#1238 - Chapter 1238 Breaking Free

Ye Kong easily broke free from his restraints and stood up, walking to the doorway. Bathed in moonlight, his face was clearly illuminated, its contours distinct and sharp.

"This face... it's a bit like..." Some disciples were puzzled. Although they didn't recognize him, they had clearly seen this face countless times before.

"That's right, I am Ye Kong!" As soon as Ye Kong said this, the disciples went wild.

"Ye Kong is actually here? Run!" As someone began to speak, everyone started running outwards, as if their earlier words about capturing Ye Kong in one fell swoop were just a joke.

After all, talking tough was one thing, but risking their lives was another.

Everyone in the cave ran out, leaving only the young disciple, who stared at Ye Kong in shock and disbelief.

"So, was what I said earlier reasonable or not?" Ye Kong asked.

The young disciple remained stunned for a long time. When he heard people running towards them, he seemed to make a huge decision. His face hardened, and his voice was low, "Follow me!"

Ye Kong didn't know what the young disciple was up to, but he couldn't help but follow.

Behind them, the entire base learned that Ye Kong had infiltrated, and a new round of chaotic fighting began, the whole scene utterly chaotic.

Meanwhile, Ye Kong, the instigator of it all, was following the young disciple, weaving back and forth along winding paths, unsure of their destination.

Neither of them spoke along the way.

When they emerged from the cave, the heavy rain had stopped, and the moon hung high in the sky. Raindrops clung to the leaves, the air was incredibly fresh, and the mountain forest was quiet and serene. Occasionally, a breeze would stir, whisking away the sweat from their faces.

"Where are we going?" Ye Kong couldn't help but ask.

"To send you out," the young disciple said, his voice as firm as if he were embracing death.

"What?" Ye Kong didn't seem to hear clearly and grabbed the young disciple. "What did you just say?"

"Since you say you're not wrong, then you must live to prove you're not wrong, instead of being wrongly killed for nothing," the young disciple said, completely convinced by Ye Kong and unwilling to go along with the evil deeds.

"Even so, I can't accept your help." Ye Kong knew that if he escaped with the young disciple's help, the young disciple would surely suffer a cruel fate.

"It's okay, I can run," the young disciple said, his voice sounding somewhat unconfident this time.

"So, you should leave now. I've already brought you out, and there's no turning back."

Ye Kong remained unmoved.

The young disciple suddenly became anxious. "I originally wanted to do a good deed, but I've dragged myself into it. I didn't expect you to be unappreciative and insist on courting death."

Ye Kong laughed when he heard this. "Why do you think I'll definitely die at the hands of these people?"

"But... aren't you already...?" the young disciple looked at Ye Kong.

"Just kidding," Ye Kong smiled. "But since you have nowhere to go, why not join me?" Ye Kong pulled the young disciple over, put his arm around his shoulder, and asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Chun Xiao," the young disciple replied timidly.

"That name is too formal. How about changing it to something like Feng Xiao?" Ye Kong suggested.

"My name was given to me by my parents. How can I change it casually?" the young disciple continued.

"Alright, I was just joking." Ye Kong found this Chun Xiao to be a bit foolishly cute.

But jokes couldn't change the tense atmosphere of escaping for their lives. Even though he was bringing Chun Xiao along, a fierce battle was inevitable.

Ahead, there was a crack as a tree broke, and a group of people jumped down from the trees.

The group wore cyan robes and held long swords, pointing them at the two. "Ye Kong, surrender now!"

Chun Xiao, who was hiding behind Ye Kong, heard the familiar voice and immediately stepped forward. "Senior Brother?"

"Chun Xiao, what are you doing here?" The senior brother looked at the suddenly appearing Chun Xiao. This was the most obedient disciple of Thousand Buddha Cave, he must have been deceived.

The senior brother said anxiously, "Come over here quickly, don't stand with this villain."

Chun Xiao remained unmoved.

The senior brother paused for a second, quickly understanding. He said sternly, full of disappointment that he was striking iron not while it was hot, "I heard that someone among us was helping Ye Kong escape. It's actually you!"

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother." Chun Xiao didn't know what to do. The senior brother was like an elder and family to him. Even if he could disregard others, the senior brother was here.

"You..." The senior brother was extremely heartbroken, and he blamed himself for not watching over Chun Xiao properly, and he hated Ye Kong for using honeyed words to deceive Chun Xiao to this point. Now, the blame was all directed at Ye Kong. It was all Ye Kong's fault. Ye Kong was not a good person.

The senior brother was furious, raised his long sword, and stabbed at Ye Kong.

Ye Kong pinched the blade with both hands, moved it away from his chest, and smiled. "Senior Brother, even if I ran off with your most beloved junior brother, you don't have to resort to such a vicious attack, right?"

"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, how could Chun Xiao have committed such a rebellious act?" The senior brother looked righteous, switched his grip on the sword, and continued to stab.

Ye Kong dodged and teleported, instantly grabbing the sword hilt and confronting the senior brother.

"Senior Brother, please be merciful. Following me, Chun Xiao will definitely have a better future than in Thousand Buddha Cave," Ye Kong kindly reminded him.

The senior brother thought of Ye Kong being from the Tai Chu Academy and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. In that instant, the senior brother's sword had already been taken by Ye Kong. Immediately, the offense and defense switched, and Ye Kong picked up the sword and stabbed.

The people behind him all raised their swords and stabbed.

Seeing Ye Kong point the sword at the senior brother, Chun Xiao immediately reached out to stop him. In his haste, his entire hand grabbed the blade, and fresh blood flowed out.

Ye Kong only wanted to threaten them, but he didn't expect to hurt Chun Xiao. He immediately threw down the sword, pulled Chun Xiao over, quickly took out the remaining Jin Chuang medicine from Chun Xiao's sleeve, sprinkled it on the wound, and tore off a piece of clothing from his body to bandage it.

"Chun Xiao, are you okay?" The senior brother came over to ask, but Ye Kong blocked him.

Ye Kong said with a cold face, "At this point, there's no need for further words. Anyone who blocks me dies!"

"Then step over the corpses of all of us Thousand Buddha Cave disciples!" The senior brother didn't back down at all.

Even so, there was no need for further words.

Ye Kong picked up the long sword just now and stabbed.

The clanging of the blades colliding made Chun Xiao, who was on the side, very worried, and he didn't know who to advise, so he could only worry anxiously.

Gradually, Ye Kong realized that something was wrong. These people were only intentionally delaying him and weren't using their full strength at all. They were fighting and retreating, as if they were waiting for something.

Ye Kong threw down the sword, grabbed Chun Xiao, who was on the side, and said, "Let's go!"

"Ah?" Before Chun Xiao could react, the sound of a large number of people surged around them, deafening.

A large group of pursuers had finally arrived.