Chapter 2461: Persisting in Revenge

After Ye Liuyun and others let Piao Yu faint to death, they finally placed a Slave Seal on him, then dragged him into the Side Courtyard and cured his poison.

Later, Ye Liuyun had him discard the Transmission Talisman, sealed him into the Space World, and handed him over to Ling Hai for management.

Mo Sha's side was also proceeding smoothly.

The ten disciples of Shenjian Mountain Villa could not block his assassinations; by now he had already eliminated half of them.

The duplicate caught up with the Elder who had already died from poison and the two disciples, and seized all the resources in their Storage Rings.

When Shenjian Mountain Villa sent people to collect the corpses, only a pool of black liquid remained.

"Too much cruelty!"

Zhong Feng received the news and smashed the pear wood table beside him into fragments.

An Elder was contacting Piao Yu to learn about his poisoning, but could no longer reach him.

"He has accomplices!"

Another Elder also guessed that.

After speaking, he immediately went to contact the ten dispatched disciples.

He found that only four could be reached now, and ordered them to return at once.

Mo Sha was about to strike the next disciple, but discovered that he had turned and fled, racing back to Shenjian Mountain Villa at high speed.

So he promptly reported to Ye Liuyun.

"They must have discovered that I have accomplices.

You stay to monitor Shenjian Mountain Villa; when the chance arises, strike and kill a few more.

You Ming and his group are too weak; I'm worried they will expose themselves!"

Ye Liuyun then ordered Mo Sha to stay and monitor Shenjian Mountain Villa, and sent You Ming and others back to find an inn to stay in.

At this moment, Zhong Feng and the remaining four Elders reconvened to discuss.

"Shenjian Mountain Villa has suffered a huge setback this time; the reputation built over years has been lost in an instant!"

"Now if we send people out, they will try to kill us.

They clearly planned it in advance, taking advantage of the villa master's cultivation to extort us.

And that young man may have been just a bait for them."

"Indeed, even if the villa master acts, he can only kill their bait; it's unlikely to wipe them out completely.

The villa master cannot possibly interrogate every Martial Cultivator in the city one by one! If they retaliate, we can't have the villa master constantly guarding our safety..."

"Moreover, even the villa master must beware of being poisoned by them! Their poisoning methods are too sophisticated.

After killing their bait, if they seek revenge, our people will be in danger whenever they go out."

After deliberation, everyone agreed the matter was very tricky; even summoning the villa master carried certain risks.

"What shall we do then?

Not only have people died, but we also have to let him extort a sum?"

Zhong Feng asked helplessly.

The remaining four Elders fell silent.

After a while, an Elder said, "I do not recommend letting the villa master take the lead.

The loss of reputation is only temporary; as long as the villa master is present, it can be rebuilt at any time.

Dealing with that group, I have two proposals; listen.

The first is to fully comply with their demands and let them leave.

Then we claim to have killed that kid, resolving the crisis.

The other is to kill that kid when we go to negotiate again.

Then draw out his accomplices to continue the attack.

Of course, if his accomplices are too strong, we may have to pay an even greater price.

What do you think?"

"If the Master comes out later and discovers this huge incident, will he blame us?"

Zhong Feng couldn't help but ask.

"That is certain.

It must be someone to take responsibility.

Let me bear that responsibility!"

The Elder who made the suggestion said.

"But the two junior disciples have already died like this?

Shall we not avenge them?"

Zhong Feng raised his own doubt: "When has Shenjian Mountain Villa ever been bullied like this?"

"Do you have confidence in avenging?

Are you sure you can kill that kid?"

The Elder retorted Zhong Feng.

"If I can't kill him, then I'll go accompany my two junior disciples! I can't tolerate a situation where someone is killed and we still have to pay compensation; living like that is suffocating!"

Zhong Feng sighed.

He also understood that if he didn't act, once the Master appeared, even if the Elder took the blame, he would still not escape the Master's punishment.

Rather than embarrass himself later, it would be better to fight the enemy head‑on; even if he dies in battle, at least he'll leave a good reputation.

After the Elders discussed, they finally agreed.

"Fine, since you are determined to go, then go! But know that whether you win or lose, we may still have to pay a greater price to negotiate with him."

Their appetite will be even greater!

The Elders told Zhong Feng.

"Hmm, I've decided!"

Zhong Feng agreed.

Thus, Zhong Feng and the Elders reached an agreement, slung their Great Iron Sword on their backs, and prepared to leave the Divine Sword Villa.

However, some disciples who learned the news also bore swords; more than fifty of them waited at the villa's gate, ready to go with him.

"What are you fooling around with?"

Hurry back and cultivate.

"Remember this lesson: if your strength is lacking, you'll be bullied!"

Zhong Feng didn't want them to go to their deaths as well.

"Avenging the two senior brothers isn't just the eldest senior brother's business.

We must also do our part!"

"Yes, eldest senior brother, we've already prepared ourselves! If you don't take us, we'll go on our own!"

These people were resolute in seeking revenge.

Even when Zhong Feng ordered them, they wouldn't listen.

Seeing this, Zhong Feng was also very agitated.

"Good brothers! If we must die, we'll die together.

Let's go!"

A large group marched out of the Divine Sword Villa, hurrying toward Ye Liuyun's Side Courtyard.

When they emerged, Zhong Feng used his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings of the Divine Sword Villa, but found no suspicious persons.

But he didn't know that Mo Sha, from a distance even farther than Zhong Feng's probe, had already spotted their trail and immediately informed Ye Liuyun.

"It seems their Elders still can't keep them in check!"

Ye Liuyun also guessed that an internal conflict had arisen, and someone was desperate to confront him.

Given the larger number this time, he could only employ a Formation to resist.

He released Qiong Qi, then inspected the Formation, and finally waited calmly for their arrival.

After Zhong Feng arrived with his men, he didn't launch an immediate attack; instead, he first had the disciples clear the area, driving away the surrounding Martial Cultivators.

Thus, the onlooking Martial Cultivators couldn't help but complain.

"If you can't beat others, you only know how to bully us Martial Cultivators!"

"The Divine Sword Villa truly fears the strong and bullies the weak."

For a moment, everyone shouted something, yet no one dared to confront the Divine Sword Villa directly.

Moreover, this time Zhong Feng went personally.

He planted his Great Iron Sword there, and no one dared to provoke him.

Even if the Divine Sword Villa were weak, the Martial Cultivators couldn't provoke it.

So they complained verbally but could only obey, retreating far away obediently.

The reason Zhong Feng cleared the area was to prevent outsiders from seeing their defeat.

His clone had no choice but to don the Invisibility Cloak and approach again.

However, his task was only to monitor from outside, not to enter the Side Courtyard to help.