NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Afraid They’ll Die Inside:
Could it be that Senior Sister Ling Xue liked this disciple from the Zhengyuan Sect?
Ye Fan felt as though his heart was being torn apart.
How was Gu Feng any better than him?
Was it just because his family background was stronger?
Could Ling Xue actually care about that?
“Senior Brother!”
Two young boys with buns in their hair came rushing down the steps of the main hall of the Zhengyuan Sect, calling out as they ran toward them.
“Senior Brother, why did you end up having to pick people up?”
The two young boys looked exactly the same—they were the children of Liu Fengyi, named Liu Yuan and Liu Ying.
They were still young, so they usually helped with odd jobs around the sect. By all rights, the task of greeting people today should have fallen on them.
Ouyang Yuxiong had met them a few times, so when he saw them, he knew Gu Feng had helped them with their duties.
“I happened to be free, so I brought the guests inside for you. Has the spiritual Qi dissipated?” Gu Feng asked, referring to the spiritual Qi he had summoned in front of the hall.
Liu Yuan, the older brother, who was more mature, nodded at Gu Feng. “It’s all dispersed now, and the senior brothers have also returned.”
“Senior Brother, my father said that when the guests arrive, I should call for the Grandmaster, but I don’t want to go. Can you go for me?” Liu Ying tugged on Gu Feng’s sleeve, acting spoiled.
Gu Feng chuckled lightly and nodded in agreement. “Alright.”
At the side, Ouyang Yuxiong curiously asked, “Junior Brothers, this Gu Feng fellow looks unfamiliar. How did he become your Senior Brother?”
Liu Yuan was a bit surprised. “You don’t know our Senior Brother?”
Liu Ying quickly chimed in, “Ouyang, you were in closed-door cultivation for several years, so you missed the time when the Senior Brother joined the sect.”
“Our Senior Brother is the direct disciple of our Grandmaster, and his strength is incredibly high. He’s recognized as the top Senior Brother among all the disciples.”
“You know about the demoness Ye Xiaoyi, right?” Liu Ying’s little head tilted back almost completely as he spoke. “Three years ago, during the demon invasion, our Senior Brother single-handedly defeated Ye Xiaoyi. She even cried and begged to be with him, but the Senior Brother didn’t even spare her a glance.”
Ouyang Yuxiong was taken aback.
After coming out of closed-door cultivation, his master had indeed told him about some of Gu Feng’s feats. But just now, when Gu Feng appeared before him, he couldn’t tell his level of cultivation.
“Impossible.” A short, sharp cry interrupted Ouyang Yuxiong’s thoughts. When he turned his head, he saw that the new disciple, Ye Fan, had an expression of disbelief.
“Junior Brother Ye Fan?” He asked, slightly puzzled.
“Before entering the sect, Ye Fan grew up with Gu Feng.” Ling Xue explained.
“Right! Gu Feng doesn’t have any natural talent for cultivation. He only got to the Foundation Establishment Realm because of the good stuff his father gave him…” Ye Fan said.
Hearing this, Ling Xue frowned slightly.
Was he slandering Gu Feng?
If she remembered correctly, in her past life, Gu Feng’s talent at Lingyun Sect wasn’t considered bad.
Any good items he had were given to her. If she didn’t accept Gu Feng’s gifts, he would give them to those around her.
Those items were rare and precious, and Gu Feng himself was reluctant to use them.
Even so, he never fell behind others in terms of cultivation.
In fact, in the end, her master even said that if Gu Feng hadn’t rushed things and laid a solid foundation at the beginning, he might have been an even greater talent than Ye Fan.
Thinking of this, Ling Xue felt again that she was the one who had wronged Gu Feng.
“His talent isn’t bad.” Ling Xue’s light words felt like a slap across Ye Fan’s face.
“Senior Brother’s strength speaks for itself. Do you really need to be commenting on it?” Liu Ying was unhappy.
At this point, Ouyang Yuxiong noticed that both boys were looking very displeased. The people from Lingyun Sect suddenly fell silent.
“Hmph. We’re here, you can go in by yourselves.” Even Liu Yuan, who was usually calm, was a bit irritated.
These losers actually had the nerve to mock their Senior Brother?
Even though Ouyang Yuxiong was annoyed, he couldn’t show it. After all, Liu Yuan and Liu Ying had special statuses.
As for Gu Feng, he looked at the smiling sect master with some helplessness.
“I’m leading the team?”
“Yes, the sect unanimously agreed that you are the best choice to lead the team. The secret realm only allows cultivators under a hundred years old to enter, with no restrictions on their level of cultivation.” Liu Fengyi said with a smile that nearly closed his eyes.
Every time a secret realm opened, it meant the appearance of new resources. However, the number of people allowed to enter was always fixed. Thus, the three major sects each had eight spots, the mid-level sects had five, and the smaller sects had three. This had already become an unwritten rule.
Where there were opportunities in the secret realm, there were also dangers.
However, this time, Liu Fengyi believed that Zhengyuan Sect would be the biggest winner. Although Liu Fengqing hadn’t told him much about Gu Feng, it didn’t stop him from guessing. Gu Feng was his trump card.
“When you enter the secret realm, you must listen to your Senior Brother. If he tells you to go east, you must go east…”
“Uncle, there’s no need to be so fussy.” Gu Feng said, trying not to laugh.
“Gu Feng, it’s not that I’m nagging. It’s just that your junior brothers and sisters are really too weak. If they’re not careful, they could die in there.” Liu Fengyi said, clutching his chest in an exaggerated performance.
Liu Fengyi’s direct disciple Fang Zhengwen coughed lightly.
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