Chapter 451: Moral Exemplar (Second Update)

Zuo Yungui left.

He left... well, not very peacefully.

With great fanfare.

After Ren Yidao finished his announcement, although Zuo Yungui had many things he wanted to ask in his heart.

Why suppress it until now to release it?

Why suppress it at all?

But in the end, he still said nothing, only nodded forcefully at Ren Yidao, then jumped directly onto the Bifang Dao God, transformed into a streak of fire in the dark night, and charged straight out.

Yet the departing Zuo Yungui did not see that after he left, there were hardly any people in the Divine Path Sect encampment who came out like him...

Not even enough to count on one hand.

The worldly-inexperienced Zuo Yungui had not grasped one truth.

He was forced into self-isolation, but the others were doing it voluntarily.

This is the Divine Path Sect, after all; where would there be so many disciples who like to show off!

Jing Yueqin's requirements were actually not a harsh government that made the common people complain, but a great righteousness that followed the will of the people.

He, Zuo Yungui, was the one who was the rebellious heretic!

"However, a sect must have a few unusual outliers, so let him be one."

"Besides... heh, I myself am not qualified to talk about him anyway."

Among the outliers in the Divine Path Sect, Ren Yidao counts as one, Jing Yueqin counts as a big one... oh, almost the entire Luoyue Peak is.

Watching the firelight transformed by Zuo Yungui disappear at the end of the dark night, Ren Yidao withdrew his gaze.

"Alright, now that he has been enlightened and I have changed back to my true form, it is time to set off."

It will be the tenth day soon; if I don't stir up some trouble now, it will be too late.

The corners of Ren Yidao's mouth curled up, his eyes full of anticipation.

It is the tenth day; the Heaven Gate must be very lively, right?

I wonder if those sects have started fighting with the guys from the Southern Border...

They should have started fighting by now, right?

They couldn't possibly be that spineless!

While thinking this, he walked in front of Duan Xiaoling.

"Where is Shi Xue?"

Before, after arriving at the Divine Path Sect, he had left Shi Xue to be dealt with by Duan Xiaoling; these two had met before in the Divine Path Sect, not very familiar, but not strangers either.

"..."

"Hm? What's wrong?"

Duan Xiaoling stared at Ren Yidao's face for a while, and only reacted after he raised his eyebrows in confusion, lowering her head to say:

"... Her Highness Shi is resting inside."

"Oh, good, I'll go find her."

Ren Yidao nodded and was just about to walk away from Duan Xiaoling when he heard her suddenly say in a low voice.

"Senior Uncle, welcome back."

"Hm?"

Ren Yidao's footsteps stopped immediately, and he turned his head to look at the Junior Martial Nephew who was currently bowing her head respectfully.

He tilted his head and watched for a while, while Duan Xiaoling calmly allowed him to observe.

After watching for a moment, Ren Yidao laughed and nodded slowly.

"I'm back."

"How did you discover it?"

Ren Yidao truly did not expect that his disguise had actually been seen through by Duan Xiaoling.

Puzzled, he made the same confused sound as a certain Snow Heroine:

"I think my disguise is perfect!"

How could this be?

Could it be that she also has a cheat?

"Pfft!"

Hearing Ren Yidao's strange, modulated tone, Duan Xiaoling couldn't help but turn her head away and laugh out loud.

"Cough, cough, well, Senior Uncle's disguise is indeed very exquisite; just looking at the appearance, I cannot detect any details."

This sentence from Duan Xiaoling was not flattery.

When Li Yilian, who claimed to be Ren Yidao's good friend, came, she didn't think much of it at all.

Whether it was his speech and behavior, the tone of his voice, or even his usual subtle movements, there was absolutely no trace of Ren Yidao to be seen.

Except for one point.

"Senior Uncle, have you forgotten? We disciples of the Divine Path Sect cannot only see the surface."

She raised her hand and pointed to her shoulder, which appeared empty to outsiders.

"They are rejoicing."

In the vision of Ren Yidao and Duan Xiaoling, her shoulders were covered with countless shrunken evil ghosts; they were cheering and jumping, kowtowing and bowing to Ren Yidao incessantly.

Ah...

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it.

I calculated everything, yet I actually overlooked this point.

Actually, Duan Xiaoling had also pointed out a small detail.

Ordinary Dao Gods have no way of noticing his existence.

But these evil ghosts of Senluo Hell belonging to Duan Xiaoling are different; they were reborn with the help of Ren Yidao's own hands, and only then did they become her special plural Dao Gods.

It could be said that Ren Yidao is actually the rebirth parent of those evil ghosts; he put in a great deal of effort.

Duan Xiaoling is the mother of all who nurtured their embryos, while Ren Yidao is the one who enlightened them, allowing them to truly be born... Hm?

Strange.

Why does this phrasing sound... sound rather lewd?

Forget it.

Never mind, as long as everyone understands it in their hearts, that is enough.

Because of this special connection between Ren Yidao and them, they were able to see directly through his seamless disguise.

"So that's how it is."

Ren Yidao smiled and nodded, gathered a bit of Merit and Incense between his fingers, and with a light flick, tossed it into the center of the evil ghosts.

"In return for you not having forgotten me, a small reward."

Boom.

The already noisy evil ghosts exploded into a frenzy, fighting directly over that portion of pure Faith Power, brandishing all sorts of torture implements and starting a full-blown brawl.

They were grabbing it happily, but one person was miserably bearing the brunt of it all.

"Mmph! You! Senior Uncle Ren!"

Duan Xiaoling's expression changed abruptly, her whole body trembled unnaturally, and her cheeks quickly flushed crimson.

"Ngh, mmph!"

She let out a soft groan, then clamped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide, glaring at the stinking guy in front of her who was smiling so brilliantly.

Are you sick or something!

Praising them is one thing, but why are you injecting all this Faith Power into my body!?

The red on her face was not from shyness.

It was from being stuffed full.

That Incense on his fingertip looked faint, but it was actually a terrifyingly concentrated amount, charging straight into the heart of the matter with the astonishing momentum of sweeping away everything in its path, filling her body up without a shred of consideration.

She covered her mouth, partly out of worry that she might make strange sounds, and partly out of worry that this pure Faith Power would leak out from her mouth and be wasted.

It's about to overflow!

Not considerate at all!

"Hehe, keep your mouth shut and absorb it slowly, it's good for your body."

"Also, a reminder: after that Li Fengyao returns, remember to pretend you don't know anything."

"Mmph?"

Duan Xiaoling: Hm?

The young girl covered her mouth, blinking her eyes in confusion.

But Ren Yidao shook his head and did not explain further.

"That is all I will say, Junior Martial Nephew, you must realize it yourself."

If Jing Yueqin were to find out... tsk tsk tsk.

Even I, Huhu, dare not imagine it!

That disappointing woman is not as gentle as I am; who knows what inappropriate actions she might take to seal your lips.

Although it is quite something to look forward to, I should still give a warning beforehand.

After all, I am the moral paragon of the Divine Path Sect!