Jiang Yun felt a bit of a headache. This brat was determined to go to the Demon Cult. The Demon Cult was no place like the Xiaoshan School. All sorts of people were there. Jiang Yun didn't want to take Xia Lin to such a dangerous place. Even though he was the cult leader and could protect Xia Lin.
But once Xia Lin made up his mind, he was extremely stubborn. "No way! You promised to compensate me. Can't you even fulfill such a small request?"
Jiang Yun forced a smile. "But this isn't exactly a small request. Fine... Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll take you there, okay?"
Having achieved his goal, Xia Lin stopped being angry. He hummed a tune cheerfully and went to practice martial arts, leaving Jiang Yun, who was quite helpless, to think.
Jiang Yun thought that if he was going to take Xia Lin to the Demon Cult, he had to make preparations in advance. He couldn't let everyone in the cult know Xia Lin's identity. Jiang Yun didn't dare to take the risk of there being spies in the cult and how many there were. He would only let a few of his most trusted people know Xia Lin's real identity. As for the others, they would only know the false identity he had created for Xia Lin.
A few days later, Jiang Yun took Xia Lin to the Demon Cult on the pretext of taking him out for training. Before they set off, Qiu Zi hugged Xia Lin's leg and wailed, "Young master! Why are you abandoning me? Without me, who will serve you, young master? Take me with you, young master! I'm good at my work and eat very little! I'm easy to support!"
Xia Lin struggled to free his leg from Qiu Zi's arms. "Let go of me! I'm going for training, not a spring outing. I can't take you with me. And you, Ling Yuan, don't look at me. It won't do any good. You and Qiu Zi stay in the school obediently and take care of my Big Black (that wolf)!"
After saying that, the "heart - breaker" Xia Lin left resolutely with the "male seducer" (Qiu Zi's words) amidst Qiu Zi's wails and Ling Yuan's longing looks.
At the foot of the mountain, Xia Lin, whose martial arts skills had improved a lot, didn't even gasp for breath. The Demon Cult was much closer than the General's Mansion. The two of them got on a carriage with a small amount of luggage and arrived at the Demon Cult four days later.
The entrance to the Demon Cult was in a canyon. The terrain was even more complicated than that of the Xiaoshan School. Even with a guide, people with average martial arts skills couldn't reach the entrance.
Xia Lin could reach the entrance by himself, but it would be too slow. So Jiang Yun simply carried him on his back and used his light - footed skill. They reached the entrance half an hour later.
Having gone through so much trouble to reach the entrance of the Demon Cult, Xia Lin asked Jiang Yun speechlessly, "Although it's easy to defend and hard to attack like this, isn't it inconvenient for your daily life?"
Jiang Yun said, "There are also servants in the Demon Cult who are responsible for growing vegetables and raising livestock. So except for missions, the cult disciples only go out to buy daily necessities like rice, flour, oil and salt once every two months. Actually, there's another entrance that's more convenient and easier to get to. But if we took that route, our carriage would have to travel for a few more hours. It's not worth it. Anyway, I can carry you in, so it doesn't matter if we take this difficult route!"
At the entrance, there were two guards. One could tell at a glance that their martial arts skills were quite good. After carefully examining the token Jiang Yun showed them, they let Jiang Yun and Xia Lin in.
Xia Lin looked around curiously and asked Jiang Yun, "You're the cult leader. You still need to be checked before you can enter?"
Jiang Yun nodded. "Because some people are very good at disguise, so we can't judge a person's identity just by their appearance."
"That makes sense. Then if someone disguises as me, can you recognize me at a glance, Jiang Yun?"