Chapter 751

Later, he went to Wudan City, which was under the control of his close friend Ding Xuan, and thus set in motion a whole series of subsequent events.

A few months earlier, although because of this matter he had followed Grand Elder Zhang Cang on a trip to Cangwu Mountain to formally apologize to Clan Leader Jiang, he had not incurred Clan Leader Jiang's punishment.

But after returning to the sect—

because he had once offended Clan Leader Jiang, he was ostracized by everyone.

Until, over some trivial matter, an Elder within the sect seized the opportunity to make things difficult for him, causing the Sect Master to strip him of his Steward position and demote him to a caretaker of the Scripture Pavilion.

If this Scripture Pavilion actually housed a great many cultivation methods and martial techniques, then from the standpoint of the position itself, it would count as a hidden promotion disguised as a demotion.

But the Scripture Pavilion he was assigned to guard contained nothing but miscellaneous writings, geography, astronomy, basic knowledge of cultivators, and the like.

One could say that such a post, if given to any Innate Realm martial artist to serve as caretaker, would already be a waste of talent.

Let alone him, a cultivator at the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm.

But for him, the painful days were far from over—in fact, they had only just begun.

A few months earlier, Qingshan Sect had formally joined the Cangwu Merchant Guild as a branch affiliate, specifically handling local business on the guild's behalf.

The ostracism he faced within the sect was, without question, even more severe!

After all, the present Qingshan Sect could even be called "the Cangwu Merchant Guild's Qingshan Sect Branch."

He had already offended the one at the very top—how could he possibly come out of it unscathed?

Being able to avoid being flayed was already an extremely fortunate thing.

"Sigh, but why is it that, even though we both offended Clan Leader Jiang, Brother Ding was actually able to rise straight to the top, taking over as Prefect of Tiandou Prefecture Prefecture with a bright future ahead, while I can only live a life like this?!"

Xu Gu's heart was filled with unwillingness and... jealousy!

In his heart, he feared not only his brother suffering, but even more his brother becoming a prefect.

If the two of them were living equally miserable lives,

then he could grit his teeth and bear it.

But on what basis could Ding Xuan become a prefect, commanding such deference from their Qingshan Sect's Sect Master and Grand Elder?!

While he himself could only end up as a mere caretaker of the Scripture Pavilion?

Even those disciples at the Innate Realm, or even the Acquired Realm, dared to gossip about him to his face and give him attitude?

Therefore, his greatest torment was this: his brother living better than himself.........

GLOSSARY:

- Ding Xuan

- Xu Gu

- Zhang Cang

- Qingshan Sect

- Cangwu Mountain

- Cangwu Merchant Guild

- Tiandou Prefecture Prefecture

- Tiandou Prefecture

- Wudan City

- Scripture Pavilion

- Innate Realm

- Purple Mansion Realm

- Acquired Realm

- Sect Master

- Grand Elder

- Elder

- Steward