"What do we do now?"
Qin Juan felt a bit worried. "This Wan Yunting isn't an ordinary person. Never mind being the master of the Wuliang Daoist Temple, the Ouyang family in the capital is not something our Hengshan Sect can compare to. How about we release Lu Xiaodie and let him owe us a favor?"
Bai Yihe, sitting in the main seat, frowned. It was precisely because he was worried about Wan Yunting being connected to the Ouyang family that he was so hesitant. If he were just the master of the Wuliang Daoist Temple, let alone letting him into the reception hall, he wouldn't even be allowed through the inner gate of the Hengshan Sect.
"She must be released!"
Bai Yihe looked up, his old eyes revealing a cunning glint. Knowing that Wan Yunting would personally come to the Hengshan Sect to demand someone showed that his relationship with Lu Xiaodie was unusual.
Perhaps even the martial arts Lu Xiaodie possessed were related to Wan Yunting!
"I want the favor, and climbing onto the Ouyang family's grand ship is my ultimate goal!"
Bai Yihe smirked faintly. As long as he could board the Ouyang family's ship, why would he worry about the Hengshan Sect not prospering?
Qin Juan nodded upon hearing this. Since Bai Yihe had a plan, she didn't need to worry...
"I'll go see Lu Xiaodie again and find out what school her martial arts belong to!" Saying this, Bai Yihe got up and went out...
Two days prior, when Lu Xiaodie returned to the sect, her martial arts had injured two elders. Bai Yihe and the others couldn't discern what martial arts Lu Xiaodie used, but they were certain it was superior swordplay and internal energy cultivation.
The greedy Bai Yihe wanted Wan Yunting to owe him a favor, and he also wanted to obtain Lu Xiaodie's martial arts. At least he wanted to try.
In the back mountain of the Hengshan Sect's inner sect, there was a wood storage room specifically for punishing disciples. Of course, it was more accurately a prison. It used to have cages, but after renovations, it was converted into a wood storage room, where dry firewood and杂物 (miscellaneous items) were kept.
The wood storage room was sealed, with only a few ventilation openings for air circulation. The main door was an iron door, and it was guarded by two young disciples. One was tall and burly; he was Bai Yihe's personal disciple, Lu Da. In his thirties, he was at the late stage of Hua Jin realm. He was also the senior disciple among the young disciples of the entire Hengshan Sect and the one with the highest cultivation, known as a martial arts prodigy.
The disciple guarding Lu Xiaodie with Lu Da was in his early twenties. He was sitting on the steps at the entrance, holding his phone and watching short videos, his eyes revealing a lecherous gaze, saliva almost dripping from his mouth. He exclaimed, "Senior Brother, come quickly, this girl has such a great figure."
Lu Da also leaned his head over, looking at the beautiful woman dancing passionately in the video, his eyes also gleaming. He licked his lips and smirked, "If I could have a taste, it would be worth dying for."
"Yeah, watching this made my little brother perk up."
This disciple, named Chen Shusheng, grinned and chuckled, grabbing his crotch with his hand.
"Damn it."
Lu Da also got excited and said, "It's been a while since I went to town to find those women. I'll have to ask Young Master to take us out for some fun next time."
"Heh heh, it would be even more fun if they called a few women like last time," Chen Shusheng said with a lewd grin. Lu Da found it even more exciting and then Chen Shusheng turned his head to look at the iron door of the wood storage room behind him and smirked, "Senior Brother, isn't there one inside?"
"Lu Xiaodie!"
Lu Da rolled his eyes at him and said, "This is the woman Young Master fancies. Don't you have any improper thoughts!"
"I know, I know. Tonight, after Young Master has his fill, we can at least have some of the leftovers!" Chen Shusheng grinned wickedly, and Lu Da understood his meaning and grinned along.
Bang bang!
Suddenly, the iron door was violently pounded, and Lu Xiaodie's angry voice was heard, "Let me out..."
This startled Lu Da and Chen Shusheng. They stood up and cursed, "Damn it, if you keep knocking, I'll go in and kill you."
"Come on, if you dare, come in..."
Lu Xiaodie's furious roar came from inside. She was bound by very thick chains on both hands, her long hair was messy, and her down jacket was dirty. She had been locked up here for two days and was going crazy. She yelled, "I'll beat you to death..."
"Damn it, you really think I don't dare..."
An enraged Lu Da took out his key, intending to open the door and teach Lu Xiaodie a lesson. Chen Shusheng quickly pulled him back, "Don't fall for it, Senior Brother. This woman's martial arts are very powerful. The two of us together couldn't defeat her. She's doing this on purpose."
"What are you doing?"
At this moment, Bai Yihe arrived and called out from a distance. Lu Da and Chen Shusheng turned around and nodded respectfully, "Sect Master..."
Bai Yihe glared at them and said, "Open the door. I want to talk to her."
"Yes."
Lu Da nodded, took the key, and opened a large lock on the iron door. Lu Xiaodie was about to rush out. Lu Da and Chen Shusheng reacted quickly, grabbing her shoulders and forcefully pushing her out. Lu Xiaodie fell with a thud and landed on the dirty cement floor, gritting her teeth in pain.
"Lu Xiaodie, stop wasting your energy."
Bai Yihe's old eyes narrowed as he walked in with a cold smile. He waved to Lu Da and Chen Shusheng to go out and guard. Looking at Lu Xiaodie on the ground, he smirked, "After two days in confinement, you're still so impetuous."
Lu Xiaodie struggled to stand up, her eyes wide with anger as she glared at Bai Yihe. She said furiously, "Bai, I will never agree to your terms. Don't even dream about it!"
Bai Yihe chuckled, "So, you want me to send you to the police station down the mountain?"
"Fine, send me. At worst, I'll go to jail," Lu Xiaodie's attitude was extremely tough, and she was not afraid of his threats at all.
This made Bai Yihe's eyebrows twitch slightly. He patiently smiled and said, "Xiaodie, why are you doing this? You are originally a disciple of our Hengshan Sect. Have you forgotten that I personally taught you martial arts before?"
"Yes, my unruly son did go too far with you, but it was because he liked you. You even taught him a lesson. Why do you have to be like this?"
"The most outrageous thing is that when you returned to the sect the day before yesterday, you demanded justice. Isn't it because of your mistake that you were expelled from the sect?"
"Pfft."
These words angered Lu Xiaodie, who cursed, "Bai Yihe, do you have any shame? If you hadn't indulged your son, he wouldn't dare to bully me like that. Now, it's all blamed on me. You're mixing black and white, and none of you are good people."
"Also, I truly pity the ancestor for passing the position of Hengshan Sect Master to a despicable and insidious villain like you. The end of the Hengshan Sect is not far away!"
"You scoundrel, how dare you curse our Hengshan Sect?"
These words enraged Bai Yihe. His old eyes revealed a sinister glint. He pointed at Lu Xiaodie and grunted, "Lu Xiaodie, don't think I won't do anything to you. This is the Hengshan Sect. If I truly wanted you dead, you wouldn't be able to walk out of this door alive!"
Facing Bai Yihe's sinister gaze and his powerful aura, Lu Xiaodie was indeed somewhat intimidated, feeling a trace of fear in her heart. But she still held back, gritted her teeth, and said angrily, "I'm not afraid of you. At worst, I'll die."
"Heh heh, don't be so absolute!"
Bai Yihe's mouth curved upwards, revealing an evil smile. He said, "Sometimes, living is far more painful than dying!"
This sentence completely struck Lu Xiaodie's inner defenses. She knew what kind of person Bai Yihe was!
When she was in the Hengshan Sect, a senior sister had inexplicably jumped off a cliff and died. Later, some disciples spread rumors that Bai Yihe had defiled that senior sister, which led to her suicide.
Also, his son, Bai Kangliang, was an even more lawless and arrogant fellow. He usually swaggered around the sect, harassing any beautiful senior or junior sisters he saw. Many senior and junior sisters in the sect feared him and had to detour when they saw him.
Of course, it was because he tried to bully her that Lu Xiaodie had a conflict with the Hengshan Sect!
Now, Bai Yihe's words had broken through Lu Xiaodie's psychological defenses. If she truly fell into the hands of this father and son duo, one could imagine the consequences!
Bai Yihe observed the subtle expressions of fear on Lu Xiaodie's face and knew she was scared. He reached out to place his hand on Lu Xiaodie's fragrant shoulder. "Xiaodie, I'm not making things difficult for you, nor do I want to send you to the police station. Actually, if you want to return to our Hengshan Sect, you just need to nod, and I'll be very willing to have you back. After all, I'm your master, and as they say, a day as a teacher is like a father for life."
Lu Xiaodie immediately took two steps back, preventing the cunning old man from touching her, and said coldly, "You say it nicely, but you just want the martial arts on me, don't you?"
"Heh heh."
Bai Yihe chuckled and said, "Xiaodie, you have a straightforward personality, but it's fine. It's good this way. You're right, I just want to know what kind of martial arts you have and where they come from."
"Don't get any wild ideas!"
Lu Xiaodie retreated and sat on a pile of dry grass, sneering, "Even if I die, I won't let you get my martial arts!"
Seeing her stubborn attitude and her determination to die rather than yield, Bai Yihe's old face turned grim. He said coldly, "Xiaodie, don't be so absolute. It's not bad for you, right? As long as you write down a set of internal energy cultivation methods for me, it will be considered a contribution to our Hengshan Sect, and I will immediately let you go down the mountain. How about that?"
Lu Xiaodie's beautiful eyes cast a cold sidelong glance at him and she snorted, "It's fine. I don't want to go down the mountain right now!"
These words made Bai Yihe's old face twitch. He knew that Wan Yunting's arrival today was prepared by Lu Xiaodie in advance, otherwise, she wouldn't be so calm now and would be trying to stall for time.
"Fine, then don't regret it!"
Bai Yihe knew that continuing to talk was meaningless. He glared at her with his sinister old eyes and left with a flick of his sleeve. Lu Da and Chen Shusheng immediately closed the iron door and locked it...