Chapter 205: 205, A great humiliation Chapter 205: 205, A great humiliation Qin Yushen reached out and grabbed Song Yan Ning’s hand, taking a step backward, “You can’t just listen to one side of the story and conclude it was us, that’s not fair to us.”
Jiang Donghao laughed coldly, “Whether it was you or not doesn’t really matter. By entering here, the outcome is the same—death.”
The Hidden Sect had its own rules; once one entered the Hidden Sect, unless they joined, there was only one path left—death. This was the reason why, for many years, no one knew how to enter the Hidden Sect.
Situ Mingyou turned these people over to him for handling, clearly disdainful of them. He likewise held them in contempt, so what use was there in keeping them?
Hearing this, everyone’s face changed simultaneously, filled with fear and panic. They had thought that coming to the Hidden Sect was a great opportunity, but it turned out to be a deep abyss of hell.
“Please, let me go. I will definitely be loyal to you in the future.”
“Sect Master! If you are willing to let me go, I will persuade my family to be loyal to you.”
“I don’t want to die; I still have a bright future ahead. Please let me go.”
Jiang Donghao waved his hand, “Take them away!” These people might have their own powerful backers, but he had always looked down on worldly powers.
Seeing the disciples of Heavenly Trace Sect gathering around them, Qin Yushen quickly picked up Song Yan Ning and ran towards the outside. He wasn’t afraid of these people; having finally reached the Hidden Sect, he naturally wanted to see if he could gain something from being inside.
“Catch them! Dead or alive,” Jiang Donghao reacted and quickly ordered his disciples. Not finding the thieves had already embarrassed him, and if these two escaped, he would become a laughingstock in the Hidden Sect. He absolutely could not allow this to happen.
Qin Yushen held Song Yan Ning and ran quickly out of the great hall; with his speed, those people naturally couldn’t catch up.
Using his Divine Sense, Qin Yushen, still holding Song Yan Ning, reached behind a rockery.
Song Yan Ning simultaneously set up a Concealing Array Formation. Apart from the entrance to the Hidden Sect, she hadn’t found any other formations. Although she couldn’t guarantee that no one here understood formations, she was absolutely confident in her own skills; her knowledge was a legacy from the Demon World that had lasted tens of thousands of years. Moreover, as her cultivation increased, her proficiency in formations also continuously improved.
The disciples of Heavenly Trace Sect arrived behind the rockery and searched carefully, then quickly left for other places.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen didn’t rush to come out from the formation. They planned to wait until night fell before leaving to explore the interior of the Hidden Sect.
Upon learning that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had fled, Jiang Donghao was furiously smoking mad, “Useless! A bunch of useless fools! Go find them; even if you have to turn the entire Hidden Sect upside down, you must find them.” He was now certain it was Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen who had stolen the points, only they would be so bold. Now, being duped and allowing them to escape was a monumental humiliation!
Meanwhile, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were sitting in the formation, cultivating. With the dense Spiritual Energy here, they naturally couldn’t let it go to waste.
Soon, news of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen’s escape spread throughout the Hidden Sect.
In the midst of swirling mist, through a thin layer of colorful yarn, under the dim light, a man was seen lazily reclining on a lounge chair.
Hearing the report from his subordinate, Situ Mingyou sarcastically laughed, “They escaped? Jiang Donghao really is worthless, not even able to handle two people from the Mortal World.” This was somewhat interesting—despite its weaknesses, the Heavenly Trace Sect wouldn’t normally let two people from the Mortal World escape that easily. It seemed those two were not simple characters.
“Take people with you and search for them. Bring them back once they’re found,” Situ Youming picked up the wine cup by his side, took a light sip, and his lips curled up in an amused arc. He wanted to see what sort of characters they truly were.
“Yes!” His subordinate responded and turned to leave.
Within Qingfeng Sect, Xu Jiping heard the news and was surprised, “Is this true?” He could hardly believe that the Heavenly Trace Sect had failed to capture two people from the Mortal World. Could those two also be Ancient Martial Cultivators?
“Yes, Elder Xu! The entire Hidden Sect is searching for those two,” the informant replied, equally incredulous.
Xu Jiping pondered for a moment, then waved off the disciple who had come to report, “You may go. I understand.” To stir up the entire Hidden Sect was indeed quite a feat.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen came out of their cultivation state and used their Divine Sense to scan the surroundings. They were stunned. Outside, people were everywhere; there were groups stationed every hundred meters, and from their attire, they weren’t all disciples of Heavenly Trace Sect.
“It seems we’ve angered everyone; these people of the Hidden Sect are really petty,” Song Yan Ning said with a helpless wry smile.
Qin Yushen chuckled nonchalantly, “Staying here to cultivate isn’t bad either, since we have plenty of time.” As long as he was with Xiao Ning, he didn’t care where they were. Moreover, he didn’t believe these people could keep watching them forever.
Song Yan Ning nodded in agreement, “Then let’s continue cultivating.” They could leave if they wanted, these people couldn’t do much to them, but for now, they just didn’t feel like leaving.
Time passed unknowingly, and over the next three days, several major sects had searched the entire Hidden Sect without finding any trace of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen.
“Could they have vanished into thin air?” Situ Youming was also somewhat in disbelief. He was most familiar with the Hidden Sect; his people had searched everywhere they could, but still hadn’t found the two.
“Is it possible they’ve already left the Hidden Sect?” Jiang Donghao speculated. Two living people couldn’t just vanish out of thin air.
“That’s impossible; without the token, they can’t leave the Hidden Sect,” the Sect Leader of Broken Fist Sect confidently asserted.
“We’ve searched everywhere we could,” the Sect Leader of Qingfeng Sect also felt it was somewhat unbelievable. It was rare for the several major sects to meet like this, and this time it was for two people from the Mortal World. Moreover, he was astounded that they couldn’t find those two and suddenly felt a strong urge to take them as disciples.
“What suggestions does everyone have now?” Situ Mingyou scanned those present.
“Intensify surveillance and outlast them; I refuse to believe they will stay hidden forever,” Jiang Donghao gritted his teeth and said. He was currently the most frustrated, having become a laughingstock of the entire Hidden Sect because of those two. Once he found them, he would surely tear them to pieces to show them that he, Jiang Donghao, was not someone to be trifled with.