Chapter 114 Who are you kissing?
As soon as the senior brother heard this, he knew that the brat was talking nonsense. He was about to get angry when he heard Qi Qing cough lightly.
The young man turned his head slightly and gave the two of them a warning look.
Yue Ji obeyed and shut up, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, and inconspicuously moved half a step away from his master. The little black hand hidden behind the chair quietly reached out and massaged Qi Qing's lower back with just the right amount of force.
The senior brother felt that he had fed the dog out of kindness, snorted, and didn't want to look at this dog master and apprentice anymore.
Everyone was present, and the elder of the Yunxiao Sect, who was at the head of the group, was the first to speak: "What do you think about the severe damage suffered by the evil wind yesterday?"
"Of course we're going to kill him while he's weak!" The people from Xuantian Pavilion were the first to respond: "We should have eradicated the roots a thousand years ago. If it weren't for the complex and treacherous terrain of Soul Abyss, how could we allow these remnants to survive until now?"
The people of Yuqing Sect also nodded slightly: "The disaster has lasted for thousands of years. Now is a good time to complete the unfinished work of our ancestors."
Seeing that the three major sects had expressed their opinions, other small sects and factions followed suit. At this time, the elder of the Yunxiao Sect noticed that the Tiandu Sect remained silent, so he asked, "What is the different opinion of the Tiandu Sect leader?"
The old head of the sect stroked his beard, but his expression was not as respectful as he had imagined. Instead, he asked, "If we invade the Soul Abyss, how should we deal with the Mirage Clan?"
The elder of Yunxiao Sect was startled, and said subconsciously: "Of course we treat them the same..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly felt a murderous aura passing through him.
He was so perceptive that he immediately locked onto the murderous aura as it came from the young man in black behind Qi Qing.
The elder narrowed his eyes slightly—he almost forgot about this little beast.
"Then again," he put on a fake smile and said, "It is still unknown whether there are still Mirages in the Soul Abyss. As far as I know, the Mirages became extinct thousands of years ago. Even if there are survivors, they must have mixed blood with the Demons."
Being mixed-blooded with demons and living in the Soul Abyss controlled by demons, what good can come of it?
Although he did not say this explicitly, the implication was obvious, and everyone in the hall exchanged glances tacitly.
"Who said that the Mirage Clan only has mixed-bloods?" A clear voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and were surprised to find that the person who spoke was not Yue Ji, but Qi Qing who was sitting next to the leader of Tiandu Sect.
The young man looked calm and composed, looking at the elder of the Yunxiao Sect calmly, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The pure-blooded Mirage Clan still exists in the world, and has never been involved with the Demon Clan. The mixed-blooded Mirage Clan has also always protected the tribe, and is not an unforgivable criminal. I hope you will not confuse the Mirage Clan with the Demon Clan."
——If these people find out that the Mirage Clan cannot be used by them and is weak and can be bullied, there is no guarantee that they will not become the second Demon Clan.
As expected, as soon as he opened his mouth, the elder of Yuqing Sect immediately scolded him: "You ignorant young man, this tribe was once an accomplice of the tiger, and has coexisted with the demons for thousands of years. How could we not be assimilated? You have only seen a few of them, and you dare to make a rash judgment? Don't say that again!"
Qi Qing smiled but didn't really smile, and asked, "How many have you seen?"
He looked around and said in a leisurely tone, "Who here has seen the Mirage Clan with their own eyes? Oh... mixed-blood people also count, and if you hold a different opinion from me, you might as well tell me about it."
All parties fell silent.
Are you kidding? The last recorded appearance of the Mirage Clan was a thousand years ago. How could a cultivator who lived to that age possibly come to the front line to discuss matters in person?
If a mirage-demon hybrid had really been encountered on a normal day, it would have caused a big fuss a long time ago. Why did it take until the Yunxiao Sect incident to shock the world of cultivation?
If you count them carefully, the only one present who has actually seen the Mirage Clan is probably Qi Qing.
Qi Qing leaned back and admired everyone's changing expressions.
Suddenly, the disciple behind the elder of Yuqing Sect jumped out, pointed at Yue Ji fiercely, and said angrily: "Isn't this man a mirage-demon hybrid? He killed our sect leader in public. This is an irreconcilable feud. Our sect has not yet settled accounts with him, and you are here speaking well of the mirage clan!"
--yes!
Everyone then remembered that Yue Ji's hands were still stained with the blood of the head of Yuqing Sect and disciples of Xuantian Pavilion, as well as the real murderer who was suspected to have killed the elite disciples of the three sects.
Qi Qing's face suddenly turned cold, and his sharp eyes pierced the disciple: "I just want to ask, if someone wants to kill you just because you are the head of a famous sect, are you willing to be killed?"
The disciple said angrily: "You are slandering me! My master is such a great man, how could he attack a mere Nascent Soul like you!"
"Now it's the stage of spiritual transformation." Qi Qing corrected him. Just as he was about to ask again, Yue Ji took a step forward and slightly blocked him.
The young man in black raised an eyebrow at the disciple and said, "Your master killed my master, and I was just defending myself. Who knew that he was in such a weak state and died? What can I do? I can't steal the debt of life and death from the King of Hell and settle it with him?"
Without waiting for the other party to refute, he said in a loud voice: "Besides, it is natural for a disciple to protect his master. This is filial piety!"
"……you!"
The disciple had not expected him to be so shameless and arrogant. He was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Shameless villain! You clearly intended to murder, but you dared to claim to be filial and confuse right and wrong! You are a disgrace to your Tiandu Sect!"
The old master paused in twirling his beard, and the senior brother also gave him a cold look with his sword in hand.
The disciple knew that he had said something wrong, but he couldn't swallow it. He stood there for a while, not knowing what to do.
"Am I shameless, or are you incompetent?" Yue Ji sneered, "Now that your master is dead, you can only talk here and make some righteous accusations. Anyway, you don't have to pay the price, right?"
He walked slowly to the disciple, but before he got close, the disciple had already stepped back several steps in alertness: "What are you going to do! Do you dare to kill someone to silence him?"
"Silence? You?"
The young man in black showed a mocking look in his eyes and tapped the hilt of the sword with his fingers. The disciple tensed up and also touched the weapon.
Yue Ji said leisurely, "A shameless villain like me still knows how to use the sword in my hand to protect the master. What about you? Apart from showing off your quick words, have you done anything else? Even when I, the 'murderer', approached you, you only knew to retreat like a turtle. If the head of Yuqing Sect is still alive, I'm afraid he would be embarrassed to death by you."
These words made the disciple blush and feel ashamed and angry.
He knew that he was no match for Yue Ji, and wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate him, but who knew that this man would be so shameless and use foul language, making him lose face.
Yue Ji turned his gaze to the livid Yuqing Sect elder and sneered, "If everyone in your sect thinks this way, I think there is nothing more for us to talk about. Although the Mirage Clan is weak, the world is so big that they have a place to stay."
After saying that, he returned to Qi Qing, lowered his eyes and said, "Master, let's go."
…
Deep in the soul abyss.
Most of the devastation in the city has been cleaned up. Although there are still some ruins left, it is much better than at the beginning.
When the demon shadow stepped into the hall, he saw the Demon Lord standing in front of the window. The flame of the mermaid candle, which never went out all year round, was now extremely dim, making the Demon Lord's face unclear.
"How's the situation?" He said in a flat voice.
"My Lord, more than twenty demon generals were injured, and there are more than a thousand soldiers. As for the Mirage Clan..." He hesitated for a moment, and said, "No one from the Mirage Clan has appeared so far."
The Demon Lord's expression did not change, he just slowly moved his gaze over.
The terrifying gaze seemed to have substance, pressing down on the demon shadow so hard that his entire body stiffened and his back felt cold.
After a long while, the Demon Lord said softly: "If I remember correctly, you are also from the Mirage Clan."
"……yes."
The phantom lowered his head even lower.
The Demon Lord was silent for a while, then he casually changed the subject and said, "I want you to investigate someone."
"Find it out for me." He looked towards the east, and his tone suddenly revealed a hint of murderous intent: "The master of that bastard - Qi Qing."
The Demon Shadow said: "This person's information was presented before entering the Soul Abyss."
“No.” The Demon Lord interrupted with a sneer: “This Lord wanted to be earlier, earlier than Yue Ji became his disciple, long before this person appeared in Tiandu Sect.”
His desire to explore the unreasonable aspects of this person has surpassed his desire to kill Yue Ji.
The power that this person has to contend with him is absolutely beyond the reach of any secret method, unless - this person is an alien.
"Find out." A cold light flashed in the Demon Lord's eyes: "Then, kill him."
…
The meeting in the camp ended in a bad mood.
The three major sects were naturally not happy about being humiliated by Yue Ji. But after the spies had been spying near the Soul Abyss for a few days, they had to admit that if they wanted to find out the truth about this upside-down city, they had to bow to Yue Ji.
So the elders of Yunxiao Sect endured the humiliation and went to the headquarters of Tiandu Sect.
Qi Qing had just finished his training when he heard that a distinguished guest had come to the old master's place.
He thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Not too stupid."
Originally, if the situation continued to be deadlocked, he had already made plans to leave the alliance directly with Yue Ji.
Yue Ji put a cup of hot tea on the ground at the right time and said, "Let's go meet him?"
"No." Qi Qing tied his belt, stood up and said, "What's so good about this old man? Let's go out and get some fresh air."
The young man in black immediately relaxed his brows, raised the corners of his lips and followed: "Then Master, look at me. I am much better looking than them."
Qi Qing glanced at him and said, "You are quite shameless."
Yue Ji tilted his head and put his face in front of him, knowing how to play to his strengths: "Could it be that what the disciple said is wrong?"
That face is radiant and handsome, and good looks are the interpretation of God's preference.
"...not a proper person."
Qi Qing's eyes flickered, but he didn't dare to look any further, and changed the subject: "Didn't we agree to go and see how your people are settling down today? Why don't you go?"
Yue Ji then smiled and flew out of the alliance with him on his sword.
The clues left by Jiang Chenqiu were not difficult to find. Within half a day, the two found the temporary residence of the Mirage Clan in the depths of the mountains and forests dozens of miles away.
The old, the weak, women, children and the remaining members of the Mirage Clan were finally reunited. Although they could only live in the mountains and forests for the time being, since they escaped from the Soul Abyss and got rid of the control of the demons, everyone's spirits have improved a lot. When they saw Yue Ji, many of the tribesmen were so excited that they burst into tears.
Qi Qing said a few words to comfort them and was thinking about how to properly accommodate them, but someone didn't want him to have an easy life.
That evening, when dusk fell, the two returned to the alliance. From a distance, they saw their senior brother leaning against the gate with his arms folded: "Are you finally willing to come back?"
Seeing that his expression was not very good, Qi Qing's heart tightened and asked, "What happened?"
"It's a big deal." The senior brother looked at Yue Ji subtly, paused, and said, "Junior brother, come with me, and nephew will stay."
Qi Qing didn't understand what he meant. He looked at Yue Ji and followed his senior brother into the house.
The door was closed and the barrier was raised, indicating that they were going to discuss a secret.
Unexpectedly, the senior brother stared at him for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "Junior brother...you are really good at causing trouble."
"What peach blossom?" Qi Qing was completely confused and asked, "What's going on? Stop being a riddler."
"You knew about the people coming from Yunxiao Sect this afternoon, right?" The senior brother narrowed his eyes, tapped the table with his knuckles, and sneered, "I thought they were here to make peace, but I didn't expect -"
He gritted his teeth and slammed the table, saying, "They are here to propose marriage to you!"
"……ah??"
Qi Qing had imagined countless possibilities, but never expected this one: "Who are you proposing to marry? Who?"
The Yunxiao Sect is too outrageous.
The senior brother clenched his fists and spoke word by word: "Xiwuzhou Danzong, Wen Miaozheng."
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