Chapter 61: Do You Like the Tianyan Sect?
Facing the Sect Leader's rebuke.
Shangguan Hong's face was slightly flushed. It was shameful; he had chickened out when Chu Xingchen was about to draw his sword.
Just from Yaoqin's sword strike, Shangguan Hong, who was merely standing by, felt a death omen flashing wildly above his head.
At this moment, in this situation, Shangguan Hong could only lower his head and admit his fault:
"My sincerest apologies, two honored guests. It was I who overthought things."
From the moment Yaoqin swung that sword, all doubts could only turn to nothing.
Chu Xingchen's face showed regret, and he spoke to detain them: "Don't be in such a rush. I'm truly not a disciple of the Tianyan Sect."
Hearing this, the Sect Leader quickly turned his head, his gaze falling upon Zheng Xiaofeng.
Zheng Xiaofeng truly couldn't hold it in anymore. You were the one who tacitly let that old dog Shangguan go court death, and now that he's done it, I have to clean up his mess?
Being an elder was truly frustrating.
"Two sirs, important matters come first." Zheng Xiaofeng, bracing himself, cupped his hands and smiled with a strained expression. "Your identities are beyond doubt. Whatever it is, our Qingfeng Sect will certainly cooperate as much as we can."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen's face showed regret. After returning the long sword to Yaoqin, he slowly sat back down in his chair and said with a serious expression:
"Two matters. The first is the main purpose of our visit this time."
"We received a commission from Yuzhou City. Evil cultivators are holding large-scale blood sacrifices and seem to be planning something major. They have also fled to this area. I demand that you conduct an investigation."
Hearing this, the Qingfeng Sect Leader quickly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't here to make trouble, it was fine. He quickly replied:
"Since this is a matter of the righteous path, it is naturally our duty to oblige. May I ask what the second matter is?"
Chu Xingchen's gaze was icy as he looked at Shangguan Hong and said: "The face of my Tianyan Sect is not something just anyone can question."
Hearing this, the Sect Leader did not answer but instead cast his gaze toward Zheng Xiaofeng again.
Great! Just leave this life-threatening question to me!
Zheng Xiaofeng sighed secretly in his heart, cupped his hands, and continued: "Elder Shangguan, he..."
He paused for a moment, finally having thought of an excuse, and said: "He was just worried that someone might be using the Tianyan Sect's name to swindle and cause trouble outside."
Chu Xingchen's tone suddenly turned cold: "Are you saying that even with our tokens, my senior sister and I don't look like disciples of the Tianyan Sect, but rather more like swindlers?"
Zheng Xiaofeng hurriedly said: "Naturally not... naturally not."
Without waiting for Zheng Xiaofeng to continue his explanation, Chu Xingchen suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him:
"I don't care what the rules of your Qingfeng Sect are, but now you have to act according to our Tianyan Sect's rules! As long as I am handling a case in the Qingfeng Sect for one day, I ask that this Elder Shangguan be placed in the confinement room for one day!"
Hearing this, Zheng Xiaofeng could only look at the Sect Leader. After all, he could not make the decision on this matter; Shangguan Hong's seniority in the Qingfeng Sect was far greater than his.
"This matter, I agree." The Sect Leader did not hesitate. He then looked at the other two elders and said: "You two will personally take Elder Shangguan to the confinement room."
The two elders cupped their hands to accept the order and then led Shangguan Hong away.
Following Shangguan Hong's departure, Chu Xingchen's expression also instantly softened, as if he had been targeting only Shangguan Hong all along.
Seeing this scene, the Sect Leader also breathed a sigh of relief. So it was about the person, not the matter. That was acceptable. He then opened his mouth to ask:
"May I ask how our Qingfeng Sect should cooperate with your actions?"
Chu Xingchen smiled confidently, as if he had a brilliant plan:
"You will send people to use the Qingfeng Sect as the center and conduct a comprehensive, carpet-style search in all directions to force that group of evil cultivators out."
The Qingfeng Sect Leader: "..."
Is this even considered a plan?
Searching so ostentatiously, before they even encounter the evil cultivators, that group would have already fled at the first sign of trouble. Furthermore, searching like this, the scope would be difficult to estimate once they go farther out.
But forget it. Judging from what just happened, the ones who came this time are just disciples who like to show off.
Whether these evil cultivators are caught or not has nothing to do with the Qingfeng Sect. It would be better to just play along with the child to avoid further incidents.
After a moment of thought, the Sect Leader's face broke into a smile as he agreed:
"As expected of a high disciple of the Tianyan Sect. This is truly a foolproof plan. Our Qingfeng Sect will naturally arrange for people to carry it out."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen's expression showed that these were words he loved to hear. He then pointed to Zheng Xiaofeng at the side and said:
"I like the way this person speaks. For this task, let him follow me and act as an assistant."
Zheng Xiaofeng wanted to speak upon hearing this, but unfortunately, his own Sect Leader agreed even faster:
"No problem. Xiaofeng, you will go with this honored guest from the Tianyan Sect."
Little Zheng, who had none of an elder's dignity, could only nod in agreement.
"Very good. I will come again if there's anything." Chu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at the main hall, which had been destroyed beyond recognition. "We don't have to pay for this, do we?"
The Sect Leader only wanted to send these two great deities away as quickly as possible and hurriedly said:
"Of course not."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen directly strode out of the main hall: "Good, Xiaofeng, come with us."
Yaoqin also rose without hesitation and followed.
Sighing, Zheng Xiaofeng hurriedly followed as well.
With Chu Xingchen leading, they walked straight toward the mountain gate.
At this moment, many disciples on both sides of the corridor were cautiously watching Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin.
That sword strike from earlier had shocked the entire Qingfeng Sect.
And after delivering that strike, the two were able to walk out completely unharmed, which meant that besides being powerful, they also had a significant background.
Zheng Xiaofeng followed closely behind the two.
Chu Xingchen naturally had his reasons for doing this.
Within the Qingfeng Sect, it shouldn't be just the Golden Core guarding the mine who had performed the evil cultivator ritual. One person alone would not be enough to do something on such a large scale.
When those elders and the Sect Leader entered, Chu Xingchen had used his system to scan all of their panels.
Judging from the panel entries of the other elders, nothing could be seen amiss for the time being.
Only Shangguan Hong was different.
The black entry [Heart Demon Entangled] from the last time he was scanned had been replaced by a blue entry [Acquired Demon Body].
And the entry [Acquired Demon Body] was the same entry as that of the evil cultivator Golden Core at the mine.
This meant that Shangguan Hong had definitely joined the ranks of the evil cultivators during this period.
Now that there was an initial clue, he had to follow it to dig deeper.
First, he had to take out one of their eyes, making the situation confusing in their eyes, so that he could fish in troubled waters.
If he directly attacked the mine, it would not be enough to lure out all the big fish.
This was why Chu Xingchen deliberately provoked Shangguan Hong. His real purpose was to get Shangguan Hong confined, causing that group of loaches to become uneasy, so they would carefully poke their heads out to check for danger.
Secondly... wasn't this short-sighted Zheng Xiaofeng behind him a very useful and extremely easy-to-turn tool?
Chu Xingchen simply expressed his thoughts to Yaoqin via voice transmission.
Yaoqin's reply was just a single, short word: "Okay."
After the three of them walked a certain distance from the Qingfeng Sect's entrance, Chu Xingchen suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Zheng Xiaofeng also stopped immediately after and asked in a confused tone: "What's wrong?"
Chu Xingchen turned around and spoke as if sighing: "It's not easy playing the grandson when you're the host, is it?"
Zheng Xiaofeng was stunned upon hearing this. Why did this person speak so directly, hitting right where it hurts?
Just as he didn't know how to respond.
A smile appeared on Chu Xingchen's face as he said:
"Now, I have a better path for you."
Chu Xingchen paused for a moment, then said temptingly:
"Do you like the Tianyan Sect?"
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