Chapter 785 Borrowing a Face
Elders' dormitory.
Shi Zaixing was sitting in a wheelchair. In front of him, the leader of Tianji Sect led the elders and stood respectfully in front of him.
There were some trophies scattered on a row of gilded boxes against the wall. These were valuable things obtained from the geniuses in the past few days, and they had not been counted and stored in time.
Shi Zaixing was holding a small cup in his hand, which was filled with blood. The red color contrasted strongly with the white porcelain, giving it a rather terrifying feel.
He had just gotten up, washed up, and hadn't put on any makeup. His cheeks were as pale as paper. Shi Zaixing drank the blood in his hand with a graceful movement. His lips were a scarlet red, and he finally looked like a living person.
He coughed and said softly, "Your current profit-making methods are too extreme and hurtful to others. I'm afraid they will lead to karmic backlash. Please stop doing so from now on."
The leader knew that it was the Tianyan Sect that used the competition to invite Shi Zaixing to come out of seclusion, and he also said many bad things about the Tianji Sect in front of him, and felt very resentful.
Because of the spiritual land, the two sects have been in friction for the past decade. It has escalated from an ordinary transaction dispute to a dispute of pride. Returning the spiritual land to them would mean losing face, and they are not willing to give in at all.
The headmaster said, "Master, you reap what you sow; this is the law of nature. If they fall into our trap, it will be their own doom, as it should be. What has it to do with us? Just like a moth flying into a flame; it's not the fire's fault, but the moth's stupidity."
Shi Zai Xing took a breath that sounded like a sigh, and said briefly, "If I don't agree, then this is what you will suffer."
His attitude was firm, and no one in Tianji Sect dared to object.
The leader reported with great pain.
"A disciple of the Tianxin Sect contacted me a few days ago and proposed to buy the sacred land of the Tianyan Sect. I will delay for a while and ask them to raise the price. Then, on the last day of the selection, I will sell the land to the Tianxin Sect according to your request."
Shi Zaixing never cared about these mundane affairs, and had no objection to this, so he nodded slightly.
The headmaster calculated that he had not lost any money, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
Shi Zaixing closed his eyes, and everyone held their breath, waiting for his next instruction.
"If any of you don't need to see any guests in the next few days, please lend me a face."
The headmaster asked cautiously, "What are your plans?"
Shi Zai Xing said, "I want to meet all the geniuses."
Everyone remembered that Shi Zaixing came out of seclusion this time and personally attended the Six Realms Competition in order to select the savior, which was a big deal.
The headmaster hesitated and dissuaded him.
"Those young and arrogant geniuses were bewitched by the Tianyan Sect and believed that we were bad people. They had no respect for us elders and seniors."
"In the past two or three days, some people have come to our house to challenge us to a duel, some have been babbling about principles, and some have been insulting us the moment they encounter us, using many harsh words..."
"That's fine." Shi Zai Xing said, "They have many restraints in front of me. If I use one of your faces, they will reveal their true nature to me, and I can also get to know their true character. This is better."
He also instructed: "In the remaining few days, if the Tianjiao come to visit, do not stop them, and lead them to me."
The headmaster had no choice but to call the disciples at the door up and pass on Shi Zaixing's orders.
Elder Tian Yao stepped out and said, "Master, I have nothing to do these days, so please spare my face."
Shi Zaixing nodded and waved his sleeve towards Elder Tianyao's face in the air. In the next breath, he used an sleight of hand to replace his face with one that was exactly the same as Elder Tianyao's.
At the same time, Elder Tian Yao took on Shi Zaixing's original appearance. These days, he will stay at home unless he appears in some necessary occasions on behalf of Shi Zaixing.
The leader then presented the deed to the Tianyan Sect and the key to the sect's treasure house to Shi Zaixing.
Last night, the land deed of Tianyan Sect was nearly stolen from the secret room in the master's house. The master suspected that it was several monks from Qingzheng Sect who did it, but he had no evidence to arrest anyone.
It's really heartbreaking that it was almost stolen even though it was hidden so tightly.
After much thought, the leader decided that only the sect master's ability to predict the future was infallible.
"Please ask the Sect Master to take charge of these."
Shi Zai Xing put it away.
At the same time, Ye Xiaoman arrived at the elders' dormitory of Tianjimen early in the morning.
She tucked her hands into her sleeves and told the disciple guarding the gate in a gentle voice that she wanted to meet Elder Tian Yao.
She thought she would be rejected, but unexpectedly the disciple agreed directly and said he would take her there personally.
The dormitory is decorated with vermilion lacquered animal rings and splendid high-rise buildings. The environment is elegant and simple. It is almost the same as the fairy gate on earth, except that the buildings are floating in the air.
It is said that this is an imitation of the headquarters Qianjimen, where the residence is as close to the sky as possible so that the echo of heaven's will can be heard more clearly.
Ye Xiaoman secretly complained that the first requirement for joining the Thousand Machine Sect was that one had to be fearless of heights. Even her cave abode in the mountains was cold at night, and if she lived in heaven, she was afraid she would have to keep the heating on year-round.
While she was lost in thought, she followed the disciple who brought the message through the winding corridors and into the courtyards. When she arrived at a spacious courtyard, she heard many people chatting.
"I think everyone has had a great harvest recently."
"Haha, thank you Tianyan Sect for sending us so many fat sheep. There are big orders every day."
"Especially the Qingzheng Sect, a bunch of foolish sword cultivators. I thought they were poor, but I didn't expect that if I squeezed them hard, they could still squeeze out some money."
"It's hilarious! They're trying to use their honey trap on us to sell us their shabby land. They don't even consider their own worth. We went to Chaofu Sect specifically to train!"
"Does our sect still have any unsellable junk? Should we go and tease them again today?"
The leading disciple coughed loudly, and the disciples of Tianji Sect who were standing under the tree and chatting stopped talking and all looked over here.
They saw Ye Xiaoman wearing the authentic Qing Dynasty uniform, standing in the corridor looking at them.
Ye Xiaoman was very popular in the selection process, and everyone knew her appearance.
The disciples of Tianji Sect couldn't help but tense up.
In the past few days, the geniuses have been confronting them head-on, and they almost fight whenever they meet. They subconsciously believe that Ye Xiaoman is also here to cause trouble.
Someone whispered, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Although Wumingjian's cultivation is very powerful, there are so many of us that we are not afraid of not being able to defeat her."
Birds with colorful feathers were singing melodiously on the branches. The disciples of Tianji Sect watched nervously as Ye Xiaoman walked down the steps of the corridor and came towards them.
When she stopped in front of them, everyone subconsciously took a step back, but unexpectedly Ye Xiaoman gave them a big smile.
"I'm sorry, my brothers and sisters seem to have done something very bad. They are good people, please don't take it to heart."
The disciples of Tianji Sect did not expect her to apologize on her own initiative, and the brewing hostility was dispersed by her.
"N-Never mind."
Ye Xiaoman tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Just now I heard you say that the Qingzheng Sect wanted to sell the bad land. You may have misunderstood. Our sect wants to sell the land in Qifeng Lingshan recently."
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