Hou Jing froze, looking at Ye Feng with confusion.
Seeing the faint, teasing smile on Ye Feng’s face, Hou Jing suddenly understood—Ye Feng was helping him clear his name in front of Elder Liuli!
“I deserve to die!” Hou Jing wished he could slap himself right then and there.
Ye Feng had shown such generosity, yet he had come looking for trouble over a measly reward.
But right now, staying alive was the most important thing. Hou Jing quickly took the hint and said, “Senior Brother Ye is absolutely right! I came this time on behalf of Senior Brother Li Changfeng to deliver this low-grade Profound-tier refined iron dagger as a congratulatory gift. Congratulations to Senior Brother Ye for becoming a personal disciple!”
Hearing this, Ye Feng’s face darkened. This pig teammate really was impossible to carry. He had only just become a personal disciple less than ten minutes ago—how could Li Changfeng, thousands of meters away, already know?
Was Li Changfeng some kind of prophet?
Fortunately, both Elder Liuli and Yue Wu were clever. Seeing that Ye Feng didn’t want to pursue it, they let it slide without questioning further.
“Please thank Senior Brother Li for me,” Ye Feng said with a face full of gratitude.
Ye Feng knew well that Li Changfeng didn’t dare take action himself because he feared the backlash of fate. That was why he had sent these Moonshade Sect inner disciples. Under the protection of the Heavenly Dao, these disciples couldn’t harm Ye Feng. But if they died at the Ye Family’s hands, it would create a rift between Moonshade Sect and Ye Feng—giving them a reason to suppress him and harvest his fortune.
Naturally, Ye Feng wasn’t about to let him succeed. That was why he deliberately helped Hou Jing escape the situation.
“What? Still not leaving? Want us to treat you to a meal?” Yue Wu snapped impatiently at Hou Jing, glaring at him with growing annoyance. She was eager to continue getting close to Ye Feng and complete her system mission. But Hou Jing was standing there like a wooden post, completely oblivious!
Hou Jing finally came to his senses, hurriedly said his farewells, and fled the Ye Family. In his eyes, the Ye Family now felt like a dragon’s den or a tiger’s lair.
After just ten minutes of walking, he ran into a group of other Moonshade Sect inner disciples who had also come to assassinate Ye Feng.
“Jing? Did you already kill Ye Feng?” One of them, Zhao Yong—an inner disciple who was familiar with Hou Jing—asked in confusion.
The others also stopped and looked at Hou Jing. If he had already finished the job, then they had wasted their trip. One way or another, Hou Jing would have to cough up some benefits to share.
Hou Jing’s face turned cold. He suddenly stepped forward and slapped Zhao Yong across the face without hesitation. Zhao Yong clutched his cheek, staring in disbelief. They were childhood friends and had been close for over twenty years—he never imagined Hou Jing would hit him out of nowhere!
Before Zhao Yong could say a word, Hou Jing coldly said, “Is Senior Brother Ye’s name something you’re allowed to speak?”
Then, he told everyone everything he had seen and heard at the Ye Family. Hearing his words, everyone was dumbfounded. They knew Hou Jing wouldn’t make something like this up.
If they foolishly charged into the Ye Family and tried to kill a personal disciple, it wouldn’t matter whether they succeeded or not—they’d be dead either way.
“Hmph, that vile Li Changfeng! Always pretending to be noble, but he’s so despicable—using us like tools!”
“I heard he had a thing with Ye Feng’s fiancée, Lin Xian’er. He didn’t want to ruin his image, so he resorted to these underhanded tricks.”
“In the end, isn’t he just trying to pick up Ye Feng’s leftovers? Disgusting!”
They all cursed Li Changfeng angrily, furious at being used. But due to Li Changfeng’s strength, none of them dared to truly offend him.
Unwilling to let it go, they all turned to Hou Jing. Zhao Yong even said directly, “Jing, you’re the clever one. Think of a way to at least disgust Li Changfeng a little. That would be enough to make us feel better!”
“We’ll follow your lead—no questions asked!”
“Hmph!” Hou Jing’s eyes glinted. After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and snorted, “We can’t afford to offend Li Changfeng, but Senior Brother Ye… we absolutely can.”
…
Moonshade Sect, summit of Moonlight Peak.
Mist drifted around the mountain as Li Changfeng and Lin Xian’er stood side by side like an immortal couple, gazing out at the sea of clouds.
Originally, after Ye Feng’s string of actions, Li Changfeng no longer had any fondness for Lin Xian’er.
But unfortunately, his golden-finger system had issued a mission to pursue Lin Xian’er. Faced with a high reward in fortune points, Li Changfeng reluctantly chose to forgive her.
It wasn’t that he had no principles—it was just that the system rewards were too tempting.
“If you want to survive this world, sometimes you just have to wear a green hat,” Li Changfeng consoled himself.
Besides, the inner disciples he had bribed to assassinate Ye Feng were probably already killed by the Heavenly Dao. Ye Feng likely had no chance of becoming a disciple of Moonshade Sect now. Which meant, if nothing went wrong, Ye Feng and Lin Xian’er would never meet again. Follow the newest chapters on novelping(.)com.
That thought made Li Changfeng feel a bit better.
“Xian’er, don’t worry,” Li Changfeng said with a confident flourish. “For your sake, I won’t make things difficult for Ye Feng!”
Lin Xian’er nodded sweetly. To maintain her image as a kind-hearted girl, she immediately said in a soft voice, “Then I thank Senior Brother Ye Feng on his behalf!”
Li Changfeng wore a gentle smile, like a spring breeze—on the surface. But deep down, he was miserable. Lin Xian’er’s concern for Ye Feng was all too obvious.
Just then, a hurried voice called out nearby.
“Senior Brother, we’re back!”
Li Changfeng froze when he saw Hou Jing and the others appear out of nowhere.
According to his plan, these people should’ve been struck down by the Heavenly Dao during their assassination attempt. How were they all perfectly fine?
His expression instantly changed. Lin Xian’er was still here—if she found out he had tried to kill Ye Feng, his righteous and noble image would be ruined.
But before he could stop them, the disciples all started talking at once.
“Senior Brother, we’re sorry! We failed you—we couldn’t kill Ye Feng!”
“And worse, Elder Liuli has accepted Ye Feng as her personal disciple!”
Boom!
Their words hit Li Changfeng and Lin Xian’er like thunderclaps.
Before they could react, Hou Jing added, “Oh right, Senior Brother Ye asked me to deliver a message to you!”