A river runs in front of the town, while the Dark Cult is located behind it.

On the way, Hu Ting told Lin Jingyi that the town suffered heavy casualties in the six-day torrential rain.

Lin Jingyi lamented the injustice of the world.

The path to the Underworld Sect had been paved with cement, and Lin Jingyi followed behind Hu Ting the whole way.

After climbing the mountain for an hour, Lin Jingyi and Hu Ting arrived at the entrance of the Demonic Sect.

Two gatekeepers stood at the entrance, one on the left and one on the right, each holding a weapon.

Upon seeing Lin Jingyi and Hu Ting arrive, the two men cupped their hands and greeted Hu Ting, saying, "Elder Hu!"

"Hmm." Hu Ting responded lightly and led Lin Jingyi inside.

Upon entering, there is a large lotus pond with paths in the middle and on both sides. Hu Ting led Lin Jingyi along the middle path.

"Is Brother Hu an elder of the Underworld Sect?" Lin Jingyi asked, following behind Hu Ting.

"Ah."

"Then why would Brother Hu open an inn at the foot of the mountain?" Lin Jingyi continued to ask.

"I prefer life down in the mountains," Hu Ting said calmly after standing with his hands behind his back and thinking for a while.

"I see." Seeing that Hu Ting was unwilling to say more, Lin Jingyi did not ask any further questions.

She followed silently behind him.

The two crossed the lotus pond, and Hu Ting led him to a small courtyard that looked rather dilapidated.

"Elder Hu, have you brought any newcomers?"

A bald man dressed in coarse linen clothes saw that Hu Ting was followed by a person who was not dressed in the clothes of the Underworld Cult, and guessed that this was the newcomer Hu Ting had brought.

Hu Ting often brought newcomers to the Underworld Sect, and the crowd was used to it.

The bald guy was specifically in charge of the new recruits.

"Yes, this is my sworn brother. You must treat him well and not neglect him."

Hu Ting nodded and said to the bald man.

Lin Jingyi thought to himself: Fortunately, I gave her a lot of money back then, and fortunately, I flattered her a lot along the way, otherwise, would I have to abuse her?

"Yes, Elder Hu, I will do as you command." The bald man bowed and sized up Lin Jingyi. He knew Elder Hu's habit of wanting to establish a good image in front of newcomers, so he let Elder Hu arrange things as he pleased.

"In that case, Brother Zhao, you can stay with Baldy Ma. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Bringing newcomers here wasn't originally his responsibility as an elder. He brought Lin Jingyi along today because he already had other things to do, and he also liked this younger brother, so he simply brought him along on the way.

Why not simply give a few instructions to a servant and gain their gratitude and loyalty?

As expected, Lin Jingyi looked at Hu Ting with gratitude and said, "Thank you, Brother Hu. I will work hard under this... Brother Ma. I will come to see you again when I am able to go down the mountain."

Hu Ting was very satisfied with Lin Jingyi's answer and performance, and left with a smile.

Lin Jingyi followed Ma Guangtou and watched Hu Ting leave.

Seeing Hu Ting's figure disappear, the fawning smile on Ma Guangtou's face vanished, and he glanced at Lin Jingyi indifferently: "New guy, what's your name?"

Lin Jingyi: "Zhao Yan."

Baldy Ma nodded: "Come with me."

Ma Guangtou was a little worried, not knowing what kind of work to assign to Lin Jingyi.

Although Elder Hu instructed that the newcomers be treated well, he said the same thing to all the newcomers he brought, but in the end, he never actually came.

Therefore, the bald man felt that he shouldn't treat this newcomer too well, as doing so would only arouse jealousy from others.

Then he thought of the former leader. Now that the former leader had lost power, no one wanted to serve him anymore. Why not let this newcomer go?

Baldy Ma turned around and looked Lin Jingyi up and down. He was thin, so he should be able to go, right? Lin Jingyi thought to himself, "This body is muscular when undressed, but looks slim when dressed, okay?"

The bald man had been quite worried about who to send to serve the former cult leader, but a newcomer happened to arrive, so he decided to send him.

Lin Jingyi was puzzled by Ma Guangtou's gaze, but he still obediently followed behind him.

Ma Guangtou led Lin Jingyi to a series of courtyards, each with many beds in its rooms.

Ma Guangtou led Lin Jingyi into a room where there was a person lying on the bed with pale lips. The other beds were empty.

When Ma Guangtou saw that the man was slacking off, he scolded him. The man didn't dare to argue back. In the end, Ma Guangtou told the man to bring Lin Jingyi a set of teaching clothes.

Lin Jingyi changed into his teaching uniform, a coarse linen outfit, black in color, which would be very cool to wear in winter.

……

It was even worse than the one she had just worn, so she quietly put her clothes away. She discreetly used her spiritual power to ward off the cold.

Seeing that Lin Jingyi had changed, Ma Guangtou nodded in satisfaction.

"Come with me," said Ma Guangtou to Lin Jingyi.

Since no one was willing to go to the former leader's place, and there was no way they could get anything there, Ma Guangtou planned to have Lin Jingyi serve the former leader and that woman.

As Ma Guangtou pondered, he led Lin Jingyi toward the courtyard where the former cult leader had been staying.

On the way, Ma Guangtou and Lin Jingyi encountered a man followed by a group of people.

Seeing this, Ma Guangtou pulled Lin Jingyi to kneel down. Ma Guangtou lowered his head and said loudly, "Greetings, Master, elders, protectors, and leaders."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi released his divine sense to see if it was Mo Wuji.

However, the man in black at the head was not Mo Wuji. He wore a black robe and a black cloak, his expression was indifferent, but his eyes were filled with joy.

He was followed by dozens of people, and Lin Jingyi saw that Hu Ting was among them. These people must be the higher-ups of the Demonic Sect.

Upon hearing Ma Guangtou's voice, the leading man glanced at him indifferently and continued walking forward.

After those people had gone far away, Ma Guangtou pulled Lin Jingyi up.

He said to Lin Jingyi, "The man in black who was leading just now is our new leader of the Underworld Sect. Behind him are the new left and right protectors, the elders, and the branch leader."

Lin Jingyi said innocently, "Brother Ma, he was looking down just now, so I didn't see what the new sect leader, protectors, elders, and branch leader looked like."

The bald man slapped his forehead: "I got so nervous I lost my mind."

He continued, "It's alright, I'll take you to recognize them next time. No matter who you meet, just kneel down with your head down. You won't make a mistake."

Lin Jingyi: ...

"Brother Ma, why do you say he's the new leader? I remember there were rumors in the martial arts world that the leader of our Underworld Sect has always been Mo... the leader."

Lin Jingyi originally wanted to say Mo Wuji's name, but fearing he would be accused of insubordination, he swallowed the name Wuji and used another name instead.

"You're not allowed to say that again. Our current leader of the Underworld Sect is Leader Chen, Chen Yuan. Mo Wuji is the former leader. You're not allowed to mention that Mo Wuji is the leader anymore. Be careful if someone hears you, or you'll be in big trouble!"

Ma Guangtou was sweating for Lin Jingyi. If the current leader heard his men saying such things, not only would Zhao Yan be finished, but he would be finished too.

"Okay." Lin Jingyi nodded obediently, then asked Ma Guangtou, "Then why... wasn't the leader before? I remember he was highly skilled in martial arts..."

"I'll tell you about this another day, or you can ask Mo Wuji yourself. This isn't the place to discuss this."

As Ma Guangtou spoke, he led Lin Jingyi forward.

Lin Jingyi fell silent upon hearing this; the bald man was too wary, and he couldn't get any information out of him.

But what did he mean by telling her to ask Mo Wuji herself? How could a newcomer like her have access to the former leader of the Demonic Sect?

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