Shao Ziheng laughed:

"Miss Sun, your abacus is so cunningly calculated, aren’t you afraid of pleasing neither side?"

"If you offend me now, aren’t you afraid that I’ll immediately side with Wen Fusheng and beat you till your face blooms with peach blossoms?"

Sun Xiaoxiang sneered coldly, "Don’t look for trouble for yourself, otherwise, I’ll make life and death difficult for you."

Shao Ziheng’s expression darkened, wanting to say more, but Chang Wei had already stepped forward and looked at Wen Fusheng:

"Manor Master Wen, we mean no offense.

"But now that we already know Celestial Secret Valley is located under Celestial Star Mountain, we ask Manor Master Wen to cooperate and hand over the Celestial Secret Order.

"To avoid unnecessary conflict."

"I simply dislike the way you hide things so sneakily." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Zhuo Ku stepped forward angrily:

"Wen Fusheng, I respect Luochun Manor, even though I know you’re deliberately delaying the martial arts tournament, yet I’m willing to cooperate with you.

"But I never expected Celestial Secret Valley is right before us!

"These years, I don’t believe Luochun Manor is completely unaware of it.

"To deceive us like this, if you don’t give an explanation... today not only do we want the Celestial Secret Order, but your Luochun Manor won’t be spared either!"

"Alright, alright."

Bian City’s voice came from behind Wen Fusheng:

"It’s said that the older you are in the Martial World, the more cowardly you become; but I see it as... the older you are in the Martial World, the more shameless you become."

"The Celestial Secret Order originally had nothing to do with you, yet now it sounds like it’s your belonging."

"Not to mention whether Manor Master Wen took anything from Celestial Secret Valley, even if he did, it was left by Celestial Master to the descendants of the Wen Family, what has it to do with you?"

"Nonsense!!"

Zhuo Ku angrily shouted:

"The treasure belongs to those worthy, you brat talk nonsense, aren’t you just looking for death?"

"An old bastard like you who speaks without moral restraint, dare call yourself worthy? Don’t you have a Copper Mirror at home? Can’t you look at yourself in a puddle of piss and see?"

Bian City was spraying saliva, he had never been afraid of cursing matches over the years.

Wen Fusheng stood before him pondering for a while, only then realizing this was his daughter’s second senior brother.

Luckily his girl was emotionally detached, otherwise, always hanging around such a senior brother... the kind of influence she’d succumb to was unimaginable.

However, at this moment, Bian City had become his spokesperson.

Though the crowd had not yet gathered, once everyone was present and the situation within Celestial Secret Valley was explained, leading them with the Celestial Secret Order into the Valley would suffice.

Earlier, both he and Chu Qing had been concerned these people might fall prey to Celestial Evil Cult’s tricks, now it seems their kindness was perhaps excessive.

The saying goes that good words can’t persuade a damned ghost, especially since this Zhuo Ku... Wen Fusheng, holding his position, had trouble cursing, but contemplated quietly striking the idiot dead with a Finger later.

Zhuo Ku was also stunned by Bian City’s scolding, coupled with his injury from the Celestial Inference Star Control Skill, his rage caused him to cough up blood:

"I’ll kill you!!!"

He said, ready to spring up.

But before he could leap out, a gray and a white figure landed mid-air.

Grabbing his shoulders from left and right, forcibly pressing him down.

Zhuo Ku was angered, ready to react, but upon seeing the gray figure, his anger was swallowed back:

"Not the Master?"

"Not the Monk!!"

Wen Fusheng squinted, looking at the gray figure.

Not the Monk was indeed a monk, yet a chubby, smiling, compassionate old monk.

This old monk wasn’t simple, the South Ridge’s top forces included Two Clans, Three Halls, Five Gates, and One Manor.

But besides them, there were three individuals whose martial arts reputation could compete with these Great Influences.

These three were called ’Three Carefree Immortals’.

They were a monk, a daoist, and a scholar.

The monk was ’Not the Monk’, the daoist was ’Yige Daoist’, the scholar was ’Scholar of Escape’.

Their titles were eccentric, as were their characters.

Not the Monk enjoyed life, indulged in drinking and meat, acted as he pleased, unbound by precepts.

Yet he was compassionate, many Martial World masters owed him favors, thus his reputation was extremely high, far beyond a Martial World leader like Wen Fusheng.

The old monk tidied his sleeve, glanced around the crowd, finally looking at the person holding Zhuo Ku with him, smiling:

"How should the young friend be addressed?"

"Junior is Zuo Wenchuan."

Zuo Wenchuan clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, greetings Not the Master."

Not the Monk nodded repeatedly:

"I pinned down this reckless man to keep Wen Fusheng from striking him dead with a Finger, wasting a life."

"Why did you intervene?"

While he spoke, other Martial World masters converged in front of Treasure House, gathering behind these few experts.

Zuo Wenchuan spoke respectfully:

"Junior believes the Luochun Manor incident is a deliberate act.

"Until the truth is clear, conflict shouldn’t be initiated lightly."

Upon saying this, whispers spread through the crowd.

This suspicion, everyone had... things happened too coincidentally, first the Celestial Secret Order rumors spread mysteriously, followed by the location of Celestial Secret Valley being muddled.

These coincidences were excessive, but the allure of Celestial Secret Valley was too great; noticing the ’sugar’ might be poisonous, people couldn’t resist tasting it.

Not the Monk laughed heartily:

"No wonder a disciple of Celestial Nether possesses the courage to stand at such a moment, it’s rare indeed.

"However, you’re right; I also heard some things earlier, and tonight I want to share them with everyone."

As he said this, he glanced at Wen Fusheng:

"Benefactor Wen, whether to live or die, why not let them decide themselves, what do you think?"

Wen Fusheng looked at him and smiled:

"If you have something to say, just say it."

Not the Monk laughed aloud:

"Alright, everyone, I heard Celestial Secret Valley holds secrets, with a cult named Celestial Evil occupying Celestial Secret Valley, using the Celestial Secret Order’s news to lure you to Luochun Manor.

"They then use Celestial Secret Valley as bait, intending to invite you inside, risking your lives.

"Whether or not to go to Celestial Secret Valley... is your own decision!"

If Wen Fusheng had said this, these people might not believe, since leaders inevitably prioritize profits.

But Not the Monk was a virtuous high monk, compassionate and boundless in Buddhist Technique.

He wouldn’t lie for Luochun Manor.

For a moment, the crowd was taken aback, some uncertain.

"May I ask Master, where did you hear this information?"

Chang Wei stepped forward, clasped hands, showing utmost respect for the monk.

Not the Monk smiled and shook his head:

"Cannot say, cannot say."

"This..."

Chang Wei was speechless, wishing to ask more, yet dared not insist, thus remained silent.

Zhuo Ku was unwilling:

"True or false, we can find out, Wen Fusheng, do you dare hand over the Celestial Secret Order!?"

Wen Fusheng reached into his robes, holding a token in his palm:

"This is the Celestial Secret Order!

"If you wish to go to Celestial Secret Valley, you may follow me..."

"What?"

Zhuo Ku was stunned, thinking earlier that they needed to fight desperately to obtain it, yet Wen Fusheng was handing it over now?

"You... you should have brought it out earlier, why resort to violence?"

Wen Fusheng gave him a cold glare, speaking:

"Everyone, you’ve heard the monk’s words.

"To be honest, since the Celestial Secret Order news spread, I’ve been investigating its truth.

"Intending that these people targeted myself, using ’assassination attempts’ to draw them out.

"However, it turned out they were targeting you all... these days you’ve plotted for the Celestial Secret Order, while I and the Third Young Master were busy saving your lives, investigating the mastermind.

"Now Celestial Secret Valley holds traps, poison, and hidden dangers, the Third Young Master is cracking them first.

"I’ve waited here for you to lead you with the Celestial Secret Order to Celestial Secret Valley, join the Third Young Master, and break through the demon lair together!

"But who’d have thought... you demand execution without questioning, such a joke!

"Now the Celestial Secret Order is here, will you follow me to meet the Celestial Evil Cult!?"

Within Luochun Manor, Wen Fusheng spoke passionately.

Inside Celestial Secret Valley, Chu Qing looked at the building ahead, brows furrowed:

"This is truly troublesome..."