Chapter 96 Partiality
Senior Sister Zhang’s power is obvious.
As soon as she arrived, the uncle from the Discipline Hall looked a little fearful.
"Junior Brother Zhang? Why are you here?" He couldn't help but glance at Zheng Fa.
"Uncle Wang."
Senior Sister Zhang saluted towards the other party with meticulous movements.
She turned to look at Senior Brother Li and returned to the question: "May I ask what did this Junior Brother say about me?"
“…”
Senior Brother Li lowered his head, obviously knowing that he was in the wrong.
On the other hand, the uncle on the side laughed dryly and said, "It's just a verbal dispute. My nephew is so generous, why should we care about it?"
"I care."
“…”
The uncle choked and his face turned ugly: "Although Junior Brother Li said something inappropriate, Junior Brother Zhang, you think too highly of Zheng Fa! There are some rumors in the sect, and they are not without reason!"
Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang.
Senior Sister Zhang had no expression on her face. She just looked at this senior uncle, as if she didn't understand what he said, and said slowly: "How did it go?"
"This Junior Brother Zheng has just entered the sect, and the share you gave him is equivalent to that of a Xuan-grade Talisman Master... Spiritual materials are hard to come by now, Junior Brother Zhang, don't you think you are being biased?"
“That’s my own stuff.”
"Nephew, you are in charge of the General Affairs Hall on behalf of Master Huang. It is bound to arouse suspicion if you are in such a compromising situation." The uncle said with a sneer.
“…”
Zheng Fa finally understood that he seemed to have become the target of Senior Sister Zhang.
The point is not those spiritual materials, but the special identity of Senior Sister Zhang.
Senior Sister Zhang didn't say anything, but the uncle started talking.
"The General Affairs Hall is related to the distribution of spiritual materials in our Jiushan Sect. You are in charge of the General Affairs Hall, and you should be impartial. Now you are partial to one person..." Uncle Wang sneered softly: "Isn't it wrong for others to say a few words?"
After he said this, there was some strangeness in the eyes of the disciples present.
After all, the duties of the General Affairs Palace are too sensitive.
"What does Uncle Master mean?"
"To be fair, this Junior Brother Zheng's share should be the same as everyone else's. Since he has talent, it will be easy for him to become a Xuan-grade Talisman Master - then we will give him a corresponding share, and the rumors will naturally die down."
"But..." He had just finished speaking when a hesitant voice came from behind him: "Senior Brother Zheng is the Xuan-grade Talisman Master!"
"?"
Everyone turned to look at the person who was speaking—Zhou Qianyuan, an acquaintance of Zheng Fa.
"Is he a Xuan-grade Talisman Master?"
The uncle from the Discipline Hall was stunned and looked at Senior Sister Zhang.
Unexpectedly, Senior Sister Zhang also looked at Zheng Fa with confusion, as if she didn't know about this matter.
"Yes!" Zhou Qianyuan said affirmatively: "I was watching Senior Brother Zheng just now. The water prison talisman was thrown by Senior Brother Zheng just now."
Zheng Fa: ...No, I was hiding well, why are you looking at me?
Senior Brother Li lowered his head, slowly looked at his wet clothes, then looked up at Zheng Fa.
"Brother Li, you are the one who knows best about the power of the Water Prison Talisman just now, right?" Zhou Qianyuan asked him.
Senior Brother Li: “…”
He didn't look like he wanted to admit it.
"Just now you said it was a Xuan-grade water prison talisman."
Zhou Qianyuan asked again.
Senior Brother Li opened his mouth and looked at Senior Uncle Wang who looked unhappy, but didn't say anything.
"Brother Li, you are a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It is impossible for you to be trapped by a yellow-grade talisman, right? Isn't this too embarrassing?"
Zhou Qianyuan's tone was sincere, and his words showed his trust in Senior Brother Li's abilities.
"yes!"
Senior Brother Li said through gritted teeth.
The other people also looked at him strangely - being trapped by a water prison talisman thrown by a new junior fellow apprentice, it seemed that it was not shameful.
Of course, the way they looked at Zhou Qianyuan was even more strange - did you stand in the wrong position? How did you get mixed up with Master Pang's lineage? Hearing Brother Li's admission, the uncle from the Discipline Hall had a very interesting look on his face.
After a while, he bowed to Senior Sister Zhang and said in a gentle tone, "You are indeed a wise man, nephew."
This person was quite free and easy. He stopped fighting and just admitted defeat.
"I don't have a keen eye." Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Zheng Fa and said, "I am just biased."
"?"
"He is a yellow-grade talisman master, and I will not change his share. If you are dissatisfied, let Uncle Pang come and talk to me."
After hearing what Senior Sister Zhang said, there was silence.
The uncle from the Discipline Hall kept changing his expression and he was speechless.
He could only shake his sleeves, turn into a streak of light and leave the Talisman Pavilion without saying a word.
When Senior Sister Zhang saw him walking away, she looked at Zheng Fa and said, "Come to me later. I have something to tell you."
It seemed like she came here specifically to say this to Zheng Fa. After she finished speaking, she left without paying any attention to anyone else.
Zheng Fa looked at her leaving back and felt someone pulling his sleeve. He turned around and saw Han Qi's face full of desire for knowledge: "Junior brother, teach me."
"What do you teach? The Way of Talismans?"
"Talismans... I admit that you have some talent in becoming a Xuan-grade Talisman Master so quickly, but these are all trivial matters and not important!" Han Qi lowered his voice a little: "I mainly want to learn, why are you and Senior Sister Zhang... ahem!"
"Louder!"
A dissatisfied growl came from the side. Zheng Fa turned around and saw a group of people gathered around them, their faces full of desire for knowledge.
…
"Junior Brother Zheng."
When Zheng Fa was leaving Fufa Pavilion, Senior Brother Zhuang suddenly called him.
Senior Brother Zhuang took a few quick steps and walked side by side with Zheng Fa for a while, but did not speak.
Only when they reached the gate did Senior Brother Zhuang raise his arm and bow deeply to him: "Thank you for your help just now, Junior Brother."
"I didn't help you, brother..."
It’s not that Zheng Fa really intended to retaliate, but he only had one talisman in his hand, so he could only take action when Senior Brother Li was careless and lost the protection of the Golden Armor Talisman.
"I'm not doing this for myself, but for the new disciples." Senior Brother Zhuang shook his head and said, "If I don't take action, then those new disciples will inevitably be bullied by Senior Brother Li."
Since he was defeated, if Senior Brother Li had not been restrained by Zheng Fa, they would have been in great trouble.
“…”
Zheng Fa looked at Brother Zhuang and found that the expression on his face was one of sincere gratitude.
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Senior Brother Zhuang spoke up instead: "Junior Brother, do you think I stole your talisman paper? Or did I pocket the money?"
"No."
Zheng Fa said this sincerely.
This senior brother didn’t seem like a particularly stingy person - in the fight just now, he did use a lot of talismans to protect those new disciples.
After all, everyone has their own limits.
This senior brother could just stand by and watch, saving his own talismans.
"...Junior brother, what do you think of the Jiushan Sect?"
"The weather of the Immortal Gate."
"..." Senior Brother Zhuang glanced at him, as if he could see that he was not speaking from the heart. He suddenly laughed and said, "I think that it means that troubled times are about to break out and people are full of resentment."
"Uh..." Zheng Fa looked at him, a little confused. Is this something he can tell?
"Junior brother, a genius who is treated differently right after entering the sect, probably doesn't understand the hardships of those lower-level disciples."
“…”
Zheng Fa did not argue, but just listened to him.
"I've read history books in the mortal world. At the end of every dynasty, the people at the bottom suffer the most." Senior Brother Zhuang seemed not to expect him to respond. "It's the same in the immortal sect, and it's even more terrifying. If these disciples at the bottom of the immortal sect are truly resentful, even if they can't cause trouble in the immortal sect, what will happen if they go to the mortal world?"
He looked at Zheng Fa meaningfully; "Those people have no power to resist."
“…”
"I just thought that if the superiors use one less talisman, the lower-level disciples will get one more, and maybe they will have less resentment. To be honest, I also know that I can't stop these things - and I know it's futile." Senior Brother Zhuang smiled, looked at Zheng Fa, took out three talisman papers from his sleeve and handed them to him: "Junior Brother, since you are a Xuan-grade talisman master, you should naturally take those shares. I am a lowly person in vain."
Zheng Fa didn't move, but Senior Brother Zhuang stuffed the talisman into his hand.
He bowed to Zheng Fa again, turned around and walked away.
His clothes were wrinkled and dusty, but his body remained straight.
…
Inside the gate of Fufa Pavilion, Han Qi looked at Zheng Fa with confusion, his expression changing from time to time.
"Brother? What are you thinking about?"
"What do you think Junior Brother Zheng likes?"
"?"
The tall and thin man was stunned and asked, "Didn't you say you wouldn't join him?"
"How could I know that he could draw a Xuan-grade talisman just when he got started?" Han Qi looked a little regretful.
"Brother, this is not easy."
The tall and thin man spoke hesitantly.
"Why is it not easy?" Han Qi asked in confusion, "I think Zheng Fa has a good personality. He is not a difficult person to please... It's just that we have offended him before, which is not good."
"…I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about that one."
The tall and thin man pointed into the distance. Zhou Qianyuan stood there, also looking at Zheng Fa's back from afar.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Brother, don't you think that the way he looked at Zheng Fa was exactly the same as the way you looked at him just now?"
“…”
Han Qi looked at Zhou Qianyuan with an expression full of incomprehension——
No, who are you?
Master Pang's favorite disciple! Single spiritual root, Gengjin Dao body, an absolute genius!
You want to compete with me for the position of lackey? Our two factions fight every day, and we are both exhausted! You are betraying your master and ancestors! No wonder you just spoke for Zheng Fa...
So scheming!
"Brother, why don't we give up?" The tall and thin man suggested, "We can't beat him anyway!"
"No!" Han Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Sister Zhang is fine, but Zhou Qianyuan is Master Pang's favorite disciple. I heard that he is extremely favored. They both think highly of Zheng Fa. If we don't follow them now, are we stupid?"
The tall and thin man was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "That makes sense, but we can't beat him anyway."
“…”
…
Zheng Fa walked to the gate of Senior Sister Zhang's yard. Senior Sister Zhang's yard was at the foot of the Ninth Mountain and covered a large area.
In his opinion, it was hard to even tell which one was bigger, this yard or the Zhao family's yard.
But the locations of the two are very different - the Ninth Mountain can be said to be the place with the richest spiritual energy in the Nine Mountains Sect.
As Zheng Fa walked into the courtyard, he heard Master Zhang's voice: "Go forward, pass three doors, and come to the backyard to find me."
(End of this chapter)