Dashing Student-Chapter 1272: Personal Vendetta

On the flying boat, Deng Yunhe's boasting could still be heard.

"Jue Mingzi is my close friend, a brother, we've been through life and death together, our relationship is extremely intimate."

"What? You want a signature? Simple, it's just a matter of me saying a word."

Unable to bear Deng Yunhe's bragging any longer, Zheng Yunzhou finally stepped forward and dragged Deng Yunhe to the front of the flying boat.

"Jue Mingzi's life or death is uncertain, yet you still have the heart to joke around?"

Deng Yunhe chuckled awkwardly, "Aren't we all in a situation where we can't really help? Besides, Jue Mingzi is so strong, there's absolutely no way anything could happen to him."

But Ning Yu shook her head, "No, among those chasing him is a cultivator at the Golden Core Realm Perfection, so when we return, we're not only delivering these captives but also seeking reinforcements."

Daoist Cui sighed, "Are you sure that scoundrel Yi Mingzi will send people to save Chen Nan?"

"Even if it seems unlikely, I still have to try!" Ning Yu said resolutely.

After a full ten days, Zheng Yunzhou and the others bypassed the battlefield, avoiding conflicts whenever possible and fighting desperately when avoidance wasn't an option, finally bringing all the captives back safely to the camp.

"Haha, to have saved so many captives and returned with them, you've accomplished a great task. Upon completing your mission, you'll be rewarded all together."

Receiving such a flimsy acknowledgment for their achievements almost made the usually good-natured Zheng Yunzhou lose his temper.

"Sir, we've rescued so many people; at the very least, this should offset part of the mission content, right? If I may be blunt, the task you want us to complete is simply unreasonable!"

Yi Mingzi sat lazily in his seat, chuckled coldly, "So you're saying I'm making things difficult for you? Haha, even if I am, so what?"

"It's your fault for being with Jue Mingzi. If he hadn't provoked me, why would I be creating hurdles for you?"

Deng Yunhe snorted coldly, "Don't go too far; we can report you!"

"Be my guest!" Yi Mingzi said confidently, "My master is Master Canglan, and my senior brothers and sisters are all elders in the Righteous Alliance now. Am I worried about a few ants like you?"

"Besides, achievements are achievements, tasks are tasks; how can they be mixed together? Achievements deserve rewards, and failures in task completion call for punishment!"

His blatant rudeness left Ning Yu and the others indignant, realizing that the repeated failures in the battles between the Righteous Alliance and the Demon Sect over the years were because of pests like him.

"Fine, we'll complete the mission, but now that Jue Mingzi has drawn away the Demon Sect pursuers alone for the captives, someone must be sent to rescue him, right?" Ning Yu asked coldly.

Yi Mingzi chuckled, "Are you joking with me? He's on the Demon Sect's turf. What if those sent also die at the hands of the Demon Sect? Will you bear that loss?"

"It's fate! If Jue Mingzi really dies, I'll report his achievements to the Righteous Alliance, so you need not worry. Camp matters are under my control, it's not your place to interfere."

His last words were spoken with such weight that Ning Yu and her team were left speechless.

Despite themselves, they could only exit the tent, feeling as if the sky outside had darkened significantly.

"Damn it, this is blatant retaliation!" Deng Yunhe punched a nearby large tree, causing many leaves to fall.

Zheng Yunzhou's face was grim and he spoke in a somber tone, "There's no way around it, Yi Mingzi calls the shots in the camp, and technically he's right, even if we appeal to the elder, we would be the ones at fault."

"Oh, what bad luck; the reward just flew away. Saying it'll be given after mission completion is clearly an excuse, he never expected us to complete the mission, so naturally there's no need to give a reward." Daoist Cui sighed.

Each of them looked worried, feeling deeply powerless in the face of such darkness.

After a lengthy silence, Ning Yu was the first to step forward, "No reinforcements? Then I'll go rescue him. We're a team, we can't watch him die with open eyes."

"I won't force you on this, if you want to complete the mission I won't stop you, but I must go save him!"

Zheng Yunzhou moved to stand behind Ning Yu, showing his support through action.

"I'm no coward either; being sent here, I've never thought of returning alive. Making a bold move, now that sounds worthwhile." Deng Yunhe joined in.

Finally, all eyes turned to Daoist Cui.

"Ah, aren't you forcing me? I still want to live a couple more years... oh well, I'll go along with your madness." Daoist Cui said reluctantly.

The four exchanged smiles and immediately left the camp to turn back.

After they left, Jue Mingzi's name began spreading within the camp, and his actions were retold by the rescued captives, becoming legendary.

"What kind of nonsense is this, able to confront Xiao Lie of the Golden Core Realm Perfection head-on, even splitting the sea? Even in boasting, this is too exaggerated; he's only at the Fourth Layer of Golden Core Realm!"

In the tent, Yi Mingzi was furious. He intended to trample Chen Nan to dust, yet unexpectedly, Chen Nan was gradually rising.

He once tried to silence the rumors about Chen Nan, but they persisted, making Jue Mingzi the god-like figure in the eyes of this camp's cultivators.

Moreover, as these cultivators traveled to different locations, Jue Mingzi's name spread even further.

At this moment on another large island, a plump cultivator was in his camp, having heard someone outside mention Jue Mingzi, he became curious.

"Is it that little guy? It seems he's done well."

The plump cultivator ordered the people discussing Jue Mingzi's deeds to come in, and after a detailed inquiry about what Chen Nan had done, he slapped his thigh.

"Good, truly invigorating, such talent should be cultivated. I reckon his future accomplishments will surpass Zhao Qingxuan, though he seems to have an intense grudge with that punk Yi Mingzi..."

"No matter what, I must protect him! If the Righteous Alliance continues like this, soon there won't be anyone willing to serve them, and they'll lose to the Demon Sect eventually!"

After a bit of self-talk, the plump cultivator left the camp, flying towards a grand building in the island's center.

The leftover cultivators in the tent were bewildered, "What happened to Master Xiaotian?"

"Who knows, he's a high-ranking Nascent Soul Elder, it's not our place to worry."

"Indeed, best to think about how to earn more cultivation resources."

As Jue Mingzi's name became more well-known, on an island within the battlefield's scope, a scruffy-looking Taoist in a daoist robe was scavenging corpses non-stop.

Nearby, Righteous Cultivators and Demon Sect Cultivators battled, but he remained indifferent.

"Fight all you want, Daoist is making a fortune!"