Chapter 139: Righteous and Brave Qin Xiaozhu
"Uncle-Master Qin Zi and Ancestor Qin Chuan, you two are often away, why have you suddenly returned to the sect today?"
The middle-aged man in a purple robe suppressed the urge to hit someone, greeted them with a forced smile, and pretended to ask casually.
Qin Zi raised an eyebrow, and righteously said, "As a senior of the Dongsheng Divine Sect, can't I come back to check on my juniors?"
"Xuanlong, it's been years, and you now speak to your Uncle-Master in such a tone? You've become quite unfamiliar."
Poof!
The middle-aged man in a purple robe almost spat blood on the spot, wishing he could strangle this shameless brat.
Do you really see yourself as a senior figure in the Dongsheng Divine Sect? Don't you have any self-awareness of your own status?!
He wanted to go mad.
But he could only endure it.
For the dignity of Ancestor Feather Emperor and the entire Dongsheng Divine Sect, he had to endure this humiliation, all because he was the Sect Leader.
"Hehe, Uncle-Master's lesson is well taken, I have spoken out of turn."
The middle-aged man in a purple robe, Su Xuanlong, bowed his head and apologized with a smile.
"Hmm, let's go in. I can't wait to see the energetic look of the sect's younger generation," Qin Zi said, then walked forward on his own.
Qin Chuan followed silently beside Qin Zi.
For today was Qin Zi's stage, and technically speaking, Qin Zi was the disciple of Emperor Yu, thus holding a higher status in the sect than him, the father.
It wasn't his time to show off, so he played the background for now, watching the stepson perform.
Soon, the group arrived at the main hall of the main peak, where a cold-looking woman in white stood in the center of the hall.
She was like an iceberg snow lotus.
Lofty and unattainable.
Keeping others at a distance.
"Xue Qing, why are you here?"
The middle-aged man in a purple robe, seeing the woman in white, showed a hint of surprise and affection on his stern face.
"Junior Brother Lin is seriously injured. I came to get a Nine-Turn Creation Elixir from you. Will you give it or not?"
The woman in white spoke expressionlessly, her tone flat, as if everything was just a matter of course.
"Lin Yi?"
Su Xuanlong frowned slightly, seeming somewhat displeased.
"Will you give it or not? If not, I'll pretend I never came." The woman in white said coldly, as she was about to leave.
"Give it! Why wouldn't I give it?"
Su Xuanlong hurriedly spoke, looking at his daughter with love, "Since you've asked, how could your father refuse?"
After speaking, he quickly pulled out a pale purple elixir, flicked his finger, and the elixir flew into the hands of the woman in white.
"Thanks."
The woman in white put away the elixir, said a faint "thanks", and turned to leave.
Su Xuanlong looked at the indifferent figure bitterly, his face showing a mix of complex emotions and guilt—after all, he had wronged her and her mother.
"Wait!"
At this moment, a figure stepped aside, blocking the woman's path.
"Uncle-Master!"
Su Xuanlong's eyelids twitched fiercely, swiftly stepping in front of the woman in white, respectfully saying, "This is my daughter, Su Xueqing. Uncle-Master, you haven't been in the sect for a long time, so you may not be familiar with her. May I ask what advice you have?"
"I dare not give advice, but within the sect, the order of hierarchy must not be disregarded."
Qin Zi stood with his hands behind his back, speaking indifferently, "It's one thing for your daughter to be cold towards you, but to see her ignore her Uncle-Master and the elders of other sects, how can our Dongsheng Divine Sect disciples behave with such disregard for respect?"
"This…"
Su Xuanlong's facial muscles twitched several times, nearly wanting to kill this overbearing fellow, but for the grand scheme of the sect, he held back.
He took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth,
"My daughter and her mother have been wandering outside since she was a child; it's only in the past two years that I found her and brought her back to the sect. She might not have learned all the etiquettes yet, I ask for Uncle-Master's tolerance."
"Haha, is that so?"
Qin Zi coldly laughed, "How complicated can the sect's etiquette be for someone not to learn it in two years? I think she just hasn't bothered to learn it!"
Wow!
With these words, the atmosphere in the hall became tense, the elders' eyes flickered.
Some even directly shot cold light from their eyes—this guy acts so recklessly as if he really thinks he's the Uncle-Master!!
However, they ultimately held back.
Some things, you and I know, even everyone knows, but… it can't be openly acknowledged.
This is called propriety!
At this moment, Qin Zi ignored whether they could handle it or not and continued to add fuel to the fire:
"Within the sect, there must be rules. Since she doesn't know them, let her start learning them now. Someone, teach her how to pay respect to her elders."
Everyone looked at each other.
"Let me do it."
Finally, a well-dressed old man stood out, smiling at the woman in white: "Xue Qing, follow my lead."
However, the woman in white stood coldly in place, expressionless, not even sparing him a glance.
She clearly refused his unreasonable request.
Immediately, the old man showed some embarrassment on his face, and even slight anger.
As a senior of the sect, he stepped in to mediate for her, yet this junior was so ungrateful!
Suddenly, he even felt that the Uncle-Master was right, this rude and uncultured girl should indeed be taught a lesson...
Pft pft pft!
What a sham of an Uncle-Master! This is clearly a shameless scoundrel acting high and mighty!
"Presumptuous!"
Qin Zi rebuked coldly, "In front of your Uncle-Master, you dare ignore the sect elders, showing blatant disregard for the sect's authority! Someone, slap her mouth!"
"This…"
"This…"
At once, everyone looked at each other.
Slap her mouth?
This is the Sect Leader's precious darling daughter; if she gets slapped, won't the Sect Leader go berserk?
Besides, this is just an act, not worth it.
"What? Are you also going to indulge this disrespectful disciple? Should a thousand-year-old tradition of respect in our Dongsheng Divine Sect be ruined by a spoiled, unruly girl?!"
Qin Zi coldly reprimanded.
His expression was righteous, his voice imposing, slightly revealing a sense of authority.
Everyone was shocked.
Because at this moment, Qin Zi really had a semblance of a direct disciple of Emperor Yu, a senior uncle of the Dongsheng Divine Sect.
"Could it be… it's true?"
Some elders doubted in their hearts.
Earlier, they speculated that Ancestor Feather Emperor was using an open scheme mainly to seize the Imperial Artifact, but now suddenly they wondered...
This guy's talent is astounding; maybe he was indeed secretly taken as a disciple by Ancestor Feather Emperor!!
After all, the so-called open scheme was just their speculation, and Ancestor Feather Emperor never told them it was an open scheme.
Moreover, Qin Zi's current demeanor of "taking the sect as one's duty", this sense of ownership and master responsibility, didn't seem like an act at all, as if he genuinely considered the sect.
More importantly,
If this guy were a fake, how bold would he have to be to dare cause a stir in the Dongsheng Divine Sect? So recklessly.
Could it be a death wish?
After all, the Dual Emperors were sitting here!
"This…"
"Could it be that…"
Their minds were confused, unable to distinguish whether the person before them was genuine or not, unless they asked Ancestor Feather Emperor.
However, Ancestor Feather Emperor wasn't someone they could meet as they wished.
"Why, no one dares to act? Shall I do it myself?" Qin Zi glanced around coldly.
Saying that he stepped forward.
"Uncle-Master!!"
At this moment, Su Xuanlong suddenly shouted, his eyes locked onto Qin Zi, gritting his teeth as if to crush them, and squeezed out three words.
"Let! Me! Do it!"