If only she were a Golden Core True Man, who would dare to bully Master?!
"Yes. Zhiwei will wait for Master to return." Zhiwei nodded.
"No need to wait..."
Chen Ye wanted to give a few more instructions, but Wei Shu was already impatient and pressed his shoulder.
His five fingers turned into claws, pinching Chen Ye’s bones until they creaked:
"Chen Ye, according to the sect’s rules, to prevent accidents, I must seal your cultivation. Do you have any objections?"
The hunched old woman from Yi Cui smiled and said, "Steward Chen, forgive us, but this is sect routine."
Seeing this,
Chen Ye’s heart grew heavier, but at this moment, he had no room to resist.
He couldn’t just burst out and kill two Foundation Establishment Cultivators on the spot, that would be seeking his own death.
"Hmm."
He nodded, calmly relinquishing resistance.
Wei Shu tightened his grip on Chen Ye’s shoulder, and then said, "Since there is no objection, don’t resist, lest we show no mercy..."
In the middle of speaking, without waiting for Chen Ye to react, he suddenly moved, driving a pitch-black Spirit-Sealing Spike hard into Chen Ye’s Dantian!
"Master——!"
A short, horrified gasp escaped from Zhiwei’s lips as her pupils shrank sharply, her body instinctively tensed forward, about to rush over.
But with the old woman taking a gentle step forward, the overwhelming spiritual pressure forced her to stop in her tracks, eyes wide open as that terrifying black spike drove into Master’s abdomen.
A sharp pain seemed to pierce her own body too, and she bit her lip hard, almost drawing blood.
And Chen Ye was drenched in cold sweat.
Pain!
The Dantian is a cultivator’s lifeline, suffering such a blow, Chen Ye felt his body about to split, the pain unbearable.
The most critical thing was that the spiritual power in the Dantian seemed frozen, hard to circulate.
But, to Chen Ye’s surprise, he was still able to use part of his cultivation.
The Spirit-Sealing Spike only nailed the Dantian, but his Profound Evergreen Technique was no longer reliant solely on the Dantian, also circulating throughout the body.
Therefore, some of his cultivation remained.
Strangely enough,
Chen Ye had always feared pain, but seeing the teary-eyed little girl, his expression remained unchanged even under great pain, his posture straight, calmly saying, "Is that all?"
He even managed to smile at Zhiwei.
His big disciple was like coming up for air after nearly drowning, her rapid breathing slightly relaxing her.
"Oh?"
Wei Shu slightly frowned, he had struck suddenly, intending to see Chen Ye cry out in pain, unexpectedly, this person’s will was so firm.
Seeing Chen Ye still find the mood to smile at his disciple, his disgust grew even stronger.
He applied force to his hand, the Spirit-Sealing Spike stirring in Chen Ye’s abdomen before finally driving deep into the Dantian, then sneering:
"Naturally, it’s not over. All your magical artifacts will temporarily be kept by me."
Saying so, he unceremoniously snatched the storage bag and the two magic swords glowing with spiritual light from Chen Ye’s waist.
"Hmm? Flying Light!"
Seeing the flying sword clearly, Wei Shu’s eyes shone, a greedy expression emerging.
He weighed the thin-as-a-cicada’s-wing, ivory-colored flying sword, clicking his tongue in admiration:
"Isn’t this sword owned by the Stone Mirror Chairman? Why is it in your hand! Hmph, those from loose cultivator backgrounds, nine out of ten have been Tribulation Cultivators! These will be the evidence, taken back to the Law Enforcement Hall."
Due to the divine sense imprint on the storage bag, he couldn’t immediately check its contents, otherwise, he might have been shocked speechless at the spirit stones inside.
The hunched old woman from Yi Cui watched on with a smile, showing no intention of stopping him.
Seeing Chen Ye look over, she kindly explained:
"The Guardian Hall has rules, when handling such matters, to prevent favoritism or private punishment, and enrichment at public expense, two guardians must go together. I am only here to supervise Guardian Wei to ensure compliance. As for these magical artifacts... if nothing goes wrong, Steward Wei will return them."
Damn it!
Chen Ye quickly contemplated.
The old woman’s gentle tone had made him think she was a helper sent by the Bai Family.
Now seeing her lenient attitude, he realized she had no intention of assisting, that kindness was just a facade.
Having served as a steward in the sect for over half a year, he understood the intricacies well.
When arresting a suspected fellow steward, there was a lot of leeway, ordinarily, cultivation didn’t even need to be sealed, let alone directly confiscating one’s magical artifacts?
"Master!"
Zhiwei saw her master being sealed and his magical artifacts taken away.
Her usually calm face for the first time displayed deep panic.
She had never seen Master in such a dire state, she wanted to stand before him, but how could a little girl in the Qi Refining Stage act under the gaze of Foundation Establishment True Men?
"Let’s go."
Wei Shu coldly said, then, as if carrying a prisoner, grabbed Chen Ye’s shoulder and soared into the sky.
The hunched old woman gave Zhiwei a mysterious smile and, likewise, transformed into a stream of light following closely behind.
The courtyard, once again, returned to silence.
Leaving only Zhiwei standing there in a daze.
"I must do something... Sister Susu! But... Sister Susu is gone."
Zhiwei had to admit.
Though she often disliked how Bai Susu acted high and mighty towards Master.
Yet, she knew in her heart, if Bai Susu hadn’t disappeared, with her presence in the sect, no guardian would so roughly arrest Master...
"What... what’s going on?"
The movements of the two Foundation Establishment True Men were unconcealed, naturally startling the others in Lisong Valley.
Granny Li and Lin Qiongyu hurried over.
Worried about the Inner Valley’s safety, they boldly came to check.
But upon seeing only Zhiwei standing there soul-lost in the courtyard, both were shocked.
"Zhiwei, where... where is your Master?" Granny Li trembled.
Zhiwei’s eyelashes slightly quivered, despite having countless worries, she knew Lisong Valley was her Master’s hard work, it couldn’t be ruined!
With her Master and junior sister absent from the valley, only she could keep Lisong Valley stable.
The dark-haired little girl rubbed her face, whispering: "Master just has some business at the sect. Please, Granny Li, calm the Spirit Plant Cultivators in the valley..."
"I understand." Granny Li’s hand trembled, her wisdom earned through age, she already understood.
Sighing silently in her heart.
Though Steward Chen was indeed compliant and remarkably skilled.
But since he had stepped into the sect’s power struggles, it was inevitable to get caught up.
Moreover...
After all, just a Qi Refining Cultivator, not worth much attention.
If he were a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, able to control a sword across a thousand miles, where would he not be free to roam?
...
At the same time.
Chen Ye was taken aboard the Spiritual Ship.
This Spiritual Ship was specifically for transporting prisoners, equipped with a confinement room made of spiritual materials, the interior pitch black, without light.
It not only isolated all sounds and light but also prevented divine sense communication.
Upon entering this quiet dark room.
His previously slightly anxious face now showed no trace of emotion.
He was thinking.
Thinking about where he had gone wrong.
Was it Wei Cheng’s death?
Impossible.
He had executed that perfectly, Qingzhi took action, and he had a flawless alibi, even if the Wei Family suspected, they couldn’t possibly produce any substantial evidence.
Besides, regarding the matter of Wei Cheng, the Bai Family had supported him. He had already been vetted by the Law Enforcement Hall.
Speaking of which, the Wei guardian escorting him, by his demeanor and appearance, seemed to be from the Wei Family.
Chen Ye sat cross-legged, his thoughts in a torrent, suddenly discovering a blind spot.
Why had the Bai Family suddenly stopped supporting him?
No... they hadn’t stopped, rather, they allowed the sect to arrest him, as if wanting to extract some information from him.
What could interest the Bai Family was nothing other than Bai Susu’s whereabouts?
But back then, Bai Wuji had already investigated, confirming he had no connection to the Emotion Crossing Sect.
Unless...
Something had recently occurred, leading the sect to believe he had ties with a Demon Cultivator?
Thus, the Wei Family with their existing grudge against him, had exerted effort in secret, resulting in today’s arrest?
Chen Ye’s thoughts gradually cleared; within moments, he had pieced together the entire sequence.
"The Wei Family must be involved in this... if one doesn’t finish off a tiger, it will turn into a threat. After killing Wei Cheng, it should have been a clean sweep..."
A glimmer of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Ye’s eyes.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment.
If he’d reached it sooner, he would certainly name each of the Wei Family and Wei Zong who had targeted him for elimination!
"But... what exactly has happened in recent days? I’ve been keeping track of Market news, and at least outwardly, there’s been no significant event..."