Chapter 758: A Broken Mouth Wang Dachui, Exclusive Endless Revelations

Sima Yongren's eyebrows twitched wildly. At that moment, he felt his heart take a direct hit. Having grown up, he had encountered many arrogant people, both peers and elders, but someone daring to speak so wildly in front of him—this was truly the first time! Confronted with such insulting words, the inexperienced Sima Yongren was filled with righteous indignation but initially didn't know how to retort.

"You barbarian…" Sima Yongren's face flushed crimson, and it took him a long time to utter that single sentence.

The four department heads observing nearly burst out laughing at the little brat's remark. Teng Shanhai, head of the War Department, couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing on the spot. Wang Dachui was not only a lecherous fiend, but his loose tongue had caused countless troubles back in the day, something only their older generation knew. Now, seeing this young man speechless after being challenged, it was simply hilarious.

Yu Zhiwen found it a bit unbearable. After all, this was her senior brother; though inexperienced, he was still someone of note. How could he endure such verbal humiliation? However, glancing back at Sima Yongren's frustrated expression, she had initially wanted to speak up for him out of kindness. But then remembering his persistent pursuit of her, Yu Zhiwen ultimately decided to remain silent. Frustrated? That's good too. Let Sima Yongren see the world so he doesn't return to the Holy Temple Hall still acting so arrogant. As this thought crossed her mind, Yu Zhiwen felt a considerable pang of guilt. She felt she was changing for the worse. Ever since she accompanied Xu Xiaoshou in the White Cave, that unreliable fellow had taught her many "manners" she would never learn in the Dao Department. Such as fighting violence with violence, evil with evil, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth... Well, or perhaps more formally, to return bluntness with bluntness. Yu Zhiwen had also learned to find righteous excuses for herself.

But clearly, while Yu Zhiwen, who had learned to ignore injustices, could stay silent, there was still someone present who would speak up. Rao Yaoyao's beautiful eyes glared at Wang Dachui. Without saying much, she calmly stated, "Just a reminder: the person in front of you is Dao Qiongcang's disciple."

Click. Wang Dachui's smug expression, triumphant from his retort, froze. Teng Shanhai quickly suppressed his laughter, glancing left and right, adopting an expression that said, "I wasn't laughing just now."

"You're that flamboyant old Daoist's disciple?" Wang Dachui winced. His slightly surprised gaze flickered between Yu Zhiwen and Sima Yongren, realizing why the Dao Department had dispatched these two young people for the mission. "Goodbye!" After a brief pause, Wang Dachui waved his hand and turned to leave, unwilling to cause further offense. But he didn't say much more. As a senior, it was even more impossible for him to apologize for his words. Only after quickly walking a few steps behind Ye Xiao, the tall figure of the Dark Department's head shrouded in black feathers, did Wang Dachui poke his head out and slyly say, "Flamboyant old Daoist's disciple, you'd better be careful! Don't you dare die in this mission!"

Sima Yongren was stunned. Invoking his master's name, putting on airs like a fox borrowing a tiger's might, was not his intention. That was a sign of incompetence. But what did Wang Dachui's words mean?

Sima Yongren frowned, and before he could speak, the usually taciturn Ye Xiao actually opened his mouth: "You are Dao Qiongcang's disciple?" As soon as he spoke, the heads of the other three departments all showed expressions of anticipation, as if watching a good show. Sima Yongren turned back in surprise. However, at that moment, facing Ye Xiao's face, hidden in dark shadows with no discernible features, he felt a sudden, chilling, death-like pressure, so intense it made him gasp for breath.

"Cough, cough!" The oppressive feeling was too strong. Sima Yongren coughed, and after changing his breathing rhythm, he immediately moved to act. But before the Dao patterns could emerge on his hands, Rao Yaoyao had already turned her cold gaze to Ye Xiao.

"Ye Xiao! Mind your position! Your past grievances with Dao Qiongcang are for the two of you to resolve; don't vent them on a junior." Ye Xiao silently looked back, gazing at Rao Yaoyao for a long time before finally retracting his gaze and returning to his usual state.

"Whew!" The pressure suddenly vanished. Sima Yongren gasped heavily, a sense of relief at having survived a close call welling up within him. For a moment, he was somewhat shaken. What kind of grudge did this person have with his master? To be so shameless as to vent his anger on a junior? And also… these monstrous figures from the Six Departments are simply too terrifying! At that moment, Sima Yongren recalled a request he made when he used to think highly of himself. Because Dao Qiongcang was already the current Hall Master of the Holy Temple Hall, and only held a nominal Head position in the Dao Department, rarely managing affairs—Sima Yongren was basically in charge of everything. Therefore, in the past, Sima Yongren had boldly requested the position of Head of the Dao Department. However, at that time, his master, Dao Qiongcang, directly refused him. The general meaning was simply: "Your Heavenly Secret Arts are almost perfected, but you lack experience in dealing with people and worldly affairs. The Dao Department is the head of the Six Departments. Once a new head takes office, if they cannot suppress the heads of the other five departments, it will only be a path to self-destruction. Rather than that, the Head position might as well remain vacant."

Sima Yongren had originally thought that the competition for the Head position was merely a contest among peers. Perhaps cruel, but not deadly. He never imagined this Head position would also involve disputes from the previous generation? And furthermore, if the conditions for the younger generation to be competent as heads of the Six Departments and withstand the pressure from these four extraordinary individuals were so demanding, then who could possibly take the position? Sima Yongren used to think he wasn't far from that position; now he felt that without another ten years or so, he simply couldn't take it. But then, thinking about it again, how was Yu Lingdi, also from the younger generation and head of the Spirit Department, able to directly take office and hold it for so long, to the point where even the heads of the other four departments praised her?

Sima Yongren's expression fluctuated between dark and bright. He didn't really care about Wang Dachui's rude insults; he only cared whether he was the one standing at the peak among the younger generation. If he couldn't achieve that, Sima Yongren would only feel he had let down his master, Dao Qiongcang's, great name!

"Young man…" At this moment, the hunched old man stealthily crept back, jumped up, slapped Sima Yongren's thigh, and, rubbing his hands, said, "Hehe, how about we make a deal?" Sima Yongren looked down, not expecting the old man's attitude to change so naturally after learning his identity. He replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Please speak, senior."

"You don't blame me for scolding you earlier, do you?" Wang Dachui glared first, then said earnestly, "I'm doing this for your own good, old man that I am. People don't become useful without a bit of a beating, and a genius like you won't truly wake up without being scolded." Sima Yongren saw the other party offering an olive branch and immediately took it. "Of course not. Senior's lesson is correct; it was indeed my lack of foresight just now."

"That's good, that's good…" Wang Dachui continued rubbing his hands until dirt seemed to come off them. He beckoned upwards, saying, "Lower, I'll tell you a secret. Just don't tell that flamboyant... uh, don't tell your master any bad things about what I said just now."

"Of course not," Sima Yongren immediately promised, then squatted down and tilted his head. Wang Dachui whispered, "When I told you to be careful on this trip, I wasn't setting you up. Back in the Ten Grand Seats event, Ye Xiao snatched three Golden Seats. It was a sure thing he'd be on the list, but in the end, it was your flamboyant... um, your master who secretly played a trick on everyone. Ye Xiao was severely injured and had no choice but to be eliminated, understand?"

His voice was very low, but it wasn't a private message. Everyone present had extraordinary hearing; how could they not hear? So as soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shaken again. Sima Yongren was almost completely dumbfounded. Yu Zhiwen also cast a surprised, covert glance at the tall man hidden beneath a shroud of darkness. And the surrounding white-robed and red-robed commanders were also startled, then looked down at their noses, then at their hearts, not daring to react much.

"Three?" Sima Yongren truly couldn't believe it. There were only ten Golden Seats in total for the Ten Grand Seats. This Dark Department Head Ye Xiao snatched three of them, that's nearly a third! Such a person was merely a head of the Dark Department? This could be considered another form of obscurity!

"It really was three." Wang Dachui's voice clearly had some intimidating elements, but his words seemed truthful: "Although they were only won in the early stages, to get three, even at worst, he could have kept one. So… well, I won't say more. Anyway, the hatred between you two is very, very deep! Understand?" Sima Yongren gasped in cold air upon hearing this. This was truly outrageous! To send him here to such a dangerous person, and then tell everyone to act together without explanation? This was sending him to his death! How renowned was the title of Ten Grand Seats? The entire continent knew of it! Therefore, what his master seized was not just a seat, but Ye Xiao's future, and his "Dao"! A struggle for the Dao. A life-and-death situation. At this point, Sima Yongren's legs felt a bit weak. His gaze towards Ye Xiao had become cautious.

Wang Dachui seemed unsatisfied and continued to turn the young man's head, frightening him: "Kid, you just need to remember: barking dogs don't bite. People like Ye Xiao are truly disgusting. When you're together, he might suddenly stab you in the back, and you wouldn't even know how you died!" The young Sima Yongren was clearly scared out of his wits, his face ashen, not daring to respond.

At this point, Rao Yaoyao truly couldn't stand it. She rebuked, "You're the loudest one; why don't you shut up and get lost? Look at how scared you've made him…" She turned back and said softly, "Sima, if there were a reconciliation to be had, it would have happened long ago; otherwise, Ye Xiao wouldn't have joined the Dark Department. You need to use your own judgment and not be swayed by others."

"Oh, oh." Only then did Sima realize. So Wang Dachui wasn't truly afraid of Dao Qiongcang after all. Instead, he was using this opportunity to scare him! For a moment, he was so angry his teeth itched, but when he turned his head again, the hunched old man had disappeared to who knows where to mess around. Sima Yongren couldn't help but mentally curse the old man. Too detestable! He had no senior demeanor at all, he was simply… an insult to scholars!

"Barking dogs don't bite, oh." Suddenly, a cold, gloomy voice came from behind him, like a snake hissing, unusually chilling. This was clearly Ye Xiao's voice! Sima Yongren's heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly turned around. However, behind him was only a little loli with a high ponytail, a candied hawthorn stick in her mouth, blinking her large eyes and staring at him.

"Do you want some too?" The little loli saw Sima Yongren staring at her after turning around, and suddenly pulled out the candied hawthorn stick from her mouth, holding it out, even stretching a long, icy-silver string of drool. Sima Yongren's mouth twitched. He was really going to have a mental breakdown because of these strange characters. At any other time, no one would have imagined that such a cute little loli would be Yi, one of the terrifying heads of the Six Departments, the head of the Anomaly Department!

"No thank you, senior, please enjoy it yourself." He waved his hand to refuse. Sima Yongren retreated to Yu Zhiwen's side, glancing at her flawless, jade-like face nearby, which allowed his mind to settle somewhat.

"Enjoy…" The little loli Yi, while munching on her candied hawthorn, pondered this "high-level" word, then bounced away. "Everyone, do you want to enjoy some candied hawthorn? It's time for dinner, oh." Yi pulled a large handful of candied hawthorns from her pocket, and the first person she offered them to was surprisingly Ye Xiao. Sima Yongren felt he was being mocked again. It was clearly polite language, but coming from the mouths of these vulgar people, he felt even the words themselves were tainted.

"How could he possibly eat…" Calming himself, Sima Yongren looked at the little loli nearby, her face full of anticipation, extending a candied hawthorn stick. He found the scene utterly absurd. How could a cold, sinister person like Ye Xiao eat such a common snack as candied hawthorn! However, in the next second, Sima Yongren's worldview was shattered once more. He saw the taciturn Ye Xiao actually extend a hand, take the candied hawthorn, and then insert the entire stick into the darkness of his face, consuming it completely.

Sima Yongren: ???

"Wa-ga-ga…" A strange cackle arose. Wang Dachui had, at some unknown point, jumped back to his side, bouncing as he said, "How about that? Incredible, right?" Sima Yongren tilted his head. Wang Dachui beckoned with his hand, signaling him to lean closer, then whispered into his ear again, "I'll tell you another secret: those two are lovers, oh."

Sima Yongren was dumbfounded. Even Yu Zhiwen was a bit startled, glancing sideways in astonishment.

"Wa-ga-ga, wa-ga-ga…" Wang Dachui happily slapped his thigh, wiping away tears of laughter, "And another forbidden secret for you two youngsters: that little loli Yi, is a boy, oh."

Sima Yongren: ???Yu Zhiwen: ???

Both felt their worldviews completely overturned, unable to process it.

"Wa-ga-ga-ga!" Wang Dachui was so amused he jumped three feet high. His favorite thing was seeing expressions like these. Then, wiping his red nose, sniffing, and wiping away tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes, Wang Dachui still had more to say: "One last absolutely exclusive private revelation: Ye Xiao, is a woman, oh."

??? This time, it wasn't just Sima Yongren and Yu Zhiwen who couldn't handle it. Several white-robed and red-robed commanders also had their pupils constrict, utterly bewildered. Such a cold, gloomy, tall, and burly head of the Dark Department… a woman?

"Enough!" Rao Yaoyao had truly had enough of Wang Dachui. She stepped forward and kicked him away. "Let's get back to business…" Who would have thought that Wang Dachui, the head of the Body Department, who had just been kicked away like a ball, would bounce back, panting and red-faced, "Good kick! Kick me again!"

Rao Yaoyao's face was as cold as frost; she drew the Xuan Cang Divine Sword from her back. A buzz. The sword hummed through the night sky, and space instantly cracked. Wang Dachui vanished in a flash, instantly jumping several miles away.

And it was at this moment.

A roar. From the Spirit Gate Exchange venue, a furious beast roar echoed.