Chapter 76: I, Zhao Zhengping, am upright and unbending

Although I don't know exactly what Liu Shuang did, but looking at it now, Senior Brother is clearly being fooled, ah, Xu Jie quietly gave a thumbs up.

"Second Senior Sister is badass."

At the same time, Ye Zhangqing beside him, watching Zhao Zhengping standing opposite Hong Zun, felt completely numb—what is he trying to do? Is he going to overthrow his superior?

As for Zhao Zhengping, Ye Zhangqing had never come into contact with him, so naturally he also didn't know what kind of person he was.

But just from the current situation, this is definitely a tough guy—look at how Xu Jie faced Hong Zun earlier, and then look at Zhao Zhengping.

So it's no wonder he can be Senior Brother.

Zhao Zhengping's anger made him blow his beard and glare; knowing this kid's stubborn temper was acting up again, Hong Zun angrily roared.

"Get lost, go to Jinhai Yingdi for me."

"Okay."

Facing Hong Zun's angry scolding, Zhao Zhengping obediently responded, turned to leave—but of course he was taking Xu Jie, Lu Youyou, and Ye Zhangqing along.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing also being taken away, Hong Zun was truly dumbfounded—I told you to get lost yourself.

"Master, any other business?"

"You may go, but this kid must stay."

The words had been made perfectly clear, but Zhao Zhengping's reply was.

"Sect regulations: to garrison Jinhai Yingdi, all peak disciples must go; since it's said to be all, that means all."

"I have already prepared to take this kid as my disciple, preparing to test him a bit—this is a special circumstance."

"In the disciple's view, this does not count as a special circumstance."

"I am the Peak Master of Divine Sword Peak—do my words count or yours?"

"Sect regulations decide."

Seeing the two argue again, Hong Zun's face turned purple from anger; anyone else would have already backed down, but Zhao Zhengping showed no fear whatsoever.

He even stepped forward once more, arriving again before Hong Zun, and spoke solemnly.

"Master, all disciples of Divine Sword Peak today must rush to Jinhai Yingdi."

"Impossible, as long as I'm here today, this kid cannot leave."

"Other matters aside, but this issue—even facing Zhao Zhengping, this stubborn stone, Hong Zun could not possibly agree."

Seeing Hong Zun so determined to keep Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie beside him said with lingering fear.

"I didn't expect Master to be so resolute."

"Nonsense, other things might be negotiable, but Master will definitely not yield on this."

Liu Shuang replied, and precisely because of this, she had prepared a little backup, bringing Senior Brother along.

Looking over the entire Divine Sword Peak, besides Senior Brother, who dares to confront Master head-on? Perhaps now we can add Qing Shi, the Grand Elder.

Determined not to let Ye Zhangqing go, Zhao Zhengping said in a deep voice.

"Master, you doing this violates sect rules."

"Damn sect rules, I already said—this is a special circumstance."

"Master, are you sure you want to insist on this?"

"I said, this is a special circumstance."

"Then the disciple can only offend."

"??? What is this wayward disciple trying to do?"

Before Hong Zun could even comprehend, Zhao Zhengping had already taken out a formation disc from his bosom; the moment he saw the formation disc, Hong Zun's eyelids twitched wildly, and he flew into a rage.

"Wayward disciple, what do you intend to do.................."

Hong Zun knew this formation disc all too well—it was personally bestowed upon Zhao Zhengping by the Sect Leader Senior Brother Qi Xiong back then.

It is a Saint-grade formation disc, inside which is etched a Saint-grade grand formation.

At this moment, the wayward disciple taking out this formation disc is to............

Indeed, before Hong Zun could finish speaking, Zhao Zhengping directly activated the formation, instantly enveloping Hong Zun within it.

This wayward disciple actually intends to trap himself with a Saint-grade formation.

Although a Saint-grade formation cannot possibly trap Hong Zun for too long, it is enough time for Zhao Zhengping and them to leave.

Enveloped by the formation, Hong Zun's eyes bulged with fury, and he roared angrily again and again.

"Rebellious, rebellious, I am your Master, wayward disciple, do you intend to betray your teacher and destroy your ancestors?"

Yet facing Hong Zun's angry shout, Zhao Zhengping remained unmoved, kowtowing three times loudly toward Hong Zun inside the formation, and threw down a sentence.

"The disciple is merely upholding sect regulations; once the disciple brings all the junior fellow disciples to Jinhai Yingdi, whether to kill or cut, I will follow the Master's judgment."

Having said that, he turned and left directly; accompanying him were Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie, Liu Shuang, and others.

However, Ye Zhangqing at this moment only felt his head buzzing.

"What the hell is this? As a disciple, using a Saint-grade grand formation to trap the Master?"

"Junior Fellow Disciple Ye Zhangqing, don't be surprised; you'll know later—our Senior Brother is exactly such an upright and unbending person."

Xu Jie beside him also spoke up to comfort him, but Ye Zhangqing's mouth twitched at this—this is called upright and unbending?

Several people and a crane quickly departed, only the angry roars from behind continued.

"Wayward disciple, you're all a bunch of wayward disciples, misfortune upon the family, misfortune upon the family."

While roaring, Hong Zun also frantically attacked the formation, intending to break free soon; the sheer magnitude of the commotion instantly shook the entire Dao Yi Sect.

On the main peak, Zhu Feng, Qi Xiong was cultivating when he suddenly felt the heavens shake and the earth tremble; his divine sense swept over, and he quickly discovered a scene at Divine Sword Peak, leaving him completely dumbfounded.

"What's the situation?"

Only saw Hong Zun frantically bombarding the formation, constantly cursing whatever wayward disciple, talking about family misfortune and such.

"What happened at Divine Sword Peak? Someone come."

Soon a steward was summoned, and after inquiring they learned that Zhao Zhengping had actually trapped his own master Hong Zun using the saint-level formation he had given him.

After understanding the whole story, Qi Xiong was unsure whether giving Zhao Zhengping the saint-level formation was right or wrong.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the other peaks were all staring dumbfounded.

"This is simply unheard of in all of history."

"Look, I said the ailment of Divine Sword Peak is getting worse; fortunately they're going to Jinhai Yingdi, otherwise we'd have no good days left."

"Yeah, it's ridiculous that disciples would use formations to trap their masters—what rules are left?"

"Actually, we can't blame Senior Disciple Zhao; maybe he's just had a relapse."

"Ah, whatever, it's better if they just left."

The disciples chattered noisily, while on the peak of Divine Sword Peak, Hong Zun, who kept bombarding the formation, saw Qing Shi standing motionless outside the formation and instantly flew into a rage.

"Why are you just standing there? Chase after him."

Actually, it's not Qing Shi's fault; he's dazed too, his head buzzing.

He still hasn't snapped out of it.

All along, Qing Shi and Wang Yao had been the model of a kind master and filial disciple.

Qing Shi doted on Wang Yao, and Wang Yao obeyed Qing Shi; they had never experienced anything like this.

A disciple using a formation to trap his master—what a bizarre turn of events.

It feels like the worldview has been overturned, so he froze in place, unable to move for a long time.

Upon hearing Hong Zun's words, Qing Shi finally snapped back to reality, though he still gave a somewhat dull nod.

"Oh, okay, I'll go after him right away."

"Hurry up, the starship is about to leave."

Hong Zun was anxious like an ant on a hot pan, wondering what sins he had committed in his past life that every disciple turned out to be a rebel; as a comrade—no, as a companion—Qing Shi was just like a block of wood; I really am screwed.