The sudden voice caused everyone to be shocked. Xiang Yun raised his head and saw that a figure had actually appeared within the small pavilion.

He was tall and thin, dressed in a long purple robe, looking to be in his thirties or forties. His face was thin, his cheekbones protruding, and his eyes were sunken. He looked like a thin owl, with an extremely sinister expression.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was looking gloomily at Zhou Qing and He Tong. When the two saw him, their expressions changed greatly and they quickly bowed to greet him.

"Disciple Zhou Qing, disciple He Tong greets Elder Tu!"

"Humph!" Elder Tu snorted coldly as he glanced at the two of them and said: "Do you two know your crimes?"

"We …" Zhou Qing and He Tong's expressions were ugly. Just as they were about to open their mouths to defend themselves, Elder Tu interrupted them.

"Stop trying to defend me. I heard clearly that you two little gatekeeping disciples dared to contact an outsider and even bring them into a sect's important area. Could it be that you want to link the enemy with the enemy and harm my Donghua Hall?"

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Qing and He Tong were scared out of their wits. They immediately knelt down on the ground with terrified expressions on their faces.

"Elder Tu, how could this disciple dare to have an affair with a foreign enemy. I hope elder can observe this clearly."

"Elder, the two of us were just touring the mountains and rivers, a traveler who mistakenly entered your sect's gate. The two of you have already blocked our path, it could be said that you have done your duty. Elder, please enlighten us."

At this time, Xiang Yun cupped his fists together and spoke to this elder.

Zhou Qing and He Tong immediately threw expressions of grat.i.tude at Xiang Yun.

Fatty Niu also had a peacemaker look on his face as he said to Elder Tu, "That's right, Elder. We're just bragging and making a ruckus, but we haven't joined your sect. Furthermore, we're not some external enemy."

When he heard the "grandpa" call out, Elder Tu, who had a harsh expression on his face, shot a cold glare at him. A strong momentum rushed towards Fatty Niu, forcing him to take a few steps back!

"Where did this fat pig come from? When this elder speaks, you don't even have the right to interrupt!"

"Hey, you!"

Fatty Niu was scolded by this middle-aged man, causing him to immediately grow anxious. He jumped up and was about to flare up. Luckily, Xiang Yun saw that the situation was not looking good and held Fatty Niu down, signalling him not to act rashly.

Elder Tu had already turned his head towards Zhou Qing and He Tong as he spoke.

"Hmph, this Elder will not make things difficult for you two because you two have been guarding the sect for a few years. This month, the two of you can pay tribute to me, hehe, and you can leave it to me."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Qing and He Tong's expressions immediately became extremely unsightly.

Elder Tu's face suddenly darkened. A huge aura erupted and pressed down on the two of them, causing them, who were crawling on the ground, to lower their bodies even more.

"We are willing, we are willing!" In the end, Zhou Qing and He Tong could only grit their teeth and grit their teeth as they agreed!

Hearing this, Elder Tu's face revealed an indiscernible smirk. The latter turned around and glanced at Xiang Yun and Fatty Niu once more.

"Those with nothing better to leave the mountain as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't blame my Donghua Hall for being impolite!"

Finis.h.i.+ng his words, with a flick of his sleeve, Elder Tu disappeared from the pavilion and rushed up the mountain.

"Hu!"

After watching Elder Tu's figure disappear, Zhou Qing and He Tong finally let out a long sigh of relief. The two of them looked at each other before helplessly climbing up from the ground.

"Ah, I don't blame the two brothers. Even without you, Elder Tu would not have let us off easily."

"Oh? "What does that mean?" Xiang Yun was a little curious.

"Brother Xiang, you don't know about this. We have long since formed a grudge with this Elder Tu."

Immediately, the two of them started talking about their past grudges with Elder Tu.

It turned out that this Elder Tu's full name was Tu Fangzhi, and he also had a grandson called Tu Youcai, who was also one of the disciples of the East Flower Sect.

Tu Fangzhi was an elder of the East Flower Sect's Disciplinary Hall. His cultivation had already reached the peak of Yellow Cloud. He was only second to the sect master in terms of status, and his influence in the East Flower Sect could be said to be monstrous.

And the latter's grandson Tu Youcai, with this grandfather's protection, although his cultivation wasn't too bad, his arrogance was unparalleled.

This Tu Youcai often bullied his fellow sect disciples and even more so teased the female disciples of other sects. The disciples of the sect were afraid of Elder Tu, so they didn't dare to fight him head on.

However, one time, when Zhou Qing and He Tong brought a new female disciple up the mountain, they met Tu Youcai.

The latter, seeing that her junior sister was so quick-witted, actually had the thought of s.n.a.t.c.hing the girl back and insulting her, and even threatened to keep the news to herself.

After all, they were both youngsters, and they were hot-blooded and impulsive. In the end, the two of them actually made a move and beat the c.r.a.p out of them.

It was also because of this that he had stirred up trouble and became enemies with Elder Tu. In order to avenge his grandson, the latter would often make things difficult for the two of them.

They had originally been quite famous in the sect, but now they were rus.h.i.+ng from the Yun Li mountain peak to stand guard at the base of the mountain. They were even finding excuses to deduct the supplies from the two of them.

In the past two years, the two of them had been tormented by Elder Tu to the point of having no money to spend.

Thus, when they had seen Xiang Yun act just now with a thousand taels of silver, the two of them had been so out of control that they had nearly been unable to open the pot.

Hearing the two of them explain it, Xiang Yun nodded, "So that's how it is. I can indeed tell that this Elder Tu has the intention of deliberately making things difficult for the two of you."

"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it. They are sect elders, and have monstrous power." Both of them let out a long sigh.

"Since you two senior brothers aren't staying in the East Flower Sect well, why don't you join another sect?" Xiang Yun asked, a little puzzled.

He Tong said with a pained expression, "Brother Xiang, how could it be so simple? We are still disciples of the East Flowers Sect after all. No matter how badly we are oppressed by Elder Tu, we won't be bullied by others."

At this moment, Fatty Niu scolded them angrily, "This b.a.s.t.a.r.d is really hateful. This grandson is also a b.a.s.t.a.r.d, yet he dares to make things difficult for the two brothers like this."

"Boss, why don't we just kill this old man to save him the trouble of bringing more harm!"

"Aiyo, Brother Niu, lower your voice. Just think about it in your heart. Don't say it out loud."

Zhou Qing and He Tong were frightened by Fatty Niu's words. They quickly looked around, afraid that someone might hear.

Hearing this, Xiang Yun shook his head and said, "Fatty Niu, there's a rule on the mountain, we can't act rashly. If we really help these two brothers get rid of Elder Tu, I'm afraid it will bring them even more trouble."

"Sigh, he's just a peak Huang Yun martial artist, I can't stand his arrogant att.i.tude!" The fat cow grumbled indignantly.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Zhou Qing and He Tong looked at each other, their hearts filled with shock. A dignified Elder of the Punishment Hall, a peak Huang Yun martial artist?

Soon after, the two of them personally sent Xiang Yun and Fatty Niu off. Before leaving, they specifically instructed them to follow in the southeast direction and not enter the Silvermoon Forest by mistake. This was a forbidden zone for humans.

Looking at the two leaving figures, Zhou Qing could not help but ask with a puzzled expression, "Senior brother He, what do you think the ident.i.ty of this brother and Brother Niu is?" "How can they not be afraid of Elder Tu at all?"

He Tong nodded in deep agreement. "The ident.i.ties of these two brothers are definitely not ordinary."

"Hmm?" Suddenly, he seemed to recall something as he said, "Junior Zhou, you are from the Wind Cloud Nation, what is the surname of your country's w.a.n.g?"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing's body trembled, his face filled with shock!

In that instant, the two of them sucked in a breath of cold air, as if they knew some huge secret.

At this moment, Xiang Yun and Fatty Niu had already set out on their journey back home. By the time the two of them returned, it was already rather late.

The golden gong in the camp had already been rung, and many hunters had already returned to the camp. Taking advantage of the last bit of sunset, the two finally saw the camp.

The two slowed down as Xiang Yun turned to look at the forest behind him. He asked with some doubt, "Fatty Niu, just now, when we were leaving the forest, did you hear the roar of a wild beast?"

"Is that so? Why didn't I hear it?" Fatty Niu looked blankly at Xiang Yun.

"Yes, I can hear it. It seems to be far away, but it seems to be the roar of two wild beasts!" Xiang Yun said with absolute certainty.

Earlier, when they had ridden their horses out of the forest, Xiang Yun had clearly heard two faint but distinct roars of wild beasts, one after the other. Amongst the roars, there seemed to be the sound of steel clas.h.i.+ng.

However, he did not take it to heart. He just followed Fatty Niu back to the camp.

A figure dressed in black was running through the forest. His body was as fast as lightning. He was like a cheetah, and he was like an ape on the tree. He still had a bow on his shoulder and a long black blade in his hand.

An earth-shattering roar came from the black figure's back. Following the collapse of the mountain rocks and the collapse of the trees, a huge silver-black silhouette chased after him with an unstoppable momentum.

The black figure turned around, revealing a pair of dark, sinister eyes. He kept darting through the forest, maintaining the distance from the monster, making it unable to catch up to him.

The black clothed man muttered to himself as he looked at the ferocious and menacing monster behind him.

"What a ferocious beast, tomorrow you must also be this savage, it would be best if you can tear that stinking brat into pieces, and eat him to the point where not even his bones will remain, then you can dispel the hatred in my heart! "Hehe."

It was night. The moonlight was bright and the night breeze was chilly. Seeing Lin Wan'er who had tidied up the camp and was ignoring him, Xiang Yun felt rather helpless. He also wanted to take a walk outside.

"Your eighth prince, you're still in the mood to stroll outside at such a late hour?" The person in front of him was no other than the eighth prince, Xiang Changan.

At this moment, Xiang Changan was wringing his hands together, a conflicted expression on his face. It was as if there was something very difficult to make a decision about.

Xiang Chang'an was startled by the sudden voice that rang out in his ears. Turning around, he saw Xiang Yun standing not far away, looking at him.

Xiang Chang An's expression immediately changed as beads of sweat appeared on his forehead due to nervousness. Even his body couldn't help but tremble.

"Why is His Highness so nervous? Did he do something shameful?"

The speaker was unintentional. Hearing Xiang Yun's teasing words, Xiang Changan was frightened to the point of crying out in surprise. He did not dare look Xiang Yun in the eye as the latter turned and left in a panic.

"Ugh!"

Xiang Yun was a little dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "When did this kid become so afraid of me?"

"Xiang Yun, wait a moment!"

Xiang Chang An turned around, but there was no trace of Xiang Yun behind him. The latter had already returned to his tent and did not hear his voice.

"Sigh!"

Upon seeing this, Xiang Changan sighed and returned to his tent with a heavy heart. He had not slept the entire night and his mind was filled with b.l.o.o.d.y scenes!