The disciples knelt down in haste.
"It has nothing to do with you. All of you, leave."
Yekong waved his hand and returned to his room. Li Fan, who was nearby, leaned in. "What’s going on?"
"They claim a few elders came to congratulate me on becoming an elder. Do you believe that?"
"Coming to congratulate someone in the middle of the night? That is truly unbelievable. The rules of the Tengyun Sect are really strange!" Li Fan grumbled.
"It’s not the rules that are strange; it’s the people. I think they’re like weasels paying respects to a chicken—they don’t have good intentions." Yekong curled his lip.
"Wait a second. If they heard everything we just said..." Li Fan was startled, then looked at Yekong with a dejected expression. "If they heard it all, you’re done for."
"I'm done for? That’s impossible!" Yekong lay back down. "However, I have a feeling that tomorrow’s official investiture ceremony won't go smoothly. I need to prepare myself."
At five in the morning, a knock sounded on Yekong’s door.
Yekong rubbed his eyes and went to open it. "Who is it?"
When he opened the door, he was taken aback by the spectacle before him.
Standing at the entrance were three rows of disciples in red, holding large banners in a three-by-three formation. The two disciples at the very front held wooden boxes. They looked at Yekong and said, "The investiture ceremony for the new elder is today. We kindly ask Elder Yekong to wash and change into your formal attire so you may follow us to pay re…
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