Chapter 319: Chapter 319 Continue Surveillance_1
That evening, a party of five returned to Tianhe.
Upon learning that the five had safely returned, Wang Jianglong was overjoyed and immediately arranged a celebratory feast to welcome them back and cleanse them of the dust of travel.
However, since Long Wei and the others had all sustained varying degrees of injury, the banquet was canceled.
Wang Jianglong, of course, was filled with gratitude toward the four warriors of the Dragon-Tiger-Leopard-Wolf.
He promptly assured them with a slap on his chest that he would celebrate their success.
To risk their lives and annihilate a branch of the Pangu Sect,
And to kill one of the Eight Venerables, such an immense merit.
A collective first-class merit was certainly in store.
Only that the four of them felt somewhat undeserving, upon reflection.
Had it not been for Ye Fei, they wouldn’t have accomplished anything.
It is likely that by now, they would have become the stomach filling for those snakes, rats, and centipedes.
Leaving the four to go off and heal their wounds for the time being.
Wang Jianglong was actually filled with worry about the destruction of the Pangu Sect branch.
"Little brother, the Diku Venerable is dead. But who’s to say the Pangu Sect won’t seek retaliation? The situation we’re about to face may become even more dangerous. We must be careful!"
Ye Fei had a different opinion.
"Brother Long, rest assured, I believe the Pangu Sect won’t take any action against us in the near future."
"Why?" Wang Jianglong asked with a puzzled face, not understanding why Ye Fei was so certain.
Ye Fei said, "The Pangu Sect didn’t just lose the Diku Venerable this time around. I believe that after this, they must have been greatly weakened and need time to recover."
"At the very least, for the next few months, they will certainly hold their forces."
Wang Jianglong scratched his head, "What? You’re saying besides the Diku Venerable, more Venerables from the Pangu Sect were also sent and eliminated by you guys?"
Ye Fei shook his head, "No, they were taken out by someone else."
"Someone else? Who?"
Ye Fei smiled mysteriously, "An old friend."
"Old friend, who are you referring to exactly?"
However much Wang Jianglong questioned him, Ye Fei would no longer say more.
...
Pangu Sect headquarters.
Boom!
Upon receiving the news of two major fors being vanquished, the Sect Master of the Pangu Sect erupted in fury, shattering a wall nearby with a palm strike.
This frightened the remaining six Venerables into silence.
"Damnable to the extreme! To think that this insignificant Ye Fei, not only killed the Diku Venerable, but also the Fenglai Venerable met a gruesome end at his hands!"
"I’ve clearly underestimated him!"
The six Venerables said in unison, "Sect Master, please calm your anger! Please take care of yourself!"
The mysterious shadow raised a slightly trembling hand, "Rise! All of you give your opinions on what we should do next!"
One immediately stepped forward, "We and Ye Fei cannot exist under the same sky! If we do not avenge this, wouldn’t our Pangu Sect be laughed at? Being undermined by a youngster, and losing our sect’s dignity, we absolutely cannot allow this to happen!"
"Kill! He must be killed! His head must be hung high and his body utterly destroyed!"
Immediately, two more Venerables expressed their support for this opinion.
"You’re right! If we do not avenge this, how could our Pangu Sect have any dignity left in the world? What would other sects think of us?"
Just as the voices for punishment gained momentum, Asi spoke out in opposition.
"Sect Master, we must not! Now that we have lost two Venerables in succession, our strength has been greatly diminished. With the Tianhai Sect and the Xuesha Sect eyeing us covetously,"
"If we suffer further losses, those two major sects might take advantage of our weakness! Moreover, the strength of Ye Fei is unfathomable."
"If we fail again and he seeks retaliation, facing the power of three sides, I fear, I fear..."
"Asi! How dare you!"
A Venerable interrupted loudly.
"You dare to bolster the morale of others while undermining our own prestige! Do you believe I will not destroy you right now, you traitor!"
Asi immediately retorted, "Do not slander! I am merely considering the best interests of our sect! Just being realistic!"
"Still trying to argue? I see that the Diku Venerable was not wrong before, are you not indeed in league with that Ye fellow? Hmm?"
"You’re spouting nonsense!"
Asi, angry, blushed with indignation, her fists clenched tightly.
"Is that so? Just look at you, defending your little lover with such a shameful look, even a fool could see there’s a problem!"
"Enough!"
The mysterious shadow shouted angrily, interrupting them.
Then looked toward the two Venerables on the right who appeared the most venerable and respected.
"Yitian, Muxue, what do you two think?"
The two exchanged glances, and Yitian Venerate bowed, "Replying to the Sect Master, both of us also do not support taking revenge on Ye Fei. At least the timing is not right now."
"Even the Fenglai Venerable has failed this time, which shows that the strength of this Ye must not be underestimated."
"Just as Asi has said, with formidable enemies surrounding us, we cannot afford to divert our manpower to deal with Ye Fei anymore. If it were not to succeed, facing a triple-front attack would be unimaginable,"
"Therefore, in the humble opinion of this old one, we should focus our main efforts on dealing with the Tianhai and Xuesha Sects."
"As for the issue with Ye Fei, we should still primarily focus on investigation. Once we have a complete understanding of him, then making plans will not be too late."
The mysterious shadow nodded, "Hmm. Good, just as I intended. Then let’s do as Yitian Venerate suggests."
"Asi, you are quite familiar with the situation in Tianhe, hence the task of secretly surveilling Ye Fei falls to you. Do take care to not let down the trust I have placed in you, understood?"
The mysterious shadow enunciated the words "take care" and "trust" with extra emphasis.
Asi, with genuine alarm, quickly bowed her head, "As you command!"
And as she bowed, a trace of joy, unbeknown to her, revealed itself at the corners of her eyes and brows.
She believed no one noticed, but all these details had already been observed by the mysterious shadow.
