Li Yang met up with Song Jiahao again after leaving the meeting room, Song Jiahao escorting Li Yang back to his abode. It seemed like the elders were a bit worried that someone would try to attack Li Yang on the way back, looking to take advantage of his wounds to beat him down and show off their strength. Some might consider it a petty and low tactic, but to some, it was a perfectly legitimate one.When the two reached the area where Li Yang"s hut was located, Li Yang was slightly surprised to see that there were quite a few people gathered in front of his house. Blackstone and the two other servants were standing in front of the hut, talking to the crowd that had gathered, seemingly trying to send them away.
Since they had reached Li Yang"s house, Song Jiahao"s escorting duty had come to an end. He cupped his hands and gave Li Yang a polite farewell, turning around and leaving the area, returning to his own home so that he could focus on cultivation. Li Yang swept the gathered people with a quick gaze, letting out a sigh and speaking up to draw their attention.
"It was pointless for you all to come here, you can leave."
Li Yang knew what these people had come here for, but he had no interest in bothering with it, so he simply told them straight away that they should leave. Hearing his voice, the group of people turned around and swiftly flocked over, surrounding Li Yang and calling out in loud voices.
"If you let me join your faction, I"m willing to hand over half of my monthly earnings!"
"I"ll give you half of the contribution points I earn each month if you let me join you!"
"My family is famous for being skilled in alchemy, I"ll personally create potions and medicines for you if you let me join your faction!"
People continued to shout out offers, doing their best to drown out the voices of the others. Li Yang had beaten one of the top five outer disciples, showing that he was just as strong as them. But Li Yang didn"t have any faction, not even a single follower. If they managed to latch onto him early, there was no telling how many rewards they might reap. Just saying that they were part of Li Yang"s faction would be enough to scare away most people who tried to go against them. Li Yang once again let out a sigh, shaking his head and pushing past the people that were blocking his path.
"As I said, it was pointless of you all to come here, you can leave."
He just wanted to return to his room so that he could finish his healing and then start cultivating his body and soul. Some people would love to be flocked like this, but to Li Yang, it was simply annoying. Sadly, it seemed like these people were adamant about joining him, rushing forth to surround him and block his path again.
"I"m a strong fighter, I can even beat some people who have a cultivation one stage above me! You"ll gain a mighty and loyal ally if you let me join you, I"m even willing to do most things!"
"I have connections with several smaller sects and clans across the continent, me joining you is like getting a small spy network that is loyal to only you!"
"I know a powerful blacksmith who can create weapons with arrays, I can easily procure weapons and armors if you let me join you, I"ll be your loyalest subordinate!"
They continued to flock around him and push up against him, doing their best to sell themselves. Some would consider their actions shameless, but a strong backing was one of the best things a person could have. And for these outer disciples, Li Yang was one of the strongest backings they could get.
Their shouting and pushing only became more and more intense as Li Yang continued to push his way past them and moving toward his door until finally they completely blocked his path, as if they were refusing to let him enter his house. At this point, Li Yang decided that there was no longer any point in being polite.
He used his law of lightning to control his arms, slamming his right fist into the stomach of a girl who was pushed against Li Yang"s shoulder, trying to use her bountiful chest to entice him. A burst of fire and lightning exploded forth from Li Yang"s fist, a rumbling sound resounding over the area as the girl was sent flying, pushing away the crowd of people. She eventually stopped when she crashed into a tree, sinking to the ground. Li Yang swept his narrowed eyes over the surrounding people, practically sneering at them.
"Why did you all suddenly turn so quiet, didn"t you want to join me, be loyal to me? If you were going to be loyal, it shouldn"t matter that I hit one person."
The surrounding people swiftly took a few steps back, hoping to avoid being the next one that was struck. Li Yang continued to sneer as he swept them all with his eyes. They said all these fancy things, but they simply wanted to use him as a convenient tool, use his name to scare others. It was pathetic, and Li Yang wasn"t afraid of saying that to their faces.
"Procure me weapons, a strong ally, a spy network? What the f.u.c.k makes you think I need anything like that, especially from people like you? You just want to use my name for protection because you are too pathetic to stand up for yourself without anyone to back you up. Even if you could procure the things you said, I wouldn"t accept a single thing from people like you. Now f.u.c.k off, I have no need or interest in pathetic cowards like you."
In Li Yang"s previous life, he had put his life on the line countless times in search for strength, fighting countless people and diving into ancient ruins in search for even the smallest increase in strength. Not once had he bent his knees and asked someone else to protect him, not once had he been too cowardly to stand up for himself using his own strength. He felt nothing but disdain for people like those around him, even Yuan Yijun was better than them, at least she relied on her own strength.
After speaking his thoughts, Li Yang walked past Blackstone and the two other servants, entering his house and shutting the door behind him, leaving behind the stunned crowd. They had done offered as much as they could in hopes of latching onto him, but not only did he reject them, he also insulted them for their actions. Even if they offered it, he would just reject it? Just what level of arrogance, what level of disregard and self-confidence was this?
Li Yang couldn"t be bothered with the thoughts of the stunned crowd that he left behind. A snake would never be able to understand the thoughts of a dragon, nor would a dragon have a need to bother with the thoughts or opinions of a snake.
Li Yang sat down on his bed, crossing his legs and closing his eyes. The pill that Yuan Luoyang had given him had already dissolved into his body, the medicinal energy storing itself in various points around his body. He now drew upon that medicinal energy again, once again focusing on his healing. He guessed that he would be done healing in around a week, at which point he would be able to start cultivating his body and soul, something that would hopefully allow him to increase his strength by quite a bit.