Scumbag Chapter 129 The Enchanting Demon King is a Living Lei Feng (41)

Over sixty years ago, Ai Qing had led a team to a mortal kingdom to recruit disciples. In a village destroyed by demonic beasts, he found Le

Over sixty years ago, Ai Qing had led a team to a mortal kingdom to recruit disciples. In a village destroyed by demonic beasts, he found Leng Rong and his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Yi.

Their parents and the entire village had been slaughtered by demonic beasts. Leng Rong and Xiao Yi had been playing in a cave on the mountain and fell asleep, narrowly escaping death.

Feeling pity for these two parentless children, and after the Spirit Testing Stone revealed they had spiritual roots, with Leng Rong even possessing the rare Ice Spiritual Root, Ai Qing took them in as disciples and brought them back to the sect.

It could be said that Leng Rong’s smooth upbringing and his current achievements were all thanks to the sect and his master’s nurturing.

But as a result, he had actually been bewitched by He Huan, committing such an act of betrayal against his master and sect!

Ai Qing’s face darkened instantly, and he was about to draw his sword to kill Leng Rong on the spot, but Wu Hao stopped him.

Sect Leader Wu comforted him, saying black sheep were common. If Leng Rong refused to listen to his master and chose to be the demoness’s lackey, there was nothing they could do.

Now wasn’t the time to settle scores. They needed to keep Leng Rong calm and find out what he is going to do when he returns to the sect!

Ai Qing had initially wanted to execute this disgraceful disciple immediately, but with Wu Hao’s persuasion, he gradually suppressed his anger.

‘Indeed, since that demoness could use Leng Rong, we could repay her in kind!’

Now, seeing Leng Rong’s appearance, Elder Ai Qing kept mentally chanting, "Don't get angry, don’t let anger cloud your judgment. We must not let this traitorous disciple realize we’ve already discovered his deceit...’

“You’ve worked hard."

Ai Qing’s voice was as kind as ever.

“You foolish child, you didn’t even leave a word when you disappeared. I’ve been worried sick all this time. If not for seeing your life lamp still burning bright, I would’ve thought something terrible had happened to you."

“Don’t ever act so recklessly again!"

“This disciple has caused Master to worry. It is my unfilial sin." Leng immediately knelt and kowtowed three times heavily.

Even if Ai Qing had still held even a sliver of hope for his disciple before, now seeing Leng Rong go to such lengths for He Huan, he was completely chilled.

"Go and rest! Focus on recovering for now, cultivation can wait."

After sending Leng Rong away, Ai Qing was so furious he nearly burst into tears.

Leng Rong had always been cold and aloof. He didn’t care anything but cultivation.

Whether it was socializing with fellow disciples or observing formalities, Leng Rong had never paid them any mind.

Even toward Ai Qing, his master, he rarely showed proper respect, claiming that reverence lay in the heart, not in superficial rituals.

Back then, Ai Qing had even praised this disciple for his single-minded devotion to the Dao and his disdain for trivial formalities.

Turns out, it wasn’t that he didn’t care or didn’t know how to behave… it was just that he hadn’t deemed others worthy before.

This time, in order to gain his master’s trust, he had suddenly become so courteous.

‘For the sake of the demoness, he could even bend his spine… had he changed, or was this his true nature all along?’

“Senior Brother, this is nothing but a vile ingrate!"

“I understand your grief. Now that we know he’s no good, we’ll keep a close eye on him."

Wu Hao spent a long time comforting Ai Qing.

This matter was truly infuriating!

Who would’ve thought a disciple he had doted on like a son would turn out to be such a heartless, treacherous creature?

Leng Rong had no idea his actions in the Demon Capital had already been exposed.

He returned to the cave and didn't take time to rest. Instead, he began to get in touch with his fellow disciples.

This sudden shift from an icy, aloof Senior/Junior Brother to someone so sociable struck everyone as odd at first.

But they eventually chalked it up to the hardships he must’ve endured while tracking those demons and treated him with leniency.

However, all his fellow disciples had their own tasks and responsibilities, so after exchanging a few words, they left.

The person who was most happy about Leng Rong's return in the entire Zhenshan Sect was Xiao Yi.

They had grown up together as childhood sweethearts, and currently, they are practicing together under the tutelage of Elder Ai Qing, so their relationship is naturally extraordinary.

Leng Rong also wanted to probe Xiao Yi for information about the scripture.

Unfortunately, before they could talk much, Xiao Yi was summoned by Ai Qing and ordered to go into seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Xiao Yi was initially reluctant to leave.

But Ai Qing warned her that a significant power gap would lead to abandonment by one’s Dao Companion, which scared Xiao Yi into immediately entering seclusion.

With the high likelihood of demons and demonic beasts joining forces, the entire Cultivation World was on edge. Zhenshan Sect was seizing every moment to cultivate, so no one really had much time to spare for Leng Rong.

After wandering aimlessly for several days, Leng Rong arrived at the foot of Xiaoyun Peak.

‘Ancestor Le Qing wasn’t there, and even the Phoenix and the parasol tree were gone.’

Leng Rong was a little anxious. After all, his main purpose for returning this time was Mingting.

‘Where did he go?’

“Instead of cultivating, what are you doing wandering around here?"

Le Yanran frowned when she saw Leng Rong loitering at the base of Xiaoyun Peak.

She recognized this disciple, he has Ice Spiritual Root and a decent talent.

‘While everyone else was busy improving themselves to prepare for the impending demonic invasion, why was he wasting his talent by idling at Xiaoyun Peak?’

Le Yanran was now a Golden Core cultivator, and is no longer the innocent and ignorant girl she was before.

She harshly reprimanded Leng Rong and ordered him to return to his cultivation.

Of course, Leng Rong didn’t dare ask Le Yanran about Mingting’s whereabouts.

Everyone in Zhenshan Sect knew that while Le Yanran was usually reasonable, but as long as it involved the Phoenix, she would be particularly vigilant.

This was the sequelae left by Wen Liangyu's failed contract with the Phoenix, and everyone in Zhenshan Sect knew about it.

In the end, Leng Rong could only slink away in defeat.

After resting for two more days, Leng Rong approached Ai Qing and asked if the sect had identified any scriptures that could counter He Huan’s charm. If so, he wanted to learn them too.

“We have! It’s also thanks to Zhenshan Sect’s good fortune. The ‘Heart Sutra’ I’ve been studying happens to be the most effective against that demoness’s seductive techniques."

Ai Qing handed the Heart Sutra to Leng Rong.

“You’ve always been strong-willed, so I’ve never worried about you being bewitched. Still, you mustn’t let your guard down. Review this repeatedly and solidify your defenses… no carelessness allowed."

"Thank you, Master!"

Leng Rong returned to his cave abode and flipped through the scripture, ‘It was indeed the Heart Sutra I had studied before… The efficiency of the major sects is impressive.’

Leng Rong was certain that all human sects must have adopted the Heart Sutra by now.

This was terrible news for He Huan, and Leng Rong couldn't help but worry about her.