144 You Worked Hard (1/2)

The group gathered in front of Elder Baili's courtyard the next morning so they wouldn't have a run-in with anybody else. Seeing that everybody was there, Mei Chao Bing gave a nod and then motioned for them to move out.

At that time, the sun hadn't even risen and most of the disciples were still asleep. Yun Bei Fen was also just clinging to Mei Chao Bing, not quite awake yet. He tried to rub his eyes to wake himself up but it didn't help much. In the end, he just burrowed into Mei Chao Bing's arms while they flew out of the town and toward the other sects.

Mei Chao Bing kept quiet for the first part of the journey, his gaze scanning their surroundings while he spread out his spiritual sense to make sure he missed anything that couldn't be seen by the naked eye.

While he hadn't said anything again, he still couldn't shake the feeling that there was more behind this than they were able to see right now. Things were just too coincidental for that not to be the case. He firmly believed by now that they were being calculated and likely by none other than his own Master.

The hints had been there for them to discover them. And most likely, the demonic practitioners were counting on them to leave the town and go and inform the other sects.

He wasn't quite sure why. Maybe it was that they wanted to lure some disciples away and kill those off. Maybe it was that they wanted to weaken the people in the town and then attack there. Maybe it was also that they wanted to spread the message to the four major righteous sects.

He hadn't been able to find out yet. And he was afraid that when he did, it would already be too late. But for now, there was nothing else he could do other than moving forward and staying vigilant. Maybe there would be some hint along the way. He could only hope for that.

They had long left the town behind when Song Mu finally spoke up. ”Senior martial brother Mei, maybe we should take a break soon. Since it's just one of us flying, I'm afraid we'll be exhausted if we continue like this.”

Mei Chao Bing glanced over his shoulder and saw that the other disciples indeed weren't doing too well. He glanced up at the sky, seeing that the sun was already close to reaching its zenith.

Mei Chao Bing didn't feel tired at all despite Yun Bei Fen nestling in his arms. But then again, he was of a higher cultivation level than all of the others and hadn't even needed to fly at full speed. We could hardly compare that with them. Thus, he nodded and then looked around for a place to stop.

Since they weren't actually in the territory of the demonic practitioners but about a li or two away from the border, there were at least some sickly looking shrubs and bleak trees to the side. He motioned over and then slowed down. ”Let's stop there.”

The others heaved a sigh of relief and then, the group flew over, collapsing on the ground.