“What are you still kneeling there for?”
Wu Hengchuan suddenly turned around and kicked Wu Yong in the back.
“Apologize to these two young friends right now!”
Wu Yong was kicked forward, nearly prostrating himself completely before Xue Mingzhao on the spot.
He nearly ground his teeth to dust.
“Junior Sister Lin, I was in the wrong last time.”
“This is a small token of my apology. I hope you can forgive me.”
Just as Xue Mingzhao reached out to help him up, Wu Hengchuan raised a hand to stop her.
“When one does wrong, they must properly admit to their mistakes.”
His expression was stern, his voice resonant and powerful.
“If Little Friend Lin does not forgive you, you will remain kneeling here today!”
“Even if you are my own nephew, I will absolutely show no favoritism!”
After speaking, he pointedly glanced at Bai Buzheng.
He wore a face of complete impartiality.
If Xue Mingzhao hadn't caught the flash of gloom in his eyes just moments ago, she might have actually believed him.
Wu Yong lowered his head, his hands clenched tightly.
Catching sight of Bai Buzheng watching from above out of the corner of his eye, he steeled himself and kowtowed three times to Xue Mingzhao.
Thud!
The first kowtow.
Fifty thousand spirit stones, gone.
Thud!
The second kowtow.
His dignity, gone.
Thud!
The third kowtow.
He had never suffered such a massive humiliation in his entire life.
Lin Yue, just you wait. Sooner or later, I will kill you.
“Junior Sister Lin, I know I was wrong.”
Wu Yong practically squeezed the words out from between his teeth.
“Please forgive me.”
Xue Mingzhao's face was filled with reluctance and pity.
“Senior Brother Wu, please don't say that.”
“I'm more than happy to see that you're willing to mend your ways. How could I possibly blame you?”
“I have already put this matter behind me.”
“I only worry that Senior Brother might harbor a grudge in your heart, planting the seeds of an inner demon.”
“As fellow disciples, we should help and support each other.”
Wu Yong looked up, his face painted with humiliation.
Yet, right in front of Bai Buzheng and Wu Hengchuan, he had to force a smile.
“Thank you, Junior Sister.”
“You are too polite, Senior Brother.”
Xue Mingzhao smiled warmly.
Now that the debt had been paid, she found Wu Yong looked a lot more pleasing to the eye.
Once the matter was settled, Bai Buzheng kicked them all out of the main hall.
Wu Hengchuan had wanted to say something more, but with a wave of Bai Buzheng's sleeve, the hall doors slammed shut with a resounding boom.
The two of them grinned at him, summoned their flying spiritual tools, and quickly made their escape.
Only after their figures had completely vanished did the righteous and impartial expression on Wu Hengchuan's face slowly fade away.
“Uncle...”
The moment Wu Yong spoke, Wu Hengchuan slapped him across the face.
“Idiot!”
“You've barely joined the sect and you're already causing trouble everywhere, letting people corner you in front of the Peak Master to collect a debt!”
Wu Yong clutched his cheek, his eyes filled with venomous resentment.
“But that Core-Condensing Pill wasn't worth fifty thousand spirit stones at all! She was clearly extorting me!”
“You still have the nerve to speak?”
“If you hadn't shoved her, would she have been able to extort you?”
Wu Hengchuan stared at him coldly.
“The fifty thousand spirit stones today bought your right to remain in the Heavenly Origin Sect.”
“It was also to put on a show for outsiders.”
Wu Yong was still unwilling to let it go.
“Are we just going to let it drop like this?”
Wu Hengchuan slowly rubbed his fingers together, a dark look flashing across his eyes.
“We are in the same sect. The days ahead are long.”
On the other side, Xue Mingzhao clutched her storage bag, her mood so wonderful she felt like she was flying.
She glanced back at Yuheng Peak.
“That old guy smiles like a blooming flower on the surface, but in his mind, he's probably already planned eighteen different ways for us to die.”
Su Ye nodded. “Looks like it to me too.”
“But it doesn't matter.” Xue Mingzhao patted her storage bag with a brilliant smile.
“He thinks the days ahead are long, but unfortunately, we don't have a future here.”
Tomorrow morning, they were going to run.
When that time came, the Heavenly Origin Sect would find no trace of them.
Even if Wu Hengchuan had prepared a hundred different ways to get revenge, he would only end up striking empty air.
Thinking of this, Xue Mingzhao couldn't help but look up toward the summit of Chiyang Peak.
The peak was brightly lit.
Nan Mingzi was probably still refining pills.
This temporary master loved to show off and talked a lot. Whenever he met anyone, he couldn't wait to brag about his two new disciples.
But he was also genuinely good to them.
If he found out that his two newly accepted disciples had vanished without a trace overnight, she wondered if he would be sad.
Xue Mingzhao stared at the summit for a moment, then shook her head vigorously.
Indecision only breeds trouble.
She was tied to too many secrets. If she stayed in the Heavenly Origin Sect, something was bound to go wrong sooner or later.
Master Nan, I will remember the bond we shared as master and disciple over these past few days.
Once I strike it rich in the future, I will definitely return to show my filial respect.
Assuming you don't beat me to death the moment we meet.
...
The next day.
Chiyang Peak.
“You want to go back and pay respects to your parents?”
Nan Mingzi was somewhat surprised.
Xue Mingzhao nodded obediently.
“Yes, Master.”
“Back then, my brother and I swore an oath before our parents' graves. If we were ever fortunate enough to join an immortal sect, we would definitely go back and tell them immediately.”
Su Ye also nodded along. “We will return very soon, Master. Don't worry.”
The two siblings looked incredibly sincere.
Nan Mingzi didn't suspect a thing. Instead, he felt highly gratified.
“It is naturally a good thing that you have such filial hearts.”
“However, the outside world is not as safe as the sect. You've just entered the path of cultivation and lack experience. Take these talismans with you. Use them if you encounter danger; don't be stingy with them.”
As he spoke, he stuffed a thick stack of talismans into each of their hands.
Feeling the stack of talismans, Xue Mingzhao felt even guiltier.
She hesitated for a moment, then retrieved a jade box from her storage bag.
“Master.”
“This talisman was left behind by my mother on her deathbed.”
“She said that when I eventually took a master, I should present this to him as a token of her gratitude for taking care of us.”
Inside the jade box lay a Three Pure Thunder Heavens Talisman.
This talisman could withstand the heavenly lightning of the Mahayana realm and even weaken the power of a heavenly tribulation.
If Nan Mingzi had this talisman to protect him when he broke through to the Mahayana realm in the future, his chances of success would increase significantly.
Of course, this was not some ancestral talisman at all.
This was something Xue Mingzhao had seen in the Library Pavilion, which she had spent a full half-day and ruined over a dozen sheets of talisman paper to finally produce.
After finishing it, her vision had gone black, and she had collapsed straight into sleep.
She had nearly sent herself to the afterlife first.
Nan Mingzi didn't think much of it. As he reached out to take the jade box, he smiled and said:
“Three months from now, the sect will hold the Great Sect Tournament.”
“The top ten can represent the Heavenly Origin Sect and enter the Evernight Demon Domain alongside other sects, as well as the demon beast and Demon races.”
“When the time comes, Master will take you both to the Demon territory to take a look and cheer on your senior brothers and sisters.”
Having said that, Nan Mingzi suddenly felt his hand go empty.
He looked down.
The jade box that had just touched his palm had been taken back by his youngest disciple.
Xue Mingzhao smoothly stuffed the jade box back into her storage bag, her expression unchanging.
“Um, Master.”
“I suddenly remembered that we already used this talisman on our way here.”
“The one in this box... I remembered incorrectly.”
“I will bring you something even better to show my respect in the future.”
Nan Mingzi lowered his eyes to look at his empty hand, then looked back up at her, remaining completely silent.
Stared at by Nan Mingzi, Xue Mingzhao grew increasingly nervous.
She wished she could smack herself; this excuse was simply too fake.
Su Ye silently turned his face away.
A talisman that was inside the jade box just a second ago had suddenly become "used on the way."
Not even a dog would believe his junior sister's excuse.
After a moment, Nan Mingzi slowly spoke.
“I believe you.”
Xue Mingzhao and Su Ye looked up at the same time.
“Huh?”
Nan Mingzi's eyes were filled with parental affection.
“You two siblings have supported each other along the way. To have reached the Heavenly Origin Sect safely was already incredibly difficult.”
“If that talisman once shielded you from danger, then it has already protected you on my behalf.”
“Your master has already received it.”
Xue Mingzhao's nose tickled with warmth, and her tightly suppressed conscience suddenly poked its head out, giving her a sharp jab.
“Master!”
Nan Mingzi patted her head.
“My disciple!”
What a deeply touching scene of master-disciple devotion.
Su Ye stood to the side and watched for a moment, feeling as if the picture was missing his presence, making it look like he had been expelled from the sect.
So he took a step forward, wrapped his arms around Nan Mingzi, and squeezed himself right between the two.
The three of them hugged tightly in a bundle.
Nan Mingzi was nearly choked to death by his two disciples.
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