Cultivation: I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era
Chapter 95

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The power of Senior Sister Zhang is obvious.

As soon as she came, the Discipline Hall master uncle's face looked a little apprehensive.

"Junior Nephew-Disciple Zhang? Why are you here?" His eyes couldn't help but glance at Zheng Fa.

"Uncle-Master Wang."

Senior Sister Zhang salutes towards the other party, his movements meticulous.

She turned to look at Senior Brother Li, and returned to the question, "Dare you ask this junior brother, what did he say about me?"

"..."

Senior Brother Li's face lowered, obviously knowing that something was wrong.

On the other hand, the uncle on the side laughed dryly and said, "It's just a dispute of words. There are so many nephews, so why should we care?"

"I care."

"..."

The uncle choked up and his expression turned ugly. "Although Master Nephew Li said some things indiscriminately, Junior Nephew-Disciple Zhang, you value Zheng Fa too much! There are some rumors in the family, and they are not without reason!"

Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang.

Senior Sister Zhang had no expression on his face. He just looked at this uncle, as if he didn't understand what he said, and said slowly, "How did you get over it?"

"Senior nephew Zheng has just started, and the share you gave him is equivalent to Profound-grade Talisman Master... Nowadays, spiritual materials are rare, Junior Nephew-Disciple Zhang, don't you feel partial?"

"That's my own thing."

"Master Nephew, you are in charge of the General Affairs Hall on behalf of True Person Huang, which arouses suspicion." The uncle said with a sneer.

"..."

Zheng Fa finally understood that he seemed to be the target of Senior Sister Zhang.

The point is not those spiritual materials, but the special identity of Senior Sister Zhang.

Senior Sister Zhang didn't speak, but the uncle started talking.

"General Affairs Hall is related to the distribution of spiritual materials up and down my Nine Mountains Sect. You are in charge of the General Affairs Hall. You should be selfless, but now you prefer one person..." Uncle-Master Wang sneered lightly, "Isn't it right for others to say a few words?"

After saying this, the eyes of the disciples present were somewhat strange.

After all, General Affairs Hall's responsibilities are too sensitive.

"What does Uncle Master mean?"

"To be fair, this nephew Zheng's share should be the same as everyone else's. Since he has talent, it will be easy for him to become Profound-grade Talisman Master - then the share will be matched to his, and the rumors will naturally subside."

"But..." Just as he finished speaking, a hesitant voice came from behind him. "Senior Brother Zheng is Profound-grade Talisman Master!"

"?"

Everyone turned their heads and looked at the person who spoke - Zheng Fa, a slightly acquaintance, Zhou Ganyuan.

"He is Profound-grade Talisman Master?"

Uncle Discipline Hall was stunned and looked at Senior Sister Zhang.

Unexpectedly, Senior Sister Zhang also looked at Zheng Fa in confusion, as if he didn't know about this.

"Yes!" Zhou Ganyuan said with certainty, "I have been looking at Senior Brother Zheng just now. The Water Prison Talisman just now was thrown by Senior Brother Zheng."

Zheng Fa:... No, I'm hiding well, what are you looking at me for?

Senior Brother Li lowered his head, slowly looked at his soaked clothes, and then looked up at Zheng Fa.

"Senior Brother Li, you know the power of Water Prison Talisman just now, right?" Zhou Ganyuan asked him.

Senior Brother Li:"..."

He didn't look like he wanted to admit it.

"Just now you said it was a Profound-grade Water Prison Talisman."

Zhou Ganyuan asked further.

Senior Brother Li opened his mouth, looked at Uncle-Master Wang who didn't look good, but didn't speak.

"Senior Brother Li You are a Foundation Establishment Realm monk. You can't be trapped by a Yellow-grade Talisman, right? Isn't this too embarrassing?"

Zhou Ganyuan's tone was very sincere, and his words showed great trust in Senior Brother Li's ability.

"Yes!"

Senior Brother Li gritted his teeth and said.

Others also looked at him with strange eyes - being trapped by a Water Prison Talisman thrown by a junior disciple who was just starting out, it seemed that it was not embarrassing at all.

Of course, the way they looked at Zhou Ganyuan was even weirder - are you standing in the wrong position? How come you are on the side of Pang True Person?

Hearing Senior Brother Li's admission, Master Discipline Hall's face became very wonderful.

After a while, he cupped his hands towards Senior Sister Zhang and said in a gentle tone, "My nephew, you still have a sharp eye."

This man was quite free and easy, and at this moment he gave up the fight without any further entanglement.

"I don't have any discernment." Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Zheng Fa and said, "I'm just biased."

"?"

"He is Yellow-grade Talisman Master, and I will not change his share. If you are dissatisfied, let Uncle-Master Pang come and talk to me."

After listening to Senior Sister Zhang's words, the scene fell into silence.

Discipline Hall This uncle's expression changed all the time, and he was speechless.

He could only shake off his sleeves and turned into a ray of light without saying a word, leaving Talisman Arts Pavilion.

Seeing him walking away, Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa and said, "Come to me later. I have something to tell you."

She seemed to have come specifically to say this to Zheng Fa. After saying this, she left without paying attention to anyone else.

Zheng Fa looked at her leaving back and felt someone tugging on his sleeve. Turning his head, Han Qi's face was full of desire for knowledge:

"Junior brother, please teach me."

"What to teach? Talisman Dao?"

"Talisman Dao... I admit that you have some talent in becoming Profound-grade Talisman Master so quickly, but these are all small things, not important!" Han Qi's voice was a little lower. "I mainly want to learn, how can you and Senior Sister Zhang... ahem!"

"Louder!"

There was a low growl of dissatisfaction from the side. Zheng Fa turned his head and saw a group of people gathered darkly around them, their faces full of desire for knowledge.

"Junior brother Zheng."

When Zheng Fa left Talisman Arts Pavilion, Senior Brother Zhuang suddenly called him.

Senior Brother Zhuang walked a few steps quickly and walked side by side with Zheng Fa for a while, but neither spoke.

It wasn't until he reached the entrance of the hospital that Senior Brother Zhuang raised his arm and gave him a deep bow. "Thank you, junior brother, for helping me just now."

"I didn't help you, senior brother..."

It's not that Zheng Fa really intends to retaliate, it's just that he only has one talisman in his hand, so he can only take action when Senior Brother Li is negligent and loses the protection of Golden Armor Talisman.

"It's not for me, but for the new disciples." Senior Brother Zhuang shook his head and said, "If the junior brother doesn't take action, then those new disciples will inevitably be humiliated by Senior Brother Li."

Since he lost, if that Senior Brother Li was not controlled by Zheng Fa, they would indeed be in misery here.

"..."

Zheng Fa looked at Senior Brother Zhuang and found that the expression on his face was sincere gratitude.

But Senior Brother Zhuang spoke up, "Junior brother, do you think I have deducted your talisman? To enrich myself?"

"That's not true."

Zheng Fa said it sincerely.

This senior brother does not seem to be a particularly stingy person - in the fight just now, he did use a lot of Talisman to protect the new disciples.

After all, everyone has a sense of proportion.

This senior brother can just sit back and save his Talisman.

"... Junior brother, how do you look at the Nine Mountains Sect?"

"Immortal Sect Weather."

"..." Senior Brother Zhuang glanced at him, as if he could see that what he said was not sincere, and suddenly laughed and said, "I think it's going to be troubled times and people's resentment is boiling."

"Uh..." Zheng Fa glanced at him, a little confused, is this allowed to be said?

"Junior brother, a genius who is treated differently as soon as he enters the profession, probably doesn't understand the suffering of those disciples at the bottom."

"..."

Zheng Fa didn't defend himself, just listened to what he said.

"I have read history books in the secular world. In the last years of a dynasty, the people at the bottom must suffer the most." Senior Brother Zhuang seemed not to expect his response. "The same is true for the Immortal Sect, and it is even more terrifying - if these Immortal Sect disciples at the bottom are really resentful, even if they cannot bring trouble to the Immortal Sect, what if they go to the secular world?"

He looked at Zheng Fa with some deep meaning; "Those people have no power to resist."

"..."

"I just thought that if the superiors use less one card, the lower-level disciples will get one more card, and maybe there will be less resentment. To be honest, I also know that I can't stop these things - and I also know that it is in vain." Senior Brother Zhuang laughed. Laughing, looking at Zheng Fa, he took out three talismans from his sleeves and handed them over. "Junior brother, since I am Profound-grade Talisman Master, I should naturally take those shares. I am a villain in vain."

Zheng Fa didn't move, but Senior Brother Zhuang stuffed the talisman into his hand.

He bowed his head towards Zheng Fa again, turned around and walked away.

His clothes were full of wrinkles and dust, but his body remained straight.

Inside the Talisman Arts Pavilion's courtyard gate, Han Qi looked at Zheng Fa tangledly, his expression changing.

"Senior brother? What are you thinking about?"

"Tell me, what does Junior Brother Zheng like?"

"?"

The tall and thin man was stunned for a moment and asked, "Didn't you say you wouldn't join him?"

"How did I know that he could draw Profound-grade symbols just after he started?" Han Qi looked a little regretful.

"Brother, this is not easy."

The tall and thin man said hesitantly.

"Why is it not easy?" Han Qi asked doubtfully, "I think Zheng Fa has a pretty good personality, and he is not a very difficult person to please... It's just that we have offended him before."

"... I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about that person."

The tall and thin man pointed into the distance, where Zhou Ganyuan stood, looking at the back of Zheng Fa from a distance.

"What happened to him?"

"Senior brother, don't you think the way he looks at Zheng Fa is exactly the same as the way he looked at you just now?"

"..."

Han Qi looked at Zhou Ganyuan with an incomprehensible expression--

No, who are you?

Pang True Person's most beloved disciple!

Single-Spirit Root, Geng Metal Dao Body, absolute genius!

Are you trying to compete with me for a dog-leg position?

Our two veins fight every day, and we are both crazy!

You deceive your master and destroy your ancestors!

No wonder you just spoke for Zheng Fa...

So scheming!

"Brother, why don't we give up?" the tall and thin man suggested, "We can't beat him either!"

"No!" Han Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it Senior Sister Zhang. This Zhou Ganyuan is Pang True Person's proud disciple. I heard that he is extremely favored. They both value Zheng Fa so much at the same time. Are we stupid if we don't follow him now?"

The tall and thin man was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly. "It makes sense, but we can't compare to him."

"..."

Zheng Fa walked to the entrance of Senior Sister Zhang's yard. Senior Sister Zhang's yard is at the foot of Ninth Mountain's mountain and has a vast area.

In his opinion, he couldn't even tell which one was bigger or smaller, this courtyard or the Zhao Family courtyard.

But the difference between the two locations is huge - Ninth Mountain can be said to be the place with the strongest aura among the Nine Mountains Sect.

As soon as Zheng Fa walked into the courtyard gate, True Person Zhang's voice came to his ears. "Go forward, go through three doors, and come directly to the backyard to find me."

(End of chapter)

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