As Ye Ling settled Deng Changyu, the banquet continued without further incident.
Du Yameng was from Jiangcheng. Although she had been in Shanghai for some time, she didn't know many prominent figures from Shanghai's elite circles. Consequently, her social interactions at the banquet were minimal.
However, precisely because of this, Du Yameng had not made any enemies in Shanghai, and no arrogant young masters had come forward to cause trouble.
Ye Ling and the other two chatted idly in a corner of the banquet hall, as if this gathering of socialites had nothing to do with them.
"Tch... What a boring banquet. When will it end?"
Feng Ke grew impatient, constantly complaining and asking Ye Ling, "I see a lot of disciples from the Medicine Sect gathered outside. Why don't we just charge in now? We can settle it once and for all!"
Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, "We are here to resolve problems, not to slaughter innocents."
"Not all disciples of the Medicine Sect are sinners. Slaughtering everyone would be too biased."
Ye Ling was not one to kill indiscriminately. Currently, only Sun Sicun from the Medicine Sect was at fault.
To slaughter everyone in the Medicine Sect because of Sun Sicun alone would be too brutal, and it was not Ye Ling's style.
Although Ye Ling sought swift justice, he only killed those who deserved to be killed, those he wished to kill.
That was why he had asked Deng Changyu to retrieve the two ledgers.
The guest list was for his own matters, while the list of Medicine Sect disciples was for Du Yameng's.
The Sun family would certainly seek revenge for Sun Sicun, so the Sun family had to be dealt with.
Once the Sun family fell, the Medicine Sect would inevitably face repercussions.
At that time, handing over the list of Medicine Sect disciples to the Dragon Department would allow them to handle the remaining matters.
Who should receive what punishment – these arduous tasks would be undertaken by the Dragon Department.
With both the Sun family and the Medicine Sect brought down, the Du family's crisis would naturally be resolved.
"Uninteresting..."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Feng Ke snorted coldly, leaning against the wall with a displeased expression, her eyes scanning the crowd before her.
After witnessing Sun Sicun's actions, her perception of the Medicine Sect and the Sun family had plummeted to freezing point.
If Ye Ling hadn't stopped her, she wouldn't have spared anyone from the Medicine Sect and the Sun family!
"Xiao Ke... Master Ye is right. If we start slaughtering innocents, what's the difference between us and that beast Sun Sicun?"
Du Yameng sided with Ye Ling, agreeing with his statement and comforting Feng Ke.
Having spent time with Feng Ke, Du Yameng had realized that Feng Ke was like a blank slate whose moral compass had not yet fully formed.
No one could be sure how the great dye vat of society would color her.
However, given Feng Ke's straightforward personality, if she received no guidance, she was highly likely to go astray in the future and become a formidable demonic figure.
Ye Ling's slow handling of the Medicine Sect and Sun family matters was likely intended to subtly guide Feng Ke's values.
Du Yameng, understanding this, naturally wanted to help Ye Ling.
In fact, Ye Ling did intend to guide Feng Ke.
After all, Feng Ke was Xiao You's disciple, and Ye Ling would also consider her his own disciple, guiding her with all his heart.
Although he wished for Feng Ke to live freely and unrestrainedly, he still needed her to establish a basic moral compass and not act without any bottom line.
An evil cultivator who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals would not be welcomed, whether on Earth or in the Eastern Profound Continent, and would ultimately meet a bad end.
Hearing Du Yameng's words, Feng Ke found it difficult to refute, merely pursing her lips and nodding, "Mm..."
Seeing Feng Ke's reaction, Du Yameng's lips curved slightly, and she secretly gave Ye Ling an "okay" gesture.
Ye Ling smiled at the two women's actions, finding them quite endearing.
At that moment, Deng Changyu walked over quickly from not far away, handing two documents to Ye Ling and whispering, "My lord, I have obtained the guest list for the banquet. For the Medicine Sect disciples' roster, I only managed to get the names; I still need some time for the detailed files."
Ye Ling took the documents, quickly scanned them, and nodded, "Well done. If you continue to maintain this, you will suffer less in the future when dealing with demons."
Although Deng Changyu didn't know what demons Ye Ling was referring to, he just nodded repeatedly, not daring to raise any objections.
"Elder Deng, what are you doing?"
Just then, a rather flippant voice came from nearby, causing Deng Changyu to tremble and freeze on the spot.
Ye Ling looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walking over, with a scantily clad young woman in his arm.
He held a wine glass in his other hand, his expression arrogant, making the mustache beneath his nose particularly conspicuous.
Deng Changyu quickly regained his composure, abandoning his subservient attitude towards Ye Ling, and looked at the middle-aged man coldly, "Zhang Mingye, do I need to report to you what I'm doing?"
Zhang Mingye smiled, "Of course, you don't need to report to me. However, I heard from a disciple that you seem to have taken the guest list for this banquet and the roster of our Medicine Sect disciples."
As he spoke, Zhang Mingye glanced at the two documents in Ye Ling's hand and said slowly, "Could it be that those two lists are in your possession?"
Ye Ling handed the two documents to Feng Ke to hold and asked Zhang Mingye, "Who are you?"
"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself." Zhang Mingye chuckled and raised his glass, "I am Zhang Mingye, the Punishment Elder of the Medicine Sect, and a good friend of Elder Deng!"
"Who is your friend?"
Deng Changyu rebuked angrily, "I don't know where you heard these rumors, but you won't frame me with them!"
Deng Changyu and Zhang Mingye were both elders of the Medicine Sect. Deng Changyu was devoted to medical arts, while Zhang Mingye was obsessed with power.
For many years, Zhang Mingye had formed factions within the Medicine Sect and often used his power to seek personal gain. Despite being an elder, he had made no contributions to medical arts.
Deng Changyu disapproved of Zhang Mingye's actions, and the two often clashed, leading them to become bitter rivals within the Medicine Sect, unable to stand each other.
Therefore, when Zhang Mingye learned that Deng Changyu had secretly taken the banquet guest list and the Medicine Sect disciples' roster, he eagerly came forward to confront Deng Changyu.
Now that Deng Changyu's status in the Medicine Sect had greatly diminished due to Sun Sicun's death, if he could use the matter of the disciple roster to accuse Deng Changyu of betraying the sect, he could completely crush Deng Changyu!
Deng Changyu would never be able to recover!
Zhang Mingye sneered, "Whether it's a rumor or not will be clear if you let me take a look at those two documents."
Hearing Zhang Mingye's words, Deng Changyu's mind raced, and he quickly bluffed, "This guest is a distinguished guest of our Medicine Sect. Are his belongings something you can just ask to see?"
"Distinguished guest?" Zhang Mingye raised an eyebrow and sneered, "What distinguished guest of the Medicine Sect? I've never heard of such a thing."
Deng Changyu said, "You are merely a mere Punishment Elder. How can you inquire about a distinguished guest of the Ancestor?"
The Ancestor of the Medicine Sect had been in seclusion for many years, and no one could confirm his relationship with Ye Ling. There was no harm in boasting.
In any case, Deng Changyu had no intention of staying in the Medicine Sect and just needed to get through this period.
"A distinguished guest of the Ancestor?"
Upon hearing Deng Changyu's words, Zhang Mingye was taken aback. He quickly pushed aside the woman beside him and looked at Ye Ling with a fearful expression, "Are you the rumored Medical Immortal Kong Xuhan?"
Ye Ling: "Huh?"