manner after stopping a few feet from her.

Still sitting in her seat, Huo Yin narrowed her eyes the very next moment and said, leaning forward a little, "You sure took your sweet time coming downstairs, didn’t you? Did your colleague here not properly inform you that I’ve been waiting for you here?"

As she asked that question, her gaze couldn’t help but turn into a glare.

"He did, actually... that’s also the exact same reason I took my time to come down." Yi Chen answered in an apologetic manner while scratching the back of his head.

"What do you mean?" Huo Yin asked with a frown the very next moment.

"After realising that Senior Sister Huo Yin had come to ask for me, I realised that it’s because of Elder Ru Qi, and since I had just woken up at that time, I couldn’t just come down in that manner and visit Elder Ru Qi in that state now, can I?

It would be extremely rude of me to do that and might as well anger her even further..."

Yi Chen answered after a brief pause, the very next moment.

"It seems you’re well aware of your situation," Huo Yin lightly snorted after hearing Yi Chen’s words before standing up. With her face still carrying its cold countenance, she gestured towards the exit and said, "Follow after me closely."

With that said, she turned around and started walking out of the quarters.

Yi Chen immediately nodded towards Dong Yun before rushing to catch up with Huo Yin, but before he could do so, her figure rushed forward, leaving a subtle trail of burnt marks on the muddy ground.

’So, you want to teach me a lesson in this manner, huh? Fine, let’s do it your way then!’ Yi Chen thought with an amused smile and, guiding his qi toward his legs, the very next moment, rushed straight toward her.

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