Chapter 609: You Dare to Catch Me

"You… Qi Hong, since you constantly protect the Sect's Wanted Fugitive and are thinking of betraying the Sect, betraying the Dark Night Demon Hall, then don't blame me for cleaning out the traitors for the Sect!" The disciple immediately drew his long sword, ready to strike.

"Damn, I've tolerated you for a long time, I don't want to tolerate any more!" Qi Hong said, also drawing a knife, preparing to fight.

Qi Hong and that disciple were on edge with swords drawn, about to act.

Some of the disciples around them instantly split into two groups.

One group stood behind Qi Hong, the other behind that disciple. But it was obvious that the disciple's side was considerably stronger.

The disciple pointed at the others and asked, "What? Qi Hong wants to betray the Sect; are you all going to rebel with him?"

One person behind Qi Hong said, "Just because you mention our Hall Master's name you call it rebellion? Which Sect rule says that? Why are you slandering us?"

Another hot‑tempered one shouted, "Stop the idle talk with those lackeys. They've been trying to wipe out our Lingyun Hall for more than a day; piling crimes on them, why lack any accusation!"

"So you're courting death? But looking at your strength, you're no match for us!" the disciple threatened again.

But, unknown to them, none of Qi Hong's side wavered.

Qi Hong laughed heartily: "Ha ha, do you think our Lingyun Hall are all spineless losers? When it comes to fighting, we've never been afraid! If we die in battle, we'll still be Lingyun Hall brothers in the next life!"

"Alright! Then I'll grant you that! Attack!" He shouted, preparing to lead the crowd, including Qi Hong, to charge forward.

However, a sudden anomaly occurred; an extremely strong oppressive pressure enveloped them, pressing their bodies so hard that they trembled all over. Only by barely supporting themselves could they avoid falling to their knees.

"What's going on?" the leading disciple asked, his voice trembling, to the person beside him.

Across from them, Qi Hong and his companions were also puzzled. "What happened?" Qi Hong asked the people beside him.

"Perhaps a strong one has arrived!" someone whispered.

Qi Hong and his group were not actually enveloped by the pressure; they only felt the powerful oppressive force.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun, leading his followers, had already appeared within their view, swooping to Qi Hong's side.

When Qi Hong saw the leading youth clearly, especially the Thunder Dragon Beast perched on his shoulder, he immediately broke into a delighted grin.

"It's the Hall Master! The Hall Master has returned!" Qi Hong shouted loudly.

His shout caused the Lingyun Hall disciples behind him to recognize Ye Liuyun, and they all cheered.

"Hall Master has returned! Hall Master has returned!"

While shouting, they gathered toward Ye Liuyun's side.

"Brothers, I have returned! This year you have worked hard!"

Ye Liuyun looked at the sincere smiling faces and couldn't help but feel moved.

"Not hard! We've just been waiting for the Hall Master to bring back our former glory…"

"Hall Master, now that you're back, it's time for our Lingyun Hall to lift its head and breathe proudly…"

For a moment, everyone surrounded Ye Liuyun, chattering incoherently, their words indistinct, but all faces wore sincere smiles.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun had already withdrawn the oppressive pressure, sending those disciples aside.

The disciple who had opposed Qi Hong, upon seeing that Ye Liuyun had truly returned, immediately tried to slip away.

"Hoo!"

Bai Hu hadn't forgotten them; he let out a great roar, alerting Ye Liuyun. At the same time, he released oppressive pressure, fixing those people in place.

Bai Hu's pressure, though not as strong as Ye Liuyun's, was nonetheless more ferocious; the beast's pressure made those people tremble as well.

Ye Liuyun and his companions only then recalled them.

"Who just said I'm being wanted? I'm standing right here; dare you try to capture me?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.

"I was just joking with Qi Hong. It was all jokes; you are magnanimous, don't test us!" the disciple immediately changed tone, showing a cowardly face.

"Holy Martial Academy, how could it recruit such spineless disciples!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh!" Qi Hong also sighed: "Since the Dark Night Demon Hall took control of the Northern Region, these weaklings have been stepping on our heads."

Ye Liuyun used his Divine Sense to send a Transmission Voice to Bai Hu, ordering him to instantly annihilate that disciple, then dispatched the others to report back.

"You all go back and report, saying Ye Liuyun has returned!"

"Yes, yes!" they answered repeatedly, scrambling back to the academy.

"Once we reclaim control of the academy, those people should also be cleaned up!" Ye Liuyun said to Qi Hong.

"Now the director of Holy Martial Academy has already changed. The former director Cheng Yi left the academy long ago."

"Oh, who is the current director?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Ye Liuyun had long prepared himself mentally, knowing it wouldn't go smoothly. But he didn't expect the director of Holy Martial Academy to have changed.

"It's a guy named Feng Xian, I don't know where he came from, said to be at the Heaven Gang Eightfold realm." Qi Hong replied.

"Let's go, back to the academy! No matter who the director is, they can't stop my steps!"

Saying that, Ye Liuyun led the group back to Holy Martial Academy.

Inside Holy Martial Academy, the alarm bells were already ringing continuously, summoning all Elders and disciples of the Sect.

Especially the Lingyun Hall members all came out together to check the situation.

They hadn't heard such alarm bells for years. Now that they sounded, it likely meant Ye Liuyun had returned.

And when they went out to gather news, indeed Ye Liuyun had returned.

The Iron Army gave Jiang Chen a look, then, with Hao Chengfeng, Tang Hao, Jiang Yuan, Liu Shengnan and others, quietly retreated. According to their original plan, they began to clean up the infiltrated traitors within Lingyun Hall.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun, leading his followers, swaggered straight into Holy Martial Academy.

The disciples of Holy Martial Academy, upon seeing Ye Liuyun, gave mixed reactions.

Lingyun Hall disciples were each excited, their eyes showing eager expressions.

The Hall Master who once created countless miracles had truly returned! Their good days were coming; this youth had never let them down!

Some, however, thought Ye Liuyun was too arrogant, daring to storm the Holy Martial Academy, essentially courting death.

The first two Elders to emerge from the academy were Wu Soul Saint Chu Wanqing, who is Lin Xueying's mother, and the Hall Master of the Spirit Medicine Hall, Elder Ge.