It was probably because he had taken the sheath of the Inherited Heaven Sword that Jing Jiu felt a bit happy. He actually made a funny remark.
Normally, it was not a funny remark; but Jing Jiu had a lower standard.
Ada thought that Jing Jiu was the Royal Dowager who was in charge of the state affairs from behind the curtains, so he said something that he thought was funny and expected others to laugh with him.
Yet, Gu Qing did laugh out loud.
Ada thought it was ridiculous, wondering why Jing Jiu was willing to cooperate with him.
He suddenly realized that Jing Jiu intended to use Gu Qing as the Grand Secretary Zhang.
Though Jing Jiu didn't tell anybody about what had happened in the Illusionary Realm of the Green Sky Mirror, the other participants of the Dao Competition wouldn't keep it a secret for him.
Everybody knew how lazy the Emperor of the Chu Kingdom was and how difficult it was for the Grand Secretary Zhang.
Gu Qing thought of the Grand Secretary Zhang as well. The smile on his face vanished instantly, and his mood grew heavy. He left the manor cave with heavy steps.
After leaving the manor cave, Jing Jiu went to the grand hall to fetch the iron kettle and tea, and then went to the small wooden hut at the foot of the cliff.
The elders of the peaks were waiting to be summoned by Jing Jiu for a discussion, so they were a bit anxious. As they saw Jing Jiu come back, they got up and asked him about it.
Gu Qing smiled faintly and invited the senior masters to sit down. As he boiled the tea for them, he said, "My Master has already learned what the senior masters want to know. He needs to think it over. He will inform you when he is done with it."
The elders of the peaks thought it was a good idea. No, it was better this way.
It was indeed a bit awkward for them to bow to such a young sect master; it was better to not see him.
As such, the tea was not good to drink. They left the Shenmo Peak after putting down the jade boards in their hands.
Yuan Qu asked confusedly, "Senior Master, do you really not want to see them?"
Looking at the seven teacups on the table, Gu Qing sighed meaningfully.
Since he didn't want to drink the tea, why did he ask him to boil the tea?
He didn't want to sh * t anyway.
"My Master asked me to take care of this matter on my own," said Jing Jiu.
Yuan Qu was a little surprised and still didn't understand. He said, "Then why did you make them wait? Wouldn't it be over if they approved or rejected it?"
Gu Qing said, "This is something only the Sect Leader can do. How can I do it? At least, I can't let them see it with their own eyes."
Ping Yong-Ka seemed to have understood something. He nodded and said, "That's right. This is the eunuch interfering in politics. We have to do it secretly."
Gu Qing glanced at him and said, "Do you think Master is a fatuous ruler or an emperor?"
Ping Yong-Ka blushed and said, "Senior Brother, you can't do this …"
Gu Qing was too lazy to pay attention to him. He took the jade tokens and inserted his sword essence into them.
A faint sword will was released, and then it turned into an extremely faint clear light, and finally turned into words.
There were only seven elders from the various peaks who came to report, but there were more than twenty issues.
Gu Qing picked up a cup of black tea, stood in the middle of the words formed by the clear light, and read them carefully.
Ping Yong-Ka felt a bit envious, wondering if this was the feeling of holding great power.
Yuan Qu didn't feel anything. He winked at Ping Yong-Ka, asking Ping Yong-Ka to leave with him.
As they were about to step out of the small wooden hut, Gu Qing suddenly called out to them, saying, "Come here and help me take a look."
Ping Yong-Ka was a bit excited. He responded crisply and walked back. Yuan Qu sighed.
However, the expression on Ping Yong-Ka's face changed after a few glances, and he asked, "Big Brother, does my Master really let you have the final say?"
Gu Qing uttered "hmm", and said, "What do you think about the distribution of this Seven-Star Magnolia? It was raised by Elder He himself. Normally, it should be kept on Shiyue Peak to make the magic pills; but if the Flower Blossom enters the meridians, it will be very helpful for breaking through the Free Travel State. "
Any magic pill or spiritual material that could help a Cultivation practitioner break through the Free Travel State could be sold at a high price in the auction houses of the world. If it was lost in the Cultivation circle, it could even wipe out a small sect!
Ping Yong-Ka didn't dare give any suggestion. He said in a trembling voice, "This is too heavy a responsibility; I can't bear it …"
Gu Qing glanced at him and asked, "What's your opinion on this matter?"
Ping Yong-Ka walked to the front of the jade board and found it was the matter of rewards and punishments submitted by Xilai Peak, so he didn't dare say anything. He rolled his eyes and said, "Ah, the Master White Ghost asked me to find that ocean pearl. I forgot about it. Big Brother, I have to go now."
Having said that, he ran out like a wisp of smoke before Gu Qing could say anything.
Gu Qing looked at Yuan Qu.
Yuan Qu said sincerely, "We aren't qualified to decide on these matters. Senior Master Jing Jiu should have a look at them."
Gu Qing shook his head. He knew that his Master meant it when he delegated the power to Jing Jiu. He didn't need to worry about being reprimanded; all he needed to do was to do the job well. Of course, if he didn't do it well, he would be scolded by his Master.
Yuan Qu glanced at him sympathetically and said, "Do it well."
"You have to stay and help me," said Gu Qing.
"We don't have the same Master. Don't try to drag me to death with you."
Yuan Qu said this with a smile, and then walked out of the room.
Gu Qing sighed again. He drank up the black tea in the teacup, took another teacup from the table, and walked back to the front of the jade boards.
The Aoyama Sect didn't have many affairs to deal with. There were only a few things that needed to be decided by the Sect Master.
The personnel of the nine peaks, the compensation for the disciples, the affairs of the affiliated sects, the affairs of the human clans, and the distribution of the most important resources.
Well, there weren't many things to deal with.
Glancing at the six teacups on the table, Gu Qing thought that he would have to boil tea for himself more often in the future.
The black tea had to be replaced by green tea.
…
…
The news that Jing Jiu had become the Sect Master of Aoyama had spread to every corner of Chaotian; it traveled even faster than the Lone Sword.
It was natural for the whole world to be shocked.
No matter how ridiculous the people thought it was, it was a fact nonetheless. As such, all the sects sent their messengers to the Aoyama Sect to congratulate the Sect Master, and to inquire when the inauguration ceremony of the Sect Master would be held.
It was a significant event. Even the Zhongzhou School had asked the Kunlun Sect to bring gifts to the Sect Master, to say nothing of the other sects. The sects in the south, such as Ōzawa, sent expensive gifts to the Platanus Sect and Shui Yue Nunnery, but the Guocheng Temple didn't send any gifts. It was probably because the Zen Master hadn't calmed down yet, or it was for some other reason.
The gifts were received by the Xilai Peak, and then sent to the Shenmo Peak with a detailed list.
Gu Qing was fully aware that Jing Jiu was not interested in these things. He looked at the list and chose a few trinkets that the Master White Ghost and Cold Cicada might like, and sent a few more expensive ones to Tianguang Peak and Shangde Peak. The rest of the gifts were stored in the warehouse by Xilai Peak.
His line of sight fell on a spot on the list, which was the gifts sent by Yimaozhai, and one of them was quite strange.
The Xilai Peak thought so as well, so they made a note and sent the gift to the foot of the Shenmo Peak in advance.
Gu Qing didn't dare delay. He asked the disciples of the Xilai Peak to bring the gift up as soon as possible, and then he brought it to the peak top himself.
… …
… …
The group stood by the cliff's edge, surrounding the gift sent by Yimaozhai.
Jing Jiu walked to the front of the new bamboo chair and touched the bamboo, as if he could feel the joy Liu Shisui had when he made the chair.
He lay on the bamboo chair and felt it for a while.
Zhao Layue sat at the end of the bamboo chair, the seat she was most familiar with, and asked, "How is it?"
"It's not bad, but not as good as the one I made," said Jing Jiu.
Ping Yong-Ka joined the sect late, so he hadn't seen the rumored Big Brother, so he was quite curious.
He asked Yuan Qu, "Can I sit here for a while?"
Yuan Qu shot him a glance and demanded, "Do you want to die?"
… …
… …
It was a beautiful spring day in the outside world, and it was the same in Aoyama in all four seasons, including Shenmo Peak.
Neighs of horses and cries of monkeys could be heard from time to time amid the lush mountains and fields.
Spring passed quickly, because the beauty and busyness of each day were similar.
It took Gu Qing a few days to finish dealing with the affairs of the Aoyama Sect that had been accumulated for three years. He didn't know what the other peaks thought of him, but he hadn't been criticized or had any negative reaction so far.
As he thought he finally had time to stay behind closed doors for a while, someone came to see the Sect Master.
This time, it was Chi Yan of the Shangde Peak.
Looking at the pile of white jade tablets, Gu Qing's face turned pale, as he asked, "Senior Master, isn't this against the sect rules?"
Chi Yan didn't understand why the Sword Justice had handed over these affairs to the Shenmo Peak, either, so he comforted him, "This is something for the Sect Master to consider."
His meaning was clear: no matter what problems there were between Yuan Qijing and Jing Jiu, it had nothing to do with him and Gu Qing.
Gu Qing smiled bitterly without saying anything, thinking that it would be great if that was the case.
After Chi Yan left, Gu Qing picked up a cup of green tea and began to read the jade tablets sent by the Shangde Peak.
When he was drinking the fourth cup of green tea, he finally found a problem and knew that he had to alert his Master this time.
There were always some things that he couldn't solve, or in other words, he wasn't qualified to solve, such as the problems related to death.
He came to the peak with the jade tablet in his hand, walked into the manor cave, and operated his sword source to project the contents of the jade tablet.
After taking a look at it, Jing Jiu uttered "hmm" questioningly, wondering what was going on.
Gu Qing continued, "Jian Ruyun is still thinking of committing suicide in the Sword Jail, and those disciples … who had opposed you are still not convinced. They haven't been able to persuade anyone, and they are getting more and more agitated. They might do something extreme."
Those young disciples thought that Jing Jiu being the Sect Master was a disgrace to Aoyama.
Since they didn't have the ability to change the situation, they shouted angrily that they would go to the underground world and meet the Great Masters of Aoyama to seek justice.
"Yuan Qijing said that Jian Ruyun had to survive in the Sword Jail for a period of time, so he won't die."
Jing Jiu continued, "If those people continue to make trouble, they will be expelled from Aoyama. They will not be allowed to travel in the name of Aoyama, and they will not be allowed to use the name of the abandoned disciples of Aoyama; otherwise, they will be killed."
Gu Qing thought that those young disciples wanted to die; how could they be afraid of death? If they really caused such a bloody scene, not to mention how they would explain it to the Great Masters of past generations, it wouldn't be a good thing if it was spread out.
"As long as they don't die in the mountain," said Jing Jiu.
In other words, if those young disciples were expelled from Aoyama and then died, he wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
He didn't care about the humiliation of Aoyama; it wasn't like he didn't want to pay for the conical hat.
Gu Qing felt helpless. He left the manor cave and went down the mountain again. Suddenly, he heard the screams of the monkeys at the bottom of the cliff. It didn't take long for him to return, and said to Jing Jiu, "Big Brother Guo Nanshan insisted on seeing you, but he didn't tell you the details."
Jing Jiu thought that it was indeed troublesome to be the Sect Master, so he motioned for him to bring Jing Jiu in.
Guo Nanshan came into the manor cave and bowed to Jing Jiu earnestly, then started reporting.
According to the news from Yizhou, the Master of the Mysterious Dark Church, who called himself the King Ming, had shown up again and was gathering his former subordinates in secret.
Liangwang Peak was going to send some disciples to check it out, and if there was a chance, they would eliminate the remaining members of the Mysterious Dark Church.
If it were before, Guo Nanshan wouldn't need to ask for anyone's permission; he could go there directly with the disciples of Liangwang Peak. But before Jing Jiu left Tianguang Peak, he reminded him specifically that if the disciples of Liangwang Peak wanted to do something, they had to get his permission first. This was an order from the Sect Master, and they had to obey it.
Before Guo Nanshan came to Shenmo Peak, he had thought that the Sect Master might not allow the disciples of Liangwang Peak to go out; but unexpectedly, the Sect Master thought the news was wrong.
"It's not Wang Xiaoming; it's Su Ziye," said Jing Jiu.
(End of this chapter)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
