Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

Night, outside the land of Cyan Thorn.

The figure of the Hundred Demons Sect's Five Rams Elder emerged from the shadows, his magical artifact, the Nether Conch, flashed, and several boxes appeared in front of him.

Five Rams Elder put away the boxes, waiting for Nameless to contact him.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.

He frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uneasy.

But before he could think further, he suddenly sensed two streaks of sword intent coming from the heavens.

Five Rams snorted coldly, "Two fools."

With that, Five Rams' figure disappeared once again, vanishing to an unknown place.

Just as Five Rams left, the figures of Zhengyi and Chen Mushi appeared in the sky.

"Should we keep chasing?" Chen Mushi asked.

"Forget it, we can't catch up anyway, Five Rams can only run and nothing else," Zhengyi sighed.

"Besides, Guanqi told me something the day before yesterday, I think letting him go back might not be a bad idea."

"Those boxes earlier? Was it that little bastard Zhang Ze?" Chen Mushi's expression was strange.

Zhengyi smiled without saying a word.

On Five Rams' side, he only stopped after escaping a considerable distance.

Finding a shaded area in the mountains, Five Rams contacted the other Demon Sect special envoys near Cyan Thorn.

Upon hearing from his two subordinates that Nameless was not only fine but also had the mood to argue with them, Five Rams breathed a sigh of relief.

Nameless was his most valued subordinate, but because of practicing Gu Technique, his popularity was really poor.

This time, the heavy snowfall in Cyan Thorn was originally supposed to be managed by Five Rams himself, but unexpectedly, he was targeted by the two pavilion masters of the Sword Sect before even entering Cyan Thorn.

He definitely couldn't win in a fight, but as for running, Five Rams was confident that few in the Four Continents could outrun him.

So he used stratagem, leading the two around Cyan Thorn, while ordering Nameless, who had long infiltrated Cyan Thorn, to handle the matter.

He helped Nameless by buying time.

Now that Nameless had completed the task well, Five Rams planned to enhance Nameless' strength and reward him first.

"That little leader Nameless mentioned before seems quite useful."

"Let me think, his name was Song Qingpao, according to Nameless, this person is sharp-minded and loyal..."

"I need to test this person. If he's really as Nameless says, it could be worth considering taking him under our wing."

"It would also enhance Nameless' strength, saving him from being scolded every day."

"My useless nephew is also in Cyan Thorn, I'll have him bring Song Qingpao to me."

With these thoughts in mind, Five Rams' figure disappeared once again.

He felt that this place wasn't safe either.

To prevent those two old fools from chasing again, Five Rams continued to flee to the distance.

...

Cyan Thorn, Yangguan Road.

Song Qingpao was brought into a dark room by Qiu Jidan, with a candle placed on the table in front of him.

"The Elder wants to see you." With that, Qiu Jidan turned and left the room, he was busy now, with books unfinished.

"Song Qingpao?" Five Rams' blurred voice came from within the firelight.

"At your service," Song Qingpao responded respectfully.

"Tell me, how did Nameless find you?" Five Rams asked.

"Nameless?"

"Ah! It was Senior!" Song Qingpao's extraordinary wisdom quickly formed a closed loop in his mind.

"So the senior never told me his name, implying that his name is Nameless!"

"Truly the style of the senior!"

"Profound and enigmatic, with plans spanning a thousand miles."

"Now that the Elder of the Hundred Demons Sect seeks me out, it must be thanks to the senior's praise?"

"I have to perform well, so as not to disappoint the senior's expectations."

Under Song Qingpao's completely correct process but utterly wrong conclusions, Zhang Ze's identity as Nameless was once again confirmed.

And Song Qingpao's talent in flattery and sycophancy was indeed remarkable.

He didn't mention his probing of Qiu Jidan.

Everything else he slightly embellished before recounting it to the Five Rams Elder.

Five Rams listened intently; after hearing everything, he felt that Nameless had a keen eye for identifying talent, and that Song Qingpao was indeed a good candidate.

"In a few days, pack your things and leave Cyan Thorn; for the subsequent matters, listen to my instructions."

"Cyan Thorn is too small for you to fully display your talents."

"And remember, Nameless's kindness in recommending you."

At this moment, Song Qingpao was trembling all over; his reverence for Zhang Ze was beyond words, feeling that his initial decision was immensely correct.

Calming his emotions, he respectfully said, "I shall never forget the kindness of Senior Nameless!"

"Hmm, not bad." Five Rams' voice came again from the candlelight.

Seeing that Five Rams was in a good mood, Song Qingpao got an idea.

"Although I've gained the attention of the senior and the Elder now, ultimately, I'm like a rootless tree, especially after leaving Cyan Thorn."

"I shouldn't forget my roots in Cyan Thorn! I need to leave a way out!" he thought to himself.

After taking a deep breath, Song Qingpao respectfully addressed the fire, "I dare to request a matter, Elder."

"Speak, I'm listening." Five Rams permitted Song Qingpao this little impudence.

Song Qingpao gulped, "I've been operating in Cyan Thorn for years, deeply rooted."

"Though the Demon Sect is retreating from Cyan Thorn, when we return in the future, my accumulations can serve as an aid."

"I would like to recommend someone to take over my operations in Cyan Thorn, to preserve a legacy for our Demon Sect."

Five Rams listened on the other side; he could certainly discern Song Qingpao's little scheme.

But he thought it was a good thing; subordinates with ambition are worth cultivating.

Moreover, Song Qingpao spoke quite eloquently; though it was in his own interest, he also expressed concern for the Demon Sect.

"Go on, who do you recommend?" Five Rams asked.

"Lin Feng," Song Qingpao answered decisively.

Over there, Five Rams didn't mind at all, "Alright, I approve."

"By the way, from now on, your base is directly under your command, not under the jurisdiction of the sub-helm."

In a very good mood, Five Rams gave Song Qingpao a green light.

"Thank you for your great favor, Elder. I, Song Qingpao, am willing to give my life for the Demon Sect!"

Whether or not Five Rams could see, Song Qingpao knelt there and kowtowed a few times towards the candle.

...

Over at the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Zhang Ze was in an equally good mood due to a breakthrough in mobile device research.

He was strolling through the night market with Li.

Humming a little tune, the system suddenly beeped twice.

Zhang Ze opened the broken system and searched among a pile of red dots, finally finding the notification that had just popped up in the faction subsystem.

"What the heck has he done now?"

[Affiliated Forces: Blood Lion Helm Southern Base, Cyan Robe Vineyard, control degree 100%]

[Upgrade of forces, upgraded to Hundred Demons Sect special envoy's direct base, control degree 100%]

[Base leader replaced]

[New leader Lin Feng]

[Song Qingpao's new power under construction, personal loyalty 100%]

Zhang Ze was utterly baffled; he hadn't even been in contact with Song Qingpao lately, and he had no idea what big event he had pulled off.

"Oh well, anyway, this is all good news."

Seeing Song Qingpao's loyalty rising to a deep red, Zhang Ze took out a Sound Transmission Jade and sent Song Qingpao a message.

"Not bad, keep up the good work."

...

However, Zhang Ze's good mood didn't last long.

The next morning.

With the first light of dawn breaking, Zhang Ze stood under the morning sun, looking at the item in his hand, only feeling like his cultivation path was doomed.

"Maybe I should run away," he murmured to himself.

Lily, who habitually woke up early, happened to walk by at this moment. Seeing Zhang Ze standing dazed at the garden gate, looking lifeless, she curiously went over to take a look.

"Wow, Boss, should I make you a wheelchair? Maybe you'll need it one day."

Lily seemed delighted at his misfortune.