Chapter 114: Another Murder at the Outer Gate
Lingxiang was very embarrassed for a moment. It was easy to deal with Rendong just now, after all, he had given him benefits, but how should he deal with Long Qi?
She shifted her body, feeling uncomfortable all over. The books on the table were now extremely glaring and unbearable.
After all, I am an elder of a sect. Being caught in a weak spot like this is always a bit embarrassing...
Just when Lingxiang was struggling with how to start, Long Qi started talking.
"You made the fan for him yourself?"
"Hmm..." Lingxiang responded, but with a puzzled look on her face, "Of course I made it myself. Look, the things on this table haven't been tidied yet."
Doesn't this little devil understand what he means?
Long Qi couldn't help but sigh, "Then why did you only make one for him and not for me? Could it be that you're being so partial?"
Huh? Favoring one over the other? When did she ever show favoritism?
"Do you think this fan was blown down by the wind? Even to make this one, I spent three Spirit Gathering Pills to get these materials. How can it be made overnight? Besides, this is a magical weapon for Jindong. You already have the Seven Star Dragon Abyss, so why do you need a fan?"
Upon hearing this, Long Qi stood up immediately.
"But you made it yourself, and you gave it to an outsider like him?"
outsider?
"What do you mean by outsider? He is my direct disciple, how can he be an outsider? What's wrong with Master making a handy magical weapon for his disciple?!"
Huh? Why is she making such an excuse? She's the master!
"I haven't even received anything you made yourself, yet you're letting him take advantage of it?"
"Why did he get such a good deal? How about you exchange your family heirloom Seven-Star Dragon Abyss with him!" Lingxiang suddenly got angry for no apparent reason, she sat down with her arms crossed, turned her head away and didn't even look at Long Qi.
Long Qi stared at Lingxiang for a long time before he sighed, "Little girl, why are you so clueless? Sigh..."
She is not smart. What do you mean she is not smart?
Lingxiang was about to retort, but saw Long Qi pick up a book on the table and look at her.
"I almost forgot about this. Your book..."
Lingxiang snatched it away, picked up several books on the table, and stuffed them all into the mattress.
"As a Taoist, I naturally need to study various books. This also concerns the way of life in the mortal world. Even if I use it for study, so what?"
"Oh?" Long Qi narrowed his eyes, pulled at the collar of his robe, and slowly leaned towards Lingxiang.
Lingxiang wanted to retreat when she saw this, but she ended up sitting on the bed. She felt like a rabbit with its ears caught: "You...what do you want..."
"If you want to study, why not just study books? Why not..."
Long Qi kept getting closer. Seeing him approaching the bed, Lingxiang quickly shrank back onto the bed, while Long Qi had already supported himself on the bed with one hand. The two of them were already face to face and very close to each other.
Just then, Maidong came into the house humming a tune.
"Lingxiang! What shameful things have you been doing these past few days? You even..."
The word "still" was stuck in her mouth for a long time, and she didn't say anything else. However, her eyes were wide open, staring at the room, and her mouth suddenly became so big that even three pancakes could be stuffed in!
"Lingxiang! You! You actually betrayed me! And... and..."
Maidong's face flushed red, and he couldn't say the rest of the words. He stammered and pointed at Lingxiang. Long Qi had already fled the door like the wind, and no one knew what the two of them said in the room afterwards.
Just now he just wanted to scare Lingxiang. If someone saw him doing this, how could he dare to stay in the house anymore!
He is also...
So embarrassing!
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Maidong asked all kinds of questions along the way, which annoyed Lingxiang a lot. Even after explaining to her, she still refused to give in, and her mind was full of the vulgar plots in the Zichenjian storybook.
"Even if I say nothing happened, since you are asking so many questions, how can I make up a story for you?" Lingxiang said to Maidong while walking quickly.
"Nothing? You two have already climbed onto the bed, and you still say nothing? Do you think I'm a three or two-year-old kid?" Maidong glanced at Lingxiang, and then fell into endless reverie.
Lingxiang was helpless. It seemed she had to find a day to talk to her Sixth Senior Brother about this. A good disciple had been spoiled like this by him. Would he still allow her to be with him in the future? Was he really going to have to stay by his side as a nun for the rest of her life?
After a struggle, the two finally reached the outside of Wuji Hall. Lingxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Maidong could not enter Wuji Hall without being summoned. This eldest brother was also the same. If he wanted to pass on a message, he could just send a paper crane letter. He insisted that this ancestor go to Xianyunju. Since he was not one of his own disciples, it seemed natural for him to order him around.
All the elders in the hall were present, their expressions solemn. Lingxiang was puzzled. She had only taken Shoucheng out of the mountain gate in the middle of the night. Could it be that they had violated some sect rule?
Hi~ She has violated so many rules of the sect since she was a child, I think this time is no exception!
Lingxiang walked up to the Hunyuan platform and stood still, but the elders remained silent and Shangqing Zhenren still had his eyes closed.
This is strange. Leaving the mountain gate in the middle of the night is at most a violation of curfew. Why are they so cold and aloof?
"Uh..." She tugged at the sleeve of Danzhu Zhenren beside her and asked in a low voice, "Eighth Senior Brother, what's going on? Why are you all so serious?"
Danzhu Zhenren sighed and shook his head to indicate that he should not say anything and wait for the master brother.
Hearing him say this, Lingxiang could only curl her lips and stand there waiting for Shangqing Zhenren to speak.
After waiting for a long time, Master Shangqing didn't speak, but Master Qianyuan cleared his throat and started talking.
"What do you think, fellow apprentices? What should we do about this?"
What? Lingxiang was completely bewildered. They were already judging her without even hearing her explanation.
"This... I haven't figured it out yet. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for my senior brothers to convict me like this..." Lingxiang said guiltily.
Upon hearing this, Shangqing Zhenren opened his eyes and stared at Lingxiang, wondering what he was thinking. Meanwhile, Fuyin Zhenren glanced at her, his mind sulking: "When has this little sister ever broken the sect rules and been punished? Hasn't she always been given a polite nod? When has she ever been punished in earnest?" He'd been subjected to a lot of nagging from the sect leader for this.
"Ahem!" Qian Yuan Zhenren cleared his throat and said, "Junior Sister, you've been in seclusion for the past two days, and you just arrived, so you probably don't know what happened. On the second day after you went to the Ancient Bamboo Forest, another disciple was murdered in the outer sect."
"What?!" Lingxiang was shocked, "Another outer disciple died?"
Taoist Qianyuan shook his head and sighed, and Taoist Chengxin continued, "The one who died this time was Yuanhui..."
Lingxiang was horrified upon hearing this. She had met Yuan Hui a few days ago. The child was much younger than Wuyang, and she had watched him grow up. He was small, always smiling, and never had any grudges. How could he be harmed?!
"Brother, are you joking? Yuan Hui grew up in the sect and has never left the mountain gate. How could he be killed by someone?" Lingxiang still refused to believe it. Who could be so cruel as to lay a hand on such a young child?
Upon hearing this, Master Zhao Ming knocked on the railing of Hunyuan Terrace angrily, cursing it as a beast, his face full of regret.
He was the last disciple of the Yuan generation. It was only because Yuan Hui was too young that the elders did not accept him as their disciple. They just wanted to give him some training.
That child has a very good character!
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