Ning Fan No Need to Thank Me!

After Ning Fan entrusted Ye Honglian with one final task, their dual cultivation reached Perfection.

This time, there was no intertwining of spiritual energy, only a pure elevation of their spiritual marks.

This meant Ning Fan's cultivation realm remained unchanged. He was still at the peak of the Yellow Extreme Realm.

"Husband..."

As the white light subsided, Yun Qingyao took Ye Honglian's place. She looked at Ning Fan with a face full of worry.

The trouble had not yet been resolved.

Crack-

Before Ning Fan could respond, a crisp shattering sound drew his and Yun Qingyao's attention. It came from the golden light barrier maintained by Ye Honglian.

Upon shattering, the barrier transformed into a streak of flowing light, disappearing before their eyes in the blink of an eye.

Huu-

Ning Fan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Let's go."

"We still have a battle to fight!"

"Mm."

Yun Qingyao gripped Ning Fan's hand tightly, her eyes filled with determination.

"With Husband here, Qingyao fears nothing! No matter how treacherous the path ahead, Qingyao will walk it together with Husband!"

At the same time.

Outside the Treasure Pavilion.

A golden light ascended from the roof of the Treasure Pavilion into the sky. However, this golden light was so faint that no one noticed it.

But barely three breaths later.

A streak of flowing light plummeted from the direction where the golden light had vanished. In the blink of an eye, it landed right in the center of the crowd gathered before the Treasure Pavilion.

Upon seeing this figure appear, all the disciples present bowed their heads.

"Greetings, Peak Master."

"Greetings, Peak Master."

"Greetings, Master."

"..."

The varying titles reflected the different statuses of the disciples. But at this moment, the Peak Master of Qihua Peak had no time to care about such things. After a brief glance at his surroundings, he asked his question.

"What exactly happened here?"

"Uh..."

The disciples of Qihua Peak exchanged dismayed glances. They truly had no face to present tonight's events to their Peak Master. Ultimately, Qin Li spoke up, giving the Peak Master a general account of the situation.

Upon hearing the sequence of events, the Qihua Peak Master's face turned as dark as ink.

A heavy, suffocating Pressure emanated from his body, making it impossible for anyone to look him in the eye.

"So you are telling me that the Martial Skills Pavilion was sacked, and even our Qihua Peak's Treasure Pavilion was plundered by thieves? That even the treasures on the top floor have been touched?"

The Qihua Peak Master's voice was so gloomy it seemed capable of dripping water.

"What? The top floor!?"

Cries of astonishment rang out.

A small number of disciples knew that the top floor was a place specifically dedicated to storing the most precious treasures. At this very moment, it housed the Earth-grade cultivation treasure offered by Lu Qing'an-the Heaven Saint Lotus.

The top floor was protected by a restriction personally laid down by the Peak Master himself.

That person had actually managed to break even that restriction!?

Who in the world was it!?

"Open the doors. Seize the thieves."

The Qihua Peak Master spoke, his voice chillingly cold.

His fingers formed a hand seal, and a surge of spiritual energy poured into the main doors of the Treasure Pavilion. Following the infusion of spiritual energy, the restriction on the doors vanished.

"Seize the thieves!!"

A disciple roared. Immediately, several others stepped forward and pushed open the massive doors of the Treasure Pavilion.

In the next moment, a sight that shocked all the disciples occurred.

They had originally thought they would need to search for a while to find the thieves hiding within the Treasure Pavilion. But unexpectedly, the thieves had no intention of hiding at all. The moment the doors opened, two figures stood tall right at the entrance.

When the crowd clearly saw the faces of the figures at the entrance, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Ning Fan, Yun Qingyao!?"

An alarmed cry rang out, exposing the identities of the two.

Indeed.

It was Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao, who had changed their clothes and dropped their disguises.

"This..."

They had assumed it was some personal disciple, or perhaps even a chief disciple from another Main Peak, who had orchestrated tonight's events. Who would have thought it was actually two Ranking Disciples from Changming Peak?

And new disciples at the Yellow Extreme Realm, at that!?

Ah???

Were these two truly the ones who had orchestrated every single event tonight!?

This was sheer audacity!

"No wonder that Miao Tian didn't even try to haggle over the ransom of two thousand Spirit Stones. So they were playing a trick to deceive us all along!!"

Several disciples who had followed Chang Yue to Changming Peak finally came to their senses.

They now understood the whole story.

Damn it all.

The people they had brought back were not Lu Qing'an and Che Shuai at all. They were Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao! They had openly and brazenly escorted the thieves right into their own territory!!

It was utterly detestable!!

"Ning Fan, Yun Qingyao."

"I will give you the chance to say exactly one sentence."

The Qihua Peak Master stared deeply at the two of them. He continuously rolled a pair of square objects in his palm, his voice brimming with a freezing chill.

Even though they were all disciples of the Yin Yang Divine Sect, pulling such a stunt meant that striking them dead on the spot would cause no issues whatsoever.

Yet, the Qihua Peak Master still granted Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao the time for one sentence.

"..."

Yun Qingyao was extremely tense.

Under the Pressure of the Qihua Peak Master, beads of sweat had already surfaced on her forehead. No matter the disciple, facing an enraged Peak Master who could strike at any moment made it impossible to remain calm.

Of course.

Ning Fan was the exception.

Ning Fan calmly met the Qihua Peak Master's gaze. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ning Fan cupped his fists and bowed toward the Qihua Peak Master.

His voice was neither servile nor overbearing as he spoke.

"No need to thank me."

The Qihua Peak Master: "..."

The rest of the Qihua Peak disciples: "..."

Yun Qingyao: "..."

After Ning Fan's words landed in their ears, everyone's minds went completely blank for a moment. Many exchanged bewildered glances, a trace of suspicion even rising in their hearts.

They were supposed to be catching thieves, right?

Right?

Ning Fan's boldly righteous 'No need to thank me' completely stupefied everyone present.

What the hell was this?

Begging for mercy, acting tough, or even dropping to their knees would all be normal reactions. But what kind of nonsense was 'No need to thank me'?

"Seize them. Strike them dead."

The Qihua Peak Master's voice sounded faintly.

Several disciples immediately lunged forward.

But before they could even touch Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao, two more figures descended from the sky. Those two figures were none other than Miao Tian and Yin Fengyue!!

"Changming Peak Master, for what reason have you appeared here?"

"Could it be to shelter criminals?"

The Qihua Peak Master glared coldly at Yin Fengyue.

No matter who it was.

Even if an Elder of the Yin Yang Divine Sect appeared, the Qihua Peak Master would not let Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao off. This was a massive matter concerning the face of the entire Qihua Peak.

"Your peak's chief disciple once said-if something happens to a Qihua Peak disciple, it is the business of the entire Qihua Peak. Let alone the chief disciple, even if it escalates to the Peak Master, there is no problem whatsoever."

"My Changming Peak operates by the exact same principle."

Yin Fengyue's voice was mild. Just as the atmospheric pressure around the Qihua Peak Master sank even further, she suddenly changed the subject.

"As for the criminals you speak of, who might they be?"

"..."

The Qihua Peak Master furrowed his brows.

"Disciples of your peak came to my peak, caused a massive uproar, and ransacked the Martial Skills Pavilion and the Treasure Pavilion. Those two absolutely deserve the title of criminals."

"So, what you are saying is that your Qihua Peak is catching thieves?"

Yin Fengyue raised an eyebrow.

"..."

The Qihua Peak Master frowned, unsure of what Yin Fengyue was implying.

"To catch a thief, one must catch them with the stolen goods."

"Am I right?"

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