Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

"ah???"

"No, what did she just say?"

"Why didn't that eccentric He Li warn them?"

"Didn't they go up to protect them? Have these nuns gone mad from chanting sutras all day?"

After hearing those harsh words.

Everyone turned around in shock to look at the nun Huifen, who had recovered from her shock and was now glaring angrily at He Li and the others with a face full of hatred and rage.

Huifen's brain circuits are so peculiar.

It's hard for them to understand.

"How can she blame others?"

"How could she say such a thing? Has she forgotten that He Li already warned her before she took action? She just didn't listen because she was in such a hurry to grab the Vermilion Fruit?"

"Selective amnesia, is that right?"

"That's one of the fairy's usual tricks."

"Hmph, putting everything else aside, she's good at shifting blame. Why doesn't she admit it's her own problem?"

"If she hadn't been so greedy, rushing to grab it without even listening to the rest of the conversation, how could she have been attacked by the monster? And how could her two senior brothers who were with her have been killed?"

"Yeah, is this guy out of his mind?"

"It all depends on how He Li handles it..."

Recovering from the shock of the nun Huifen's thought process, everyone looked curiously at He Li.

He Li was also astonished at this moment.

He hadn't expected Huifen to be such a gem.

How could someone say such strange things?

This made him take a second look at Huifen, wondering if this silly nun was from Earth. Otherwise, a normal person's brain shouldn't be working so strangely.

Unexpectedly, seeing that he remained silent, Huifen disregarded the obstruction of Abbess Mingxin beside her and went even further...

Why aren't you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty?

"I knew it! You did it on purpose!!!"

She became increasingly angry.

"You and those stinking Taoist priests from Qingyang Palace knew about the problem all along but just wouldn't explain it clearly. If you had explained it to me earlier, would I have acted so impulsively?"

"If you had explained things clearly earlier, my two senior brothers wouldn't have died if I hadn't acted rashly."

"This...this is all your fault!!!"

"Don't you feel guilty?"

Guilt? He Li snapped out of his daze upon hearing this.

"Feeling guilty, huh? I do feel a little guilty."

As he spoke, Huifen's anger subsided slightly, and she was about to continue speaking when He Li's tone suddenly turned cold: "I feel guilty for not letting you go with them immediately."

"If they missed someone like you, how much regret and pain they must feel down there?"

"So, why don't you go and keep them company?"

Having said that, He Li moved...

Whoosh! ! !

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and then they found that He Li had appeared in front of Hui Fen. Hui Fen turned pale when she saw He Li, who was so close to her and whose eyes were full of murderous intent.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"I am a direct disciple of the Wan Hua An..."

Bang! ! !

Her terrified voice abruptly stopped as He Li raised his hand and smashed her head.

"Is it my fault for not reminding you?"

"Didn't you intervene to save your lives?"

"Ha, what a dung beetle wearing a mask, shameless!" He Li glanced disdainfully at the headless corpse that fell with a thud, while the monks and nuns around him were both angry and afraid.

"You... He Li, how could you kill her? You... you've gone too far!"

As Huifen's senior sister, Master Mingxin witnessed her junior sister's head being smashed open, and even felt the red and white stuff from her junior sister's brain splatter onto her body.

Overwhelmed by fear, anger, and sadness, she couldn't help but tremble as she questioned him.

And before He Li could even respond.

She continued, "No matter what..."

"She...she only said a few words to you."

"Why are you, a grown man, arguing with her?"

"She only said those things because she was in a bad mood after her close senior brother died. You... couldn't you have been a little more understanding of her situation to warrant such a deadly act?"

Feeling down? Show understanding?

That's hilarious.

Everyone is experiencing life for the first time.

Why should I have to compromise myself to be considerate of others?

Besides, Huifen might not necessarily be in a bad mood.

She's obviously stupid!

So He Li sneered, "What a coincidence, I'm in a bad mood too. How about I kill you too?"

"Only killing idiots makes me happy."

"How is it?"

"You can't be so unreasonable, can you?"

"You...I..." Mingxin was speechless upon hearing this. Seeing the murderous intent in He Li's eyes, as if he was really about to make a move, she was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly and dared not say anything more.

Seeing this, He Li coldly glanced at the monks and nuns: "A bunch of self-righteous fools."

"Does he even have the right to criticize me here?"

"I think you bunch of idiots are just looking forward to the Spring Festival after the Mid-Autumn Festival, you're so obsessed with dying that you've gone too far!"

The monks were furious but dared not speak out.

He could only hang his head and sulk.

He Li was too lazy to waste any more words with them. He simply waved his hand and led Yu Ji and the others to approach the cave ruins ahead and pick the vermilion fruit hidden there.

After all, the monsters have been cleared out, and there should be no danger near the cave ruins now.

Seeing this, the others instinctively wanted to follow.

But the monks did not follow.

He Li noticed it, but didn't pay it any mind.

When the monks and nuns saw He Li about to take away the treasure that their Buddhist disciples had discovered first, they clenched their fists but dared not snatch it and simply turned their heads away.

At this moment, a monk spoke up...

"Let's go somewhere else."

"This abnormal area looks to be quite large."

"If we continue to follow He Li, we probably won't get any treasures if he keeps suppressing us."

"We'll go explore other places ourselves."

Hearing this, Master Mingxin, who had been frightened by He Li and shrank into the crowd, stood up again and nodded: "Yes, as long as we don't follow He Li, we can still gain something."

"As for that strange thing before..."

"Although it's very powerful, we had trouble dealing with it because we weren't used to the environment here before."

"Now that we've adapted and are prepared, if we encounter that monster again, with the combined strength of so many of us, dealing with it shouldn't be too difficult."

At this point, she glared hatefully at He Li in the distance…

"He Li's arrogance won't last long."

"He killed Junior Sister Huifen. I will report this matter when we get back. You should also report this to your respective abbots and ask them to unite."

"Even if He Li is chosen by Kyoto..."

"As long as the various local sects of Buddhism unite to exert pressure, he certainly won't gain anything."

"How dare you humiliate my Buddhist disciples like this..."

He must pay the price!!!

After she finished speaking, the other monks and nuns nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with the same desire to find a treasure like the Vermilion Fruit and the thrill of taking revenge on He Li.

Then, the group of Buddhist disciples changed direction and quickly disappeared into the gray fog in the distance.

Of course, so many of them left...

Other martial artists also noticed it.

These people are not stupid either.

They knew very well that although following He Li was safe, it would be difficult to gain anything significant even with He Li by their side. If they wanted to gain anything here, they should split up and act separately.

After thinking about this, one of the martial artists couldn't help but cup his hands and speak to He Li...

"Mr. He, this place is quite large."

"Plus, the fog is so thick that visibility is low..."

"It's difficult to find results by exploring in just one direction."

"How about... we split up?"

A martial artist tentatively asked.

He Li nodded upon hearing this: "Do as you please!"

He knew what those people were thinking, and he wouldn't be so kind as to advise them not to separate. Doing so would not only fail to earn their gratitude, but might even make them resentful.

He resented himself for not letting them search for the treasure.

As for the danger they might encounter?

That was their own choice, and they have to bear the consequences themselves if they encounter danger.

When the martial artist who had asked the question saw He Li nod, he was overjoyed and left with a few people. His actions also aroused the thoughts of many others, who all suggested that they split up and act separately.

He Li made no attempt to stop it.

However, what surprised him was...

The Taoist priests from Qingyang Palace didn't leave?

"You...aren't you going to split up?"

Out of curiosity, He Li asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao shrugged: "Those who cultivate the Dao do not value profit. We followed Qingyang's advice on this trip and never expected to obtain any great opportunities here."

"Life is more important than any chance encounter."

"We'll see..."

Wang Chao smiled.

"If we follow someone like you, once you clear out those places guarded by powerful monsters, we'll probably be able to get a lot of good stuff even if we just pick up the scraps."

"Separately and court disaster? We're not that stupid!"

"Also, there's something else..."

At this point, Wang Chao's expression gradually turned serious.

"What is it?" He Li asked curiously.

Wang Chao did not respond immediately, but instead stepped forward to approach a patch of moss-covered soil in front of him...