Chapter 510: Nothing Could Go Wrong

Chapter 510: Nothing Could Go Wrong

Oh, over there. Theres the other one. And hes alone! Perfect. Hui flew up to the man, pasting a polite smile on his face. Excuse me, Elder Brother, but I was wondering

The man turned. Hui barely repressed the urge to widen his eyes. Tall! This man is huge!

With a frown, he crossed his arms. I thought you were going to search for that irregularity.

Hui laughed nervously. Haha, I didnt find anything, so Im back. Er, Elder Brother

Youre my elder, Long Tongshi said, frowning.

Ah hahaha! My bad habits of calling everyone elder brother finally bite me in the ass! I just

Long Tongshi raised his hand. He sighed deeply. Mo Riyan, theres no need for this poor acting. You only act strange like this when you need something from me. So, what do you need?

Hui coughed into his hand. Er, Im sorry to the real Mo Riyan, but I do need something! Eld dear friend, I forgot something on the other side of the mountains.

Its been fifty years. Im sure youre doing fine without it, Long Tongshi deadpanned.

Fiftydamn cultivators and your ridiculous timeframes! Hui licked his lips. Ah, I was able to get by for fifty years, but now, Ive realized I really cant be without it!

Put in a request to the Sect Master. Im sure he wont ignore it, like hes ignored every other message weve sent him in the last fifty years, Long Tongshi said.

Sect Master? Hui asked. Is it someone I know? I could use this to my advantage!

Gui Delun. He isnt the Sect Master yet, but hes Sect Master in all but name, Long Tongshi said.

Hui startled. Gui Delun? I killed him! I killed him, and had Chen Wuya check that he was dead! Theres no way

Eh, wait. These men have been over here for fifty years. Of course they dont know about something that happened in the last ten! Ah, actually, I feel bad for them. Being so cut off from their sect that they dont even know I killed the Sect Master

A spear appeared inches from his nose. Hui jolted and jumped back. Elder Brother?

Long Tongshi narrowed his eyes. So, invader, you dont even know our Sect Master? Tell me. What did you do to Mo Riyan?

Nothing, nothing, I did nothing! Hui said, putting his hands up. Fuck. I could bluff, but by the look on his face, he isnt going to listen. That and, well, my bluffing skills are a little rusty. Hearing Gui Delun startled me so much that I totally gave up the ghost. Bluffing from here is battling a landslide to climb a mountain.

Long Tongshi gave him a suspicious glare. Youre wearing his skin.

Hui drew it away from his face, revealing his true face. Im wearing a snakeskin! Its a harmless transformation technique.

If thats the case, then where is Mo Riyan? Long Tongshi asked.

I dont know. What does he usually like to do on a quiet afternoon? Hui asked.

Long Tongshi glared at him.

Hui bowed apologetically, ignoring the spear in his face. Im telling the truth. I just borrowed his appearance, thats all. Im not worthy of harming a fly, let alone an innocent cultivator like Mo Riyan.

Youre what caused that irregularity in the barrier from earlier, right? So why was that resentment demon chasing you? Long Tongshi asked suspiciously.

Hui swallowed. Would you believe that this small cultivator happened to be innocently passing by when the resentment demon jumped out of nowhere and chased after me?

Innocently passing by and then you innocently stole my friends face? Long Tongshi asked.

Mo Riyan coughed. Ah he challenged the Sect Master perhaps, a time or two too many.

Five hundred times, Long Tongshi said, nodding.

Five hundred Hui choked, surprised. How even? Why?

Long Tongshi harrumphed. I waited at least an incense sticks time between each challenge.

Thats somewhere between five and fifteen minutes, so Elder Brother, thats not a great excuse! Im surprised Gui Delun put up with it for long enough for Long Tongshi to challenge him five hundred times! Even the tolerant me would have only given him three or four challenges before I faked my death and made off in the night!

Mo Riyan leaned in and whispered, After the first dozen, most of those went to Gui Deluns secretary.

Hui shook his head. That poor secretary

And I shamed him for that! And in return, he exiled me, Long Tongshi said, shaking his head.

You did say you were dueling him for the right to his daughters hand. Perhaps that was the objectionable part, Mo Riyan suggested, smirking a little.

He knew that was merely an excuse, Long Tongshi said, waving his head dismissively.

You know, Im not sure that they deserve to go back Ah, no. Thats not the point! Maybe theyll let me take a look at their teleportation pad if I tell them. Hui nodded. What a pitiful tale, Elder Brother.

Pitiful for Gui Delun, maybe, Mo Riyan muttered.

But Elder Brother, did you know? Gui Delun has been overthrown. Fen Long, the Patriarch, is in charge once more, Hui said, smiling.

Eh? How do you know? Mo Riyan asked, startled.

Ah its a sad tale, but I suddenly found myself on the far side of this mountain wall after I encountered a strange artifact in a secret realm, Hui said. I dont feel like making up a lengthy lie, so lets go with that.

And the resentment demon that was chasing you? Long Tongshi asked, crossing his arms.

Elder Brother, lets forget about that, lets forget! Hui coughed. When that strange artifact teleported me, I dropped down onto a burial mound, and the demon suddenly and inexplicably, due to no fault of mine, and certainly no experiment or strange unforeseeable mistake, a surged out from under the burial mound. Ah! There was a landslide, at the time. It might have undone a binding or restrictive spell. We cant know. Its simply impossible to know for sure.

Maybe it was an effect of the artifact, Mo Riyan suggested.

Long Tongshi hummed, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Perhaps, perhaps. In any case, now that Gui Delun is no longer in charge, theres no reason for you two to remain in exile. Luckily, Im an expert at networks and small realms. If you let me take a look at your teleportation pad, I may be able to help, Hui said.

What do nets and realms have to do with teleportation? Long Tongshi asked.

Who cares? It cant hurt. If what hes saying is true, then were stuck out here for no reason, Mo Riyan said.

Long Tongshi shook his head. You just want to return, whether theres a new leader or not.

Mo Riyan grinned. Do you not?

Long Tongshi hesitated, then nodded.

Excellent! Elder Brothers, why dont we see that teleportation pad? Hui suggested, clapping his hands together.

I still think youre suspicious, Long Tongshi muttered under his breath.