To fish in troubled waters
"Bullying you? Sister Bai Ling, did something happen in Wu Province when I wasn't around? Could it be that the Imperial Family has joined forces with the other Wu Province to pressure the Prefecture Chief?" Ye Fei asked in surprise.
Bai Ling shook his head and said, "It's basically what you think, but there are some differences. This time, the royal family didn't participate. After all, you have joined the Holy Land. The royal family definitely wouldn't dare to openly attack the Wu Province and the Family Ye. However, there was an accident in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, which completely changed the situation."
Immediately, Bai Ling recounted what had happened after Ye Fei left.
It turned out that after Ye Fei left, the Imperial Family of Zhao had indeed threatened Tianyun Wufu. At one point, they even had the intention of mobilizing troops and horses to flatten Wu Province.
However, after Ye Fei joined the Holy Land, Tianyun Wufu also regained the protection of the Holy Land. No matter how unwilling Zhao's Empress Dowager was, she could only give up on the idea of making things difficult for Wu Province.
However, this did not mean that the Imperial Family had given up on this grudge. After all, Ye Fei had killed the Crown Prince. It was a national humiliation and he had destroyed the Empress Dowager's hopes.
After learning that she couldn't openly attack Ye Fei and Wu Province, the Empress Dowager switched to secretly monitoring Tianyun Wufu. Coincidentally, the Old Mansion Lord had finally found a way to break through to the Martial Honor rank with the help of Lord Wu's notes that Ye Fei had given him. Even more coincidentally, he had discovered a spiritual mine in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Those Spiritual Ores were enough for the old mansion master to break through to the Martial Honorable Realm. However, the old mansion master did not know that the royal family had planted spies in Wu Province.
This informant got the information and spread the news. The appearance of a spirit mine would definitely cause a sensation in the entire Zhao County.
The royal family didn't even need to persuade them personally. They just needed to spread the news to the other Wu Province and the other three Wu Province in Zhao City.
Just a month ago, the mansion masters of Mount Tai, Beiyue, and Donghai, Wu Province had all brought a large group of experts to Tianyun Wufu. They said they were guests, but even an idiot could tell that they were here for the spirit mine.
Right now, the three Martial House Masters were still leading large groups of experts to stay within the Sky Fortune Martial House. This forced the old Martial House Master and many Elders to protect themselves. They could only watch helplessly as large groups of experts from the other Martial Houses entered the mountains and wantonly mined the spirit ores.
Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er had snuck out because they were angry and wanted to investigate the situation outside. However, they were discovered by Li Ba, the son of the Mount Tai Prefecture's Mansion Lord. They had fought a bloody battle all the way here. If Ye Fei hadn't returned in time, they would have killed themselves to avoid being humiliated.
At this point, no matter how strong Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er were, they couldn't help but reveal a trace of weakness in their eyes.
Bai Ling looked at Ye Fei expectantly and said, "Ye Fei, that's all I know. Come back to Wu Province with me now. As long as you have an inner sect disciple from the Holy Land with you, the other three Wu Province won't dare to continue to make things difficult for us."
Ye Fei nodded and shook his head. "Sister Bai Ling, don't worry. Since I'm back, I won't let anything happen to Tianyun Wufu. But have you thought about this? Even if I'm an inner sect disciple of the Holy Land, that's still a spirit mine? Even if the other three Wu Province are willing to withdraw their siege on Wu Province because of my pressure, we won't be able to get that spirit mine back."
"Then Ye Fei, you mean …" Bai Ling was a little confused.
A smile flashed across Ye Fei's face as he said confidently, "The other three Wu Province are blocking the Old Mansion Lord because they want to seize the time to mine the spirit mine. I won't let them have their way. If the crisis in Wu Province is resolved, they won't be able to take the spirit mine away so easily."
"Sister Bai Ling, go back to Wu Province with Zhuang Ling 'er first and secretly tell the Old Mansion Lord that I'm back. Tell everyone not to panic. Oh right, do you know the exact location of the spirit mine? I'll go take a look first and see how far they've progressed."
Ye Fei tried his best to suppress his excitement. The spirit mine was even more precious than the spirit pool. If he could get his hands on it, he wouldn't need to spend so much effort to earn contribution points. He could rely on the spirit mine to quickly improve the quality of his dantian.
Bai Ling's eyes lit up when she heard this. She understood that Ye Fei wanted to fish in troubled waters. However, she was still a little worried. "But the entrances to the Hundred Thousand Mountains are now all guarded by experts from the other three Wu Province. Anyone who approaches will be killed without mercy."
Zhuang Ling 'er suddenly giggled and looked at Ye Fei with sparkling eyes. "Sister Bai Ling, you don't have to worry about this. Ye Fei can fly in the sky."
"That won't do either. Wouldn't the target become even more obvious?" Bai Ling was a little older after all, so she was more considerate.
Ye Fei nodded silently when he heard this. He thought that Bai Ling's words made sense. Although he could rely on flying martial arts techniques to fly over, there was nowhere to hide in the sky. It would make it easier for him to be discovered.
However, he really couldn't bear to let go of the spirit mine this time.
"I have to think of a way!"
Ye Fei started to frown and ponder. Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er, who were on the other side, whispered in each other's ears. They seemed to be discussing whether or not to dispose of Li Ba's corpse. Ye Fei's mind suddenly flashed with a flash of inspiration.
"I have an idea. If I can't go over openly, why don't I disguise myself as Li Ba and sneak in? If I don't run into anyone from Mount Tai's Wu Province, I don't think anyone will recognize me."
Li Ba's figure was about the same as Ye Fei's. Most importantly, the people of Mount Tai's Wu Province believed in ghosts and gods. Everyone wore a ghost mask and many of them had tattoos on their bodies.
This greatly facilitated Ye Fei's disguise. Immediately, Ye Fei walked over and searched for Li Ba's chief disciple medallion, as well as the Specter Mask.
Finally, he found a relatively intact Mount Tai's disciple uniform and put it on. Ye Fei put on the ghost mask and looked at Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er. "How is it? Do I look good now?"
Zhuang Ling 'er said, "As long as you don't take off your mask and don't speak, you really do look 70% like Li Ba."
Bai Ling also said, "It's just that your voice is a problem. If you speak, you will definitely be discovered."
"What about now? Junior Sisters, why don't you do me the honor of having a meal together?" Ye Fei recalled Li Ba's voice in his mind and used his Quintessential Essence to adjust his voice.
Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er were stunned when they heard this. Then, they laughed together and said, "That's great. If you don't take off your mask now, we won't be able to confirm that you are Ye Fei."
"That's it then. You two head back to Wu Province first. I will go to the spirit mine to take a look." Ye Fei removed his Quintessential Essence and reverted to his original voice.
Martial Masters might not be able to change their voices, but Martial Grandmasters could do it easily. Bai Ling didn't refuse this time. She understood that she and Zhuang Ling 'er would only be a burden to Ye Fei if they stayed. She nodded slightly at Ye Fei and said, "We will wait for you in Wu Province."
Bai Ling and Zhuang Ling 'er quickly returned to Wu Province.
Ye Fei also adjusted the ghost mask on his face and rushed to the entrance of the 100,000 Mountain Range as quickly as possible. The place was already filled with the smell of blood and murderous intent.
Before he even got close, Ye Fei could already sense that at least a dozen auras had locked onto him. He finally understood that Bai Ling had been right to advise him not to fly.
If Ye Fei had flown in the sky right now, he would definitely have been discovered from afar.
"Who is it?"
"Hey, it looks like Senior Brother Li Ba from Mount Tai's Wu Province."
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