Chapter 203
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Chapter 203: They’ve Arrived
As soon as Ji Yang stepped outside the Formation, he saw two figures already patrolling in front of the spiritual herb garden.
These two must be the law enforcement hall disciples.
Ji Yang quickly walked toward them, ready to greet them. Upon getting closer, both sides expressed surprise.
"Junior Brother Ji?"
"So it’s Brother Ding and Brother Ling!"
Seeing the two in front of him, Ji Yang smiled.
The law enforcement hall disciples sent here were none other than Ling Xiao and the enthusiastic Brother Ding.
Although their cultivation levels were not high, only at the Initial Golden Core Stage, they were familiar faces, especially Ling Xiao, with whom he had interacted several times.
With these two patrolling around the spiritual herb garden, he felt much more at ease.
However, Ling Xiao’s expression didn’t look too good at the moment, but Ji Yang didn’t pay much attention to it.
Compared to Ling Xiao, Brother Ding remained quite warm:
"Junior Brother Ji, what brings you here?"
"Uh, I am being punished here."
This left Brother Ding momentarily stunned, but he didn’t press further, after all, they were both from the law enforcement hall.
Then Brother Ding said:
"Don’t worry, Junior Brother Ji. With the two of us patrolling here, we will ensure that any Demon Path spies have nowhere to hide and keep the spiritual herb garden safe!"
Ji Yang responded with a smile:
"With you saying that, I feel much more at ease."
Even though he didn’t care much about the Demon Path spies, he couldn’t refuse Brother Ding’s kind intentions.
“Ahem, could you please inform Steward Fan of the spiritual herb garden? We need to discuss something with him,” Ling Xiao couldn’t help but speak up at this moment.
Typically, they patrolled around the sect and wouldn’t stay in one place for long. This time, due to certain reasons, they needed to communicate with the person in charge of the spiritual herb garden.
Given their cultivation levels, they naturally wouldn’t bypass their status to talk with the elders, so they could only speak with the steward.
Before Ji Yang could respond, the guard disciple next to them had already replied to the two:
"Brothers, the spiritual herb garden is currently managed by Junior Brother Ji. You can communicate directly with him."
Hearing this, Ling Xiao’s face darkened, as an ominous premonition arose in his heart for some reason.
This feeling was so strong that it almost made him want to turn and run.
However, considering this task was directly assigned by an elder from the law enforcement hall, Ling Xiao restrained himself from taking a step forward! He remained silent on the side.
In contrast, Brother Ding’s face showed surprise:
Before he could ask, Ji Yang explained with a smile:
"Junior Brother has some knowledge of spiritual plants. Coincidentally, Steward Fan went out for some business, so he asked Junior Brother to fill in for him. There’s usually nothing major to handle, mainly just caring for the spiritual plants and interacting with the disciples who visit the spiritual herb garden."
Hearing this, Brother Ding nodded in understanding.
It seemed that Ji Yang only held a nominal position without any real authority.
Brother Ding smiled even more, as it was not easy to encounter someone familiar in such a large sect, and they wouldn’t need to communicate with the steward. That was a good thing.
Moreover, the fact that this Junior Brother was skilled in the Spirit Planting Technique made it even better.
Ling Xiao, on the side, showed a conflicted expression. The more he listened, the more uneasy he felt, especially thinking about the various incidents that had occurred in the place for punishment where Ji Yang had been before.
This made Ling Xiao unable to help but carefully examine the spiritual herb garden behind him.
As a key location of the sect, within the He Dao Sect, and heavily guarded by the powerful formations, it shouldn’t collapse like a mine.
As long as he remained cautious, there was a chance he could survive this mission!
"Please feel free, Brothers. I need to care for the spiritual plants in the garden, so I won’t accompany you for now," said Ji Yang.
Brother Ding nodded and replied,
"The spiritual plants are important; Junior Brother Ji doesn’t need to mind us."
Ji Yang turned and returned to the spiritual herb garden, as he indeed needed to tend to the spiritual plants.
Not long after, the messaging talisman in Ji Yang’s hand lit up, and the voice of a guard disciple came through:
"Senior Brother Ji, an elder requests to see you."
Ji Yang sighed and quickly made his way outside the spiritual herb garden.
A few days ago, he remembered having refused about ten disciples.
Behind those ten or so disciples stood at least seven or eight elders.
Now, with someone arriving, it surely meant trouble was coming.
Fortunately, with the law enforcement hall disciples present, the elder probably wouldn’t dare to do anything to him.
The High-Level Spirit Plant Area was guarded solely by those two brothers.
When Ji Yang reached the entrance of the spiritual herb garden, he saw a person with snowy hair and a youthful appearance standing still ahead.
Whether it was her otherworldly aura or her uniquely styled elder robes, the guard disciples beside her showed great respect.
Not far away, Ling Xiao and Ding Jian also stood respectfully, their expressions serious.
Even though they were law enforcement hall disciples, regardless of their status or cultivation level, any elder in the sect was someone they looked up to.
Ding Jian felt secretly pleased. Due to the special nature of the spiritual herb garden, being assigned here allowed him to come into contact with numerous sect elders, making this task quite rewarding.
"Where is Elder Yan?"
Seeing that the visitor was a disciple at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, the elder frowned and immediately asked.
"Reporting to the elder, Elder Yan and Steward Fan are not in the sect."
"Not in? Well, if they’re not here, then so be it."
"I need some Bamboo Segment of Qingdai Jie. You go fetch it for me. When Elder Yan returns, I will naturally inform him."
After saying this, the elder stood by quietly, waiting silently.
At this moment, Ji Yang did not move.
It seemed the visitor was not an elder who had previously sent disciples; she appeared to be a "new elder."
But starting off by asking for a Top-tier Spiritual Plant’s bamboo segment was significant.
Although the Top-tier Spiritual Plants required a decree from the Sect Master, most elders usually didn’t take the entire plant, opting either for a root segment or a few petals. In this case, Elder Yan likely wouldn’t report to the Sect Leader.
However, things were different now. There were only five Top-tier Spiritual Plants in the spiritual herb garden; who knew if the quality of the plants would decline or if his Light Points would decrease after taking the bamboo segments.
This, he could not allow!
Seeing Ji Yang remain unmoving, the elder frowned slightly and asked,
"Why are you not going?"
Ji Yang smiled and nodded:
"According to the sect rules, to harvest a Top-tier Spiritual Plant, one must have a decree from the Sect Master. I wonder if the elder has brought one; if so, I’d like to have a look."
Upon hearing this, the elder’s expression changed dramatically.
Ling Xiao sighed inwardly:
"Here it comes."
He knew it wouldn’t be easy—every time that genius stayed in the place for punishment, it was bound to be trouble.
Now he even dared to go against the elder; this was hardly better than a mine collapse!
Although he was a law enforcement hall disciple who strictly adhered to the sect rules, he could still pretend to be unaware in front of the elder.
There had been disciples who maintained such rigid adherence to the rules in the past, but how long could they last in the law enforcement hall?
Ding Jian, who originally felt some joy, also became stiff in expression. As a law enforcement hall disciple, he naturally understood the sect rules.
But rules were dead, and people lived.
