Chapter 43 Chapter 43 They are all good kids
Sect Master Chang sat sideways in his chair, his brows furrowed slightly. "The Yun family is sending gifts again? What? Have they not given up yet?"
The Yun family has emerged as a powerful force since a hundred years ago. In the past few years, they have been touting themselves as the number one family in Yunzhou. Not only do they always send gifts to the Xuantian Sect under various names, they also do everything they can to flatter and curry favor with them, hoping to get on board the Xuantian Sect's big ship and rise to the top.
There were also cases where the spoiled young men in the clan used the banner of Xuantian Sect to bully the monks and independent cultivators from other small families and sects in the streets.
Ning Yu, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage back then, had somehow secretly learned of this matter. Logically, she should have reported it to the Deacons' Hall, who would have clarified and reprimanded her. But she chose a more brutal and efficient approach.
When the Yun family's dandies once again used the Xuantian Sect's banner to bully ordinary cultivators in the street, she intervened, whipping them with a few whips, leaving them shredded and wailing. This instantly dispelled the rumors of a friendly alliance between the Xuantian Sect and the Yun family. Afterward, with a bloody face and a blank expression, she returned to the sect, accepting the punishment willingly.
When one of their own disciples heard that others were damaging the sect's reputation, in order to restore the sect's reputation, they not only attacked the enemy alone without regard for danger, but also whipped the enemy too hard, causing sore wrists, cramps in arms, and dry eyes. They were so brave and tragic.
Sect Leader Chang didn't think that a good kid who loved the sect so much deserved any punishment, so he went to the Law Enforcement Hall immediately after hearing about this to plead for Ning Yu. Unfortunately, the Law Enforcement Elder, Ning Yu's master Shui Yaoguang, was too cold-blooded. No matter how Chang pleaded, he remained unmoved and insisted on having the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall surround Ning Yu with pomelo leaves and whip her a hundred times before they would stop.
Sect Leader Chang still remembered that after Ning Yu was whipped a hundred times, his face remained calm and he was not out of breath. He walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall spotlessly clean.
The executive disciple whose hand was stuffed with pomelo leaves was instead in tears, and tremblingly began to send a message in the airspace: "Help, I just whipped King Ningbian, what should I do now?"
The result was a string of comments below: "Haha, judging from your previous message, you are Qiu Huayue from the Law Enforcement Hall, right? Are you daydreaming so early?"
"I was wondering why the old cow from Danfeng was flying in the sky all day. It turns out you were blowing it on the ground."
"This senior sister is very brave. I have already reported it to the Law Enforcement Hall. You are welcome to thank me."
"The report has been made. The disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall will be here soon. I look forward to Senior Sister being whipped into a spinning top by King Ningbian."
"I am from the Deacon's Hall. My testimony is true. The cause is..."
"Oh my god, are you serious, Senior Sister?"
"What to do? Do it in a grand way!"
"What are you looking at me for? Pick up some food!"
"It has always been Ningbian Wang who whipped others, but Senior Sister was able to whip Ningbian Wang a hundred times. She can die with peace of mind."
"Goodbye, Senior Sister."
"Goodbye, Senior Sister."
"Goodbye, Senior Sister."
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Recalling that funny scene, Sect Leader Chang stroked his beard with a loving look in his eyes. They were all lovely and good children.
Every time he thought about how these good kids were carefully nurtured by the sect and grew up under the care of him and other colleagues in the sect, he felt a sense of accomplishment and was full of energy.
Because of this incident, the Yun family knew Xuantian Sect's attitude, and they had behaved more peacefully in recent years, no longer using Xuantian Sect's name to do things, nor forcing themselves to offer gifts. But for some reason, they were using the same old trick again today.
"These noble families have always appeared to be righteous on the surface, but they are actually filthy and corrupt. They spend their days engaging in petty intrigues, plotting ways to swallow up other noble families while simultaneously hoping for their own family to prosper forever."
Sect Leader Chang said with disgust, "They're raising a bunch of kids like poisonous insects. Watch them fight like black-eyed chickens for a few resources, making their fathers not fathers, mothers not mothers, and sons not sons. They talk about etiquette and filial piety, but their minds are full of thieves and whores. They don't even focus on cultivation."
"Next time they dare to come, Yan'er, you must simply refuse entry... No, you must simply drive them out and forbid them from ever entering Xuantian Sect again, lest these filthy creatures corrupt the good children of our sect."
"I've already told you not to call me Yan'er. I think a Sect Leader like you who doesn't understand what people are saying is the one who should be kicked out, lest you lead the children astray."
Ge Yan threw an envelope with a cold face like throwing a dart.
"I didn't let them in, nor did I accept their gifts. It's just that the person who came said that the head of the Yun family wanted to discuss something important with you, so I came to see you."
"Didn't someone say before that traces of demonic cultivators were found on the border of Yunzhou? After all, the Yun family is a prominent family in Yunzhou and is well-informed. Perhaps there really is something important concerning Yunzhou that they want to contact you about."
Xuantian Sect is the overlord of Yunzhou. Whether for the interests of the sect or for the concept of saving the world, all the successive leaders of Xuantian Sect have consciously maintained the peaceful atmosphere of Yunzhou, and have always led everyone to the front line of the battle against the evil cultivators.
It can be said that the reason why Xuantian Sect has become the recognized number one immortal sect in the world of cultivation is, firstly, because of Xuantian Sect’s outstanding comprehensive strength, and secondly, because of the good reputation accumulated by Xuantian Sect over the years due to the countless leaders, elders and disciples who died on the battlefield.
This is also why, a thousand years ago, after the Demon Cult used undercover agents to seize control of a border outpost in Yuanzhou, they immediately assembled a large army to launch a surprise attack on the Xuantian Sect. Spiritual practitioners and demonic cultivators are irreconcilable enemies, and the Xuantian Sect and the Demon Cult are even more mortal enemies. The two sides have long harbored a deep blood feud that has persisted for tens of thousands of years, a feud that will never end.
Even though a thousand years have passed, Sect Leader Chang still feels a pang of heartache whenever he thinks of those disciples who died tragically in the sneak attack by the Demon Cult.
His breathing became disordered, and he immediately sat up straight, silently opened the letter and read it carefully. The more he read, the tighter his brows furrowed.
Seeing this, Ge Yan couldn't help but ask, "What does the letter say? Is it related to the Demon Cult? Does it tell you the whereabouts of the Poison Lady?"
"It has nothing to do with the Demon Cult."
Sect Leader Chang repeated the contents of the letter with a gloomy expression. The first half was the usual hypocrisy of the aristocratic family. Although it looked flowery and colorful, it was actually just flattery and seeking cooperation. Only the second half was the key point.
The head of the Yun family tactfully stated in the letter that a girl named Yun Qing from a side branch of his family had recently run away from home because she was dissatisfied with the family's marriage arrangement. The girl's parents had been crying all day long these days.
I heard that the Sect Leader just happened to accept a female disciple named Yun Miao recently, which makes people feel hopeful. I also hope that Sect Leader Chang will understand the parents’ eagerness to find their son and allow them to meet each other.
Sect Leader Chang laughed in anger, the letter in his hand instantly turning into dust: "This is really... what a coincidence."
Upon hearing this, Ge Yan's eyes turned cold. "I think Yun Jiancheng is crazy. To get close to our Xuantian Sect, he can even tell such a lie!"
"Maybe it's not a lie..."
Sect Leader Chang told them what the three of them had guessed last night.
Ge Yan glared at him speechlessly, then said firmly that it was absolutely impossible.
A noble family with a clear family tradition may still have some humanity, but a family like the Yun family, which is despicable at heart, is a huge monster that wants to suck the marrow out of both outsiders and its own family members.
For the Yun family, young men and women with low family qualifications have always been pawns used for marriage alliances with other families. If Yun Miao was really a member of the Yun family, it would be impossible for her, a fifteen-year-old mortal girl, to escape from the Yun family.
"Let's take a step back and say, if she really is a member of the Yun family and has managed to escape, then she would definitely hide her identity. How could she be wandering around with such a conspicuous surname like Yun?"
"And you only say her resilience and willpower are unmatched, but why don't you mention her arrogance? The Yun family's quagmire might produce a lotus flower that rises above the mud and remains untainted, but it definitely can't produce a phoenix this unruly and unyielding."
Sect Leader Chang was confused: "So we guessed wrong? But this letter clearly says..."
"You believe everything he says? And I said Yun Miao is my daughter, so why don't you return her to me?"
"No! If I grab it, it's mine!"
Sect Leader Chang realized he had spoken his true feelings and coughed dryly, "Well... Yan'er, it's not that I want to steal your disciple. It's just that the situation at that time was too special. Only if Xiao Miao becomes the Sect Leader's personal disciple can I silence You You."
"Oh."
Ge Yan didn't say whether she believed it or not, but just sneered: "In short, that child is very clever and eccentric, unlike you three fools. Your unfounded speculation is simply an insult to her intelligence."
Sect Leader Chang: "...Yan'er, your speech has become more and more like Shui Yaoguang's lately."
Shui Yaoguang is recognized as the coldest and most mean-spirited woman in Xuantian Sect. Her disciple Ning Yu has inherited her true teachings.
Ge Yan said coldly, "No matter how venomous my words are, they are not as poisonous as the tracing back poison in you. You worry about this and that all day long, why don't you worry about yourself? Don't forget, if we can't find the antidote..."
Sect Leader Chang stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, the medicine that Tian Laokou gave me earlier is very effective and can suppress the effect for the time being. As long as this poison can be suppressed, it won't cause any harm and may even have the miraculous effect of rejuvenating the body. But you...are your legs still hurting lately?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
Ge Yan snorted coldly: "Don't look at me with such disgusting eyes. Even if my leg is lame, I can still kick your knee violently."
She returned to the main topic. Yun Miao had only been a member of the Xuantian Sect for a month when the Yun family sent this letter. This showed that the Yun family had been secretly gathering information about the Xuantian Sect and had ulterior motives. Therefore, Sect Master Chang must deal with this matter seriously and not tolerate it.
Sect Leader Chang had always been disgusted with the Yun family, and when he heard Ge Yan's words, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He said that he would send someone to investigate the Yun family later. If Tian Laokou's guess was correct, and Yun Miao was really bullied growing up in the Yun family, then he would definitely make those who bullied his good disciple pay back with interest.
If Ge Yan's guess was correct, and the Yun family, in order to curry favor with the Xuantian Sect, even set their sights on his good disciple, and wanted to snatch the child from Chang Suifeng without any evidence, then he would definitely make these human traffickers pay a heavy price!
"That's a bit like being a master."
Ge Yan nodded in satisfaction, then said goodbye and left.
Sect Master Chang watched in silence as she limped out of the hall and flew away. After a long time, he sighed softly.
He knew that Ge Yan no longer cared about the lameness, but as senior brothers, he and Tian Laokou couldn't help but care. After all... their junior sister was once a lively girl like Xiao Miao.
Even if the lame swallow can still fly, how can it fly as lively and happily as before?
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The Yun family's old house.
Yun Jiancheng, the head of the Yun family, was drinking tea in the courtyard. He listened to the report of the person in front of him with an expressionless face. He waited until the man's nervous sweat dripped to the ground, then he slowly asked him to leave.
After the man lowered his head and walked away quickly like Meng Dahe, he suddenly threw the gold-painted teacup in his hand to the ground with a hateful tone.
"My Yun family is the most prestigious family in Yunzhou after all. Even the people from Zhaixing Pavilion have to show me respect when I go out. Yet, I prepared generous gifts, but the Xuantian Sect wouldn't even let me in. They truly are the most prestigious sect in the world. What a prestige!"
"They say things change over time, so we'll see!"
A young man immediately stepped forward and respectfully poured him another cup of tea. The high-quality spiritual tea exuded a delicate and elegant fragrance, a good tea that even Tian Laokou was reluctant to drink.
"Father, is this really okay? We haven't lost our child at all. Even if we meet that Yun Miao, it won't help, right?"
Many sects in the world of cultivation like to cooperate with the large families around them. The families provide support to the sects, and the sects protect the families. The interests are intertwined in this way, forming a towering tree with the same branches and roots.
Unfortunately, the Xuantian Sect possessed numerous Xuanxin Mine veins, making them incredibly wealthy and needing no support from the aristocratic families. However, it was precisely because the Xuantian Sect was so wealthy and powerful that the number of aristocratic families seeking to attach themselves to it continued to increase, like a swarm of fish.
That's why the Yun family has always wanted to join forces with the Xuantian Sect, so that they can lean on the big tree for shade and take the family to a higher level. But... isn't the move of recognizing relatives too abrupt?
Yun Miao is a teenager, not a teenage fool.
"Let's try our luck with the fingertip blood search technique first. If she really has the blood of our Yun family, that would be great. Even if not..."
Yun Jiancheng sneered, "She's just an orphan in her teens. She's at an easy age to manipulate. If she's a fool craving for family affection, then we can propose that we adopt her as our godparents and lure her into it with affection."
"If she's a fool who's only after profit, then we'll lure her in with benefits. Let her see the financial strength of our Yun family, and then hint that we can support her in ascending the throne of the Xuantian Sect's leader. With this two-pronged approach, I don't believe she won't take the bait."
The young man clapped in surprise and exclaimed, "What a great idea!"
Yun Jiancheng smiled complacently: "You are still young, and you still have a lot to learn from me. Just wait and see, when we help Yun Miao become the head of Xuantian Sect in the future, maybe we can use this opportunity to directly take over Xuantian Sect!"
The young man exclaimed in surprise again, and only after Yun Jiancheng left with laughter did he slowly stop smiling and watch Yun Jiancheng's back disappear around the corner of the corridor.
After a while, the young man looked down at the black hair in his hand, and suddenly smiled slightly, muttering in an imperceptible voice: "I thought you were so smart, but it turns out you really just took my junior sister for a fool."
"But Junior Sister's charm is truly immense. Even strangers from such a distance are willing to support her in taking over the position of Sect Leader. Could this be the popular consensus?"
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On the other side, at Danfeng Medicine House, the hardworking old farmer Yun Miao had just returned from the vegetable field. Completely unaware of the turmoil in the outside world, she was sitting on a bamboo bed, sorting out her two storage bags. She stuffed most of the spirit stones and the good things given to her by her master, senior brothers, Mo Aotian and others in recent days into the storage bag with a larger capacity.
Then he stole a glance at Tian Laokou, who was sorting pills in the medicine cabinet, and carefully put the storage bag under his pillow. He leaned over to Xiao Hei's ear and whispered seriously, "Xiao Hei, this contains most of my belongings. You have to help me take care of it later."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei lay on the pillow, pressed it firmly under his body, and nodded at Yun Miao.
Tian Laokou, who heard the noise behind clearly, rolled his eyes at the cabinet, but thinking of the tragic past that the child might have had, he had no choice but to endure it.
At this moment, he suddenly heard Yun Miao take out the storage bag from under the pillow again, then stood up and walked towards him.
Old Tian subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw Yun Miao holding the storage bag containing most of her wealth and walking straight around him. She stood in front of the open medicine cabinet, looked around, and then carefully hid the storage bag behind a brocade box.
Finally she called out, "Xiao Hei."
The black wolf pup jumped onto the top of the medicine cabinet and lay there quietly, as if he wanted to guard the medicine cabinet forever.
Tian Laokou was suspicious: "What are you doing?"
Yun Miao gave a thumbs up: "After thinking about it, I think your medicine cabinet with the formation engraved on it is the safest."
Tian Laokou said sarcastically, "Oh? Aren't you afraid that I'll steal your spirit stones?"
Yun Miao waved his hand proudly: "Don't worry, I've already counted. There are a total of 3152 low-grade spirit stones, 10,000 medium-grade spirit stones, and 10,000 high-grade spirit stones in this storage bag. If it's not this number when I come back, I'll tell Master."
Tian Laokou was stunned for a moment, then he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
"You're talking nonsense! Your storage bag clearly only has 3,152 low-grade spirit stones, 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones, and 1,000 high-grade spirit stones. How did you get 50,000? You're deliberately trying to blackmail me, aren't you, little monkey?!"
"Huh? How do you know so much?"
Yun Miao showed an expression of astonishment and glared at Tian Laokou angrily: "Did you secretly go through my storage bag while I was sleeping? I will tell my master, my senior brother, and even report it to the Law Enforcement Hall!"
"The spiritual imprint on your storage bag was so weak, I saw through it with just a glance of my spiritual sense. Can you blame me for this?"
Mr. Tian slammed the cabinet door angrily: "Little snitch."
Yun Miao put her hands on her hips and said, "You always say bad things about me to my master. It was because of you that my master and my senior brothers knew about me and Pi Xixi. We're both snitching, so why are we so anxious to get back at each other?"
Tian Lao choked and said, "I really should let the head brother see your face and see if he can still say the words "good disciple". Aren't you going out today? Go quickly and don't bother me here. I didn't bother to take in any disciples because I liked peace and quiet, but now I have to babysit other people's children all day long."
"By the way, your senior brother has something to do today and can't go out with you. Let Niu Rao go with you."
"Tsk, I'm too lazy to talk to you."
Yun Miao put some spirit stones and silver into the small storage bag, then hung it around his waist: "Uncle, remember to help me feed Xiao Hei later. I'll bring you some meat buns when I come back."
When Mr. Tian heard that the stingy kid was actually going to buy him meat buns, he immediately felt better. But he still snorted and said, "I want the most expensive ones. I won't eat the ones that cost three cents each."
"knew."
As Yun Miao walked out, he reminded her, "Xiao Hei, be good at home. I'll bring you roast chicken when I come back."
Xiao Hei responded softly, and after Yun Miao walked downstairs, it rested its head on its front paws, seemingly sleeping, but in fact its ears were always standing up high.
Tian Laokou, who had just been touched for a moment, immediately frowned: "Wait, you can't leave! The dog has roasted chicken to eat, but you give me, your uncle, meat buns? Is there any nephew like you? You're so stingy!"
Yun Miao replied without even turning his head: "You like meat buns, right? I'm just catering to your taste."
Tian Laokou also shouted: "Then I don't want to eat meat buns now. Buy me a roasted whole lamb, the most expensive and largest one."
Yun Miao feigned surprise and put his hands to his ears: "What? You want the biggest meat bun? Okay, I remember that."
Tian Laokou leaned out of the second-floor window and shouted at Yun Miao's retreating figure, "It's not buns, it's roasted whole lamb!"
Yun Miao continued to play deaf: "What? Have you been eating grass like sheep to improve your spleen and stomach? You don't like meat and want to eat vegetarian buns? Okay, I remember that."
Tian Laokou: "Screw your crappy buns, I already said I want to eat roasted whole lamb!"
Yun Miao: "What? You want baked buns? Uncle Master, your taste is getting better and better. I really can't do anything about you. Okay, let me see if they have any for sale. If they do, I'll buy some for you."
The disciples in the surrounding fields looked up in confusion: "What are Master Tian and Junior Sister Yun talking about?"
"What sheep are you talking about?"
"No, we're talking about steamed buns. There are meat-based, vegetarian, and grilled ones."
"One bun has so many different styles, Master Tian Feng is quite good at eating."
At this moment, a powerful roar echoed throughout Danfeng: "Yun Miao, you bastard! There is no roasted whole lamb. Believe it or not, I will jump from here right now. I will make you feel guilty for the rest of your life."
Yun Miao only felt a violent sound wave rushing towards her from behind, shaking the plants in the surrounding fields so that they all swayed in the same direction like waves. The scene was extremely spectacular, but unfortunately she had no time to watch it because she felt that her ears were really going deaf.
Yun Miao, the descendant of the deaf man with buzzing ears: ...You're thousands of years old, why are you so angry? You even threatened to jump off a building. You're really ignorant.
She frowned and rubbed her ears. "Okay, okay, roasted whole lamb, right? I'll buy it, I'll buy it, right? Anyway, don't jump. Otherwise, what if you jump from such a high building and sprain your precious little toe? Even if you don't sprain your little toe, it wouldn't be good if you hit the flowers and plants."
She didn't dare to be naughty anymore, and went to the field and pulled Senior Brother Niu Rao away as if she was escaping.
The other disciples in the field also rubbed their ears which were hurt by the shock.
"I heard it clearly this time. Tian Feng wanted Junior Sister Yun to buy him a roasted whole lamb. If she didn't, he would jump down."
"I heard it clearly too. Master Tian Feng said that if you don't buy the roasted whole lamb, he will jump down and make Junior Sister Yun feel guilty for the rest of her life."
So half an hour later, rumors spread throughout the Xuantian Sect.
"Have you heard? Master Tian Feng is becoming more and more stingy. He is even reluctant to spend money on roasted whole lamb in the mortal world and has to threaten Junior Sister Yun to buy it for him by jumping off a building."
"I heard that too. He also said that if Yun Miao didn't buy it, he would jump down and break his little toe."
"Hiss... Broken little toe? That must be very painful. Master Tian Feng is really cruel to himself just for a bite of roasted whole lamb."
"You're all talking nonsense. How could it be so serious? Peak Master Tian clearly said that if Yun Miao didn't buy him a roasted whole lamb, he would jump off Danfeng Peak, become paralyzed, and blackmail her for the rest of her life."
"What you're saying is obviously more serious than what we're saying, isn't it? No, who would throw themselves to the ground for a roasted whole lamb? You're definitely spreading rumors; what I've heard is the truth. They say rumors stop with the wise, but it seems your wisdom is still slightly inferior to mine."
"No, you are all wrong. Master Tian Feng didn't mean roasted whole lamb, but roasted whole cow!"
"Roasted whole cow?"
"That's right, and ever since he roared that, the old bull from Danfeng has disappeared."
"That's impossible! Stop talking nonsense! Even if Master Tian Feng wanted to eat a roasted whole cow, he wouldn't have spared the cow. He raised it himself."
"I didn't believe it at first, so I went to Danfeng to check it out myself. But guess what? Niu Rao, who rarely leaves Danfeng on ordinary days, left the sect today for the first time ever. It looks like he's running away, doesn't it?"
“Hiss… too brutal!”
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The author has something to say: The daily life of Xuantian Sect disciples: bragging and talking nonsense, watching and eating melons, not making big mistakes, but making small mistakes all the time, and fighting wits and courage with the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall every day.
The Xuantian Sect disciples in the eyes of Sect Leader Chang: Good children, all of them are good children. (Smiling lovingly)
Patriarch of the Yun Family: ...When did your leader go blind?
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