[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female-":3,"chapter-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Master's Elder Brother Just Took on a Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2265605,4423,"Chapter 72: Heaven Above, Earth Below, Why?!","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Facing Lu Yaoyao’s fury, Zhou Qing merely smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revenge? A feather duster—just a little accidental cut on my finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That broken sword is just too sinister—it doesn’t distinguish friend from foe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m your new master, aren’t I? Yet you bleed me out without hesitation, nearly took my whole hand off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Heart Mirror +7】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification chimed again as Zhou Qing watched Li Daoxuan and He Han land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Daoxuan’s headtag, “Embarrassing Lothario,” visibly shifted to “Targeted Vengeance Lothario.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How are you?” Li Daoxuan asked as he approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing nodded slightly: “Fine. Won’t die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, He Han had been about to ask further when he suddenly sensed something and turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Sect Master Cao Zhengyang, Mo Xingjian, and five other peak masters landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Senior Uncles, Senior Aunts!” Everyone quickly bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing had started to rise, but Cao Zhengyang immediately gestured for him to stay still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he studied Zhou Qing from head to toe, his eyes filled with complex emotion, and said: “Tell us exactly what happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Zhou Qing had already prepared his words: “It was yesterday—I clashed with that black-cloaked man, the captured Deputy Director of the Spirit Fields Bureau—and accidentally got wounded. I didn’t think much of it, but when I woke up this morning, blood started spurting out nonstop, and then it just spiraled out of control…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice but to blame you for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhou Qing spoke, he quietly observed Gao Xuan beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan frowned deeply, lost in thought, his personal note still reading “Sacrificial Lamb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhou Qing finished speaking, the peak masters still found it hard to believe. Even Tong Min, Master of Jade Clear Peak, stepped forward to examine Zhou Qing’s fingers closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Child, this isn’t just a prick—your fingers are covered in wounds! You should’ve paid more attention back then!” Tong Min said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other peak masters also gathered to look, scolding Zhou Qing for ignoring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must learn from this—any small wound deserves attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly, while Yan Xiao hu instinctively glanced at his master, Mo Xingjian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five fingers—I only cut one to test my theory; the rest were all your doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the two disciples’ gazes, Mo Xingjian cleared his throat and turned his eyes away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remove the hidden watchers. I feel if they truly meant to strike, they’d have countless ways—and now they’ve been warned, lost a deputy director who’d been hidden for years. They won’t waste effort on a mere disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the peak masters mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing, hearing this, actually agreed inwardly—mainly worried the broken sword and the old hen might be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo brother, what’s your view on this?” Sect Master Cao Zhengyang asked Mo Xingjian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, Mo Xingjian agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reflection, the more tightly we protect Zhou Qing, the more the enemy will believe killing him will cause a huge reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we ignore him, act indifferent, perhaps it will have a different effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And deception knows no bounds—the less everyone cares, the less likely anyone dares to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more normal it seems, the more abnormal it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I agree,” Mo Xingjian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the others deliberate, and seeing the concern and guilt in Lu Yaoyao’s eyes, Yan Xiao hu narrowed his small eyes and a bold idea surged in his mind—he couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone left, Zhou Qing was returned to his quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hu immediately summoned his eight followers, began fiddling around in the room, then headed straight for the first destination: Ice Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his room, Zhou Qing felt he’d fully recover within half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his blood qi had improved, after all, he’d swallowed the Blood Source Pill his master had slipped into his mouth, plus the ten-thousand-year Blood Ginseng from his third senior brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like this misfortune turned into fortune!” Zhou Qing chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting the old hen, Zhou Qing activated the courtyard’s barrier and pulled out the broken sword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the blade with lingering dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother Broken Sword, you’re too ruthless. I pulled you out of that millstone, you swallowed countless pure spirit stones—yet you nearly killed me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing carefully placed it on the table and began studying it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think absorbing my blood counts as blood oath allegiance now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wanted to test it—after all, he’d have to use this thing against enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he feared repeating the same mistake, so he decided against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step at a time—just stay cautious from now on. If worst comes to worst, wrap my hand in bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least now he’d figured out: this thing is just a rusty, dull blade against ordinary objects—but once it touches flesh, it’s terrifyingly sharp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhou Qing took out the Lightning-Calling Talisman and the “Cang Lei Sword Art,” and began deep study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his body recovered sufficiently, he could slowly begin cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the foot of Ice Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dusk’s afterglow bathed heaven and earth in a dim yellow hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hu stood still in a white robe, face solemn, eyes heavy with profound grief and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tightly hugged Zhou Qing’s portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the portrait, Zhou Qing’s cheeks were sunken, his face pale and bloodless, one finger jutting out with a fresh trickle of blood—its horrifying sight stirred pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Yan Xiao hu, eight other true disciples in identical white robes stood silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All lowered their heads, mute, as if engulfed by the crushing weight of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One held a box, its front prominently marked with the words “Heartfelt Offering,” and above the donation slot: “Good Person, May You Live to [ ] Years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan brother, aren’t these robes a bit… too much?” one true disciple holding the box couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others, who had been bowing their heads, now looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hu, who had been wearing a mournful expression, signaled them to be quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Don’t we need to set the mood first? Shh, don’t talk—someone’s coming!” Yan Xiao hu warned urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two figures descended from Ice Peak, riding swords, landing swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core disciples Gu Ting and Liang Yan froze, faces turning pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew Zhou Qing of Little Spirit Peak had been attacked again today, and even the Sect Master and senior aunts had personally visited—but no one said it was this bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan brother, what happened to Zhou brother?” Gu Ting swallowed hard, voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hu looked at them with a haggard face, tears finally spilling over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He choked out, voice shaking: “Gu brother, Liang sister, why? We all went out searching together. Isn’t it just because my little brother was the first to recognize Shi Zhen in the dark, disrupting those people’s plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it because disrupting the plan accidentally saved everyone—including you and some true disciples?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it because he saved lives, yet was repeatedly hated, targeted, and assassinated just to vent their spite?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it just to vent spite, yet they use such vicious methods? Yesterday, a deputy director hidden for years was exposed and attacked; today, they nearly drained his blood dry—who knows what tomorrow holds? The day after? The day after that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While others sleep peacefully, cultivate, even flirt, my little brother is on edge—dare not eat, dare not sleep, terrified he won’t see tomorrow. How unjust is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heaven above, Earth below—if I’d known this, he’d have preferred to go blind, see nothing at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The weakest cultivation base, yet bears the greatest risk—why? Why?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hu, heartbroken and furious, screamed to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weakest cultivation base, greatest risk—how utterly innocent, sigh~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight of them sighed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-06-19T20:13:53.139Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","33a4fc7695f1c52ea1727817fa57dbc1ae262edc30ceaf43301d406bb0efc7d6","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-73","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-71",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--cover.jpg"]