Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The elder stared at Gu Yuan and questioned him in a low voice, “You did this?”
“I did,” nodded Gu Yuan. “But it was too much of an emergency. I needed to take action immediately. Please, forgive me, Sect Master.”
“Take action? Forgive you?”
The elder was so angry that he laughed. He asked in a cold voice, “What’s more important than my baby bird?”
Gu Yuan adjusted his facial expression and said, “An opportunity of a lifetime. In comparison to that, Sect Master, you wouldn’t mind losing that small bird.”
The elder frowned. “Small bird? How dare you?! What kind of opportunity are you talking about that’s making you so delusional?”
Gu Yuan looked at his Sect Master and said, “There are too many birds here. It’s not wise for me to say it. Sect Master, let’s move to another area!”
The elder stared at Gu Yuan coldly for a while. Then, he turned around and walked toward the main hall.
The Firefinch Demons behind him screeched, “Sect Master, avenge us. Destroy him and we’ll let you ride us!”
The elder had his back turned to Gu Yuan in the main hall. He slowly said, “Gu Yuan, you and I have both transcended from the Immortal Realm. I created the Azure Ville, and you’re my beloved student. I’ve treated you well, haven’t I?”
He sounded sentimental. If the culprit was not Gu Yuan, he would have killed him half to death first.
“Sect Master, you’ve always been nice to me. Truthfully, I grew up listening to your stories since I was young. I always knew you were outstandingly talented. A visionary and a well-mannered man. You’re the whole package and you’ll definitely end up as a legend in history!”
Gu Yuan said it smoothly without stopping to breathe. He continued, “I’ve always followed in your footsteps, Sect Master. I worked hard to become an Immortal because I wanted to say a few words to you, the greatest Immortal. When I finally met you, I realized that you were much greater than they said you were.”
The elder shut his eyes. He waited for Gu Yuan to finish.
Then, he said, “Gu Yuan, I’ve heard your speech a thousand times since you got here. I repeat, as a cultivator, you have to cultivate with hard work. Don’t rely on flattery. It’s not the right way! Why can’t you learn?”
Gu Yuan hurriedly said, “You’re right, Sect Master, but I can’t help myself. I’m just being honest.”
The elder sneered, “It’s not over yet. Tell me, why did you steal my bird?”
Gu Yuan took out the Firefinch Demon Egg and asked, “Sect Master, please, take a look at this. What do you think this is?”
The elder looked and gasped.
“This is…a Firefinch Demon Egg?!”
He was flustered. He said coldly, “So what? You stole my Firefinch Demon. Did you think giving me an egg would cut it? Or are you asking me to hatch a Firefinch Demon?”
Gu Yuan said, “Sect Master, this egg was laid by your Firefinch Demon!”
“Oh?” The elder quickly sniffed the egg. He looked like he was familiar with it. “You’re right. That’s its scent.”
Then, he stared at Gu Yuan and questioned him with a mean voice, “Where did it go? It laid an egg, yet you still won’t let it go?”
Gu Yuan said hurriedly in a serious voice, “Sect Master, there’s a legendary expert in the Immortal Realm. The death of that Immortal and the changes in the realm are all caused by him!”
“So?”
“So I made up my mind and gave him the Firefinch Demon.”
“Ridiculous, how ridiculous!” The elder pointed at Gu Yuan with his trembling finger. “You stole my baby bird and now you’re somehow blaming it on the changes of the realm?”
Gu Yuan said genuinely, “Sect Master, I’m not lying. The Firefinch Demon was sent to the expert. It laid four eggs under emotional stress. The expert was so impressed that he gave me one.”
“Huh? Four eggs?”
The elder looked at Gu Yuan. He thought he misheard him. He was in utter disbelief. He said in a pained voice, “Gu Yuan, how can you tell me such an absurd lie? You’re clearly insulting my intelligence!”
He waved and said in a tired voice, “I don’t want to listen to your nonsense anymore. I’ll give you half an hour! I want my Firefinch Demon returned to me safely. Otherwise, don’t blame me for disregarding our relations!”
Gu Yuan stood still.
He groaned for a moment and sighed softly. He said, “Looks like I’ll just have to show it to you.”
The elder arched his eyebrow and warned him, “What? Are you going to continue lying? Are you planning on fighting back?”
Gu Yuan carefully took out the painting scroll. He looked extremely serious as he said earnestly, “Sect Master, I got this from the expert. It’s a rare treasure, and its value is on the same level as an Immortal Item!”
“Look at you, saying it as if you actually mean it.” The elder looked at the painting scroll and took it. He was about to open it.
“Sect Master, wait!” Gu Yuan stopped him and warned, “Sect Master, this painting is made by the expert. It contains Insights. Now that it’s in the Above Immortal Realm, its Spiritual Qi is more powerful. It’s lethal, so you can’t just simply open it like that.”
The elder sneered, “Ha, you think you can scare me? Move, out of my way.”
Gu Yuan stepped back and said in a frightened voice, “If you insist, Sect Master. I shall move out of the main hall.”
“You’ve never seen anything yet. Leave,” sneered the elder.
Gu Yuan immediately walked out of the main hall. He stood outside and stared inside, alarmed. He cast a cloud under his feet, ready to flee just in case.
He waited for a short while. Then, the door of the main hall swung open. The elder walked out with the scroll and said, “Fine, follow me into the back hall. Remember, it’s not because I was afraid of danger. It’s because I trust you.”
“I get it. I understand.”
Gu Yuan quickly followed him.
The back hall was not big. Not everyone was allowed to enter either. It was a guarded temple of the Azure Ville Sect.
The temple was the source of defense spells for usual sects. It could suppress power, too.
Three elders guarded the place.
They looked surprised when they saw the Sect Master walking over with Gu Yuan.
They said, “Greetings to Sect Master Payne and Protector Gu Yuan.”
Gu Yuan replied respectfully, “Greetings to the three elders.”
Payne saluted and said, “Please, start the defense spell, elders. I have things to do!”
One of the elders asked, “What for, Sect Master? Is someone attacking our sect?”
“No,” said Payne. He looked like he did not know what to say. He finally took out the painting scroll and said, “It’s to suppress this item.”
The three elders looked at it earnestly.
They observed it for a long time. The elder was shocked and confused. “Sect Master, if I’m seeing it right, this seems to be a painting scroll?”
Payne nodded.
The three elders looked at him weirdly. They said, “From the looks of it, it’s just ordinary paper. From its outer appearance, it also looks like it was recently painted, so it isn’t generational. Why are we suppressing an ordinary painting, Sect Master?”
