ChenYa stared at Ri Guang for a long time. The corner of his mouth lifted into a lewd smile, and his hand lightly patted Ri Guang's shoulder as he said, "Ri Guang, long time no see. Looks like... your body has become quite a bit sturdier than before."
Ri Guang felt ChenYa's hand patting his shoulder, but in truth it was gripping his shoulder, and his fingers even slipped into Ri Guang's robe, touching along his collarbone.
Before, Ri Guang hadn't thought much of it, only believing that Senior Brother ChenYa was simply too enthusiastic, too familiar, not caring that he was just a servant, which had even moved him a little.
But after clearly learning the relationship between Senior Brother Lee and ChenYa, he felt nauseated to the extreme.
Ri Guang's body trembled slightly, but he still forced himself to hold it in. Otherwise, right now he would have wanted to snap ChenYa's arm, then smash the face wearing that lewd grin.
Ri Guang took a deep breath, stepped back to avoid ChenYa's hand, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Long time no see, Senior Brother ChenYa."
ChenYa frowned, raised the hand that had just touched Ri Guang's collarbone to his nose, and inhaled. Sensing a faint fishy scent, along with a light, feminine perfume lingering on Ri Guang, he seemed to realize something.
"So... you and Senior Sister LanYue have been getting along very well."
Ri Guang frowned, feeling a bit uneasy.
He told himself that he had already removed the scent from his body, so how could ChenYa still notice? Was his nose a dog's nose or something?
"Ri Guang, Senior Brother Lee is dead. Do you know?" ChenYa said, his voice very light, as if the one who died was nothing more than an ant.
Hearing that, Ri Guang wasn't too surprised, because he knew of the existence of the "Life Lamp."
Within the sect, disciples with good aptitude would have a lamp lit by the sect, called a "Life Lamp."
Each Life Lamp was linked to a disciple's life. If that disciple died, the Life Lamp would also go out.
Ri Guang straightened his back and looked at the beautiful maid beside him, saying softly, "Go back."
The maid was startled and hurriedly asked, "Then what about you?"
"I'll be fine." Ri Guang did not look at her. His gaze remained fixed on ChenYa as he said softly, "If LanYue wakes up, tell her I'll be fine."
The maid looked at him for a moment, then nodded lightly. "I will pass the message to Miss."
After speaking, she left.
Only Ri Guang and ChenYa remained here, and the atmosphere became somewhat strange.
ChenYa narrowed his eyes at Ri Guang. His gaze was like a venomous snake, carrying a hint of greed and lust that made Ri Guang feel sick.
Ri Guang knew clearly that ChenYa had only just reached Qi Refining, Stage 2, far weaker than him.
If they fought, he was fully confident he could defeat ChenYa. It was just... ChenYa was a member of the Law Enforcement Hall. If he died, everything would become even more troublesome.
"So... you already know that Senior Brother Lee is dead." ChenYa said with a smile.
Ri Guang nodded and said firmly, "Senior Brother Lee was killed by me."
ChenYa was somewhat surprised, but then he burst into loud laughter. "Hahahaha... Ri Guang, you really know how to joke. A useless trash like you can kill a Qi Refining, Stage 7 Tu sĩ? Hahahaha... Ri Guang, do you really want to protect that woman?"
Ri Guang shook his head. "I'm not lying. I really killed him."
"Huh!" ChenYa seemed to have lost his patience. He struck out with a palm, Spiritual power turning into a stream of smoke that shot toward Ri Guang.
Ri Guang frowned, looking at that thin wisp of smoke with a trace of disdain.
He extended his hand, fingers pressed tightly together, turning his hand into a sword blade.
Ri Guang swung his hand. The Moonlit Ripple Sword Art was invoked. Although he had learned less than 20% of it, it was still a King Grade technique, not something a person like ChenYa, who had only learned a Mortal Grade technique, could comprehend.
BANG!
ChenYa's Spiritual power was lightly shattered by Ri Guang's hand, exploding into a gust of wind that blew outward.
"What?!" ChenYa was shocked at the sight and muttered, "Impossible! I'm already Qi Refining, Stage 2. You're just an ordinary person. How could you..."
"Senior Brother." Ri Guang spoke at this moment, his voice extremely indifferent. "I already said... Senior Brother Lee was killed by me. Now, can you take me to the Law Enforcement Hall?"
ChenYa clenched his teeth, his face flushing red from humiliation and anger. The prey he had considered to be in his pocket was now resisting him, making him unable to restrain himself.
Kleng!
ChenYa drew the sword at his waist and immediately charged at Ri Guang, shouting, "Bastard! Die!"
Ri Guang did not even look at him. He swung his hand and slashed out a strand of sword qi.
Whoosh!
"Impossible!" ChenYa was shocked when he saw a blue sword qi shoot out from Ri Guang's hand, whistling as it tore straight toward him.
ChenYa twisted his body, trying to dodge the sword qi, however...
Smash!
"Agh!" ChenYa stumbled back two steps, feeling a small cut on the edge of his ear.
Although the blood was not much, it was a humiliation to him. ChenYa gritted his teeth, his eyes turning red as if about to ignite.
Ri Guang let out a sigh and said softly, "Senior Brother, you should still take me to the Law Enforcement Hall. You... are not my opponent."
ChenYa was not a fool. Of course he understood what Ri Guang meant, it was just... he could not accept it.
He took a deep breath, turned his head, and said angrily, "Follow me!"
Ri Guang followed behind ChenYa, but his eyes still glanced toward the small house beyond the bamboo grove. Then he shook his head and walked with firm steps after ChenYa.
....
At the main hall of the Law Enforcement Hall.
This place was somewhat spacious but also rather dim. Around him were Law Enforcement Hall members standing with swords in hand.
In front of him was a young man in his thirties, wearing a white robe with black patterns on it. What was special was that his face looked somewhat similar to ChenYa's.
This was the Sixth Elder, and also the person in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Don't be fooled by his youthful appearance. In truth, he was already over seventy. It was just that his Cultivation was quite high, so he could maintain a young exterior.
He narrowed his eyes at Ri Guang, then looked at ChenYa, frowning as he asked, "Where is LanYue?"
ChenYa was glaring hatefully at Ri Guang kneeling in the middle of the hall. Hearing the Sixth Elder's voice, he immediately clasped his hands and bowed his head. "Master, LanYue is in closed-door cultivation and cannot come. But... this one says Senior Brother Lee was killed by him."
Hearing that, the Sixth Elder's gaze toward Ri Guang carried a hint of greed.
Ri Guang shivered at that gaze and cursed inwardly, 'Motherfucker! I remember this is the Hehuan Sect, not some Gay Sect. Why do I run into these kinds of people everywhere?'
Unlike ChenYa, the Sixth Elder did not restrain himself at all. His eyes, filled with intense possessiveness, stared straight at Ri Guang.
At this moment, Ri Guang was not the same as before.
After reaching Qi Refining, Stage 6, his body had become even more perfect. His height rose from 175cm to 178cm, and his muscles had increased, but not in a crude way. Instead, they were neat and defined, giving others the feeling they were looking at a work of art.
A handsome face full of masculine lines, strong honey-colored skin, black eyes bright like two black pearls, thick brows that emphasized his manliness.
Most notably, his hair was cut short and neat, unlike the long hair of the other sect disciples, making him even more distinctive.
The Sixth Elder curled his lips into a grin and said, "Ri Guang, I know you like Senior Sister LanYue, but that doesn't mean you can lie. Do you know that... lying will be punished?"
He emphasized the word punished. Of course, the punishment he meant was not torture, but that kind of punishment.
Ri Guang forced down the nausea, frowned, and said, "Sixth Elder, I am not lying. Senior Brother Lee was killed by me."
Right after that, he commanded the System in his heart, 'Display my Cultivation at Qi Refining, Stage 2.'
Immediately after, in his dantian, the two spheres of light representing the moon and the sun began to move. The moonlight suddenly dimmed a bit, while the sunlight grew more and more brilliant.
The Sixth Elder was somewhat startled at once, his eyes widening as if he had seen something unbelievable.
He muttered, "Qi Refining, Stage 2, impossible. You are a Human Pill. How could you have Cultivation?"