Crazy-Gossiping-C49

Chapter 49

After hearing about the scandal involving the Fourth Elder of the Flower Pavilion and thirty-one married men, Ning Xu realized one thing—there were countless tangled relationships among the major powers in the cultivation world.

At first glance, these people seemed unrelated, but in reality, it was far from the truth.

This was also why Ning Xu dared to expose the gossip about the Tribulation Stage True Monarch—Gou Chen—at this time.

One way or another, he could be tied back to the Flower Pavilion.

Of course, she only dared to reveal some minor scandals about him for now. As for the real bombshells, such as his relationship with the reincarnated supreme cultivator, those could not be disclosed—at least not yet.

Otherwise, they would immediately attract the attention of those four traitors who now held great power and authority.

Ning Xu’s guess turned out to be correct. The one who still maintained a complicated relationship with the Fourth Elder of the Flower Pavilion, Luo Yu, was actually Gou Chen’s adopted son.

Moreover, Gou Chen was the Sect Leader’s grand-master uncle and served as the spiritual pillar of the Flower Pavilion.

After Ning Xu had the Melon-Eating System post a teaser, it caused a massive uproar in the forum. Some cultivators even thought they had misread it.

After all, who else dared to share a name with Gou Chen other than that True Monarch?

【What? Is this real?】

【Melon Mover, that’s the Tribulation Stage True Monarch! A Tribulation Stage cultivator who can level an entire cultivation city with a flick of his finger!】

【Melon Mover, if you’re just messing with us this time, I won’t be mad. Your safety is more important.】

【Do you even understand what Gou Chen means to the Flower Pavilion?】

【It’s clear that Melon Mover is completely at odds with the Flower Pavilion… I’m curious—what exactly did the Flower Pavilion do to offend you?】

【Melon Mover, be careful! Before, when you hinted about the Innate Dao Body scandal, the Flower Pavilion elders might have turned a blind eye. After all, although the Innate Dao Body has great potential, she hasn’t grown into it yet.

As for the Supreme Elder, you exposed his scandal, and now he’s being beaten half to death by his Dao companion. With injuries like that, he won’t recover for decades and won’t have time to go after you. As for his Dao companion, she’s probably grateful to you and won’t seek revenge.

But exposing the Tribulation Stage True Monarch? That’s a completely different matter.】

【Exactly! Gou Chen means too much to the Flower Pavilion. Even with just a teaser post, the Flower Pavilion likely won’t tolerate you anymore.】

Soon, a bold reply appeared under this comment.

It was posted by Melon Mover.

【Oh? So scary!】

Although the reply claimed to be scared, the sarcasm was practically jumping out of the communication token.

The cultivators who saw this reply: !!!

Good. This was still the Melon Mover they knew—still fearless!

—

At this moment, the Melon-Eating System was showing off to Ning Xu.

【Host, how was my reply?】

Ning Xu commented, “Not bad”

The Melon-Eating System boasted, 【I thought so too.】

Then it reported, 【Host, the Sect Leader of the Flower Pavilion just made a post herself. She’s asking if the Flower Pavilion unintentionally offended you.】

Although the Sect Leader didn’t say it outright, her implied meaning was clear—why are you targeting the Flower Pavilion?

The phrasing of “unintentionally” was clever.

On one hand, it implied that the Flower Pavilion didn’t want to offend Melon Mover and that any offense must have been accidental. On the other hand, it also showed goodwill—since the Sect Leader had lowered herself to inquire politely, she clearly didn’t want to make enemies right away.

At least not for now. After all, the Flower Pavilion didn’t even know who Melon Mover really was yet and had to play it safe.

Unfortunately, Ning Xu had no intention of reconciling with the Flower Pavilion.

Not to mention that the Flower Pavilion’s values, from the Sect Leader down to the disciples, were questionable—just the fact that their spiritual pillar had a deep feud with the reincarnated supreme cultivator was enough for Ning Xu to cut off all communication.

Ning Xu told the Melon-Eating System, “Reply with ‘Nope, I just can’t stand the Flower Pavilion.’”

The Melon-Eating System excitedly said, 【Got it!】

This reply was arrogant and provocative—just the way it liked it.

Qi Er was internally screaming!

These two—human and system—were stirring up so much trouble!

Were they insane?

He frantically signaled to his teammates, hoping someone could stop these lunatics.

The Flower Pavilion was no pushover, and the Tribulation Stage True Monarch wasn’t someone to mess with!

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to him.

Maybe someone noticed but chose to ignore him.

Qi Er felt exhausted.

After being tired for so long, he simply gave up.

As someone who had joined the team halfway, what else could he do?

He had no choice but to nervously follow along and eat these dangerously explosive melons!

—

The Flower Pavilion’s Sect Leader smashed her token in rage after seeing Melon Mover’s reply.

The high-quality token instantly shattered into pieces.

Her face was icy cold as she spoke to the empty air, “The Flower Pavilion’s authority must not be challenged. Find this person within three days and eliminate them on the spot.”

Seconds later, a calm, mechanical voice replied, “Understood, Sect Leader.”

Then, a gust of wind blew, and the speaker vanished without a trace.

The Melon-Eating System immediately detected the Flower Pavilion’s kill order.

It lazily said, 【They’ve sent someone to hunt us down.】

Ning Xu was slightly startled. “They shouldn’t be able to find us, right?”

The Melon-Eating System reassured her, 【Don’t worry. I already told you—they won’t find us anytime soon. Three days to track us down? Ridiculous.】

【In three days, they’ll be eating dirt!】

Qi Er: …

After finishing their meal, the group set out to look for spiritual herbs.

Qi Er, looking lifeless, pulled out a magical artifact specifically for locating herbs.

Noticing his strange expression, Ning Xu asked the Melon-Eating System, “What’s wrong with him? He looks off.”

The Melon-Eating System mocked, 【Magical artifacts aren’t cheap. Using them causes wear and tear, and when they break, they’re useless. He’s probably heartbroken over that.

No wonder his family’s auction house hasn’t expanded in centuries. With ancestors as stingy as him, how could it grow?】

Qi Er: … He was just overwhelmed by the shocking melons and emotionally drained, okay?

As for being stingy—fine, insult him if you must, but why drag his whole family into it?

Still, after spending time with the Melon-Eating System, Qi Er had grown used to its sharp tongue.

It wasn’t just the system—the host was just as troublesome.

Following Qi Er’s lead, the group managed to collect some low-grade spiritual herbs.

Although they were low-grade, the quantity was decent and could be sold for spirit stones.

But the Melon-Eating System was unimpressed.

【This artifact is useless.】

Qi Er: …

Meanwhile, Ning Xu finalized the post details with the Melon-Eating System and asked, “Any high-grade herbs around here?”

The Melon-Eating System complained, 【Nope. That’s why I said the artifact is trash.】

【If not for the high energy consumption, I wouldn’t have even bothered with this artifact and would’ve just used my scan.】

Ning Xu praised, “You’re the best, Melon-Eating System.”

The Melon-Eating System chuckled smugly.

Qi Er: !!!

This mysterious system could expose gossip and locate herbs?

Good thing he joined the right team!

At this moment, Gou Chen’s scandal was finally posted.

The Melon-Eating System followed Ning Xu’s instructions and released a new post.

This time, the title was simple and brutal—

“Gou Chen Is a Scumbag.”

The cultivators: ???

Who would dare curse a Tribulation Stage True Monarch so openly?

Only Melon Mover!

They eagerly clicked on the post and began reading it from start to finish.

This time, the post wasn’t particularly long, but the revelation it contained was explosive.

**【Luo Yu from the Flower Pavilion is, on the surface, Gou Chen’s adopted son. But in reality, he was picked up by Gou Chen after Gou Chen killed two low-level cultivators in a moment of sudden compassion.

Luo Yu himself is completely unaware of this. At the time, he was only three months old.

So, he also doesn’t know that both his parents died at Gou Chen’s hands.

As for why Gou Chen, who was at the Nascent Soul Stage back then, killed two cultivators at the third level of Qi Refinement?

You’d have to ask him yourself.

Perhaps it was because he was in a bad mood at the time, or maybe it was because…】**

Cultivators: !!!

They kept reading, only to discover—there was no more text.

That’s it? It ended there?

Because of what? Why didn’t it continue?

They wanted to see more—no, needed to see more!

But if anyone was most shocked, it had to be Luo Yu, who was reading the post himself.

The adoptive father he had always worshiped as a god… turned out to be the man who killed his parents?

His mother also died at his adoptive father’s hands?

This had to be fake, right?

It must be fake!

Yet, deep down, Luo Yu knew all too well that ever since the Melon Mover appeared, not a single one of their revelations had been false.

Even if a post seemed questionable at first, it was always proven true in the end.

So…

Had he been treating his parents’ murderer as a father all this time?

Luo Yu closed his eyes in pain.

No wonder the Melon Mover’s post title was so simple this time.

It turned out they had directly exposed Gou Chen’s true nature.

Gou Chen really wasn’t a good person!

—

While cultivators silently cursed Gou Chen in their hearts, the Melon-Eating System was cursing him out loud.

【Gou Chen really isn’t a good person!】

**【Taking in Luo Yu as his adopted son—what does that count as?

Atonement? Easing his own guilt? Or maybe keeping a potential threat right under his nose? Or perhaps… satisfying some twisted psychological need?】**

Ning Xu casually asked, “What kind of psychological need?”

The Melon-Eating System mimicked Gou Chen’s tone and said:

【‘Look, I’m clearly the man who killed your parents, yet you still call me father with sincerity.’】

Ning Xu: …

Everyone: …

“When you put it that way, he’s pretty twisted.”

【Exactly!】

After dropping Gou Chen’s bombshell, Ning Xu and the others planned to leave this place and search for better opportunities.

These low-level spiritual herbs were of little use, and Qi Er’s magical artifact wasn’t very valuable either.

What they didn’t know was that while they were enjoying relative peace in the secret realm, the outside world had been thrown into chaos because of the post Ning Xu asked the Melon-Eating System to release.

Since the Melon Mover had exposed several scandals involving the Flower Pavilion’s higher-ups, the Flower Pavilion had suddenly become the center of attention in the cultivation world.

And now, because they exposed Gou Chen, the entire Flower Pavilion was thrust into the storm’s eye.

The elders of the Flower Pavilion were overwhelmed by the situation, leading to a heated argument.

Elder A regretted, “We should have dealt with them as soon as they exposed that master-disciple relationship!”

Elder B sneered, “Did you forget who Qi Wu is? That man is the most vindictive person alive. Do you really think he didn’t bear a grudge when his relationship with his disciple was exposed? Do you think he didn’t investigate the Melon Mover’s true identity?”

Elder A asked in confusion, “He didn’t find out?”

Elder C interjected, “Obviously not. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have let it go. Even if the other party’s cultivation level was higher, he wouldn’t have done nothing.”

Elder A anxiously said, “What do we do now? They dared to slander the True Monarch—he’s the face of our Flower Pavilion!”

Elder B sighed. “It’s already happened. The only thing we can do now is try to minimize the damage.”

Elder D worriedly added, “The True Monarch is in a very bad mood. And as for Luo Yu… we need to keep an eye on him too.”

Elder A was surprised. “The True Monarch wouldn’t harm Luo Yu, would he…”

Elder D grimaced. “Who knows? For now, we’re just keeping watch. As long as he doesn’t show signs of rebellion, he should be able to survive.”

Elder A said helplessly, “Let’s just hope he’s lucky.”

Elder C looked around and asked, “So what do we do now?”

The argument ended when the Sect Leader said, “I’ve already sent people to hunt down the Melon Mover. Everyone, don’t panic. We’ll have results in three days.”

At that, the discussion abruptly stopped.

No matter what the elders truly thought, outwardly, they all returned to a calm demeanor. They could only wait and see what would happen in three days.

—

Ning Xu, completely unaware of what was happening in the Flower Pavilion, was asking the Melon-Eating System, “Is there anything good nearby?”

【Let me scan. Make sure you have a few high-grade spirit stones ready.】

Ning Xu replied, “Got it.”

Naturally, the high-grade spirit stones were given by Qi Er.

Earlier, to join their group, he had given Ning Xu a storage bag containing a few high-grade spirit stones—just enough for the time being.

Ning Xu took out the spirit stones and sat down cross-legged. None of her teammates objected; they all cooperated without complaint.

Holding the spirit stones, Ning Xu quickly consumed three of them in a short period.

It seemed scanning treasures consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

Fortunately, the Melon-Eating System soon delivered good news.

【I detected several unclaimed storage bags. They probably belonged to cultivators who died in this secret realm in the past.】

【One of the storage bags contains a body-tempering manual called Iron Wall. Wu Lüchen isn’t particularly talented, so he probably wouldn’t understand higher-level techniques anyway. This Earth-grade manual should suit him well.】

Wu Lüchen: …Although it’s insulting to say he wouldn’t understand higher-level techniques, he was still thrilled—it was an Earth-grade manual!

The Melon-Eating System continued:

【Another storage bag contains a beginner’s guide to artifact refining. I noticed Qin Rilu seems interested in refining besides swordsmanship. This book could be useful to him—it even has notes and insights from the author.】

Ning Xu said, “Great! I’ll take them to retrieve the storage bags now.”

The Melon-Eating System hummed proudly:

【Host, I only found these treasures for them because of you!】

Ning Xu replied, “Sure, sure.”

【I mainly want them to know that as long as they stick with us, they’ll have good things to eat!】

Ning Xu: …