Scheming and Plotting

No matter what, Li Yunjing wouldn't go ask the young lady for help. How much did he already owe her?

She had saved his life and given him contribution points, time and again. If Li Yunjing went to ask her for help again, would he have no shame at all?

There was no way he could ask anyone for help!

As for the next task, he'd let things take their course!

In short, he wouldn't ask anyone for help!

What Li Yunjing didn't know was that, at that very moment, someone was already thinking about him atop a majestic mountain in the eastern region of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.

In the Ten Thousand Laws Palace.

Wei Henian sat high upon the main seat in the hall. Below him, sixteen inner disciples in blue robes occupied the seats.

After spending more than half a month dealing with the Law Enforcement Hall's and the Fu Family's suppression, Wei Henian had paid a steep price, but had finally managed to keep things under control—for now.

At that moment, he had gathered the core members of the Ten Thousand Laws Society to discuss a strategy for keeping a low profile going forward.

The Law Enforcement Hall and the Fu Family had inflicted heavy losses on him. He had no choice but to lie low and wait for a new opportunity!

As the meeting ended, Wei Henian looked at a blue-robed, middle-aged man seated below and said coldly, "By the way, that friend of Fu Chao's—what was his name again? A servant disciple! Junior Brother Ye, arrange a few people to get rid of him!"

"Senior Brother Wei, do you mean the one called Li Yunjing?"

The junior brother surnamed Ye furrowed his brows and asked tentatively.

"That's right! That little beast! I can't afford to clash with the Fu Family for now, so I'll kill Fu Chao's friend first. Let's see what kind of expression Fu Chao wears then!"

Wei Henian's face twisted into a vicious scowl as he spoke.

"Senior Brother Wei, but killing someone inside the sect is a serious crime. If Li Yunjing dies, the Law Enforcement Hall will surely investigate with all their might!"

Junior Brother Ye spoke with a trembling heart.

This was a deadly task!

How could he possibly do it?

For now, he'd better think of a way to turn down this assignment and get Senior Brother Wei to abandon such a dangerous idea!

"Hmph! Can't you get Li Yunjing sent outside the sect? Let him die out there?"

Wei Henian's face darkened further. He rose and walked down the steps until he stood before Junior Brother Ye, staring at him with an imposing air.

"B-but..."

Junior Brother Ye shuddered. Was this really something he could manage?

The sect generally forbade servant disciples from going out on errands. As an inner disciple, he had no authority to send a servant disciple outside!

There was no way this plan would work for him.

It was completely beyond his ability!

"Hmph! Take my letter and personally requisition this man to transport Spirit Rice to the Red Sun Mining Area, a thousand li away!"

Wei Henian spoke in a sinister voice. "Then arrange a few people to go with him. Have them finish him off halfway there. Afterward, just say they ran into bandits. You can handle the rest, right?"

Wei Henian had already thought of a way for him to do it. Without the slightest hesitation, he laid out his vicious plan.

"Yes! Yes! I understand, Senior Brother!"

Junior Brother Ye hurriedly nodded, agreeing to Wei Henian's plan.

If he didn't agree, Senior Brother Wei might just eat him alive!

Senior Brother Wei had been extremely unstable lately. It was best to go along with him!

Otherwise, he'd probably end up in serious trouble himself!

Another inner disciple beside them said hesitantly, "Senior Brother Wei, why not find another way to send him out? If you personally approve the letter, others might get suspicious."

Whether Li Yunjing lived or died was not something they gave any thought to.

He was a mere servant disciple, a worthless nobody. Crushing him would be no harder than crushing an ant!

"Heh! I want the Fu Family and the Law Enforcement Hall to know!"

Wei Henian let out a string of cold laughs. "This is aimed at them! I want everyone to know that anyone who crosses me will come to a bad end!"

"Gasp..."

The others' hearts tightened, and they couldn't help drawing in sharp breaths.

Senior Brother Wei was truly furious. He actually intended to kill Li Yunjing openly, so Fu Chao and the people from the Law Enforcement Hall could see what happened when someone provoked him!

Kill a chicken to warn the monkeys!

No one dared try to dissuade him. At that moment, Senior Brother Wei was like a lit firecracker—anyone who went near him would be blown away.

It seemed that poor servant disciple Li Yunjing was doomed this time!

Seeing that no one was trying to stop him, Wei Henian nodded in satisfaction. He turned and went to a nearby desk, picked up a brush, and swiftly wrote out a letter.

Then he took his golden waist token and pressed the unique mark on it onto the letter.

"Ye Long! Take my letter and get this done!"

Wei Henian flicked the letter toward him, and it drifted lightly into Ye Long's hands.

"Yes, Senior Brother! I'll take care of everything!"

Ye Long stood up and promised loudly.

The next day, on Qiongze Peak.

As usual, Li Yunjing practiced his breathing and threw punches on the mountain.

"Brother Li! Brother Li!"

Suddenly, Hou Boyan's voice came from far away.

Li Yunjing turned to look and saw Hou Boyan rushing toward him from a distance, seeming somewhat anxious.

What was going on?

Had something happened?

Li Yunjing's heart tightened, but he kept his expression calm and walked at an unhurried pace to meet Hou Boyan.

"Senior Brother Hou, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Yunjing asked easily, a warm smile on his face.

"Brother Li, how can you still joke around!"

Hou Boyan reached his side and hurriedly said, "The inner disciple, Ye Long, is here!"

"Oh? Who's Ye Long?"

Li Yunjing was at a loss. He didn't know the man. What did it matter to him whether he came or not?

Could he have come specifically for him?

"He's Senior Brother Wei Henian's top lackey!"

As he said this, Hou Boyan looked around. Only after confirming that no one was nearby did he lower his voice. He spoke so quietly that an ordinary person couldn't have heard him even with their ear pressed close.

"One of Wei Henian's people? He's here for me?"

Li Yunjing was startled. He'd thought someone like Wei Henian, with so many important matters to attend to, had long since forgotten about him. He hadn't expected the man to be waiting for him here.

"That's right! Ye Long said he came to deliver Senior Brother Wei's order, and that it was specifically aimed at you!"

Hou Boyan nodded again and again, his face full of apprehension.

The retaliation of a True Disciple was like the sky falling.

Someone like Hou Boyan could be crushed to death by one of Wei Henian's fingers!

The difference in power between them was as vast as heaven and earth.

Even one small move by Wei Henian could hide boundless danger!

As for the sect rules, True Disciples could easily find a way around them!