"What if I insist?" The Qian Family elder was so furious that his lungs were about to explode.
He did not ask why others could come but he could not because the reason was already clear. It was just that the Qian Family was being treated differently!
The disciple's attitude was still respectful, but his words were unyielding. A touch of coldness appeared on his young face. "Honorable guest, please be careful with your words. This is the Residence of Nine Supremes, and it has its own rules. If you insist on trampling on the rules, as a disciple of the Residence of Nine Supremes, I can only defend the dignity of the residence with my life!"
His words had already reached the crux of the matter, directly pointing out the crux of the matter.
"How dare you!" The Qian Family expert could not hold back his anger. "We are guests here. Isn't it our fault that the Residence of Nine Supremes is treating us differently? Is this how the Residence of Nine Supremes treats its guests? "
The Residence of Nine Supremes' disciple's expression remained unchanged as he said, "How dare I neglect a guest who has come to the Residence of Nine Supremes? However, a guest should also perform his duty as a guest. How is it befitting of a guest to turn the tables and barge into an important place?"
The Qian Family expert was fuming with anger. He strode forward and said, "Get out of the way!"
Clang!
The Residence of Nine Supremes disciple unsheathed his sword and roared like a dragon, "Stop!"
Before his voice died away, a voice rang out in the distance, "What's the matter?"
"There is a guest here who keeps dissuading us and wants to force his way into the Residence of Nine Supremes!"
"How dare you!"
The voice suddenly turned stern.
Then, two figures flew over quickly. They were a man and a woman. The woman was Residence of Nine Supremes' first-generation disciple, Senior Sister Yun Xiuxin, and the man was Third Senior Brother Hu Xiaofan.
Now that the two most lawless disciples of the Residence of Nine Supremes had come together, the drama was destined to be difficult to end.
"What are you doing?"
The Qian Family was also furious, and they had a reason to be angry. 'What does the Residence of Nine Supremes want to do? Don't tell me you want to restrict our freedom with just a few of your disciples?
This is too much! '
As soon as the Qian Family experts took a step forward, Hu Xiaofan had already turned around and said, "Don't mind, Mistress. It's just a small matter. Let the disciples handle it."
'Mistress?'
When Hu Xiaofan arrived and saw that they were about to make a move, he immediately cowered. These people from the Qian Clan were high-level Saint Venerables, and there were even Saint Monarchs. If they were to make a move, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
The first thing he did was to call for help.
As he spoke, Ji Lingxi, who had just joined the Residence of Nine Supremes, came out with a veil covering her face. Judging from the mistress's aura, she was obviously not someone to be trifled with. When the Qian Family Leader was about to bow and explain the cause of the conflict, Ji Lingxi spoke first, "The Qian Family is one of the few great aristocratic families in this world. How can you be so rude? The Residence of Nine Supremes has always treated us with courtesy and sincerity. How can the Qian Clan bully my disciple? Who is the clan leader? Why doesn't he step forward and do something about it? "
She looked dissatisfied. "Isn't this bullying?"
The patriarch of the Qian Clan, Qian Shengjin, who had forced a smile on his face, was so angry that he almost burst his stomach in an instant.
What kind of words were those? Who was the one bullying who?
Do you know the whole story or not?
Couldn't they be more reasonable?!
Where was justice, right and wrong? Where was the human heart?
How could he not lower his head when he was under someone else's roof? Intimidated by Yun Yang's ferocious reputation, Qian Shengjin suppressed his anger and explained with cupped hands, "Madam Ji, this is what happened …"
Ji Lingxi listened with a frown and grew even more displeased. "Leader Qian, I have to say something about this. The disciples of the Residence of Nine Supremes are all young and still children. It's understandable that they made some mistakes. Who hasn't been a brat before? But you're an adult. Even if the children did something wrong out of carelessness, are you going to be calculative with them? How can you be so shameless to be calculative with a few brats? And to think that you're the patriarch of a family. "
He was still a child …
Still a child …
To be calculative with a few brats?!
Qian Shengjin was so enraged by these words that he wished he was dead.
"Madam Yun … you can't say that …"
"Hmm? Patriarch Qian, could it be that you really want to make things difficult for my children? Are you really going to be serious? " Ji Lingxi frowned. "Alright, if you're not afraid of being implicated, I'll punish them severely later. It's their fault for offending you …"
Qian Shengjin swallowed hard. "Madam Yun, the crux of this matter isn't that I'm being calculative with them, but that the Qian Family is being treated differently. The Qian Family doesn't want anything else but our reputation …"
Ji Lingxi said, "Hmm? Reputation? I didn't say that I'm not giving you face. Didn't I promise to punish them later? Isn't this giving the Qian Family enough face? Or do you have other plans and insist on being calculative with a few children? "
Children … children …
"Can you stop talking about children?" Qian Shengjin finally could not hold it in any longer and said loudly, "We're all people of the martial world. Isn't the right and wrong obvious? How can we resolve this dispute?"
Ji Lingxi was enraged as well, even more so than Qian Shengjin. She said in a low voice, "Leader Qian, what do you mean by this? I've already compromised and admitted that a few of my disciples have handled things inappropriately. Why are you still so insistent and so loud? Look at you – not only do you want to be calculative with my disciples, but you also want to teach me a lesson! "
"…"
Qian Shengjin's eyes widened, feeling a breath stuck in his throat that he could neither swallow nor spit out.
The anger in Ji Lingxi's eyes grew as she said, "Leader Qian, I'm here to quell the disturbance, not to listen to your lesson! Even if the Qian Family is one of the top three clans in the world and is so powerful that no one dares to provoke you, and even if the Residence of Nine Supremes is only a small sect that was founded not long ago and is powerless to fight against you, even if justice isn't in the hearts of the people, even if right and wrong are claimed by others, the Residence of Nine Supremes will never give in. This is preposterous! This is preposterous! "
'Preposterous!'
'Preposterous? It's not the Residence of Nine Supremes' place to say this, is it? '
'Also … what do you mean by listening to my lesson?' 'When did I teach you a lesson?'
Qian Shengjin took a deep breath, his gaze cold. "Madam, you're speaking so confidently … It looks like the Residence of Nine Supremes is determined to make things difficult for the Qian Family?"
Ji Lingxi laughed in anger. "Leader Qian, the Qian Family is famous for being a merchant, and it turns out that you're someone with a sharp tongue. Now, you're saying the opposite of what you're saying? Is the cause of this dispute between you and a few juniors? It's hard for me, an outsider, to comment on your lack of grace and magnanimity, but I've come to mediate with good intentions, haven't I? Now, you're shifting all the blame to me. You're really something. I've only said a few words, but Clan Leader Qian is getting more and more serious, pointing out that the entire Residence of Nine Supremes is against you. What do you mean? Is there anything about the Residence of Nine Supremes that you don't like? Although the Residence of Nine Supremes is a newly established sect, we're not afraid of any force in this world's provocations. Just do it! "
By then, Zhan Wufei and the rest of the Four Palaces, Three Talents, Five Sacred Lords, Li Family, and Sikong Family had heard the commotion and rushed over.
However, they were a little late, so they could only hear the latter half of the argument, shaking their heads.
'This Qian Family is too ungentlemanly. They're merchants after all …'
Zhan Wufei asked as soon as he landed, "What's going on? What's going on? Can both of you give me some face and speak less? Let me sort things out for you, alright? "
He was all smiles as he said, "Today is a joyous day for the Residence of Nine Supremes. Let's not cause any unhappiness and bring bad luck to ourselves."
Qian Shengjin swallowed a few times, his gaze sharp as a knife as he said, "This is what happened …"
Ji Lingxi listened and looked at the disciple beside her. "Why is there no spiritual Qi on Leader Qian's side?"
The disciple had a look of "I'm innocent" on his face. "Master's wife … this, where did this come from? The spiritual Qi is clearly … "
Qian Shengjin was taken aback. Everyone else felt the same as well. 'Eh, the spiritual Qi here is no different from other places … Where is it gone?'
There was no difference in the spiritual Qi where everyone was. If it was Qian Shengjin's place, everyone would have noticed the difference as soon as they rushed over. Since there was no difference, of course, the atmosphere was the same.
Sensing the change, the Qian Family grew even more enraged, feeling like their lungs were about to explode.
They were so preoccupied with their anger that they did not realize that the spiritual Qi had recovered …
Zhan Wufei frowned as he looked at Qian Shengjin. "Leader Qian, this … sigh … why did you …"
He sighed and shook his head.
His actions were clearly saying that Qian Shengjin was the one who had caused trouble. This was not right!
Qian Shengjin almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Suppressing it with great effort, he asked, "What about the food?"
Hu Xiaofan stepped forward and bowed respectfully as he said carefully, "Mistress, this is what happened … there is no difference in the food we send, it's all the same. It's probably because the Qian Family is rich that they give a lot of rewards to their disciples each time … so the food is sent to the Qian Family first, followed by the Li Family and the Sikong Family … We didn't expect Leader Qian and the rest to have a better appetite today, so the food wasn't enough. That's why there are so many changes …"
Ji Lingxi frowned. "Delivered?"
"Yes, of course!"
"Really?"
"Yes, we did!"
Hu Xiaofan took out a lunchbox; there was only an empty plate left inside. It was obvious that he had eaten everything cleanly. Hu Xiaofan said indignantly, "Please look, mistress. Even a dog can't eat it so cleanly …"
Qian Shengjin was dizzy as he hollered, "Brat! You've gone too far! "
Before his words echoed in the air, he was already about to charge forward.
Ji Lingxi stood in front of Hu Xiaofan and shouted angrily, "What? You were so unforgiving and overbearing just now. Was it because you didn't have enough food? If you didn't have enough food, you could have just said it. Why did you have to beat around the bush and escalate the matter to such an extent? Now, you even want to bully the weak in front of so many people and deal with a child … To have such magnanimity and conduct, so what if your Qian Clan is rich? Can you do whatever you want just because you're rich? If you want to make things difficult for my disciple, you'll have to go through me first. No matter how weak the Residence of Nine Supremes is, we'll definitely support our disciple and fight the Qian Family to the end! "
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more extreme, Zhan Wufei could not help but interject, "Everyone, calm down. This is a joyous day …"
Qian Shengjin's eyes were spitting fire as he glared at Ji Lingxi and said, "Madam Yun, you're twisting the truth like this. Are you sure you want to humiliate the Qian Family?"
Ji Lingxi's gaze was cold. "I think it's the Qian Family who's up to no good on the Residence of Nine Supremes' joyous day."
Qian Shengjin's breathing sounded like bellows.
Feeling the unfriendly gazes from all around, it was obvious that everyone present felt that they were in the wrong.
Now that the situation had changed, in the eyes of others, they were the ones who were arrogant and domineering, bullying the Qian Family's junior disciple and being unreasonable, oppressing them with their power and causing trouble on the Qian Family's joyous day … They were truly unreasonable and unreasonable …
Perhaps only the Li Family knew that they were the ones who were being bullied.
Yun Xiuxin murmured pitifully, "Mistress … I feel wronged … When the Qian Family came to the Residence of Nine Supremes, we welcomed them as distinguished guests and arranged for them to stay in such an excellent place where even the disciples don't have the chance to cultivate … We were treated with good food and drinks … but they … even though we're young and we've been neglectful, you could have just told us. It's just a little food, and I'll bring it over. But … how did things turn out like this? I really don't know why …"
Yun Xiuxin was a lovely girl, like a pearl. Now, the little girl was about to burst into tears with a wronged look on her face. The few palace masters felt sorry for her and wished they could pat her head to comfort her. They were even more dissatisfied with the Qian Family – could it be that the Qian Family had taken a fancy to the Residence of Nine Supremes' disciple's beauty?
Ji Lingxi took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Xiuxin. Mistress will stand up for you in this matter. No one will wrong you!"
She turned to look at Zhan Wufei and said, "Hall Master Zhan, I'm sure all of you have seen this matter clearly. We are all guests, and I really don't know what to do. I've also lost control of this matter …"
'Understand? Understand? '
'What do we understand?'
The rest of the Three Halls, Three Talents and Five Directions were still confused. This matter seemed to be clear to them, but the Qian Family conducted themselves in the ways of merchants, they were most particular about harmony bringing wealth, how could they be so ignorant? They were such a large family, and the Family Leader was here in person. It was impossible for them to be so inconsiderate and allow the situation to escalate to such an extreme.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Wufei had already said readily, "Don't worry, Madam Yun. I've seen everything from the beginning to the end. The Qian Family has indeed gone overboard … However, I hope that Madam Yun can be magnanimous and not be too calculative. After all, it's your residence's big day. It won't be good for anyone to make a fuss. I'll make the decision and ask Clan Leader Qian to apologize to you. Do you think we'll let this matter go? If it goes on … all the palace masters are still here … it'll be bad if something happens. What do you say, Clan Leader Qian? "
Others aside, Zhan Wufei would definitely stand on the Residence of Nine Supremes' side. Among all of them, he was the only one who understood Yun Yang's terror the best, not to mention that he was still carrying a huge debt …
His mission today was to be a good supporting character! He had to do it well!
Once Zhan Wufei spoke, the other hall masters nodded in agreement. "Hall Master Zhan Wufei is right, Hall Master Zhan. He's reasonable. It's just a small matter, Clan Leader Qian can just apologize and let it go. Let's drink tea and play chess later."
The other hall masters and Divine Lords were persuading him kindly. To them, the matter was indeed not a big deal. Was it not something that could be resolved with just a word?
Besides, if Zhan Wufei had seen it, it meant that they had seen it as well. Was there a need for verification?
It was not something that could threaten their lives. It was better to just let it go. How could they not give Zhan Wufei face?
Ji Lingxi's expression turned indifferent. "Since Hall Master Zhan has spoken, I have no other opinions. It's up to Clan Leader Qian now."
Qian Shengjin looked at Zhan Wufei with grief and indignation.
What did he mean by 'I've seen everything from the beginning to the end'?
May I ask where did you see it from the beginning to the end?
Where did this come from?
Our Qian Family has obviously been bullied by the Residence of Nine Supremes from the beginning to the end, but we still have to apologize to them?
Zhan Wufei laughed heartily and told Qian Shengjin, "Clan Leader Qian, it's just a small matter … Isn't it just an apology? Just bend over, nod, and bow."
Isn't it just an apology? It's easy for you to say!
Qian Shengjin's face was flushed.
All the Hall Masters and Holy Lords were looking at him amiably. Clearly, they were waiting for him to apologize to them and resolve this unforeseen event.
But … I really have to apologize, don't I?
How can I open my mouth?
If I really make a loss, I'll …
Qian Shengjin stood there stiffly, not speaking nor moving. The grievance in his heart had reached its peak. He did not even dare to speak, afraid that he would spit blood the moment he opened his mouth.
There was still no movement for a long time.
This stalemate seemed to have put Zhan Wufei in an awkward position.
The smile on Zhan Wufei's face gradually froze, his gaze turning cold.
Even the other hall masters and Divine Lords had a strange expression on their faces.
What was wrong with Clan Leader Qian?
Was he not giving them face?
The Sacred Heart Palace Lord was here to smooth things over, and a group of hall masters and Divine Lords were helping to smooth things over … and he was not even willing to give them this little bit of face?
Did he want to fly away or fly into the sky? Did he not want to live in this Bound of Universe anymore?
Zhan Wufei's face was stiff as he forced a smile and said darkly, "Clan Leader Qian … are you really not going to give us this face? Even if my face isn't enough, but the faces of so many old brothers are here … Could it be … that this isn't enough?! "
Qian Shengjin remained standing stiffly, his face turning increasingly pale, but he still did not speak or move.
Zhan Wufei's expression darkened, his facial muscles twitching as a murderous glint flashed in his eyes. Eh … you really dare not give us face?! F * ck me … so awesome?!
Even the gazes of the other Temple Masters and Sacred Lords started to turn ugly.
Just as Zhan Wufei had said, it was no longer just a matter between the Residence of Nine Supremes and the Qian Family. There were so many of us, so many super forces here to smooth things over for you. Everyone was talking to you with a smile. Was this not enough face?
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