Chapter Eleven: Li Bao's Advice

  "Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!" Little Jin was seriously injured, Sun Tao was furious, his eyes were bloodshot, he picked up a piece of broken stone from the ground and threw it at Zhang Yue.

  "Hurry, use the Law Net, control this little beast! Today I will flay him alive!" Seeing Xiao Jin injured, in the corner, dodging Zhang Yue's flying sword, a outer sect disciple who was caught by Xiao Jin's claw suddenly shouted loudly.

  "Whoosh!" Just as the large net was about to cover Little Jin, a "whooshing" sound was heard, and Little Jin suddenly transformed into a beam of light and disappeared. The huge magical net was empty, with nothing underneath it. It turned out that Little Jin's time had come, and he had voluntarily returned to his own world in Journey to the West!

  "Who is it that dares to engage in a fierce battle at the Pearl Peak, and can't even be bothered to stay alive?" Just as everyone was feeling down about Xiao Jin's sudden disappearance, a stern and authoritative voice rang out in the courtyard. It turned out that Zhang Yue and others had used flying sword artifacts to surround and attack Xiao Jin, which had startled the disciplinary team of Yunlan Sect. According to the sect's rules, disciples were not allowed to engage in private battles within the sect.

  Xiao Jin returned to the world of Journey to the West, and Sun Tao's tense heartstrings relaxed a bit. Fortunately, it was time for Xiao Jin to return to the world of Journey to the West on his own, if he had been caught by Zhang Yue and others, that would have been troublesome.

  "Zhang Yue, what's going on here? Who gave you the guts to cause trouble in this place?" As the majestic and angry voice echoed through the somewhat disordered courtyard, a burly man with a thick beard, wearing golden armor, entered the courtyard where Sun Tao was located, surrounded by several disciples wearing green clothes. The bearded man glared at Zhang Yue, who held a small flying sword, and shouted in a cold rage.

  "Brother Li, you've misunderstood. It wasn't us who caused trouble, it was Sun Tiao. All of this was stirred up by Sun Tiao." Looking at the burly man with eyes bulging like copper bells, Zhang Yue knew that today he was in for some trouble. He wiped his forehead and found that there wasn't even any sweat on it. With a flattering smile, he said to the law enforcement captain Li Bao:

  This Li Ba is the captain of the law enforcement team on Mount Zhufeng, responsible for patrolling the mountain's safety. If there are any disputes, you can find him. He also has a low opinion of Sun Tao, that waste. But now it's different, Sun Tao was bullied in this sect and met Li Ba, who will still lend a hand to help. He is not the kind of person who kicks someone when they're down, and he handles things fairly. As soon as Li Ba and his team appeared, Zhang Yue and others immediately lost their temper, each one lowering their heads, preparing to be scolded. Only Zhang Yue, also an inner sect disciple, dared to argue a few sentences.

  "Sun Tuo, wasn't Sun Tuo struck by lightning the other day? He's been recovering from his injuries these past few days, how could it be him who caused trouble. Is it that you people have nothing better to do and are itching for entertainment again, wanting to use Sun Tuo as a joke to show off your genius as Yunlan Sect's top talents?" Li Ba sneered with a mocking tone, seeing Zhang Yue trying to talk his way out of the situation.

  "Brother Li, things aren't as you think they are. We were chasing a monkey that Sun Tao raised, and it was causing trouble by biting people. Look at what it did to Liang Chao! We only stepped in to deal with the little beast, but we didn't expect to disturb you, Brother Li. Heaven and earth can bear witness, we really weren't here to cause trouble for Sun Tao." Zhang Yue hastily explained, seeing that Li Ba was biased towards Sun Tao's side.

  "Sun Tuo, is what Zhang Yue said true? Was it you who let the monkey hurt him?" Li Ba heard this and looked at Liang Chao's injuries, which were indeed scratched by an animal's claws. He believed Zhang Yue's words a bit more, turned around and asked Sun Tuo.

  "Li Shixiong, you must take charge of this matter for your junior brother! Zhang Yue and his gang chased a small monkey to my place. Liang Chao was scratched by that little monkey, so they started fighting it. I saw them using flying swords to chase and kill the monkey, destroying the courtyard left to me by my parents. I said a few words to stop them, but they turned around and hit me! Shixiong, you see this wound on my chest? It was inflicted by them. You are the captain of the law enforcement team, so you must take charge of this matter!

  Sun Tao's face turned red with anger, looking like a wronged wife, his expression full of grievance as he glared at Li Bao. The little monkey had returned to the world of Journey to the West, and Sun Tao couldn't summon it again, even if he was beaten to death. He couldn't say that the little monkey was his pet, or else Zhang Yue's group would be let off scot-free, bullying their fellow disciples with impunity, a serious crime punishable by penalty.

  Sun Tao had to wash his hands clean of this matter; he couldn't let others know about his cultivation of summoning the Western Treasure Canon."

  "Li Shixiong, it's not like that, things aren't like that. That little beast is Sun Tao's pet, he's the one who let it loose to hurt people. Wu Fan and Liang Chao can vouch for this."

  "Since it's Sun Tao letting the monkey run amok, where is the monkey now? Where is that monkey, with your skills, don't tell me you can't even catch a monkey?" Li Ba asked Zhang Yue.

  "This... Brother Li, that monkey must have been hidden by Sun Tao. Earlier, it was trapped in this large net. If it wasn't hidden by Sun Tao, where would the little beast go?" As soon as he heard Li Bao's questioning voice, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered the mischievous little monkey, but the little monkey had disappeared without a trace, and he looked at the several outer sect disciples beside him with a ghostly expression, wanting to ask them where the little monkey had gone. However, the answers he got were all bewildered expressions. The little monkey had vanished into thin air, and suddenly the conversation took a turn, with the spearhead directly pointing at Sun Tao.

  "Sun Tuo, is it really as Zhang Yue and the others said?" Li Ba heard this and saw that Zhang Yue and the others' expressions were not fake, so he suddenly asked Sun Tuo.

  "Li Shixiong, I'm a useless piece of trash who can't even cultivate. You think I could hide that little monkey? Don't believe me? You can go into my house and take a look for yourself. That little monkey probably ran away when you arrived. They're trying to frame me, you have to stand up for me!" Sun Tao heard this and didn't show any signs of panic at all, instead he spread out his palms and said with a helpless expression.

  "Hmph... I don't care what you're all gathered here for, whether or not there's really a malicious monkey around. You bullying your fellow disciples is unacceptable. Sun Tao Xiu has been abolished and can't even hide from you, it's impossible for him to cause trouble. That means you're the ones looking for trouble with him. Without rules, there's no square inch of land. You're bullying your fellow disciples, go to the Law Enforcement Hall to receive your punishment! From now on, don't take half a step near Sun Tao Xiu's residence if nothing's going on. If something like this happens again, as a Law Enforcement disciple, I won't let you off lightly."

  Li Ba entered Sun Tao Xiu's stone room and took a look around, seeing that there was no spiritual beast pouch on him either. He had made up his mind and suddenly shouted at Zhang Yue and the others. The other end of the scale was tilted towards Sun Tao Xiu.

  Without true yuan, how could you activate the spiritual beast pouch? All of this was Zhang Yue and the others' deliberate framing and trapping. After finishing speaking, he turned around and left with a flick of his sleeve.

  After hearing the verdict of Captain Li Bao, Zhang Yue, Liang Chao and others could only glare at Sun Tao fiercely, under the watchful eyes of two law enforcement disciples, they headed towards the Law Enforcement Temple on Zhufeng. This time when they arrived at the temple, they couldn't avoid another round of scolding. What's more, there was a painful punishment waiting for them, each and every one of them hung their heads in shame like eggplants that had been frostbitten.

  "Sun Tuo, I don't know where you came from to hurt Liang Chao and the others. This matter is not convenient for me to say more about. The only thing that can help you now is this: although your cultivation has been crippled, it's not equivalent to despair. In this world, there are still many heavenly treasures that can repair your damaged dantian, allowing you to re-step onto the path of cultivation. Don't always hide in the sect, this won't solve your current predicament at all. You should go out into the outside world and take a look around, find a chance that belongs to you." Just as Zhang Yue and the others were being led away by the law enforcement disciples towards the Law Enforcement Hall, Sun Tuo suddenly turned around and walked back into the house, while the leader of the law enforcement team, Li Bao, transmitted his voice to him.

  "Is this Li Bao's advice to me, to go out and make a name for myself?" As soon as he heard Li Bao's voice, Sun Tao's body involuntarily paused, turned around to look at Li Bao, and saw that Li Bao had already withdrawn and was walking away, leaving behind a robust back like an iron tower. Sun Tao withdrew his gaze with a thoughtful expression.

  Listening to Li Bao's tone, he should know that Xiao Jin is Sun Tao's pet. After all, Li Bao is the captain of the law enforcement team responsible for the safety of Zhufeng, and he patrols the mountain every day. Suddenly, a small and agile monkey appeared in this area, and he should be aware of it. Otherwise, what would he patrol for? As for why Li Bao wants to favor him, Sun Tao can't figure it out. After all, he was not well-received by Li Bao before. How did Li Bao suddenly change his ways and become willing to speak up for him?

  "Looking at the situation, I really should go out and take a walk. It's also good to broaden my horizons and see the wonders of this world. If I continue to stay in this sect, I'll only be ridiculed and bullied by others. Like today's incident, they intentionally came to make things difficult for me. If my cultivation hadn't been crippled, even if they had ten times more courage, they wouldn't have dared to come and bully me like that."

  Sun Wei couldn't understand why Li Bao helped him, shaking his head with a hint of self-mockery. No matter what Li Bao's intentions were, he could help him once, but not twice. Sun Wei couldn't stay in the house forever; he had to go out and see the world outside.