Chapter 2602 — Feigning Compliance, Plotting in Secret
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"Don't worry, that's the Leader's territory—I have to give him at least a little face, don't I?" Elder Xuanchen said with a smile.
"Very well, then. Arrange it as you see fit. If there's nothing else, I'll get back to searching for a way to cure Tagan Long." Elder Xuanzhen had no taste for these squabbles; day in and day out, all his energy went into research and into matters concerning Tagan Long's injuries.
"Of course, Second Senior Brother. Go and attend to your work—leave this to me." Elder Xuanchen rose and saw Elder Xuanzhen out, then summoned his eldest disciple, Xiao Yi.
"Your disciple greets you, Master!" Xiao Yi said respectfully.
"Xiao Yi, take a look at this document first, then we'll talk," Elder Xuanchen said, tossing the earlier document to him.
"Yes, Master." Xiao Yi caught it and at once began reading carefully. When he finished, he asked cautiously, "Master, do you mean that on this trip down the mountain, I should look for this Han Jingyi along the way?"
"Exactly. By whatever means necessary, wring the whereabouts of Zhang Lifeng's pill-refining notes out of her!" Elder Xuanchen said coldly. "But be careful—this is your Grand Uncle's territory. On no account let him see you. He's notorious for shielding his own. Understand?"
"I understand. Please rest assured, Master!" Xiao Yi's expression turned solemn as he answered quickly. "Then, once I've forced out the whereabouts of the pill-refining notes—what then?"
"Must I teach you that as well?" Elder Xuanchen gave a cold snort and drew a finger across his throat.
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Yi nodded hurriedly.
"And this matter—do not breathe a word of it to your Second Grand Uncle. Keep it to yourself. Understand?" Elder Xuanchen warned again. Elder Xuanzhen was soft-hearted and could not bring himself to do wicked deeds, but Elder Xuanchen was ruthless and merciless, treating human lives as so much grass, caring nothing for such things.
"Rest assured, Master. I will mind my limits," Xiao Yi said. He too knew his Second Grand Uncle was kind, so it was best not to let him know about silencing a witness for good.
"Good. You are the disciple I trust most. This time, don't go alone—take Xiao Shiyi, your junior sister, with you. Let her broaden her horizons," Elder Xuanchen said.
"Thank you, Master!" A flicker of delight flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. Among the senior and junior brothers, all secretly pined for their junior sister—and if he went down the mountain alone with her, wouldn't that be his chance?
In truth, this junior sister, though quite pretty, wore a shrewish look that made her seem harsh and unapproachable—anything but gentle. But alas, she was the only female disciple on the mountain, and with so many wolves and so little meat, Xiao Yi and several of his junior brothers all secretly harbored feelings for her.
It was only that this junior sister's temper was truly dreadful and her character not much better. Yet Xiao Yi did know one thing: she had another identity—she was Elder Xuanchen's illegitimate daughter! Elder Xuanchen appeared to have neither wife nor offspring, but in his younger days he had left behind a child, and that child was the junior sister. The woman had died in childbirth, and few knew of the matter.
This was precisely why the junior sister, willful and cutting as she was, could run roughshod over the sect. And Xiao Yi thought further still: if he could marry the junior sister, would he not then be one step closer to Master?
If the chance truly came to open Cloud Terrace Island, would Master perhaps bring him along too? This was Xiao Yi's hope.
That afternoon, Xiao Yi and Xiao Shiyi packed their bags and went down the mountain. Their first target was Sun Jingyan—her identity was easy enough to investigate. All they had to do was take her portrait and inquire around Songshan City, and her identity was quickly uncovered!