As soon as the words fell, Liu Yuanqing’s bl**d began to boil.
Li Qingran snorted out two lines of bl**d from his nose, which was caused by the rush of bl**d leading to broken capillaries in his nasal cavity, but he paid no attention to this at all. He bowed deeply towards the void: “Junior will go prepare immediately!”
The bunch of tumors from Danzong were always showing off their power. Now that there was an elder willing to help, they would surely beat the other party until they were begging for mercy!
Chen Huaian originally thought that Su Qinian was preparing some magical treasures or equipment, but after five minutes, this guy came back and pulled out three masks and nightclothes from his storage bag.
“Senior, if we just put these on, Danzong’s bunch of tumors definitely won’t know it was us. When the time comes, you can act freely!”
Chen Huaian: “……”
[Get lost!]
…
Danzong was not far from Sword Pavilion, at least much closer than Spirit Intuition Valley. After three hours, Liu Yuanqing and Su Qinian arrived at the Danzong territory—the Falling Wild Goose Manor via flying boat.
Also on the flying boat were Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi.
Li Qingran had to be brought along so her perspective could follow Su Qinian and Liu Yuanqing. She was like a plug-in for him.
As for Yue Qianchi, she was afraid Li Qingran would be too stiff and bored traveling with the two elders, so she was brought along for entertainment.
“Ancestor, we have arrived at Falling Wild Goose Manor. What do you plan to do?” Liu Yuanqing looked back at the void above Li Qingran’s head.
It didn’t matter if they couldn’t see the Ancestor; wherever Li Qingran was, the Ancestor was there.
“The Ancestor will naturally slash Zhou Xuanzi out of there with one sword.” Su Qinian looked at Falling Wild Goose Manor, shaking his head and acting arrogantly.
Actually, if it came to a fight, Sword Pavilion wasn’t afraid of Falling Wild Goose Manor. After all, the combat power of sword cultivators was evident, but he was worried about the Sword Pavilion disciples bearing the brunt of their rash actions.
But now with the Ancestor backing them up, things were different.
Regardless of whether the Ancestor could keep an eye on Sword Pavilion at all times, other sects’ cultivators wouldn’t know. As long as they established their authority, Sword Pavilion disciples on external missions would actually be protected.
Some scoundrels would think twice before making a move, fearing they might leave traces that would bring trouble to their own sects.
[Foolish! Our Sword Pavilion is a righteous sect. Coming here and striking the mountain gate is no different from what the Demon Path does. Do you understand the concept of first diplomacy then force? We need to show the magnanimity and sincerity of our Sword Pavilion!]
Su Qinian lowered his head, nodding in agreement.
The next second, he heard the voice in the void say:
[There are many disciples outside the manor. Bind a few and present them as gifts to Zhou Xuanzi.]
Su Qinian: “???”
Liu Yuanqing: “……”
Alright, so first diplomacy then force meant this.
In the room behind the flying boat, watching the show, Yue Qianchi was also confused, asking, “Qingran, did your master use to be like this before?”
Li Qingran blushed slightly, bit her lip, and murmured softly, bowing her head: “Master is actually very reasonable, but since Master used to be part of Sword Pavilion, he… he inevitably has some of Sword Pavilion’s style.”
“Heh! Junior Sister, your words are a bit ambiguous!” Yue Qianchi hugged Li Qingran’s waist, his dirty hands rubbing her soft and slender waist, and said with a wicked smile, “Do you really think our Sword Pavilion is that kind of place?”
Li Qingran winked at Yue Qianchi.
As if saying: Isn’t it?
How else would she have joined Sword Pavilion?
She really has no sense!
…
For Su Qinian, binding people was nothing.
Danzong had many assets, and Falling Wild Goose Manor was surrounded by them. He casually entered a wine shop under the pretense of drinking and approached several Danzong disciples, knocking them unconscious and taking them away. The reaction from Danzong was quick; before half an hour had passed, the disciples had been knocked unconscious and taken aboard the flying boat, the Danzong elders had already arrived.
“Who are you, why have you kidnapped my Danzong disciples? Are you trying to provoke us?”
The elder who came aboard the flying boat was a woman. When she saw the disciple beaten up by two masked individuals, her face darkened.
“Isn’t this Scarlet Elder? Do you still recognize me?” Liu Yuanqing removed his mask and smoothed his gray beard.
“It’s you?!” Of course, she recognized Liu Yuanqing. After all, Liu Yuanqing had come just a few days ago, and she had led him to meet the Sect Master. However, the conversation with the Sect Master hadn’t gone well, and Liu Yuanqing had left Danzong with a face full of anger.
“What are you Sword Pavilion people doing here? And why did you kidnap our Danzong disciples?”
At this moment, she was almost certain that Sword Pavilion had come to cause trouble.
But Sword Pavilion wasn’t a pushover, and she couldn’t just lash out either.
“I came to your Danzong wine shop to drink, but your disciples served me fake alcohol diluted with water, deliberately showing disrespect to our Sword Pavilion!” Su Qinian also took off his hat and viciously smashed a bottle of wine on the ground.
Scarlet Elder’s lips twitched as she looked at the broken bottle on the ground.
The businesses around Falling Wild Goose Manor were open to scattered cultivators and some mortals.
All the wine in the wine shop was diluted with water, known throughout Cangyun Realm.
Other sects wanting to drink Danzong medicinal wine would have to go to Falling Wild Goose Manor.
And seeking out fine medicinal wine in the external businesses around Falling Wild Goose Manor was simply courting trouble.
However, sword cultivators who spent most of their time cultivating swords in Sword Pavilion might not know these details.
Scarlet Elder raised her chin, a hint of disdain in her eyes, but her mouth remained polite: “Lord Pavilion Master of Sword Pavilion, if you want good wine, Danzong can certainly send you several bottles. Why bother coming all the way here yourself? How about this, today I will personally represent Danzong and give Lord Pavilion Master of Sword Pavilion a hundred jars of nine-layer spring without any water. Please release Danzong’s disciples, how about it?”
“No way.” Su Qinian kept a stern face: “You look down on our Sword Pavilion!”
“As the leader of Sword Pavilion, wouldn’t your disciples recognize me? To serve me fake diluted wine even when they recognize me shows not only that you look down on Sword Pavilion but also that you are humiliating Sword Pavilion!”
Su Qinian’s voice was loud, and all the cultivators around Falling Wild Goose Manor heard it.
They all looked up at the flying boat with curious eyes.
“What’s going on?”
“It seems like the leader of Sword Pavilion came here to drink and got served fake wine.”
“Now I understand, no wonder he was so angry. But Danzong is indeed unscrupulous, having so much money yet still diluting wine…”
“So what? Would you dare oppose Danzong?”
“Even if the leader of Sword Pavilion only bound a few disciples to demand an explanation, would he dare to attack Danzong with a sword?”
Amidst the chatter, suddenly a clashing sound of swords echoed from the flying boat.
The cultivators were startled.
Then they heard Lord Pavilion Master Su shout from the flying boat:
“Ancestor, someone has insulted our Sword Pavilion today! What should be done?”
Dark clouds gathered in the void, and the sword intent rose.
All the cultivators around Falling Wild Goose Manor who wore swords, regardless of their grade, felt their swords vibrate.
[Cut them down!]
A resounding voice exploded in the void.
The dark clouds above the flying boat condensed into a giant sword due to the increasing sword pressure, and it was aimed directly at Falling Wild Goose Manor.
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