Players: All NPCs in the Sect Are Moles

The light from the Memory Stone slowly faded. Su Ling’er felt dazed, her very soul reeling from an unprecedented shock.

She looked at Lin Qingfeng’s satisfied expression and felt her understanding of the world had been completely redefined yet again.

’Is this the world of demonic Evil Cultivators?’

’The stories were right—they only ever showed the tip of the iceberg.’

’Without experiencing it firsthand, it was impossible to imagine that a sect with such... peculiar logic could actually exist in this world.’

Lin Qingfeng put away the Memory Stone and patted her shoulder approvingly.

"Not bad, Junior Sister. You did very well."

"You’ve rendered a great service to the sect today. Hurry back and get some rest. You’ve still got work to do tomorrow."

Su Ling’er gasped at his words.

’Wait, I just rendered a great service, and you’re already thinking about making me work tomorrow?’

’So this newly-crowned "Holy Daughter" is supposed to turn right around and go back to tilling the fields for this demonic sect?’

’...Alright, I should have known this would happen.’

Mentally exhausted, she started to turn and head back to her room. But just as she did, both she and Lin Qingfeng froze.

Not far away, under a large tree, Wang Xiedi was in a full kowtow, "worshipping" piously in her direction.

In reality, he had just fallen and was scrambling to get back up.

And when Wang Xiedi saw them both turn to look at him, he was instantly petrified!

’What should I say? How do I explain this? What do I do? Who am I? Where am I?’

Lin Qingfeng put a hand to his forehead and shook his head, an expression on his face that said he couldn’t bear to watch.

Su Ling’er felt her vision go dark.

In her mind, the image of Wang Xiedi at that moment perfectly overlapped with the figures of the thousands of fanatical Cultivators she had just seen worshipping on the light screen.

’That seals it!’

’He really is one of them!’

The two of them instinctively huddled together, lowered their voices, and began an urgent discussion.

Lin Qingfeng leaned in and whispered, "When did our junior brother get here? Did you notice?"

Su Ling’er also lowered her voice, shaking her head. "I... I didn’t either."

"But Junior Sister, being stuck with a junior brother like him, you’ll have to be extra careful from now on."

"This must be hard on you, Junior Sister."

The Senior Brother’s tone carried a hint of sympathy.

"Having a pervert watching you all the time... it really takes a strong Dao heart to endure."

Hearing this, Su Ling’er nodded in deep agreement. "It certainly is hard on me, Senior Brother."

She immediately seized the opportunity, putting on a vulnerable expression.

"In that case, Senior Brother, seeing as my mind has suffered such a great shock and I need to rest and recover... can I... not do my chores tomorrow?"

"No way! Out of the question!"

"You are the sect’s Holy Daughter, a pillar of our community! How can you slack off and retreat over such a minor setback?"

"That’s unacceptable, Junior Sister!"

"And think about it, in the future, when you take new disciples out to gain experience, are you going to back down if you run into some weirdo?"

"There... probably aren’t that many perverts out there, are there?"

"I’m just giving you an example!"

"Besides, a Senior Brother like me—so normal, so wise and valiant, with such an extraordinary bearing, so understanding and considerate of his juniors—is a rarity."

Su Ling’er stared at her Senior Brother in utter disbelief.

’Are you sure you’re not one of those weirdos?’

’Because I’m not feeling any of that.’

Meanwhile, the Senior Brother saw Su Ling’er’s look of disbelief and started grumbling to himself.

’Hey, hey, hey!’

’What’s with that look, Junior Sister?’

’You don’t actually think I’m not normal, do you?’

’Nobody knows what a normal person is better than me!’

’I’m so normal! If anyone’s the weirdo, it’s you, Junior Sister!’

’Just think about the sect gate incident! How many times did you jump back and forth?’

’You even got so angry killing a bug that you coughed up blood!’

’And you have the nerve to suspect I’m not normal?’

’Sigh... The world is a cold place, and people just aren’t what they used to be.’

’It’s tough being surrounded by weirdos.’ 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The Senior Brother couldn’t be bothered to argue with her anymore. With a flicker, his figure vanished into the night.

Su Ling’er stood silently in place for a moment.

Once she confirmed that her Senior Brother’s aura had completely vanished, she turned her gaze to the still-petrified junior brother.

Su Ling’er: "Wang Xiedi! Tell me the truth... are you a mole sent by the Dawa Sect to our Guixi Sect?"

Wang Xiedi: "Miss Su, what if I told you this is all a misunderstanding? Would you believe me?"

Su Ling’er: "What do you think?"

Wang Xiedi: "I think you believe me!"

Su Ling’er: "..."

...

Meanwhile, Lin Qingfeng had already returned to his residence.

He leaned back on his cold jade bed and opened the player forums.

His fingers flew across the light screen as he submitted a post with an incredibly sensational title to the sect’s board, simultaneously sharing it to the world channel.

Ashen Heaven Official Forums >> World Channel >> Discussion Area

[SHOCKING] Guixi Sect Achieves Major Diplomatic Breakthrough! Dawa Sect Formally Submits Today!

OP: [Guixi Sect] Lin Qingfeng

#AshenHeavenGameEventOriginalPlan!

#VideoForProof #WeAreTheTrueSuperiorSect #DawaSect #GuixiSect #WaWeiXFeng

Fellow Daoists, please excuse the display.

Since its founding, our sect has always been good to its neighbors, winning others over with virtue.

Just a moment ago.

Our fellow Daoists from the Dawa Sect were captivated by the supreme grace and profound Daoist truth of our sect’s Holy Daughter, Su Ling’er. Several thousand cultivators from their entire sect spontaneously held a grand pilgrimage ceremony, formally expressing their utmost respect and their desire to pledge allegiance to our sect.

Enough talk. Let’s get straight to the video!

As of today, the Dawa Sect is the first friendly subordinate sect of our Guixi Sect. Let it be known!

[Video: Dawa_Sect_Mass_Pilgrimage_Welcoming_the_Guixi_Holy_Daughter.mp4]

The moment the post went up, it blew up the entire forum.

1F: [Palu Sect] ImJustABlackHeartedCapitalist!

HOLY SHIT! Front row! Looking at how they act, they might as well hang out with spirit beasts all day like we do!

2F: [JustEatingMelons]

I just finished the video and my mind is blown... The Dawa Sect and the Original Criticism Sect truly live up to their reputation as a pair of "geniuses," even outside their usual circles!

3F: [Guixi Sect] Shi Gandang

Senior Brother is mighty! The sect is awesome!

4F: [Dawa Sect] Wa Wei X Feng

Lin Qingfeng, stop twisting the facts! What does this have to do with your Guixi Sect?! Don’t you dare lump our actions in with your filthy sect politics! @Lin Qingfeng

5F: [Dawa Sect] LongLiveDawa

The Guild Leader is right!

6F: [Guixi Sect] Yan Buliu

LMAO, she’s the Holy Daughter of our Guixi Sect. Isn’t worshipping our Holy Daughter the same as worshipping our sect? The logic is flawless. To our brothers from the Dawa Sect, we’re all one big family now. Just remember to hand over any magic treasures to our sect first, and we’ll handle the distribution!

...

「Meanwhile, in the direction of Qingxu Temple.」

Daoist Xuanyuan stared toward the east.

The Celestial Furnace Sect’s move—pulling the rug out from under him—had pushed him to the brink.

"Wang Xiedi..." he muttered to himself,

"You... must accomplish something..."

He pinned his hopes on the Heart-Connected Fruit he had just sent out, praying that this investment would be the last.

And back in the NPC residential area within the sect’s heartland, Wang Xiedi and Su Ling’er had also finalized their plan for the next step...