MJWCATFPITWOC Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Sleeping Soundly

With Mo Yifeng’s help, the remaining black-clad figures in the sect were quickly dealt with. Li Juemu sheathed his sword and exhaled a long breath, “Fortunately, you were here, Brother Mo, or I don’t know how long we’d be busy tonight.”

Mo Yifeng didn’t reply, only cast a faint glance over the corpses scattered on the ground. Shen Yucheng stood to the side, watching the scene before him, wondering why he had even bothered to come along.

An hour ago –

Li Juemu squatted down, carefully examining the bodies lying on the ground, and sighed, “They’re from the Liu Family.”

Shen Yucheng’s ears twitched slightly.

The Liu Family?

This attack was orchestrated by the Liu Family. But weren’t they supposed to be busy “rebuilding their strength” lately?

Judging from this situation, the Liu Family was clearly using a smokescreen. Feigning helplessness while secretly waiting for the news to spread, letting the Li Family lower their guard, and then launching a surprise attack at night, intending to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, the corners of Shen Yucheng’s lips curved up subtly. The Liu Family’s trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain was quite skillful.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they schemed, they never expected Mo Yifeng, the Sword Revered One, to step in and help.

He glanced at Mo Yifeng standing to the side, and sighed inwardly. It was no wonder no one anticipated it. A mere internal family conflict – who would have thought it would alarm such a major figure from the Lingfeng Sect?

Although Mo Yifeng had deliberately concealed his identity, and outsiders only saw him as an ordinary reinforcement sent by the Lingfeng Sect, they didn’t know that this Sword Revered One had the ability to fight against ten thousand alone. With a flick of his finger, he could make these black-clad figures from the Liu Family vanish into thin air.

Just as Shen Yucheng was pondering this, Yan Quanye’s voice echoed in his mind: “Besides Mo Yifeng, the Liu Family also miscalculated you.”

Shen Yucheng’s expression remained unchanged, even a bit playful: “Me? Ha—I didn’t do anything, they delivered themselves to my door, who can they blame?”

Yan Quanye was speechless, glancing at the bodies on the ground that Shen Yucheng had finished off with fatal blows, he couldn’t help but mutter: You really dare to say that.

Seeing that this farce was nearing its end, Shen Yucheng felt that he should make a graceful exit. He cupped his fist respectfully and said, “Gentlemen, if there’s nothing else I can do, I’ll take my leave first. I’ll be sure to tidy up the adults’ guest rooms later.”

Li Juemu thought that made sense and nodded, “Your cultivation is still shallow, it must have been hard for you to stay up all night with us. Go and rest—”

However, before Li Juemu could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Mo Yifeng’s words: “You’re coming with me.”

The expression on Shen Yucheng’s face almost crumbled.

Why was this person so unreasonable!

Li Juemu paused, thinking of helping him out: “Brother Mo, Yicheng has been with us all night, he must be quite tired now.”

Li Juemu spoke up for him: “Brother Mo, Yicheng has been with us all night and must be tired now, so maybe—”

“Oh?” Mo Yifeng raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Shen Yucheng, his tone laced with amusement, “Are you very tired?”

That smile made him inexplicably uncomfortable, but Shen Yucheng endured it, covering his forehead and putting on an imitation of Lin Daiyu reincarnated, speaking softly, “I am a little tired, but I can persevere for the sake of the adults.”

Seeing this, Li Juemu felt even more sympathetic and was about to let him go back to rest, but unexpectedly, Mo Yifeng spoke again: “Since you’ve said so, then persevere until you’ve helped me tidy up my room.” After saying this, he turned and left in a good mood, not forgetting to add, “Remember, if you’re too tired, just say so, don’t force yourself.”

The words were quite considerate, but the lightness of his steps was infuriating, as if he didn’t care about Shen Yucheng’s well-being at all.

Shen Yucheng stood on the spot, gnashing his teeth.

This person’s skin was thicker than anyone he knew.

Back to the present—

Li Juemu said he was going to report the situation to his elder brother.

After listening to Li Juemu’s report, Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, “The Liu Family is acting so anxiously, there must be some problem within their ranks, which is why they’re in such a hurry to silence them.”

Mo Yifeng was too lazy to interrupt, but then coldly asked, “Are you planning to keep not explaining what happened between the two families?”

Li Yuan was silent for a while, as if organizing his words, before slowly saying, “I’m not very clear about the specifics, but I heard about this from my father, so it should be mostly accurate.

When the two families were first established, things were peaceful, without any disputes. At that time, a medical cultivation genius appeared in the Liu Family, and this person laid a very solid foundation for the Liu Family’s business.

At first, the relationship between the two families was very good. Whenever the Li Family had difficulties, the Liu Family would definitely lend a helping hand. They even went through the Immortal-Demon War together, fighting side by side and standing together through thick and thin, performing so well that they were jointly called the ‘Liu-Li Double Family’ by the outside world. At that time, everyone thought that these two families would continue to work together.”

He said this, his brows furrowing slightly, “But the turning point happened fifty years ago… You should have heard of the number one doctor in the cultivation world – Liu Mingzhen, right?”

As soon as this name was mentioned, Shen Yucheng instantly perked up, sitting up straighter. Mo Yifeng, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows, looking at Li Yuan with a trace of ambiguous emotion in his eyes.

Li Yuan ignored everyone’s reactions and continued, “Liu Mingzhen was the most outstanding medical cultivator at the time, with extraordinary talent. All the old doctors in the Liu Family combined couldn’t match his skills. He was not only highly skilled in medicine, but also kind-hearted. Every time the Li Family requested help, he never refused, helping us countless times.

Unfortunately, unexpected events always come – during one of his trips to practice medicine, his wife and children were attacked at home and killed. From then on, Liu Mingzhen was like a different person.”

Mo Yifeng raised his head slightly and asked, “Both children died?”

“Yes, his wife and children all died. Liu Mingzhen seemed strong in front of others, but in reality, he had already collapsed inside. He locked himself in the Liu Family’s medical clinic, not seeing anyone, and not even giving consultations anymore. No one knew what he was doing inside, not even the Liu Family’s head.

Until one day, Liu Mingzhen suddenly disappeared, along with some important secret formulas from the medical clinic.”

Li Yuan’s voice was low, as if recalling a heavy past event: “Not long after Liu Mingzhen left, the Li Family had an accident. People throughout the family began to fall ill inexplicably. The illness was like an infectious disease, but the strange thing was that none of the outside servants were infected.

Obviously, this illness was aimed at the Li Family. My father was anxious at the time and immediately went to the Liu Family for help, but this time the Liu Family was helpless – their doctors couldn’t cure the disease at all.”

He paused, turning his gaze to Mo Yifeng: “If it wasn’t Liu Mingzhen, who could have done such a thing? In just one month, more than a hundred people in the Li Family died one after another.

At that time, my father already had the answer in his heart – Liu Mingzhen disappeared, and the Li Family began to get sick. This was definitely not a coincidence. From then on, the Li Family and the Liu Family completely formed a feud, never to return to the past.”

Hearing this, Shen Yucheng’s mind was spinning rapidly. Remembering that the handwriting on the incense burner he had found in Jitan Village was Liu Mingzhen’s, it was no wonder Li Juemu showed such a complex expression when he heard the name Liu Mingzhen.

So many years had passed, and a person who should have disappeared had still left some clues behind.

But now, what puzzled Shen Yucheng even more was – why did the Liu Family send people to infiltrate the Li Family at this time? What was their real purpose?

Perhaps there was an even bigger conspiracy hidden behind this.

But now he didn’t have the status to ask these questions, so he could only find time to investigate.

Li Yuan’s voice brought Shen Yucheng’s thoughts back: “The Liu Family dared to treat the Li Family like this, we aren’t pushovers either, how could we not retaliate?”

Li Juemu sat up straight and frowned, asking, “Brother, what are you planning to do…?”

Li Yuan sneered, “They sent people to infiltrate, we’ll repay them in kind.”

Li Juemu’s expression tightened: “But the Liu Family is heavily guarded now, how can we infiltrate silently? And after infiltrating, what should we do?”

Li Yuan raised a hand, pointing to Mo Yifeng: “A delaying tactic is just used in this kind of situation, isn’t it? What’s more, this time our ‘delaying force’ is exceptionally strong. Sword Revered Mo, can you infiltrate the Liu Family and find out the real purpose of them sending people to the Dingxu Sect?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yucheng’s eyes lit up, he was energized. This was a good opportunity!

Mo Yifeng put down his teacup, his gaze calmly looking at Li Yuan, his tone firm: “I can, but I have one condition – I want to bring him along.” He raised his hand, pointing to Shen Yucheng behind him.

Shen Yucheng was stunned, his face showing a look of panic: “Adult, this, this…” But in his heart, he was overjoyed.

Could there be such a good thing?!

Li Yuan’s gaze fell on Shen Yucheng, carefully examining him for a moment, his tone probing: “Who is this person?”

Being named, Shen Yucheng felt a pang of anxiety, thinking that something was wrong. What he least wanted to face were people who had interacted with him before. Because no matter how flawless the disguise, there would always be some flaws. And these flaws would often be easily caught by acquaintances.

Li Juemu sat to the side, hurriedly explaining: “Brother, he is a disciple of the sect, named Yicheng. He helped a lot during the attack last night, so I brought him along.”

Li Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on Shen Yucheng’s face for a moment, his body trembling, as if he had seen something. He slowly said, “Alright, I understand. However, there are still some things that need to be discussed, Yicheng, you can wait outside for a while.”

Having obtained the opportunity to infiltrate the Liu Family, Shen Yucheng didn’t want to stay here any longer. Hearing these words at this time was like receiving an amnesty, secretly praising Li Yuan’s thoughtfulness. But before he could agree, he heard Mo Yifeng coldly say, “No, he has to stay by my side.”

Hearing this, Li Yuan showed no surprise on his face, as if he had expected it. His gaze fell on Shen Yucheng again, Yicheng’s appearance had some similarities to Shen Yucheng’s original self.

He spoke again, his tone with a bit more depth: “Mo Yifeng, he’s just an ordinary disciple, not the person you’re looking for. You should know this.”

Mo Yifeng’s expression was indifferent, he raised his teacup and took a light sip: “I know very well, but he can’t leave my line of sight.”

At this point, Li Yuan was also angry, slamming a hand on the table, causing the teacups to tremble a bit: “Over the years, what you’ve done for him, everyone has seen it clearly! But every time, what was the result? You’ve harmed so many innocent people, you know it in your heart! This time, are you going to repeat the same mistakes again?”

Seeing the gunpowder between the two becoming increasingly strong, Li Juemu was in a cold sweat, hurriedly stepping forward to mediate. Shen Yucheng stood to the side, his face only showing confusion, he couldn’t understand their conversation at all.

Who did Mo Yifeng do it for?

Harmed many people?

His gaze wandered back and forth between the two. What exactly happened during these ten years?

Just as the atmosphere was at a stalemate, the door of the hall was suddenly pushed open. Everyone followed the sound, only to see a person rushing in, his eyes scanning the hall for a moment, locking onto his target, striding towards Shen Yucheng.

Before Shen Yucheng could see who it was, he felt himself being hugged tightly.

“Qin Feng! What are you doing here?” Li Yuan’s voice rose a few octaves.

The person hugging Shen Yucheng was Qin Feng, his arms tightly wrapped around him.

Shen Yucheng was a bit stunned, not even having time to digest Qin Feng’s appearance, a cold murderous aura pressed down from behind, the pressure undisguised, as if to freeze the entire hall, the air instantly stagnating.

“Let go.” A low, oppressive voice came from behind.

Shen Yucheng looked back and, as expected, it was Mo Yifeng. His face was as gloomy as before a storm, his eyes staring intently at Qin Feng, as if he wanted to see through him.

Qin Feng didn’t back down, firmly saying, “I can’t.”

Li Yuan frowned, asking, “Qin Feng, do you know him?”

Hearing this, Qin Feng finally released Shen Yucheng, but still stood by his side, firmly protecting him within his range.

He cupped his fist and replied, “Reporting to Master, Yicheng is this disciple’s roommate. Last night, we slept soundly together in the dormitory, but in the middle of the night, we discovered that he was gone. This disciple was worried that he was in danger, so I rushed over to check. Forgive me for my rudeness, Master.”

Mo Yifeng’s gloomy voice had already captured the key point: “Slept soundly?”