When Shen Qing saw so many people suddenly appear before her eyes and recalled her behavior just now, she immediately blushed furiously.
Don't all the elders of the Beast Taming Sect think she's a reckless person...
Seeing Shen Qing looking extremely uneasy and Li Xian looking unfulfilled, Real Man Kunshan and the elders behind him all wished they could kick Real Man Huxiao far away. But unfortunately, Real Man Huxiao still looked happy and had no idea at all that he had just interrupted something between the two young people.
Noticing that Shen Qing and Li Xian looked off, Huxiao thought they were still feeling a bit unwell after experiencing the thunder tribulation, so he stepped forward to console them.
"Why do you look so glum? Li Xian, you've actually advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage all of a sudden. This is a happy occasion. If Senior Yuxuzi knew, he'd surely be happy for you."
"And Shen Qing, why is your face so red? Could it be from being struck by the thunder?"
Hearing this, Shen Qing wished she could bury her head in the soil.
Not knowing what to say to Real Man Huxiao, Shen Qing vented her angry frustration on Li Xian.
She turned her head and glared at Li Xian.
But who would have thought that this shy and timid look of hers would only make Li Xian regret even more why he hadn't taken Shen Qing farther away just now, so that Shen Qing could finish what she hadn't done.
No, this time it was a debt. He must make Shen Qing pay it back!
"Real Man Huxiao, please watch your words. I'm no longer the disciple of Real Man Hengling. So, whether I've advanced to the Nascent Soul stage has nothing to do with him."
With great difficulty, Shen Qing adjusted her voice and immediately corrected Real Man Huxiao's words.
After all, Ling Zhou had taught her for a long time. It could be said that if she hadn't met Ling Zhou at the very beginning, she wouldn't have grown so fast. So, even if there was any credit, it should go to her master, Ling Zhou.
Now she couldn't tell everyone in public who her master was, but at least, she had to clear her relationship with Real Man Hengling.
But Real Man Huxiao obviously didn't think so: "Hengling may have done something wrong, but he has so many disciples. It's inevitable that he might have neglected you."
Real Man Huxiao had also heard a bit about Shen Qing leaving her master's sect. But after being passed through many people's mouths and finally reaching his ears, the story had turned into Real Man Hengling delaying Shen Qing for many years because of a demonic female disciple.
Real Man Huxiao simply thought that it was just some jealous squabbling between female disciples and it wasn't worth the two of them making such a big scene.
Shen Qing's face immediately darkened. Although she respected Real Man Huxiao, it was only because of Xian Shiyu and Chu Lanqiu. If someone tried to persuade her without knowing the facts or distinguishing right from wrong, she, Shen Qing, wouldn't tolerate it.
"Real Man Huxiao, you don't know the whole story, so don't act like a good Samaritan."
"I spent nearly twenty years under Real Man Hengling, but my cultivation only stayed at the Foundation Establishment stage and I couldn't advance for a long time. It was not only because he favored Lin Yibai, but also because he never taught me. When I was at the Foundation Establishment stage, he only picked a middle - grade black iron sword for me as my natal sword."
Saying this, Shen Qing couldn't help but let out a cold smile, her face full of sarcasm.
"Real Man Huxiao, would you only pick a middle - grade summoning bell and a middle - grade beast - trapping rope for Shiyu just because Lanqiu has higher talent?"
"Of course not! It would kill someone!" Real Man Huxiao immediately denied excitedly.
The summoning bell and the beast - trapping rope were the beginner magic treasures for the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, similar to the swords of sword cultivators. They were all magic treasures that one couldn't be without.
With this analogy, Real Man Huxiao understood why Shen Qing was so irritated. A master who didn't even carefully pick a natal magic tool for his disciple was really irresponsible. To put it bluntly, he simply didn't care about the disciple's life.
Seeing the undisguised disgust in Shen Qing's eyes when she mentioned Real Man Hengling, Real Man Huxiao finally realized what he had said wrong just now.
I'm afraid that in Shen Qing's heart, the words "Real Man Hengling" made her feel nauseous.
"I was too hasty. I'm also a master. Even if I can't treat all my disciples equally, at least I can have a clear conscience. If you don't mind, I'll consider you half my disciple. In the future..."
"Alright, alright. She's a Nascent Soul cultivator at such a young age. She can find any good master she wants. How could such a good thing fall on you?" Seeing his disciple talking more and more out of line, Real Man Kunshan quickly interrupted.
These two hot - shot new talents, if it weren't for Yuxuzi above Li Xian, they would probably be poached by others.
Not to mention Shen Qing. With an ice spiritual root and younger than Li Xian, she had already reached the middle Nascent Soul stage. Unlike them back then, they had only advanced to the Nascent Soul stage when they were in their thirties after cultivating from young.
Shen Qing and Li Xian immediately bowed to Real Man Kunshan: "Greetings, Real Man Kunshan."
"Good, good, good. You must be tired. How about going back to the Beast Taming Sect to rest first?"
Thinking of the Dark Wolf and Chu Lanqiu, Shen Qing was just about to decline when Real Man Kunshan saw what she was thinking and quickly said, "Don't worry. I've strengthened that barrier. No one can tamper with it. If something happens, I'll know."
It seemed that Real Man Kunshan had gone to the place where the Dark Wolf and the others were hiding first before coming here. With Real Man Kunshan's guarantee, Shen Qing felt a bit more at ease.
At the same time, Shen Qing also noticed that when Real Man Kunshan said this, he also glanced at Real Man Pengyue.
Real Man Pengyue was Fei Fei's master. Could it be that Real Man Kunshan sensed something?
Although she was a bit confused, Shen Qing still returned to the Beast Taming Sect with Li Xian first.
In the Beast Taming Sect, everyone was eagerly waiting.
Real Man Kunshan personally led the team to the place where the thunder tribulation had fallen. No one knew which great expert it was who had caused such a big commotion during the tribulation.
When they saw Real Man Kunshan come back with Shen Qing and Li Xian behind him, everyone's faces froze for a moment. Those who knew Shen Qing and Li Xian sensed that they had advanced, and they were extremely shocked.
"Was it you two who just triggered the thunder tribulation?"
Someone stepped forward cautiously and asked, their eyes full of disbelief.
Real Man Kunshan laughed loudly: "It's these two little kids. We were also shocked just now. When we saw these two kids going through the tribulation, us old fellows were just about to take out our magic treasures to protect them, but unexpectedly, these two little kids solved it by themselves. We old fellows didn't help at all!"
Shen Qing looked at Real Man Kunshan, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
Don't be deceived by his tough appearance. He had a very delicate mind.
Firstly, as the sect master, his confirmation of others' questions was more convincing and wouldn't arouse people's suspicion.
Secondly, it also showed that they had relied entirely on their own strength during the tribulation, without any false pretenses, and wouldn't be looked down upon.
Real Man Kunshan was really a very qualified sect master, rough on the outside but delicate on the inside. If Real Man Kunshan had still been around in her previous life, the Beast Taming Sect would surely not have ended up in such a state.
Such a person shouldn't have passed away due to the exhaustion of his lifespan because he couldn't advance.
It was still because of artificial obstacles that made it difficult to advance.
Shen Qing looked at Immortal Huiyan beside her and found that the other person had been looking at her for a long time. She immediately met his gaze without any fear.