Seeing the state of Zhunti, Jieyin, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, the Three Sages.
Qin Hong began to hatch a plan.
Rubbing his little hands together, he blinked as he walked up to Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, his soft, sweet voice ringing out.
"Second Uncle..."
The drawn-out ending was enough to melt anyone's heart.
But who was Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning? Having just endured Qin Hong's torment, his heart immediately tightened at the sight of Qin Hong.
"What now?" Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning said irritably. His words were thick with alienation as he flicked his long sleeve, afraid of being associated with Qin Hong in any way.
"I'll manage my own disciples. You don't need to worry about them!" Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning was now like a mouse that had seen a cat, completely at Qin Hong's mercy.
"Second Uncle, wasn't I just worried that your reputation might suffer? You can't let a few useless disciples ruin your good name, can you?"
As he spoke, Qin Hong rubbed his little hands together and said sweetly,
"Well, Second Uncle, this is the first time I've met you today, so shouldn't there be... some sort of meeting gift?"
The gathered Sages (Holy shit)!!!
Just as the Sages were stunned by Qin Hong's actions,
Qin Hong had already stretched his chubby white little hand out before Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning.
His eyes glittered as he stared at Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, blinking brightly like a debt collector demanding payment.
No matter the era, elders always had to give juniors a meeting gift when they met. Otherwise, it would be a breach of etiquette.
And since the Three Pure Ones were brothers, as Sect Master Tongtian's son, Qin Hong was the blood nephew of both Heavenly Lord of Morality and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning. It was perfectly reasonable for him to ask for a meeting gift.
But Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning did not see it that way!
"You little brat... you!" Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning gritted his teeth for a long while, but to keep from insulting himself as well, he only managed to say one word.
Where had this shameless little thing learned such utterly brazen behavior?
He had just scolded him, and now he was asking for a meeting gift? How could he have such a huge face? Such a huge nerve? Wasn't he afraid that this venerable one would slap him to death?
Even the two ancestors of shamelessness from the West could not compare to this level of thick skin.
Fucking everything was going wrong today.
Who would have thought that Sect Master Tongtian, with his honest-looking face, would have a son like this? Shameless to the extreme.
In an instant, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning cursed Qin Hong and Sect Master Tongtian out countless times, nearly dragging Pangu, Father God himself, into it as well.
But willing or not, he could not avoid giving the meeting gift.
After all, he was Qin Hong's real Second Uncle. If he gave nothing, would he not be disgracing himself?
Who told him to be the elder???
At that thought, though unwilling in every possible way, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning still gritted his teeth and made a casual motion with his hand.
In the blink of an eye, a fine-looking sword appeared in Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's previously empty hand. He casually tossed it to Qin Hong.
"Take it. Don't hurt yourself."
After receiving the sword from Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Qin Hong inspected it closely. Hmm, a Postnatal Supreme Treasure. Its blade was like water, cold light constantly flowing over it. In the hands of an ordinary cultivator, it would absolutely be a treasured trump card.
But what fucking use was it to Qin Hong? It was utterly useless. No, it was worse than useless—it was complete trash!
His father was Sect Master Tongtian. Even what he bestowed upon Duobao was far better than this trash sword. Could Qin Hong possibly receive worse?
Frowning, Qin Hong muttered with great conviction,
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Second Uncle is disregarding propriety and treating his nephew like an outsider!"
"I am Pangu's True Lineage, the Three Pure Ones' sole direct descendant, the future inheritor of their legacy, and Second Uncle's meeting gift is just a Postnatal Supreme Treasure?"
"Isn't that a little hard to justify?"
"You...!"
Seeing that Qin Hong had accepted the meeting gift yet remained unsatisfied, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's face frosted over.
Too shameless, wasn't he?
A Postnatal Supreme Treasure! And he still was not satisfied?
And inheriting the legacy? How could his face be so huge?
Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning immediately flicked his sleeve.
"This is all you get. Take it or leave it!" Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning rarely acted petulantly.
But Qin Hong was not intimidated. Instead, he looked as though to say, Don't you dare take it back, and nodded inexplicably.
He then trotted over to Sect Master Tongtian.
Seeing Qin Hong leave, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning let out a sigh of relief. But Qin Hong's next words made him want to scream, Could you just be a decent person?!
"Father."
Sect Master Tongtian looked at his precious son, his eyes overflowing with affection.
"What is it, Hong'er?"
"Father, this is the first gift Second Uncle has given me. I must remember Second Uncle's kindness. I hope Father can use Divine Abilities to engrave upon this sword: 'A treasure bestowed upon his nephew by Sage Yuanshi.'"
"That way, when your son travels the primordial world in the future and encounters someone who wants to bully me, I can take out this sword Second Uncle gave me."
"Then let's see who would dare touch me. With Second Uncle's great name behind me, hehe!"
Pfft... pfft... pfft.
After hearing Qin Hong's words, the Sages nearby could not help but laugh.
The Sages (I fucking have to admit, that was expert-level. Killing without bloodshed!)
Although Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning had known there was a trap, he had not expected Qin Hong to use it this way.
If Sect Master Tongtian truly engraved those words about a gift from Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to his nephew, he would never be able to show his face again.
Then the entire primordial world would know that he, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, was petty, narrow-minded, miserly as a ghost, and had given his own nephew a piece of junk as a meeting gift.
This was...
Zhunti and Jieyin felt even more strongly about it. This was truly vicious—an open scheme so grand that it could not be refuted. Even knowing it was a pit, he could only jump in.
How could Sect Master Tongtian fail to see Qin Hong's intentions? But this was his son, so no matter what, he had to support him.
Sect Master Tongtian immediately took the sword with a smile. "All right, Father will now..."
"Hold it!"
A loud shout stopped Sect Master Tongtian.
Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning had still fallen into the trap. He shot Qin Hong a vicious glare, then said with a fake smile,
"Tongtian, it was merely a little game. Don't take it seriously. This is the treasure I prepared for my nephew."
As he spoke, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning reached into his robes, took out a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and handed it to Qin Hong.
It was a fan. Radiant light flowed across its surface, and blazing heat occasionally radiated outward.
"This is the Sky Burning Fan, a low-grade spiritual treasure. It contains the innate power of fire among the four forces of earth, fire, water, and wind. You should be satisfied now, right?" Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning said painfully.
Seeing the fan shrink as soon as it landed in his hand, Qin Hong rejoiced inwardly, but his expression remained calm. Tears even seemed to be gathering in his eyes.
"Second Uncle, I am the Three Pure Ones' sole heir. I represent the Three Pure Ones' future prestige, yet you only gave me a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure? That's far too stingy, isn't it?"
"It's not like we don't have top-grade goods. What are you keeping them for? Are they going to hatch babies or something?"
Hearing Qin Hong's words, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's hard-won calm broke once more.
"You...!"
He had just been cursed at, then shamelessly given away a Postnatal Supreme Treasure and a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. And instead of receiving any gratitude, he had been branded stingy?
This was infuriating!
At once, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning stopped caring about dignity, grace, or anything of the sort.
"Do you want it or not? If not, give it back."
"How can you ask for something back after giving it away?"
Qin Hong immediately tucked the Sky Burning Fan into his robes.
"Though this thing does not suit your status, it'll do. Barely."
"You..."
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