After being taught a profound lesson by Chu Qiurong in the Demon Clan last time, although Xu Ziqiao and Tu Nian cannot be said to love each other, there is no problem for them to get along normally.
The most obvious example of this is undoubtedly the way Xu Ziqiao used to be mostly abrupt with Tu Nian, but now at least he can use his hands. The saying that spanking is love and scolding is affection is indeed true.
After briefly torturing the lazy Tu Nian, Xu Ziqiao waved his hands, picked her up and walked down the stairs. Tu Nian was so scared that she quickly begged for mercy, "Brother, please say something! Throwing objects from high places is too dangerous!"
"Don't be so poor. If I were going to throw you away, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"
Xu Ziqiao cursed a lot, but his hands were obviously steadier.
Tu Nian wanted to feel relieved, but reality did not allow it, because Xu Ziqiao, this little potato, was not much taller than her. Carrying her was like a dwarf carrying a bundle of Shandong green onions, with the roots all dragging on the ground.
Xu Ziqiao didn't notice anything and kept telling her, "Master asked you and me to watch over the place to prevent any more incidents from affecting the ceremony. Later, you and I will take the outer disciples and keep an eye on the cultivators in groups."
"That being said..."
Tu Nian's toes were numb from being knocked, but she didn't want to break the harmonious relationship that had been hard-earned between the two. Just as she was struggling to decide whether to save her toes or maintain her relationship with her senior brother, several terrified shouts suddenly came from the Fengfu Talisman she used at the sect's feet.
Xu Ziqiao's demeanor changed immediately, "What's that sound?"
Tu Nian struggled in his hands and said anxiously, "Put me down quickly! Something's happened to the rebels down there!"
Frowning, Xu Ziqiao loosened his grip and put Tu Nian down, "Master, you have such a bad mouth. I'll go down and take a look. You go and report to Master."
"Third Brother, don't be impulsive—"
Tu Nian had no time to stop him. While she was talking, Xu Ziqiao had already jumped over the layers of stairs outside the valley and disappeared from her sight. Tu Nian was so anxious that she stomped her feet. Her feet, which had just been numb, were hurt again. She was in so much pain that she almost rolled down the towering stairs.
Honestly, no one would believe that an accident on such an important day was a fluke. The other party's intentions were obvious, and she wouldn't worry about anyone else, but Xu Ziqiao was so stubborn.
This anxiety made her even more upset when she looked at the stone steps under her feet.
“Damn it!”
Tu Nian didn't have as good skills as Xu Ziqiao, and he was busy with the ceremony and didn't bring his sword with him. If he walked too fast on the thousand-story stairs, he might fall down.
She had no choice but to take out the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Note from the mustard seed to inform her masters and senior brothers, while she hurried down carefully and quickly, praying that her third senior brother would not mess things up.
Finally, she hurried along in small steps, until her legs were so weak from struggling, and she finally arrived at the scene before Xu Ziqiao and several outer disciples started fighting with the other party.
At this time, Xu Ziqiao and several other outer disciples had drawn their swords and started fighting with the other group of people. The two sides were fighting back and forth.
Tu Nian took a look and saw that those people fighting with Ji Xue all had their faces covered with black scarves and were all wearing night clothes. They were very conspicuous under the sun, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were plotting something bad.
The other side had a large number of people and was well prepared, but they could not withstand the disciples guarding outside the sect, who were all strong among the outer sect. With Xu Ziqiao leading the way, Jixue gained the upper hand in just a few rounds.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that with just a dozen or twenty more moves, Jixue and his group would be able to defeat the other side in one fell swoop. However, when Tu Nian arrived and saw them fighting, he didn't even think twice and directly threw out the barrier talisman, forcibly separating the two sides.
Tu Nian didn't have the celestial power to completely neutralize both sides' attacks with a single talisman, but the troublemakers, already losing ground under the pressure of the snow, had long considered escaping the battle, but Xu Ziqiao and the others had been holding on to them, making it difficult for them to escape. Now that Tu Nian's talisman was providing a buffer, they naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. The moment the snow's attack was interrupted, they sped out and fled.
Tu Nian took advantage of this opportunity to use the Qingfeng Jue and quickly stood in front of his fellow brothers to prevent them from continuing to chase him.
While the outer sect disciples weren't known for their good tempers, Tu Nian was an inner sect disciple. Even though she was young and inexperienced, her decision represented Nie Yanchen's intentions. Seeing her intention to stop the fight, the others naturally backed off and stopped bothering the men in black.
However, Xu Ziqiao was hot-tempered and stubborn, and he never listened to anyone other than Jin Nanfeng, so he refused to give up.
He just yelled at Tu Nian, "Get out of the way!"
Then his momentum increased instead of decreasing, and he picked up his sword and was about to chase after the person.
Tu Nian, however, refused to give in. His brows furrowed as he flew his hands and threw out several restrictive talismans to control him tightly. He said solemnly, "Third Brother, calm down! The apprenticeship ceremony is imminent. Don't cause any more trouble!"
"I told you to get out of the way!"
Xu Ziqiao was so furious that he could not listen any more. With a roar, all the spiritual power in his body surged out. With the blessing of the pure fire spiritual root, the air around him was burned, making a slight "crackling" sound.
Seeing that her talisman was gradually losing its effectiveness under his fiery spiritual power, Tu Nian's face changed slightly. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived before her talisman was completely destroyed.
"Zi Qiao, step back."
As a voice as calm as water reached the eardrums of everyone present, Nie Yanchen, his long gown swaying in the wind, walked slowly and calmly among a group of disciples.
Tu Nian breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and was shocked by the dignified and serious expression on his face.
However, this way of appearance had an immediate effect. Those cultivators who came to join the sect were just panic-stricken, but after seeing Nie Yanchen, they immediately showed a look of peace of mind, and some of them even had looks of longing and admiration.
Seeing the reactions of those cultivators, Tu Nian immediately understood Nie Yanchen's deep thoughts, and no longer scolded him for being pretentious in his heart. He accepted his image as a serious sect leader with relief.
"Master."
When the outer disciples saw Nie Yanchen coming, they all bowed respectfully and greeted him. Tu Nian followed him and then pretended to be a lady from a noble family and slipped behind Nie Yanchen.
There were those present who did not understand but followed the crowd, and those who understood but remained silent. However, if the sect leader's appearance was to be educational, it would still depend on the one who did not understand but was clamoring to speak.
"Master! How dare those bastards run wild in the snow? Why don't you let me give them a quick death!"
Reluctantly restraining his spiritual power, Xu Ziqiao asked Nie Yanchen unwillingly.
Nie Yanchen smiled calmly and said, "Since there are jealous people causing trouble, just send them away. The students are innocent, so why should they be frightened along with the accumulated snow?"
Tu Nian listened silently behind him, shaking off goosebumps and sighing inwardly - it turns out that the old ones are still the best!
The image of a clan leader who combines strength, indifference and wisdom has been established!
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