Chapter 730: Dark Night (Added update 12 for zhuyuanfeng)

Kong Guxi's injuries had already healed well. He only wore a Daoist robe, driving the wind to patrol the territory. Behind him followed two disciples. Looking out, there were dense crowds of people underneath.

His Xuan Yue had moved fifty thousand people into the wilderness. Currently, the Shanjie territory left behind had reduced its population by nearly half. The remaining remote ones were all abandoned, carrying large and small bags, moving to the wilderness.

The wilderness, which had been empty for a hundred years, was suddenly filled. Several safer gathering places were arranged, and many disciples were preserved. There were also more than ten Qi Refining cultivators on hand, and even more Fetal Breath, scattered to various places.

He calculated the territory in the wilderness that was under his Xuan Yue's name, and Kong Guxi felt fortunate in his heart:

"It's still quite a lot, enough to raise the current disciples. It's just that there are no very abundant spirit veins, and Foundation Establishment cultivators are a bit difficult. Fortunately, we can rub against the Li family's spirit mountains."

The Li family was quite kind. Originally, Xuan Yue's territory in the wilderness was basically all divided to Kong Guxi to manage. Although he heard news of Shanjie Prefecture being attacked and plundered from time to time, Kong Guxi didn't have much time to feel heartache.

"Those who are loyal have moved over. From now on, the wilderness is my Kong family's territory. If Shanjie Prefecture is robbed, let it be... It was originally a matter of powerlessness. It's good to have it in hand for one more day."

He drove the wind to the halfway point and saw from afar that his own people were all on the mountain. Li Cheng stood with a spear on the side, making Kong Guxi's eyelids jump. He flew over rapidly, landed on the mountain, and listened to Li Cheng say:

"Sect Master Kong has finally returned. There is an important matter to discuss."

Kong Guxi glanced at it. His own Kong Qiuyan, Kong Xiaxiang, and even another pillar, Kong Guli, were waiting on the side. Kong Guxi hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Please give orders!"

"I dare not give orders, just discuss it with you."

Li Cheng said righteously:

"I received news early on that my family's True Person went to the Ziyan Sect and sent me here to notify you, asking your sect to take one thing."

"What thing?"

Kong Guxi was terrified when he heard this, fearing that he would say something like Kong Haiying's head, and even sweat appeared on his forehead. Li Cheng said: "True Person Chang Xi left one thing under the seat of the head of the Xi Yue Hall in your sect's main peak. Please send someone to take it."

Kong Guxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and chose the most reliable Kong Guli, saying: "Please make a trip, elder brother."

Kong Guli nodded and left, leaving Kong Guxi and the others at a loss on the mountain. Kong Qiuyan looked at Li Cheng, then at their Sect Master, and had no heart to do anything. Finally, she could only lean against the door and wait. Old man Kong Yu's injuries hadn't healed, and he wanted to ask but didn't dare, turning around here and there.

It wasn't until the sky darkened slightly that he saw an escape light fly over. Kong Guli hurriedly landed on the mountain, holding a stone box in his hand, and said:

"There is a secret method hidden under the seat, quite complex, so it was delayed!"

Kong Guxi had no heart to respond to him. He opened the jade box, and a group of Kong family members leaned over to look. Everyone's eyes were full of panic. They saw a piece of cloth lying in the jade box, with only one line of words written on it.

"In an emergency, act according to the situation. Shanjie Prefecture and Xuan Yue mountain gate are to be disposed of by Zhaojing True Person."

This piece of cloth was written by the True Person and had already turned into a jade-like texture. The smooth surface reflected everyone's eyes. Old man Kong Yu read it twice before saying:

"It is the ancestor's immortal decree."

Li Cheng saw that there was no problem with this last order, so he took out a spirit cloth that was as hard as a stone from his bosom and placed it on the case. Everyone was silent like mutes, and they stretched out to look: 'Entrusting Fellow Daoist Zhaojing to take care of Xuan Yue. If the situation is unfavorable, you may give Shanjie Prefecture to another family in exchange for assistance.'

The Kong family was silent.

To the Kong family, the significance of Shanjie Prefecture was like Wangyue Lake to the Li family. Losing the entire Shanjie Prefecture was equivalent to the Li family losing the sixteen prefectures and two mountains, leaving only a Pingya Continent.

But for the Kong family, once they lost Shanjie Prefecture, they couldn't return to the mountain gate. All they could do was guard the wilderness as a barrier for others. Although so many people had moved one after another, the Kong family had some premonitions, but placing it clearly here still made them lose their composure.

Kong Guxi was also stunned.

To be fair, after the battle on the river, Kong Guxi had already realized the gap in Xuan Yue's manpower. Therefore, this Sect Master's idea was almost contrary to the ideas of all the Kong family members. Long ago, he had regarded Shanjie Prefecture as someone else's thing.

Therefore, no matter how Shanjie Prefecture was fought, no matter how it was plundered, no matter how the Kong family wailed, Kong Guxi gritted his teeth and didn't feel much heartache, pouring all his heart into the former affiliated territory, the new territory in the wilderness.

But he also heard a place from Chang Xi's last order: the mountain gate!

Even their own mountain gate had become a bargaining chip that could be exchanged. What were Kong Haiying and Kong Tingyun, who couldn't be moved or touched in the mountain? No matter how difficult it was, as long as there was a little hope, Kong Guxi could endure it. But without these two, what was the Kong family? Just after a breath of time, Kong Guxi had already knelt down with a thud. He was the first to call out: "Xuan Yue respectfully obeys the True Person's order!"

The sky had already darkened. This voice was blessed with magic power, echoing in the mountains along with the night wind. From Kong Guli to Kong Yu, and even the disciples in the mountains, everyone pondered this sentence.

'Respectfully obey the True Person's order—which True Person?'

'The current Shanjie Xuan Yue... if there is no Shanjie, and no Xuan Yue mountain gate, is it still Xuan Yue?'

But their bodies were faster than their thoughts. Like cut wheat, everyone knelt down and called out in unison: "Xuan Yue respectfully obeys the True Person's order!"

Li Cheng was about to help him up, but Kong Guxi continued to bow and said:

"True Person moved commoners for my Xuan Yue and left a place to stay. Xuan Yue is inexplicably grateful! Nothing to repay..."

Everyone was disheartened, mixed with sobbing, like echo bugs, and after reading, Kong Guxi stood up and said gratefully: "Troubling the adult to make a trip. If there is news about Shanjie, please notify us as soon as possible, so we can move the remaining dozens of people out quickly, so as not to delay things and cause misunderstandings."

Li Cheng looked at him complexly and nodded, driving the wind away. Just after he left, Kong Qiuyan on the ground sat down, and the youth Kong Xiaxiang stood up with red eyes, looking a bit excited. He stepped out, walked to the hall door, and pushed it open with a bang.

Kong Guxi, who had been stooping, suddenly jumped up, took a step, grabbed his Dharma robe, and turned Kong Xiaxiang's face over. This Sect Master was like a furious lion, shouting: "What do you mean... what do you mean! Speak! You... what do you mean!"

This voice was like thunder, shaking the Dharma lamps in the hall until they all went out, making it even darker and impossible to see anything. Kong Xiaxiang faced his glowing eyes, and the original aggrieved and fierce look melted away. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Reporting to Sect Master, this junior is going to deliver the order."

Kong Guxi then let go of him and said hoarsely:

"Now you are not suitable to go out. Just stay on this peak and don't go anywhere. Wait three or five days."

The oldest, Kong Guli, watched from beginning to end without saying a word. Only Kong Yu went out while covering his tears. This old man was originally of a self-pitying nature, flying alone into the night, and disappeared without a trace.

After more than half a quarter of an hour, Kong Guxi walked to the outside of the hall step by step. The Dharma lamps outside were also extinguished, so he looked up twice.

He found that there was no moon tonight, the forest wind was bleak, and the entire mountain peak was immersed in black. His own disciples stood on both sides, their faces drowned in the night, their five senses unclear, as if they were all trembling. ===== CHAPTER 731 =====