IW: Chapter 281 - Bai Ye: Thunder rumbles! Is the Ancestor watching?
"Lin Jiu, why have you returned this time?"
Shi Jian was a little surprised.
So many years had passed, and Lin Jiu had never returned to Maoshan.
And this time, he even brought Tu Long with him?
Because of the Dragon Vein incident before, although Shi Jian didn't want to say much.
But there was still a thorn in his heart.
So when he saw Lin Jiu coming up the mountain, he didn't have any kind words for him.
"Regarding Tu Long, he has violated Maoshan's prohibition, so I need to bring him up the mountain to face judgment."
Uncle Jiu had escorted Tu Long all the way here.
And Tu Long also knew that he had no room for maneuver.
He also felt some hatred in his heart.
He hated himself for not leaving earlier that day, and he hated himself for coincidentally running into them.
What Tu Long hated wasn't that he had done such a thing.
What he hated was that he had done such a thing and then been discovered.
For Tu Long, this was the hardest thing to accept.
If he hadn't been in Jiuquan Town that day.
This kind of thing would never have happened.
The more he thought about it now, the more uncomfortable Tu Long felt.
After all, he just happened to run into them.
His luck was simply too bad.
"Judgment?!"
What did Tu Long do?
How could it make Lin Jiu bring him up the mountain to be judged?
Shi Jian was a little curious; he was clearly shocked by what Uncle Jiu said.
But after thinking about it, he calmed down.
Then, after learning about Tu Long's matter from Uncle Jiu.
Shi Jian fell silent.
"Take him."
Shi Jian didn't protect him.
This kind of thing itself should not be done.
Although his own son had also done those things.
But those were not caught.
If he were caught, the consequences wouldn't be very good either.
At the same time, this incident also made Shi Jian more vigilant.
He had also decided.
He must keep a close eye on Shi Shaojian from now on.
Otherwise, if Shi Shaojian were allowed to act recklessly.
Perhaps he would be caught by his weaknesses later, and he would be finished too.
"Oh, and another thing is that I need to bestow a title upon my disciple."
"Hmm, you don't need to tell me that."
Shi Jian nodded lightly but didn't say much.
Lin Jiu taking a disciple had little to do with him.
So Lin Jiu didn't need to tell him.
Meeting Shi Jian's gaze, Tu Long lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
Back then, at Maoshan, he feared Shi Jian the most.
He didn't expect the first person he saw upon returning to be Shi Jian.
Tu Long knew that his cultivation would definitely be crippled.
After this, he would just be a cripple if he went down the mountain.
And merely having his cultivation crippled was the best outcome.
Perhaps there were other things, but for now, Tu Long simply didn't want to think about them.
Watching Uncle Jiu's back, Shi Jian also turned to look for Shi Shaojian.
"Remember, whatever you do, keep it discreet, and it's best to stop it entirely!"
Immediately, Shi Jian also briefly told Shi Shaojian about Tu Long's matter.
Recently, Shi Shaojian had been confined by him to cultivate, and thankfully, he had quieted down a bit.
Actually, Shi Jian wanted Shi Shaojian to completely settle down.
After all, as long as he didn't completely settle down, there was a possibility of him being discovered.
But a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit.
Didn't he understand his own son?
He couldn't change.
"Master, don't worry, I'm not as foolish as Tu Long, and what I do is very discreet!"
Shi Shaojian said, looking quite pleased with himself.
However, upon seeing Shi Jian's gaze, his confidence waned.
"By the way, Dad, since he's here, should I go see him?"
Although their relationship wasn't very good.
Shi Shaojian still wanted to compare himself with others.
Namely, Qiusheng and Wencai.
"Heh heh, that Qiusheng seems much more formidable than you."
Qiusheng awakened later and diligently cultivated.
His talent was inherently good, so his catching-up speed was naturally extremely fast.
Coupled with the fact that he had been following Bai Ye and others during this period, although Bai Ye didn't deliberately teach Qiusheng.
He learned a lot by following along and studying.
Now, he was much more formidable than Shi Shaojian.
Even in the movie, Qiusheng's strength was actually stronger than Shi Shaojian's.
From the way he and Wencai pranked people, he actually knew magic.
He just didn't know much, but Shi Shaojian didn't know much either, and most of what he knew was unorthodox.
Hearing Shi Jian say this.
Shi Shaojian, who had originally wanted to compare, instantly became unconvinced.
How could he not be as good as others?
"Just cultivate here, don't cause me any trouble, they're leaving soon!"
Shi Jian saw that Uncle Jiu and the others didn't bring any luggage when they came.
Clearly, they would be leaving very soon.
Shi Jian also didn't want Shi Shaojian to go over and cause him any trouble.
After all, his appearance was as if his body had been hollowed out.
How could a cultivator be like this?
That might be seen through.
Although Shi Shaojian still wanted to fight for it.
But he couldn't resist Shi Jian's gaze.
In the end, he still chose to give up.
After Shi Jian left, he once again sought out Lin Jiu.
Tu Long was already gone.
Most likely, he was facing judgment.
And Awei successfully became a Maoshan disciple.
After the enfeoffment, his heart was incredibly excited at this moment.
Now he finally belonged to Maoshan.
He used to know that he was just a registered disciple.
"Lin Jiu, I heard you resolved the zombies in Teng Teng Town?"
Although he had received the news before.
Shi Jian still couldn't help but ask.
At least he wanted to know from Uncle Jiu if it was true.
"All the zombies in Teng Teng Town have been dealt with, and the Zombie King is also dead, but it was all thanks to the Shenxiao Sect's Sect Master."
Uncle Jiu didn't claim credit.
This was, after all, Bai Ye's doing.
No matter what, he couldn't take credit for it, could he?
"So, what about that Dragon Vein?"
Although Shi Jian knew, he was still unwilling.
Was it really given to the Shenxiao Sect?
"It has already been given to the Sect Master of the Shenxiao Sect."
Indeed.
Although Shi Jian had known for a long time, hearing it directly from Uncle Jiu.
That inexplicable anger in his heart resurfaced.
After all, for Shi Jian, it would be best if this Dragon Vein were placed in their Maoshan.
He truly didn't understand why Lin Jiu would do this.
However, the Dragon Vein had already been given to Bai Ye by Uncle Jiu.
So, no matter how much he said, it would be useless.
"I understand."
After Shi Jian finished speaking, he turned and left.
Looking at the two of them, who seemed not very familiar.
Awei also walked over and asked, "Master, why does Senior Uncle seem to have an opinion of you?"
This shouldn't be his imagination, right?
He could clearly sense that Shi Jian seemed to be targeting Uncle Jiu.
He asked questions with cold words.
And he wasn't like the other Senior Uncles.
Who showed a long-unseen appearance when they first met.
This just didn't feel right no matter how he looked at it!
"Sigh, let's not talk about it, let's go."
Uncle Jiu shook his head, clearly not wanting to bring up those matters.
He took a final look at Maoshan.
Uncle Jiu also thought to himself, he didn't know when he would come again next time.
It seemed that the relationship between the two sides was worse than he had imagined.
He originally thought that after so many years.
There shouldn't be so many problems.
But looking at it now, it didn't seem to be as he had thought.
Looking at Uncle Jiu's back.
Awei opened his mouth, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back down.
It did feel strange.
But perhaps it would be better if he didn't say anything at this moment.
"Master, are we returning to the mountain?"
After Ren Tingting left Ren Family Town, she also felt a little sad.
She didn't know when she would come again next time.
After parting ways with Uncle Jiu and the others.
Bai Ye took Ren Zhuzhu back for a visit, then went to Four-Eyed Taoist's place, and finally arrived at Ren Family Town.
After this trip.
In fact, Ren Zhuzhu, Ren Qingqing, and Ren Tingting all knew.
It was Bai Ye taking them to see their relatives and friends.
Now that they had seen everyone, it was normal to feel a bit of a letdown.
"Snowflake?"
Bai Ye softly called out to Snowflake, who was lost in thought.
At this point, whether to go back or not depended on Snowflake.
Bai Ye didn't care.
Returning to the mountain naturally meant cultivating.
If Snowflake needed to return to Miao Frontier.
Then he would also want to send Snowflake back.
"Huh?"
Snowflake, suddenly called upon, looked at Bai Ye curiously.
Then, as if she remembered something, she said with a blush, "I'm fine with anything, Daozhang."
She had been distracted just now.
"How about next time, we all go back to the mountain together?"
Snowflake thought it would be best not to go back for now.
After all, didn't she say before that she wanted to follow Bai Ye to the mountain to see it?
She didn't get to see it last time.
Moreover, Snowflake also knew that if she returned to Miao Frontier.
Then there would be a problem.
Perhaps her grandmother wouldn't let her leave again.
Wouldn't that mean separating from Bai Ye?
So, thinking of this, Snowflake felt a bit resistant to returning to Miao Frontier.
"Okay, then let's go back."
Bai Ye nodded in agreement.
Since Snowflake didn't want to go back, then they wouldn't go back.
"Mm-hmm!"
After getting Bai Ye's answer, Snowflake nodded excitedly.
"Master, it seems the Commander has already dealt with David and his son."
Indeed, just as Bai Ye said.
David and his son were engaged in that kind of activity.
When the Commander brought his soldiers, he found them doing it.
They only chose to continue because they saw Bai Ye and the others leave.
After all, for people like David and his son.
Cutting off their source of wealth.
This was even more painful than killing them.
So they wouldn't just watch their source of wealth be cut off like that.
Human greed was just like that.
When Bai Ye was present.
They wouldn't act.
But when he left.
They would start to make a move.
Perhaps they knew.
That as a Daoist, he wouldn't likely make a move against them.
So, the two of them were actually somewhat reckless.
They just didn't expect that while Bai Ye wouldn't act, he could find others to act.
"There are still many people like them."
Bai Ye sighed. What good would it do to kill David and his son?
In this chaotic world, there were indeed many, many such people.
"Master, why do people have to do bad things? Wouldn't it be better if everyone just behaved?"
Ren Tingting asked, puzzled.
After learning about her grandfather's affairs, she also felt a little sad.
Her grandfather wasn't entirely clean either.
He just wasn't as extreme as those other people.
"It's for profit, of course. But when you're out and about, just use my name."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"Then your Master also knows a bit of fisticuffs."
It doesn't work?
Then why not just call for backup?
He wanted to see who wouldn't give him a little respect after hearing his name.
After resolving the matter in Teng Teng Town.
Bai Ye felt that he should finally have some face in the cultivation world, right?
"Master, did you also use your Ancestor's name before?"
Ren Zhuzhu's face flashed with a hint of curiosity.
Since Bai Ye said that they should directly use his name when out and about in the future.
Then in the past, Bai Ye must have used his Master's name, right?
"No, I just directly mentioned the Shenxiao Sect. Didn't I tell you last time that when you're out and about, you rely on influence and background? At that time, mentioning my teacher wasn't very useful."
At that time, the Shenxiao Sect was a bit in decline.
If you mentioned your Master, it felt like it wasn't as good as directly mentioning the Shenxiao Sect.
Perhaps people would still give you some face.
And that was indeed the case.
When others heard that you were from the Shenxiao Sect.
Their attitude indeed improved quite a bit.
"Then Master, why do we just use your name?"
Ren Qingqing asked.
According to Bai Ye's logic.
When you're out and about, you rely on influence and background.
Wouldn't it be better to just directly mention the Shenxiao Sect?
But thinking about it, the sense of security was truly overflowing.
Who doesn't want someone to cover their back when they're out and about?
It's just...
Why did it sound increasingly wrong?
What did he mean by "out and about"!?
Weren't they cultivating immortals?
Why did it feel like this Shenxiao Sect was involved in some shady business!
"Perhaps my influence is greater?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled thunderclap sounded in the sky.
Bai Ye always felt as if something wasn't quite right.
Mainly, he thought it might be more impressive this way.
After all, how did others announce their names?
Red Hair Shanks, Ninja World Shura Uchiha Madara, Trembling Nobleman Sesshomaru.
See.
When they were out and about, the first thing people thought of was the person themselves, not their faction or family, and so on.
"Then, Daozhang, can I use it?"
Snowflake quickly raised her hand, indicating that she was also very interested in this matter.
"Isn't the Miao Frontier's reputation already big enough…."
Bai Ye complained weakly.
The women of Miao Frontier were regarded as taboo by many people.
After all, who knows how many men had died at the hands of Miao Frontier.
"But I want to try the feeling of bullying others by relying on Daozhang's influence!"
"…"
Bai Ye looked at Snowflake meaningfully.
What did he hear?!
Bullying others by relying on influence?
Snowflake, oh Snowflake.
It seems you've also learned bad habits.
But he also seemed unable to say anything.
Should he say, "When you're out and about, don't use my name to swindle and deceive?"
But he had just said yes.
Now to say no.
Wouldn't that be slapping himself in the face?
"Don't do anything that harms heaven and earth!"
Bai Ye held back for a long time, and finally, he managed to squeeze out this one sentence.
Anyway, as long as they didn't go out and do anything that harmed heaven and earth under his banner or the Shenxiao Sect's banner, it would be fine.
After all, the Ancestor was still watching, how could he lead the next generation astray?