68: Chapter 68 The Second Mission

Yellow Xuanwu's expression hardened, and he hurriedly said to Lin Yu, "Young Master Lin, that little boy has been brought back."

Lin Yu stopped in his tracks, his face showing delight, "Brought back? Where is he?"

"He's at the foot of the mountain. The Sect Disciples also know what happened here and asked if I wanted to secretly bring him back through the back mountain."

Yellow Xuanwu was also excited; at this moment, any thought of the Sect's reputation had long been thrown to the back of his mind.

"Bring him directly here!" Lin Yu's face also couldn't hide his excitement. Although he liked beautiful women, he knew what awaited him if he didn't handle the matter his Master assigned him well.

Besides, Fire Qingrou was already here, and she couldn't escape. The sooner he brought that little boy back, the more rewards he would naturally receive.

"Alright, I'll have them bring him up now." Yellow Xuanwu nodded.

He wished he could hand the little boy over to Lin Yu sooner so he would be out of it.

On the Xuanwu Sect's side, a young man in his twenties couldn't hold back. He went directly to Yellow Xuanwu and bowed, saying, "Sect Master, Li Wu is willing to fight."

Li Wu, the top Genius of the Xuanwu Sect's younger generation, was already at Yu Ling Realm Perfection at a young age, only half a step away from breaking through to the Kai Shan Realm.

Fire Qingrou's strength was now obvious to all; she was at least not below Yu Ling Realm Late Stage. At this point, only Li Wu's intervention could save the Xuanwu Sect's reputation.

Yellow Xuanwu looked at the most talented person in the Xuanwu Sect, his face full of satisfaction, and smiled, "Li Wu, the challenge ends here."

"But Sect Master, is our Xuanwu Sect just going to..."

"There are no 'buts.' Do my words as Sect Master no longer count?" Li Wu's unfinished words were directly interrupted by Yellow Xuanwu. After thinking for a moment, he explained, "That little girl has already caught Young Master Lin's eye. Even if our Xuanwu Sect loses to Young Master Lin's person, there's no grievance."

Yellow Xuanwu was truly cunning. Not only did he give Li Wu, the Sect's Genius, an explanation, but he also took the opportunity to flatter Lin Yu.

"Haha, Sect Master Huang is indeed a man of understanding." Lin Yu laughed heartily, patting Yellow Xuanwu's shoulder in appreciation.

The audience present didn't know what was happening, looking at the Xuanwu Sect's side, then at Zhang Bufan's side.

Fire Qingrou finished the plate of braised Yao Beast meat in front of her, and seeing no one from the Xuanwu Sect come forward to fight, she wasn't in a hurry at all. She dragged over the plate of meat in front of Baldy and continued eating.

Baldy wanted to protest, but remembering that this 'Grandma' would explode people's life roots at the slightest provocation, he could only pretend nothing had happened. Although he didn't have lychees, he couldn't stand this 'Grandma's' destruction either.

As for Zhang Bufan, he was indifferent to his surroundings, eating his side dishes and drinking his wine, feeling extremely content.

Just then, a shout came from the direction of the stone steps, "Move aside, we are Xuanwu Sect Disciples."

The crowd blocking the stone steps stirred for a moment, then parted to form a passage.

A middle-aged man with a square face walked onto the platform, holding a bulging sack in his hand, containing something unknown.

Behind him followed more than a dozen young people, covered in dust from their journey.

The middle-aged man quickly passed through the crowd, saw Yellow Xuanwu by the mountain gate, and walked straight towards him.

"Sect Master, I have not failed in my mission. I have safely brought the person back." The middle-aged man knelt on one knee before Yellow Xuanwu, handing over the sack in his hand.

The other dozen or so young people also knelt down, shouting in unison, "Sect Master, we have not failed in our mission."

"Good, good, good. Elder Ma, you have rendered a great service this time. The Sect will reward you heavily. All of you, rise." Yellow Xuanwu was overjoyed, waving his hand at the middle-aged man.

The square-faced middle-aged man stood up and retreated to the side with the dozen Disciples behind him.

The people from Qingxuan City found what was happening on the Xuanwu Sect's side very strange. Weren't they going to send someone to fight?

What was this new act? Did the Xuanwu Sect no longer care about its reputation, having lost several times, and just wanted to admit defeat like this?

But that was impossible. For the Xuanwu Sect to become the dominant force in this area, there must be more Geniuses than just Xia Yan within the Sect, even more powerful ones.

Many people were puzzled, though some Elders from Qingxuan City Families seemed to be deep in thought, but no one spoke up.

The Baili Family was located north of Qingxuan City. Although the news of their annihilation was suppressed by those with intentions, there's no such thing as an airtight wall. Many forces in Qingxuan City had sent people to investigate, openly and secretly, but because it concerned the Xuanwu Sect, they didn't dare to delve deeper.

And the group led by the square-faced middle-aged man were precisely those who had been pursuing the remnants of the Baili Family.

Zhang Bufan also turned to look at the Xuanwu Sect's side, his face full of confusion. What in the world was the Xuanwu Sect up to, and what was inside that sack?

"Senior Brother, what is the Xuanwu Sect doing?" Fire Qingrou also looked over, her expression very strange.

"I'm not sure, but judging by the shape of that sack, it looks like a person." Zhang Bufan carefully examined the sack, saying softly.

"A person?" Fire Qingrou peered closer, even more puzzled, "Impossible, that sack isn't very big, how could it fit a person?"

Zhang Bufan didn't know how to explain either. He had only seen that the sack resembled a human shape. "Let's wait and see. Since the Xuanwu Sect stopped the competition for whatever is in that sack, it must be very important."

Yellow Xuanwu picked up the sack, weighed it, and placed it in front of Lin Yu, smiling and saying softly, "Young Master Lin, the child is inside."

"Haha, good." Lin Yu took the sack, which felt like only ten to twenty jin. The reason he came to the Xuanwu Sect was for this child. At this moment, he was eager to open it and see who this person was that his high and mighty Master was so concerned about.

Yellow Xuanwu hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Young Master Lin, do you want to open it now? But there are many eyes here, what if..."

Although Yellow Xuanwu didn't finish his sentence, Lin Yu knew what he meant and said indifferently, "It's fine. In a small place like this, no one dares to have ideas. Once the item is in my hands, it's as good as being in the Tianjian Sect's hands."

Yellow Xuanwu nodded and said nothing more. The reputation of the Tianjian Sect was such that even his great Xuanwu Sect had to bow down. Within a thousand li radius, indeed no one would dare to have ideas, unless they were out of their minds.

Lin Yu untied the sack and took out its contents.

It was a small chubby boy, only about two or three years old, plump all over, with something stuffed in his mouth, only able to make muffled sounds.

The chubby boy looked at Lin Yu, then at Yellow Xuanwu and the others. When his peripheral vision caught sight of the square-faced middle-aged man, his round, big eyes instantly filled with terror.

"Are you Hundred Li Jingang?" Lin Yu lifted the chubby boy, holding him in front of him for a careful look, as if admiring a work of art.

Just then, the System's voice echoed in Zhang Bufan's mind, "Host, your second mission has appeared."