The alleyway cemetery.
This is perhaps the most desolate cemetery, containing the remains of many who died in battle. Many of them don't even have a body, only a hastily made cenotaph.
The entire Yinbai family is buried here.
His mother, that simple woman; his father, the one who claimed to have died fighting for the bandits.
What an absurd and ridiculous thing! Silver's father died fighting for bandits in Dead Man's County, while Silver and his mother died at the hands of the bandit leader's son.
Ye Tian buried them here peacefully and happily, without such a grand spectacle. But what accompanied them in death was the grandest scene in the entire desolate city: the complete annihilation of the bandits.
Including the leader Li Yunfei, his son's head was stuck into the silver-white grave by Ye Tian. Although it was a small grave, it had the most powerful person as a sacrifice.
"Yinbai, stay down there and be good to your mother. If you keep selling flowers, no one will dare to bully you." Ye Tian muttered to himself. He didn't even know what he wanted to say. He just wanted to talk to Yinbai, even if it was just a few casual words.
"Alright, stop being so dramatic." Chu Feng patted him on the shoulder.
"It's time to return to the sect."
Indeed, he had been here for a full month. It was time for Ye Tian to return to the sect to check on his master, mistress, ancestor Liu Luolan, senior brother Li Xiaoyao, and junior brother Su Muchen. He wondered how they were doing, whether they had been bullied in their new environment.
"It's time to go back," Ye Tian said with a sigh.
"We've been through thick and thin together, how could you leave without telling me?" Yunshang appeared next to Ye Tian at this moment, in the cemetery.
"You know what happened in the desolate city?" Ye Tian asked.
Yunshang smiled and said, "From the day I saved you, and you didn't leave the desolate city, I knew you wouldn't let it go so easily. I just didn't expect you to make such a big fuss. You even cut the bandits in half. I thought I would need to help you."
"A weapon-refining master who can forge magic weapons at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal is even rarer than a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal himself. Are you interested in becoming a weapon-refining master in our bandit gang? I'll give you the same level of authority as I am as the commander."
Yunshang extended a sincere invitation to Ye Tian.
"I'm not going." Ye Tian refused decisively; of course he wouldn't go.
"We've been through thick and thin together, so don't say I didn't give you a chance. Come and be a guest elder of our Ruthless Sect, even if it's just a nominal appointment," Ye Tian invited Yunshang.
"I promise you, it's just a matter of lending my name."
[Ding! Yunshang, the bandit leader of the desolate city, has become a guest elder of the Ruthless Sect and has gained 2 levels of Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm experience.]
Hearing that familiar mechanical voice, Ye Tian's heart remained heavy.
Although there was an extra worker at the peak of the twelfth level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, it still couldn't erase the matter of Yin Bai from Ye Tian's mind.
No matter how much time passes, the desolate city will always be a place of sorrow for Ye Tian. Because Silver White is here, Ye Tian will always feel guilty.
Although it saved him, it also harmed him.
Although I didn't kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren died because of me. Ye Tian still couldn't let it go.
"Alright, the mountains are high and the rivers are far, so let's part ways here. I will never come to this desolate city again. You are a guest elder of our Ruthless Sect. Whenever you want to meet, come find me in the Hundred Sects of the Cloud Mist Mountains." Ye Tian clasped his hands in farewell.
The bandit leader, Yunshang, laughed heartily and said in a cheerful voice, "Good! Our general will not dismount; we will each go our own way."
This day.
When Ye Tian left the desolate city, he brought the entire Wuqing Sect with him, but when he left, he only took Chu Feng and two land deeds with him.
Even though I've left the deserted city and won't be coming back, I can't keep the land deed. It's quite valuable.
"Poisoned wine, fifty taels of silver." Chu Feng had just stepped out of the desolate city when he began to settle accounts with Ye Tian.
Ye Tian frowned, annoyed. What kind of people were in the Ruthless Sect? He'd better find a chance to clean up the mess and clear the waters of their mercenary ways.
"Alright, here you go," Ye Tian emphasized after giving it to Chu Feng. He didn't want the kid to ask him for more money.
"The antidote will also cost fifty taels of silver," Chu Feng said calmly.
"So expensive? Why don't you just rob someone! I've never heard of poisoned wine being as expensive as an antidote. And that poisoned wine didn't even harm me," Ye Tian emphasized.
"If the poisoned wine harms you, then it's worth ten thousand taels of silver," Chu Feng said expressionlessly.
Ye Tian was taken aback, thinking to himself, "That seems to make sense."
"Alright, here's another fifty taels of silver." He gave in.
The entire Wuqing Sect relocated to Shucheng, which was occupied by King Jiang Xuan. Just from the name, one could tell it was an elegant and easygoing city, completely unlike the chaotic and desolate Desolate City. The environment here was clean, with laws, rulers, and a capital city.
The capital of Shucheng is Shubi County, where the legacy of the sages shines.
With the Hanlin Academy in place, order was impeccable.
"Our Ruthless Sect's refined and easygoing nature will surely make us thrive here. We'll have friends all over the world, and it's impossible for us to have any conflicts with anyone." Ye Tian said this to Chu Feng as they were getting close to the address his master and the others had given him. He had complete trust in his fellow disciples and was certain that there wouldn't be any conflicts.
"We've arrived. This house is quite nice. Is this really a house that my fellow disciples and I can afford?"
Ye Tian was stunned when he saw the house.
The house boasts an excellent feng shui location, situated on three floors with six courtyards. Inside, there are artificial hills, gardens, birds, animals, and rare rocks—everything imaginable is there.
It was clearly a territory that only a magnificent sect could possess.
The plaque reads: “Xianrenju” (仙人居).
Such a luxurious residence must have been acquired by Junior Sister Huan Qingsha. Otherwise, where would those poor bastards from the Ruthless Sect get so much money?
"Alright, let's go home, handsome." Ye Tian smiled and stepped into the door.
"Heh, you dare to lay a hand on my senior brother? I definitely won't tolerate this today. Master, bring me the broom, let's take him down." Gu Nishang and Su Muchen were seen chasing and beating a man dressed as a scholar with brooms.
The scholar, crying and wailing after being beaten, wiped away his tears and said through gritted teeth, "You barbarians, just you wait! I'm going to the academy to get our teacher to deal with you!"
"Go find them now! I'll look down on you if you can't find them. How dare you cheat our Ruthless Sect? I won't tolerate you. Go now!" Su Muchen rolled up his sleeves, looking like he hadn't had enough of the fight yet.
Master Wuchen stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad."
Ye Tian's forehead creased with annoyance. He looked at Chu Feng with a blank expression, as if asking him, "Is this the harmony you spoke of? Is this the orderly state you spoke of? Is this the refined and easygoing nature with no enemies?"
Ye Tian chuckled, indicating that it was an accident.
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