Chapter 181 Miscalculation
"Tongtian's pure heart is rare and precious. Even though he was corrupted by demonic energy, all he did was pick up some pets, take in some disciples, spread kindness, and save all living beings. If it were you..." Chang Hao sneered, "who knows what you would do? You might even cause a great disturbance in the Demon Court."
Tongtian felt he was ready again. He secretly observed his second brother's expression. Chang Hao's sarcastic remarks were clearly an attempt to provoke him. What had his second brother done to offend Chang Hao last time that he was still angry?
A rampage in the Demon Court? Second Brother wouldn't have really done it, would he? How come there wasn't a single whisper of it?
Yuan Shi knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it. Chang Hao's anger hadn't subsided at all, and it only intensified when the topic came up.
"Tongtian, one should take responsibility for one's own actions. Blame Duobao for what you shouldn't have done. As a teacher, you should have authority. Why don't you hurry to the East Sea to deal with this matter?" Yuanshi spoke in a grand and righteous tone, but in short, he told Tongtian to leave.
Tongtian didn't expect that after taking in hundreds of disciples, the matter would be over so easily. It's just a matter of leaving to deal with this mess; there's no problem at all.
Just as he was about to get up, Chang Hao glanced at him, and Tongtian immediately remembered the promise he had just made to Chang Hao.
“I trust Duobao to do things, and I will serve him if needed,” Tongtian said, sitting back down. “Chang Hao is hospitable and invited me to discuss swordsmanship. How can I break my promise to Chang Hao because of them?”
Tongtian secretly groaned. If he had known he would be caught between his second brother and Chang Hao, he shouldn't have made that promise so easily. He had miscalculated.
"Second Brother has something to say to Chang Hao, it's not appropriate for you to stay here." Yuanshi pulled Tongtian up and tried to push him out the door.
Chang Hao used his fan to block Tongtian's view, saying, "Go back and sit down."
“We are all brothers, there are no outsiders. Yuanshi, you can speak frankly. There is nothing that cannot be said to others, why must you avoid Tongtian?” Chang Hao put away his fan and fanned himself comfortably.
"Yes, Second Brother, just say what you want to say. Whether it's an apology or a compensation, I'll put in a good word for you." Tongtian began to wonder why his Second Brother had caused trouble at the Demon Court.
Chang Hao pursed his lips. Yuan Shi was always concerned about his reputation and would never be able to apologize on the spot, so he planned to give Yuan Shi the cold shoulder and postpone the private matter until after the war.
"Chang Hao..." Yuanshi panicked when he saw that Chang Hao was deliberately ignoring him, no longer caring that Tongtian would laugh at him.
She squeezed to Chang Hao's side, boldly holding his hand tightly, and sincerely admitted her mistake: "I shouldn't have done this, I shouldn't have embarrassed you so much in the Demon Court. I came here today to apologize. Please forgive me this once, for the sake of our past relationship and for the sake of others' resentment towards me. I can guarantee that there will never be a next time."
Tongtian's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Was this really his proud second brother?! He mistook him for someone else even better than he could. Perhaps he should remember these words and use them on his second brother next time.
Chang Hao was stunned. He never expected that Yuanshi would bow his head and admit his mistake in front of Tongtian. He was caught off guard and found it difficult to face Yuanshi's sincere and pure feelings.
"Now that you know why I'm angry, you should know how to behave in the future." Chang Hao used his fan to push Yuan Shi's hand away. "You should know that making friends is my freedom, and you have no right to interfere."
Yuanshi's eyes followed the movement of the fan, while his hands were still itching to move.
"I'm doing this for your own good. If you continue to act recklessly, it will be too late to regret it one day." Chang Hao couldn't help but flick Yuan Shi's hand with the handle of his fan, a veiled warning.
“You clearly know my personality well. You wouldn’t believe me even if I lied. Asking me to pretend to be generous is impossible. I’ve never been magnanimous towards you.” Yuanshi withdrew his hand, thinking to himself, regret? How could that be? He had never regretted anything until now.
Tongtian was dumbfounded. "Second brother, why are you speaking such blunt truths at a time like this? Everyone knows you're petty, but Chang Hao is clearly about to forgive you. This isn't the time for your pettiness to surface."
"Second brother, you're wrong. You're clearly more generous and magnanimous to Chang Hao than to me." Tongtian Chong blinked at Yuanshi, completely impressed. His second brother just couldn't say anything pleasant.
Chang Hao's expression softened slightly, but then turned cold again. "I was in seclusion in Lishan, and you turned around and went back to Kunlun. Clearly, your apology lacked sincerity."
Yuanshi protested his innocence, saying, "You were clearly angry and drove me away. You went into seclusion to cultivate your physical body, and the spiritual energy around Lishan was completely swept away. I was afraid of delaying your cultivation, so I had no choice but to return to Kunlun."
Chang Hao asked, "If I force you to leave, you will leave. Why did you come if I didn't call you here?" Yuanshi's demands on him were different, so he certainly couldn't be as lenient with Yuanshi as he was with Tongtian.
“If you don’t call me, I won’t come. Wouldn’t that mean I’ll never be able to set foot on Mount Li?” Yuanshi wasn’t a rigid or inflexible person. He quickly took out the apology he had prepared. “Look, I’ve been thinking about apologizing all the time. Time is tight, and I didn’t have time to collect too much. I can’t make the cloak, but I made you a fan.”
"With one swipe, the magic weapon will lose contact with its master. Although it is an acquired spiritual treasure, its power is no less than that of an innate magic weapon. After you put it in the Qiankun Cauldron for a period of time, it can reverse its origin and transform it from acquired to innate." Originally, Yuanshi wanted to transform it into an innate magic weapon before taking it out, but now it's too late.
Seeing that the feathers on the peacock fan were soft and delicate, and that it would be difficult for Yuanshi to collect them one by one, Chang Hao softened his tone slightly, "It's not difficult for me to forgive you, but you must promise me that you will no longer make things difficult for the demon race, and stop talking about being born from wet eggs. The great calamity of heaven and earth should befall the witch and demon race, and you are not allowed to hinder the demon race's actions."
“No problem, absolutely no problem. I won’t say anything about it in the future.” Yuan Shi readily agreed. Chang Hao didn’t ask him to change his mind, just to avoid talking too much. What was so difficult about that?
Tongtian stared at the peacock fan and was completely dumbfounded. Wasn't that the feather of his disciple Kong Xuan? There was no doubt about it; it was even shimmering with five-colored divine light.
"Second brother, these are peacock feathers, right?" Second brother, explain to me where all these soft, elegant, and gorgeous peacock feathers came from?
"There is currently no other peacock in the world." Yuanshi said confidently, "It is the feather of my nephew Kong Xuan."
"How many feathers does my disciple Kong Xuan have left?" Tongtian thought about how the magnificent little Kong Xuan in his memory had turned into a bald peacock in the blink of an eye. This... Tongtian simply couldn't accept it.
What he loved most were the unique hairs on his apprentices' bodies.
"Nephew Kong Xuan has been losing a lot of feathers lately, but it's nothing serious. After taking the pills I refined, his feathers look even more magnificent." Listening to this, he was just using him.
However, Yuanshi didn't really like Kong Xuan's new feathers. They were getting more and more vibrant each time, and the colors were too eye-catching. If Chang Hao wore the peacock cloak on his body in the future, wouldn't it attract attention from all directions?
Chang Hao froze, his hand holding the peacock fan still. Yuanshi plucked his nephew's feathers to make the peacock fan for him? How could he ever show this peacock fan again?
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