Chapter 66: Punishment and Task

  Tianqin Peak, Ye Fei's face was shrouded in a layer of dark energy, his eyes sunken as he sat on a futon, resentfully staring at the three figures opposite him.

  The three people opposite were Jin Xuan, Wan Feng and Liu Qian!

  After a long silence, no one spoke, and all three of them looked at Ye Fei with some evasive eyes, as if they had done something wrong.

  It's no wonder that Ye Fei was so furious. The original plan was to scheme against Li Rou, but not only did it fail, but he was also counter-schemed by Li Rou.

  After Ye Fei's inquiry, it was learned that Liu Gan couldn't resist the temptation of a beauty and accidentally leaked the news. Qinglian passed on the message, and Li Ru arranged this plan with one hand.

  Jin Zhi hesitated for half a day, but didn't say anything to help Li Rou. It seemed like there was something difficult to express, while Wan Feng was relatively innocent. He went to frame others with excitement, but before he could escape from Wanjia Peak, he was caught by a group of female cultivators who had been lying in ambush.

  Ye Fei has lost his wife and soldiers in this plan, not only was he ruthlessly toyed with by the woman, but also harbored a deep resentment in his heart.

  After investigation, it was found that Ye Fei had been framed by Li Rou. Considering that Ye Fei had already made progress in building his foundation, the elder decided to give him a chance to redeem himself and assigned him a task to make amends.

  Within three months, arbitrarily kill the three evil people on the list, without any reward, and deduct half a year's worth of spiritual stone from Ye Fei's sect. Additionally, in the sect's records, Ye Fei was given a bad record.

  What made Ye Fei even angrier was that the few treasures brought by Wan Feng were gone and never returned, and Li Rou didn't take them out at all, they were directly confiscated.

  But Ye Fei dared to be angry but not dare to speak, and could not tell the elder that he had framed Li Rou using his own high-grade artifacts instead of magic, and then ask the elder to demand that Li Rou hand over the treasure, which would be self-inflicted suffering.

  Ye Fei is now less concerned about the elder's punishment, but cannot swallow this bad breath, so this resentment, Ye Fei can only hold back in his stomach.

  "Alas, it's not your fault, but that sly woman was too cunning, and I, Ye Xuan, was careless in my friendships!" Ye Fei said with a serious face.

  Upon hearing this, Jin Zhe and the other two people couldn't help but sneak a glance at Ye Fei, and they dryly laughed a few times with some embarrassment.

  "That's right, that fox spirit is too cunning, and we were also careless for a moment. Ye Shixiong, next time we'll definitely help you teach her a good lesson!" Liu Gan rubbed his hands together and scratched his head as he said this.

  "Next time? Forget it, next time you guys are careless again, won't I be played to death by you? I don't have friends like you!" Ye Fei's face revealed a fearful expression as he said this.

  "What are you talking about, Young Master Ye?"

  "It's just that we were also forced into it, and Wan Feng is quite innocent too."

  Everyone was chattering away, and eventually Ye Fei's expression also relaxed as he laughed and joked with a few people. After all, Ye Fei hadn't really been angry with them; at first, it was just that his heart wasn't feeling right.

  So, everyone chatted one sentence after another, and finally talked about Ye Fei's going out to perform tasks. Three people took the initiative to ask for a ride with Ye Fei, but were all rejected by Ye Fei, because Ye Fei wanted to take this opportunity to go to Taoyuan Town and inquire about his parents' affairs.

  After five days, Ye Fei briefly learned how to control the flight instrument and the casting method of the protective spirit light, and set off alone, planning to practice and study on the way, after all, time was limited.

  ……

  On the edge of the Yunwu mountain range, a loud noise pierced the air, and immediately afterwards, a circular flying device about one zhang in size flew out crookedly.

  Not only was the speed extremely slow, but the flight route was also erratic and unpredictable, like a drunken giant stumbling on the road, with no rules to speak of. On the surface of the disc, there was a white figure of a young man, his face solemn as he controlled the disc, his eyes filled with a hint of excitement.

  This man is indeed Ye Fei!

  "Hehe, I can finally fly in mid-air too! Although it's still a bit awkward, I'll get used to it slowly." After saying that, Ye Fei excitedly controlled the disc and flew towards Huan Shan Town with a twist.

  Seven or eight days later, a gray circular disc flew straight over the top of a mountain peak, with Ye Fei's figure sitting upright on it, and a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  "Heh heh, I've finally mastered it. Next, I should cultivate and cast the Protective Spirit Light." After saying that, Ye Fei couldn't help but feel a little envious of Feng Yuan Xiao's Protective Spirit Light when they fought against each other, as some of his own spells were unable to break through and cause damage.

  In this way, while cultivating the protective spiritual light, he controlled the flight instrument, until more than ten days later, Ye Fei, who was sitting cross-legged, pinched a seal with one hand, and a faint yellow light shield suddenly appeared around his body.

  After nearly a month of experience, Ye Fei finally mastered the protective spirit light and grasped about 80% to 90% of the flying artifact control method. At this time, he had also arrived at Huanshan Town.

  He retracted his flying device and Ye Fei's figure appeared in the middle of the small town.

  "Miracle pills, miracle medicine, all kinds of restorative elixirs are on sale now!"

  "Low-grade artifacts, refining materials, everything is available!"

  "Gather information, ask about people and things!"

  On both sides of the street, some small vendors shouted to promote, Ye Fei walked to an old man's stall and asked: "Investigating news, want to ask if there are any evil-doers here?"

  Upon hearing this, the old man was taken aback at first, then nodded slightly and smiled. He didn't take Ye Fei as some kind of chivalrous hero, but rather spoke with a hint of understanding: "Senior is from Qian Ya Sect on an external mission, right?

  "Information on evil-doers is available, but the price varies depending on their cultivation level and cautiousness. What kind of person are you looking for, senior?"

  This scene, however, left Ye Fei stunned for a moment. It seemed that Qian Ya Sect hadn't had much contact with this old man, and for the first time hearing someone call himself "senior", Ye Fei's heart felt a small sense of satisfaction.

  "In the foundation-laying period, you casually mentioned a few things, it seems that you know quite a lot." Ye Fei nodded and smiled.

  Upon hearing this, the old man nodded and said in a low voice: "Alright, can you pay the spirit stone first? For our first cooperation, we'll charge the lowest price for the foundation period, 100 pieces of spirit stone. The old man won't be able to run away from here, and I'll immediately tell you where the evil person is. He's definitely on your list."

  This old man often came into contact with some disciples of Qian Ya Zong, and also knew many names on the list. However, sometimes when people were not around, the old man would write down their names and pay extra attention once they appeared.

  "One hundred yuan? You're being a bit too greedy, aren't you?" With that, Ye Fei turned around and left.

  "Wait, senior. Name a price then. Normally, the foundation-building period is around this price range. If not, give me a price you think is suitable. The old man won't haggle, what do you say?" The old man said with a serious face.

  "Fifty pieces of spirit stone." Ye Fei said bluntly.

  "Deal!" The old man smiled slightly and agreed decisively.

  After some haggling, they settled on a price of fifty yuan. Ye Fei felt like he had gotten a small bargain, but just then the old man pointed to the other end of the street stall, where that scoundrel was standing, and Ye Fei suddenly felt an urge to vomit blood.

  Comparing with the list brought out by Qian Ya Zong, it was indeed one of the people mentioned above, Lu Kun. In the early days of building the foundation, he had a top-grade treasure, a board axe, and was skilled in fire-attribute magic. This person often bullied some low-ranking cultivators.

  Lu Kun, dressed in a grey robe, stood in front of a street stall with a cold smile on his face. He hummed softly, "Less nonsense, hand over the spirit stone quickly, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise..."

  The words had just been spoken when Lu Kun's face changed slightly, his body flashed suddenly, and a sharp light burst out of his eyes, looking at Ye Fei not far away.

  Almost at the same time, a transparent flying needle pierced through the air in the position where Lu Kun had just been. Seeing this, Ye Fei also narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "What a pity, wasted the chance of a sneak attack."

  Suddenly, before Ye Fei could speak, Lu Kun's body flashed with a brilliant light and he rapidly shot towards the distance. Ye Fei was taken aback at first, then put away his flying needles and chased after Lu Kun with a flash of white light from his feet. (End of chapter)