Free Web NovelChapter 1539: Chapter 1536: Undercurrents
Yang Fei pursued the question, but Wan Daorong did not answer, instead saying, "In short, you just need to focus on your cultivation."
During the time the three of them were talking, the ship was racing at great speed towards the Shang Qing Sect.
In fact, Wan Daorong only needed to perform a few space jumps to return to the Shang Qing Sect given the distance, but with Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang present, taking both through space jumps would be too taxing and not worthwhile. Moreover, after what happened with Xiao Yanfei, he couldn’t return alone, so he had to steer the spirit ship and proceed slowly.
Fortunately, the speed of the spirit ship was extremely fast, and from this point to Tian Nan Peak, it would only take a few days at most.
Tianzhu Peak, Xiao Yanfei, who returned to the Shang Qing Sect earlier than Wan Daorong and Yang Fei, immediately went to Bai Xumi to report the situation.
Hearing that the mission had failed, Bai Xumi’s face turned extremely grim, barely holding back the insult that was on the tip of her tongue. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Xiao Yanfei was, after all, her husband Wang Yuanxiao’s direct disciple, and over the years, he had handled a lot of their dirty work, particularly cleaning up the messes left by their son quite a few times.
This person was utterly loyal to her and her husband. If she scolded him for this one failure, it would chill his heart too much.
"Hmph, that Shen Wanjing really went all out, sending Shen Canglan, a formidable person, to escort that little thief," Bai Xumi snorted.
Xiao Yanfei knew well his master’s wife’s character and temper and felt relieved when she did not blame him. He quickly said, "Indeed, disciple did not anticipate this either. Luckily, disciple had a fallback plan; otherwise, if I had acted personally and fallen into Shen Canglan’s hands, it might have implicated Master and Mistress."
Bai Xumi felt a chill in her heart.
Earlier, she was just angry at failing to kill Yang Fei, the little thief; now, reminded by Xiao Yanfei, she finally calmed down.
"Are the Zhong family father and son dead and gone?" Bai Xumi asked.
Xiao Yanfei replied gravely, "No. Zhong Yilai was severely wounded by Shen Canglan and was suppressed by that little thief using a bizarre bronze furnace. Later, Zhong Weiju was directly captured by the Soul Binding Rope, with his Divine Soul taken away, and his body was seized by the bronze furnace."
Bai Xumi’s expression changed dramatically: "Bastard!"
Xiao Yanfei shivered in fear, showing trepidation: "Mistress, should we inform Master about this?"
Bai Xumi’s face was unpleasant, instinctively shaking her head: "That little thief has a special status, seems to harbor great secrets, and even the Sect Leader protects him. Your Master also warned me not to take that boy’s life for the time being."
Xiao Yanfei was beyond speechless, innerly cursing.
Damn, you stupid woman, for such a big matter, why didn’t you tell me earlier?
I am totally screwed by you.
If Yang Fei were just Wan Daorong’s disciple, it would be one thing, but he’s even protected by the Sect Leader Uncle, and said to hold significant secrets. Yet, you, a foolish woman, knowing this still sent me to kill him?
If not for being unable to defeat this stupid woman, Xiao Yanfei wouldn’t care about offending his elders and would have acted directly.
He’s indeed at the Late stage Nascent Soul Cultivation, but the other party is at Half-step Divinity Transformation Realm, invincible under the Divinity Transformation Realm.
I’ll endure.
Xiao Yanfei tried hard to control his emotions and reminded, "Mistress, if that boy didn’t directly kill the Zhong family father and son, after returning to Tian Nan Peak, Senior Brother Wan might perform a Soul Search on them. By then, this matter can’t be concealed, so we must confess to Master and plan ahead."
Bai Xumi’s expression changed slightly, and after thinking, she snorted coldly: "So what if Wan Daorong knows the truth? That day at Tian Nan Peak’s Piaomiao Stream, your Master almost killed that little thief in public. If not for caring about Shen Wanjing and Wan Daorong’s face, that little thief would have long been dead."
Xiao Yanfei was too lazy to argue with her, adding: "Mistress, we must not be careless in this matter."
Bai Xumi’s expression shifted several times, then huffed: "You should report this to your Master. Since Peng’er was injured last time, he often has nightmares, his Dao Heart is damaged, and his Realm has fallen. I must find a way to help Peng’er recover and regain his spirit."
With that, she directly disappeared.
Xiao Yanfei twitched at the corner of his mouth, but didn’t delay, flicking his body to Wang Yuanxiao’s retreat, informing him of the situation from start to finish.
"Foolish, why didn’t you tell me about such matters before acting?" Wang Yuanxiao sternly reproached.
Xiao Yanfei felt extremely aggrieved inside, but could only brace himself and say, "Master, it’s truly that when Mistress instructed, from her tone, disciple believed Master had tacitly agreed, so..."
Wang Yuanxiao was both angry and furious.
But seeing Xiao Yanfei’s demeanor, recalling Bai Xumi’s temper, he heavily sighed: "Alas, forget it, the matter has come to this, saying more is useless. However, the grudge between me and my wife and that little thief Yang Fei has long spread throughout the sect; with your mistress’s temperament, doing such a thing, others would also find it unsurprising."
Xiao Yanfei found it speechless hearing his Master’s attitude was similar.
This family’s temperament is truly overbearing and unreasonable.
Nevertheless, he cautiously reminded, "Master naturally isn’t afraid of Senior Brother Wan knowing, but if it spreads that we attempted to harm a fellow disciple, it may incur criticism."
Wang Yuanxiao sighed, "How could I not know this? Yet the matter has come to this; if my Senior Brother Wan insists on blowing it up, my wife and I can only plead guilty to the Sect Leader Uncle. But in doing so, our Tianzhu Peak’s reputation... heh, with Peng’er’s issues these years, what reputation do we have left at Tianzhu Peak?"
Xiao Yanfei remained silent.
Thinking to himself, they clearly understood everything; why then indulge their incompetent son all these years?
"Yanfei, you’ve helped my wife and me with countless matters over the years; I’ve always taken notice. Rest assured, no matter what, I won’t let you suffer any grievances," Wang Yuanxiao said to Xiao Yanfei.
Xiao Yanfei was touched by these words, feeling warmth in his heart.
After all, he had been raised and taught by Master from a young age, fostering a deep bond, and truth be told.
To others, Wang Yuanxiao and his wife probably seemed overly protective of their child.
But as their disciple, they have been genuinely good to all the disciple family members, often shielding Tianzhu Peak’s disciples when they stirred trouble outside, and even within Shang Qing Sect, the punishments and penalties for Tianzhu Peak’s disciples were notably lighter compared to those from other sects.
"Moreover, the essence of this Cultivation World is that the strong prey on the weak, and might makes right. Even if they find out about this, I dare say they will choose to endure, not daring to act rashly," Wang Yuanxiao said with arrogant confidence.
Xiao Yanfei was filled with fervor and complimented, "Master speaks the truth; in this Shang Qing Sect, aside from Sect Leader Uncle, who dares to disrespect Master now?"
Wang Yuanxiao smiled indifferently and waved, "Alright, don’t worry about this, go back and cultivate, as if nothing happened."
"Yes, disciple takes his leave."
After Xiao Yanfei left, the smile on Wang Yuanxiao’s face vanished, replaced by a hint of gloom in his eyes.
It’s a pity I still can’t cross that small step to reach Zhantai Chunqiu’s Realm; otherwise, who would truly hold sway in this Shang Qing Sect would be uncertain.
Zhantai Chunqiu probably already senses the threat and is likely to make a move against me. I, Wang Yuanxiao, cannot sit by and let it happen.
