Empty Bag

"You don't need to ask for my opinion. I won't interfere with you. I don't care what methods you use, as long as you achieve the goal I want!" Bi Changchun said, looking at his obediently sitting young disciple. In his experience of over two thousand years, Yue Qianchou was indeed just a young disciple.

Hearing him say that, Yue Qianchou didn't think much of it, but Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It was good that Elder Bi didn't ask any questions.

"Disciple understands. But... Master, disciple still needs to express his thoughts, otherwise he won't feel confident," Yue Qianchou said. He thought to himself, "I can't go anywhere without that old man as my backer!"

Before Bi Changchun could answer, Nong Zhu nodded repeatedly and said, "Tell me, tell me, tell me all your thoughts so that your master and I can see if there's anything inappropriate."

He was eager to know Yue Qianchou's thoughts. The guy's reputation for causing trouble had reached his ears. He wondered what was going on in his head. Normally, he probably wouldn't be able to get the answer out of him. It would be great to hear him tell him on his own initiative. After all, his daughter was always by his side, and he couldn't be careless!

Before his master, how could Nong Zhu possibly make the decision? Clearly, Bi Changchun hadn't objected. Yue Qianchou thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, Master, before I became your disciple, my reputation in the Huaxia Cultivation World wasn't good, and I had many enemies. This time, I've faced many difficulties in the Huaxia Cultivation World. I wanted to do my part for the Huaxia Cultivation World, but instead, I've been constantly targeted by various sects, failing to fulfill Master's expectations. I'm truly ashamed..."

Before he could finish speaking, Nong Zhu burst into uncontrollable laughter, his gaze toward Yue Qianchou seeming to say, "So you know your reputation isn't good after all!"

Bi Changchun twitched his brows slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Someone ambushed you, don't you have hands and feet? Hmph! If you suffered some loss and came to me specifically to complain, then there's no need to say anything more, I can't afford to lose face like that!" The implication was clear: someone hit you, don't you know how to hit back?

Nong Zhu's grin froze. This master was formidable, even in his method of teaching his disciples. It was clearly a simple principle: if someone bullies you, just bully them back. No wonder he was Bi Changchun. After a slight pause, he immediately said to his daughter, "Ziyi! Elder Bi golden advice. You must remember them well."

Actually, he didn't need to tell her; Ziyi had already taken Bi Changchun's words and actions as her guide. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Disciple will remember!"

Yue Qianchou respectfully replied, "Master is right. After joining the Cultivation Alliance, I did the same, which led to a conflict with the Daluo Sect, ranked second among the Righteous Path. The result was that I lost over two hundred men, while the Daluo Sect suffered over a thousand casualties. In the end, neither side gained any advantage; instead, the conflict weakened the Chinese Cultivation Alliance, allowing the foreign cultivators to benefit. I think..."

"Wait!" Nong Zhu called out, looking Ziyi up and down again, "So many people have died, and things have gotten this big? There are quite a few cultivators in the late Tribulation Transcendence stage in the Daluo Sect, Ziyi, are you alright?"

Damn it! You can speak after I've finished! Yue Qianchou glanced at Nong Zhu unhappily; it felt terrible to be interrupted halfway through a sentence.

"Disciple is fine," Ziyi replied. "Master, you don't know how despicable that Daluo Sect is. As soon as Yue Qianchou and I arrived in the Huaxia Cultivation World, the sect leader of that Daluo Sect came looking for trouble. He fought a great battle with Yue Qianchou. Humph! But he didn't even look at who taught Yue Qianchou. In the end, he lost an arm and returned with resentment. He deserved it."

"Hehe! This kid killed someone's son, so naturally they want revenge, uh..." Nong Zhu paused, then asked suspiciously, "The Daluo Sect Master seems to Luo Qingtian! His cultivation level also seems to be at the mid Tribulation stage. Ziyi, are you sure this guy defeated Luo Qingtian?" As far as he knew, although Yue Qianchou's cultivation level had improved rapidly, he was still only at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Bi Changchun didn't seem to care. He Li, who was also at the mid Tribulation stage, had still died at Yue Qianchou's hands. However, he didn't know that He Li held a high position in the Demon Ghost Domain, and no one dared to provoke him. He lacked practical combat experience and was on a completely different level from Luo Qingtian. Nong Zhu, who often wandered around outside, naturally knew this better than Bi Changchun.

"Master, that's right, it's that Luo Qingtian. After his defeat, he clearly said that the feud between the Daluo Sect and Yue Qianchou was wiped clean, but afterwards he still allowed his disciples to keep provoking us. Not long ago, in Wanghai Town, four late Tribulation Transcendence stage from the Daluo Sect, along with over a thousand disciples, fought us again. Hehe! In the end, those thousand-plus disciples were almost all killed by Yue Qianchou's men." Ziyi said cheerfully. That's just how women are; once they find someone to confide in, it's hard to stop them once they start talking.

Nong Zhu glanced at the calm and collected Bi Changchun, then turned back and asked, "Yue Qianchou, where did you get so many subordinates? Did you bring your men out from the Demon Ghost Domain?"

Yue Qianchou was about to make up an explanation when Ziyi spoke up first, "They weren't brought out by the Demon Ghost Domain. They were thugs we hired. We've been making money outside and then hiring thugs to help us."

Why did she even bring up making money? Yue Qianchou out in a cold sweat, almost dumbfounded. Before coming here, he deliberately brought up Bi Changchun to scare this simple-minded woman, just to prevent her from talking nonsense. Who knew that once she got into the mood, even if you held a knife to her throat, you couldn't stop her! It seems he still underestimated a woman's mouth.

"Uh... hiring thugs? Such a rogue approach? Hmm! That's like your style." Nong Zhu chuckled. Paying money without lifting Ziyi finger, so Ziyi wouldn't be in danger, he quite approved of this approach.

Then, thinking about it again, he realized something was amiss and asked suspiciously, "Ziyi, you just said that the other side has four cultivators at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage. Can you really afford to hire cultivators at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage to act as your henchmen?"

Although the late Tribulation Transcendence stage was nothing in his eyes, he knew that in the so-called Cultivation World, it was already a top expert, and not someone that could be hired just by spending some money.

"No, the thugs we hired were at most at the early Tribulation stage. Those four late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending Realm fighters were fought by Yue Qianchou and me, two each." At this point, Ziyi glanced somewhat embarrassedly at Nong Zhu and said awkwardly, "This disciple is ashamed; I fought two by myself. It was Yue Qianchou, on the other hand, overwhelmed those two late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending Realm fighters. If it weren't for the intervention of experts from various late Tribulation Transcendence stage, I'm afraid Yue Qianchou would have already killed them."

Upon hearing this, not only Nong Zhu, but even Bi Changchun looked at Yue Qianchou with some surprise. Nong Zhu asked in astonishment, "Girl, are you talking in your sleep?" Turning her head to look at Yue Qianchou, she said, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Uh... the other party was too overbearing, and I couldn't hold back my anger, so I went all out." Yue Qianchou replied weakly, "Who knew that even late Tribulation Transcendence stage was nothing special? I was lucky to win." Speaking of such a glorious achievement, which he was proud of, he was indeed a little proud. But facing two such experts in front of him, it was best to be as humble as possible.

Bi Changchun's brows twitched slightly, and his eyes slowly closed. Nong Zhu chuckled incessantly, saying, "Lucky, you really used lucky. Back when your master was only at the early Spirit Transformation stage, he dared to chase after and challenge experts at the late Spirit Transformation stage. Tsk tsk! Like master, like disciple. I've seen it all today, it's truly outrageous!"

"Elder Bi's disciple is naturally not someone that ordinary people can compare to." Ziyi glanced at Bi Changchun and flattered him bluntly. As a result, Bi Changchun's eyebrows twitched slightly again, and no one knew what he was feeling at that moment.

Nong Zhu was immediately dumbfounded. He had raised this daughter for so many years and she had never said a word of flattery to him. He never expected that the first time he heard her say such a thing, it would be to flatter someone else right in front of him.

This is intolerable! Nong Zhu's jealousy exploded, and she glared at Yue Qianchou, her mouth full of sourness, and said, "Your master has been in frequent contact with that old monster from Nanming. He must have given you some kind of magical treasure! Show me the thing you used to defeat those two late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending guys!"

"This... that..." Yue Qianchou a pang of sorrow in his heart. That Ziyi, so stubborn and talkative, had finally steered the conversation in the wrong direction. The Black Fire flying sword used Netherworld Ghost Fire, which might fool ordinary people, but it would be difficult to deceive these two! Especially Bi Changchun, whose message in the Nine Nether Cave proved that he had witnessed it firsthand.

"What are you fussing about? Are you afraid I'll steal your treasure? Show it to me!" Nong Zhu said unhappily. She thought to herself, "My daughter's first attempt at flattery went to your master, and all I want to do is look at your things and you're making such a fuss."

While Yue Qianchou was still hesitating, Nong Zhu made her move. Before Yue Qianchou could react, he felt a sudden tightening around his waist, looked down, and saw his Storage Bag had vanished. Meanwhile, Nong Zhu was now holding a Storage Bag, dangling it around in utter confusion!

It's over! The bottom has been revealed! Yue Qianchou immediately fell silent.

"You brat, are you playing me?" Nong Zhu questioned, holding the Storage Bag. "Is it fun to hang an empty bag on your waist for no reason? I knew you weren't a good person, but I didn't expect you to be so wary of people, actually hanging an empty bag to fool people."

"Master, is there nothing in there?" Ziyi asked curiously. She always saw Yue Qianchou stuffing things into it. Just as she finished asking, her master tossed the Storage Bag into her hand, telling her to look for herself. Ziyi used her Divine Sense to check, and sure enough, it was completely empty, utterly clean.

"This should be that Storage Bag! I recognize it." Ziyi tilted her head and asked, "Yue Qianchou, where are the things inside? Where did you hide them?"

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