Yang Tianzhen imdiately furrowed her brows and loudly said, "This is the middle of nowhere, and we’ve finally made it here with great difficulty. Now that it’s gotten dark, where do you expect us to go if you won’t let us in?"
The man curled his lip, "I don’t care where you go. It’s your fault for not arriving in the dayti."
He sized up Yang Tianzhen a few tis, revealing a sleazy smile, "But you do look pretty striking, those long white legs, really tender. How about this, you co sleep in my room tonight, and I’ll let the three of you in, what do you say?"
Yang Tianzhen’s face imdiately flushed with anger, "In your dreams!"
The man chuckled, "If you don’t agree, then you can’t bla . Just a reminder, there are packs of wolves on the island, and they have really sharp noses. You’d better be careful."
After that, he turned and left the watchtower.
Yang Tianzhen was gritting her teeth with rage, "Co back here! By what right do you refuse us entry? Is this how your dicine Sect treats its guests?"
Yang Wanli sighed and gestured to Yang Tianzhen to let it go, "Forget it, he won’t open the door for us. If I’m not mistaken, this must be Xie Guangyun’s doing."
Chen Fan spoke up, "This man holds the position of the third elder in the dicine Sect, yet he’s so an-spirited. He doesn’t seem like soone capable of great things."
Yang Tianzhen was indignant, "It was he who asked Grandpa to co back for the Pill Refinent competition, and now he won’t even open the door for us. It’s infuriating!"
Yang Wanli could only smile helplessly, "I have a grudge with Xie Guangyun, and now that he’s the third elder of the dicine Sect, his rise to power is teoric, while I’m just a regular doctor. It’s normal for him to want to step on a few tis."
"Let’s just make do in the forest for tonight."
Yang Tianzhen felt wronged, "But, that guy said there are packs of wolves on the island, and also..."
She hadn’t finished speaking when a rumbling noise ca from her stomach.
Upon seeing this, Chen Fan laughed and asked, "Hungry?"
Yang Tianzhen’s face turned beet red and she said in a pitiful tone, "I was afraid of getting seasick on the yacht, so I didn’t eat much, and then we walked so far to get here..."
Chen Fan nodded, "Don’t worry, you’ll have a full stomach soon."
At that mont, a wolf howl ca from the distance.
Yang Tianzhen shuddered and then said despondently, "Out here in the wilderness, there are no fruits growing on the trees. There’s absolutely nothing edible, so how can I fill my stomach?"
Chen Fan countered, "Have you ever eaten wolf at?"
...
Inside the dicine Sect.
The architecture here was sowhat retro, made up entirely of wooden pavilions linked together, with several large halls in the center.
Different from the city’s electric lights, the pavilions were illuminated by candlelight, which when connected together, created a magnificent nightscape.
The man who had been on duty at the watchtower walked briskly along the cobblestone path, and soon arrived in front of a pavilion. He cautiously knocked on the door.
"Co in," an elderly voice called from inside.
The man quickly pushed the door open and entered.
In the room, an elderly man clad in a long robe, with a square face and horizontal brows, seated in a Taishi chair and sipping tea, appeared difficult to provoke based simply on his countenance.
Beside him was a youth around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, exuding a roguish air.
The gate guard approached and bowed respectfully, "Elder Xie, the one you ntioned by the na of Yang Wanli has arrived. He’s accompanied by a young man and a young woman, likely his descendants. I’ve followed your instructions and did not open the gate for them."
Upon hearing this, Xie Guangyun sneered, "I can’t believe Yang Wanli has the audacity to return. He really has no sense of sha."
"No matter, since he has returned, I’ll seize this opportunity to humiliate him thoroughly. Let them spend the night outside the sect in fear and trepidation. Tomorrow we’ll let them in."
The gate guard said, "Elder Xie, the wolves on the island have beco much more aggressive lately. If those three stay outside, they’re likely to end up in the bellies of the wolves."
Xie Guangyun snorted coldly, "Even better. With the status I possess now, Yang Wanli is no more than an ant in my eyes. If he gets eaten by wolves, it just proves his incompetence! His ancestral Jade Pendant will be mine for good!"
The young man by his side then chid in, "You just said Yang Wanli brought a young man and a woman. Is the girl pretty?"
That person was Xie Bi, Xie Guangyun’s grandson, notorious in the dicine Sect as a lecher. He abused his status as the grandson of Elder Xie to act without restraint within the sect.
The gate guard started to laugh and was about to say, "That girl is indeed very..."
But Xie Guangyun slamd the table abruptly and turned to scowl at Xie Bi, "You wastrel, is your mind filled with nothing but filthy thoughts? How many tis have I told you to focus on cultivating Martial Arts and Pill Refinent? Yet you spend your days harassing female disciples in the sect, almost bringing sha upon my na!"
Seeing Xie Guangyun losing his temper, the gate guard shrank back and quickly said, "I shall take my leave now," before swiftly exiting the room.
Xie Bi looked guiltily at his grandfather, forcing a smile, "I got it, Grandpa, I’ve been seriously working on correcting myself. I’ve even achieved Great Achievent in Internal Strength, which isn’t top-notch in the sect, but it’s not bad either."
Then he stood up, "Oh, Grandpa, I just rembered I have sothing else to do, so I’ll be leaving first!"
He ran off without looking back.
Xie Guangyun’s face darkened as he tapped the table, sighing in resignation.
Xie Bi had turned out this way largely because of him. Though he verbally reprimanded his grandson, he ultimately let him be. After all, as the third Elder of the dicine Sect, as long as Xie Bi didn’t cross the Sect Leader, the Great Elder, or the Second Elder, he could solve any trouble Xie Bi caused.
Xie Bi, having left the room, quickly caught up with the gate guard, "You haven’t told if that girl is good-looking. Co on, spill the details."
The guard smirked, "She’s extrely pretty, especially those long white legs of hers – just perfect. I was so tempted to rush up and grab a feel."
Hearing this, Xie Bi’s expression grew increasingly lecherous, and he seed to drool, his gaze filled with lascivious fantasies.
The guard asked, "Mr. Xie, are you thinking of making a move on that girl?"
A sly smile spread across Xie Bi’s face as he put his arm around the guard’s shoulder. After glancing around to ensure no one was in earshot, he whispered, "Since they’re going to be spending the night outside the sect and are most likely going to be eaten by the wolves anyway, why don’t we snag that girl and have so fun? We can do this together. Fancy joining in?"
The guard replied with excited laughter, "Since Mr. Xie has spoken, I shall gladly obey."
Suddenly, Xie Bi asked, "Yang Wanli is just an ordinary man, but do the girl and the other guy have any Martial Arts cultivation? We don’t want to bite off more than we can chew."
With a contemptuous smile, the guard answered, "Don’t worry, that girl got so tired just walking a few miles up the mountain road; she couldn’t possibly have any cultivation. As for that man, he’s nothing special – hardly worth our concern."
"The two of us together will have no trouble handling them – it’ll be like taking candy from a baby!"
Reassured, Xie Bi snickered, "Then tonight we’ll definitely have so fun!"
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