Chapter 91

Suddenly being called out, Mu Nianci was startled, but after hearing Qiu Chuji’s words, she was overjoyed. The name Yang Tieshen had not been used for over a decade, and apart from those very close to her, no one else could possibly know this name.

Especially Qiu Chuji, Mu Nianci had heard about him more than once from her father. According to him, Qiu Chuji was a man of great righteousness and loyalty, and he should also be the master of her newly recognized elder brother...

Mu Nianci subconsciously looked in Su Yi’s direction, wanting to hear what he had to say. But when she turned her eyes, she found that Su Yi, who had been standing there just a moment ago, had vanished without a trace. She was immediately panicked... Although she had only known Su Yi for a very short time, his heroic stance against the crowd had already made her admire and rely on him. Now that her mainstay had suddenly disappeared, she was at a loss, wanting to leave with Qiu Chuji but also worried about falling into a trap...

At this moment, a voice wrapped in powerful true qi quietly entered Mu Nianci’s ears. After the second revision of the *Nine Yang Scripture*, Su Yi had long since shed the previous domineering nature of his true qi. Moreover, his control over true qi had greatly increased. Although everyone present was a master of internal arts, especially Ma Yu, whose profound skills were only slightly inferior to Su Yi’s, no one noticed that someone was secretly transmitting a message to Mu Nianci!

Mu Nianci suddenly heard Su Yi’s voice, her expression brightened, and she nodded repeatedly. Then she said to Qiu Chuji, "If that’s the case, I’ll trouble you, Senior!"

After saying this, she leaped down from the high wall.

Qiu Chuji’s eyes lit up; this woman’s figure was light and agile, clearly someone who had practiced high-level martial arts.

Mu Nianci stood behind Qiu Chuji, who laughed heartily and greeted Lingzhi Shangren and the others. "It’s late today, I won’t disturb your rest. I’ll come back tomorrow. Farewell!"

After saying this, Ma Yu held Guo Jing, Qiu Chuji took Mu Nianci, and Huang Rong followed obediently behind them. The five of them were about to leave together!

"Wait!!!"

Seeing that Su Yi had disappeared, Liang Ziweng became bold, pointing at Guo Jing beside Ma Yu and shouting loudly, "We won’t stop you from leaving, but that boy must return the treasure he stole from me!"

Lingzhi Shangren then remembered this. He said, "That’s right, your Quanzhen Sect is a prestigious school. Stealing others’ treasures is not something you should do. It’s best to return it honestly to avoid tarnishing your Quanzhen Sect’s reputation! Sha Bangzhu, Peng Zhaizhu, what do you think?"

Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu were still puzzled. Why did Su Yi avoid his master? Then they suddenly remembered that this guy had once tried to harm their uncle. Yes, it must be that. Throughout history, the most taboo thing in the martial world was a traitor to one’s sect. Such a person was almost universally despised and wanted dead. No wonder he was avoiding Ma Yu and Qiu Chuji. If his identity was revealed, even if these two couldn’t defeat him together, the Quanzhen Sect had many experts. If they all attacked this traitor at once, Su Yi would be doomed!

Thinking this, Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu believed they had figured out the truth of Su Yi’s quiet departure. If that was the case, that boy would never dare to appear before Qiu Chuji and Ma Yu. By now, he might have run far away, at least not returning before Qiu Chuji and Ma Yu left!

Their greed for the treasure flared up again. We four can’t defeat that little demon, but can’t we defeat you two old Taoists?

Sha Tongtian shouted, "What the Venerable said is right. That treasure took us years to cultivate. For the boy to take it away is too disrespectful to us!"

Liang Ziweng frowned unhappily. It was clearly his own cultivation, and this guy was just taking advantage of the situation, not being the least bit polite.

"Oh? What treasure did you steal, Jing'er? Just return it! Everyone here is your senior and won’t hold it against you..." Ma Yu asked Guo Jing kindly.

"But..." Guo Jing said with a hint of委屈 (wronged feeling): "It’s for treating Daoist Wang. If I give it to them, Daoist Wang will die!"

Ma Yu chuckled and said, "Foolish child, Junior Brother Wang has already recovered. No matter how precious the medicine, he doesn’t need it now. We, the prestigious school, don’t take advantage of others. Just return it!"

"Really? Daoist Wang has recovered?" Guo Jing asked in surprise.

Ma Yu nodded with a smile.

"In that case, I’ll return these things to them. I did feel guilty about taking the old man’s things..."

With that, Guo Jing took out the paper-wrapped package that had been crumpled in the intense fight and threw it to Liang Ziweng, saying, "Old man, I’ve returned this thing to you. The tenfold return you promised isn’t necessary, right?"

Liang Ziweng’s face had already changed when Guo Jing threw the package back. What the hell, can snake blood be wrapped like this? Is it okay to wrap liquid in paper?

Trembling, he took the package and opened it. Liang Ziweng stood there in a daze, his face turning green and red, like a Sichuan opera face change. After a long while, his extremely suppressed voice sounded, "Brat, I asked for my precious snake’s blood, and you give me some ordinary herbs? What’s the meaning of this?"

"What?" Guo Jing was stunned. "I’ve never seen any snake blood."

"Don’t try to deceive me. Just now, when it was only you and me, you clearly admitted to stealing my snake’s blood. Now that you have support, you’re planning to deny it?"

"When did I admit to stealing your snake’s blood?" Guo Jing frowned, thinking for a while, then said uncertainly, "When I said I stole your treasure, didn’t I mean these four herbs?"

"Brat, you’re full of lies!" Liang Ziweng said with a dark face. "Sha Bangzhu, Peng Zhaizhu, Venerable, this boy doesn’t plan to return the snake’s blood. What do you think we should do?"

"It’s best to resolve this peacefully, but if he refuses to return the snake’s blood, we’ll have to use force!"

"That’s right, the treasure belongs to us. Why should that boy get it..."

Liang Ziweng said to Ma Yu, "Daoist Ma, we admire your character. That precious snake was a treasure I raised for twenty years. Its blood is very effective. I was about to use it in a few days, but when I returned home today, the snake was already dead, and all the blood was taken. This boy was in my house at that time. Do you believe he didn’t steal the snake’s blood?"

"This..." Ma Yu pondered for a moment and asked Guo Jing, "Jing'er, are you sure you didn’t take their snake’s blood?"

Guo Jing shook his head firmly, "I would never dare to lie to Daoist!"

Ma Yu turned to Liang Ziweng and said, "Venerable, my junior is always honest. If he says he didn’t take it, he definitely didn’t. Perhaps someone else passed by and killed your snake."

"I’ve kept that snake secret for twenty years, telling no one. How could someone know and steal it? This boy must have found it by chance and taken the snake’s blood. Daoist Ma, if you keep protecting your junior, I can’t accept it!"

Liang Ziweng’s eyes were full of killing intent. Clearly, if Ma Yu didn’t return the snake’s blood, he would attack even if it meant offending the Quanzhen Sect.

"Ha ha ha~~ Senior, these guys are clearly making a fuss. In the end, it’s about who is stronger. Liang, if you want to fight, let’s fight. I’m not afraid of you!"

The fiery-tempered Qiu Chuji drew his sword with a whoosh, pointing the tip at the four of them. "Senior, we haven’t fought together for years. Now that we’re together, how can we lose to them?" (To be continued)

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