After passing through the cannon fodder in the book, my brother turned out to be the male protagonis

“We’ve known each other for several days now, and I still don’t know your name?” Sun Liang asked.

"Qin Yi".

After much thought, Fang Yiqin still felt that this name was the most suitable for use within the Tongdao Sect.

Recalling the man he had met in the past two days, Fang Yiqin asked, "Do you know a man in the furnace who is slender and thin, with a delicate appearance and a somewhat crazy way of speaking?"

Sun Liang stroked his chin, not quite understanding who Fang Yiqin was referring to, and questioned, "Did you mistake one of the disciples for a furnace cauldron?"

Considering the man's exposed skin and the level of disgust others showed towards fellow disciples, Fang Yiqin concluded that the man couldn't possibly be a disciple. Unable to obtain information from Sun Liang, he decided to try his luck at the forbidden area again the next day. However, he hadn't expected what happened the following day...

"You mean Fangxian is dead!" Qian Ze asked, grabbing Xiao Yi's shoulder in disbelief.

Xiao Yi, as if she had lost her soul, mechanically repeated, "Sister is gone... Sister is gone..."

A group of people surrounded Xiao Yi to comfort her. Fang Yiqin felt that Xiao Yi disliked him, so he didn't go forward. However, the man patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Why don't you go and comfort Xiao Yi? Maybe it can bring you two closer."

Fang Yiqin couldn't quite describe his feelings towards men. The man in front of him seemed to be in a state of high spirits and low spirits. He said warily, "If he's annoying, then he's annoying."

Unexpectedly, the man smiled mysteriously and stared straight at Fang Yiqin. He ignored the man and found a corner to sit down as he had done yesterday. After a while, a shadow fell in front of him. He looked up and saw Xiao Yi standing in front of him. He said, "What happened yesterday was my fault. The last thing my sister said to me was to apologize to you."

Fang Yiqin hummed in response and didn't say anything more. Xiao Yi hadn't expected this situation and asked in confusion, "Aren't you angry? Shouldn't you say something to me?"

Now it was Fang Yiqin's turn to be puzzled. He couldn't understand what Xiao Yi was thinking, so he didn't speak up. Before Xiao Yi could get an answer, he sat down next to him and asked, "Who exactly are you? You've never been bullied since you joined the Tongdao Sect."

"I'm just a rogue cultivator. The person who brought me in said he would teach me powerful techniques, but I ended up becoming a cultivation vessel. As for what that person was planning, I have no idea."

After listening, Xiao Yi said thoughtfully, "I think this person wants to offer you to the sect leader."

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Fang Yiqin was shocked by Xiao Yi's wild imagination and asked, "Why do you say that? Have you met the sect leader?"

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "The sect leader has never seen it, but I have heard that a disciple once presented a furnace to the sect leader."

"What happened to that person afterward?" Fang Yiqin asked.

“What else could happen? He was played to death in one night. I heard his death was quite gruesome.” Xiao Yi’s tone was tinged with fear. He turned to Fang Yiqin and said, “If you want to know anything else, you can ask A Fei. He was one of the first people arrested, but most of what he says is nonsense.”

Who is Ah Fei?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi asked incredulously, "You don't know A Fei? He's the one who brought you into the forbidden area."

Fang Yiqin glanced at the man talking to others in the distance, and vaguely felt that this wasn't his real name. An idea formed in his mind, and he asked, "How much do you know about Afei?"

Before Xiao Yi could speak, A Fei, who had been talking to others, appeared beside them like a ghost and said, "Qin Yi, if you want to understand me, why do you need to ask others?"

The instantaneous teleportation without any fluctuation of spiritual energy startled Fang Yiqin, who broke out in a cold sweat. The A Fei in front of him was definitely not just a simple furnace. He cleared his throat and said, "I heard that Senior A Fei was one of the first to be captured and brought here. I wonder how many years you have been here?"

Ah Fei tilted his head and said, "Ah Fei has been here for 123 years!"

Xiao Yi said helplessly, "You're talking nonsense again. Tongdao Sect has only been established for a few years, how could it be more than a hundred years old?"

Looking at him like this, Fang Yiqin's eyes sharpened.

Here we go again. He turns into a madman at crucial moments. What is he trying to hide?

Fang Yiqin was lost in his own world until Sun Liang returned to the room that evening, shook his shoulders, and demanded, "What exactly did you do! Why did the sect leader want to expel me from the sect!"

Sun Liang, looking frantic, squatted on the ground, clutching his head, muttering, "I can't leave the sect! I can't be without cultivation!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he stood up abruptly, grabbed Fang Yiqin, and pulled him outside, saying, "It must be because you offended the sect leader. As long as I hand you over, the sect leader won't expel me!"

Thinking it would be a good opportunity to get close to Dong Heng, Fang Yiqin let him pull him along. The Tongdao Sect was filled with unpleasant noises at night. Perhaps the disciples were all busy at night, because the two of them didn't encounter many disciples along the way. Before they even reached Dong Heng's bedroom, they saw a tall, thin man in a black robe wearing a demon mask standing under a willow tree, saying to Sun Liang, "Didn't I tell you to leave?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Liang immediately knelt down, his lips trembling as he said, "Please, Sect Leader, don't send me away!"

"Oh, why? Didn't you bring disciples from other sects in?"

Dong Heng's words struck Sun Liang like a thunderbolt. He turned around, pointed at Fang Yiqin, and angrily said, "So it was you who exposed me!"

Fang Yiqin stared intently at Dong Heng, not sparing Sun Liang a single glance, and said, "You knew my identity the moment I told you my name, didn't you?"

Dong Heng shook his head and said, "No, no. I knew it from the moment he led you into the Tongdao Sect. How could Sun Liang, with his cultivation level, possibly capture a Nascent Soul cultivator as a furnace? Plus, the sword at your waist, his identity is obvious."

Speaking of swords, Sun Liang looked up at the sword at Fang Yiqin's waist. At this moment, the illusion that Fang Yiqin had cast had been completely wiped away by Dong Heng. He stared at the dark purple scabbard and recalled what he had heard when he was bound by the Immortal Binding Rope. He exclaimed in surprise, "You—you are Fang Yiqin!"

Hearing Sun Liang's surprise, Dong Heng made a grasping motion, pulling Sun Liang close to him. He grabbed Sun Liang's neck and gently flicked it, and a vibrant life was lost in his hand. Fang Yiqin frowned tightly as he saw Sun Liang's cultivation turn into starlight and merge into Dong Heng's body.

Dong Heng adjusted his mask and laughed, "I clearly gave him a chance to get out alive, but he just didn't appreciate it. It's only right to teach such a disobedient disciple a little lesson."

Through the mask, Fang Yiqin felt Dong Heng scrutinizing his body, which sent a chill down his spine. He gripped his sword hilt, ready to fight at any moment. Dong Heng reached out his hand to him and said, "Would you be willing to join my sect and learn the Great Harmony Technique? With your talent, this technique will surely help you rapidly increase your cultivation."

"You've seen how many people have been harmed by the Tongdao Sect's methods. Didn't you see it all the time? You gathered them together in broad daylight, weren't you thinking of protecting them?"

Dong Heng remained silent, lost in his memories of the past. Fang Yiqin drew his sword and, seizing the opportunity, thrust it towards the man's heart. Knowing that this strike wouldn't truly subdue Dong Heng, he placed a high-level immobilization talisman on Dong Heng's chest as he got closer. Seeing that Dong Heng was indeed unable to move, he couldn't help but marvel at how his sister was willing to give him any kind of talisman.