Marquis Council

Expelled disciple?

Shen Qian came to an abrupt halt and stared at Gu Donglai in astonishment.

His first reaction was that Gu Donglai was joking.

But Shen Qian immediately felt that something was off. No one would joke about something like this.

At the "Dao Heaven" tea restaurant, Shi Xuanyi, a disciple of Sky-Reaching Academy, had initially been utterly timid before Shen Qian. Yet after Shen Qian casually said that he had been expelled from the sect, Shi Xuanyi lost his mind and even dared to attack Shen Qian.

Because he knew that in this world, where martial arts flourished and lineage was held in the highest regard, once someone bore the label of "expelled disciple," they could never shake it off. They would spend the rest of their lives under the strange looks of others.

That was even more unbearable than death!

Others might gradually forget his name, until all that remained was the title of expelled disciple.

It was precisely because the consequences were so severe that teachers generally did not easily decide to expel a disciple from their sect. Even if they truly did so, they usually would not make it public.

Yet now, Gu Donglai had spoken the words "expelled disciple" so casually.

Gu Donglai also stopped and turned to Shen Qian. "Surprised?"

Then Gu Donglai gave a self-mocking smile. "I thought you would have guessed long ago. Though I, Gu Donglai, cannot compare to your talent, I was once known as a genius too. Why, then, did I become a Marquis without receiving a title?"

"A teacher's grace is as heavy as a mountain, yet it is also too painful to look back on!"

Listening to Gu Donglai's sigh, Shen Qian stood frozen in place, gradually understanding why he had never heard Gu Donglai's name.