Chapter 922: Does Elder Su not want face?

"What mistake did he commit?" Qiao Yuqing glanced at Xu Tian hurriedly and then walked toward Wu Wannian and the others.

"Who are you?" The high-level member of the Supervision Department asked.

"It's me." The young woman nodded.

"Bring a message to Elder Su for me. If he has time another day, I'd like to visit." The high-level member said in a flat tone. "Our Supervision Department is currently dealing with an absconding traitor, and we are preparing to take the person back."

Qiao Yuqing frowned, a flash of coldness in her eyes.

"My Lord, wait a moment."

"What do you want to do?" The high-level member lost his patience. "Even if you are Elder Su's disciple, you cannot interfere with the Supervision Department's handling of cases!"

"I don't mean to interfere with the Supervision Department." Qiao Yuqing shook her head. "I just want to ask the Lord to raise your hand and, for my sake, don't make things difficult for him."

"Just based on you?"

Before the high-level member of the Supervision Department could speak, Wu Wannian said loudly.

"Qiao Yuqing, what are you pretending for here! You're just a first-grade bounty hunter, and you're starting to put on airs? There are thousands of bounty hunters like you in the entire villa. What are you?"

This Wu Wannian had taken a fancy to Qiao Yuqing when she first entered the villa and had tried several times to find excuses to invite her out alone. After being rejected, he became angry from embarrassment and tried every way to make things difficult for her.

It's just a pity that Qiao Yuqing hadn't entered the villa for long before she was accepted as an outer disciple by Elder Su, so he gave up the idea of revenge.

However, seeing this woman, Wu Wannian was still full of anger, and his speech was naturally sharp and mean, without any demeanor.

"Junior Sister Qiao, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business." Wu Qiankun also sneered and said.

No matter how powerful Qiao Yuqing was, she was just an ordinary disciple under Elder Su. She really didn't have such a big face to make the Supervision Department sell her a favor.

"Qiao Yuqing, stop meddling!" The high-level member was even less inclined to pay attention to her and intended to directly let his subordinates take Xu Tian away.

"My Lord, I'll say it first: you have no right to interrogate him with torture." Qiao Yuqing wasn't angry in the face of harsh words, but there was a bit more disgust in her cold eyes. "If you insist on doing so, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."

"What do you mean?" The high-level member's complexion stiffened, his face full of suspicion.

"Qiao Yuqing, stop spreading rumors here!" Wu Wannian warned with a vicious look. "You're just a tiny first-grade bounty hunter, you can't save that kid. He ignored the rules of the Profound Turtle Tang family's mountain villa and committed such a rebellious act of absconding and betraying. Today, no one's pleading will work!"

Qiao Yuqing snorted coldly. "Even if he is an outer disciple of a high-level elder, you still want to take him away?"

As soon as her voice fell, there was a gasp from the surroundings.

Everyone widened their eyes in shock.

"You say he is an outer disciple of a high-level elder?" The high-level member asked back, his tone full of undisguised surprise.

"That's right." Qiao Yuqing nodded.

Hearing this, the high-level member immediately looked at Wu Wannian.

Just now, Wu Wannian hadn't told him about this layer of Xu Tian's identity.

Although they in the Supervision Department had the right to dispose of students who made mistakes, if this person was a disciple of a high-level elder of the villa, they had to notify the other party first and obtain the other party's permission before they could take the person back to the Supervision Department.

If the high-level elder didn't agree, even the Supervision Department couldn't make decisions on their own.

Hearing Qiao Yuqing's words, Xu Tian suddenly remembered that when he first entered the Profound Turtle Tang family's mountain villa, an old man had indeed accepted him as an outer disciple. It was said that the old man had a very high status in the Profound Turtle Tang family's mountain villa and was one of the several high-level elders.

An outer disciple was just a name, with no reality, not even a master-disciple ceremony.

If Qiao Yuqing hadn't taken the initiative to mention it in front of everyone, he wouldn't even have remembered this.

"Wu Wannian, why didn't you tell me that this kid had already been accepted as a disciple by a high-level elder?"

The high-level member was somewhat dissatisfied with Wu Wannian. This wasn't making him offend a high-level elder...

Wu Wannian, however, didn't take it seriously. "You're also getting old and confused. Do you really believe that a high-level elder would accept such a person as an outer disciple? He's a newcomer who just entered the villa a week ago. What qualifications does he have to worship under a high-level elder?"

Hearing Wu Wannian's words, the high-level member of the Supervision Department and his subordinates also hesitated.

After all, just as he said, the high-level elders in the villa really hadn't accepted newcomers who had just entered the villa, even as outer disciples, they were all students with extremely high talent.

The high-level elders were all people standing at the top of the Profound Turtle Tang family's mountain villa and were extremely concerned about their own reputation, because the level and strength of their disciples also represented their status and face.

If the disciple couldn't be shown off and was crushed by other elders, then he would also lose face.

Therefore, these elders were particularly cautious when accepting disciples. Unless they were students with extraordinary talent, they absolutely couldn't be accepted as disciples by an elder just after entering the villa.

"Qiao Yuqing, what is your relationship with this kid? To lie to protect him!" Wu Wannian looked righteous. "Do you know that lying to cover up a traitor will also be severely punished!"

Qiao Yuqing didn't even look at Wu Wannian, treating him entirely as a clown.

"Qiao Yuqing, how come I don't know that a high-level elder accepted him as an outer disciple?" The high-level member of the Supervision Department scrutinized Qiao Yuqing and shook his head repeatedly. "You wouldn't really be lying to shield him because of a private affair, would you?"

"Would Qiao Yuqing lie for a loser?"

"How is this possible?"

Some people whispered.

"I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup that kid gave the goddess, actually making her lie and break the rules..."

"It's really a fresh flower stuck in cow dung, what a pity..."

"What's a pity? To ruin one's future for such a person, I see that Qiao Yuqing is also a stupid person who can't see clearly. No need to sympathize!"

"Heh, what cold goddess, she's just a goods that loves to stick to others."

A few girls stared at Qiao Yuqing with disdain, seeming to have long been unable to get used to her, so they deliberately took the opportunity to slander her.

Qiao Yuqing had excellent hearing and, hearing the discussion in the crowd, emitted a strong chill.

But she didn't argue with those people, just said indifferently to the high-level member.

"I've said all I have to say. Since the Lord doesn't listen, then I have no way. Please go ahead."

"Wait!" After all, it involved a high-level elder, so the high-level member of the Supervision Department didn't dare to be big, so he asked again. "Which elder's disciple is this kid?"

"Elder Su." Qiao Yuqing said coldly.

"What did you say?"

"Elder Su?"

The crowd was shocked, and then felt it was absurd and ridiculous.

If there was anyone in the Profound Turtle Tang family's mountain villa who was least likely to accept Xu Tian as a disciple, it should be Elder Su.

Currently, the overall strength of the disciples under Elder Su was not as good as other high-level elders. If he accepted another fourth-grade bounty hunter now, wouldn't it lower his strength even more...

Does Elder Su not want face? ===== CHAPTER 923 =====