Chapter 44: Chapter Forty-Five: The Great Dao Is Unfeeling

Hong Zhi looked at Wei Yuning, stroking his beard and smiling: "Not bad, the sect having a disciple like you is the sect's fortune."

Wei Yuning said: "Martial Uncle, you flatter me; becoming a disciple of the Yunyin Sect is my fortune. If there's nothing else, I'll go out first!"

Hong Zhi waved his hand and laughed: "I'm afraid not, pack up and prepare to leave here. Martial Senior Brother Hong Yin sent me a voice transmission before leaving, telling you to return to the mountain gate as soon as possible and not wander outside! I'll send a message to the Flying Heaven Spirit Vessel later, so they can take you back to the sect tonight!"

Wei Yuning certainly had no right to refuse.

"By the way, there's one more thing: Martial Uncle Yun Yan said he'd go out for a walk, but he hasn't come back yet!" Wei Yuning recalled this.

"Okay, I understand. Go out and say goodbye to your friends!"

After going outside, Wei Yuning first found the female cultivator Qiu Hu.

"If you're going back, I'll go back too; there's nothing fun here, and it's also dangerous!" Perhaps because it was evening, Qiu Hu's voice was full of a coquettish tone; since they met, this was the first time she displayed a little girl's demeanor.

"Alright, I'll talk to Martial Uncle Hong Zhi later; it should be fine!"

After leaving Qiu Hu, Wei Yuning also told Man Niu the news of his departure.

"Boring, they're just ordinary wild beasts; I could handle ten bare-handed. Could you ask the martial uncle if I can also go back?"

"What? You're leaving tonight? Count me in, this place is too dangerous; where is this a place for love talk? One careless move and your life could be gone, good thing I'm not a woman!" Chang Fei, heedless of the many female cultivators present, shouted without restraint.

"Who wants to leave here?"

"Captain Wei Yuning!"

"Ah, Captain Wei Yuning is leaving too; we won't stay either, that junior martial brother earlier was right, this place is too dangerous!" The female cultivators spread the news extremely quickly, and soon the entire camp had received it.

By the time Hong Zhi walked out of the room, the outside had completely gone out of control.

After Hong Zhi understood the situation, he glared fiercely at Wei Yuning. Wei Yuning innocently spread his hands toward Hong Zhi. Hong Zhi was certainly not truly angry, but this year's Marriage Alliance Convention has been most unfavorable. The competition convention is like this, the hunting activity is likewise, and moreover, both incidents have Wei Yuning's shadow; although his image is not negative, this is too much of a coincidence!

As for the demand of the first squad, he thought it over and decided to agree. After all, safety first; if it were ordinary days, cultivators encountering danger would have no reason to retreat, but this time is the Marriage Alliance Convention, which is of a different nature.

Just then, the two groups outside shouted in cheer.

Hong Zhi hurried out to check the situation, and the members of the third squad naturally followed him out.

"Martial Uncle Hong Zhi, the first squad's camp construction is complete!" Seeing Hong Zhi appear, Qing Cong stepped forward immediately, saying with a proud expression.

The two female cultivators Feng Wu and Feng Ming are the only Qinglian Sect disciples who have not entered the third squad's camp to rest. At this moment, Feng Wu still stands beside Qing Cong, while Feng Ming leans together with Qing Ge of the Heaven Sword Chamber.

Qing Ge also stepped forward one step, smiling: "Martial Uncle Zhi, the second squad's camp is also completed!"

Hong Zhi's face was all smiles, but in his heart he thought "MMP": "What the hell is this? The camp is built, but the female cultivators are all leaving; these disciples have worked for nothing. Even if they don't say it, they probably want to curse me to death in their hearts, but I also feel wronged; however, I still have to say what needs to be said."

"Great, you've done well; with the camp, it's much safer! The third squad's camp will also have vacancies tonight; you can allocate some people to come stay here!" Hong Zhi said expressionlessly.

"What does that mean?"

"Are the Qinglian Sect cultivators also leaving?"

"You're stupid; if they said they're leaving, they definitely all left!"

"No, the first and second squads also have female cultivators; they don't have to leave, we also have lodgings!"

"No need to guess; all members of the third squad, including the Qinglian Sect female cultivators, will leave tonight. Whoever wants to stay can stay; this place has beautiful lake and mountain scenery, so just treat it as a vacation!" Chang Fei said in a shrill voice from within the crowd.

"What? No, we also have to leave!"

"Yeah, the Qinglian Sect cultivators have all left; what's the point of staying here?"

"The female cultivators have left; perfect, we brothers can have a good chat!"

"Get lost!"

"We also want to leave!"

"What a pity, the camp just built!" A cultivator let out a long sigh. This sigh immediately aroused everyone's fatigue; they had been busy for most of the day.

Hong Zhi felt weary-hearted; this Marriage Alliance Convention was a total failure.

After an hour, the "Flowing Cloud" Flying Heaven Spirit Vessel arrived, and two beast tamers, with unpleasant expressions and exhausted faces, hurried over.

"Steward Hong Zhi, Martial Uncle Yun Yan hasn't returned yet!" Seeing the disciples board the vessel one after another, Wei Yuning and Qiu Hu came together to Hong Zhi's presence.

"I know!" Hong Zhi frowned, looking at the grassland under night; outside a tall shed beside the beast farm shed, a light was on, though the former owner, the wild wolf, was no longer there. The lamp is a magical item, a glowstone lamp, powered by a miniature spirit-gathering array, working day and night.

"Martial Uncle Yun Yan is back!" Qiu Hu suddenly pointed at the darkness ahead and said.

"She hasn't left; she's been meditating on that tree all along!" Hong Zhi said lightly, then turned and walked toward the spirit vessel.

"You say, does Martial Uncle Hong Zhi like Fairy Yun Yan?" Seeing Hong Zhi walk away, in the darkness, Wei Yuning boldly took hold of the female cultivator Qiu Hu's hand and whispered.

"Hard to say! Desire is humanity's greatest craving, yet it is a major taboo for cultivators; the path of no emotion is the true way, while the path of emotion seems to conform to human ethics but is actually heretical, no different from demonic cultivators! Hong Zhi and Yun Yan are both smart; they probably wouldn't choose to become dao companions!" Qiu Hu the female cultivator gave a slight struggle, and her jade hand slipped from Wei Yuning's palm.

Wei Yuning was stunned; he didn't understand why Qiu Hu suddenly said such things.

"Let's go; I guess you also want to return!" Fairy Yun Yan floated over, like a spirit beneath the night sky, and spoke to the two waiting people.