Chapter 20: No Doing That Kind of Stuff!
“Ran away, huh?”
The Hundred Faced Saintess hid among the crowd, but this time her expression wasn’t quite as cheerful as before.
Is she calling the other party cowardly? Or just decisive?
If all she did was scare him a little and then he planned to just wait around for the Heavenly Sword Sect to accept him, that wouldn’t be a big deal. But the guy ran so quickly and decisively—almost as soon as she left, he bolted. Don’t they feel a tad embarrassed about that?
“Ugh, this is boring. I’m out.”
Losing the biggest fun, the Hundred Faced Saintess stepped out of the crowd and gradually vanished into the street.
She guessed where Bai Feng might have gone—probably to the Heavenly Sword Sect or those righteous sects.
Sure, she dared to barge into the Bai Family to grab someone, but she wouldn’t dare play around at the Heavenly Sword Sect.
That place? Easy to get in, hard to get out.
But! She could keep an eye on news from the Heavenly Sword Sect.
She didn’t believe Bai Feng would just stay hiding inside forever.
…
“Is there any foolproof way to stay inside the Heavenly Sword Sect and never leave?”
Bai Feng, though not yet officially inside the Heavenly Sword Sect, had already started considering how to just lounge around and slack off.
Based on his knowledge of the Heavenly Sword Sect, whether inner or outer disciple, everyone had to go out monthly on missions, even those super talented in alchemy, forging, or array construction—they just had easier tasks.
Unless you’re super special—so special that the sect wouldn’t want you to leave, or you become an Elder.
The first one? Too obvious, what with his villainous identity, easy targets for the Child of Destiny, and not aligning with his goals. The second? Just impossible.
Wait. His reputation in the sect wasn’t exactly golden. Already infamous, might as well become a bit more notorious, right?
It’s like rain without an umbrella. At first, you try to find shelter, but once you’re soaked, who cares about the storm? The rain’s size no longer matters; it won’t stop him from heading home.
With his Array mastery, it should be easy to secure a spot that doesn’t require him to go out for missions, right? Just shut the door, stay home all day—targets? What targets? He’d be safe from any attempts to target him.
While Bai Feng sat on a rock, pondering how to just lay low and slack off in the Heavenly Sword Sect, an Elder approached, eyeing him and the old man beside him.
“Senior,” the Elder bowed.
The old man just nodded and looked past the Elder’s shoulder.
Compared to a regular Elder, the Sect’s Peak Master was more important.
And she was even bringing Bai Yu Mo along.
“Old Bai’s still as tough as ever!”
Chu Ning Yan greeted the old man with a smile. As the Sect’s Peak Master and a powerhouse at the Merging Stage, she deserved respect, especially for Bai Yu Mo of the Bai Family Elder.
“Not quite as good as before, just trying to use a bit of leftover heat,” the old man waved his hand. “You two can conduct the assessment however you see fit. No need to mind me.”
“Heh, with Bai Feng’s special talent, the assessment should be a breeze,” the two exchanged pleasantries. Meanwhile, Elder Jin dared not speak up—just a common Elder, after all.
He shifted his gaze to Bai Feng, who needed to undergo the assessment—seems like the rumors weren’t entirely accurate. Being personally escorted by Bai Family’s Elder? That’s not exactly abandonment.
He also noticed Bai Yu Mo quietly sneaking over to Bai Feng, as if they were chatting.
Apparently, their relationship wasn’t as bad as rumors claimed. The story about Bai Yu Mo being forced to write a recommendation letter was utter nonsense.
Hmm, maybe he could cut some slack in the upcoming assessment.
Elder Jin stroked his beard, pondering in secret.
“Brother, you alright?”
White Yu Mo kept inspecting Bai Feng’s body until she was sure there were no injuries, then finally relaxed.
“Nope, just startled. Luckily, she doesn’t know I’ve studied array formations—otherwise, escaping wouldn’t be so easy.”
Bai Feng wasn’t surprised Bai Yu Mo knew about this; his dad would have mentioned it earlier. Probably sent a letter after he left.
“This demon girl is so hateful. I don’t get why she’s targeting you,” Bai Yu Mo muttered, despite Bai Feng having no injuries.
Bai Feng suddenly felt awkward—can’t just blame it on her fancy drawings catching the demon girl’s eye, right?
His father knew about his sketching, no big deal—he’s the Bai Family Head, after all.
But if his sister found out? Oh no. That kind of stuff? Not allowed!
At least wait ten more years after I d*e, okay?
“Big bro, what’s wrong with you?” Bai Yu Mo looked at Bai Feng, noticing something off and hurriedly asked.
“Nothing,” Bai Feng waved his hand. “Just regret going to listen to some tunes.”
Bai Yu Mo immediately seemed to understand why the demon girl was so fixated on Bai Feng. Her lips puffed out a bit: “Mmm, from now on, big brother, when you enter the Heavenly Sword Sect, train hard and stay out of places like that.”
“Got it, got it.”
Bai Feng nodded, joking in his heart—listen to tunes? No way he’d go out again. From now on, he wouldn’t even leave the door.
*Ahem*—Can’t start the assessment now?
Elder Jin cleared his throat. Seeing that Bai Feng and Bai Yu Mo finished chatting, he called out, “Let’s get started, senior.”
Bai Yu Mo nodded hurriedly, a bit embarrassed, and moved to stand beside Chu Ning Yan.
“Alright, senior, please begin.”
Bai Feng was ready. Having gone through this once, he knew the process.
But this time was different. Last time, he was assessed along with other Bai Family disciples—his talent was average, and he didn’t expect to pass.
This time, with his Array mastery almost at perfection, isn’t passing easy?
“I hear your talismans are pretty decent. Let’s focus the assessment on talisman crafting,” Bai Feng said, extending his hand.
But then he added, “Senior, I also have some knowledge of Array formations.”
“Oh? Well then, let’s switch to Array formation assessment.”
Elder Jin nodded without a hint of displeasure and quickly changed the test: “The assessment has three parts: breaking through the Hundred Sword Array, creating a basic array, and repairing a broken array. You only need to pass two parts to join the Heavenly Sword Sect.”
Bai Feng nodded, inwardly musing—nice, the Elder’s pretty reasonable. I thought I’d need to showcase my Array skills to change the test.
“Let’s go. The Hundred Sword Array is over there,” he said.
Meanwhile, news of Bai Feng’s transfer to the Heavenly Sword Sect spread among the disciples:
“Where is Bai Feng now? I need to go punch him—uh, I mean, get to know him.”
“Just so eager to join the Heavenly Sword Sect? Tsk, I knew it—he’s just riding on Bai Sister’s recommendation letter that her family forced her to write.”
“Ugh, someone’s going to be disappointed. From what I hear, Bai Feng’s relationship with Bai Sister isn’t as terrible as the rumors say. They’re just outside chatting.”
“Hmph, that’s probably because the Bai Family is pressuring her, making Bai Sister put on a show of familiarity so Bai Feng, the useless one, can smoothly enter.”
“Exactly. They only exchanged a few pleasantries. That’s not what I call close relations at all.”
And thus the tales continued.
