Chapter 68: Don't Get Used to Bad Habits Hearing this, Xiang Lan'er nodded slightly and understood. After a while, there was another sound of footsteps outside, followed by a knock on the door. The door opened and the masked man in the cloak came again. After the closed door and greeting, he could not wait any longer and complained to Feng Chi, "Your Excellency, what is the situation with those two people on the mountain? If I continue to contact you so frequently, I will be exposed sooner or later!" They couldn't hold back their anger any longer. Feng Chi and Xiang Lan'er were both curious. "What happened?" Feng Chi asked. "Those two guys ran away, and were caught and beaten like dead dogs..." The cloaked and masked man recounted the incident in rapid succession, and finally said in a earnest tone: "Your Excellency, are you sure those two will act according to the plan? Just because they had no shoes to wear, they abandoned the plan and ran away. Just because Wei Bian participated in the assassination, they killed Wei Bian in public. What are they doing? Aren't they too willful? What if they do something unbelievable later? We all have to risk our lives to do our jobs. We can't play like this. Is it appropriate for them to be so willful? If they continue like this, I can't stop them even if I have great abilities!" When he got excited, he even forgot to disguise his hoarse voice, and directly exposed his original voice. He was so emotional that it was obvious that he was really angry. Feng Chi and Xiang Lan'er were also really shocked. They also wanted to know what Shi Chun and the others were doing. After a while, Feng Chi asked the masked man, "What is your opinion?"
The cloaked and masked man sighed, "These two are really not suitable to work with. They came from the Land of Exile and don't know the rules. We should find a way to get them to leave. Otherwise, I will be worried every day they are around, and the young lady may be implicated at any time when she goes up the mountain." Feng Chi thought about it. She might have considered it before, but now that she had just received a new mission, it was unlikely. She shook her head and said, "After what happened before, I thought they were smart. We didn't expect them to be so willful. Now that things have come to this, it's too late to back down. If they don't agree to withdraw, it's really hard for us to force them to withdraw." This is the only excuse. The truth about some things will not be told to the other party. Even if the other party's cultivation is higher than theirs, they still have to pass the test of closeness and distance. Xiang Lan'er, who was silent on the side, said: "After we go up the mountain, find a way to arrange for me to meet them and I will talk to them." The cloaked and masked man was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, if we can't come to an agreement, we'll just keep them in jail." Feng Chi laughed, "That's a good idea." Among the pavilions and towers, in the desk room of the Wu Kang Mountain Sect Master, Bian Jixiong was reading the news from other places behind the desk. In the lantern on the lampstand next to him, a moth suddenly fluttered inside. It was a spiritual moth. Bian Jixiong looked up, immediately put down what he was holding, and got up and left. He walked all the way to the forbidden secret room on the mountain, pushed the door open and walked in. He saw a white-robed figure sitting cross-legged on a cushion with his back to the sandalwood and golden light. He walked forward and knelt on a cushion. "Dad, what do you want to see me for?" The figure in white robe asked, "I heard those two guys escaped?" Bian Jixiong: "He has been caught." The figure in white robe asked curiously, "Why are they running? Have they found the person they went up the mountain to look for?" Bian Jixiong: "Dad, whether it's his behavior on the mountain or down there, I really can't tell that he's here to look for someone." The figure in white robe said, "Yes, I have seen countless people in my life, but the actions of these two people are really incomprehensible. How did you break the immobilization talisman? Have you found out?" Bian Jixiong: "Didn't you crack it? They said someone cracked it for them secretly. That can only be the case. I thought you did it secretly." The figure in white robe said, "It's not me. It's not surprising that they have experts hiding there. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to commit crimes in public with their strength. The situation is treacherous and has come to the point where you have to be alert." "Yes." Bian Jixiong agreed. "The demons came to Wukang Mountain to look for someone. Who could they be looking for?" The white-robed figure muttered to himself. Unlike Shi Chun and Wu Jin who always encountered accidents, Bian Weikang and Xiang Lan'er's journey up the mountain was smooth and everything was as planned. They were picked up on the mountain that afternoon.
In fact, many people have objections to Bian Weikang's return. They are not just ordinary objections, but serious objections. He has already been kicked out of the sect, so why is he bringing a prostitute back? It's simply too outrageous. Even the sect leader was strongly opposed to it. But the old patriarch has a lot of face, and that boy is his only grandson. If someone brings up the old patriarch's name and asks everyone to sign a joint letter to persuade the patriarch, what can those who are found do? So, under the persuasion of a group of sect leaders, Sect Leader Bian Jixiong reluctantly agreed. Of course, this result was achieved under certain conditions: Bian Weikang could return, but Xiang Lan'er was not allowed to marry Bian Weikang. Lan'er's brothel background is a hurdle that the top leaders of Wukang Mountain cannot overcome. We all have to save our dignity. We will have to meet people when we go out, so we can’t make a big fool of ourselves. Before taking Bian Weikang and Xiang Lan'er to the mountain, someone came to talk to Bian Weikang and asked him to give up Xiang Lan'er, but Bian Weikang vowed to defend their relationship to the death. The person who talked to him was helpless, and only after his final efforts failed did he take the two of them to the mountain together. The two were arranged to live in a small courtyard on the mountain. From today on, they had to take care of Lan'er's daily life such as food and clothing by themselves. Bian Weikang also had to start over as the lowest-level disciple in the sect, doing the dirtiest and hardest work. Even this was already a huge honor given to the old clan leader. Not long after arriving at the mountain, Xiang Lan'er asked to see her benefactor, and Bian Weikang felt that he couldn't ignore it, so he asked someone for help and finally got the opportunity to visit the prison. However, before he even reached the prison, someone came to assign a task to Bian Weikang, and he was not allowed to refuse. Bian Weikang had no choice but to let Xiang Lan'er go to visit on his behalf. After the jailer sent Xiang Lan'er to the prison, he quickly turned around and left. In the dim cell, looking at the two people lying on the ground with injuries, Xiang Laner called softly: "Benefactor, benefactor, are you all right?" The two men who were closing their eyes and healing their wounds heard someone coming and didn't want to pay attention. But when they heard Xiang Lan'er's voice, they opened their eyes one after another, climbed up with difficulty, and limped to the iron fence. They wanted to speak but couldn't help but look carefully at the other end of the corridor. Xiang Lan'er: "Don't worry, no one will eavesdrop, just keep your voice down." Shi Chun then asked curiously, "You've already gone up the mountain?" Xiang Lan'er hummed, and asked in confusion: "I have already found a way to place you in the mountains, why are you running away?" Speaking of this, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang were both a little embarrassed, especially Shi Chun, who found that he was a little too smart. The two of them only realized afterwards that they didn't know what was wrong with them. Their original purpose was to go up the mountain, so why did they think that Elder Xia was helping them escape? At this point, Shi Chun sighed and said, "Forget it. We can't afford to offend that city lord. We don't want to stay on this mountain anymore. You should find a way to send us out, so as to avoid causing trouble for you all the time." Wu Jinliang also nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I don't want to trouble you anymore." Don't want to play anymore? Xiang Lan'er was stunned. His attitude changed so quickly. It was indeed a bit willful. The problem is, why didn't you say so earlier? Now that the higher-ups have given us a new task, can you just say you don't want to play anymore? She naturally couldn't agree to this, and it was impossible for her to let the two of them escape easily, so she refused directly: "If it weren't for this escape, I could still find a way to get you out. Now that you have alerted them, there is nothing anyone can do in the short term." The two men were speechless for a moment. Seeing their miserable and pitiful speechless looks, Xiang Lan'er comforted them again: "You have already gone up the mountain, and the conflict with Bian Weiying has been made clear, so nothing will happen. Bian Jixiong has not achieved his goal with you, and he will not let his daughter do anything reckless. I will also have people here be more vigilant, so nothing will happen." The two men in the cage looked at each other and thought that with Bian Jixiong watching from behind, there was no need to be so scared. Now that things had come to this, they might as well continue with the original plan. After Xiang Lan'er comforted the two and left, the two injured people were kept in jail for another three days before being released. Shi Chun's physical recovery ability was indeed strong, and he looked like nothing had happened. Wu Jinliang even walked in an awkward manner. When they were released from prison, they were given new clothes and shoes, still the "Yi" uniforms, and the place they were sent to was naturally the Penal Court. After the handover, Shi Chun and the other person who were standing in the yard waiting for arrangements did not receive any arrangements, but instead saw Pang Tiansheng approaching with a stick. The windows in the yard were pushed open, revealing faces watching the fun.
Pang Tiansheng, stroking the stick in his hand, circled around the two of them, a grim smile on his lips and a malicious look on his face. Shi Chun and the other man turned their heads to look at each other and exchanged glances. "Do you know what rules are?" As soon as Pang Tiansheng finished speaking, he walked around behind the two men and the stick in his hand suddenly whizzed out and hit the two men's legs directly. This wasn't a sneak attack, it was clearly an attempt to target them. Shi Chun, who had been on guard, jumped up quickly, turned around and kicked Pang Tiansheng in the cheek with great force. The moment the kick hit his face, Pang Tiansheng's eyes were full of disbelief. How dare he fight back? A thought passed through his mind and the person went astray. Wu Jinliang rushed out and kicked Pang Tiansheng down, and Shi Chun followed. The two of them vented the beatings they had received on Pang Tiansheng, punching and kicking him. What kind of disciple is the Wukang Mountain Sect Master's disciple? If he is not strong enough, then he is no good. Other Wukang Mountain disciples are afraid of him, but these two are not used to that problem. Knowing that Bian Jixiong has something in mind about them, why would they be afraid of this? Only a fool can win a fight and still get beaten. "Help, help!" Pang Tiansheng screamed in pain. In such a large punishment court, with so many people watching the fun, no one came to help. This shows how intimidating Pang Tiansheng's usual power is. Some people smiled, while others closed the windows and pretended not to see anything. However, the screams for help eventually alerted the patrolling disciples outside. Several people flew over and saw the sect leader's disciple being beaten. They immediately rushed to rescue him and helped fight back. All of them were highly skilled martial artists. Shi Chun and the other two could not resist them at all. They were knocked to the ground in turn. After being beaten up again, they and Pang Tiansheng were both injured. The banging noise caused the closed windows in the yard to open again. In the end, the two men who had just been released from prison had new injuries, their new clothes were torn, and they were covered in blood. They were carried back to the prison in a miserable state. (End of this chapter)