HBWnovel Chapter 107 Crisis
Chapter 107 Crisis
Chapter 107 Crisis
"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Minglan!" The leading disciple bowed to Minglan without any restraint and said with a forced smile, "We are following the orders of our head master uncle to take the traitor Mingxin to Lingxiao Temple. Please forgive us if we have offended you."
As he spoke, the man glanced at Lin Fei beside him and said, "So it really is here. Men, take him away!"
A group of disciples from Xingzhi Temple rushed in, ropes in hand, to tie Lin Fei up.
"What are you doing?" Minglan shouted, blocking Lin Fei's way and preventing the Xingzhiguan disciples from getting closer. "This is Jianxing Peak. You have no right to arrest people here without my master's permission!"
"Senior Sister, please don't make things difficult for us!" The person frowned: "The current sect leader, along with all the senior uncles and elders, are waiting at Lingxiao Temple, including Senior Uncle Yuanyi."
Lin Fei sighed and put a hand on Ming Lan's shoulder: "Senior sister, step aside, I'll go with them."
Lin Fei knew in his heart that the truth had probably already come out, but he didn't know whether it was about the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill or about him killing Ming Ci.
If it's the latter, there's still room for maneuver; if it's the former, they'll likely be stripped of their martial arts and suppressed under the Demon-Subduing Tower.
The "be prepared" that Master mentioned is probably what's going to happen today. Master must already know this and has prepared an escape route for Lin Fei.
“Junior brother, you, you…” Minglan’s eyes were red. Although she usually seemed carefree, she had deep feelings for her only junior brother.
"You all go out first. I want to have a few words with my junior brother alone." Minglan wiped away the tears from her eyes and turned to the disciples of Xingzhi Temple.
Just as the leader was about to speak, he was pulled back by the person next to him: "Senior sister, please hurry up, the sect leader and all the senior uncles are still waiting!"
The leading disciple of Xingzhi Temple was forcibly pulled away by the person next to him, complaining, "Junior brother, what are you doing? Mingxin is already on his deathbed, are we afraid of him?"
The man laughed and said, "Mingxin is dying, but his master Yuanyi is not. Uncle Yuanyi has only taken on two disciples over the years. If we go too far today, who knows if Uncle Yuanyi will vent his anger on us in the future? Anyway, it doesn't matter if it takes a little more time, so let's turn a blind eye and let them be!"
……
But when Ming Lan and Lin Fei were left alone in the room, tears finally streamed down her face like a tidal wave. She sobbed, "Junior brother, they say you're a traitor, what's going on?"
"It's nothing." Lin Fei smiled and shook his head. "It can't be explained in a few words. Let's talk about it when I get back."
"You, can you really come back?" Minglan asked, her face full of disbelief. "They said the sect leader and all the senior disciples are waiting at Lingxiao Temple. Can you really come back?"
"I definitely can!" Lin Fei answered with absolute certainty, as if encouraging himself: "They want my life, but it won't be that easy!"
With red-rimmed eyes, Minglan pulled out a bunch of bottles and jars from the room: "This is Qi-nourishing pill, this is body-tempering pill, this is fire pill, this is ice pill..."
As she spoke, she burst into tears: "I don't know what I can do. These are all pills that I painstakingly refined. Junior brother, you must come back safely!"
……
Meanwhile, Yuan Yi arrived at the back mountain, where the Demon-Subduing Tower was located.
"Oh, what a rare guest!" Yuanwu, who was guarding the Demon-Subduing Tower, was drinking a little wine at the moment, not paying any attention to the Jade Emperor Sect's rules. "What wind blew you, Junior Brother Yuanyi, to my godforsaken Demon-Subduing Tower today?"
Yuan Yi had no interest in chatting with Yuan Wu and went straight to the point: "My disciple Mingxin's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill was passed down to him by you, senior brother, right?"
"Pfft!" Yuanwu spat out a mouthful of liquor, making a mess all over the ground. He quickly pretended to be clueless and said, "What Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill? Junior Brother, what are you talking about? I don't understand anything."
"Senior brother, please stop playing dumb with me." Yuan Yi sighed. "Now that the truth has come out, I've come here to ask you to save my good-for-nothing disciple."
Yuan Yi gulped down a large mouthful of wine, then slammed the gourd down in his hand, his face already showing signs of drunkenness: "Damn it, isn't it just that Turtle Shell Divine Skill? Those monks can learn it, but we Taoists can't? Those old fogies who are so rigid! They're driving me crazy!"
Yuan Yi's face lit up with joy: "Senior Brother is finally willing to help?"
“I taught that kid his martial arts, so I naturally wouldn’t stand idly by if something happened to him,” Yuanwu said thoughtfully. “However, I was assigned to the Demon-Subduing Tower by the old man. If I were to act rashly, I might anger him and make things worse.”
"I will take full responsibility for all the crimes, Junior Brother!" Yuan Yi said, and then knelt down directly before Yuan Wu. "If Senior Brother doesn't intervene, I'm afraid I won't be able to save him on my own. I beg you, Senior Brother, for my sake, please do everything you can to save him!"
Yuan Wu looked at Yuan Yi with a complicated expression: "You have a bright future and a great chance to take over the old man's job and take charge of the Jade Emperor Sect in the future. Why go to such lengths for that kid?"
“A teacher for a day is a father for life. He has a bright future ahead of him, and I can’t bear to see him die on the mountain.” Yuanyi gave a bitter smile: “Moreover, besides being my disciple, he is also my nephew in the secular world. My sister left him with this bloodline before she passed away.”
“He, he is that person's…” Yuanwu seemed very surprised.
“That’s right, he is that person’s child.” Yuanyi nodded. “Besides my own selfish motives, it also concerns the fate of countless lives in Southern Tang. Please, Senior Brother, you must take action!”
"Since you've put it this way, it would be too much of a jerk for me to refuse." Yuanwu sighed softly and waved his hand. "You may go now. I'll make some preparations and then head to Lingxiao Temple!"
Yuanwu looked up, staring at the top of the Demon-Subduing Tower, and muttered to himself, "If I stay in this wretched place for too long, those guys on the mountain will probably forget how to write my name, 'Ghost Sorrow Mad Emperor'!"
“Then I’ll wait for you at Lingxiao Temple, Senior Brother!” Yuanyi stood up, left the Demon Subduing Pagoda, and headed towards Lingxiao Temple.
……
At this moment, Lin Fei also pushed open the door and came out.
The disciples of Xingzhi Temple around him took ropes and were about to go up and tie Lin Fei up.
"I haven't been convicted yet!" Lin Fei glared at them. "No need to tie me up, I'll go with you!"
"Junior Brother's understanding is truly commendable." The leader waved his hand, signaling the others to step back. "In that case, we won't make things difficult for you. Junior Brother Mingxin, let's go now!"