Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

“Someone’s here!” Lin Yaoxie said.

He turned around and looked at the spot where they had just come from, where he could vaguely see another group of people.

"Form ranks!" Feng Bitang, who had just settled down, hurriedly stood up and shouted.

Is that Penglai, the host city, ahead?!

A rough voice rang out, and the whole team slowly walked out, all wearing the same navy blue short-sleeved shirts with the number "223". The only difference was that they were all barefoot.

“A cultivator from the Kunlun lineage?” Feng Bitang asked.

Not wanting to hide behind others, he pushed aside the Penglai disciples blocking his way and stepped forward himself.

Kunlun and Penglai have always kept to themselves and are both righteous, so there is naturally no danger to them.

"I am Feng Bitang, the chief disciple of Penglai!" Feng Bitang bowed and said.

"So it's Senior Brother Feng! I am Kunlun Wuzong." A short-haired man with red eyes also greeted him with a hearty fist salute.

Kunlun vanished without a trace? Feng Bitang was somewhat surprised; he had actually come too!

Lin Yaoxie stood aside indifferently. He didn't care whether the other party had any whereabouts or not. If they came to steal the artifact, with him there, there was no hope at all.

"Did Senior Brother Wuzong also just come out of the Mountain and River Formation?"

Feng Bitang exchanged pleasantries, and then gestured for the Penglai disciples to lower the formation and rest on the spot.

"Hmm," Kunlun Wuzong observed the situation of the Penglai disciples, somewhat understanding, "You came here using menstrual blood as a guide?"

Feng Bitang nodded. "You used brute force?"

There weren't many people from Kunlun, even fewer than those from Penglai, so naturally they couldn't use the other method.

"No, we Kunlun people have always walked barefoot, so we have a special sense of the mountains and land. This hurdle actually has no impact on us."

Kunlun Wuzong said, patting his leg.

Several disciples of Penglai were actually quite envious of them at this moment.

After all, those fellow disciples who contributed their menstrual blood are now pale and their meridians are damaged. Even if they go back and use the most expensive tonics, they may not be able to recover as before.

“Since our two teams have met by chance, why don’t we travel together?” Kunlun Wuzong suggested.

As the host, Feng Bitang is definitely more familiar with the affairs of the blessed land. They relied on their special skills in the first battle, but the following battles will probably be difficult!

“Brother Kunlun’s suggestion is excellent, but…” Feng Bitang pretended to be in a difficult position, “but our group from Penglai is large, which may slow down your progress and affect the ownership of the Floating Pearl.”

Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth upon hearing this; it turned out he was afraid someone would snatch the bead.

"Senior Brother Feng, what are you saying!" Kunlun Wuzong said. "Before coming to Penglai, our sect leader repeatedly told us that this trip was just to broaden our horizons. How could such a precious artifact as the Floating Pearl be something we could possibly have our hands on? It's definitely going to be yours, Senior Brother Feng!"

Kunlun Wuzong said with a smile.

Feng Bitang was very pleased to hear him say that.

Regardless of whether these words are true or false, at least they have this attitude.

"Brother Wuzong, you're too kind. In that case, let's set off together as a team, so we can look out for each other along the way."

"Good, good, good!" Kunlun Wuzong said happily, but secretly gave his fellow disciples a wink.

Of course, none of this escaped Lin Yaoxie's eyes. These two people, each with their own ulterior motives, were truly alike.

"And who is this?" Kunlun Wuzong asked, pointing to Lin Yaoxie, who had been standing to one side.

This person wasn't wearing the clothes of a Penglai disciple, yet he was with a Penglai disciple. Perhaps he was traveling with someone like me. It would be better to find out more first.

“Him?” Feng Bitang said, “He’s the one who follows me around.”

He didn't try to hide his words from those around him; every single one of them reached Lin Yaoxie's ears.

Lin Yaoxie curled his lips, his black veil perfectly concealing his expression. Let's see how Feng Bitang will beg him for help in the future.

"Senior Brother Feng, this wine is a vintage from Kunlun. It can brighten your eyes and relieve fatigue. Please have some!"

Kunlun Wuzong handed Feng Bitang a wine flask...

Feng Bitang took it and downed it in one gulp: "Good wine! The wine from Kunlun is really good!"

"Senior Brother Feng, shall we continue forward?" Kunlun Wuzong asked.

Several of Kunlun's fellow disciples sat around him, asking, "Do we have any plans?"

Are they trying to get information out of me?

Lin Yaoxie also twisted his neck. If Feng Bitang had spoken up earlier, he wouldn't have had to put on this act.

“No, before we entered the blessed land, my master only told me that the Floating Pearl could control mountains, forests, clouds, rain, and lightning.” Feng Bitang shook his head, also showing a regretful expression. “If I had known that the Floating Pearl was so powerful, I should have asked my master more! Alas!”

Some of the Penglai disciples looked rather grim upon hearing his words. This was only the first round; what would they do in the subsequent rounds?

If the sect leader didn't leave a way to break the curse, then... the Penglai disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Senior Brother Feng, don't worry about it. At worst, we'll figure it out ourselves! We'll get through it eventually!"

Kunlun Wuzong naturally didn't completely believe Feng Bitang's words, but he still pretended to be someone who was in the same boat.

"Senior Brother Feng, looking at the trees ahead, it seems there's more to it than meets the eye!" Lin Yaoxie interrupted.

She has been standing here for 5.4 meters and observing for some time, but the trees haven't even moved a single leaf on their branches.

"Huh?" Feng Bitang and Kunlun Wuzong both stood up and observed the forest with Lin Yaoxie.

“Senior Brother Feng, there are indeed some strange things about this,” Kunlun Wuzong said.

"If someone could go ahead and scout it out, test the waters..."

Feng Bitang said, glancing meaningfully at Kunlun Wuzong.

"I'll go!" said one of Kunlun's disciples.

"I'm truly sorry to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Kunlun! Penglai has just undergone a major formation; it's indeed not advisable to launch a large-scale attack. Thank you for your help!"

Feng Bitang said hypocritically.

Kunlun Wuzong smiled slightly: "It's alright. We took a shortcut a while ago, so it's only right that we scout ahead!"

This scouting mission is practically Kunlun's pledge of allegiance to Penglai!

Chapter Seventy: A Chance Encounter with a Sky Full of Colors

“This place is indeed a bit strange. I have just gone deep into the forest, but there are no wild animals or traps.”

"That's what the Penglai disciple who went to scout ahead said."

"Nothing unusual?" Lin Yaoxie said. This lack of unusualness might be the biggest unusual thing!

"Yes, nothing unusual. I could even hear you talking, and I carefully examined the ground. There were only some fallen leaves, not even a rabbit burrow."

The disciple felt increasingly guilty as he spoke, as if he hadn't investigated the matter thoroughly enough.

"Shuangmu, go and take a look!" Feng Bitang ordered.

It seems that relying on the people from Kunlun is not enough; we need to send someone more capable and down-to-earth to scout ahead.

Lin Yaoxie responded and left.

He lightly touched the ground with his toes and quickly disappeared into the forest. The forest was very quiet, just as the Kunlun disciple had said, and there was nothing strange about it.

There were no birds or beasts; the trees were covered with newly sprouted leaves, and some withered leaves lay on the ground.

Lin Yaoxie didn't think too much about it and simply picked a direction and walked forward.

Is anyone there?

"Is anyone there?" 04

A faint female voice was softly calling for help, as if she were trapped by something.

Lin Yaoxie felt the voice was somewhat familiar, vaguely resembling Ni Mantian's voice, so he quickly walked towards the direction of the sound.

Sure enough, in the dense foliage, I saw a green dress, vaguely resembling the fabric Ni Mantian wore that day.

Lin Yaoxie leaped up and used his sword to cut all the tree branches in half. Ni Mantian suddenly fell from the branches.

"Ah!" Ni Mantian cried out in surprise as she suddenly fell down. She had no strength left in her body; she had been trapped for far too long.

Lin Yaoxie reached out and caught her in his arms, and the two of them gracefully descended.

"Demon brother?"

Ni Mantian looked at the masked man and said that although the man's face was covered, he recognized him at a glance as Brother Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie helped Ni Mantian up, "You can recognize me even with my face covered?"

Actually, Lin Yaoxie's costume was quite elaborate. After all, having watched so many TV dramas, he simply couldn't accept the kind of character who pretended not to recognize someone when their face was clearly recognizable.

"You are the evil brother, even if you turn to ashes, I will still recognize you!"

Ni Mantian did not leave Lin Yaoxie's embrace; she still held tightly to his neck.

"I thought you wouldn't come looking for me!" Ni Mantian's voice was choked with sobs.

Actually, she left Changliu in a fit of anger that day and regretted it on the way.

Lin Yaoxie just doesn't like her right now, it's not like he'll never like her again.

Perhaps it's because the evil brother thinks she's too young and doesn't understand what love is. He believes that if she persists, she'll definitely win his favor.

However, the girl was still a bit shy and felt too embarrassed to go back with a long face, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to Penglai.

After returning to Penglai, she was filled with remorse whenever she thought of Hua Qiangu and Qing Shui still by the side of the evil brother!

"How could that be! I came to see you, didn't I?" Lin Yaoxie said.

In Lin Yaoxie's mind, Ni Mantian's temper was still like that of a spoiled child.

They feel compelled to possess anything they like, lacking the understanding of sharing and restraint.

"Brother Yao Xie, I really miss you so much. Although this separation wasn't even as long as the time you spent searching for medicine for Qian Gu, I really, really miss you!"

Ni Mantian's hands gripped Lin Yaoxie's back tightly; she felt a sense of having lost something and then regained it.

"Yes, I miss you too," Lin Yaoxie said.

Ni Mantian's enthusiasm felt very passionate and sincere to him.

This kind of intense heat was something he had never felt in Hua Qiangu, Qing Shui, or Zi Xun!