"Wait! Elders, please stop!"
Shen Qing rushed up to the elders of the Qingmu Sect, her face full of urgency. She quickly bowed to the elders.
The leading elder's face immediately darkened when he saw Shen Qing blocking his way. "You young one are so rude! We're about to leave. What do you mean by acting like a watchdog blocking our path?"
The words were harsh, but Shen Qing didn't care anymore.
"I'm a friend of your sect's young master. I'd like to ask what happened to him. As a friend, I'm worried about him!"
The elder let out a cold snort and sized Shen Qing up and down. "Our sect's affairs don't need an outsider like you to worry about. Besides, I've never liked people like you who seek fame. It's a disgrace for Qing Qing to have a friend like you!"
Shen Qing's face turned pale. She couldn't understand where the elder's hostility towards her came from.
Real Person Kunshan and Real Person Huxiao beside them sensed something was wrong and quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Elder Lianqiao, is there some misunderstanding here? We know Shen Qing. She's not such a person. Your words are too harsh."
Elder Lianqiao waved her hand and frowned. "No need to say more. I have eyes to see."
Hearing this, Shen Qing was even more confused. She had only met Elder Lianqiao a few times, but why did the elder have such a bad impression of her?
"Elder Lianqiao, I don't understand why you have such an impression of me, but Qing Qing is my friend. I'm worried about him when he's in trouble. Please put aside your prejudice against me for now and let me go to the Qingmu Sect with you to see Qing Qing."
Shen Qing bowed her head, but all she heard was Elder Lianqiao's sneer.
"I don't like you, so I don't want you to visit our sect."
"Don't mind her. Let's go!"
Elder Lianqiao led the others and was about to leave, but Shen Qing was still worried about Qing Qing. Frowning tightly, she ignored everything and blocked Elder Lianqiao's way, but was pulled back by Li Xian.
"What are you doing?" Elder Lianqiao looked at Li Xian warily.
Li Xian had been displeased when he heard Shen Qing being despised by Elder Lianqiao. The coldness on his face gathered like the ice on a glacier.
"I'm ordered by my master, Real Person Yuxu, to deliver something to the master of the Qingmu Sect. Shen Qing is my fiancée, so she naturally has to go with me. Does Elder Lianqiao have any objections?"
Elder Lianqiao gritted her teeth. She could reject Shen Qing, but she couldn't reject Real Person Yuxu's disciple.
The other elders behind Elder Lianqiao also pulled at her sleeve and whispered to persuade her.
Although she still didn't want Shen Qing to enter the Qingmu Sect, she still agreed. "I'm only letting you in because of Real Person Yuxu's face. Our sect has a lot of things to deal with now. I won't have time to entertain you when you get there. If there's anything amiss, please bear with it."
A look of joy appeared on Shen Qing's face. She and Li Xian thanked the elder.
Although Elder Lianqiao's attitude towards her was not good, Shen Qing believed there must be some misunderstanding. It would be fine once the misunderstanding was cleared up.
Real Person Kunshan and Real Person Huxiao were both a little worried. They reminded Shen Qing to pay attention to her safety.
Then, Real Person Kunshan took out a beautifully wrapped box from his storage bag and solemnly handed it to Shen Qing.
"Here, take it quickly. This is a gift I promised to give you. You must keep it well."
After thanking him, Shen Qing curiously opened the box. Under the expectant gazes of Real Person Kunshan and Real Person Huxiao, she took out the thing in the box.
The thing glowed with a silver light. It was a whistle with some complex and beautiful patterns on it.
There was also a string hanging from one end of the whistle, allowing Shen Qing to hang it around her neck.
"What's this?" Shen Qing curiously played with the whistle in her hand, not knowing its function.
Real Person Kunshan explained, "This is a magical tool second only to the All - Beast Caller in the Beast - Taming Sect. The All - Beast Caller can command all beasts, while this whistle can gather all the spiritual beasts within a hundred - mile radius for you to use in an instant."
"This whistle is called the Silver Moon Whistle."
Shen Qing's hand trembled. She almost dropped the Silver Moon Whistle to the ground.
In her previous life, after Fei Fei inherited the All - Beast Caller, the Silver Moon Whistle fell into the hands of a celestial in the Main God's Temple. That celestial used the Silver Moon Whistle to summon spiritual beasts and then brutally killed them to practice demonic skills.
Now that the Silver Moon Whistle had fallen into Shen Qing's hands, it could be considered that the ending of her previous life had been avoided. But the Silver Moon Whistle was so precious that Shen Qing suddenly felt it was a bit too hot to hold.
"Real Person Kunshan, this whistle is too precious. I can't accept it..."
Shen Qing's refusal made Real Person Kunshan immediately put away his smile. "Just accept it. You're going to the Qingmu Sect. Don't keep Elder Lianqiao and the others waiting. Hurry up and go."
After seeing Real Person Kunshan give the Silver Moon Whistle to Shen Qing, Elder Lianqiao was surprised for a moment, then her face darkened again. She thought Shen Qing didn't deserve such a precious treasure.
"Humph! Don't use me as an excuse. You gave such a precious gift. I think Shen Qing doesn't deserve this thing."
Elder Lianqiao's repeated belittlement gradually made Shen Qing dissatisfied. But in order to enter the Qingmu Sect to check on Qing Qing's situation, Shen Qing had to swallow her anger and said with a forced smile,
"I think the Silver Moon Whistle suits me just fine. I'll accept this gift. Thank you, Real Person Kunshan. And thank you, Real Person Huxiao, for taking care of me during this time."
Seeing that after she belittled Shen Qing a few times, Shen Qing still accepted the Silver Moon Whistle, Elder Lianqiao wished she could tear Shen Qing's face off.
"Alright, we're setting off. If you still want to chat here, we won't wait for you."
After saying that, Elder Lianqiao took out a flying boat on her own, led the elders of the Qingmu Sect onto it, and then started the flying boat to take off and leave.
Shen Qing quickly bowed to Real Person Kunshan and Real Person Huxiao to say goodbye.
Because things were urgent, she didn't have time to say goodbye to Chu Lanqiu and Xian Shiyu. She only greeted Elder Yaoyue.
Fortunately, all their things were on them, so they didn't need to go back to pack their luggage. They immediately took out a small flying boat and took off.
The Black Wolf and the Dragon Treasures would temporarily stay in the Beast - Taming Sect. Shen Qing would come back to pick them up after the affairs of the Beast - Taming Sect were settled.
As for the Magic Bell and Huan Qianyu, Shen Qing believed that Chu Lanqiu would properly arrange for them.
"I've already sent a voice message to my master to explain the matter of the Huan father and daughter. I believe we'll receive a reply from my master soon."
Li Xian said to Shen Qing while holding the voice - transmitting jade pendant in his hand. Shen Qing nodded and put the spirit stones into the device that powered the flying boat, then chased after the flying boat of the Qingmu Sect.
Elder Lianqiao seemed determined to shake off Shen Qing in the air. She flew forward desperately.
The small flying boat under Shen Qing and Li Xian almost failed to catch up several times.
"Why does Elder Lianqiao have such great hostility towards me? I'm an old acquaintance with Jiang Zhijun and Elder Lianshan, but they've never treated me like this."
Shen Qing couldn't figure it out. She had never done anything to them, but she was wrongly subjected to such hostility. She felt a bit aggrieved.
Li Xian thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's precisely because your relationship with Elder Lianshan is relatively good that Elder Lianqiao is dissatisfied."