148: report

“Haha, then I’m extremely grateful to you, Su Xia ge.”

Hearing that Su Xia had finally agreed to his request, A Zhi instantly beamed with joy, his smile as bright as a blossoming flower.

He was so excited he almost jumped up, full of anticipation for this hard-won opportunity.

“Get lost, don’t disturb my rest.”

Su Xia said irritably.

She was already a bit impatient at the moment, only wanting to get rid of A Zhi quickly so she could rest properly and conserve her energy for tomorrow’s actions.

“Yes, I’ll get lost immediately!”

A Zhi quickly responded, afraid Su Xia would change her mind.

Like a cheerful little bird, he turned and scurried away, humming an off-key tune, full of joy as he went to prepare for tomorrow’s actions…

Within the Fenghua Sect’s base on Planet B, a place both prosperous and subtly eerie, night had fallen deep, and all was silent.

The Effeminate Man, looking flustered, hurried to the Sect Leader’s sleeping quarters.

A faint red mist permeated the sleeping quarters, emitting a peculiar fragrance that made one feel lightheaded upon smelling it.

Before a lavish red bed, the Effeminate Man dropped to his knees with a “thump,” his head buried deep in the ground, not daring to lift it in the slightest.

“Oh, so you’re saying that on this trip, besides bringing back those worthless, paper-like pieces of intelligence, you also inexplicably managed to stir up an enemy for our Fenghua Sect?”

From the red bed, hidden by layers of curtains, a strange, gender-ambiguous, sarcastic voice emanated, as if from the netherworld, carrying a hint of chill that seemed to drop the temperature of the entire sleeping quarters by a few degrees.

“I apologize, Sect Leader, I was momentarily muddled, possessed by a ghost, and impulsively agreed, but…”

The Effeminate Man stammered, his voice trembling slightly, attempting to explain something.

However, before he could finish his sentence, the bed curtains suddenly “swished” open, and a fierce attack, like a black lightning bolt, surged with powerful force directly towards the Effeminate Man.

A crisp “smack” echoed, particularly jarring in the silent sleeping quarters.

A bright red handprint, like a brand, clearly appeared on the Effeminate Man’s originally delicate face.

His face instantly swelled high, a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and he felt somewhat dizzy and disoriented from the slap.

“Don’t you know that those cunning old foxes are just waiting for an idiotic fool like you to stick your neck out? You’re a complete and utter idiot…”

The Sect Leader’s voice grew sharper, like a piercing needle, directly stabbing into the Effeminate Man’s heart.

At this moment, after being slapped, the Effeminate Man was too terrified to even breathe, only able to bury his head lower, like a startled quail, silently listening to the Sect Leader’s relentless scolding.

“Forget it, I can’t entirely blame you; after all, I sent you to that damned discussion. It’s normal that you couldn’t handle those sly old fellows… Come up here and atone properly.”

After a long while, the Sect Leader’s sharp voice finally softened slightly.

Hearing this, the Effeminate Man’s tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew this meant the Sect Leader had forgiven him; no matter what, at least his life was saved.

“Yes…”

The Effeminate Man’s voice was weak, and he trembled as he slowly rose from the ground.

His legs were still shaking uncontrollably, as if he might collapse again at any moment.

He slowly took off his boots, each movement incredibly sluggish, then cautiously climbed onto the red bed…

In the Hehuan Sect’s discussion hall, lavishly decorated and permeated with a seductive fragrance, soft pink gauze curtains danced gently in the breeze, dreamlike and ethereal.

The Hehuan Sect Woman who had just participated in the discussion was now kneeling respectfully on the ground, her expression focused and serious, meticulously reporting every detail of her experience in the Soul Hall to the Hehuan Sect Leader.

In front of her sat a woman whose figure was more voluptuous than that of the reporting woman, like a ripe peach, exuding a captivating charm.

Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, her peach blossom eyes seemingly containing a myriad of charms; just a single glance could ensnare one’s soul. She—was the Hehuan Sect Leader.

“Interesting… But I imagine the Fenghua Sect will suffer greatly.”

Upon hearing this, the Hehuan Sect Leader’s lips curled slightly upward, and she couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh, her voice as clear as a silver bell, yet tinged with a hint of schadenfreude.

After all, given the current situation, even if the Fenghua Sect miraculously defeated that mysterious force, their sect would undoubtedly be severely weakened and suffer heavy losses.

It was possible they might even fall from the ranks of newly promoted top-tier sects, becoming a first-rate sect and never recovering.

“The Sect Leader is right; that fool will definitely be tormented thoroughly by their neither-male-nor-female Sect Leader when he returns.”

The Hehuan Sect Woman quickly echoed, a fawning smile on her face.

In her heart, she had no fondness for the Fenghua Sect, and now she felt even more certain that the Effeminate Man would face dire consequences upon his return.

Although the Fenghua Sect had a considerable reputation among the Evil Path, this reputation was far from glorious.

One must know, this was the territory of Evil Path Sects, and to have a notorious reputation even within the Evil Path meant their conduct was undoubtedly bizarre.

Take the Fenghua Sect, for instance; the cultivation methods they practiced primarily focused on dual cultivation.

However, this dual cultivation was vastly different from the Hehuan Sect’s dual cultivation methods.

The Hehuan Sect’s dual cultivation methods primarily centered on the art of harvesting, and since most of their disciples were female, they mostly employed the method of harvesting Yang to supplement Yin.

By dual cultivating with men, they absorbed the other party’s Yang energy to enhance their own cultivation.

As for the Fenghua Sect’s dual cultivation methods, they originally emphasized mutual assistance and complementary progress, allowing both male and female disciples to improve their cultivation during the dual cultivation process.

From the perspective of the cultivation method itself, this was originally a good practice.

But unfortunately, their Sect Leader had made it neither fish nor fowl.

Within the Fenghua Sect, a group of neither-male-nor-female disciples had been cultivated.

These disciples had strange cultivation methods and were utterly unprincipled in choosing dual cultivation partners, taking anyone they could get.

This caused disciples from other Evil Path Sects to avoid anyone from the Fenghua Sect like the plague, keeping their distance.

After all, in everyone’s eyes, the people of the Fenghua Sect were, to put it plainly, a group of “transvestites” who practiced dual cultivation, and their behavior was truly despicable.

If it weren’t for the Fenghua Sect’s willingness to let the Hehuan Sect’s female disciples freely harvest from them in exchange for some resources, the Hehuan Sect would probably also avoid them like other sects.