Chapter 151: Damn! Go Back and Fetch My Torch! (2/2)
”That’s a great idea!”
”You’re right.”
”We do need to talk to him; indeed we do!”
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After he had managed to coax his Senior Brothers to return to their respective room, Hai Yunfan was about to return to his room too when he heard a woman sigh.
”Junior Brother, it has really been hard on you.”
Hai Yunfan suddenly stopped in his tracks, ”Senior Sister?”
”Since our arrival here, you have been trying to resolve the contradictions so that both sides can become friends. This time you finally get your wish.”
Hai Yunfan wryly smiled, ”If the three Senior Brothers weren’t dispirited and disheartened, I’m afraid they would’ve turned a deaf ear to everything I said a moment ago. However, Senior Sister is right, I have always felt that it is really unwise to offend Spirit Sword Sect just because Shengjing Sect told us to.”
Ye Feifei asked, ”Are you really that afraid of w.a.n.g Lu?”
Hai Yunfan was silent for a moment, and then calmly and frankly said, ”Senior Sister, I believe you also knew that in the past I partic.i.p.ated in the Spirit Sword Sect’s Immortal Gathering, and later on was fortunate enough to get a recommendation to enter the Ten Thousand Arts Sect. In that Immortal Gathering, I’ve seen with my own eyes how formidable w.a.n.g Lu is. Frankly speaking, he is the last person I want to be an enemy of. Moreover, Spirit Sword Sect is more powerful than it seems.”
Ye Feifei lightly smiled, ”w.a.n.g Lu is indeed very formidable...I also don’t want to encounter that kind of enemy. As for tomorrow morning, we may have to rely on you to open the way for us.”
Hai Yunfan said, ”Rest a.s.sured, Senior Sister, though we haven’t met for several years, I should still be able to talk to w.a.n.g Lu... It’s late, Senior Sister, please take a rest.”
Ye Feifei nodded and then, before leaving, she said, ”Thank you for managing to persuade Ziye tonight. Otherwise, once his stubborn temper flares up, I’m afraid he may cause big trouble with the Spirit Sword Sect.”
”No need to be polite, Senior Sister. Eldest Brother’s problem is also my problem.” Hai Yunfan brightly smiled and waved goodbye at Ye Feifei. When he turned around, however, that smile turned somewhat bitter.
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The next morning, as per last night’s plan, a line of five people went to visit w.a.n.g Lu at the Non-Phase Peak in Spirit Sword Mountain.
After they set foot on the solid ground of Non-Phase Peak, Zhan Ziye lightly laughed. ”Actually, there’s nothing to feel bad about this, and fortunately, the awkwardness didn’t last too long yesterday.”
Zhan Ziye also laughed slightly, ”As long as we s.h.i.+ft our mentality into non-antagonistic kind, treating this exchange activity as a real exchange activity, nothing can tangle our mind anymore.”
With such an open-minded smile, it was hard to imagine that last night, his mind was extremely tangled because of that Gate of All Living Things incident.
As a man of insight, Hai Yunfan naturally knew what was in his Eldest Brother’s mind. Actually, his Eldest Brother wasn’t trying to hide it at all. During their walk to the Non-Phase Peak, Zhan Ziye cheerfully said, ”Speaking of which, that Liu Li’s Brilliant Heart Sutra doesn’t even exist in our Ten Thousand Arts Sect collection, even just its introduction. The only information we have about it is that it's an Immortal level method. Spirit Sword Sect is known to have inherited Immortal level methods, so this is quite possible... If there’s an opportunity, I would really like to exchange a few strokes and compare notes with her.”
Hai Yunfan smiled, ”The opportunity is naturally there. I heard that in a few days, the two Sects’ disciples would compete in a tournament. As our ace, Eldest Brother will definitely go against the Spirit Sword Sect’s successor disciple Liu Li. I only hope you won’t be too hard on her.”
Zhan Ziye repeatedly shook his head, ”How could it be? We are doing friendly exchanges, not trying to embarra.s.s other people. Let alone Liu Li, even if I have to encounter w.a.n.g Lu, I will also show mercy and not embarra.s.s him.”
While they were walking and talking, the group finally arrived at the boundary of the Non-Phase Peak. From that humble wooden house came a burst of male and female’s laughter. These few visitors were stunned, but they soon differentiated the voices of w.a.n.g Lu, Liu Li, Yue Xinyao, Huo Ying... these four people.
Upon hearing the laughter of these four people, Zhan Ziye, who walked at the front, immediately stopped in his track and revealed a look of surprise.
Hai Yunfan, who was behind him, hurriedly said, ”They are fellow Brothers and Sisters, so it’s natural for them to have a close relations.h.i.+p…”
Zhan Ziye reluctantly smiled, ”Yeah, you’re right. They’re fellow brothers and sisters, I think too much…”
He only said half of what he wanted to say and could not continue anymore, because the content of the dialogue inside the house was truly explosive.
”Hahaha, you guys lost again. Even three against one, you guys still lost thirteen times in a row, there’s no excuse anymore!”
”How could there be a Senior Brother like you? You clearly know we are still novices in this, yet you won’t let us off. Moreover, how come all the cards that we drew were either one star or two stars, but when you draw, you always get five stars or six stars!”
”Humph, everyone has inspected these cards beforehand, so you can’t blame them for your bad luck. In short, a bet is a bet. Now, quickly take it off!”
”But…”
”We had a deal. One person, one piece. Don’t just dawdle there, quickly take it off and give it to me while it’s still warm!”
”I hate it! Go inside first, and don’t try to peek!”
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Outside, Hai Yunfan cleared his throat and then tried to make the last effort, ”Senior Brothers, I think this is just probably a misunderstanding.”
However, the other three Senior Brothers didn’t hear him at all.