Seeing someone despise the gifts they had brought, the leading girl glanced at Elder Hengling and He Yu disdainfully and said, "So annoying."
"Someone dares to despise the Ling Family's gifts. Cousins, open all the boxes and let them have a good look!"
The girls had been a bit sad before, but upon hearing the order, they immediately stepped forward and opened the boxes.
Shen Qing, who was standing nearby, immediately saw that the remaining six boxes were filled with a dazzling array of items.
"Wow, aren't those the Rain - Dripping Bell and the Seasonal Token? These are all magical artifacts passed down from ancient times. I've only seen them in books. They're extremely rare treasures, yet they're just casually placed in the boxes!"
"And that big box of top - grade spirit - gathering stones. Just a small piece is worth tens of thousands of high - grade spirit stones. A whole box like this might even be enough to buy two He Families."
"Wait, did I just notice that there's a Ling Family jade token in the last box? Does this mean they're treating Fairy Shen as one of their own?"
"Wow, I don't even know who to envy now. Fairy Shen is already at the mid - Nascent Soul stage at such a young age. The Ling Family is extremely wealthy and has a profound heritage. With the Ling Family as her backer, Fairy Shen won't have to worry about resources in the future."
"It's a win - win situation. We can only envy them."
Elder Hengling and He Yu never expected that the really valuable items were all placed at the back. Their eager rush just now made them look like clowns!
Especially He Yu. His face was burning with embarrassment.
He had just said that he would give Shen Qing gifts that filled two flying boats, but in a blink of an eye, the Ling Family had sent eight boxes. Except for the first two boxes, any one of the remaining boxes was more valuable than the magical artifacts in two flying boats.
Was Shen Qing really so beloved by the Ling Family?!
Moreover, this Ling Family, which seemed to have emerged out of nowhere, was so generous. Their He Family could at most only give some self - made magical artifacts.
Elder Hengling looked at Shen Qing unwillingly and said coldly, "Shen Qing, how can you prove that you're Ling Zhou's disciple just with a broken sword? Everyone here knows that Ling Zhou has been missing for a thousand years!"
Everyone present had the same doubt. How could a missing person take on a disciple?
According to the timeline, Shen Qing hadn't even been born a thousand years ago. Could it be that Shen Qing was using Bi Luo to deceive everyone in order to get close to the Ling Family?
After all, when the master dies, the natal sword will return to a familiar place. It's possible that Shen Qing found Bi Luo in a corner of the Qingyun Sword Sect and took it for herself.
Seeing that Elder Hengling was being so persistent, Elder Yaoyue immediately stepped forward.
"I've recognized her, and the Ling Family has recognized her. Isn't that enough?!"
"Yaoyue! Think it through clearly. Ling Zhou is dead!" Elder Hengling gritted his teeth and said, his eyes filled with anger.
Elder Yaoyue snorted, "What? Can't I find someone to inherit Bi Luo, Ling Zhou's sword? Moreover, I've never believed that Ling Zhou is dead. He must be alive somewhere."
"And Shen Qing is Ling Zhou's disciple!"
Everyone looked at each other. It wasn't unreasonable for someone who had inherited someone else's sword to become their disciple...
Moreover, since Shen Qing was willing and the Ling Family was willing, what was the use of others' opposition?
"No! I won't allow it!"
Seeing that Elder Yaoyue had convinced everyone with just a few words, Elder Hengling growled with a dark face.
Shen Qing was originally his disciple. How could she become Ling Zhou's? Ling Zhou was the person he hated the most. Shen Qing couldn't become his disciple!
Shen Qing patted Elder Yaoyue's shoulder and gave her a reassuring look.
"Elder Hengling, this is the Beast - Taming Sect. I didn't want to say such unpleasant things so clearly before, as it would be embarrassing for our Qingyun Sword Sect. But now, I want to tell you clearly."
"From the moment I decided to dissolve our master - disciple contract, I never thought of going back. My master will always be Ling Zhou and only Ling Zhou."
With the appearance of the Ling Family, Ling Zhou's identity couldn't be hidden anymore, so Shen Qing decided not to hide it either.
The calm mask on Elder Hengling's face seemed to crack. He stared at Shen Qing gloomily and finally left with just the words "ungrateful disciple" and a flick of his sleeve.
The onlookers' curious gazes kept falling on Pei Xuanjing and the others. Unable to bear it anymore, they quickly followed Elder Hengling and left.
Shen Chuyun looked back several times, his eyes full of reluctance, but in the end, he didn't say a word.
"Ling Zhou... Isn't he the one we threw into the Demon Abyss to reinforce the formation..."
"Shut up!"
Du Cang felt that the name Ling Zhou was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. In the end, it was Lady Li who mentioned it, but was sharply interrupted by Immortal Huiyan.
Immortal Huiyan had personally taken Ling Zhou away from the Qingyun Sword Sect, so he still remembered.
But... could someone who had become part of the formation really escape?
Immortal Huiyan narrowed his eyes. He still believed that Shen Qing was lying about Ling Zhou being her master in order to get close to the Ling Family.
After all, a dead person couldn't take on a disciple.
After the farce, Shen Qing wanted to invite the Ling Family to stay, but the little girls politely declined.
They had rushed all the way from Guangfu just to deliver the gifts. Now that their mission was completed, they didn't want to stay on the Nine Desolate Continent for a single moment. They just wanted to quickly cross the Kunlun Mountains and return to the mortal world.
In the mortal world, their Foundation - Establishment cultivation was enough to do many things. But on the Nine Desolate Continent, without the identity of the Ling Family, they would probably have been devoured long ago.
The Ling Family members had merits, and ordinary people wouldn't dare to attack those with merits, unless they didn't want to ascend.
But even so, the Nine Desolate Continent wasn't a good place for them.
"Sister Shen Qing, see you again if we're fated."
At Shen Qing's strong request, the girls finally stopped calling Shen Qing the disciple of their great - great - great - grandfather's third brother.
"Sure. If I have the chance, I'll visit Guangfu to thank your... great - great - great - great - grandfather."
"Great! I'll take you to eat clay - pot rice, rice rolls, and sliced white - boiled chicken then."
After saying goodbye to the girls, Shen Qing waved her hand and immediately stored the gifts from the Ling Family in her storage bag.
Such precious items had to be in her own pocket to make her feel at ease. Didn't she see that everyone else was staring at them like greedy vultures?
"Elder Kunshan, I'll go back to rest with Li Xian. Sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay. Go quickly."
Elder Kunshan knew that Shen Qing was using him as a shield, but he still happily agreed.
Seeing the crowd disperse, Immortal Huiyan looked in the direction of the Beast Forest.
"What about that demonic egg?"
"Don't worry. Chu Lanqiu will definitely not notice anything wrong. Once she enters the forest, she'll probably just be strengthening the beast egg. She'll never expect that all her efforts will be in vain. When the demonic beast hatches from the egg in full view, there'll be a good show."
Lady Li covered her mouth and laughed. All three of them had the same malicious glint in their eyes.