#1345 - Chapter 1345 Herb Picking Festival

Ye Kong and Yu Hai turned around simultaneously.

This Li Fu looked no different from when they saw him yesterday, but he was different after all. There were still several obvious stains on his body, and even the two words he had just spoken had used up all his strength. Now, he seemed to have been drained dry, aging dozens of years in an instant, and collapsed to the ground.

He tightly clutched a handful of soil in his hand.

Yu Hai guessed correctly, this was the soil from their master's grave.

It seemed that Li Fu had seen what he wanted to see.

"How about it? I was right, wasn't I?" Yu Hai said.

Li Fu held his head and muttered, "What have I done? What have I done!"

He slammed his head on the ground with all his might, instantly drawing blood, but he still seemed unable to feel the pain. He kept hitting his head hard, repeatedly saying, "I am guilty, I deserve to die."

...

With a clang, the flower-hilt knife fell from Li Fu's sleeve. Seeing this, Yu Hai walked over, picked up the flower-hilt knife, carefully wiped it clean, and then put it in his bag.

Li Fu didn't react to any of this.

He just suddenly cried, laughed, and made a fuss.

Li Fu had gone mad.

This made Ye Kong a little helpless. He had originally planned to reason with him properly. Even if he couldn't get any answers, he could at least drag him out and torture him, making him suffer endless pain, so he could vent his anger.

But now, Li Fu couldn't even distinguish who Ye Kong was, only caring about seeking death, which was quite pitiful.

Attacking such a person would make Ye Kong seem like a bully.

So be it.

Ye Kong turned back to look at the people in the blood pond. Of the group just now, only a very few were floating on top, and the rest had disappeared without a trace. The leader was floating at the very top, but his stomach was facing up and his eyes were tightly closed.

At least there was no need to worry about him stabbing in the back.

Ye Kong fished the few struggling people out, and then had Yu Hai fetch well water to wash them slightly, and only then did they look human again.

The few people trembled as they stepped forward, knelt in front of Ye Kong, and shouted loudly, "Please, spare us, Ye Kong! We'll tell you everything! From beginning to end, the villagers of Li Village were killed by people from the Hanlin Academy. The cage you were imprisoned in was made by the village chief Li Fu and the leader. We didn't do anything!"

"Oh."

Ye Kong had an expression of understanding. Apart from the Hanlin Academy, which he hadn't expected, Li Fu, this two-faced person, didn't disappoint him.

"However, why did you do this?" Ye Kong changed the subject. "The Hanlin Academy is thousands of miles away from here. Could it be that just because of me, the Hanlin Academy wants to provoke a conflict between sects?"

The few people looked at each other, not knowing how to answer Ye Kong's words.

"Of course, if you don't speak, don't even think about leaving here."

The few people looked at each other again, then prostrated on the ground and said, word by word.

"It's not just the Hanlin Academy, but also a joint death order from the Twelve Sects, which must trap Ye Kong to death in Li Village!"

Hearing this, Ye Kong's expression changed, "The Twelve Sects! What a Twelve Sects! How is it that to deal with such a trivial matter as me, even the Tai Chu Academy wants a share?"

The few people didn't say anything more.

Hearing this, Ye Kong was filled with anger. With a wave of his hand, he pushed the few people into the blood pond, then turned his back, kicked Li Fu aside, and entered berserk mode.

Yu Hai quickly followed.

"Ye Kong!" Yu Hai persuaded from behind, "This is just their side of the story. You can't just hold grudges because of a few words from others and do unreasonable things."

"You don't need to worry, I have my own plans," Ye Kong continued walking.

Yu Hai kept following.

The sky gradually darkened.

The evening breeze blew gently, which was extremely comfortable.

Ye Kong had already walked to the border.

After passing through the few towns in front of him, the Tai Chu Academy was not far away.

Should he go?

What should he say if he went?

Should he fight?

However, there were still many people there.

Even if there was a final battle, it would definitely not be now.

Ye Kong stood at the highest point of the mountain, looking far into the distance at the Tai Chu Academy, questioning countless times in his heart. The breeze blew up the hem of his clothes. He stood tall and straight, without even a change in expression.

He stood like this for a long time.

While Ye Kong was enjoying the breeze here, the people of the Tengyun Sect were not having such a good time.

Li Fan and the remaining eight people followed Elder Chengtian all the way, and unsurprisingly and unoriginally arrived at Xuanyuan Mountain.

Speaking of Xuanyuan Mountain, Li Fan had been here for so long, although he had only passed by and never been up, he had heard that this was a holy place for punishing disciples, and ordinary people avoided it.

Elder Chengtian leading them here was really a unique "reception".

Elder Chengtian stopped here, then turned around and said to the people in front of him, "Although everyone is here to become Ye Kong's disciple, being in the Tengyun Sect, you must abide by the rules of the Tengyun Sect. In a few days, it will be the annual Herb Gathering Festival. As a member of the Tengyun Sect, this year's preliminary route will be personally experienced by everyone."

Before he finished speaking, Li Fan raised a question, "Wait, I've been here for so long, how come I've never heard of any Herb Gathering Festival?"

"You've only been here for a short time, how dare you make such a judgment? Do you want to be the first to go up the mountain?"

Elder Chengtian stared at Li Fan.

Li Fan shrank back and didn't respond.

Elder Chengtian smiled upon seeing this, "Of course, if everyone suddenly changes their minds and wants to join Chenggong Hall, then the matter of exploring the route can naturally be avoided."

In this way, the matter of snatching disciples became even more obvious.

Unexpectedly, the few people didn't take Elder Chengtian seriously at all, only asking, "Where is the route? How do we get up there?"

Elder Chengtian's face twitched, and he arranged for a few accompanying disciples to take them in, not forgetting to give a few intimate instructions, "If everyone feels unwell or can't solve the problem, you can pull the distress signal in your hand at any time. Our Chenggong Hall welcomes everyone's participation."

Li Fan snorted coldly with a few disciples and got up to enter Xuanyuan Mountain.

Elder Chengtian's expression remained unchanged, "Keep an eye on them, and once Ye Kong suddenly comes back, be sure to find a way to drag him until three quarters of tomorrow. By then, these disciples will all be from our Chenggong Hall!"

"Master, aren't you afraid that they will just stay on the mountain? And never yield?" A disciple came over and asked.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged on the mountain. If they are stubborn, they will have a good taste of it!"

Hahaha…

Ye Kong, ah Ye Kong, if you come back and see these disciples betraying you one after another, what face will you have to stay in the Tengyun Sect?

For the Tengyun Sect, Elder Chengtian only needs to consider adding a few KPIs, while Ye Kong has many more things to consider.