Spiritual Damage Fee, Hand It Over

In the valley.

Golden Sword and Bronze Sword stared at Qin Hong, who was putting on a full-blown act, with expressions that suggested they'd just eaten something awful.

"Ah... you brat, how dare you humiliate us like this! Utterly shameless!"

Golden Sword's hands trembled with rage.

"Today, I, this Daoist master, will teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents..."

At this moment, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword were red-faced, practically driven mad with anger.

It turned out that Qin Hong's claim about making Spiritual Roots speak was just a staged performance, a way to verbally tear them to shreds.

This was clearly them being toyed with!

Hearing Golden Sword and Bronze Sword's words and seeing them clench their fists, Qin Hong smiled faintly.

"Teach me a lesson on behalf of my dad? Do you even know who my uncle is?"

"Who cares who your uncle is? What business does your uncle have with us!"

"Heh heh, my uncles are Zhunti and Jieyin!"

Qin Hong said calmly.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an incredible penetrating power. Upon hearing Qin Hong's words, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword, enraged, burst into laughter.

"Brat, if you're scared, just say so. Claiming your uncles are Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin? You must be dreaming!"

"Didn't you hear clearly just now? We are disciples of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin. You're truly desperate, grasping at straws!"

"Hahahaha, this is hilarious. You claim your uncles are Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin? Why don't you say the Three Pure Ones are your elders too? Can't you even prepare your lies beforehand? This is too funny!"

Golden Sword and Bronze Sword pointed at Qin Hong with one hand and clutched their stomachs with the other, laughing heartily.

Seeing them acting as if they'd lost their minds, Qin Hong showed no sign of panic from being exposed. Instead, he looked solemn.

"I'm not lying. My uncles are indeed Zhunti and Jieyin! Why are you laughing?"

"Besides, the Three Pure Ones are my elders. Heavenly Lord of Morality is my eldest uncle, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning is my second uncle, and Sect Master Tongtian is my father. Oh, right, I also have an aunt named Nuwa, and my grand-master is Hongjun!"

"Huh? Why did you stop laughing? Is it because I'm not lying?"

Looking at Qin Hong, who appeared so innocent, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword had long since stopped laughing. They now stared at Qin Hong, utterly bewildered.

"You... what did you say?"

"You... you're the son of Saint Tongtian?"

"You're that blood relative of the Three Pure Ones who gave all the Saints headaches and damaged the Investiture of the Gods Scroll?"

At this moment, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword were completely flustered.

"Yes, that's right!"

Qin Hong said calmly. He then clapped his hands joyfully.

"I didn't realize I was already so famous! Great, great!"

After speaking, Qin Hong seemed to suddenly remember something and said with wide, blinking eyes, "Oh right, didn't you say you were going to teach me a lesson on behalf of my dad? Come on!"

With that, Qin Hong spread his arms, as if waiting for Golden Sword and Bronze Sword to make a move.

Seeing Qin Hong's current demeanor, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword felt a bitter ache in their hearts.

How could they be so unlucky as to run into this little ancestor?

If your own father is Saint Tongtian, then in the entire Primordial Era, besides a few Saints and Grand-Master Hongjun who have the nominal right to discipline you, who else could possibly touch you?

Moreover, according to our teachers, your father cherishes you like a treasure, not even giving face to other Saints. If we were to lay a hand on you, wouldn't your father skin us alive with his sword?

"Uh, haha, a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding!" Golden Sword was the first to react, looking at Qin Hong and forcing a smile.

"Such a treasure is worthy of being obtained only by a distinguished person like you, young friend. This treasure is indeed fated to be with you!"

"This treasure belongs to you!"

"We shall take our leave now!"

With that, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword prepared to use their divine abilities to leave the area.

Their luck was truly terrible. If it had been anyone else, they would have been thoroughly beaten today, perhaps even sent directly to the Western Paradise, and the treasure would have been openly pocketed.

But this was the little ancestor of the entire Primordial Era!

The apple of Saint Tongtian's eye. If anything were to happen to him, even if they weren't directly involved, they couldn't escape Saint Tongtian's wrath.

At that time, even Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, who were their backing, would be powerless against Saint Tongtian and could only watch them suffer.

Although Golden Sword and Bronze Sword roamed the East, often using the names of Zhunti and Jieyin to seize treasures and goods, they knew their own standing. Among the Saints, their own two Saints were the weakest and held the least status.

Just as the two were about to use their divine abilities to escape, Qin Hong's voice rang out:

"Oh, are you two fellow Daoists realizing now that it was a misunderstanding?"

Golden Sword and Bronze Sword nodded frantically, like chicks pecking for rice:

"We understand, we understand..."

As a qualified member of the Western Sect, one must fully inherit the shameless great arts of Zhunti and Jieyin. One might lack in cultivation realm, talent, or background, but the skill of shamelessness must not be neglected.

One moment they were locked in a life-and-death struggle, and the next they could be chatting amicably and shamelessly trying to curry favor.

This strategy was tried and true: if you can win, kill and rob; if you can't, apologize and flee.

"Well, since you know you were wrong, you'll have to compensate me for my emotional distress, lost work, wasted saliva, performance fee, appearance fee, and cultivation stagnation fee!"

Qin Hong's little mouth babbled out a long list of things Golden Sword and Bronze Sword had never heard of.

But not knowing them didn't mean they were stupid; they understood the meaning of "compensation."

However, what were all these things they had to pay for?

"Little friend, what are these emotional distress fees, lost work fees, wasted saliva fees, performance fees, appearance fees, and cultivation stagnation fees you're talking about?"

Golden Sword and Bronze Sword felt their heads swell. They had never even heard of these things!

Could compensation be demanded in such ways?

"You two just said you were going to teach me a lesson, which startled me greatly. Of course, you have to compensate me!"

"Also, am I, the son of a Saint, the nephew of Heavenly Lord of Morality and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, a junior to Saints Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin, and the beloved little darling of Grandpa Hongjun, someone you can just meet anytime you please? Don't I deserve an appearance fee?

I spent so much time here lecturing the two of you, my throat is parched. Does water come for free?

And those performances and treasures you were talking about earlier, do you think you can watch them for free without paying? What are you thinking?"

Qin Hong counted each item on his fingers, making Golden Sword and Bronze Sword inwardly lament their misfortune. They couldn't show it, though. If they offended this little ancestor, and he went crying to his elders, then Saint Tongtian would come after them with his sword, and they'd be done for!

Even though they knew Qin Hong was making excuses and inwardly cursed, they could only force a smile and say:

"We understand those. But what are lost work fees and cultivation stagnation fees?"

"Oh, you mean those two? I just said them off the cuff. But since you asked, I'll tell you."

Qin Hong glanced at them with his big eyes and said:

"Lost work fees are for the time I wasted with you, which is enough time for me to do many other things.

As for cultivation stagnation fees, oh, that's a serious matter! I, the son of a Saint, possess talent and background beyond your imagination. You two have delayed me for so long, causing my cultivation to stagnate. You are hindering me from becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal sooner..."

Qin Hong spoke with earth-shattering words, his little face looking so serious that it seemed entirely genuine.