Chapter 66: Chapter 64: Please Take Good Care of
Walking toward the Mountain Gate of Ghost Ridge Palace, from a distance, Su Jie could see a group of about a dozen disciples gathered there.
There were roughly fifty to sixty people in the group, each with a bundle on their back, standing beside several dozen sturdy, tall horses.
All of them were Outer Disciples, with strengths ranging from the Third Level to the Fifth Level of the Yunling Realm.
Among these disciples, Su Jie also noticed two familiar figures, Gu Weonian and Chen Yun.
Since their last parting at the Black Market, the two had taken the Blood Marrow Crystal allocated by Su Jie and gone into hiding to evade assassins. He hadn’t expected to see them both here at the sa ti.
“Mr. Su.”
“Brother Su.”
Both of them also noticed Su Jie.
“Brother Gu, Chen, it’s been more than two months, hasn’t it? How have you been lately?”
Su Jie also nodded and greeted them.
Gu Weonian had a sowhat lancholy expression as he said, “Ah, we were well hidden, but then a ssenger Crow suddenly brought a Task Token, and I truly did not wish to go out at my old age.”
“Mr. Su, I didn’t expect to be so fortunate this ti to be in a team with you.”
Chen Yun showed goodwill towards Su Jie. Su Jie, who had helped her take revenge and deal with the murderer of her brother and husband, held a special place in her heart.
“This may not be a matter of luck.”
Su Jie shook his head and looked towards a slender figure slowly approaching.
The blue long robe that signified the distinguished status of an Inner Sect disciple, the indifferent eyes, and the aura that warned others to keep their distance.
This person was Pei Haibing, an inner disciple from Taoist Qiu’s lineage.
The mont he saw the other party, Su Jie understood everything.
The modification of his task was most likely this person’s doing. With the influence of an inner disciple, it wasn’t hard to accomplish with just so money.
It wasn’t just Su Jie; Gu Weonian and Chen Yun also thought of this. Otherwise, it was all too coincidental.
Their already decent mood imdiately cooled down. Offending an inner disciple was not sothing they were able to withstand, and the retaliation was too swift.
“Brother Pei.”
“Brother Pei.”
Upon Pei Haibing’s arrival, a group of disciples imdiately spoke up.
Regardless of whether they were disciples from Taoist Qiu’s lineage or not, or whether they had joined the Sect earlier, calling an inner disciple ‘Brother’ was definitely correct.
Pei Haibing looked around with a cold gaze, his eyes lingering on Su Jie, Chen Yun, and Gu Weonian for a few seconds. Especially with Su Jie, he could feel a concealed killing intent from the other’s eyes.
Pei Haibing slowly began speaking as he took out a Task Token, “This ti our mission is to escort a shipnt, which requires leaving the domain of Ghost Ridge Palace and going to the territory of Qingzhou Shaojia Prefecture to transport back a batch of human slaves for Liuyun Manor.”
As these words were spoken, there was a slight commotion among the disciples.
Because their Task Tokens had only ntioned a simple escort mission, they had not expected to actually leave the territory of Ghost Ridge Palace.
Demon Cultivators were reviled and persecuted everywhere outside; once they lost the protection of their Sect, being discovered while traveling in the outside world would be extrely dangerous.
Especially those from reputable sects who prided themselves in eliminating demons and defending the Dao, they were most keen on causing trouble for them, the Demon Cultivators.
“Liuyun Manor, huh!”
Su Jie imdiately thought of the scene from two days earlier when Jia Changxun had co to visit.
This mission was most likely an ad-hoc addition, due to the transportation needs for a large number of human slaves after Jia Changxun’s arrival.
“Mount up and depart now.”
Pei Haibing did not care about the astonishnt of the disciples and led a tall horse over to mount and ride.
Other disciples, even if they were extrely reluctant, could only grit their teeth and mount their horses to head out of the mountain gate.
Su Jie also mounted a Horned Scale Horse. This breed of horse had hooves similar to those of a goat, and not only were they remarkably enduring, but they could also travel through mountains and steep trails.
The Horned Scale Horse was specially bred by Ghost Ridge Palace, generally only provided to the disciples for long journeys.
“Mr. Su.”
Gu Weonian, riding a Horned Scale Horse, caught up with Su Jie with a troubled look on his face, “You’re quick-witted, so think of a way quickly. Pei Haibing is clearly targeting us, it must be because we offended him at the Black Market last ti, causing him to be punished by our Master, and he has rembered that grudge.”
“What’s the use of saying that now? It’s quite obvious.”
Chen Yun spoke coldly from the other side of Su Jie when she heard this.
This woman, because of the scars from a previous wound, had centipede-like suture marks on her face and neck, which made her look very intimidating when she was stern.
Su Jie laughed, his gaze shifting toward Pei Haibing ahead, and said, “If you want to know, why not just go and ask him?”
After finishing his sentence, Su Jie tugged the reins, his horse neighed, and he dashed towards the front.
Gu Weonian stared agape; he even trembled when talking to the inner disciples, yet Su Jie was not only unafraid but even dared to approach proactively, which truly astounded him.
As the other disciples watched with amazent, Su Jie rode up beside Pei Haibing and smiled, “Brother Pei, long ti no see. This ti heading out away from Ghost Ridge Palace territory, the mountains are high, and the roads are long, I must trouble you to take good care of us.”
Pei Haibing glanced over, not knowing if Su Jie was playing dumb or was genuinely foolish, and smirked, “Rest assured, I will take very good care of you, in the most ticulous way possible.”
While speaking, Pei Haibing touched his face, which still seed to be faintly in pain.
That was the aftereffect of being punished by their Master, Taoist Qiu, who had made snakes wriggle underneath the skin.
Su Jie’s face was radiant with a smile, and after hearing those words, he gestured with cupped hands atop his mount, “Then I thank Brother Pei in advance. Brother Gu, Chen, aren’t you going to co over and pay your respects? We are all disciples of the sa Master, why be so estranged? Brother Pei has already said he will take care of us.”
Su Jie’s voice was very loud, clearly audible to the entire line of riders, and an unknown number of disciples cast envious glances their way.
If they could obtain Pei Haibing’s care, this journey would undoubtedly be much safer.
Gu Weonian and Chen Yun, having been called out by Su Jie, looked at each other and could only cautiously ride their horses over and exchange a few polite words with Pei Haibing. However, all they received in return was Pei Haibing’s cold gaze.
“Brother Pei, we won’t disturb you any further then.”
After that, Su Jie took Gu Weonian and Chen Yun back to the rear of the column. It wasn’t until then that Gu Weonian finally could not help but say:
“Brother Su, does doing this actually help? Just saying a few nice words won’t really make him let us off, right?”
“Do you think that’s possible?”
“Uh, I think it’s not very likely.”
Gu Weonian thought about it – Pei Haibing did not seem like soone easy to talk to; otherwise, why would he intentionally assign the three of them to the task under his command if not for retribution?
“With opposition cos resistance, with difficulty co solutions; fear won’t solve anything.”
Chen Yun had much more backbone than Gu Weonian, perhaps because she had once returned from the brink of death at Ghost Gate and thus had a more relaxed view of death.
“Look at Chen Yun’s resolve, Brother Gu, you should be more composed.”
Watching the silhouette of Pei Haibing ahead, Su Jie’s face bore a smile that was not quite a smile, “You ask why I do this, of course, it’s to tell the other disciples traveling with us that we have a great relationship with Brother Pei.”
There was sothing Su Jie left unsaid, which was that if Pei Haibing had any ‘accidental incidents’, it couldn’t be connected to him. After all, he and Brother Pei had a ‘close as brothers’ relationship!
Inner disciples having so mishaps, such as accidental falls leading to death, wasn’t that a normal occurrence?
Like what happened to Feng Wenjin; who says inner disciples can’t have accidents?
Gu Weonian and Chen Yun beside him couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts. Su Jie’s seemingly humorous smile reminded them of a similar expression on his face when he had outwitted ng Dongge in the past.
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