Chapter 217 Gossip
Tao Zi looked at his wry smile and said calmly, "Come in and talk."
Cheng Anyue coughed a few times and walked in slowly.
He took out the soundproofing sound before Li Xiu did. Before using it, he instructed, "Xiao Qi, stay outside."
A response came from the void, and Xi Jing and the others were startled, but they quickly pretended to be calm.
Cheng Anyue said solemnly: "In any case, I am very grateful that you did not hurt my uncle just now."
Han Yueshan sneered: "How can he be hurt? There are a group of people surrounding him."
He turned his gaze towards the Flower Monk and said gently, "This person must be a powerful person in the Opening Light Stage, right?"
Xi Jing said unexpectedly: "So what if he is? He can't compare to your Cheng family's wealth and status."
Cheng Anyue smiled helplessly and said, "When my uncle came here today, the cultivators he brought with him were only at the Xuanzhao stage. I believe you can notice this."
The flower monk suddenly said, "There are more people in the dark than just Xuan Zhaoqi."
He didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed by being exposed, and continued, "This time it's our Cheng family that's wronged you, but Uncle is the head of the Cheng family after all, and we can't stop him."
Li Xiu asked calmly, "Did you come here just to talk nonsense to us?"
"Of course not." Cheng Anyue coughed a few times and said, "We can send you out and temporarily avoid the pursuit of Xulanmen."
Tao Zi calmly asked back: "For now?"
He stated, "You killed the Fifth Elder's beloved disciple. He will not let you go, and your uncle will certainly not protect you. Therefore, this can only be temporary."
She then asked, "What is the origin of this empty door?"
"The leader of Xulan Sect is only at the Kaiguang stage, but he specializes in formations and can use them to defeat cultivators at the Xindong stage."
Cheng Anyue paused for a moment and continued, "That's nothing. The main thing is that the Xulan Sect is mainly based on formations and spells, and they have a wide range of friends."
Tao Zi sat there quietly looking at him. He felt uncomfortable being looked at and asked, "Miss Tao, do you have any ideas?"
"The Cheng family, one of the four great families, would be afraid of a Xulanmen?"
Cheng Anyue fell silent for a moment, and after a long while he whispered, "To be honest, my Cheng family suffered a great disaster decades ago."
Zhao Xue said coldly, "You don't need to hide this. We all know it from Grandma Huang."
He gave a wry smile and said, "The other three great families all have at least two Nascent Soul cultivators, but we only have one. There are even fewer Jindan cultivators from our own family, and most of them are visiting cultivators. Often, we don't have the freedom to act like the other three families."
Li Xiu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then how did you become one of the four great families?"
"The original family suffered a disaster and lost both of their Nascent Souls. The Li family, which is as powerful as ours, doesn't have a very good reputation."
Xi Jing said indifferently, "So he got promoted by luck. No wonder he behaves like this."
Cheng Anyue could only smile bitterly.
Tao Zi suddenly asked, "Does the Cheng family really not dare to become an enemy of the Xu Lan Sect?"
He didn't answer directly, but only said: "We have many concerns."
She smiled. "It's just that after weighing the pros and cons, he decided giving up on us was the best option. Why bother telling us so much?"
Cheng Anyue lowered his eyes and said with a wry smile, "This is our fault. To prevent any further complications, I will arrange for you to leave tomorrow. How about that?"
Xi Jing almost laughed out loud in anger: "Not so good, I'm so unlucky to have anything to do with your Cheng family."
"Miss Tao, what do you think?"
Tao Zi nodded slowly and said, "We need fake identities, do you understand?"
"Okay, I'll see to it." He thought for a moment, then added, "If your uncle changes his mind, perhaps you can show up openly."
As soon as he left, Xi Jing gritted her teeth and said, "It's clearly not our fault. That person was the one who started the trouble. Why should we live in secret?"
"I'm not strong enough, there's nothing I can do."
Li Xiu frantically took out the soundproofing note and said, "Ladies, wait a moment before we talk."
Xi Jing sat there angrily, feeling more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it.
Tao Zi soothed him, "It will be solved."
The Flower Monk held the teacup in his hand and asked seriously, "Fellow Daoist Tao, to what realm of Daoist cultivator can you be compared?"
She shook her head, looked at the flower monk, and said, "I'm not sure. If you have time, let's have a competition."
"Okay." The flower monk nodded. "If we can reach the heartbeat stage, we will go to Xulan Gate and make sure they are obedient."
Zhao Xue hesitated and said, "Didn't they say that their sect leader's formation is very powerful?"
Li Xiu smiled slightly and said, "You don't understand. For a sect like this, the leader is unlikely to become an enemy of a cultivator in the Heart-Stirring Stage for a disciple, unless he wants to put himself in danger. We just need to deal with the so-called Fifth Elder."
Tao Zi also said: "If it really doesn't work, we can kill each of those disciples as they come. We will eventually kill them until they are afraid."
"Won't there be any problems with reputation?"
She smiled slightly and said, "Just strike first."
On the morning of the second day, a piece of gossip spread like wildfire in Tiancheng: the Cheng family bullied the weak and feared the strong, and even helped other cultivators bully the weak who had done favors for the family.
The eight words "ungrateful" and "bullying the weak and fearing the strong" were mentioned repeatedly by some gossipers, and even the aunt who married into the Zhou family had heard of them.
Cheng Anping was so angry that she slammed the jade pendant on the table. The maid beside her whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, young lady. The eldest master will take care of everything."
She took a deep breath and turned back into the dignified and elegant young lady she was. She said, "Tell my father a message. If you don't want me to lose face in the Li family, treat those people well."
"yes."
Cheng Anping held the jade pendant and rubbed it repeatedly, thinking with his eyes slightly closed.
Back then, it was the main branch that risked everything to save these side branches. To be honest, they were indeed indebted to them.
However, not only did they neglect to find the survivors of the original main branch, they also helped outsiders bully the monks who brought the news.
If this gets to other people's ears, I'm afraid all sorts of dirty speculations will come out, especially from our ancestors...
The Xulan Sect already had a bad reputation, and instead of taking this opportunity to distance themselves from it, they were rushing to befriend it. How could my father be so foolish!
I'm afraid that some of the other side branches will quarrel. If they are more ruthless, it is not impossible to replace the main branch of the Cheng family.
No, she has to contact her eldest brother immediately to see if there is any chance to make amends.
At this time, the gossip also fell into someone's ears. He slowly poured himself a pot of tea and said: "In my opinion, you may have chosen the wrong branch."
The white-robed monk beside him smiled slightly and said, "The younger generation is still pretty good."
"Do you want to care?"
"Let's go back and take a look, and by the way, find a less troublesome head of the family. He's too indecisive."
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