Chapter 33 Satire

Hearing these words, Li Xiangyi felt a sharp pain in his heart. Because of him, so many brothers had died. It turned out that A-Mian didn't like this place either. He returned to his lodgings and read the letter Qiao Wanmian had given him—a breakup letter. After reading it, Li Xiangyi sat blankly at the table, his eyes vacant. He had once been full of vigor, believing he could lead the Si Gu Sect in upholding justice and protecting the peace of the region. He never imagined he would end up like this. The dead members, the brothers' complaints, the departure of his lover—these things weighed on him like a mountain, making it hard to breathe. He suddenly coughed up blood, pressed his hand to his chest a few times, and slowly stood up and left the Si Gu Sect.

Meanwhile, Liu Rujing and his group, who had rushed back, saw many disciples carrying bundles and asked with puzzled expressions, "What are you all doing?"

Those people also saw them, and then looked at them with disbelief, "You...you're not dead?"

"Damn it, who spread rumors that we're dead?" one of them said angrily.

"That's what everyone says," someone said cautiously.

"Yes, yes, Xiao Zijin and the others said that since you are dead and the sect leader is gone, they disbanded the Sigu Sect and only left the Baichuan Academy. We couldn't stand that they disbanded the Sigu Sect just because the sect leader had an accident, so we all planned to leave."

Upon hearing this, Liu Rujing and the others glared angrily, "That Xiao Zijin! What right does he have to disband the sect leader's Si Gu Sect?"

"Let's go, let's go beat him up." Everyone was furious.

When they stormed in, the higher-ups of the Si Gu Sect were all there. Seeing this group of people sitting there instead of going to find the sect leader, they became even angrier. "So, you're all sitting here dividing up the property?" Xu An pointed at Xiao Zijin's nose and cursed, "Xiao Zijin, how dare you! The sect leader is only temporarily missing, and you dare to disband the Si Gu Sect without authorization and divide up the property here? We're not dead yet! Where do you put the sect leader and us brothers?"

"And you lot, you're all cut from the same cloth! The sect leader's fate is unknown, yet you don't even bother to search for him, instead you're here disbanding the Sigu Sect and dividing up the inheritance." He then looked at Shi Shui and the others, his words laced with obvious contempt and disdain, as if he harbored deep dissatisfaction with their behavior and character. He even extended his displeasure to Qiao Wanmian.

Xiao Zijin and the others' expressions changed. How come they weren't dead? What about the sect leader...?

Xiao Zijin forced herself to remain calm and said, "I was only thinking of the people of Sigu Sect. The sect leader is no longer here."

"Bullshit!" Liu Rujing kicked over the table next to him. "The sect leader is a lucky man, you just want to take this opportunity to seize power." The two sides were at each other's throats, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Why waste words with them? Let's beat them up!" Someone couldn't hold back any longer and rushed forward. The others saw this and followed suit.

Except for Shi Shui and Qiao Wanmian, who escaped being beaten because they were women, everyone else was beaten half to death. Don't be fooled by these high-ranking members of the Si Gu Sect; their martial arts skills were actually quite average, and they were no match for these elites. If it weren't for Li Xiangyi, who would even know them?

"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!" Qiao Wanmian shouted anxiously from the side. But no one paid any attention to her. Shi Shui didn't want to pay any attention to them at all, she just watched with a grim expression, because she already knew that Yun Biqiu had poisoned Li Xiangyi, but for some reason, she just wouldn't say it.

After they finished fighting, Qiao Wanmian rushed over and helped Xiao Zijin up. "Zijin, are you alright?"

Xiao Zijin could only manage a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth as she said, "Ah-Mian."

The elites of Sigumen felt only irony and their eyes flashed with disgust. They hadn't seen Qiao Wanmian worrying when the sect leader was in trouble, but now that Xiao Zijin was injured, they were worried.

"Let's go, let them go for now, and deal with them when the sect leader returns." Liu Rujing called to everyone and walked towards the door; they were going to find the sect leader.