“Bang!”

Li Hengsheng reached out and grabbed Zhou Jun’s collar, slamming him against the stone behind him!

“Third Brother, are you playing me?”

Li Hengsheng completely disbelieved the name Zhou Jun had mentioned.

“If you think so, then it is.” Zhou Jun said with a smile, “Anyway, I’ve told you the name. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.”

“Fourth Brother.” Zhou Jun suddenly said solemnly, “Your loyalty is your strength, but your indecisiveness and impulsiveness are your weaknesses. In this Cangyuan Realm, naive people can’t survive because everyone is good at disguising. If you can’t see through others’ disguises, you have to bear the consequences of being deceived.”

“Don’t underestimate the Longevity Sect, and don’t underestimate human ambition. When people have ambition, they are often more terrifying than ghosts.” Zhou Jun laughed, “Everything is a game, and this game has been set up since who knows when. You and I are just pawns. Only by constantly climbing up, constantly climbing, can you have a glimmer of hope to become the one who plays the game.”

“I still don’t believe it.” Li Hengsheng gritted his teeth.

Zhou Jun quietly looked into Li Hengsheng’s eyes, not continuing to speak, because he saw that Li Hengsheng’s gaze had already wavered.

“Fourth Brother, come here.” Zhou Jun beckoned.

Li Hengsheng frowned and leaned in, and Zhou Jun whispered a few more words in his ear.

At this time, Yang Tiantian didn’t know what Zhou Jun was saying to Li Hengsheng, but she could feel that Li Hengsheng’s face had turned somewhat pale.

It seemed that after Zhou Jun mentioned the second person related to Xue Ye, Li Hengsheng seemed to have a mental breakdown.

What were they talking about?

Yang Tiantian was about to step forward to listen, but Zhou Jun had finished speaking.

Li Hengsheng stepped back, his face very serious.

“Fourth Brother, take care of yourself. That’s all I can tell you.” Zhou Jun closed his eyes, seemingly waiting for the judgment to come.

“Fourth Brother.” Yang Tiantian came to Li Hengsheng’s side and asked, “Who is the other one?”

Li Hengsheng turned his head to look at Yang Tiantian and said, “No one, there is no second person, he’s just fooling me.”

No one would believe this.

Yang Tiantian was also taken aback.

Li Hengsheng was actually hiding the second person.

Who could make Li Hengsheng help to hide?

But since Li Hengsheng didn’t say, Yang Tiantian didn’t continue to ask, but turned to look at Zhou Jun and walked in front of him.

“Zhou Jun, we are fellow disciples. I don’t want to be too harsh on you. I won’t send you to the Law Enforcement Peak. I’ll hand you over to the master. You have no objections, right?” Yang Tiantian’s voice was cold.

“No objections.” Zhou Jun shook his head.

If he were sent to the Law Enforcement Peak, Zhou Jun would definitely be worse than dead. The Wu Wenying of the Law Enforcement Peak was notoriously ruthless, and the methods on the peak were endless. Ordinary people couldn’t stand it, and skinning was a minor punishment.

If he were sent to Xu Muhai, Xu Muhai might still give him a quick death out of respect for their past master-disciple relationship.

Just as Yang Tiantian was about to take action, she heard Li Hengsheng say from behind, “Senior Sister.”

“Hmm?” Yang Tiantian turned her head to look at Li Hengsheng.

Li Hengsheng was staring at Zhou Jun, and Zhou Jun slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, Li Hengsheng suddenly said, “Let him go.”

“What did you say?” Yang Tiantian was shocked when she heard this.

Even Zhou Jun showed a hint of surprise.

“Senior Sister, give me some face and let him go.” Li Hengsheng said with a somewhat vacant look.

“Do you know what you’re saying?” Yang Tiantian frowned, “He is Xue Ye, a member of the Longevity Sect, and he wants to kill you. You let him go? Are you crazy? Letting him go is like releasing a tiger back to the mountain. He will have plenty of ways to kill you in the future.”

“Senior Sister, consider it a favor I’m asking of you.” Li Hengsheng said lightly.

Seeing Li Hengsheng’s appearance, Yang Tiantian was so angry that she was speechless.

If it were before, Yang Tiantian wouldn’t care what Li Hengsheng said, but now it was different. She owed the Li family a huge favor.

Even if she didn’t consider Li Hengsheng’s feelings, she had to consider Li Changqing’s. At this point, Yang Tiantian couldn’t refuse Li Hengsheng.

“Fourth Brother, think it over.” Yang Tiantian’s voice became low.

“Mm.” Li Hengsheng said decisively, “I’ll talk to the master about this. I’ll go and apologize tomorrow. I hope Senior Sister will be merciful.”

“Since you’ve decided, I won’t interfere.” Yang Tiantian left in a huff.

“Why did you let me go?” Zhou Jun also asked in surprise at this time.

“No matter what, during our time in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land, you took care of me, Third Brother, and gave me hope and warmth.” Li Hengsheng said slowly.

“Fourth Brother, you’re being indecisive and impulsive again.” Zhou Jun scolded coldly, “This will be your weakness and will harm you sooner or later. Have you forgotten what I told you before?”

“One last time.”Li Hengsheng’s eyes gradually turned icy cold.

“The second name you mentioned, I will verify it. Also, if we meet again, I will kill you with my own hands.”

With that, Li Hengsheng turned and left.

“Fourth Brother.”

Zhou Jun called out.

But Li Hengsheng didn’t pay him any attention.

“I’m leaving Purple Lightning to you, take good care of it.”

Before he could finish his sentence, Li Hengsheng’s figure had already disappeared into the darkness, leaving Zhou Jun alone leaning against the bluestone, watching Li Hengsheng’s retreating figure.

The bone-chilling wind grew colder, the sound of the wind rustling the leaves seemed to be mocking the world’s turmoil. Zhou Jun slowly got up, looked back at Sanjun Peak, taking in every blade of grass and tree.

When his identity was exposed by Li Hengsheng, Zhou Jun was prepared to die here.

But what Zhou Jun never expected was that his junior brother actually wanted to spare him.

Thinking of his life here after arriving at Dao Mountain Ancient Land, thinking of Xu Muhai’s earnest teachings, all these seemed to have become a part of Zhou Jun’s daily life.

Learning martial arts with the master.

Stealing chickens from the second sister’s mountain peak.

Drinking and eating meat with Fourth Brother.

Each and every scene flashed before Zhou Jun’s eyes like a revolving lantern.

Zhou Jun knelt down directly, facing the direction of Mu Haifeng’s peak, and kowtowed three times.

“Zhou Jun thanks the master for his kindness.”

After saying this, Zhou Jun also turned and disappeared from Sanjun Peak with a few leaps.

Li Hengsheng came down from Sanjun Peak and saw Yang Tiantian waiting for him not far away.

“Second Sister, I was willful today.” Li Hengsheng walked up to Yang Tiantian and apologized.

Yang Tiantian sighed lightly, what else could she say?

On this point, Yang Tiantian and Zhou Jun had the same view. Li Hengsheng was loyal and righteous, which was a virtue, but also a flaw.

Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

If it were her, Zhou Jun would definitely not survive tonight.

But Li Hengsheng let Zhou Jun go, which was burying a hidden danger for himself.

“The second person of Xue Ye…” Yang Tiantian still wanted to ask about the second person, because such a person was also a disaster.

“There is no second person.”

“Sister, I’m tired, I’m going to rest first.”

With that, Li Hengsheng left alone.

“Ah.” Yang Tiantian also helplessly shook her head, if Li Hengsheng didn’t want to say, she definitely couldn’t ask.

A sleepless night.

Li Hengsheng didn’t sleep all night.

In the morning, Li Hengsheng was ready to go to Mu Haifeng to apologize to Xu Muhai.

On Mu Haifeng.

Someone had arrived before Li Hengsheng.

Xu Muhai was having breakfast, when Ye Qingchen barged in: “Master, I have something to discuss with you.”

“I’m eating.” Xu Muhai said helplessly: “Can’t it wait until after I finish eating?”

“That’s fine, I haven’t eaten either, let’s eat together.” Ye Qingchen sat down directly.

“Where’s my bowl and chopsticks?” Ye Qingchen looked around.

“I only have one set here.” Xu Muhai said irritably, why was his eldest disciple so impolite?

“That’s fine, I don’t mind sharing with you, Master.” After saying that, Ye Qingchen reached out and took Xu Muhai’s bowl and chopsticks, then scooped up a mouthful of porridge from the bowl.

Xu Muhai was stunned.

Was this stealing food from a tiger’s mouth?

“Hmm, the porridge is a bit hard, it’s obviously cooked by you, Master. Your cooking is still so terrible.” After saying that, he scooped up another mouthful, then picked up some side dishes from the table.

“What am I supposed to eat?”

Xu Muhai said angrily.

“Master, haven’t you finished eating? You’ve eaten quite a lot just now. Master, let me tell you, eating too much is not good. Look at how fat you are, like the old yellow dog in our Zhenguo Mansion, with the flesh on your face sagging down, haha.”

“Every time I miss you, Master, I go to the door and tease that dog.” Ye Qingchen laughed: “When you have time, Master, go to Zhenguo Mansion and see if that dog looks like you.”

At this moment, Xu Muhai was taking deep breaths.

“My own disciple, bear with it, bear with it.”

He had an extraordinarily beautiful face, but he was so annoying.

“What did you come to see me for today?” Xu Muhai asked.

“No rush, can’t we talk after we finish eating?” Ye Qingchen picked up a piece of vegetable.

Xu Muhai felt his blood pressure rising, almost unable to suppress it.

Finally, after Ye Qingchen finished eating, he leaned back in his chair and said, “I’m full.”

“You’re finally full.” Xu Muhai said coldly.

“It’s passable, although it’s a bit unpalatable.” Ye Qingchen nodded.

“When are you going back to Zhenguo Mansion?” Xu Muhai just wanted Ye Qingchen to go back to Zhenguo Mansion immediately and never come back.

“The celebration is over, there must be a lot of things to do in your Zhenguo Mansion.””I’m not planning to go back,” Ye Qingchen shook his head and said.

“Not going back?”

Xu Muhai was taken aback, “You are the Inspector of the Zhenguo Mansion, how can you not go back?”

“I have some other thoughts,” Ye Qingchen suddenly became serious, “I hope Master can recommend me to join the expedition team in Tianhai City. The new expedition in Tianhai City is about to start, and I want to find clues about my father. He disappeared in the Black and White Forbidden Zone and has not come out yet. I can’t continue to be so confused.”

“Join the expedition team? Do you know that the Black and White Forbidden Zone is not a place to enter casually, it’s a place where nine out of ten people die. Your father didn’t come out back then, let alone you?” Xu Muhai sternly said, “Back then, the four saints of the human race joined forces to enter the Black and White Forbidden Zone, and the only one who came back was the current master of the Cangyuan Realm, Jiang Tianyun!”

“The monk Wude from Dazhao Temple, the fairy swordswoman Li Xuanxi, and your father Ye Zhaoheng, including Jiang Tianyun, out of the four land immortals of the human race, three of them fell there. Now with your mere innate perfection strength, what can you do?”

Xu Muhai snorted coldly, “You still want to find clues about your father, you are simply messing around!”

“Master, let me go. I promise to come back alive to see you off. You don’t have to worry,” Ye Qingchen hurriedly said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Muhai almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He wished he could strangle Ye Qingchen right now.

Ye Qingchen’s father was Ye Zhaoheng, one of the four saints of the human race.

When Ye Qingchen was found, he was frozen in a block of ice. No one expected that Ye Qingchen had been frozen for hundreds of years.

And he was the son of Ye Zhaoheng, one of the four saints of the human race.

Eventually, Ye Qingchen was brought back to Dao Mountain Ancient Land by Luo Xiaochuan and then taken as a disciple by Xu Muhai.

At this moment, the voice of Li Hengsheng came from outside.

“Master, may I come in?”

“Fourth Brother is here.”

Before Xu Muhai could speak, Ye Qingchen raised his hand, and the courtyard door in the distance opened directly, “Come in, Fourth Brother.”

Xu Muhai was already used to Ye Qingchen’s domineering behavior.

It was said that this guy didn’t have a single friend in the Zhenguo Mansion.

“Master, eldest senior brother.” Li Hengsheng walked in front of Xu Muhai and knelt down directly.

“Hmm?” Xu Muhai was taken aback.

“Why such a big ceremony, Fourth Brother?” Ye Qingchen quickly wanted to help Li Hengsheng up, but Li Hengsheng refused to get up.

“Stand up and talk if you have something to say, what does it look like to always kneel down.”

Xu Muhai spoke.

“Yeah, Fourth Brother, when Master dies, we will kneel down then, why are you in such a hurry now?” Ye Qingchen also quickly said.

This made Li Hengsheng couldn’t help but sigh, eldest senior brother, you really know how to chat.

Looking at Xu Muhai, whose face was as dark as a pig’s liver, Li Hengsheng said lightly, “Master, the spy Xue Ye from the Longevity Sect lurking in our Dao Mountain Ancient Land is actually third senior brother. The person who poisoned us is also third senior brother.”

Upon hearing this, both Xu Muhai and Ye Qingchen were stunned.

Was it Zhou Jun?

Li Hengsheng told Xu Muhai everything in detail.

Xu Muhai’s gaze became even colder. He never expected that his third disciple was actually a member of the Longevity Sect.

“Where is Zhou Jun?” Xu Muhai asked coldly.

“I have sinned,” Li Hengsheng bowed his head, “I took the liberty of letting him go.”

“Let him go?”

Both Xu Muhai and Ye Qingchen frowned.

“Fourth Brother, you really know how to court death. If you let him go, won’t he come back to kill you?” Ye Qingchen said helplessly, “Master, should I go after him? He only ran away for one night, maybe I can catch up.”

“Forget it,” Xu Muhai shook his head, “We won’t find him.”

“How do you know if you don’t try?” Ye Qingchen said disdainfully.

“I said it’s not necessary,” Xu Muhai shook his head, then said to Li Hengsheng, “Get up, this is not your fault. I also have the responsibility of oversight. My own disciple is a spy from the Longevity Sect, and I didn’t even know. How can I blame you?”

“Let it go.”

“Get up.”

“Thank you, Master.” Only then did Li Hengsheng stand up.

From Xu Muhai’s performance just now, Li Hengsheng could tell that Xu Muhai really didn’t blame him. Instead, when he said that he had let third senior brother go, Xu Muhai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

If Zhou Jun was really caught and brought to Xu Muhai, it would be difficult for Xu Muhai.

Xu Muhai actually liked his third disciple very much. Letting Xu Muhai decide Zhou Jun’s life and death would be a difficult choice for Xu Muhai.

Li Hengsheng directly let Zhou Jun go, isn’t this what Xu Muhai wanted to do?

But if it really came to Xu Muhai, he couldn’t let him go.

“Master, what about the thing I just mentioned?” Ye Qingchen quickly asked Xu Muhai.

But before Xu Muhai could speak, suddenly, the entire Dao Mountain Ancient Land was filled with the sound of bells.The bell tolls echoed throughout the Dao Mountain Ancient Land, reaching everyone’s ears. The sound was penetrating and continuous, ringing thirty-six times in total.

“The Sect Leader has returned,” Xu Muhai said solemnly, “All thirty-six Peak Masters must meet with the Sect Leader. We will discuss your matters when I return.”

With that, Xu Muhai hurriedly left.

“The Sect Leader has returned,” Li Hengsheng also felt a bit worried.

This mysterious Sect Leader, with his extraordinary predictive abilities, might be able to deduce where Zhou Jun was hiding.

He wondered if the Sect Leader would order someone to capture Zhou Jun.

“Ah, Master just left like that…” Watching Xu Muhai’s retreating figure, Ye Qingchen sighed lightly.

Li Hengsheng felt something was off about his words.

“Elder Brother, I will also go back first.”

Li Hengsheng quickly turned around to leave.

“Young Brother, why the rush? We brothers haven’t had a good chat yet. Stay and let’s bond a bit.”

Ye Qingchen called out from behind, but Li Hengsheng ran even faster.

He subconsciously used his Thunder Run technique.

He dared not chat with this emotionally unintelligent fellow, fearing he would be infuriated.

“Tsk tsk, this young brother, he’s quite shy,” Ye Qingchen chuckled.

Atop Dao Yuan Peak.

A sea of flowers.

At this moment, all thirty-six Peak Masters gathered here because the Sect Leader of Dao Mountain Ancient Land, Luo Xiaochuan, had finally returned to the world.

Dressed in coarse linen clothes, with the Heavenly Staff back in his hand, a fortune-telling banner was surprisingly hanging on it.

Everyone was used to his eccentric appearance.

If Li Changqing were here, he would definitely recognize this man as the old Luo Daoist he met in Changting Town.

Li Changqing would never dream that the Luo Daoist he had been looking for was actually Luo Xiaochuan, the Sect Leader of Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

“Greetings, Sect Leader!”

Everyone bowed respectfully.

“We’re all family, why the formality?” Luo Xiaochuan put down the fortune-telling banner and chuckled, “The Cangyuan Realm has been quite restless recently. Even our Dao Mountain Ancient Land has experienced quite a few incidents. Fortunately, there were no major losses.”

“Muhai.”

Luo Xiaochuan squinted at Xu Muhai, “You’ve trained a good disciple.”

(End of Chapter)