The old man stared at Gu Yuan and asked in a low voice, "Did you do this?"
"Yes, I did." Gu Yuan nodded. "However, the situation was too urgent. I had no choice but to act according to the urgency of the matter. Please forgive me, Grandmaster."
"Act according to the urgency of the matter? Forgive me? "
The old man was so angry that he laughed. He said coldly, "What matter is more important than my love bird?"
Gu Yuan's expression turned serious. He said, "It's related to a great opportunity. Compared to this, a mere little bird is definitely not something you would care about."
The old man frowned. "A mere little bird? How arrogant of you! I'd like to see what great opportunity could cause your mind to become so muddled. "
Gu Yuan looked at the Grandmaster and said, "There are too many people here. It's inconvenient to speak. If I may be so bold as to ask the Grandmaster to leave!"
The old man stared coldly at Gu Yuan for a moment, then turned and walked towards the main hall.
Behind him, the group of fire sparrows screeched, "Sect Master, avenge us. Kill him and we'll let you ride us!"
After entering the main hall, the old man's back faced Gu Yuan. He said slowly, "Gu Yuan, you and I both ascended from the mortal world. I founded Azure Valley, and you're my grand-disciple. I've always treated you well, haven't I?"
There was a hint of emotion in his voice. If it were anyone else, he would have beaten them half to death.
"Of course, Grandmaster, you've treated me well. Actually, when I was young, I grew up listening to Grandmaster's deeds. I've always known that apart from having outstanding talent, Grandmaster also has great foresight. You have a noble character and unquestionable integrity. Your wisdom is unparalleled, and you're full of wisdom. You'll definitely go down in history!"
Gu Yuan spoke fluently without panting. He continued, "I've been following in the footsteps of my grandmaster. I've been working hard to become an immortal so that I could talk to such an outstanding grandmaster. Now that I've met him, I realized that he's much more outstanding than the rumors say."
The old man closed his eyes and waited for Gu Yuan to finish.
Only then did he put on a serious expression and said, "Gu Yuan, ever since you ascended to the Immortal Realm, I've heard this no less than a thousand times. I've repeatedly emphasized to you that cultivators of our generation must cultivate in a down-to-earth manner. You mustn't flatter others. That's not the right path! Why are you so stubborn? "
Gu Yuan hurriedly said, "Grandmaster, you're right. I just couldn't help but speak my mind."
The old man coldly snorted and said, "This matter is not over yet. Speak, why did you steal my bird?"
Gu Yuan took out the Fire Sparrow egg and said, "Grandmaster, please take a look. What is this?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and let out a soft cry of surprise.
"This is … a fire sparrow egg?!"
He was visibly moved, but then he said coldly, "So what if it's a Fire Sparrow egg? You stole the Fire Sparrow, do you think you can offset it with an egg? Or do you think I can hatch a Firebird? "
Gu Yuan said, "Grandmaster, this egg was laid by that Fire Sparrow!"
"Oh?" The old man hurriedly brought the egg to his nose and sniffed it. His face instantly revealed a friendly expression. "That's right. It's its smell."
Then, he stared at Gu Yuan and questioned sternly, "Where did it go? It even laid an egg. Are you still unwilling to let it go? "
Gu Yuan hurriedly and seriously said, "Grandmaster, a monstrous figure has appeared in the mortal realm. Whether it's the death of the Immortal from before or the changes in Heaven and Earth that just happened, it's all the doing of this great figure!"
"And then?"
"And then, I acted on my own initiative and gave the Fire Sparrow to the expert."
"Ridiculous, how ridiculous!" The old man trembled as he pointed at Gu Yuan. "You stole my beloved bird, and you dare to blame it on the changes in Heaven and Earth?"
Gu Yuan said sincerely, "Grandmaster, I'm telling the truth. The fiery sparrow laid four eggs when it arrived at the expert's place. The expert was so happy that he gave me one of them."
"Huh? Four eggs in a row? "
The old man looked at Gu Yuan and even thought that he had misheard. His face was full of disbelief as he said bitterly, "Gu Yuan, you don't even bother to make up a decent lie? You're blatantly insulting my intelligence! "
He waved his hand and said tiredly, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense. I'll give you an hour! I want to see you return the Fire Sparrow within an hour. Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you face in the past! "
Gu Yuan stood where he was and did not move.
After pondering for a moment, he sighed softly and said, "Looks like I have no choice but to use my trump card."
The old man raised his eyebrows and said cautiously, "What? Are you thinking of deceiving your Master and destroying your ancestors? Are you trying to hit a rock with an egg?"
Gu Yuan carefully held out the scroll. His face was extremely serious as he said solemnly, "Grandmaster, I got this from the expert. It's a peerless treasure. Its value is definitely above that of an Immortal Artifact!"
"Look at you. You're quite serious." The old man looked at the scroll and raised his hand to take it. He was about to open it directly.
"Grandmaster, please wait!" Gu Yuan's expression tensed up. He quickly reminded, "Grandmaster, this painting was personally drawn by the expert. It contains a divine charm. Now that we've entered the Immortal Realm and have the support of Immortal Qi, its lethality is astonishing. It's not advisable to open it casually."
The old man laughed disdainfully. "Haha, do you think I'm scared? Get out of the way. Don't affect my performance. "
Gu Yuan took a few steps back and said with lingering fear, "If Grandmaster insists, please allow me to leave the main hall first."
"You've never seen the world. Go." The old man smiled coldly.
Immediately, Gu Yuan walked out of the main hall. He stood outside the main hall and stared at the main hall with an extremely vigilant gaze. Moreover, an auspicious cloud had already appeared under his feet. He was ready to ride the cloud and escape at any time.
After waiting for a moment, the main hall's door opened. The old man walked out with the scroll in his hand. "Fine, follow me to the back hall. Remember, I'm not afraid of danger. I'm just giving you face because I believe in you."
"Understood, I understand."
Gu Yuan quickly caught up with him.
The back hall was not big. It was not a place where ordinary people could enter. It was the Blue Cloud Sect's Guardian Hall.
Generally, the sect's Guardian Array used this place as the eye of the array. At the same time, it could also be used to suppress.
Usually, there were three elders in charge of guarding it.
Seeing the old man and Gu Yuan walk in, the elders all revealed surprised expressions at the same time.
They opened their mouths at the same time and said, "Sect Master Pei An, Guardian Gu Yuan."
Gu Yuan hurriedly replied respectfully, "Greetings to the three elders."
Pei An cupped his hands and said, "I'll have to trouble the three elders to open the array. I have something to do!"
One of the elders opened his mouth and said, "Sect Master, what is the matter? Could it be that someone wants to attack the sect? "
"No." Pei An was a little embarrassed to say it. In the end, he held the scroll and said, "It's just to suppress this thing."
The three elders' gazes suddenly froze, revealing a cautious expression.
After looking at it for a long time, the old man's face suddenly became bewildered. "Sect Master, if I'm not wrong, this seems to be a scroll?"
Pei An nodded.
The three elders' expressions gradually became strange. They couldn't help but say, "From the paper, it's just ordinary paper. From the appearance, this scroll was obviously drawn not long ago. It can't be considered an inheritance. Such an ordinary scroll, what does the Sect Master want us to suppress?"
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