Chapter 236: For Ye Zhangqing

The entire lord's manor descended into chaos like a pot of porridge; the disciples of the two peaks, stewards, and elders were all tangled up in a brawl.

The city lord hurried after his own son, and seeing Wei Feng charge headfirst into the crowd of menial disciples, his eyelids twitched as a father.

What are they doing?

"All Shī xiōng, this is at my home; I think I should be given a bite of this meal."

"Soft Palm."

However, what answered him was a Soft Palm; seeing this, Wei Feng, unwilling to be outdone, directly launched a Binding Hand strike.

The fight was intense, leaving the city lord terrified, afraid his son would get injured.

At the same time, he secretly sighed, 'No wonder it's the Dao Yi Sect; their Xiūliàn is so arduous that even eating a meal involves such fierce competition.'

Besides feeling sorry, he also felt heartache for his son; it seems that after joining the Dao Yi Sect these years, Wei Feng has endured much hardship, never speaking of it, perhaps to avoid worrying him.

Thinking this, the city lord's eyes filled with relief; sending him to the Dao Yi Sect seemed the right decision.

After the intense battle, Wei Feng was off by one move and ultimately failed to secure the position.

Seeing his son beating his chest and stamping his feet outside the courtyard, the city lord stepped forward to comfort him.

"Son, don't be discouraged; it's just a temporary setback. Dad will have someone make what you like to eat."

"As for that," Wei Feng said with an unwilling expression.

"Dad, you don't understand."

"Can the food others make compare to that of Ye Zhangqing?" Saying this, Wei Feng and his fellow junior brothers went to the courtyard gate, frantically sucking in the aroma in the air.

"I suck, I suck, I suck......"

Seeing his son's face flush red, the city lord was utterly dumbfounded at this moment—is this meal really worth it? Is life in the Dao Yi Sect that hard?

After all, he's the young lord of a city, raised in luxury; why did going to the Dao Yi Sect turn him like this? He doesn't even let go of a scent.

After the simple meal was finished, the scene finally calmed down, and the disciples gathered together to chat and pass gas.

Ye Zhangqing was preparing to go into the city to stroll; seeing this, the disciples immediately spoke up.

"Ye Zhangqing wants to go into the city? We'll come too."

"Yeah, we'll accompany you."

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing refused without hesitation.

"There's no need to trouble you all, Shī xiōng; the junior brother can go alone."

Joking aside, I'm going out to shop—what's the point of bringing over twenty thousand people to stroll? Just relax in the lord's manor.

No matter what, they wouldn't let everyone accompany him; in the end, there was no choice—only Wei Feng accompanied Ye Zhangqing as a guide, after all, he'd grown up in Tree City since childhood.

Ye Zhangqing agreed to that; having just one person accompany him was fine, and having Wei Feng there was indeed convenient.

Afterwards, under Wei Feng's guidance, Ye Zhangqing left the lord's manor and began his first journey.

But just after Ye Zhangqing left, Xu Jie suddenly turned to the many disciples present and said.

"All junior brothers, this is Ye Zhangqing's first journey; I think we should do something."

"What does Third Senior Brother mean?"

A disciple didn't understand; hearing this, Xu Jie's eyes filled with wise light as he said.

"You see, a person's first experience in life holds great significance for everyone—the first time speaking, the first time eating, the first time going out on a journey—these are all different."

"Ye Zhangqing's first journey outside is no different."

"Ye Zhangqing has always cooked for us without complaint; now it's time for us to repay him, what do you say?"

Upon hearing Xu Jie's words, the disciples all became serious and nodded heavily.

"Third Senior Brother is right; we should indeed repay Ye Zhangqing."

"Indeed, this is Ye Zhangqing's first journey outside; we must give him a wonderful memory."

"Yes, we absolutely must not let Ye Zhangqing have any bad feelings because of anything."

"I agree."

"I agree too."

For a moment, the disciples spoke up in agreement, wanting to give Ye Zhangqing an unforgettable journey for a lifetime.

Seeing this, Xu Jie smiled and nodded.

"Since everyone has no objections, then listen to my command; we will all strive for Ye Zhangqing's journey."

"For Ye Zhangqing."

"For Ye Zhangqing."

Completely unaware of what the disciples had said after he left, Ye Zhangqing and Wei Feng walked out of the lord's manor, strolling along the streets of Tree City.

The streets of Tree City are actually thick tree trunks; countless trunks form the streets connecting all parts of Tree City.

They crisscross; some narrower trunks can barely accommodate a single person.

Wider trunks, on one or both sides, have some built‑upon shops.

Along the way, it turned out to have a unique flavor, which greatly interested Ye Zhangqing.

Having lived two lives, he had never seen such a town—a city built in a tree.

As for Wei Feng beside him, he responsibly introduced Ye Zhangqing to some local customs and fun things in Tree City.

While the two chatted and strolled, unbeknownst to them, many disciples from Divine Sword Peak and Jade Maiden Peak had already been secretly following them around.

Under Xu Jie's command, the disciples covertly observed Ye Zhangqing's every move, ready at any time to escort and protect Ye Zhangqing.

They communicated with each other via the Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán.

At this moment, Ye Zhangqing had just turned onto a side path, and Xu Jie's side heard a disciple report.

"Third Senior Brother, a tree fruit stall has appeared ahead of Ye Zhangqing; should we act?"

"The fruits of Tree City are delicious; proceed."

Yes.

Soon, at a corner over a hundred meters ahead of Ye Zhangqing, an old man was hawking tree fruits when suddenly more than ten disciples of the Dao Yi Sect appeared and surrounded his fruit stall.

Seeing the burly disciples, the old man was startled, then feeling a bit guilty, he said.

Sir, do you want to buy tree fruit?

Upon hearing that, the leading disciple took out a string of copper coins and placed them in the old man's hand, smiling broadly, he said.

Elder, it's like this: shortly, a youth wearing a blue-green long robe will come over, accompanied by a crane and a Dàhuáng dog.

When the time comes, you tell him he's today's lucky winner, he won the first prize, can get your tree fruit for free, and then you give him all the tree fruit.

Huh????

Hearing this, the old man was dumbfounded, "What does that mean?" He had been running a tree fruit stall for decades and had never heard of such a thing.

Seeing the old man stunned, the disciple also became a bit anxious.

It's just that later someone will come with a Dàhuáng dog and a crane, you give him all the tree fruit on this stall, but you must not expose our presence; this money is for buying your tree fruit, understand?

Upon hearing that, the old man looked at the disciple, then at the silver coins in his hand, gave a wooden nod, and then said.

Oh, I get it, you want to buy tree fruit.

Exactly.

And then, should I give the money to you, old man, first?

Exactly.

Later, a servant bringing a dog and a crane will come, and then I'll give him the tree fruit?

Yes........... no, not a servant.