novelraw Chapter 19 – The disciples of Beast-Taming Peak are truly lawless
Chapter 19 – The disciples of Beast-Taming Peak are truly lawless
"You're here?"
Qin Yu's voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling Xiao Zhi and the others.
"Yu Ge, it's you. You scared me to death," Xiao Zhi, wearing a hood, said as he patted his chest.
"Why are you guys wearing these things?" Qin Yu pointed at the hoods on their heads.
"We're just afraid of being discovered!" another disciple explained.
"Afraid of what? There's no one at the marketplace at this hour; even the donkeys have gone home."
"Besides, with your half-baked skills, if you really get caught, do you think you can escape?"
"With how sneaky you all look, it's obvious you're up to something, which only makes you more noticeable!"
Xiao Zhi and the others hurriedly took off their hoods.
Qin Yu said, "Hand over the hoods, I'll keep them for you."
Xiao Zhi and the others obediently handed their hoods to Qin Yu, watching as he put one on himself.
Xiao Zhi asked, "...Yu Ge, why are you wearing it?"
Qin Yu replied, "You don't get it. Because I'm the leader, I have to take the biggest risk."
"If you were a law enforcer and saw a group of normal people and one person wearing a hood, who would you catch first?"
Xiao Zhi lowered his head in shame and whispered, "I'd catch the one with the hood."
"Exactly. If they come for me, you all have a chance to escape."
Everyone looked at Qin Yu with guilt. "Yu Ge, we're sorry. We misunderstood you."
"You still don't know me well. I don't blame you, but remember, I, Qin, would never harm my brothers."
"The ones persecuting you are those beasts from Beast-Taming Peak, not me. I just can't stand what they're doing, nor can I stand seeing our servant disciples being bullied, so I decided to get involved."
"Even so, I'll take the biggest risk. If I get caught, I won't give any of you up."
"At the same time, I hope that if any of you are caught, you won't give up any of your brothers."
Qin Yu's words were so impassioned that Xiao Zhi and the others were deeply moved.
Yu Ge truly is the greatest person in the world!
"Don't worry, Yu Ge. Even if I'm expelled from the sect, I won't give anyone up."
"Same here!"
"Alright, let's stick to the plan!"
"Spread out a bit, make it look realistic."
"Once we're done here, we need to set up at the Central Plaza too."
"I've found out that the Law-Enforcing Peak disciples patrol at 2 AM and 4 AM, so we only have one hour. Let's speed up!"
After everyone left with their sacks, Qin Yu handed a black hood to Li Zhengtong.
"We came in a hurry today and forgot to bring this. These little disciples were more thoughtful!"
Li Zhengtong took the black hood, looking puzzled at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu smacked the back of Li Zhengtong's head, "You fool, law enforcers won't catch the one with the hood; they'll catch the slowest runner."
'It's not that brothers aren't loyal, but there's a sequence to things!' Qin Yu thought to himself.
Li Zhengtong suddenly understood.
"So that's how it is!"
Then, Li Zhengtong returned the hood to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Zhengtong replied, "I'm the slowest runner."
Qin Yu: "......"
Li Zhengtong usually did the most work, leaving him the least time for cultivation practice.
Everyone had similar talent; less practice time naturally meant lower cultivation and slower speed.
The group carried their sacks, quickly moving through the marketplace.
Qin Yu remained vigilant, directing everyone.
"Tongzi, don't put anything here; it's too crowded!"
"Xiao Zhi, place that big pile in the middle of the road, yes, right there, aimed at the entrances of the Hundred Artifacts Pavilion and Myriad Herbs Pavilion."
"Hey, you over there, sprinkle some water, it's too dry."
"Don't put too much here; we need some for the Central Plaza too. Make it look natural."
"Hurry, hurry, only half an hour left, speed up!"
...
The group worked for an hour, leaving in a hurry before the patrol arrived.
Shortly after they left, the Law-Enforcing Peak disciples came to patrol.
This time, only two came, and usually, patrols were just a formality.
After the marketplace shops closed, they activated protective formation techniques, and some shop owners and employees even stayed inside. No thief would dare steal.
On the other hand, any cultivator bold enough to steal wouldn't be detected by these two disciples.
But today!
As soon as the two patrol disciples appeared, they were met with a sharp, explosive sound.
The wide marketplace street was covered in spirit beast excrement, various spirit beast hairs fluttered in the wind, and the nauseating stench lingered in the air, refusing to dissipate.
On the empty street, only the two patrol disciples were present, both covering their noses.
"What... what happened here?" one asked.
The other decisively replied, "It must be those Beast-Taming Peak people sneaking their spirit beasts over again. Last time, they were caught by our Law Enforcement Squad and were very unhappy. Now they're here to provoke us."
"I've noticed Beast-Taming Peak disciples frequenting the marketplace at night lately. Turns out they were scouting the area, premeditated!"
"So what do we do now?"
"Those guys think they're something, daring to provoke our Law Enforcement Squad. They're asking for it!"
One of them said sinisterly, "We won't touch anything, just maintain the scene as it is."
"When dawn breaks and the shops open, people will naturally clean them up."
"We'll notify our brothers, and when we hear the commotion, we won't act immediately. We'll wait until the Beast-Taming Peak people are beaten up before capturing them."
"Looks like last time's punishment was too light; they haven't learned their lesson!"
The other agreed, "I've been annoyed with them for a long time. Now that they've delivered themselves to us, we won't hold back."
The two patrol team members were convinced that the Beast-Taming Peak disciples were responsible.
They were experienced disciples; if they looked closely, they'd see the obvious signs of human tampering and realize it was a setup.
But that didn't matter.
What mattered was that they'd long been displeased with the Beast-Taming Peak people but hadn't had the chance to teach them a lesson.
Now, the opportunity had arrived.
If you want to frame someone, you can always find a reason.
Moreover, the evidence was right there.
They didn't know who was targeting the Beast-Taming Peak disciples, but they knew there was a good show coming.
After patrolling the area with smiles, the two law enforcement disciples returned to continue their cultivation practice.
That night!
Qin Yu, Li Zhengtong, Xiao Zhi, and the others didn't practice cultivation.
They were all eagerly anticipating the drama that would unfold at dawn.