In the valley.
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword stared at Qin Hong with expressions like they had swallowed something vile, his performance utterly shameless and insulting.
"Ah... you little brat, how dare you humiliate us like this! You're utterly shameless!"
This Daoist Master Golden Sword's hands shook with rage.
"Today, This Daoist Master will teach you a proper lesson on behalf of your elders..."
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword's faces were flushed red. The two of them were on the verge of losing their minds from anger.
It turned out that Qin Hong's claim that he could make a spiritual root speak had simply been a self-directed performance, one that thoroughly cursed the two of them out.
Wasn't he plainly toying with them?
Hearing Golden Sword and Bronze Sword's words and seeing them crack their knuckles, Qin Hong smiled faintly.
"Teach me a lesson on behalf of my father? Do you know who my uncles are?"
"Who cares who your uncles are? What the hell do they have to do with us?"
"Heh, my uncles are Zhunti and Jieyin."
Qin Hong said this calmly.
His voice was not loud, but it carried with remarkable force. Upon hearing Qin Hong's words, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword were so angry that they laughed instead.
"Little brat, if you're scared, just say so. Your uncles are Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin? You must be dreaming!"
"Didn't you hear us clearly just now? We are disciples of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin. You're really grasping at straws in desperation!"
"Hahahaha, this is killing me! Your uncles are Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin? Why not say the Three Pure Ones are your elders too? Couldn't you at least prepare your lies beforehand? I'm dying!"
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword pointed at Qin Hong with one hand and clutched their stomachs with the other as they laughed.
Seeing the two of them act as if they had gone mad, Qin Hong showed none of the panic of someone whose lie had been exposed. Instead, he looked utterly solemn.
"I'm not lying. Zhunti and Jieyin really are my uncles! Why are you laughing?"
"And the Three Pure Ones really 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 grandmaster is Hongjun!"
"Huh? Why did you stop laughing? Is it because I wasn't lying?"
Looking at Qin Hong's adorable appearance, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword had long since stopped laughing. They stared at him in complete bewilderment.
"Y-you... what did you say?"
"Y-you're Saint Tongtian's son?"
"You're the blood relative of the Three Pure Ones who gave all the Saints headaches and damaged the Investiture of the Gods Scroll?"
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword were completely thrown into chaos.
"Yep, that's right!"
Qin Hong said calmly. Then he clapped his hands in delight.
"I didn't know I was already this famous! Great, great!"
After saying that, Qin Hong seemed to suddenly remember something. Blinking his large eyes, he said.
"Oh, right. Didn't you say you were going to teach me a lesson on behalf of my father? Come on, then!"
As he spoke, Qin Hong spread his arms wide, as though waiting for Golden Sword and Bronze Sword to make their move.
Seeing Qin Hong like this, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword felt utterly miserable.
How the hell had their luck been so bad that they ran into this living ancestor?
His father was Saint Tongtian. Across the entire primordial world, aside from a few Saints and Grandmaster Hongjun, who even had the nominal right to discipline him?
Besides, according to their teacher, his father treasured him like a precious gem and would not even give the Saints any face. If they laid a hand on him, wouldn't his father skin them alive with his sword?
"Uh, hahaha, a misunderstanding! Just a misunderstanding!" Golden Sword was the first to react, forcing a smile at Qin Hong.
"Only someone like you, young friend, is qualified to possess such a treasure. This treasure is indeed fated to be yours!"
"This treasure belongs to you, young friend!"
"The two of us shall take our leave now!"
With that, Golden Sword and Bronze Sword prepared to use their Divine Abilities to leave.
Their luck was simply too rotten. If it had been anyone else, the two of them would have beaten them senseless today, perhaps even sent them straight to paradise before openly stuffing the treasure into their own pockets.
But this was the little ancestor of the entire primordial world!
He was Saint Tongtian's darling. If anything happened to him, even if it had nothing to do with them, they would not escape Saint Tongtian's wrath.
At that point, even Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin behind them would be unable to do anything to Saint Tongtian. They could only watch as the two of them suffered.
Although Golden Sword and Bronze Sword wandered the East and often used Zhunti and Jieyin's names to seize treasures and rob others, they knew their own situation well. Among the Saints, their two Saints were the weakest and held the least status.
Just as the two were about to use their Divine Abilities to slip away, Qin Hong's voice rang out.
"Oh, fellow Daoists, so now you know it was a misunderstanding?"
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword hurriedly nodded like pecking chicks.
"We know, we know..."
As qualified members of the Western Sect, they had to fully inherit Zhunti and Jieyin's shameless methods. Their cultivation, talent, and origins could be lacking, but their ability to be shameless absolutely could not fall behind.
One moment, they could be at each other's throats in a fight to the death; the next, they could laugh and chat as though nothing had happened, brazenly trying to become close.
This approach never failed. If they could win, they killed and looted. If they could not, they apologized and fled.
"Mm. Since you know you were wrong, compensate me for emotional distress, lost work, wasted saliva, performance fees, appearance fees, and compensation for delayed cultivation!"
Qin Hong rattled off a whole list of things Golden Sword and Bronze Sword had never heard of.
But not knowing did not mean they were stupid. They still understood what compensation meant.
It was just that... what exactly were they supposed to compensate him for?
"Young friend, what are these emotional distress fees, lost work fees, saliva fees, performance fees, appearance fees, and delayed cultivation fees you speak of?"
Golden Sword and Bronze Sword felt like their heads had grown three sizes. They had never even heard of such things!
Compensation could be demanded like this?
"You two just said you were going to teach me a lesson. You gave me such a fright, so of course you have to compensate me!"
"Also, I am the son of a Saint, the nephew of Heavenly Lord of Morality and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, the junior of Saints Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin, and Grandmaster Hongjun's most beloved little darling. Do you think you can just see me whenever you want? Shouldn't there be an appearance fee?
"I spent half the day here teaching you two a lesson. My throat is smoking. Does drinking water not cost money?
"And that performance where the treasure spoke just now—did you think you could watch it for free without paying? What were you thinking?"
Qin Hong counted them off one by one on his fingers. Golden Sword and Bronze Sword inwardly groaned bitterly, yet they did not dare show it. If they offended this little ancestor and he went home to complain, then Saint Tongtian would come looking for them with his sword. They would be finished!
Though the two knew Qin Hong was making excuses and cursed inwardly, they could only force smiles.
"We understand those, but what are the lost work fees and delayed cultivation fees?"
"Oh, those two? I just made them up. But since you asked, I'll explain them to you."
Qin Hong glanced at them from the corner of his large eyes.
"The lost work fee is for wasting so much of my time with you. I could have done many things in that time.
"As for the delayed cultivation fee, oh, that's no small matter. I am the son of a Saint, with talent and origins beyond your imagination. You two delayed me for so long and caused my cultivation to stagnate. You are obstructing my path to becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal as soon as possible..."
Qin Hong spoke as though he would not stop until he had shocked them to death. His little face was so solemn that it sounded completely real.
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