Chapter 39 Let’s talk about your incompetence as a clan leader
After a moment of awkward silence, the taller elder spoke first, "Hope you are well, Venerable Medicine King! We are here not out of hostility towards you, but to arrest our Canglan Sect disciples. While training away from home, the disciples of Cijian Peak have colluded with outsiders, murdered fellow disciples, and committed murder and theft, violating numerous sect rules and prohibitions. We are here under the orders of the Sect Master to apprehend you. Surrender now!"
When the elder spoke, he used his spiritual power to spread his voice. Not only could the two opposing forces hear it clearly, but even the disciples from the other peaks below could hear it.
When Hua Shengqing heard that the blame was going to be put on her, she was about to retort, but was stopped by Qin Sangyue.
Nan Sining listened to those accusations and just wanted to sneer, but also felt speechless. This Canglan Sect was indeed a rubbish sect.
The people from Cijian Peak remained silent at the same time, but the people from Yaowang City felt that something was very wrong when they heard it.
"This... this Canglan Sect is so strange!"
"Yeah, so they just dragged someone over and convicted them without even asking any questions?"
"Phew...Luckily, we are from Yaowang City. Our Master is kind and compassionate, and our Senior Brother is fair and strict. If we were from a sect like the Canglan Sect, I'm afraid I would have died many times over."
"How could Junior Sister Nan and the others harm their fellow disciples? They have such a good relationship with each other, I'm so envious!"
"Stupid! You must say it's Luo Qingyao's business!"
"But wasn't it Luo Qingyao who did the evil? Why should the people of Cijian Peak be punished?"
"This only shows that the Canglan Sect's leader and elders cannot distinguish right from wrong."
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Listening to the discussions of the people around them, everyone in Cijian Peak was quite surprised. They didn't expect that their family had such a good reputation in Yaowang City. Could it be because of the little junior sister?
Xiao Jingwen also heard the discussion of his fellow disciples and felt a little confused and uncomfortable. Out of kindness, he whispered to comfort Nan Si Ning, "Don't be afraid. There must be some misunderstanding here. Just explain it to the sect."
Nan Si Ning rolled her eyes at him speechlessly. How could this guy be so naive? Could he really explain these things with his mouth?
Nan Si Ning was too lazy to pay attention to him, but she was not afraid either. This Canglan Sect was terrible. If she couldn't stay there anymore, she could just leave! Didn't Yaowang City want her very much?
But the difficulty is that her senior brothers and sisters are probably unwilling to go with her. After all, the master is from the Canglan Sect. Leaving the Canglan Sect is almost equivalent to betraying the master. The master has been very kind to them. Even if they die, they will not do such a rebellious thing as betraying the master.
Faced with the other party's high-sounding excuse, the Medicine King sarcastically said, "Oh? So this is how you, Canglan Sect, treat guests? When guests come to your door, no matter how they behave, you start by shouting and calling for the death of your own disciples? Tsk tsk, no wonder your Canglan Sect is getting worse and worse."
Ordinary people all know that when guests come, household affairs should be dealt with later. How can the Canglan Sect, such a large sect, not even understand this little rule?
The two elders were choked by the Medicine King's words.
Nan Si Ning couldn't help but want to laugh: "I thought Senior Medicine King was a very gentle person, but I didn't expect him to be so aggressive. It hurts my heart."
Xiao Jingwen also quietly echoed: "Actually, Master is quite good at scolding people."
Nan Sining: ...
There is no need to betray your master just to comfort me.
"Our Canglan Sect is honored to have Venerable Medicine King here. However, we dare not keep such unkind, unjust, and unfilial disciples as those from Cijian Peak by his side, lest they harm him and affect the relationship between our two sects. How about this: Venerable Medicine King, you hand over those traitors from Cijian Peak, and we will then respectfully welcome the members of Medicine King City into our ranks. How do you do that?"
The shorter elder spoke in a much better tone, discussing things in a friendly and courteous manner, and he did not use his spiritual power to amplify his voice, so that only the two parties could hear him.
Before Nan Si Ning could react, Xiao Jingwen became nervous: "Don't worry, Junior Sister Nan, I will never let Master hand you over!"
Nan Sining: ...
Don't treat me the same way you treat Luo Qingyao! I can't stand it!
Nan Si Ning simply led the little beast a few steps and came behind the eldest sister. Qin Xueyang was here just in time to calm down the idiot Xiao Jingwen.
Nan Sining is very confident about the King of Medicine.
As expected, the Medicine King opened his mouth and retorted, "No matter what! My nephews have done us Medicine King City a favor. How can I hand them over to you, people who can't distinguish right from wrong, just because of a few words from you? I only give you two choices. Either open the gates of the mountain and treat us with proper hospitality, or... Canglan Sect will tear apart our Medicine King City today and never have anything to do with us again!"
The Medicine King's words were full of energy and left no room for doubt. It was the first time that Nan Sining saw the Medicine King act so domineeringly, and the villain in his heart had already started clapping his hands wildly.
Taking this opportunity, Nan Si Ning also taught the little beast: "Look at how brave and powerful you are, and how charming your demeanor is! All of this is based on the confidence of a seventh-grade alchemist, so you must also work hard. The stronger you are, the more arrogant you can be. Do you understand?"
After hearing Nan Sining's words, the expressions of several senior brothers and sisters became weird again. "Junior sister, please be careful with your wording!"
Qin Xueyang, the Medicine King's disciple, had a hard time holding back his laughter. He thought Nan Si Ning's words were really cute. She was indeed Junior Sister Nan. Ah! She was much better than his stupid Junior Brother. He really wanted to steal her home!
The little beast didn't understand any of this, but instead listened carefully: "Okay! I will become very strong and become the best in the world, and then you can be so arrogant too, sister."
Nan Sining held his forehead with his hand. This child must have some problems with his comprehension ability. He didn't need to rely on him to be arrogant. He could be arrogant on his own!
Nan Si Ning really wanted to reason with the little beast, but when he thought about it, this was Senior Yao Wang’s home turf, and if he talked behind him, it would be a bit disrespectful to this senior who had done him a favor, so he simply shut up.
The others didn’t hear Nan Sining’s denial, and they immediately felt that they got it: I also want to become stronger and become the confidence and backing for my junior sister’s arrogance!
After the Medicine King finished speaking harshly, the two elders fell silent, probably communicating with each other through voice communication.
Before they could come to a conclusion, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the Canglan Sect and said to the Medicine King, "Venerable Medicine King, we, the Canglan Sect, were not hospitable enough. We apologize for making you laugh."
Nan Si Ning was wondering who this person was. The way he appeared seemed a bit arrogant, but also seemed to be quite aware of the current situation.
Then the Medicine King snorted coldly, completely unconvinced. "Zhao Shiquan, stop pretending to be nice in front of me. How dare these people come at me like this without your permission? And those charges against the nephews of Cijian Peak, they must have been told by your good disciple, right? Humph! You old bastard, you're going backwards with age. You're hundreds of years old, yet you were fooled by a young girl. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the cultivators of the world?"
Zhao Shiquan's expression froze for a moment, and he was extremely angry. This old bastard Xiao Ruilin really didn't give him any face at all. He belittled him in front of so many people. Isn't it his credit that he was ridiculed by cultivators all over the world?
But thinking that Xiao Ruilin was a seventh-grade alchemist, Zhao Shiquan had to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Junior Brother Xiao, you're joking. I was late, which led to this misunderstanding. You're right. The disciples of Cijian Peak are, after all, members of our Canglan Sect. If they made a mistake, we should have dealt with it behind closed doors and not delayed such an important matter as welcoming the guests."
Nan Si Ning was amazed in his heart. It turned out that this person was the sect leader Zhao Shiquan, who was also Luo Qingyao's dear master.
No wonder this person can be the sect leader. The others are just elders. Look at his art of speaking. He admits his mistakes, but his core meaning is that Cijian Peak belongs to Canglan Sect. Yao Wang is in charge of the affairs of Cijian Peak, which means he is extending his influence to other sects. This is unacceptable in terms of morality and rules.
The Medicine King, of course, also understood the hidden meaning in his words and immediately retorted, "If you weren't incompetent and couldn't manage the sect's affairs, why would you need an outsider like me to worry about it for you?"
Zhao Shiquan's expression didn't change much, but Nan Sining felt the flesh on his cheeks twitching, as if his teeth were about to break.
However, if they were to engage in such witty remarks at the mountain gate, it would only bring shame upon their own people. Zhao Shiquan could only endure it for the time being. He acted like a sect leader and said, "Alright, talking at the gate isn't a good idea. Quickly open the mountain gate and welcome the distinguished guest from Medicine King City into the sect!"
Zhao Shiquan gave the order, and the gate of Canglan Sect opened immediately.
This was Nan Sining's first time returning to his own sect. He looked around curiously for several times, but soon lost interest.
The Canglan Sect is indeed a sect that focuses on sword cultivation. There are many peaks and ridges of different heights, and the scenery looks very nice.
But compared with the scenic Yaowang City, there is still a big gap.
The Medicine King City's flying boat slowly docked at the main peak's entrance. Many Canglan Sect disciples curiously gathered to watch. Seeing this glittering, imposing flying boat, the sword cultivators all revealed expressions of shock.
The Canglan Sect has flying boats, but this is the first time I’ve seen one this big and this beautiful.
Zhao Shiquan and the elders were quite embarrassed by their disciples' performance. They looked so ignorant and inexperienced! How petty!
The people from Cijian Peak were walking together with Qin Xueyang and Xiao Jingwen, two of Medicine King's direct disciples. As soon as they got off the flying boat, someone came up to capture them.
Before he could get close, he was blocked by the monks around the Medicine King.
Zhao Shiquan felt embarrassed again, and the anger in his heart never subsided.
After pretending to stop the disciples of the Discipline Hall, Zhao Shiquan personally stepped forward to guide the Medicine King and said, "Junior Brother Xiao, please come in."
The Medicine King walked in front without any hesitation, looking very proud and confident. Nan Sining and others were surrounded by guards and followed the Medicine King towards the main hall.
The disciples watching quickly noticed their presence and began to chatter:
"People from Cijian Peak! How dare they come back!"
"That's right! They harmed Senior Sister Luo like that, yet they still dared to show up openly! I think they should die to atone for their sins, especially that Nan Si Ning!"
"Humph! Didn't you see that they relied on the power of Medicine King City and didn't take our Canglan Sect seriously at all."
"Bah! Traitor!"
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Hearing the indignant voices of those people, Qin Sangyue and the others, though they had restrained the impulsive Hua Shengqing, their expressions did not improve much. It would be unpleasant for anyone to hear a fellow disciple call them a traitor.
The one who looked the most relaxed among them was probably Nan Sining.
Nan Sining had anticipated the emergence of this kind of public opinion offensive. After all, Luo Qingyao had been in the entertainment industry, and she understood the aggressiveness of public opinion best. She also knew very well how to stir people's hearts, how to build momentum for public opinion, and how to use public opinion as an invisible killing knife.
If it weren't for this public attack, she would have been more alert.
Some people even deliberately raised the volume of their insults, as if they wanted Ci Jianfeng and his group to hear them.
Xiao Jingwen followed Nan Si Ning closely, appearing even angrier than Nan Si Ning: "Don't those people have brains? They scold you like this without understanding the reason?"
Nan Si Ning was a little surprised and asked, "Weren't you the same as them before? After listening to Luo Qingyao's one-sided words, you treated us at Cijian Peak badly. How come you despise people like yourself?"
Xiao Jingwen: ...
He did speak louder to Ci Jianfeng and Nan Si Ning before, but he knows he was wrong now, so he is trying hard to correct it!
However, Xiao Jingwen's eyes turned, and he suddenly thought, when these people learned the truth, would they regret it like himself, or even cry and beg for forgiveness? Suddenly I was looking forward to seeing this scene!
With such expectation, Xiao Jingwen took another look around. Those people looked so hateful. He suddenly felt that he deserved it because Nan Si Ning hated him so much before.
When they arrived at the main hall, Zhao Shiquan hurriedly ordered people to serve spiritual tea, spiritual fruits, and snacks made from spiritual plants, and asked people to call the elders and several of his disciples to entertain the guests.
Nan Sining could see that in order to save face, Zhao Shiquan served only good spiritual teas and fruits. It was a pity that these things were not rare in the wealthy Yaowang City. Anyway, Xiao Jingwen and the others treated them as daily necessities.
Thinking of this, Nan Si Ning directly took a purple fruit and handed it to the little beast.
The little animal said thank you obediently, then held the fruit and started to eat it obediently.
Many people noticed Nan Sining's action and showed expressions of surprise and displeasure, as if this action was extremely rebellious.
Liang Xiao noticed the looks and expressions of his fellow disciples and wanted to stop Nan Si Ning, but Qin Sangyue and Yuan Qing'an looked indifferent. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
At the head, Zhao Shiquan exchanged pleasantries with Medicine King, trying to make light of the unpleasant incident in front of the mountain gate.
The King of Medicine did not pursue the matter any further because that was not the focus of today.
After Medicine King introduced several of his disciples, Qin Sangyue led the people from Cijian Peak forward and saluted: "Qin Sangyue, a disciple of Cijian Peak, and my fellow disciples greet the Sect Master and all the elders."
Zhao Shiquan and others managed to maintain their composure towards Qin Sangyue, the hardworking, motivated and steady chief of Cijian Peak. They smiled like an elder in the family and showed no dissatisfaction at all.
"Junior Brother Qin, you have worked hard. What have you gained from this experience?" Zhao Shiquan asked as usual.
Qin Sangyue maintained her proper demeanor of respect and said, "In reply to the headmaster, my nephew, brothers, and sisters have all benefited greatly from this training. Not only have they made progress in their cultivation and swordsmanship, but their understanding of human nature has also improved considerably."
As soon as Qin Sangyue finished speaking, the smile on Yuan Qing'an's face deepened, and Yao Wang and Qin Xueyang also smiled more meaningfully.
Nan Si Ning also smiled brightly. If she hadn't been concerned about her senior brothers and sisters, she would have smiled even more exaggeratedly.
The senior sister is such a wonderful person. She said that no sword cultivator has a gentle and calm temperament. Her own senior sister is the one who is really sharp-tongued!
Nan Sining glanced at Xiao Jingwen, the big fool. Obviously, such a person could not understand what the senior sister said. The core of the senior sister's words was about human heart and human nature.
It is normal for monks to go out for training, improve their cultivation, and refine their swordsmanship, but the eldest sister specifically mentioned the cognition of human heart and human nature, which is very interesting.
And the eldest sister said this deliberately for people who were a little shrewd, such as Zhao Shiquan.
Zhao Shiquan's expression was indeed a little stiff. He probably didn't expect that this nephew who was very easy to get along with would suddenly stab him.
However, Zhao Shiquan was the sect leader after all, so he quickly adjusted himself and turned his attention to Nan Si Ning. "I heard a long time ago that Junior Brother Nan had good luck and regained his spiritual intelligence. Seeing him today, he indeed seems much more intelligent and smart. Junior Brother Nan, come forward and let me take a look!"
As expected, all the eyes and attention of the Canglan Sect were focused on Nan Sining.
Nan Si Ning stepped forward and said, "Greetings to the headmaster."
Seeing Nan Si Ning smiling like a little fool, Zhao Shiquan felt a little relieved. Although Luo Qingyao complained to him that Nan Si Ning was the culprit who harmed her, Zhao Shiquan only believed it a little. After all, how long had Nan Si Ning recovered his spiritual consciousness? His little apprentice's personal emotions were too heavy.
Zhao Shiquan asked kindly, "Can you tell me how you regained your spiritual consciousness?"
Nan Si Ning's reputation as a little fool spread far and wide. Not only did everyone in the sect know about it, but many people outside also knew that she was the last disciple of the brilliant female swordsman Ye Hongci. Many people couldn't understand why a swordsman like Ye Hongci could accept any other disciple but chose to accept Nan Si Ning, a fool with only five spiritual roots.
Now that she has returned to normal, everyone would be curious.
Nan Si Ning rolled his eyes and revealed a harmless smile: "Speaking of which, I have to thank Senior Sister Luo from the Sect Master for this matter!"
Before the people of Canglan Sect could react, they heard Nan Si Ning continue, "After all, if she hadn't had Senior Brother Zhang Yun trick me into picking the Blazing Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit, causing me to swallow it raw in a panic, and then being chased by the enraged Kuimu Snake she provoked, causing Senior Sister to nearly shake me to death while I was escaping, I wouldn't have been able to regain my sanity!"
Nan Si Ning regained his intelligence not because of the Fiery Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit, but in order to avoid exposing his identity as a book traveler, it is most appropriate to attribute the reason to the Fiery Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit.
After all, how many people in the world would dare to eat that fruit raw?
After hearing this, many people looked at Nan Si Ning with a different look. Many were surprised or even admired: A warrior who swallowed a sixth-level Blazing Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit raw! A fruit that could explode and kill if not careful, and dissipate the soul, and she ate it just like that!
But when she ate the fruit, she was still a little fool, and it was normal for a little fool not to understand the danger.
Some people also noticed the sarcastic tone in Nan Si Ning's speech and thought that Nan Si Ning did it on purpose.
But Nan Si Ning looked innocent, which made them suspicious.
On the other side, the people in Yaowang City, knowing the grudge between Nan Si Ning and Luo Qingyao, all heard her implicit meaning and sarcasm, and they all tried to hold back their laughter, while some even burst out laughing accidentally.
Zhao Shiquan's smile immediately faded. He had just been sarcastically criticized by Qin Sangyue. He had wanted to pick a soft persimmon to squeeze, but this person seemed to be even more difficult to deal with than Qin Sangyue.
Zhao Shiquan quickly tried to make amends for his young apprentice, saying, "You misunderstood Qingyao. Qingyao doesn't deserve this gratitude. It must be all a misunderstanding."
Nan Si Ning still pretended to be innocent and asked, "Is it a misunderstanding? So that's it. It turns out that what I heard from Senior Brother Zhang Yun wasn't true, and what I saw Senior Sister Luo throwing thunder bombs at the Kuimu Snake wasn't true either! This way, I don't have to worry about Senior Sister Luo asking for revenge, huh..."
Zhao Shiquan's face immediately turned dark. He didn't expect that this little girl who had just regained her wits would have so many tricks up her sleeve.
It was not enough that she had hinted before that Luo Qingyao had harmed her, and she also said that Luo Qingyao was repaying a favor, and it was difficult for her to refute her. She had no choice but to suffer this loss!
I'm so angry!
The people of Canglan Sect felt very embarrassed. They did not believe all of Nan Sining's words. After all, Luo Qingyao had made up the story before them, which made them have a preconceived notion. But this also made some people start to loosen up a little.
The Medicine King and the others were trying to hold back their laughter. The Medicine King could barely hold back his laughter and quickly picked up his teacup to cover it up.
Qin Xueyang hurriedly thought about all the unhappy things that had happened to him recently, and then he barely suppressed the wildly raised corners of his mouth. The people from Cijian Peak all lowered their heads at the same time, so as to avoid being seen by the sect leader.
Xiao Jingwen felt that Nan Si Ning's words were strange, and couldn't help but say: "Junior Sister Nan, I saw all these things on the spot. It was obviously Luo Qingyao who had bad intentions, so why are you thanking her? You were able to recover your spiritual consciousness, which was obviously your good luck. If it were someone else, they would have died in the Luoshui Secret Realm long ago. What does it have to do with Luo Qingyao?"
Qin Xueyang hurriedly pulled her stupid junior brother. Her junior brother's stupidity made her feel a little desperate.
The Medicine King remained calm. If the occasion wasn't inappropriate, he would have wanted to praise his foolish disciple. He really wanted to say these words, but his status was not suitable.
Now that Xiao Jingwen said it, he felt quite refreshed.
Nan Si Ning almost lost her composure and immediately broke down. She bit the soft flesh in her mouth, trying hard not to laugh out loud, and said, "Yes, Senior Brother Xiao is right."
Xiao Jingwen couldn't help scratching his head, feeling a little happy in his heart. This was the first time Junior Sister Nan called him Senior Brother!
It seems that I still need to speak up more and speak up for Junior Sister Nan!
Xiao Jingwen looked at Nan Si Ning with an "I understand" look. Nan Si Ning had a bad feeling, but she didn't care about it.
Zhao Shiquan glared at her unhappily, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, which frightened Nan Si Ning so much that her heart skipped a beat. The cultivation level of the Spirit Transformation Stage was indeed terrifying.
Qin Sangyue spoke up in time, "Master, my little sister has just regained her consciousness and is not very good at speaking. Please forgive me, Master."
Medicine King also said lightly: "Ah, I didn't expect that Sect Master Zhao would still bother with a junior in the Qi Refining Stage. You are really regressing as you grow older!"
Zhao Shiquan: Damn, I’m so angry!
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