"Stop making wild guesses. That time, I finally managed to get down the mountain, and the roast chicken I bought was meant for my master. But at that time, I didn't know how to fly on a sword, and I wasted too much time on the way. By the time I got halfway up the mountain, the chicken had already gone bad!"

This time, it was Xiao Feng who burst out laughing, while Zhao Yuwei continued to speak.

"I happened to run into Yueyang at the time, and seeing how skinny he was from hunger, I couldn't bear it, so I asked him if he wanted some food. He just grabbed it from me, so..."

For a long time afterward, Zhao Yuwei kept asking her master Yan Yun whether the Lingjian Sect was keeping a beggar.

Why, after raising him, do you not feed him properly?

After hearing the reason for sending the chicken, Xiao Feng felt relieved and whispered to Zhao Yuwei.

"Senior sister, to be honest, you should stay away from Senior Brother Yueyang in the future. I'm afraid he won't be able to get rid of his stuttering!"

Zhao Yuwei seemed to be thinking about something, and nodded after a moment.

"You're right. We're all fellow disciples, so naturally we should think of him too!"

The highest peak.

Keep your distance!

These four words kept echoing in Ji Hong's mind. The person he once liked the most was now asking him to keep his distance.

This was a devastating blow to him!

For a moment, Ji Hong even lost the desire to cultivate.

Halfway up the mountain, Shen Zhengqing saw the distraught Ji Hong and landed directly from mid-air, walking with concern to his most beloved disciple.

"Little Ji, when will you emerge from seclusion? Why didn't your master know?"

Upon seeing his master, Ji Hong's tears fell instantly, and he couldn't help but throw himself into his master's arms.

"Master, someone bullied me! They even stole all my spirit stones!"

Shen Zhengqing was furious upon hearing this.

This is outrageous!

How dare you bully your precious apprentice!

court death!

"Who did this?"

bristle!

Shen Zhengqing's hair stood on end. Seeing his master in this state, Ji Hong pointed in the direction of Qingfeng and recounted the events that had just occurred without missing a single detail.

However, upon hearing the reason for this matter, and knowing that it was related to Qingfeng, Shen Zhengqing, who had just been extremely angry, immediately fell silent.

Qingfeng?

Thinking of the woman on the mountain who was so protective of her own, Shen Zhengqing shook his head.

"Isn't it because your skills are inferior? What did you do according to my instructions? You've neglected your cultivation, haven't you? You dare to stop your seclusion for such a trivial matter? You..."

Ji Hong was stunned!

Why is my master, who was just looking concerned, now criticizing me instead?

It was I who got robbed!

"Master, he stole all five thousand spirit stones from me!"

Shen Zhengqing frowned. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that his apprentice had indeed suffered a loss, but the most important thing was that he didn't dare to cause trouble.

That's Qingfeng!

If it were Zhao Yuwei who did it, it would be fine, but the problem is that it was a kid who had only been in the sect for less than a month, hadn't even received his salary yet, and had only been cultivating for a few days.

How can I have the nerve to ask for a guy like that if even my carefully trained apprentice can't beat him?

But looking at his beloved disciple, Shen Zhengqing cleared his throat and said seriously, "Alright, Qingfeng's master is not here. When Yan Yun returns, I will seek justice for you!"

Hearing these perfunctory words, Ji Hong could only nod silently in agreement.

After returning to the peak, Sun Xiaoxiao, relying on her megaphone ability, quickly spread the word throughout the entire sect that Qingfeng would charge for cutting bamboo.

Immediately, disciples from all the sects began to complain.

Especially those on Green Pine Peak, who originally made money by refining pills, needed bamboo, a wonderful fuel, to fill their furnaces.

The increased expenditure on bamboo supply is a huge blow to them.

On Chonghuo Peak.

Ouyang Lie was directing his newly recruited disciples, while Zhong Ling was practicing a new fire-based technique when they spotted a figure flashing across the horizon.

That is...

His own apprentice?

The image of Yue Yang flashed through Ouyang Lie's mind. It had been a long time since he had seen his eldest disciple. His booming voice quickly spread.

"Come over from Yueyang!"

The figure in mid-air suddenly stopped and landed beside Ouyang Lie in the blink of an eye.

"Greetings, Master!"

Ouyang Lie inquired carefully about his proud disciple. How come he had become so thin after not seeing him for so long?

"As a teacher, Yueyang is supposed to guide Zhong Ling's cultivation, but there's no need to push yourself so hard. Don't let it interfere with your own cultivation!"

Yueyang nodded blankly, while Zhong Ling beside him started chirping softly.

"Master, it's been so long since I've seen my senior brother!"

Zhong Ling was already showing leniency; ever since Ouyang Lie introduced the two of them, he had only met Yue Yang once.

It's laughable.

Two red bellybands went missing after we met!

I never saw my fat senior brother again after that!

Seeing this, Yueyang's face darkened, and he cursed inwardly. But then he thought about it and felt a little guilty because this was the person Xiao Feng liked.

"Master, I left the mountain these past few days to take care of an important matter!"

Yueyang changed the subject, seemingly unwilling to reveal what this supposedly important matter was, until he saw Ouyang Lie's face grow increasingly gloomy before finally speaking up in silence.

"Master, to tell you the truth, I went to help Qingfeng set up a protective formation for the mountain!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Lie's face turned completely dark. He had painstakingly cultivated his prized disciple, only to have him go and fawn over someone else before he could even warm him up.

What's good about Qingfeng?

Ouyang Lie couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"You little brat! I value you so much, and you're siding with outsiders, aren't you? How many times have you given your junior sister pointers?"

Ouyang Lie was indignant, but Yue Yang cast a pleading look at Zhong Ling. However, Zhong Ling was too incapable of taking the blame and could only put on a pitiful look.

Senior brother, good luck to you!

Upon hearing this message, Yueyang felt even more helpless.

"Master, I was wrong!"

Ouyang Lie spoke coldly.

"It's not enough to just say something wrong. It seems I've spoiled you too much. From now on, set up ten spirit-gathering arrays for our Chonghuo Peak, and I'll forgive you!"

How many?

Ten!

"Master, your disciple is just skin and bones, I can't finish this!"

Yueyang knelt on the ground in despair. Making him knock on the formation was worse than killing him.

He hated this kind of meticulous work, and if it weren't for Zhao Yuwei, he wouldn't have done such a mentally taxing thing.

Set up a spirit-gathering array for Chonghuo Peak!

Does Chonghuo Peak have Yuwei?