Chapter 822 Senior Brother's Old Fellow Disciples
Song Chunxue was very surprised. Where did this person come from?
Turning my head, I saw three people walking up the steps not far away. They looked somewhat familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere before.
Master Zhang was initially somewhat surprised, but upon seeing the faces of the three men, he calmed down considerably, a fleeting glint of surprise flashing in his eyes before vanishing.
"Second Senior Brother, Fifth Junior Brother, Sixth Junior Brother, what brings you here?"
People from the Void Gate?
No wonder they looked familiar; Song Chunxue had seen them before when she went to Xuliang Mountain with her senior brother.
Especially that second senior brother with a youthful face and white hair. It seems that Xiaobai was someone else's spirit pet before. I don't know how he was willing to hand him over to his senior brother to bring here.
Although they were her senior's old friends, and perhaps once her closest confidants, Song Chunxue not only did not welcome them upon seeing them, but even unconsciously felt hostility.
She didn't ask what had happened between her senior brother and the people in the sect during that period, but she knew from many people that her senior brother was no longer considered a member of their sect.
He risked his life for his master's beloved, and these people not only didn't help him, but now they're causing trouble.
Song Chunxue harbored resentment towards them.
Seeing them approach, she instinctively stood in front of the Taoist priest.
"Fellow Daoists, you've come from afar. Why don't you go to the temple for tea first, instead of coming here to enjoy the breeze?" Song Chunxue's attitude was indifferent. "Please wait in the temple for a moment. I have something to say to my senior brother and will be back shortly."
She gently rubbed the jade thumb ring on her thumb behind her back, thinking that if they dared to snatch the sword, she would have Wuyou take action and sweep them all down the mountain.
The man in the lead seemed to be the fifth junior brother of the senior brother, and he raised his hand in greeting.
“We came here specifically to find our third senior brother. For the past two months, we have been searching for his whereabouts. We only learned after arriving in Jincheng that he has been in seclusion on the mountain all this time. We came here specifically to visit him.”
Song Chunxue raised an eyebrow. "There's no rush. You can wait at the foot of the mountain first."
She was constantly on guard against the sword in her senior brother's hand, which was definitely no less powerful than Wuyou's, and might even be more formidable.
They talked a good game, but then suddenly rushed over here and interrupted their senior brother's sworn brotherhood ceremony. They were clearly here to steal the sword.
Thinking of this, she disregarded etiquette and turned around to put the sword in her senior brother's hand into her storage ring.
Master Zhang was taken aback for a moment, but after seeing her actions clearly, he smiled slightly and did not stop her.
Song Chunxue raised an eyebrow at him, as if to say: You're too shy to care about them.
One should always be wary of others, especially fellow disciples of one's senior brother.
Her storage ring had been blessed by her senior brother, and outsiders could not open it.
Since they lacked manners, Song Chunxue made no attempt to hide her disdain.
Then, she turned around and looked at the three fellow Daoists as if nothing had happened.
“Since you are in such a hurry to catch up with your senior brother, there’s no need to rush other matters. Please come forward, three Daoist priests, and let’s go inside the temple to sit down and talk.” She gestured for them to walk back.
The female Taoist priest before them seemed somewhat displeased. She stepped forward and said, "To be honest, senior brother, we came here today for this sword. Master divined your..."
“Yunzhi,” the Taoist priest with a youthful face and white hair shook his head slightly, a faint sadness tinged between his gentle and composed brows, “You must not be rude.”
Song Chunxue scoffed, "I can see that. I'm not stupid. But this sword is a gift I gave to my senior brother. I won't sell it to anyone."
"Did your all-powerful and omnipotent master send you all here to take this sword no matter what?"
The three Taoist priests remained silent.
The Taoist priest named Yunzhi looked at Taoist priest Zhang with a complicated expression.
“Senior Brother Yunqing, I know that Master forced you to do some very wrong things before, but betraying the sect is already a heinous crime. The cultivation techniques and knowledge that Master imparted to you should be returned to Master…”
“I have already returned it to my master, and you all know this,” Master Zhang said in a deep voice, a cold smile between his brows. “Is it not enough just because I am not dead?”
“I failed to keep my promise. I promised my master that as long as I had a breath left, I would give my life for his,” he sneered. “But now I have already died once. This life was given to me by my junior brother. I have no right to use her hard work to fulfill this ridiculous promise.”
“Please go back and tell your master, Master Su, that I have paid off my debt to the Void Sect. From tonight onwards, we are even,” the hoarse voice cracked, and after a moment of silence, he chuckled softly, “No, it is you who owe me more. From now on, don’t try to control me with those high-sounding words.”
"The old Zhang Yunqing is dead. My name is Zhang Chengxuan. Don't call me by the wrong name from now on."
At this point, a cold glint flashed in Master Zhang's eyes. He stepped forward and stood beside Song Chunxue, declaring in a strong voice:
"If you still think I am Zhang Yunqing, then I will take back what is rightfully mine as the awakened Zhang Yunqing. Don't you find it ridiculous that you don't take advantage of my loyalty and sense of honor to manipulate me?"
The three remained silent.
"To expect someone who has betrayed the sect to keep their promise, I don't know if I'm stupid or if the Void Sect is ridiculously hypocritical and delusional," Master Zhang said indifferently, glancing at them. "Please leave."
Song Chunxue crossed her arms and looked at them indifferently, her expression seemingly saying, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Third Senior Brother, you've misunderstood. We're not here to take your things. Second Senior Brother was worried about you, and he pleaded for you..."
"Junior brother, let's go." The white-haired man said gently, "Now that you have recovered, I am relieved."
The man who had been standing calmly to the side, neither sad nor happy, as if he didn't exist, finally reacted.
Looking at the white-haired man, "Second Senior Brother, we are not..."
"You two are clumsy with words. If there's anything, I'll talk to my junior brother alone. You just need to focus on completing your tasks." With that, the white-haired man glanced at Master Zhang and turned to descend the mountain.
Dressed in a flowing, smoky purple robe, Su Yunzhi looked at Master Zhang with a frown. "Senior brother, I know I've wronged you, but Master only did that out of anger because of your rebellious ways over the years. If you turn back now..."
"Yunzhi!" the white-haired man whispered, turning to the side, "Don't you know your mouth isn't suited for speaking?"
"..." Su Yunzhi stomped her foot in anger, turned around and flew away on her sword.
The man who remained simply looked at Master Zhang indifferently, remained silent for a moment, and then turned and walked down the steps.
Song Chunxue was both angry and confused. Just as she was about to say something, she turned around and met her senior brother's sad and worried eyes. She wisely avoided mentioning the incident that had just occurred.
“Let’s go back to the Taoist temple and make a pact before the patriarch. This sword can only be yours!”
Master Zhang nodded, "Yes, I will not back down anymore."
Song Chunxue nodded in satisfaction, "It should have been done long ago. You have a sense of justice, so you shouldn't have hesitated. If you still dare to take your life lightly, I will practice my divine skills diligently and have Wuyou break your legs!"
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