On purpose. This was damn well on purpose.
But under these circumstances, Ye Feng could neither lose her temper nor throw a tantrum.
Things had already reached this point. She could only wait.
She really could not stomach any food.
All Ye Feng wanted now was to go back and bathe, rinse herself from head to toe, then hide in her room and cry again.
This was so fucking unfair.
But to go back, she still had to wait for Jiang Yantian to return!
Meanwhile, Jiang Yantian had gone fishing at Two Immortals Bridge, just as he had said.
Fishing alone took him most of the day.
Going most of the day without a catch left him so irritable that he blasted more than half the fish by the lakeshore at Two Immortals Bridge to death with one palm strike.
In the end, he carried one half the size of a person back to the sect for a meeting.
An empty-handed fishing trip? No such thing.
There were still four days until their departure for the Spirit-Imprisoning Forbidden Land.
On this trip, aside from the sect's prodigy disciples, two Nascent Soul Realm elders and four Golden Core Realm protectors needed to accompany them.
Jiang Yantian was one of those elders.
He could not be bothered to listen to the arrangements. He had only gone to look at a beauty.
Inside the sect's main hall, two rows of elders sat in two rows of chairs.
Those elders were all listening to the sect master speak.
Jiang Yantian, however, was completely checked out.
Holding a writing brush, he was writing something on a piece of silk.
After he finished, he secretly took some "bean"-shaped things out of his storage ring and wrapped them in the silk.
He did not put it into his storage ring, instead casually tucking it inside his black robe.
That would make it easy for it to fall out at the right moment.
Only after making all the preparations did Jiang Yantian raise his head.
From beginning to end, he had not so much as glanced at the sect master, who was still yapping away. Instead, his gaze landed on Luo Xingcai, diagonally opposite him.
Luo Xingcai's beauty had always been so outstanding, ethereal, serene, and elegant.
Even sitting there without moving, she drew the most attention.
She fully deserved her title as the sect's greatest beauty.
Jiang Yantian had long wanted to become a rebellious disciple who went after his master and gave her a good thrusting. He just had not found a suitable opportunity.
He had already planned the sequence: first tug at that rippling-blue dress, bravely scale the lofty peaks, and then...
He had been busy humiliating Ye Feng before. Now it was time to make some plans.
Using Ye Feng as the catalyst would be just the opening he needed to go after his master!
"Elder Jiang, Elder Luo, as previously agreed, the two of you Attendant Elders will lead the group!"
"You are also master and disciple, so you should work together with greater tacit understanding."
Sect Master Lu Ming turned his gaze to Jiang Yantian and Luo Xingcai.
Luo Xingcai rose and saluted. "As you command, Sect Master!"
Jiang Yantian, meanwhile, sat with one leg crossed over the other and replied indifferently, "Mm, oh, sure!"
His manner was outrageously arrogant.
Lu Ming was visibly somewhat displeased. Jiang Yantian seemed to have no regard for him as sect master.
But in the end, he said nothing more.
Naturally, Jiang Yantian did not care either. He already knew the sect master's crafty schemes and had no intention of indulging him.
If he wanted a fight, bring it on. As long as he dared jump out first, Jiang Yantian would not mind taking a turn as sect master!
Having sat there for quite some time, Jiang Yantian was ready to leave.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Yantian stood and stretched.
Before Lu Ming could dismiss them, Jiang Yantian spoke first. "The Law Enforcement Lineage still has matters to attend to. I'm heading back."
As he spoke, Jiang Yantian picked up the large fish hanging beside him and prepared to leave.
All the elders were astonished.
Wasn't this far too casual?
What matters did the Law Enforcement Lineage have? He clearly just wanted to go back and sleep.
Grand Elder Qi also tried to stop him. "Elder Jiang, there's still..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Yantian waved one hand, holding the large fish in the other. "You discuss it. I can't endure the slightest hardship. I'm going home for milk tea!"
"????" Everyone exchanged bewildered looks.
Jiang Yantian swaggered off just like that.
In truth, many of the elders seemed to have grown used to Jiang Yantian.
He was young, after all. Arrogance and youthful hot-bloodedness were normal. Could someone without that hot blood even be called young?
After a few more years of tempering and some brutal beatings, he would settle down.
Lu Ming still said nothing more, nor did he criticize him. Until he got his hands on Jiang Yantian's lifebound Law Treasure, the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl, he could not get into any major conflict with him.
Besides, Jiang Yantian was notorious for being "unable to stomach the slightest grievance." If Lu Ming reprimanded him in public, that fellow would probably turn hostile and attack on the spot.
His cultivation was higher than Jiang Yantian's, but he truly feared Jiang Yantian's lifebound Law Treasure, the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl!
The Heaven-Suppressing Pearl, as its name implied, suppressed all the heavens!
Who knew what kind of dogshit luck that fellow had stumbled into for his lifebound item to be so absurdly powerful when he achieved Core Formation?
Fortunately, Jiang Yantian's cultivation was not too high, he was rather idle, and he had no interest whatsoever in the position of sect master.
Otherwise, Lu Ming really would have to make some careful plans.
Jiang Yantian did not return to Elder Peak right away.
He was in no hurry to return. Instead, he carried the large fish around the sect, simply loving the sound of people saying, "Elder Jiang, you caught such a big fish!"
He practically made a full circuit before slowly flying toward Elder Peak.
"Jiang Yantian!"
Halfway there, a pleasant voice rang out behind him.
Jiang Yantian glanced back and smiled. "Master, what brings you here? Did you hear I'm making an all-fish feast tonight, so you want to come back with me and indulge your appetite?"
Luo Xingcai was somewhat speechless.
This fellow really was... impossible to figure out.
"Jiang Yantian, you shouldn't repeatedly leave the sect master unable to save face."
Luo Xingcai admonished him.
"Did I? Is he that petty?" Jiang Yantian did not take it seriously at all.
"You..." Luo Xingcai was utterly speechless. "Well, Ye Feng is still at Elder Peak, isn't she?"
Luo Xingcai simply changed the subject.
"No idea. I've been out all day. Maybe she went back!"
"Ahem..." Luo Xingcai pressed her red lips together. "Whatever the case, you were fellow disciples once. How about this matter..."
"Hey, Master, what kind of person do you take me for?" Jiang Yantian said solemnly. "I've always been a man of my word. As long as she does what she's supposed to and I approve, we'll turn the page!"
"All right. I hope so!" Luo Xingcai nodded.
She did not return to Azure Mist Peak, instead following Jiang Yantian to Elder Peak.
She simply wanted to witness this conflict being resolved completely with her own eyes.
When the two arrived at Elder Peak, Banqiu and Nuandong were already waiting.
"Young Master, Elder Luo!" the two greeted them.
Jiang Yantian tossed the large fish to Nuandong, then glanced around and asked, "Huh? Where's Ye Feng?"
"Young Master, Ye Feng went down the mountain not long ago. She's probably on her way back now."
"She went down the mountain?" Jiang Yantian chuckled and looked at Luo Xingcai. "Master, you saw it yourself. You can't blame me, then."
Jiang Yantian's voice rang out across the sky. "Ye Feng, you left without permission before this elder returned. Where does that leave this elder?"
"Since that's the case, what you did before doesn't count. Start over. Kowtow once every three steps. This elder will be waiting at the summit. If you can't do it, bear the consequences yourself!"
"Ding, Ye Feng broke down. Humiliation Points +5000" "Ye Feng flew into a rage. Humiliation Points +5000"
"Jiang Yantian, you've gone too far! I already did everything you demanded. You were the one who left."
Ye Feng's voice from below slowly carried up to the summit as well.
"This elder reserves all rights of interpretation!" Jiang Yantian replied indifferently. "So, are you choosing to give up?"
"You..." At the foot of the mountain, Ye Feng was on the verge of a complete breakdown.
"Jiang Yantian, enough is enough!" Luo Xingcai could not bear to watch any longer either and spoke bluntly.
"Enough is enough? Master, are you reprimanding me? Reprimanding me for Ye Feng's sake?" Jiang Yantian's brow furrowed slightly.