After receiving a hard blow, Ma Shitu initially thought about finding an opportunity to escape from the Hehuan Sect.
Fang Meiyun had promised him something when she recruited him as an internal spy.
As long as he served as a spy within the Hehuan Sect and obtained useful information,
Even though he couldn't go to the Maidens Sect,
They promised to make him the sub-master of one of the sub-divisions of the Maidens Sect.
Over the years, thanks to his status as a central disciple, he had transmitted quite a bit of important information.
Leaving now was certainly a good choice.
But then he thought better of it.
If he left like this, with his tail between his legs,
When Hu Lingbao returned to the Hehuan Sect and didn't see him, it was very likely that he would go to his residence with Tang Yu to do crazy things.
As a man, he feared he would never overcome something like that.
"I can't let that brat become my inner demon."
With a grim face, Ma Shitu sat at the back, grinding his teeth as he thought about a strategy.
The next morning, sure enough, a disciple from the Forge Hall came to urge him to work.
With a dark face and in silence, Ma Shitu went with them to the Forge Hall.
Once there, one of the disciples from the hall assigned him a task, and Ma Shitu sat in a corner and began to work.
During the process, every time he saw other disciples from the Forge Hall looking at him,
It seemed to him that they were mocking him.
They were mocking that he was the shame of the Hehuan Sect, whose dual partner was now cultivating with someone else.
This made Ma Shitu's heart even more unstable; after finishing, he returned to his cave to cultivate with his eyes closed, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he could only imagine Hu Lingbao and Tang Yu cultivating together.
That deeply disgusted him, and he vented by constantly cursing Tang Yu in his cave.
Until, a week later, an opportunity finally presented itself.
That day, Ma Shitu was performing his usual work at the Forge Hall.
Today, he had to make strange palm-sized metal boxes.
All he had to do was inscribe a restriction on them as taught by the elders.
He knew well the function of these boxes; apparently, they could connect with certain formations and allow one to see what was happening on the other side, even thousands of miles away.
This type of formation was very rare, and since it didn't have much use, no one was interested in researching it.
But it fell into Tang Yu's hands, who improved it and used it for a group of fairies to present exciting shows within the formation.
That's why the object became a huge success.
It was said that mortal nobles and kings at the foot of the mountain competed to buy it.
"Ma Shitu, can you pay a little more attention? You've already made three useless boxes. If you keep going like this, today's work will be in vain."
Just when Ma Shitu was daydreaming,
A disciple from the Forge Hall approached him with several defective products and reprimanded him with a serious face.
Now the rules of the Forge Hall had changed.
According to Master Tang Yu, if the defect rate was low, there would be bonuses, and he didn't want to lose his spirit stones.
"Understood, I'll be more careful."
Ma Shitu responded with a grim face; now even a simple disciple in the Foundation Stage dared to give him orders.
If it weren't for his current situation, he would have slapped him to death already.
After working another half-shift, the break time arrived.
According to the rules of the Forge Hall, after every two work shifts, there was a half-shift break.
As soon as the break started, Ma Shitu left the workshop intending to clear his head, but a disciple approached and gestured for him to come.
"Ma Shitu, come for a moment, we need help loading goods."
"It's break time, isn't it?"
"It'll only take a moment, hurry up."
Although he didn't feel like it, Ma Shitu obeyed; after all, he was in a bad streak right now.
At that moment, two enormous cargo ships the size of hills were suspended in the air.
A group of Hehuan Sect disciples was using their energy to move floating boxes onto the ships.
After moving boxes reluctantly for a while,
He overheard Elder Hu from the Forge Hall speaking with the cargo ship manager.
He focused all his attention on secretly listening, and a flash of joy crossed Ma Shitu's eyes.
This time, is that bastard Tang Yu also going with the cargo ship?
As long as he leaves the Hehuan Sect,
With his Golden Core cultivation level, the Maidens Sect shouldn't have much trouble dealing with him!
"That brat is done for."
Struggling to contain the excitement in his heart,
Ma Shitu quietly left and quickly returned to his cave, from where he sent a message to the Maidens Sect via a flying sword.
After sending the message, Ma Shitu immediately left the cave and returned to the Hall, feeling like his heart was almost jumping out of his chest.
Now, the Maidens Sect just had to be ready.
Tang Yu wouldn't escape this time!
Once the message was transmitted, the flying sword rose on its own into the air, becoming a fast lightning bolt that flew directly toward the Maidens Sect.
Upon arrival, someone immediately took the flying sword to meet Fang Meiyun.
At that moment, Fang Meiyun was talking with Meng Zihao.
The last time she received the news from the Hehuan Sect that Meng Zihao had almost killed Tang Yu,
Fang Meiyun, though somewhat disappointed, at least felt that some of her anger had been vented.
Because of this, her attitude toward Meng Zihao had softened a bit in recent days.
But what she didn't expect was that, when showing him a better attitude,
Meng Zihao seemed even more dejected.
After thinking about it, she could only reach one conclusion: Meng Zihao felt he had failed again and lost his honor.
"It doesn't matter, that brat won't live long…"
Fang Meiyun hadn't finished speaking when a disciple called her.
She sent part of her consciousness and soon returned with a flying sword and message in hand.
After reading its contents, Fang Meiyun almost shouted in joy.
In two days, Tang Yu would personally escort a batch of goods to the Pavilion of Treasures and take the opportunity to negotiate?
"Heaven is helping me."
She murmured, and without hesitation, she said goodbye to Meng Zihao and left in a hurry.
The first thing she did upon leaving was to gather four Supreme Elders with whom she had a good relationship.
Of these four, two were in the middle stage of Divine Transformation, and the other two were in the early stage.
They were all the core of the combat power of the Maidens Sect.
When the four arrived at Fang Meiyun's cave,
Her direct disciple, Ning Qingyan, was already waiting for them and had prepared hot tea for them.
Without further ado, Fang Meiyun went straight to the point:
"Daoist companions, today I have gathered you because I need to ask you for something important: that Tang Yu…"
Upon learning that Fang Meiyun wanted the four to join together to kill Tang Yu,
The elders exchanged worried glances.
Beyond whether it was appropriate to abuse a young man like this,
What would happen if Tang Yu really died? How would that old monster Nangong Wuxin respond?
Seeing their concerns, Fang Meiyun analyzed:
"At the same time, I will organize a big banquet and have someone impersonate you all, to free us from any suspicion."
"As long as there's no evidence, if that madman dares to act, our Maidens Sect will know how to respond."
"And besides, would he really dare to die fighting? If he dies, could the Hehuan Sect still maintain its current status?"
After her words, the four, who were hesitant for prudence's sake, nodded.
After all, they were aligned with Fang Meiyun.
Now that she was losing influence within the sect because of Tang Yu, it was their duty to support her.
"Qingyan, you will go with the four elders this time. I want you to personally capture Tang Yu's soul and light a celestial lamp before me with it, understood?"
After arranging everything with the elders, Fang Meiyun looked at her beloved disciple and ordered sternly.
The matter of the jade comb had left a thorn in her heart.
She even suspected that her disciple might have some hidden connection with Tang Yu.
Only by seeing with her own eyes how she extracted and refined the soul would she be able to feel at peace.
"I will obey my master's orders."
Ning Qingyan responded seriously, though inside, her mood became inexplicably complex.
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