Evil Master and Disciple

Although Ye Feng won, he was very weak at the moment.

The backlash brought about by the reversal of destiny was too much for him to bear.

In order to activate the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique, he consumed a lot of his spiritual power, which made him feel very tired.

This kind of fatigue from the soul cannot be recovered by eating a meal or meditating for a few weeks.

The easiest way to restore spiritual power is to sleep.

This is similar to the situation where your double eyelids are fighting each other after not sleeping for dozens of hours.

Of course, there are many methods specifically for cultivating the soul in this world. The soul cultivation practiced by Ye Feng and the soul cultivation fragments he copied from the spiritual tablet yesterday can speed up the recovery of the soul power.

Ye Feng’s battle today has ended, and he began to think about Qin Luo’s affairs in the back mountain.

I plan to rest for a while and then go to the back mountain to find my ancestors.

Suddenly, he saw Hong Jiu on the edge of the crowd.

Hong Jiu was still dressed in white and looked extremely arrogant.

As usual, he just strolled around the edge of the square to watch the competition and rarely entered the middle of the square.

At this moment, Ye Feng and others were standing on the northern edge of the No. 2 arena, so Ye Feng easily found Hong Jiu's trace.

After exchanging a few polite words with everyone, Ye Feng asked everyone to go watch the competition first, and he walked towards Hong Jiu.

Ye Feng knew that Hong Jiu was a key figure and he was very likely involved in this matter.

From all indications, Hong Jiu is on his side, and most likely an accomplice of himself and Senior Brother Qin Luo.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why I once lent the important jade cicada to Hong Jiu.

He also couldn't explain the map and list that Hong Jiu mentioned to him last time.

In the past, Ye Feng thought that the map and list that Hong Jiu was talking about were referring to the group of people led by the eldest senior brother.

Until the last time he got the parchment from Fu Jinghong, the map and list that Hong Jiu mentioned were the spirit stele map and the list of the group of secret participants.

Ye Feng came in front of Hong Jiu.

Hong Jiu said calmly, "What you said in the square yesterday morning was too harsh. You are now the target of public criticism. Aren't you afraid of being beaten if you leave your group of friends?"

Ye Feng said: "Third Uncle was also one of the losers in the fight for the throne. As his disciple, will you beat me?"

Hong Jiu shrugged and said, "That won't happen. We are friends, and I, Hong Jiu, don't fight my friends."

Ye Feng said: "Brother Hong, I have something to ask you."

"Ask me? You've lost all your memories, what else can you ask me?"

"It's precisely because I've lost my memory that I'm asking you this. I feel like there are many mysteries that only you can help me solve."

A playful smile appeared on Hong Jiu's handsome face.

He shook his head and said with some amusement, "You've found the wrong person. I can't help you solve any mystery. Although we are friends, our statuses don't match. You are the disciple of the one who succeeded in the fight for the throne, and I am the disciple of the one who failed. If we stand together, people will gossip about us.

I don't mind, it's mainly because of you... I'm leaving first."

That night, Yulin told Hong Jiu that since Uncle Yulong and the headmaster were already involved in this matter, he should withdraw immediately.

Hong Jiu knew what Ye Feng was going to ask. He didn't want to be involved in this matter anymore, so he chose to avoid Ye Feng.

Ye Feng said: "Wait."

Hong Jiu stopped and said with a sidelong glance: "I told you, I can't answer the mystery in your heart."

After that, continue walking forward.

Ye Feng whispered, "Qin Luo is dead."

Hong Jiu stopped and turned his head suddenly.

His face was filled with shock.

But he soon seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his expression and quickly regained his composure.

He walked up to Ye Feng and whispered, "What did you say? Uncle Qin died? When did it happen? Why haven't I heard about this?"

"I buried it with my own hands two hours ago."

Hong Jiu's expression changed again.

He said in a deep voice: "Uncle Qin...how did he die?"

"This is not the place to talk. You come with me."

Hong Jiu thought about it, then nodded slowly.

Ye Feng flew into the air and flew down the mountain, with Hong Jiu following closely behind on his sword.

After falling for a while, Ye Feng suddenly changed direction and flew towards the ancestral hall on the back mountain in the northwest direction.

Yun Shuang'er had been keeping an eye on Ye Feng. Seeing Ye Feng flying towards the back mountain, he frowned slightly, said something to the senior sisters around him, and left the square.

Hong Jiu is not someone you can approach casually.

Yun Shuang'er was worried about Ye Feng and Hong Jiu meeting alone.

Soon Ye Feng and Hong Jiu arrived at the ancestral hall in the back mountain.

There is no one in the ancestral hall. Neither the ancestor nor Mo Zhu is here.

Ye Feng shouted loudly a few times, but received no response.

With so many things happening, Ye Feng didn't think his ancestor would be in the mood to clean the bamboo forest this afternoon.

Seeing that the two white lanterns in front of the ancestral hall were still lit, Ye Feng knew that his ancestor should still be in the valley where Qin Luo died.

Just as he was about to take Hong Jiu to the valley to look for the ancestor, Hong Jiu suddenly said, "Junior Brother Ye, what happened? Who killed Uncle Qin?"

Ye Feng stood in front of the ancestral hall, looking towards the north, and shook his head, "I don't know. I know that he was besieged and killed by many people."

Hong Jiu's face was solemn. He asked, "Is it because of the map and the list?"

Ye Feng nodded, looked at Hong Jiu, and said, "Brother Hong, there's no one else here, it's very safe. Tell me honestly, what else do you know? Although I don't remember what happened between us, the fact that you lent me the Jade Cicada shows that I once trusted you very much.

During this period of time, I investigated many things, including the list and map, as well as a spirit tablet.

Uncle Qin’s death should be related to the stele.

I only know that Uncle Qin once gave me the spiritual tablet for secret safekeeping. Yesterday, I found the spiritual tablet that I had hidden and was attacked by three young masked disciples. Yesterday evening, another person disguised himself as Brother Jinghong and approached me.

Then Qin Luo was besieged and killed by a group of mysterious people.

Since you know the map and the list, you must know the inside story of this matter. The situation is extremely critical now. I hope you can tell me the truth."

Hong Jiu's expression suddenly became very complicated.

His eyes flickered and he seemed to be hesitating.

The master told him not to bother with the matter anymore.

If he gets involved again, how will he explain to his master?

Ye Feng saw that Hong Jiu seemed to be worried about something. He pointed at the huge ancestral hall behind him and the spirit tablets and said, "Brother Hong, the ancestors of the Yunhai Sect over the past four thousand years are enshrined here. In front of so many ancestors, are you still going to hide it?

I know you are definitely not one of those people, that’s why I brought you here.”

Hong Jiu glanced at the spirit tablet in the ancestral hall from afar, and looked at the incense sticks lingering in the hall.

He sighed softly.

As if worried about outsiders eavesdropping, he said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Walking into the ancestral hall, Ye Feng said tiredly, "Brother Hong, that group of people have started killing people like crazy. If you really know something, please tell me. I believe you don't want to see anyone die again."

Hong Jiu's face turned bitter, he sighed, and said: "Ye Feng, I don't know much, I only know that there is a force in the Yunhai Sect in secret... You have a list of their important figures and a spiritual vein map.

In this matter, we two have different divisions of labor. You are in the open and I am in the dark. Many things were told to me by you. I was not directly involved in this matter, nor did I have direct contact with Uncle Qin.

But considering that you have lost your previous memories, these secrets I know should be helpful to you..."

Suddenly Hong Jiu stopped talking.

The two turned around and saw Yun Shuang'er, dressed in flowing white, standing at the door of the ancestral hall.

"Shuang'er?! Why are you here?"

Ye Feng stepped forward in surprise.

Yun Shuang'er glanced at Hong Jiu and said, "I saw you and Hong Jiu sneaking out of the square together, and I was worried, so I followed you. What are you two doing sneaking around in the ancestral hall? Where's that old senior?"

Ye Feng was speechless. "Sneaking around? Sneaking around? Shuang'er, if you can use idioms, use them. If not, try to use plain language. Senior Brother Hong and I are aboveboard, pure brothers. But when you say that, it sounds like we two grown men have some kind of shameful relationship."

Hong Jiu's face darkened as he said, "Ye Feng, could you please be quiet? There's nothing shameful between us, but now that you've said that, it seems like there's something going on between us."