Chapter 6

"Wait... wait a moment!" A few disciples from Yuheng Peak hastily threw out a threat and chased after the young Celestial Master who had tumbled down the mountain path...

Lin Fei smiled, thinking to himself, "When the time comes, you might have to come to the Mystic Ice Cave to find me..."

Just as Lin Fei was thinking about this, the door of the small courtyard in the center of Yuheng Peak finally opened.

An old Taoist priest, about sixty or seventy years old, wearing a gray Taoist robe, pushed open the courtyard door and walked out. The Taoist robe was dirty, and it was unclear how long it had been since it was last washed. In his hand, he held a damaged琉璃 lamp, no doubt the result of another night of intense research...

After coming over, the old Taoist didn't ask about the young Celestial Master from the Celestial Master's Mansion. Instead, he somewhat awkwardly said to Lin Fei, "Um, disciple, do you have three or five spirit stones? Could you lend them to your master for a while? I'll pay you back in a few days..."

"..."

Lin Fei almost spat out a mouthful of saliva. He stood there for several seconds, then cautiously reminded the old Taoist, "Master, didn't you take the last spirit stone from me yesterday afternoon?"

"Is that so?" The old Taoist clearly forgot and was momentarily stunned. However, being experienced, he quickly changed the subject: "I already know what happened just now. You didn't do anything wrong, but the Celestial Master's Mansion is powerful. If they really start to cause trouble, I might not be able to protect you. How about I send you down the mountain to avoid the storm?"

"Ah?" Lin Fei was immediately conflicted. Damn, did you get the wrong script? How can you change so quickly?

If it were someone else, they would definitely be happy to go down the mountain to avoid the storm. After all, the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion would eventually leave, and once they were gone, he could just come back. Would the sect really punish him severely for standing up for a fellow disciple? Wouldn't that make the other disciples feel cold?

The problem was, Lin Fei didn't want this...

He had spent the whole night fighting for justice and even kicked the young Celestial Master down the mountain, just to go down the mountain to avoid the storm? What a joke...

"What, you're not happy about it?" Seeing his disciple didn't speak for a long time, the old Taoist thought he felt wronged: "There's nothing I can do. Your master only has this much ability. If the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion come, I can't protect you..."

"No, no..." Lin Fei saw that the old Taoist was getting more and more off track. He was afraid that if he kept talking, the old Taoist might get excited and say something like "I'll protect you," which would make his whole night's effort in vain. He quickly interrupted the old Taoist: "Master, that's not what I mean. I'm saying that if I go down the mountain to avoid the storm, the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion won't let the Sword Sect off easily. If the Sect Leader scolds you a bit, it's a small matter, but if he deducts your monthly spirit stones..."

"Ah..." The old Taoist, reminded by Lin Fei, immediately showed a pained expression and stood there for a long time without speaking, seemingly hesitating between protecting his disciple and protecting his spirit stones...

"Besides, Master..." Seeing the old Taoist was somewhat moved, Lin Fei quickly added: "If I go down the mountain, I won't be able to come back for a while. If you need spirit stones in the future..."

"That's right, that's right..." This hit the old Taoist's heart. He nodded repeatedly: "Your master is at a critical point in researching the art of alchemy. Spirit stones are always in short supply, and I do need some... some turnover. But you should think carefully. Celestial Master Zhang loves his son like his life, and the Sect Leader will definitely consider his face and won't protect you. You will likely suffer a bit..."

Lin Fei thought, "Your spirit stones have been in short supply for a while. Why are you being so polite?"

Of course, he still said it with a grand air: "It's just a few days in the Mystic Ice Cave. Once the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion leave, the Sect Leader will likely release me. It's a good opportunity to quietly study the Ten Thousand Sword Technique..."

"Since that's the case, there's nothing more your master can say. Go back and pack up, and I'll have Tianxing Peak come to pick you up." After saying this, the old Taoist looked at Lin Fei again: "But since you're going to the Mystic Ice Cave, it might not be safe to keep valuable things on you. Why don't you take them out and let your master keep them for you?"

"..." Lin Fei rolled his eyes: "Master, this set of clothes isn't worth much. Do you want to take it?"

"Alright, alright..." The old man hesitated for a long time but ultimately didn't strip his disciple of his clothes. He just shook his head regretfully and raised his hand to release a sword light, heading straight for Tianxing Peak...

Before long, the people from Tianxing Peak arrived. It wasn't anyone else but Lin Fei's rival, Song Tianxing.

Song Tianxing's eyes were as red as a rabbit's, probably from reading too many books in the Sword Storage Pavilion to expose Lin Fei's lies. Seeing Lin Fei now, he didn't even need to be reminded of the enmity; his eyes were already as red as they could be...

"Ah, it's Senior Brother Song, what a coincidence." Lin Fei smiled and greeted him.

Seeing this smile, Song Tianxing immediately felt a surge of anger. Damn, no one from Yuheng Peak is good. The old ones are like this, and the young ones are like this. They say that 'Nourish My Sword' can cut through ghosts and gods, and I was foolish enough to believe it. I spent the whole afternoon in the Sword Storage Pavilion, reading 'Nourish My Sword' until my eyes were red, but where is the 'Nourish My Sword' that can cut through ghosts and gods?

With new and old grievances, Song Tianxing gritted his teeth.

"Hehe, yes, Junior Brother Lin, what a coincidence..." Song Tianxing felt that there really is such a thing as karma. Just look at this bastard. He made me look foolish in the Sword Storage Pavilion this afternoon, and now he's in the hands of Tianxing Peak for beating the young Celestial Master. I heard the Sect Leader's intention is to lock him in the Mystic Ice Cave and deal with him later...

Now I'll see how you can be so arrogant!

Song Tianxing had already decided that once he returned, he would volunteer to guard the Mystic Ice Cave. Then he could beat this bastard three times a day until he cries at the sight of me...

Yes! That's what I'll do!

Thinking of this plan, Song Tianxing couldn't wait. He hurriedly said goodbye to the old Taoist and started urging Lin Fei: "Junior Brother Lin, pack up, let's go?"

When he said "go," he deliberately drew out the word to scare the bastard...

But he didn't expect that Lin Fei was even more eager!

"No need, no need, there's nothing to pack. Let's go!"

"Ah?" What was going on? In the ten years Song Tianxing had been at Tianxing Peak, he had never seen a disciple who had committed a crime be so eager. Song Tianxing almost couldn't help but remind him, "Hey, you're going to the Mystic Ice Cave to serve your sentence, not on a picnic. Do you understand the situation?"

"Oh, right..." Lin Fei, halfway down the path, remembered something and quickly ran back. He looked at the damaged琉璃 lamp in the old Taoist's hand: "Master, you don't need this, right? Can I take it as a keepsake?"

Without waiting for the old Taoist's answer, he took it and left.

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