"Nephew Ouyang, are you saying that your martial arts skills are usually taught by your master's wife?" Shan Jiangchuan asked loudly, not afraid of stirring up trouble.
Ouyang Feng is usually an upright person who disdains lying and doesn't know how to read people's faces. Otherwise, he wouldn't have directly said that Song Xia was the instructor. To make the conversation more polite, he should have said that Ouyang Zhen and Song Xia were the instructors.
So upon hearing this question, he disregarded Ouyang Zhen's expression and nodded in agreement: "Master is usually in seclusion, so it's true that Master's wife spends more time teaching us, but Master never allows us to slack off."
Immediately, Shan Jiangchuan and Zhuge Chun revealed meaningful smiles: "Brother Ouyang, you really know how to shirk your responsibilities. No wonder you are a few years younger than us, but your reputation in the martial arts world is no less than ours. We really envy you. Your sister-in-law takes care of all the miscellaneous affairs in the valley, and even takes care of disciplining the disciples for you."
Ouyang Zhen gave a forced smile and then scolded Ouyang Feng: "Hurry up and come over. Don't think that you can get cocky just because you won the fight. There are plenty of experts in the martial arts world who are more powerful than you."
Ouyang Feng was taken aback, wondering what he had done to anger his master.
“Your sister-in-law is virtuous and your disciple is outstanding. Brother Ouyang should be happy. Why are you speaking so harshly to your disciple? Although my nephew is not as good as us now, he is still young. Now it seems that he is the leader of the younger generation. If I had such a disciple, I would be too proud to even think about it.”
Dan Jiangchuan's words were a veiled criticism of Ouyang Zhen, implying that he was petty and wouldn't let his disciple speak the truth, which made Ouyang Zhen's face darken even more.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Wan and Yin Shihuai's expressions were not good either. Although the senior brother did not consider Master's reputation when he said this, what did the senior brother say wrong?
Normally, they ignore them completely. Whether it's martial arts or daily life, it's all the master's wife who takes care of everything. Could it be that they want to steal the credit from their master's wife?
Ouyang Feng stood silently to the side, and the atmosphere at the scene became more stagnant than before.
Soon, the masters of the Zizai Sect came out to smooth things over, and then one after another, martial arts figures went up on stage to compete. Most of these people were just there to join in the fun, knowing that they had no chance of being elected as the leader of the martial arts alliance.
Judging from the attitudes of those present, it is clear that these small sects and martial artists without sects have a dispensable attitude towards the leader of the martial arts alliance. At present, only Ouyang Zhen, Shan Jiangchuan, and Zhuge Chun are enthusiastic about him.
What kind of martial arts alliance leader is this? Just look at the discord among the three of them right now, and you can predict that no matter who is elected in the future, the other two will never sincerely approve of them. Want to unite again to deal with the cult, or even the imperial court? That's just wishful thinking!
"Am I late?" As the three were locked in a stalemate, a voice older than all three of them appeared. Behind him was a girl who looked about the same age as Ouyang Wan.
Looking at the appearance and age of the two, Yin Shihuai pondered for a moment and said, "This person should be Wu Ying, the Grand Elder of the Four Directions Sect. The person he is with should be his daughter, Wu Lan. It is said that Wu Ying had a daughter in middle age and loved his only daughter very much. Fearing that his daughter would be bullied outside, he passed on ten years of internal energy to her when she was ten years old."
Because she was pampered growing up, Wu Lan seemed even more spoiled than Ouyang Wan, and her gaze was extremely bold.
Perhaps it was because they were the same age, or perhaps it was because Ouyang Feng and the other two had particularly outstanding temperament and appearance, that Wu Lan looked at them for the longest time.
Ouyang Wan frowned: "I don't like the way she looks at me."
Yin Shihuai followed her lead and said, "There's no need to deliberately befriend people you don't like. Junior Sister, Master's wife said that when we're traveling, we can be more carefree as long as we uphold justice."
Ouyang Feng originally wanted to refute this statement, but when he heard that it was Song Xia who taught it, he shut up, since his master's wife must be right anyway.
It has to be said that during the time Song Xia has been in charge of Linghe Valley and Linghe City, due to the changes in various aspects, the three of them have become blindly worshipful of her.
"Boss Wu, why are you the only one from the Four Directions Sect?" Zhuge Chun, skilled in social interaction, was the first to greet him.
Wu Ying quickly arrived in front of the three of them: "I am enough on my own. Did I miss something exciting just now?"
"That was indeed a missed opportunity. You don't know how powerful Brother Ouyang's eldest disciple is. Neither I nor Sect Master Shan's son are a match for Brother Ouyang's eldest disciple. His Spirit Crane Sword Technique combined with Spirit Crane Lightness Skill is even better than Brother Ouyang's back then."
"Oh?" Wu Ying's face showed a strange expression, and even his daughter Wu Lan looked at Ouyang Feng several times.
"To be so outstanding at such a young age, our righteous sects will have another expert to fight against cults in the future!"
"That's right, that's why we all envy Brother Ouyang's good fortune! He only needs to focus on his cultivation, and his wife takes care of everything, from managing household chores to disciplining his disciples."
"In that case, wouldn't the position of martial arts alliance leader this time be absolutely right to Brother Ouyang?"
"In earlier years, I could only fight Brother Ouyang to a draw. Now that Brother Ouyang has been in seclusion for several years, I am afraid I am no match for him."
"Just here to join in the fun."
The three of them talked back and forth, making Ouyang Zhen's forehead veins throb. Then he took a deep breath and said in a sarcastic tone, "Since you all recommend him like this, why don't we stop the martial arts competition and let me, the Valley Master, be elected as the leader of the martial arts alliance?"
Dan Jiangchuan and the others were just saying that; they wouldn't actually hand over the position of leader of the martial arts alliance.
"Brother Ouyang, you're joking. Even if we agree, none of the heroes here would!"
"Indeed, even Master Wuya hasn't expressed his opinion yet!"
"We need to determine a winner first so that the world will be convinced, otherwise people will think that we are colluding with each other."
Ouyang Zhen snorted coldly, as if mocking their hypocrisy.
But the three of them didn't care at all, as if they hadn't seen his cold face, and continued to watch the competition on the martial arts stage.
Ouyang Feng and the others found it extremely boring. Was this what they called a martial arts tournament? In the meantime, their master's wife had done so much for Linghe City.
Electing a martial arts leader in this way will likely be laughed at by cults in the end.
However, they found the masters of the Zizai Sect quite interesting. They brought in one martial arts practitioner after another without offering any opinions or getting involved in any disputes. Only when the atmosphere became extremely tense would they step forward and say a few words.
Yin Shihuai sighed and shook his head: "I guess these masters are annoyed too."
"They had no choice, didn't they?"
The three exchanged glances and whispered among themselves. The longer they were out in the world, the more disappointed they became with this martial arts world. No wonder their master's wife wanted to make other plans behind their master's back.
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