Chapter 39: Yan Xiaohu, who has unspeakable bitterness

When Zhou Qing met Cui Yingying's gaze, he hurriedly bowed with a guilty conscience.

Cui Yingying returned the bow and said: "Junior Brother Zhou, please forgive me. It's mainly because you two came last night, and we did see a chicken by the hot spring. It was truly a coincidence. We really had no leads. I heard from others that you two like... cough, cough."

Cui Yingying suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

Yan Xiaohu, upon hearing this, immediately refused to accept it.

What do you mean?

Once a thief, always a thief? If someone loses something in the future, the first thing they suspect is us, right?

Do you have to be so unjust?

Zhou Qing naturally understood what Cui Yingying meant. He had no face to argue anything now.

Cui Yingying continued: "I hurriedly exchanged moves with that little thief last night. The other party performed a powerful divine ability. Afterwards, I consulted the elders of the sect, and they recognized that it should be a secret technique of your sect—"Silver Dragon Hand"."

"I heard from others that Junior Brother Zhou once made contributions to the sect and was bestowed it by a Supreme Elder. I wonder if that's true?"

Zhou Qing nodded and said: "That's right, it was bestowed not long ago. I haven't had time to practice it yet. This really isn't me. First of all, I'm only at the Foundation Establishment realm; how could I break into that villa without a sound?"

Cui Yingying also saw Zhou Qing's cultivation, which indeed didn't make much sense.

According to the sect elders, the "Silver Dragon Hand" was extremely difficult to practice and couldn't be mastered in a day or two.

But the person last night used it at the Minor Completion stage as soon as they made a move, which seriously contradicted the time they had inquired about Junior Brother Zhou obtaining the "Silver Dragon Hand".

Unless, he was a genius!

And there was one more point she hadn't figured out until now: since he was peeping, why did he suddenly rush out, and even hold the chicken and leave in front of so many of them?

Was this a provocation?

Or was he overly confident in his own strength?

Clearly, although the Junior Brother Zhou in front of her had some matching characteristics, he couldn't be that confident in terms of strength.

Cui Yingying smiled slightly and said: "Junior Brother Zhou, don't take it to heart. I'm just asking to see if you know anyone else who practices this 'Silver Dragon Hand', so we can help us catch that little thief as soon as possible and restore the innocence of the sisters."

Zhou Qing frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "I really don't know about this. After all, the 'Silver Dragon Hand' was also accidentally obtained by a Supreme Elder of our sect when he was traveling abroad in his youth. Heaven knows how many people have practiced it before and passed it down."

Cui Yingying agreed with this answer.

Afterwards, she had no more questions and left with the crowd after bowing.

"A false alarm. Master, you must decide for us. Now it's really like any cat or dog wants to take a bite out of us..."

"Kneel!"

Yan Xiaohu was just about to finish his sentence, snot and tears flowing, when Mo Xingjian, sitting above, scolded him with a face full of anger.

The two knelt down instinctively.

Mo Xingjian was shaking with anger and walked toward the two step by step.

"Good, truly good. Clear division of labor: one scouts the location, one keeps watch, one enjoys the feast for the eyes. Brothers are of one mind, and their sharpness can cut metal, right?"

Mo Xingjian mocked.

The two lowered their heads and said nothing, knowing they couldn't hide it from Master.

Who told them to have a criminal record?

"Master, we were really looking for the chicken!" Zhou Qing raised his head and said: "And this has nothing to do with the Third Shixiong; I did it all."

Mo Xingjian just glanced at Zhou Qing indifferently, then struck instantly, giving Yan Xiaohu three knocks on the head.

Yan Xiaohu immediately covered his head, baring his teeth in pain.

"What are you doing?" Yan Xiaohu shouted, tears of pain welling up.

Zhou Qing was also stunned.

Mo Xingjian said angrily: "It's all because of you. Fourth was such a simple child before, but now he peeks at people bathing again and again. Where did this bad habit come from? Don't you know in your heart?"

Yan Xiaohu: "..."

For a moment, two lines of hot tears flowed down.

"Master, this really has nothing to do with the Third Shixiong. It's just that I was unlucky..."

"Shut your mouth!" Mo Xingjian interrupted.

Afterwards, he looked like he was hating iron for not becoming steel: "You are also unpromising. Pink skulls are just pink skulls; is it worth it? From the Supreme Elder, to the eighteen female disciples of the Outer Sect, then to the core disciples of Yuqing Peak, and now it's even worse. These aren't enough to satisfy you, so you set your target on disciples of other sects?"

"Forty-some people, how can you look at them all? You managed to retreat unscathed this time, but what about next time? Pfft, you're still thinking about next time? Why don't I give you an idea? These disciples are really boring. Why don't you take down the Sect Master of the Azure Feather Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong directly? That would be great. Tomorrow she'll follow you and call me Master. That would be so prestigious!"

Mo Xingjian mocked with sarcasm.

Zhou Qing lowered his head and said nothing.

Just like that, Mo Xingjian walked with his hands behind his back, scolding this one for a while, scolding that one for a while, and comparing them to the First Senior Brother Gui Ao from time to time.

He didn't know how long it had been, but Mo Xingjian was really tired of scolding, so he let the two roll out, saying he felt annoyed looking at them.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have given him that Ink Soul Jade," Yan Xiaohu cursed while touching the three big bumps on his head after coming out.

Zhou Qing took off the support in his shoes, sniffed his red nose, and then apologized to the Third Shixiong: "Sorry, Third Shixiong, I implicated you."

Yan Xiaohu said: "Look at what you're saying. What's our relationship? Why talk about implicating? But then again, do you really have the habit of peeking at people bathing now? If so, Senior Brother is really sorry for you."

Zhou Qing waved his hand after hearing this.

"No, no, it's just that my luck is always bad. Forget it, it's all fate!" Zhou Qing felt a bit tired in his heart.

Yan Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief and then looked like he had suffered a loss: "Speaking of which, I only peeked at the Supreme Elders bathing once and left a lifelong trauma. Afterwards, it had nothing to do with me, but I was always blamed, as if I had seen something."

Zhou Qing felt a bit awkward and felt even more ashamed in his heart.

In the future, he guaranteed that such things would never happen again.

"Senior Brother Zhou, are you okay?"

Just as the two were walking down, they saw four figures coming.

Who else could it be but Seeing Lu Yaoyao and the others.

Zhou Qing saw the notes above their heads at a glance.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao's original 【So Magnanimous】 changed to 【So Lucky】.

Li Daoxuan changed from 【Lecher who is still somewhat sensible】 back to 【Lecher who can't change his dog-eating-shit habit】.

It's just that he didn't expect Yuan Shijie Shi Zhen to come too. Of course, she also changed from the previous 【So Childish Junior Brother Zhou】 to 【Junior Brother Zhou whose sleepwalking is worsening】.

Sister, you are truly simple.

Who would run to someone else's territory while sleepwalking, and then be able to retreat unscathed?

"Junior Brother Zhou, I just saw the Azure Feather Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong people leave. Are you okay?" Yuan Shijie Shi Zhen asked hurriedly.

Zhou Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "Thanks for everyone's concern. It was purely a misunderstanding and has nothing to do with me."

"It has nothing to do with me either!" Yan Xiaohu touched his head and said hurriedly.

Shi Zhen listened and comforted: "I knew it was a misunderstanding. It's fine as long as you're okay."

But Seeing Lu Yaoyao and the other two looked like they didn't believe him at all.

The chicken was lost, and you let us help find it.

Afterwards, you two broke into that villa, then the chicken appeared by the hot spring and was taken away, plus the "Silver Dragon Hand" in the duel, and your criminal record.

Even with your toes, you could think it was you.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 40 =====