The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Yue Buqun said calmly.

"Now, in the great battle between good and evil, our goal is to completely eradicate the evil cult. They deserve to die for aiding and abetting evil. If we really let them go, they will not repent after they disperse and will once again harbor evil intentions to harm the people. That would be our sin."

“If they were truly repentant, they would have realized their mistakes long before they faced death, rather than only admitting their wrongdoing when they were about to die.”

Fang Zheng remained silent.

The leaders of the various factions present listened to the conversation between Fang Zheng and Yue Buqun, their expressions varied, clearly each with their own thoughts, but they all remained silent.

Only Xie Feng frowned and took the initiative to speak.

"Isn't Sect Leader Yue's statement a bit too harsh?"

"The abbot was merely expressing compassion for humanity; why should he be subjected to such verbal and written attacks by Sect Leader Yue?"

"In my opinion, if they are truly repentant, we may spare their lives. If they are truly repentant, they will surely reform themselves in the future. We righteous people, in addition to upholding justice, also educate those who have gone astray to reform themselves, rather than simply killing them. If we only use killing to solve problems, wouldn't we be falling into demonic possession without even realizing it?"

Jie Feng already had a grudge against the Huashan Sect. Although the grudge was temporarily put aside under Fang Zheng's mediation, at this moment, seeing that Fang Zheng and Yue Buqun had a clear dispute, Jie Feng had to stand up and speak for Fang Zheng.

Yue Buqun glanced at him calmly without saying a word, but someone nearby burst out laughing first.

"Ah."

The Taoist Tianmen's sneer was quite loud, and he made no attempt to conceal it.

Jie Feng's expression changed immediately, and he turned to look, his gaze hardening.

"May I ask why you are laughing, Master?"

"It's nothing, I just found it funny, so I laughed."

The Taoist of Tianmen was not afraid at all and responded with a light, casual remark.

Jie Feng's face was gloomy.

"Oh? I wonder what I said that made the Taoist priest laugh?"

Tianmen Daoist smiled and said, "Just now, I smiled when I heard Chief Jie say that we are all righteous people."

What's so funny about it?

Jie Feng asked the question calmly.

The Taoist priest of Tianmen wore a forced smile.

"The leaders and disciples of all the sects present are righteous people, and I have no objection to that. Although my nephew Jiang Ning is somewhat bloodthirsty, he is also a righteous hero, and no one can dispute that. It is only because I heard the leader of the gang also include himself as a righteous person that I couldn't help but laugh."

Tianmen Daoist's skill in this area has become increasingly advanced, as if he has suddenly become enlightened. His irritable temper has also been greatly reduced, but he has become noticeably more eccentric and unpredictable.

Perhaps it's because I've been spending so much time with Mr. Mo lately that my skill level has improved.

Chapter 729: Wuwei Prefecture

Jie Feng's face instantly darkened.

"What do you mean, Taoist priest?"

"Ah."

Tianmen Daoist sneered.

"Does Chief Jie really think the matter between your Beggars' Sect and this is over?"

The gang leader looked at him coldly, without saying a word.

"Don't forget what your Beggars' Sect branch did."

Jie Feng's face was gloomy and he didn't say anything, but one of the people behind him couldn't hold back any longer and stood up and shouted.

"The matter of the Yanping branch is long gone. What is the meaning of Master Tianmen bringing it up now?"

This person is none other than the White Lotus Envoy, one of Jie Feng's two illegitimate sons. The Green Lotus Envoy has already been killed by Jiang Ning.

As soon as the White Lotus Envoy stepped forward, the disciples of the Mount Tai Sect rebuked him without the Heavenly Gate Taoist even needing to speak.

"Who says this matter is already in the past?"

Li Jinyu said coldly, "At the time, your Beggars' Sect claimed that the Yanping branch was an isolated case, but we did not admit it. Whether the entire Beggars' Sect was involved still needs to be investigated. It's not up to you to decide. Junior Brother Jiang also said long ago that he would go to your various branches. Now that the truth has not yet come to light, what right does your Beggars' Sect have to speak?"

King against king, general against general. For Tianmen Daoist to speak to the White Lotus Envoy would be beneath his status, so Li Jinyu stepped forward without hesitation.

"you!"

The White Lotus Envoy was furious.

He didn't expect that even now, the other party would still be harping on their past.

Jie Feng spoke, his face grim.

"So, this is the consensus of the entire Weiyi Alliance?"

Upon hearing Xie Feng's question, Yue Buqun remained calm and was about to speak when Fang Zheng spoke first.

"Alright! Chief Jie!"

Fang Zheng stopped Xie Feng from speaking and turned to look at Yue Buqun.

"What Alliance Leader Yue said makes sense. We will arrange how to deal with these people."

Having finally managed to extricate himself from the Beggars' Sect issue last time, Fang Zheng decided to back down now, as he couldn't continue harping on that topic.

Yue Buqun understood his meaning, and now was indeed not the time to dwell on this matter, so he also reassured Tianmen Daoist.

Tianmen Daoist naturally wouldn't argue with Yue Buqun.

Tianmen Daoist fell silent, and the others had no objections. Yue Buqun immediately ordered the group of demonic cult members to be killed.

Upon realizing they could not escape their fate, the members of the demonic cult wailed in despair, only to be wiped out by the disciples of the Weiyi Alliance.

"Chase!"

After lingering in the woods for a while, the group continued their pursuit of Ren Woxing towards Wuwei Prefecture.

……

"How could this be?"

After Ren Yingying and Ren Woxing reunited, they headed towards Wuwei Prefecture, but were stunned by what they saw upon arrival.

Ren Yingying's face turned ugly, both shocked and angry.

Ren Woxing's expression was equally grim.

The city gates of Wuwei Prefecture were wide open, and the city walls were completely empty.

Before setting off, Ren Woxing left some men to guard the city, but upon returning...

What the hell happened?

Ren Woxing's face was extremely gloomy.

At this time, the believers who had gone into the city to investigate also came out.

"Reporting to the Master, your subordinates entered the city to investigate on your orders and found that Master Zhao and his followers have also disappeared. There are no of our people in the city except for the people of Wuwei Prefecture."

After hearing the subordinate's investigation, Ren Yingying and Ren Woxing's expressions became even more unpleasant.

"Were the civilians in the city interrogated? What exactly happened in the city after we left?"

Ren Yingying suppressed her anger and asked.

"Reporting to the Holy Maiden, I have already interrogated those lowly people. They did not know what happened. Not long after the leader went to war, Zhao Xiangzhu and his men looted the city and then left the city, heading northwest."

northwest?

Ren Yingying's expression shifted, and Ren Woxing immediately understood.

"The East is undefeated!"

Ren Woxing gritted his teeth.

By this point, he finally understood that Dongfang Bubai had tricked him.

Previously, Sang San Niang led thousands of followers to defect, and now Zhao Xiangzhu has led the remaining followers who stayed in Wuwei Prefecture to defect. It was all Dongfang Bubai's doing.

"Invincible in the East!!!"

Ren Woxing couldn't help but roar, clearly having lost his guard.

If it weren't for Dongfang Bubai, he couldn't have lost this battle!

Ren Woxing grew angrier the more he thought about it, his chest heaving violently, almost to the point of having a stroke.

"Father, we can't hold Wuwei Prefecture anymore. We should leave immediately."

Ren Yingying knew that Ren Woxing was furious, but now was not the time to speak. The righteous people could attack at any moment, and with only a thousand or so men at their disposal, they were no match for them. They had to consider a way out.

Ren Woxing knew that Ren Yingying's words made sense, and after his initial anger subsided, he forced himself to calm down.

"go!"

Ren Woxing said lightly.

Without lingering, Ren Woxing and Ren Yingying led the remaining members of the Demonic Cult to retreat in other directions.

Liu Zhengfeng followed behind his teammates, and when no one was paying attention, he left a mark on a tree and then followed.

……

Yue Buqun, Jiang Ning, and others also pursued them to Wuwei Prefecture.

"Ok?"

Yue Buqun was somewhat surprised.

"Why are the city gates wide open?"

The scene Yue Buqun saw was the same as what Ren Woxing saw: the city walls were completely empty.

"Didn't Ren Woxing retreat here?"

The Taoist priest of Tianmen was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Did they go in the wrong direction?

"Could this be a ruse, like an empty city ploy?"

"The Empty City Stratagem? What is the Empty City Stratagem?"

"that is……"

The disciples from different factions were also whispering among themselves.

"Alliance Leader, what should we do now?"

The Taoist of Tianmen asked the question.

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go into the city first."

"Be careful not to fall into a trap. I'm afraid Ren Woxing might have set up an ambush for us in the city."

Mr. Mo reminded me.

While Yue Buqun was pondering, Jiang Ning stepped forward.

"Master, why don't I go into the city first and investigate?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning.

"you?"

Yue Buqun hesitated for a moment: "Ning'er, your internal energy..."

"It doesn't matter."

Jiang Ning said, "This disciple still has enough internal energy. If anything goes wrong, this disciple will retreat immediately."

Yue Buqun thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Alright, let's go into the city together."

"Ren Woxing's fate is sealed. Even if he sets up an ambush in the city, we have nothing to fear."

Once the decision was made, the other sect leaders had no objections, and under Yue Buqun's leadership, the sects slowly and cautiously entered the city.