Chapter 655: Unexpected Incident

Yao Wen and Feng Yue exchanged a glance, then rushed forward to help Yan Buji seize Wang Daolong!

"These Youming Jie cultivators have seized the bodies of our sect's elder disciples; they deserve to die!" Yan Buji narrowed his eyes and let out a cold snort.

"Take them away." Yao Wen and Feng Yue approached, and Wang Daolong and Mo Dengqing were also taken away, then they looked at Yan Buji.

Yan Buji also feigned shock, looking at Feng Yue: "Elder Feng, what's going on?"

"You're disappointed I didn't die, right?" Feng Yue chuckled.

"Not at all." Yan Buji waved his hand: "I just don't know what the two elders are up to; why are they inciting chaos?"

"Chaos? Hmph! Don't play dumb with me!" Feng Yue pointed his sword at him and gave him a cold stare.

Yan Buji looked at him calmly, then turned to Yao Wen: "Elder Yao, what exactly are you planning?"

"Hall Master Yan's loyalty to the sect is clear; Elder Feng, please put down your weapons first." Yao Wen smiled.

He wasn't oblivious; he had long known that Yan Buji was close with He Caifei, but now he had unexpectedly captured a few Youming Jie cultivators, which was truly surprising.

Moreover, this person is cunning; if the situation were truly unfavorable, he would have fled long ago and wouldn't dare stay here to face them.

In that case, the other side must have some backing.

"Our sect has been invaded by a Demonic Path sect; now is the time to kill the enemy, Hall Master Yan, why not join us?"

"If that's truly the case, then there's no objection!" Yan Buji nodded and temporarily joined Yao Wen and Feng Yue's chariot.

Events unfolded too quickly; Yan Buji didn't want to relinquish his status in Paolong Sacred Land, so he first needed to find a scapegoat to clear his own affiliation.

Youming Jie cultivators are obviously excellent scapegoats.

"The advantage of doing this is that, even if I offend the Youming Jie cultivators, I certainly couldn't involve myself in their affairs anyway. But nearby matters can't be avoided; using them to earn my demonstrated loyalty to Paolong Sacred Land would at least prevent anyone from saying anything."

Yan Buji naturally understood as well; although everyone grasps these principles, they will surely think deeper, so his idea would be acceptable to them, but they definitely wouldn't reuse him.

Coincidentally, this is also Yan Buji's thought; if the Great Sinful Sect's members react and quell this disturbance, he could still be portrayed as being coerced, forcing him to act against them.

Emotionally and logically, he first played the Youming Jie cultivator card mainly to define his own background.

That is, Yan Buji's wholehearted loyalty to Paolong Sacred Land—never mind whether it's true; at least I have indeed done something, right?

Yao Wen and Feng Yue walked ahead; Feng Yue couldn't stand Yan Buji, so he said: "Yan Buji is treacherous and ruthless; it's best to eliminate him early!"

"Elder Feng, that's mistaken." Yao Wen smiled: "People like Yan Buji are adept at reading the situation; since he found the Youming Jie cultivators we couldn't locate, it shows his grasp of the situation is superb. Such a person wouldn't hang himself on a single tree, but as long as he sees us victorious, he naturally won't harbor any dissent."

After all, Yan Buji only has that much strength—what threat could he pose to the overall situation?

Feng Yue naturally understood this as well, but recalling that person's hesitant, two-faced demeanor truly made him furious.

Originally he had also received an order from the Inner Gate to cooperate with some discerning individuals within the sect to clean up the doors. But he hadn't expected to be ambushed; fortunately, Feng Yue managed a higher feat, feigned death to escape, and then teamed up with Yao Wen to stage a performance.

The purpose of this was merely to have the two Inner Gate elders, Hong Shu and Pang Mingde, leave the Inner Gate so that the Outer Gate could first be stabilized.

And the Inner Gate is the very center of this chaos!

Yan Buji walked behind, watching them occasionally exchange words; he didn't even turn to look at himself, merely nodding.

"For now they probably won't move against me; after all, I'm just trying to make a living—there's no need to exterminate everyone, right?" Yan Buji chuckled.

Although he couldn't let his guard down, he still wanted to see what this group intended to do next.

"Kill them!!"

Soon, Yao Wen and Feng Yue led people into a manor in the Outer Gate; Yan Buji glanced and wondered, "Isn't this the residence of the Law Enforcement Hall Master?"

"Yao Wen... what are you doing first?! Feng Yue, how are you still alive?" The Law Enforcement Hall Master stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he saw.

"Go ask King Yama down there!"

"You guys! Are you crazy? How can the situation be changed?!" The Transmitting Skills Hall Master went berserk, his blood and qi surging, various blood arts techniques lashing out, forcing Yao Wen and Feng Yue to retreat.

Seeing this, Yan Buji immediately rushed forward: "I'll help the two of you take down this wretch!"

"Yan Buji! Are you also crazy?"

"Although I don't know exactly what's going on, the cultivation method on the hall master's body looks quite obscure!"

"Damn bastard!"

Although Yan Buji's Martial Dao Profound Skill wasn't on par with the other two, his Martial and Law Dual Cultivation gave him plenty of means; together the three subdued the opponent, sealed his Nascent Soul, and escorted him away.

"Hall Master Yan's strength isn't bad—he actually took a divine ability head-on and came out unscathed?" Yao Wen laughed, looking at Yan Buji.

Yan Buji clasped his fists: "Lucky; if you two hadn't blocked most of his attacks, I couldn't have easily withstood it. Speaking of which, is it really good to capture people like this? I think it'd be better to just kill him to eliminate future trouble."

Yao Wen and Feng Yue raised their eyebrows; they would have liked to just kill the man and be done with it, but a strict order from above forbade killing, so they could only apprehend him.

This should be an internal sect power struggle; they also had no choice but to comply.

"Hall Master Yan makes sense, but these people are still Outer Gate elders; although they've been secretly communicating with the Demonic Path, we don't get to decide how to handle them." Yao Wen said.

"Oh? Then what should we do now?"

"Just stabilize the Outer Gate situation; Hall Master Yan, come with us to first pacify the ordinary disciples."

"Good."

Yan Buji observed their situation; he likely wouldn't head to the Inner Gate either.

That being the case, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the most troublesome were still the two Unity Dao Stage elders guarding the Outer Gate!

If they took a dislike to him and slapped him to death with a single palm, that would be the end.

But since Yan Buji had resolved not to leave, he naturally wouldn't sit and wait for death.

After following Feng Yue and the others to stabilize some newly initiated ordinary disciples, they all went together to the front of the Internal Affairs Hall under construction.

Hong Shu and Pang Mingde were standing here at that moment, seemingly awaiting their arrival.

"Greetings, Elder Hong, Elder Pang!"

"The Demonic Path villains of the Outer Gate have all been captured; resisters were executed on the spot. As for the other hall masters and elders, they too have been arrested and thrown into prison."

"Hmm, not bad." Hong Shu glanced around and suddenly spotted Yan Buji in the crowd.

"You? Why are you still here?"

Yan Buji walks up, bows, and says: "Having met the two Elders, may I ask what has arisen in the Paolong Sacred Land now? Why are the Elders and Hall Master being arrested? Is it true that demonic thieves have infiltrated the Sacred Land?"

Yan Buji puts on a look of not really understanding, Hong Zhu squints and says, "Aren't you quite familiar with that He Caifei? So now you're pretending to know nothing?"

"No, I do indeed know they seem somewhat off, but I do not know their true identities!" Yan Buji stubbornly refuses to admit he knows their identities; this way, although he cannot shake suspicion, for the whole Paolong Sacred Land it is not a big matter.

The real big issue is already occurring at the Inner Gate, so their task is merely to steady the situation and then await any news that comes from the Inner Gate.