Lin Yibai glanced around, intending to shift the blame for Shen Chuyun's fainting onto Shen Qing.
But Shen Qing saw through Lin Yibai's thought. She grabbed Hong Chaoyang and quickly got up, taking a brisk step backward.
"Hey hey hey... You guys fainted Senior Brother Shen. Everyone saw it. Instead of glaring at us, you'd better hurry up and take him back. Don't blame us if something goes wrong later."
This chaotic farce finally ended with Shen Chuyun fainting and Pei Xuanjing and He Yu signing an IOU.
Pei Xuanjing and He Yu were both embarrassed, and Lin Yibai's expression was also unpleasant.
A group of people carried Shen Chuyun away dejectedly. Their backs looked rather embarrassed.
After this incident, the reputation of the disciples of Nianbai Peak and even Master Hengling plummeted rapidly in the Qingyun Sword Sect. Wherever Pei Xuanjing and the others went, they would be met with disdain from the inner - sect disciples.
After Pei Xuanjing and the others left, the disciples remembered that they had come today to see the genius who could withstand nine thunderbolts.
But they waited for a long time, and the elders still hadn't returned.
So, the disciples who came to watch the excitement gradually left.
Hong Chaoyang, Qi Nian and the entire team were all grateful to Shen Qing in their hearts. If it weren't for Shen Qing, they would have suffered heavy losses in this mission.
The IOUs signed by Pei Xuanjing and He Yu were under a spiritual contract, so the disciples weren't afraid that they wouldn't pay back.
"Junior Sister Shen, we really thank you this time. Before, we... Forget it. In the future, if you have anything, just tell us."
The disciples expressed their gratitude to Shen Qing and then went back to their own yards to rest.
Only Hong Chaoyang and Qi Nian were still standing there reluctantly, not wanting to part with Shen Qing so soon.
"Junior Sister Shen, Hong and I will also participate in the secret realm next month. How about we form a team then?"
Hong Chaoyang didn't say a word, but her big, seemingly talkative eyes were blinking, as if urging Shen Qing to agree.
Seeing Qi Nian's active invitation, Shen Qing naturally had no objection and readily agreed.
When Hong Chaoyang saw that Shen Qing had agreed, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips, but still said stubbornly, "You just formed your golden core. You should practice hard during this period. Don't hold us back then."
Shen Qing knew Hong Chaoyang's personality and wasn't angry. She just followed Hong Chaoyang's words and said, "Yes, junior sister will listen to Senior Sister Hong in everything."
Seeing Shen Qing so obedient, Hong Chaoyang's smile became even more brilliant.
But not far away, He Ming, who was waiting for Hong Chaoyang, frowned tightly all the time, and his dislike for Shen Qing was clearly written on his face.
"Then it's settled. We'll go to the Lu Hall to sign up together tomorrow," Hong Chaoyang glanced at He Ming from the corner of her eye, endured the annoyance in her heart, and said with a smile, "We'll go back first."
Qi Nian looked back at the sisters who were still waiting for her and said shyly to Shen Qing, "Junior Sister Shen, see you at the Lu Hall tomorrow."
Shen Qing nodded. After watching the two leave, she lifted her feet and headed towards Nianbai Peak.
"Little disciple, you're stronger than your master," Ling Zhou's voice was muffled, and it was obvious that his mood was very poor.
Shen Qing knew that Ling Zhou had something on his mind. Under his usual frivolous appearance, there was a soul full of wounds.
That feeling was like a drowning man trying to grab a life - saving boat, and Shen Qing was Ling Zhou's boat.
"Master, I wasn't a strong person originally. Didn't you see my inner demons when we first met?"
Ling Zhou remembered that when they first met, he was hiding in the dark, observing this unexpected guest, Shen Qing.
At that time, when he saw Shen Qing, he would always involuntarily think of himself a thousand years ago.
She was so much like him!
Ling Zhou, who originally didn't want to show up, couldn't help but appear in front of Shen Qing when he saw her inner demons emerging. By the time he realized it, it was already too late.
That was the first time in a thousand years that he had been trapped in this small world that he felt his heart beating again.
Ling Zhou always had an intuition that Shen Qing could untie the knot that had trapped him for a thousand years.
So, the matter of taking on a disciple happened naturally.
Ling Zhou let out a soft laugh, and his tone was no longer as melancholy as before: "In that case, little disciple has really made rapid progress. Before long, you'll surpass your master."
Seeing Ling Zhou's mood improve, Shen Qing also smiled: "It's only natural for the student to outshine the teacher."
"You're so narcissistic..."
The two chatted happily, and Shen Qing soon returned to her small yard.
But in an instant, both of them felt a familiar aura.
Master Hengling was back!
To be honest, among these people, apart from Lin Yibai, the chief culprit, the person Shen Qing hated the most was Master Hengling.
After Shen Qing entered the sect, Master Hengling's favor and care for her made her deeply involved. At that time, Shen Qing couldn't see through that every time Master Hengling looked at her, he was actually looking at Lin Yibai through her.
She originally thought that after coming to the Qingyun Sword Sect, Master Hengling would be her support.
But in the end, it was also Master Hengling, whom Shen Qing regarded as a parent, who personally threw her into the pile of demons and let the demons devour her.
Now Shen Qing clearly knew that from beginning to end, the only person Master Hengling truly cared about was Lin Yibai.
The only thing that bothered her was that she couldn't directly kill Master Hengling to avenge her past self. She was still too weak!
Since Shen Qing intended to leave the sect, she was determined to stay away from everyone in the sect.
In the past, as long as she was in the sect, she would surely appear beside Master Hengling or Pei Xuanjing and the others.
She was like a servant, forcing herself to please these "masters" all the time.
Now, Shen Qing didn't want to do these things anymore.
So she sat on the bed calmly and began to meditate to regulate her breath.
She had just formed her golden core and still needed to continue stabilizing the golden core in her body. She didn't have so much energy to care about these unimportant people anymore.
Pei Xuanjing and the others learned from Lin Yibai that Master Hengling had returned to Nianbai Peak, so they hurriedly carried Shen Chuyun to Master Hengling's cave abode.
Master Hengling was meditating in the cave abode. He knew everything that had happened in the sect. At the same time, he also detected the familiar aura on Shen Qing.
Last time, he thought it was a coincidence, but now, half of the seal on Shen Qing's spiritual bones had been lifted, and the aura belonging to that person was getting stronger.
This made Master Hengling have to believe that after a thousand years, that person had appeared again.
Originally, he didn't have any feelings for Shen Qing.
Being nice to Shen Qing was just to prevent others from noticing his feelings for Lin Yibai.
But he didn't expect that Shen Qing would secretly take advantage of his kindness to make his Xiaobai suffer so much grievance.
Just thinking of this, Master Hengling couldn't help but feel guilty towards Lin Yibai.
His Xiaobai was so gentle and kind. There was no one in this world as pure and beautiful as her.
Master Hengling's eyelashes drooped, covering the surging love in his eyes.
His angular face was hidden in the darkness. Even when sitting casually, his figure was still straight. His perfect, god - like appearance revealed a bit of coldness.
Whether it was Shen Qing or that person, he would never let them go.