Just as Ouyang Nan and Sun Yongcai were about to fight, before Li Chengfeng could stop them, an old voice rang from the side. "You're all Spiritual Mountain Sect disciples. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world for fighting like this?"
Everyone turned to see a skinny old man with a black cloth covering his eyes walk out from the crowd, a smile on his face as he 'surveyed the crowd'.
Li Chengfeng recognised him. This was Huangfu Song's old butler, his personal servant!
However, why did the old housekeeper become blind in just one night?
Yuehan leaned over and whispered, "How did he become blind?
Could it be … Huangfu Song blinded him? "
Li Chengfeng whispered, "I don't know but … it's definitely not a good thing."
Li Chengfeng whispered, then bowed to the old butler. "Butler, this is just a small conflict. We will be on our way soon. Do you have any advice for us?"
The old butler chuckled. "I don't have any advice. Everyone here is a cultivator, please take care of us servants along the way."
Li Chengfeng immediately caught the crux of the sentence. "Us?"
The old steward smiled faintly, "This old servant knows that announcing the top ranking mission at this time will arouse suspicion and suspicion. Therefore, this old servant will personally accompany you all along the way, to reassure the hearts of all the Hidden Sword Court cultivators. What do you think?"
Li Chengfeng saw that the old housekeeper had a warm smile on his face, but he felt that there was something hidden behind the old man's blindfolded eyes.
Ouyang Nan glared fiercely at Sun Yongcai and sheathed his sword. He came to Li Chengfeng's side and whispered, "If this old man is willing to follow us, this mission would be much more credible."
Li Chengfeng shook his head. "I think it's the opposite. There must be a reason for this!
The old housekeeper didn't care about what we thought because we didn't have any other choice.
But he seems to be afraid that we will back off, so to dispel our suspicions, he's volunteered himself!
Something is definitely wrong with this! "
Ouyang Nan glared at Sun Yongcai and gritted his teeth. "I think this old man wants us to kill these traitors of Hidden Sword Court!"
He nodded slowly and whispered, "That's possible!"
Tian Jun also came up and whispered, "Are we still going to accept this mission?"
Li Chengfeng asked, "Do we have a choice?"
Tian Jun smiled bitterly. "That's true."
Li Chengfeng whispered, "We'll act according to the situation, we'll deal with whatever comes our way!"
On the other side, Sun Yongcai, Zuo Fei, and the other traitors of Hidden Sword Court had also gathered together, whispering to each other in bewilderment, "Senior Brother Sun, what's going on?"
"The old bastards of Hidden Brocade Court are up to no good. They're burning the bridge after crossing it!"
After Sun Yongcai and the others betrayed Hidden Sword Court, they thought that they could start afresh in Hidden Brocade Court. They never thought that this was just the beginning of a nightmare.
Shanxue was born an Earl, and Huangfu Song wasn't any worse. He was born a Viscount!
Huangfu Song was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. How could he possibly look up to lowly people like them who had betrayed the Hidden Sword Court?
They thought that even if they could not become disciples of Hidden Brocade Court, they could at least become disciples in name. Even if they were servants, that was acceptable.
But … after they entered Hidden Brocade Court, they were quickly split up and sent to the subordinates of their Senior Brothers, becoming servants to servants!
What did this mean?
Sun Yongcai and the rest knew that coming to Hidden Brocade Court was very likely to be the dogs of Shanxue and Huangfu Song. However, to them, being dogs for these nobles was still better than being corpses in Hidden Sword Court!
However, to be a dog of a noble, this completely crossed their bottom line!
They were cultivators, cultivators who were a cut above the rest!
First-grade cultivators, second-grade scholars, and third-grade warriors!
They were the most superior cultivators in the world. They did not kneel to the emperor, did not bow to the officials, did not pay taxes, did not pay taxes, and were not even restricted by the laws of the world. How could they serve as dogs?
The simplest example was that Huangfu Song's servant, the old butler, could easily decide their life and death!
If he told them to go east, they wouldn't dare go west. If he told them to go west, they wouldn't dare go east!
Even the other servants dared to yell at them, and the maidservants looked at them with disdain instead of the reverence and worship they had when they looked at other cultivators.
How could these cultivators endure such a life?
That was why Sun Yongcai and the others quickly banded together to protect themselves.
But the more they banded together, the more vigilant the others in Hidden Brocade Court became. They even began to doubt their original intentions.
Just like Huangfu Song's old butler, he was in charge of the inner court. Naturally, he was very vigilant towards Sun Yongcai and the others. Although this vigilance was not expressed in words, Sun Yongcai and the others could feel it.
Seeing the eight Hidden Sword Court disciples chattering, Sun Yongcai glared and whispered, "All of you, shut up!"
Sun Yongcai's prestige in the Hidden Sword Court was not low, second only to the Grand Senior Brother and Mieqin. Otherwise, he would not have been able to summon so many people to leave with him. His low shout silenced the others, and they all stared at him.
Sun Yongcai whispered, "All of you, wake up! This old thing is definitely up to no good!
I also think he wants us to kill each other, then use us to get rid of these Hidden Sword Court people, or use them to get rid of us! "
"This is ridiculous!"
These words almost made the other disciples explode. Some of them started to shout, but just as they were about to curse, Sun Yongcai growled, "I said, all of you, shut up!"
The crowd fell silent again, looking at Sun Yongcai angrily.
Sun Yongcai sneered, "This old thing wants to reap the benefits? Hmph!
Don't even think about it!
Everyone, restrain yourselves along the way. Don't fall for this old thing's tricks! "
Zuo Fei looked at his fellow disciples and sneered, "What if they take the initiative to provoke us or attack us?"
Sun Yongcai whispered, "That's not very possible. They must have accepted this mission to prepare for the assessment. Otherwise, even if they completed the mission, they would only be able to receive the reward after the assessment.
"Therefore, Grand Senior Brother must have taken away their right to participate in the assessment. That's why they're staking it all on this, then using the reward to exchange for the right to participate!"
Zuo Fei whispered, "But … Why did the old butler transfer us to the Divine Capital?
What is he trying to do?
Don't tell me … he has some evil intentions? "
No matter how smart Sun Yongcai was, he did not expect the old butler to be so vicious. He whispered, "There are tens of people from Huangfu Residence here, and he himself is here. If he attacks us, he won't be able to escape!
This old thing won't put himself in danger for us.
He's quite afraid of death! "
Zuo Fei nodded. He stared at Li Chengfeng and the others, then cupped his fists at Li Chengfeng. "Although we have different beliefs and cannot work together, if we work together, we will both benefit. If we fight, we will both lose. For now, let's work together and make peace. What do you think?"
Li Chengfeng smiled and bowed to Zuo Fei. "Senior Brother, that's exactly what I was thinking. Then let's make a deal. We will not interfere with each other's business along the way!"
Zuo Fei immediately said, "A gentleman's word!"
Li Chengfeng added, "A whip on the horse!"