Chu Li coughed softly. "My Saint, I want to enter the Sutra Library and see if I can find a secret skill that can restrain the Prophecy Pavilion. Killing a young lady is not worth mentioning, it's better to send someone else. The Holy Church is full of masters, I won't make a difference."
"You …" Sun Mingyue's gaze softened as she stared at him. "You're getting bolder!"
Being so presumptuous in front of Fang Qingyang and ruining her reputation, she did want to kill him.
Chu Li said, "Actually, there's no need to kill her."
Sun Mingyue said coldly, "She killed the Holy Church's patrol!"
"About that …" Chu Li turned to look at Fang Qingyang.
Fang Qingyang hurriedly said, "My Saint, it was the patrol who started it, she can't be blamed. She can't just wait to die, can she? It doesn't matter if she kills Li Hanyan or not, it won't damage the Holy Church's reputation."
"Priest!!" Sun Mingyue scoffed. "You're the Holy Church's Priest!"
Fang Qingyang hurriedly said, "How about I make her our High Official?"
"High Official …" Sun Mingyue frowned as she pondered.
Fang Qingyang stared at her eagerly and pleaded, "My Saint, I can relinquish my position as Priest!"
"Looks like you've fallen for her!" Sun Mingyue scoffed as she looked at Fang Qingyang.
Fang Qingyang shook his head. "I don't want to bite the hand that feeds me."
"She has a grudge against us, but you're indebted to her. This is troublesome." Sun Mingyue frowned as she pondered.
She got up and paced at the bottom of the steps with her hands behind her back.
Chu Li glanced at Fang Qingyang and sighed. He did not expect Fang Qingyang to really fall for Li Hanyan.
He sighed inwardly. Nothing was too strange in this world.
He treated Li Hanyan more like a younger sister, so he did not feel jealous when he saw Fang Qingyang liking her.
Unfortunately, Fang Qingyang could only dream about it and it would never come true. The Holy Church of Light and Snow Lunar Pavilion were sworn enemies, so it was impossible for them to be together.
More importantly, he knew that Li Hanyan had no feelings for Fang Qingyang. It was Fang Qingyang's unrequited love.
He had heard from Li Hanyan that she had saved someone, so he saw Fang Qingyang's face in her mind. He wondered if Fang Qingyang had used a honey trap, but after some thought, he felt that Fang Qingyang would not resort to such means, so he did not remind her.
Now, it seemed that Fang Qingyang had fallen in love with Li Hanyan at first sight.
He frowned and felt a headache coming on.
There was a fine line between love and hate. Fang Qingyang had fallen for Li Hanyan, but Li Hanyan had not fallen for Fang Qingyang. In the end, it was very likely that Fang Qingyang's love would turn into hate, and he would seek revenge on Li Hanyan in a frenzy.
Although the Snow Lunar Pavilion was strong, it was far from being a match for the Holy Church of Light. Now that Fang Qingyang was protecting Li Hanyan, if they had a falling out in the future, he would probably want to destroy the Snow Lunar Pavilion the most.
He was thinking the worst of people, but it was also possible that Fang Qingyang was still infatuated and devoted.
Fang Qingyang stared at Sun Mingyue without saying a word, his expression tense.
After a short while, Sun Mingyue stopped and said indifferently, "Alright, she can be spared from death if she becomes our Revered Elder."
Fang Qingyang was overjoyed. "Thank you, Saint! Thank you, Saint! "
"There's no need to thank me, convince her first." Sun Mingyue said, "Priest, convincing her isn't as easy as you think!"
"Yes." Fang Qingyang said, "But I'll definitely convince her!"
Sun Mingyue waved her hand. "I'm making an exception because of your hard work and contributions. There won't be a next time. If she refuses to come to her senses, don't blame me for taking her life!"
"Yes." Fang Qingyang nodded sternly.
Sun Mingyue glared at Chu Li. "Next time, I'll do it myself!"
Fang Qingyang smiled bitterly and sighed inwardly.
He really had no confidence in convincing Li Hanyan. Although they had only known each other for a short time, he understood her stubborn temper. It would be extremely difficult to convince her to become a Revered Elder of the Holy Church of Light. It was originally a delaying tactic to stall for time so that the Saint would forget about her, but it seemed like the Saint had seen through it.
Sun Mingyue waved her hand and Fang Qingyang tactfully gave a fist salute.
Chu Li also did a fist salute. "Saint, can I go to the Sutra Tower?"
"Go, go," Sun Mingyue said impatiently.
Chu Li left as well.
Fang Qingyang was waiting outside the basilica.
"Priest." Chu Li gave a fist salute.
Fang Qingyang gestured for the two to walk together.
The two went down the steps and walked along the path down the mountain.
"Sigh … Branch Leader Zhao, thank you very much." Fang Qingyang sighed.
Chu Li said, "Priest, you're too kind. I really didn't want to kill a little girl."
"Li Hanyan is no ordinary master." Fang Qingyang shook his head. "If we can recruit her, it'll be of great benefit to our Holy Church."
Chu Li smiled. "Yes, then I wish Fawang success."
Fang Qingyang smiled bitterly.
Chu Li asked, "Is that Li Hanyan really that powerful?"
Fang Qingyang nodded slowly. "Even I might not be able to defeat her."
"That's rare." Chu Li smiled. "Snow Lunar Pavilion's swordsmanship is very ordinary, right?"
"She's related to the White Shroud Shendao Du Feng. Her martial arts were probably taught to her by Du Feng." Fang Qingyang sighed. "Her swordsmanship is outstanding and makes up for her lack of cultivation level."
Chu Li nodded slowly. "Du Feng … No wonder. Have you found any traces of Du Feng?"
"He's hidden in the Fu Dynasty and there are countless mountains in the Fu Dynasty. Who can find him?" Fang Qingyang shook his head. "That's why the disciples of the Church gave up on the search. I'm also worried that if we kill Li Hanyan, we'll provoke Du Feng."
Chu Li smiled. "Are we still afraid of Du Feng?"
Fang Qingyang said in a low voice, "The Holy Church has many martial arts masters but there are very few who can really block an Enlightened Master's attack. I'm just afraid that Du Feng will attack secretly and our Holy Church will suffer heavy losses."
Chu Li said, "I really want to fight with Du Feng."
"I advise you to give up on this idea." Fang Qingyang shook his head. "Branch Leader Zhao, although your martial arts is strong, you're no match for Du Feng."
Chu Li showed an unconvinced expression.
The two unknowingly walked halfway up the mountain. Fang Qingyang fist saluted and left.
Chu Li went to the First Peak.
This time, he made up his mind to read through the Sutra Library and store all the books in his mind to see if he could find a way to restrain the Divine Design Pavilion. The world was so big, he did not believe that no one could restrain the Divine Design Pavilion.
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As the sun set, the afterglow shone on Gale Branch.
The martial arts field in Gale Branch was bustling with activity.
A group of disciples in the branch were training on the martial arts field. Some practiced with knives, some with swords, and some with fists and kicks. Ten of them were Grandmasters and twenty were Innate Masters.
Kou Qiong and the other two were also training on the martial arts field, leading by example.
A figure suddenly appeared on top of the wall, looking down at the crowd. It was Ding Ruijie.
Her black robe fluttered in the wind. Her beautiful face was pale without a trace of blood. It was obvious that her old injuries had not healed yet. She stared at the crowd indifferently as if she was looking at thirty dead people.
Kou Qiong and the other two were extremely vigilant. They felt something was wrong and when they saw Ding Ruijie, their expressions changed.
Ding Ruijie disappeared from the top of the wall in a flash and appeared behind an Innate Master of Gale Branch. She lightly hit him with her palm, which was enough to take his life.
"Stop!" Kou Qiong shouted.
Ding Ruijie ignored him and hit him with her palm. The Innate Master immediately fell to the ground, his breath stopped and he could not resist.
She flashed behind another Innate Master and hit him again.
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