Chapter 291 Sullen
Just like that, time slowly passed under the anticipation of the few elders. Soon, the few elders saw Master Zhao Qiankun coming from afar.
Seeing the arrival of the master, the elders hurriedly went forward to welcome him. They joyfully invited the master to the branch to welcome him.
When they returned to the branch, naturally, there would be a huge banquet and all sorts of celebrations.
However, halfway through eating, the few elders began to wink. Then, the fifth elder spoke and intentionally sighed. “Master, we’ve encountered a troublesome matter recently. There’s a Half-Step Gold Rank powerhouse who’s selling Spiritual Talismans wantonly just because of his strength.”
“It’s even to the point where no one is buying our branch’s share of Spiritual Talismans.”
“Oh? There’s actually such a thing? Who’s the other party? A Half-Step Gold Rank powerhouse is indeed very strong, but if he’s relying on his strength to ignore the rules, then we’ll have to give him a good beating.”
Master Zhao Qiankun had drunk some wine and was a little intoxicated. When he heard the fifth elder’s words, he did not think too much about it. Instead, he asked while drinking.
“Reporting to master, that person really doesn’t follow the rules. We once went to their shop to talk about this matter, but the other party completely ignored us and continued to sell Spiritual Talismans at a low price.”
“This has caused our income this month to drop drastically. Moreover, our income is getting lower and lower. Our Spiritual Talisman business has suffered a huge blow,” the fifth elder said again.
“Selling Spiritual Talismans at a low price? Indeed, he’s not following the rules. Tell me, which faction is the other party from? I would like to meet them for a while,” Master Zhao Qiankun said faintly, with a hint of dissatisfaction.
“Reporting to master, we don’t know what faction the other party is from, but there is a high chance that the other party is a Half-Step Gold Rank. The Spiritual Talismans that he produced are very powerful.”
“However, this person only sells damaged Spiritual Talismans. His name is Li Xuan. He is a handsome man who looks like a teenager,” the fifth elder continued to explain.
“Selling damaged Spiritual Talismans?”
When Master Zhao Qiankun heard this, he was slightly taken aback. He immediately turned his head to look at the scholarly man beside him and realized that the scholarly man was also slightly taken aback.
It was obvious that the two of them had thought of something and their expressions immediately darkened.
Thud!
The wine cup fell to the ground and Zhao Qiankun coldly asked, “What is the name of their shop?”
The elders were overjoyed when they saw Zhao Qiankun getting angry. They felt that Li Xuan was going to suffer, so they hurriedly said at the same time.
“Reporting to master, that shop is called the Ice Snow Shop. The current owner is called Li Xueer. She’s a very capable woman.”
“This woman has already sought refuge with Li Xuan. She sells the damaged Spiritual Talismans made by Li Xuan every day.”
After saying that, everyone looked at Master Zhao Qiankun expectantly, waiting for him to fly into a rage.
As expected, hearing the elders’ words, Master Zhao Qiankun’s expression was dark. Even the scholarly man’s face was dark.
“Disciple, this whip is for you. Whip them. It’s ten lashes for each person.”
Master Zhao Qiankun said coldly. He hated it the most when others lied to him, so he took out the whip from his storage bag without hesitation and handed it to the scholarly man.
“Yes, master.”
The scholarly man received the whip and swung it at the fifth elder.
Crack!
The loud sound of the whip echoed throughout the guild, accompanied by a blood-curdling scream. Everyone was stunned as they looked at the scholarly man in disbelief.
“Damn it! What are you doing? Why are you whipping me? You’re whipping the wrong person!”
The fifth elder’s skin was torn open from the whip. He glared at the scholarly man angrily. If not for Master Zhao Qiankun, the fifth elder would have been enraged and beaten him up.
“You’re the one who should get whipped. Give him a good thrashing. Not a single lash less.”
Master Zhao Qiankun said coldly and ordered his disciple to continue whipping without any mercy.
The scholarly man did not hesitate either. He held the whip and started whipping randomly. He lashed out ten lashes at the few elders present. The elders were all dazed.
After he finished whipping, the fifth elder suppressed the anger in his heart and said, “Master, why are you lashing us? Is it because we didn’t stop Li Xuan? This person is a Half-Step Gold Rank. We can’t deal with him at all. I’m not satisfied with these ten lashes.”
“Not satisfied? Looks like you still don’t understand. Continue lashing out ten more lashes,” Master Zhao Qiankun said coldly.
“Yes, master!”
The scholarly man picked up the whip and continued lashing out. The fifth elder’s face turned ashen as he lashed out. However, he did not dare to dodge, but the anger in his heart surged even more.
After the whipping was done, Master Zhao Qiankun said coldly, “I’ll ask again. Did that powerhouse called Li Xuan rely on his own strength to act forcefully and sell the Spiritual Talismans at a low price?”
When the elders heard this, their expressions changed because they realized that the master might have understood some of the situations. In the end, they could only tell the truth.
“Although Li Xuan didn’t rely on his strong strength to act forcefully, the Spiritual Talismans he sold were too good. Even if they were damaged, they were very popular.
“This caused us to be unable to sell the talismans at all, severely disrupting the branch guild’s way of earning money. For the sake of the guild, we wanted to deal with Li Xuan,” a few elders immediately explained.
“Haha!”
When Master Zhao Qiankun heard these words, his face turned darker and darker. These fellows were all incompetent. They did not know how to improve their Spiritual Talismans skills, yet they only knew how to scheme. They even fooled him.
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In a bad mood, Zhao Qiankun said with a dark face.
“Since the other party didn’t rely on his strength to act forcefully, why did you lie to me? According to the rules of the guild, what is the punishment for deceiving a master?”
“This…” Everyone fell silent, and their faces turned extremely ugly. “Speak!”
Master Zhao Qiankun continued to interrogate them, and his dissatisfaction with these elders grew.
“Reporting to master, according to the rules, those who offend their superiors and deceive master will be given 30 lashes,” the elders replied in a low voice.
“Then continue.”
Zhao Qiankun said coldly and continued to let the scholarly man do it.
“Yes, master.”
The scholarly man walked up to the fifth elder with the whip and started to whip again.
He had never done such a thing before and did not know that beating someone was so enjoyable.
Thus, unknowingly, he gave another whip.
“Wait, isn’t it 30 lashes? Why did you give me 31 lashes?” The fifth elder’s expression was unsightly.
He was originally suffering from the lashes and was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely. He was also counting in his heart, hoping that he could finish the lashes as soon as possible.
He originally thought that the 30 lashes were over. Just as he was about to say something bad about Li Xuan, another whip suddenly came and lashed him so hard that he almost fell to the ground. This caused his face to turn livid and he wanted to curse.
There was nothing he could do about it. It was too infuriating. Being lashed 30 times was already uncomfortable enough, but in the end, he was lashed one more time. This was simply too infuriating.
The furious fifth elder stared at the scholarly man, his entire person was like a barrel of gunpowder ready to explode at any moment.
“I’m sorry, I got used to it,” the scholarly man said somewhat awkwardly. “You!”
The fifth elder was completely enraged. His terrifying Spiritual Power surged continuously, preparing to explode and beat him up. However, when he thought of the scholarly man’s identity, the fifth elder’s face turned livid and he sat back down.
“Alright, since you’ve been given an extra whip, the rest of us will be spared. Are you willing to accept this result?” Zhao Qiankun looked at the elders.
“Yes, yes.”
When the elders heard that they were not going to be whipped, they immediately nodded happily. Each and every one of them was extremely enthusiastic. Only the fifth elder stood on the spot with a livid expression. When he saw his companions nodding enthusiastically, the fifth elder was even more furious.
What right did he have to receive the whip and not the other elders? More importantly, he had received an additional whip. That whip had almost knocked him down. This kind of grievance made the fifth elder so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Unfortunately, a bunch of pig-like teammates nodded their heads at the side. The fifth elder sat on the spot gloomily, his face full of frost. He did not move at all.
At this moment, he only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible and go back to smash the vase for a while. There was nothing he could do. He was too sullen. If he continued to sulk like this, the fifth elder was worried that he would die of anger.
