Chapter 312 Painting

He Qianyi's face darkened, and he continued calmly, "I couldn't see this clearly before, but over the past few years, I've finally seen it. Don't tell me about your master; after all, he never took action for you."

She forced herself to calm down and said, "Yinggui, turn back now. I don't care about this matter or these words."

He Yinggui looked at her coldly and said with great courage, "Master He, water flows to the lowest places and people go to the highest places. The main peak is getting worse day by day. It's understandable that I stay away from the main peak."

"I've given you so many resources..."

"Master He, you didn't give me those resources." He Yinggui interrupted her. "You should be clear about this matter. If I say I'm ungrateful, I'm far inferior to you."

He Qianyi's expression changed drastically, and he added, "Even if she is a traitor, it cannot change this fact."

"Yinggui, you mention that person so frequently. Do you want to die?"

The pressure from the Golden Core forced He Yinggui to bend down, but he was unusually stubborn and replied without showing any weakness: "Master He, look at the direct disciples of other sects. Which one would care so much about a junior in the Heartbeat Stage? You came here today, and you're already at a disadvantage."

Her expression was unpredictable, and she finally sighed deeply: "Yinggui, since you think so, I have nothing to say. Take care of yourself in the future."

As he watched her turn and leave, a look of mockery flashed across He Yinggui's eyes.

"Very brave."

When he heard the noise, his first reaction was to attack. Tao Zi intercepted the spiritual energy and walked out from behind the tree.

He Yinggui looked at her in surprise: "Why are you here?"

She smiled and said, "I heard some noise over here, so I came to take a look. After all, she is a Jindan. Aren't you afraid that she will kill you in a rage?"

He frowned, glanced in the direction the man had left, cast a soundproofing spell, and then said, "She wouldn't dare."

Tao Zi's smile deepened, and she asked, "How do you know she doesn't dare?"

"Although she is a Jindan, she has little experience. In terms of cruelty, she is not even half as cruel as me. There is no way she would kill me for something like this."

"What if it's Xu Qianjia?"

He Yinggui was silent for a moment before replying, "If it were him, I would definitely lower my stance. Just be careful. Of these brothers and sisters, he's the hardest to mess with."

Tao Zi couldn't deny it, and he continued, "He was patient today because he had some concerns. When the opportunity came..."

He swallowed the rest of the words.

"He won't endure it for long. If you're afraid, just run away as soon as possible."

He Yinggui looked at her in astonishment: "What are you going to do?"

"I didn't plan to do anything, but the main peak is already at a disadvantage today. To maintain his position, he will take action sooner or later to avoid being bullied."

He frowned. "He's been cultivating a reputation for being gentle and tolerant."

"He built his reputation for status and resources, and now I've touched that."

When Tao Zi said this, her brows were full of sarcasm. The so-called gentleness and tolerance was nothing but a lack of strength. However, because of the existence of Qinglan Tianzun, no one thought about it in this way, and no one would deliberately provoke him. But now that she is here, this reputation can no longer be maintained.

He Yinggui looked at her and sighed, "You are really brave."

She calmly evaded the question, "It's not that I'm brave, it's just that they think too much."

"Um?"

"Compared to cultivators of the same level, they are too weak. Their strength is far from worthy of their status. In other words, they have low self-esteem."

He Yinggui stared at her in amazement: "Inferiority complex?"

Tao Zi ignored his shock and said, "You can't imagine how sensitive people with low self-esteem are. Even if someone passing by just glances at them, they will imagine countless stories of being looked down upon and then become furious."

What's more, she really looked down on them.

He Yinggui paused, then suddenly understood: "You don't like them in the first place, and in this situation, even if you give in, it will be useless."

"That's about it. Besides, where can I retreat to?"

He Yinggui looked at her sympathetically and said, "I also know the cause of the incident. Your Yisan Sect has indeed suffered an unprovoked disaster."

Tao Zi accepted the sympathetic look without any guilt: "In short, you should be careful. The main peak will take action sooner or later."

"I understand. I hope you won't let me down."

After the two finished talking, He Yinggui removed the soundproofing and the two dispersed.

When she returned to the yard, Xi Jing was walking around in the yard. She was relieved to see that she returned safely.

Tao Zi smiled and said, "Xi Jing, go back and rest. We have to get up early tomorrow and we are in a hurry to go back."

"good."

When I entered the room, Yue Qingya was indeed sitting inside.

With a wave of his hand, the entire yard was isolated.

"Azi, Yan Wenxuan just sent a message that Xu Qianjia is in a bad mood."

"By tomorrow morning, the news of the main peak's weakening will have spread throughout the entire north. He'll naturally be in a bad mood."

Yue Qingya frowned and said, "I really don't know what he was thinking. Why did he have to attack you? Is there any reason that we don't know about?"

No matter from which perspective, taking action against her would do her no good but only harm. What's wrong with this person?

Tao Zi chuckled. "He just didn't expect He Yinggui to be on my side. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered much loss tonight, and the main peak would still be the same. Losing is no big deal, and winning is just a nice way to let out a sigh of relief, isn't it? But Xu Qianjia is really calculating in this matter... Tsk. If it were me, I would treat the Yisan Sect as gently as possible, not letting any of the news leak out, and I would never do anything like hiring people to deal with or drive away the Yisan Sect. That way, when the time is right, I can kill them with a single blow, and no one will suspect me. Who would have thought that the direct descendants of the high and mighty Minglan Sect would deal with a small sect? But now, not only did I think about it, I saw it."

Yue Qingya thought for a moment and sighed, "If this happened to anyone else, He Yinggui would be at most short-sighted. But when it happened to him, the entire main peak was questioned. Why would he fight so hard for this position?"

She said nonchalantly, "Maybe Yue Qiran acted too nonchalantly in the past and protected them too well, which made him think he could do it."

He changed the subject: "By the way, what's the matter with your painting?"

"Added a bit of spiritual consciousness into it."

Yue Qingya looked up at her and said, "A competition that seems like a joke doesn't require you to do this. Cutting off the spiritual consciousness is not easy for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage."

Tao Zi smiled and said, "I just want to borrow this painting to take a look at Ming Lan Zong. What if there is any unexpected discovery?"

He sat there thoughtfully for a long time, and said after a while: "Forget it, I am not as good as you in this aspect."

Watching him get up and leave, Tao Zi closed her eyes to rest, and at the same time began to sense the spiritual consciousness sealed in the painting, hoping that Minglan Sect would not burn it.