I've Led the Villain Astray, How Do I Fix It?

I’ve Led the Villain Astray, How Do I Fix It?

Chapter 414

“Alright, alright.” Big Foot Luo waved his hand impatiently, “How could I not know my own disciples? Those kids never had such intentions in the first place.” He glared disapprovingly at Cultivator Wuchen. “Don’t think I don’t know. Although my two disciples are good, they can’t achieve the level of praise you give them. Let me tell you, don’t take advantage of my disciples, or else there will be consequences.”

Cultivator Wuchen smiled casually, “Rest assured, I know you’re protective. Actually, I do want to slightly take advantage…” Seeing Big Foot Luo’s hostile gaze, he quickly added, “But I do indeed have high hopes for your two disciples.”

“I knew you had ulterior motives,” muttered Big Foot Luo under his breath.

Cultivator Wuchen wore a troubled expression, “I’m telling you, Little Radish, you should’ve been more cautious! With your temperament, if it weren’t for your strength and my secret support, you wouldn’t know how many times you’d have been fooled!”

Though feeling guilty, Big Foot Luo maintained a strong front, “What’s there to fear? You already said I’m strong enough! Besides, don’t I still have you to watch over me?”

Cultivator Wuchen’s face darkened, “Then what if I can’t watch over you in the future?”

Big Foot Luo was surprised, “What’s wrong? Is something wrong with your health?”

Cultivator Wuchen felt warmth in his heart. His junior brother still cared for him.

“I’m fine, but you know, the conflict between humans and devils hasn’t reached its peak in this war yet. Once the transformation jade pendants hit the battlefield, if the devils don’t want to be annihilated, they’ll surely launch their final attack.”

He glanced at Big Foot Luo, “Nobody is certain to survive under that kind of attack, including you and me. The reason I want your two disciples to enter the management is hoping they’ll take care of the Tian Luo Peak’s lineage in the future.”

Upon hearing that, Big Foot Luo understood his senior brother’s concerns.

Liuguang Sect was under Cultivator Wuchen’s control, but it was not his personal possession. Over the years, Big Foot Luo relied on his own strength, causing some trouble to others. Although his doings were mostly with valid reasons, some people would somehow accumulate grudges against him.

Those grudges were not enough to destroy a sect family, but causing some minor issues for causing trouble for Tian Luo Peak’s disciples or withholding some resources was entirely possible.

Cultivator Wuchen hoped to use the Xu brothers as a symbol for Tian Luo Peak. As long as they were around, nobody would dare to mistreat the Tian Luo Peak disciples.

However, after some thought, Big Foot Luo refused Cultivator Wuchen’s good intentions. He believed neither Xu Ziyan nor Xu Zirong was suitable for the management of Liuguang Sect.

Xu Ziyan never intended to be involved, and as for Xu Zirong— Well, apart from other aspects, the issue would rise when there was conflict between the sect’s interests and his elder brother’s. Even with closed eyes, one could tell that this kid would definitely sacrifice the sect’s interests, which was a huge taboo for becoming part of the sect’s management!

No matter how unreliable Big Foot Luo was, he knew that to become a high-ranking member or even the sect leader, one had to be selfless and prioritize the sect’s interests above all.

Even if the sect leader occasionally had personal greed, having people like Xu Zirong, who had a tendency to sacrifice the sect’s interests for an individual, would definitely lead Liuguang Sect to the abyss…

Cultivator Wuchen did not understand his disciples, but Big Foot Luo could fully comprehend the nature of his two young fellows.

For the sake of the sect’s future, he’d better keep his disciples hidden.

“Is that so? What a pity,” Cultivator Wuchen expressed great regrets. Although Big Foot Luo did not explicitly state it, his implications were clear. His two disciples were better off as lucky mascots for the sect… Yes, just like Big Foot Luo himself did. As for power and authority, it might be better not to give them— Unless Cultivator Wuchen intended to sell Liuguang Sect!

Since Big Foot Luo opposed it, Cultivator Wuchen had no intention of forcing it. However, while thinking about something, his expression suddenly stiffened. As he and Big Foot Luo locked eyes, his gaze involuntarily shifted away…

“Hey! Why won’t you look at me, Senior Brother?” As a swords cultivator, Big Foot Luo’s senses were naturally sharp. He almost immediately detected Cultivator Wuchen’s discomfort and squinted at him.

“Huh? What… what are you talking about?” Cultivator Wuchen laughed awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with Big Foot Luo.

“Don’t play dumb!” Big Foot Luo became furious, slamming the table in front of his senior brother, leaving a deep palm imprint on the precious sandalwood.

Cultivator Wuchen’s mouth twitched. He felt the pain but dared not show it.

“It’s really… nothing much…” Cultivator Wuchen silently lit a candle on his own table, hesitantly speaking.

“Nothing much? What’s that supposed to mean?” The more Big Foot Luo looked, the more he felt something was wrong. The last time his senior brother showed this guilty expression seemed to be when they played a trick on Qingyi, only to be caught.

“It’s really nothing…” Cultivator Wuchen helplessly rubbed his nose. “It’s just… the teleportation array in Guzhan City was destroyed.”

“Guzhan City?” Big Foot Luo was puzzled for a moment, then furrowed his brows deeply. Wasn’t that the city closest to the frontlines? They had engaged in numerous battles around that city with the devils, but overall, the city was under the control of the cultivators’ alliance.

The teleportation array being damaged, how was it related to Ziyan and Zirong? At most, they’d have to travel on foot from another city to the battlefield.

Big Foot Luo suddenly changed his expression with a change of thought. The other city was not far from the frontlines but was under the control of the devils. If Ziyan and Zirong traveled through there on foot, there was a significant chance of being attacked by devils.

Against ordinary devils, with their strength, there was no danger. However, seeing Cultivator Wuchen’s guilty appearance, it was evident he had leaked the information.

Imagining the conversation between his senior brother and the duo earlier, Big Foot Luo immediately darkened his face, pointing at his senior brother, while barely uttering a word, “You… you leaked their information to the devils?”

Cultivator Wuchen awkwardly rubbed his hands, “Actually… it’s not that I told the devils directly, but… I had someone ‘accidentally’ leak the information to those suspicious individuals.”

“That’s still the same!!!” Big Foot Luo flipped the table! Those ‘suspicious’ individuals naturally referred to several cultivators suspected of colluding with the devils.

There were always people among humans willing to betray their own for personal gain. Without the devils’ control, their intentions could not be discerned with spells.ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ N(o)vᴇl(ꜰ)ire.nᴇt

Of course, forcefully probing their minds could yield evidence, but it might incite resistance. Cultivator Wuchen had suspected those individuals for some time and used the opportunity to test them. If those individuals truly colluded with the devils, it would be an opportunity to catch them in the act!

Cultivator Wuchen, with a dangerous glint in his eyes, planned on initiating the final battle against the devils since Ziyan had obtained the jade pendants. However, before the decisive battle, those troublemakers needed to be cleared out.

As Cultivator Wuchen was envisioning how to rebuild the Xuanyu Realm after the human-devil battle, there was a loud crash. The sandalwood table he had put considerable effort into finding was now shattered into pieces by an infuriated Big Foot Luo.

“You actually made Ziyan and Zirong into bait!” Big Foot Luo had enough! As a master with a maxed-out protective skill for his disciples, he absolutely could not tolerate someone endangering their lives, even if that person was his senior brother!

“Calm down!” Seeing Big Foot Luo about to erupt, Cultivator Wuchen quickly advised, “Rest assured! I just wanted them to gain some experience, then return with some achievements. They’re both still young and strong. I wanted them to enter the higher ranks, so they need some accomplishments!”

“But you don’t need to put their lives at risk!” Big Foot Luo yelled angrily.

“Am I that unreliable!?” Cultivator Wuchen rolled his eyes. “Firstly, I made those people believe the message I leaked was about carrying logistical supplies. Even if the devils planned to ambush, they wouldn’t mobilize high-level devils beyond the nascent soul stage. Secondly, you always treat your disciples like treasures. How could I easily let them take risks? Don’t worry, Qingyi is accompanying them. If there’s a real threat to their lives, Qingyi will take action.”

Hearing that, Big Foot Luo relaxed slightly. Qingyi was a spiritual artifact with intelligence. Even Big Foot Luo was not sure if he could defeat it, let alone other devils!

However, if they encountered cultivators in the later stages of nascent soul or even the deity ascension stage, Xu Zirong would not be able to escape with or without Qingyi’s presence. However, the devils would not likely send nascent souls or higher cultivators for mere logistical supplies… right?

Once confident about his disciples’ safety, Big Foot Luo softened his attitude towards Cultivator Wuchen.

Looking at the freshly shattered table, Cultivator Wuchen felt a bit depressed for a moment. But soon, he was drawn back into the conversation by Big Foot Luo.

“Do you think… the people in that central city they mentioned are trustworthy?” Big Foot Luo, now relaxed, immediately adopted an unreliable manner, leaning against the wall with his legs crossed, making the chair underneath emit creaking sounds.

After contemplating for a while, Cultivator Wuchen replied, “Can’t say for sure if they’re trustworthy or not, but it won’t harm us.”

Big Foot Luo raised an eyebrow, “Aren’t you afraid they might come out and compete with us for resources?”

Cultivator Wuchen smiled confidently, “Junior Brother, they’re a group sealed within a world infested with devilish energy without coming out for thousands of years, what do you think they could achieve?”

“That makes sense.” Big Foot Luo pondered for a moment, then relaxed. “So, are you planning to assist them?”

Cultivator Wuchen blinked meaningfully. “Didn’t Ziyan mention it? Those people’s storerooms have quite a lot of good stuff. Besides, the people needed for that large formation are readily available. Why not take advantage of the situation?”