Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 12

As Yang Soryeong entered the main hall, the White Mountain Brigade surrounded it.

This effectively divided the plaza into three factions: the two factions in the plaza and the Sect Master's personal guards.

Since the wedding had not yet taken place, Yang Soryeong wore a veil.

"Please sit in that chair."

General Manager Ximen pointed to the grand master's chair on the dais of the main hall.

Then, Yang Soryeong said, "The grand master's chair is the Sect Master's seat. I am only acting as a temporary substitute, so I dare not sit in that seat. Bring me that chair."

Yang Soryeong had someone bring a chair from the side and placed it below the dais before sitting down.

'Oho, quite impressive!'

General Manager Ximen was inwardly relieved.

Although Yang Soryeong had hesitated before accepting the role, once she did, she clearly stated her intentions.

General Manager Ximen shouted to the warriors lined up in the plaza outside the main hall, "Before the Sect Master entered seclusion, he appointed the Young Sect Master's wife as the temporary sect master. Everyone, prostrate yourselves!"

As soon as General Manager Ximen's words fell, a loud voice echoed through the plaza.

It was a sound like a bear's roar.

"General Manager Ximen! I, Mo Dahou of the White Temple Brigade! Request a private audience!"

Then, a roar like a tiger's followed.

"I, Hu Yeonjo of the Great Light Brigade! Cannot stand by and watch the calamity of the White Mountain Sect. General Manager Ximen must clearly explain the current situation to the brothers!"

General Manager Ximen went out to the front of the main hall.

"This is a formal meeting with the Acting Sect Master! White Temple Brigade Leader and Great Light Brigade Leader, restrain yourselves! After the formal meeting, will we not make arrangements?"

At General Manager Ximen's words, the two brigade leaders could not refute him.

Yang Soryeong rose from her seat and stood forward.

General Manager Ximen shouted, "The Acting Sect Master has come out in person! Everyone, greet her!"

The White Mountain Brigade, who were guarding the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall, all knelt on one knee, cupped their fists, and shouted, "Loyalty!"

The thunderous sound echoed through the plaza.

The White Temple Brigade Leader and the Great Light Brigade Leader reluctantly knelt on one knee and cupped their fists.

Then, the warriors lined up in the plaza all knelt on one knee, cupped their fists, and shouted, "Loyalty!"

At the warriors' shout, it seemed as if the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall would collapse.

The sight of hundreds of martial artists kneeling on one knee and shouting their loyalty was truly magnificent.

To Baekji, such a scene was not unfamiliar.

Suddenly, a sense of bravado welled up in his chest, and he stepped forward and shouted, "Those who utter loyalty and cannot keep it!"

Everyone looked at Baekji in surprise.

"Will receive the heavenly punishment that descends from the nine heavens!"

General Manager Ximen was dumbfounded but could not stop Baekji.

Baekji, excited, shouted again, "Those who speak with two tongues!"

"..."

A moment of silence fell.

Baekji glared at the warriors lined up in the plaza.

"Will all die!"

General Manager Ximen felt like he would faint from disbelief.

Still, he could not kick Baekji out of this place right now.

He hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "The Acting Sect Master's disciple has confirmed the way of the martial artist! The White Mountain Sect will remember the oath of loyalty!"

"..."

Silence fell.

General Manager Ximen shouted again, "White Temple Brigade Leader! Great Light Brigade Leader! Enter the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall!"

Then, two people shot up from the plaza and flew to the front of the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall. At that, the White Mountain Brigade all stood up.

The leader of the White Mountain Brigade, Yu Mungwang, stepped forward.

"Show proper respect."

The White Mountain Brigade Leader, Yu Mungwang, was junior to both the White Temple Brigade Leader, Mo Dahou, and the Great Light Brigade Leader, Hu Yeonjo.

However, as the Sect Master's personal guards, he could raise his voice.

"Hehe. Brigade Leader Yu, that's enough."

The White Temple Brigade Leader, Mo Dahou, said, looking at Yu Mungwang.

"If you are disrespectful to the Acting Sect Master, the White Mountain Brigade will not stand by."

"Why do you think I would be disrespectful to the Young Mistress?"

Mo Dahou knelt on one knee towards Yang Soryeong and cupped his fists.

"White Temple Brigade Leader, Mo Dahou, greets the Young Mistress."

Mo Dahou had the build of a bear and looked rough, but he was surprisingly cunning.

By calling Yang Soryeong 'Young Mistress', he was not acknowledging her as the acting sect master.

"Great Light Brigade Leader, Hu Yeonjo, greets the Young Mistress."

The Great Light Brigade Leader also had the round shoulders and magnificent build of a tiger.

Although he had a benevolent face, he was surprisingly cold and narrow-minded.

General Manager Ximen knew the characters of all of them.

"Since the Mistress has become the acting sect master, you should show her the proper respect."

Mo Dahou stood up and said to General Manager Ximen, "Strange rumors are circulating in the estate right now. General Manager Ximen should properly inform the sect members of the truth and quell their anxiety."

Mo Dahou believed that if Bai Renguang were to die, he should become the sect master. The same was true for Hu Yeonjo.

Before fighting each other, the two wanted to know Bai Renguang's exact situation.

In their eyes, neither General Manager Ximen nor Yang Soryeong mattered. Although Yu Mungwang was a nuisance, the White Mountain Brigade without the sect master was like a tiger without its teeth.

"Two tigers on one mountain."

Baekji muttered.

The moment people looked at Baekji, Yu Mungwang stepped forward.

"The Sect Master is still alive and well, yet for the two brigade leaders to act so insolently sounds like they are planning a rebellion."

When Baekji looked at Yu Mungwang, he muttered again, "There's a tiger cub too? There are three tigers."

People had no time to pay attention to Baekji's words. That was how much tension flowed in the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall.

General Manager Ximen raised his hand.

At that, the White Mountain Brigade members dragged two sect members and forced them to their knees.

The two had their mute points sealed and were bound with ropes, unable to move.

General Manager Ximen stepped forward and shouted to the lined-up warriors, "These are the ones who spoke nonsense. They dared to speak nonsense about the Sect Master's safety and agitated the sect members, so their crime cannot be washed away even by death!"

General Manager Ximen shouted to the White Mountain Brigade members, "Execute them!"

Two White Mountain Brigade members each swung their swords.

Slice!

With the sound of bones being cut, the two men's heads flew up. Blood spurted like a fountain.

"Ugh."

At the gruesome sight of a person's living neck being cut, Yang Soryeong felt nauseous.

"Master, are you okay?"

Baekji approached and patted her back.

'Who is that brat?'

Mo Dahou was suspicious of the chestnut-haired boy who called Yang Soryeong 'master', but now was not the time to question it.

"Hang their heads outside the estate."

General Manager Ximen instructed the White Mountain Brigade members and then said to Mo Dahou, Hu Yeonjo, and Yu Mungwang, "Brigade leaders, please come in."

When the brigade leaders entered, the White Mountain Brigade closed the doors of the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall and surrounded it.

At that, the White Temple Brigade and the Great Light Brigade stepped forward. The brigade leaders were trapped.

"What are you doing?"

Someone from the White Temple Brigade shouted and came forward.

Just then, Mo Dahou's voice echoed from the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Hu Yeonjo also shouted, "Great Light Brigade, stand by!"

The White Temple Brigade and the Great Light Brigade drew their swords and surrounded the Bai Dian Da Guang Hall.

Mo Dahou said to General Manager Ximen, "Where on earth is the Sect Master? Is he safe?"

"Of course, he is alive and well."

"Then why are you causing such a commotion? The Young Mistress is the acting sect master. Does the General Manager think that makes sense?"

"Watch your words. It was the Sect Master's order."

"I cannot believe those words. I must see the Sect Master in person and hear it from him."

As Mo Dahou took a step forward, Yu Mungwang also stepped forward.

"General Manager Ximen's words are not finished."

"Yu Mungwang, you've grown up a lot."

"What can I do if the front wave moves slowly?"

Yu Mungwang and Mo Dahou glared at each other.

General Manager Ximen waved his hand.

"I will convey the Sect Master's message to the brigade leaders. Please sit down for now."

General Manager Ximen asked Mo Dahou, Hu Yeonjo, and Yu Mungwang to sit.

Excluding the Sect Master, Bai Renguang, Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo were the strongest in martial arts.

The two had nothing to fear.

They sat down confidently and crossed their arms. It meant, 'say whatever you have to say'.

General Manager Ximen bowed to Yang Soryeong and said, "This matter must only be known to those inside this main hall."

General Manager Ximen made a promise and then continued, "You all know that the Young Sect Master is unwell. The Sect Master invited True Man Changshan of the Qingcheng Sect to treat him."

General Manager Ximen sighed as if he had made up his mind and said, "Yesterday at dawn, an assassin broke in and killed True Man Changshan."

"What? True Man Changshan?"

"Who would dare to kill an old Taoist of the Qingcheng Sect?"

Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo shouted in surprise.

The Qingcheng Sect was a huge sect, and True Man Changshan was a respected True Man in that sect.

If True Man Changshan died at the White Mountain Sect, that alone could be a crisis for the White Mountain Sect.

The complexions of Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo also hardened grimly.

"Who on earth did it?"

In fact, General Manager Ximen knew nothing.

He had gone to see Bai Renguang after receiving a report that he had not come out after entering the stone chamber where the Young Sect Master was being treated at dawn, and had discovered the gruesome scene.

Bai Renguang had been seriously injured by a palm strike and was unconscious, and True Man Changshan had been stabbed by Bai Renguang's sword and bitten to death by the Young Sect Master.

The Young Sect Master was alive but unconscious.

At first, General Manager Ximen suspected that Bai Renguang and True Man Changshan had fought.

But after seeing the mark of the palm strike on Bai Renguang, he changed his mind. The distinct bloody handprint on his chest.

It looked like the Blood Hand Grand Seal of the Blood Sect, which he had only heard of.

Moreover, as far as he knew, True Man Changshan did not know martial arts. He was a medicine Taoist who had devoted himself solely to medicine.

General Manager Ximen slowly opened his mouth.

"The Sect Master said it was someone who used the martial arts of the Blood Sect."

"Blood Sect!"

This time, not only Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo, but also Yu Mungwang shouted in surprise.

"No, why is the Blood Sect coming out here?"

"Didn't they perish over a decade ago?"

Mo Dahou and the others couldn't believe it and kept asking.

"He clearly said he used the Blood Hand Grand Seal. The Sect Master was also hit by the Blood Hand Grand Seal and suffered some injuries."

General Manager Ximen embellished the situation he had deduced as if the Sect Master had said it.

"The Sect Master said that after the Blood Sect assassin subdued True Man Changshan, he used him as a shield and attacked."

"..."

"The Sect Master was hit by the palm strike while trying to protect True Man Changshan. The culprit stabbed True Man Changshan's heart with the Sect Master's fallen sword and tried to kill the Young Sect Master. At that, the Young Sect Master mobilized even his last bit of true origin energy and ambushed the enemy, and in the meantime, when the Sect Master attacked, he fled."

"Why on earth would the Blood Sect try to kill True Man Changshan?"

"True Man Changshan was in the process of making a spiritual pill with all sorts of medicinal herbs to treat the Young Sect Master. Looking at the furnace, it seems the spiritual pill was completed, but it has disappeared."

"The spiritual pill was the goal!"

Everyone knew that a huge amount of money was being spent to save the Young Sect Master. Anyone would covet a spiritual pill made by True Man Changshan of the Qingcheng Sect with such money.

"The Sect Master is currently treating the Young Sect Master's life at the risk of his own injuries. That is why I said he is in seclusion."

General Manager Ximen's lies were clever. The truth and lies were appropriately mixed, making it impossible for the listeners not to believe.

Once it was confirmed that Bai Renguang was alive, the momentum of Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo subsided. They could not handle Bai Renguang's martial arts.

General Manager Ximen continued, "The Sect Master said to temporarily serve the Young Mistress as the acting sect master and for the two brigade leaders to lead the sect."

"..."

"He said that if something were to happen to the Young Sect Master or himself, one of the two brigade leaders should succeed him."

At General Manager Ximen's words, the eyes of Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo flashed.

If they received Bai Renguang's endorsement, they could ascend to the position of sect master without bloodshed.

If the White Temple Brigade and the Great Light Brigade fought, the White Mountain Sect would be split in half, and its power would weaken accordingly.

"If the two of you are at odds, it will be a disaster for the White Mountain Sect. The Sect Master hopes that since the two of you have contributed greatly to the growth of the White Mountain Sect so far, one of you will yield."

Mo Dahou and Hu Yeonjo looked at each other.

Mo Dahou spoke first.

"The Sect Master, Brigade Leader Hu, and I have fought for the White Mountain Sect our whole lives. We are like brothers. It doesn't matter who becomes the sect master."

"..."

"But I believe that the one who the sect members can follow with loyalty should become the sect master. If such a duty is given to me, I will gladly devote myself to the White Mountain Sect and the brothers."

It was implicitly meant that he was such a person.

Hu Yeonjo chimed in.

"The same goes for me. Aren't Brigade Leader Mo and I brothers who have shed blood on the battlefield? I have no interest in the position of sect master. But if everyone wants it, I will gladly offer my body."

General Manager Ximen inwardly criticized the two brigade leaders.

'They look like a bear and a tiger, but their insides are like a fox.'

Fortunately, General Manager Ximen was playing them from above.

"There are two problems right now. The first is to chase the Blood Sect's culprit, and the second is to return True Man Changshan's remains to the Qingcheng Sect."

"..."

Everyone closed their mouths.

(End of Chapter)