Li Mu Yang sprang straight up from the meditation cushion and said indignantly, "Master Kong, why humiliate me like this? I became your disciple for two reasons. First, I admired your character and wanted to become a great man like you—one wholeheartedly devoted to goodness and taking the world's people as his responsibility. Second, I revered your divine abilities. I'd long heard that you were one of the few experts at Starry Sky Academy. Though I'd never seen you display your might, I knew you were an extraordinary figure. Just now, when I stood outside the door and heard you reciting scripture, my mind instantly grew peaceful and my thoughts became clear. All the fatigue of the day was swept away, and I felt my body fill with positive energy."
"What I seek is only that. I absolutely have no other intentions. Do you really think that I, Li Mu Yang, am a despicable wretch coveting other people's possessions?"
Kong Li cast him a sidelong glance and said, "I didn't mean that either. I just thought that even Xiahou Qianbai, that cheap master of yours, could give you the Profound Truth Scripture. How could I, your formal master, be so stingy as not to give you a gift? Wouldn't that make Xiahou Qianbai laugh at me? Don't misunderstand."
"Master Xiahou gave me the handwritten Profound Truth Scripture because he deeply favored his disciple. I am profoundly grateful and will certainly cultivate diligently to comprehend the mysteries of its Dao arts. I absolutely never asked Master Xiahou for any gift. I ask Master Kong to investigate the matter clearly."
"I understand. I understand." Kong Li felt as if this boy had defeated him. "What sort of person are you? Do you think I don't understand you? So you'd better tell me