“That spirit crane is my spirit pet! It was supposed to be in the Spirit Beast Garden!”
The Tiansheng Sect Leader spoke through gritted teeth.
Lu Ming felt a bit awkward. It was like he had stolen someone’s chicken and was just about to roast and eat it, only to be caught red-handed by the owner!
He didn’t know how Big Yellow and the others had gotten their hands on it, but in this situation, he couldn’t admit to anything even if it killed him!
With that thought, Lu Ming stood up, straightened his clothes, and said solemnly, “Sect Master Gu, we really just found it. I am the Saint of the prestigious Qingshan Sect; would I really steal your spirit crane?”
“Yes!” the Tiansheng Sect Leader growled. He was well aware of how thick-skinned this fellow was.
“These are the Treasure Chickens from our Spirit Beast Garden!” the Grand Elder shouted, pointing at the half-eaten, golden-brown roast chicken in Big Yellow’s paws.
Lu Ming’s mouth twitched. He instantly realized that Big Yellow and the others had indeed sourced their ingredients from the Tiansheng Sect’s Spirit Beast Garden!
“How can you old men wrongly accuse a dog like this?” Big Yellow mumbled, stuffing the rest of the roast chicken into its mouth.
“How could we be wrong? These are the Treasure Chickens from our Spirit Beast Garden!” Grand Elder Xiao shouted, pointing at the chicken feathers scattered nearby.
“Is your family’s Treasure Chicken the only one that looks like this?” Big Yellow rolled its eyes.
A flash of murderous intent crossed the Grand Elder’s eyes. This lowly dog actually dared to argue with him?
He remembered his dear grandson saying that on the night he was hung from the pole, this dog had kicked him several times!
Sooner or later, he was going to turn this dog into a hotpot!
“The Treasure Chickens of our Tiansheng Sect are a special breed I obtained from a secret realm years ago. Our sect is the only place that has them!” the Grand Elder said, his voice tight with anger.
Lu Ming was stunned. ‘So that’s how it is... This really is hard to argue against!’
Just then, the Grand Elder’s voice rang out again.
“Some dogs think they’re special just because their cultivation has increased, and they start meddling in their master’s affairs. This is a very bad habit. You must remember that a dog is always a dog. No matter how powerful it is, it can only eat shit without its master’s permission!”
The moment Grand Elder Xiao finished speaking, Lu Ming’s expression changed instantly.
He stared at Grand Elder Xiao with icy eyes. “Old man, Big Yellow is my brother from another species. Furthermore, he is the second disciple of our Qingshan Sect! Apologize for your comments just now and for slandering my brother...”
As soon as Lu Ming spoke, the members of the Tiansheng Sect were shocked.
They had all assumed the dog was Lu Ming’s mount. They had even mocked him earlier for riding a dog!
They never expected that the creature was actually the second disciple of the Qingshan Sect.
Big Yellow also glared at the Grand Elder with a furious dog face.
“I originally wanted to get along with you all as an ordinary dog, but since you are so blind, I’ll show my hand...”
As it spoke, Big Yellow removed the “Demon Race Little Ancestor” tag from its neck and pulled out the identity token of the Qingshan Sect’s second disciple from its storage bag, hanging it up instead.
“Apologize!” the big dog said, pointing a paw at Grand Elder Xiao.
The Grand Elder’s face turned sour. He had only intended to muddy the waters, but he hadn’t expected to step into a pile of mess!
At the same time, he couldn’t help but curse the scouts in his mind. No intelligence had been sent back yet.
If it were confirmed that the Qingshan Sect had truly declined, he could have just bullied the juniors and slapped this dead dog to death.
But he was afraid that some old fossil from the Qingshan Sect might still be alive!
“Little Dog Friend, my apologies. It was my slip of the tongue. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” Grand Elder Xiao said, feeling incredibly humiliated.
“This dog’s name is Dongfang Big Yellow!”
The Grand Elder felt even more stifled. “Little Friend Dongfang, my apologies!”
“Senior, look at you. Why did you actually apologize to a junior like me? I was just saying...”
Hearing Big Yellow’s irritatingly smug voice, Grand Elder Xiao grew even more furious. This dog was definitely doing this on purpose.
“Senior, we didn’t know if these chickens were exclusive to you, but we really did just find them!” Wang Defa said, bowing with his hands clasped.
Hmm?
Lu Ming was a bit surprised. Could they have actually found them? After all, Old Man Wang was usually quite reliable.
“Right, we just found them!”
“We really did pick them up!”
Xue Wuchang and Feng Qingqing chimed in as well.
Seeing this, the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor’s face turned ashen with rage.
What were they here for? To find the person who emptied the Immortal Pool!
And yet, they were standing here bickering over a few chickens. Even if they had stolen them, so what?
Just as he was about to speak, a sound transmission talisman suddenly appeared before the Tiansheng Sect Leader.
“Sect Leader, the formation confining the Treasure Chickens in the Spirit Beast Garden was damaged, and the chickens escaped...”
As soon as the message ended, the Tiansheng Sect members fell silent.
Damn it, they had wrongly accused them. They really had just found them!
“We told you we found them, but you didn’t believe us,” Big Yellow muttered, stretching its neck.
At the same time, it thought to itself, ‘We only broke the formation.’
“Even so, you found them within our sect grounds!” the Grand Elder argued.
“Enough!”
“What did we come here for?”
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor finally couldn’t take it anymore and roared.
The Tiansheng Sect Leader and the others snapped back to their senses. Oh, right! They were here to find the immortal spirit water! A few chickens being eaten or lost didn’t matter at all!
Only the Grand Elder’s eyes flickered. He wished everyone would forget about the water and just focus on the chickens. But what was meant to come would eventually come.
“Greetings, Senior. May I ask what business brings you to our residence?” Lu Ming asked, bowing to the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor.
“Hmph.”
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor nodded and then spoke. “Saint Lu, where is your Sect Master?”
“Cough... he’s away on a trip!” Lu Ming replied with a slight, awkward cough.
He couldn't exactly say he had lost the Sect Master!
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor frowned. If he was on a trip, he could just say so. Why was he being so evasive? Was he lying?
“What is the name of your current Sect Master?”
Lu Ming froze. He realized he didn’t actually know the name of his own Sect Master!
He had forgotten to ask the Grand Elder!
He turned to look at Big Yellow. “Do you know our Sect Master’s name?”
The members of the Tiansheng Sect were speechless. As the Saint of the Qingshan Sect, you don’t know your own Sect Master’s name? Are you playing us for fools?
“No idea,” Big Yellow replied, shaking its dog head.
“What about you all?” Lu Ming asked Wang Defa and the others.
“Saint, if even you don’t know, how would we outer sect disciples know?” Wang Defa said with a bitter smile.
“My apologies, Senior. I don’t know either,” Lu Ming said, looking at the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor awkwardly.
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor took a deep breath, resisting the urge to slap the boy to death. Who would believe such a thing? You don’t know the name of your own Sect Master?
Lu Ming also felt embarrassed. He really should ask the Grand Elder when he got back.
“Why did you bottle up so much of our immortal spirit water?” the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor suddenly asked, staring intently at Lu Ming.
Since he couldn't get any information about the Qingshan Sect, he decided not to waste any more time. The Tiansheng Sect members all looked at their Ancestor in surprise.
This was a brilliant move! If the other party had indeed stolen the water, they might easily let it slip while their mind was elsewhere!
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