Dear readers, drop your recommendation tickets before you leave!~~~~ ********* Old Man Meng was kind this time and gave Yang Kai a few extra herbs, but he grabbed hold of Yang Kai and wouldn't let go, asking why his strength was improving so quickly.
It seemed that the matter of Yang Kai bullying Su Mu and the others had reached Manager Meng's ears.
Yang Kai actually had some goodwill toward Manager Meng. Though the old man was unreliable, lecherous, and thick-skinned, he was to Yang Kai's liking.
This was hard to explain, so Yang Kai could only say that he had accidentally eaten a fruit when entering Black Wind Mountain, and then suddenly had an epiphany and knew how to cultivate.
Manager Meng pondered for a long time. Considering when Yang Kai had last entered Black Wind Mountain and his recent performance, he had no choice but to believe this explanation, ultimately attributing it to a fortuitous encounter!
Coming out of the Contribution Hall, Yang Kai was worried.
He had exchanged all his Contribution Points for herbs, which would probably only last three or four days. Where would he get herbs after that?
Although he could get two points every day by challenging others, those points could only be collected on the eighth of each month. There were still nearly twenty days to go — how could he wait that long?
Unable to think of a good solution, Yang Kai had no choice but to bury his head in cultivation.
A few days passed quickly. Yang Kai's strength at the sixth layer of the Body Tempering Realm gradually stabilized, showing signs of advancing to the seventh layer. He practiced diligently every day, almost forgetting to eat and sleep, and his hard work was finally paying off.
Compared to Yang Kai's good fortune, Su Mu and the others were living in misery. These days, Yang Kai came looking for trouble every day, endlessly annoying them. They couldn't beat him in a fight and couldn't avoid him either — it was utterly infuriating.
Su Mu himself was confident he could defeat Yang Kai, but the gap in their cultivation realms was too great, and he couldn't challenge him — Su Mu thought Yang Kai was only at the fourth or fifth layer of the Body Tempering Realm.
Su Mu knew he couldn't let this go on. If it continued like this, morale would collapse.
After thinking it over, Su Mu hardened his heart and gathered all the Lingxiao Pavilion disciples who had been trampled by Yang Kai. With a dark expression, he said, "Tonight, we'll launch a night raid on Yang Kai and wipe away our shame!"
Since they couldn't follow the rules, then they would discard the rules!
Everyone was startled. "A sneak attack?"
"Mm." Su Mu nodded.
"That doesn't seem right," Li Yuntian hesitated. "Although that Yang Kai is somewhat unscrupulous, he won against us fair and square in open challenges. If word gets out that we secretly attacked him at night, we'll probably be punished."
Li Yuntian's words received agreement from most of those present.
Su Mu said angrily, "But he's gone too far! He doesn't take us brothers seriously at all, coming every single day. If we don't teach him a lesson, who knows how long he'll keep being so arrogant? I don't care anymore. Tonight, I'm going to settle things with him. Those who want to come with me can follow; those who don't, I won't force. If something goes wrong, I, Su Mu, will bear all the responsibility and won't implicate any of you."
Su Mu's words were sincere. Even if some people thought this wasn't a good idea, they couldn't bear to argue at this point. After all, Su Mu had already taken the responsibility onto his own shoulders, going above and beyond.
Li Yuntian thought for a moment and said, "Alright then. If we succeed, it'll let that bastard know we're not to be messed with. Young Master Su, this time this junior brother will risk it all and go along with you!"
"We'll go too!" everyone said in unison.
Su Mu smiled and nodded. "That's more like it!"
That night, everyone was in high spirits. At the third watch, they gathered in Su Mu's room.
"Ready?" Su Mu asked in a deep voice.