The prince is very cruel

"When the master learned of this, he was furious and lashed him with thirty lashes and confined him to his room for two years. Li Mi bore a grudge against him because of this incident."

"But he didn't know that the woman he coveted was the wife of a local dignitary at the time. For his sake, the master even knelt down and apologized personally, and only then was he not held accountable."

"But this beast..." Qingfeng gritted his teeth, his old face showing a look of deep disgust, and he clenched his fists.

"But this beast not only didn't remember the kindness, but also held a grudge, slandered the Taoist temple, stole the temple's precious medicine, and gave it to the important figures in the temple, intending to rebel against the Taoist temple. After this was exposed, the master could no longer tolerate it and expelled him from the sect."

"Later, Li Mi suddenly returned to the temple during the Mid-Autumn Festival and knelt all night, saying that he knew he was wrong and wanted to see his master one last time."

"The master was soft-hearted and let him in, warning him not to do evil things outside in the future. He readily agreed."

"But who would have known... that all the food during that Mid-Autumn Festival was poisoned by this person. No one in the sect could survive!"

Speaking of this, Qingfeng, who is over sixty years old, burst into tears.

Everyone in Yipintang had hatred on their faces. Wouldn’t God accept such trash?

Guan Ning was silent, sighing in his heart. He had indeed let a wolf into the house. He shouldn't have given him a chance the first time he realized he had evil intentions.

Qingfeng wiped his tears and said hoarsely, "That day, I was distracted by trivial matters and was not on the mountain, so I escaped the disaster."

"Qianqian and the others are the children of my fellow disciples who I adopted over the years. I didn't want the lineage of our sect to be cut off, so I brought them to Baihe Mountain to hide our identities and practice medicine. However, the world doesn't know our true identities and only thinks we are a family of doctors."

"I also swore to avenge my master and kill this bastard who betrayed my master and ancestors, but I never had the chance. Suddenly, he showed up on my doorstep."

“That’s why what just happened happened.”

Guan Ning nodded. Taoist priests in ancient times were different from monks. Monks needed to return to secular life before they could start a family, but Taoist priests could start a family directly, so it was not surprising that they had offspring.

"So that's how it is. Baiyu Temple has always been dedicated to saving people from suffering. I admire you!" He bowed, very solemnly.

"Yes!" Bai Xiaosheng and others all clasped their fists.

Qingfeng smiled warmly, regaining his sage-like demeanor, and waved his hand, saying, "Some of my duties, nothing to worry about."

Guan Ning respected such people from the bottom of his heart. At least they were much better than those nobles who were particular about food and clothing, liked music and rituals but were unkind and unjust. Looking at these people in black, they were all descendants of the Baiyu Temple who were murdered.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly took the initiative and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we work together to eliminate Li Mi and his ilk?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Qingfeng looked at him and lowered his voice: "Sir, how confident are you? What if the other party has an ambush?"

Guan Ning glanced at the darkness outside, which was about to break into dawn. "This... I need some time to prepare. I don't know what cards Li Mi has up his sleeve or what traps he has set, but I must take action."

The woman in black snorted softly, arguing with him: "You're not sure yourself, and you're asking us to cooperate with you, are you trying to use us as your weapons?"

"Qianqian!" Qingfeng stopped her seriously, and then apologized, "Qianqian is not usually like this. I hope you can forgive me."

Guan Ning smiled indifferently: "No, Miss Qianqian's worry is not unreasonable, and this is the first time we meet, so it's not a bad thing to be careful."

"But I can promise you that if I kill Li Mi, I will be the first one to kill him!"

Suddenly, even the woman in black was speechless.

Qingfeng stood up and gritted his teeth: "Okay, in that case, let's cooperate for once! It's better for two families to cooperate than for one person to act alone."

"As long as we can get rid of Li Mi, a beast who betrayed his teacher and ancestors and helped the tyrant to commit atrocities, it will benefit the world, regardless of you or me." He seemed generous and was by no means comparable to those swindling Taoist priests in later generations.

Guan Ning stood up and clasped his fists: "Thank you, Taoist Qingfeng."