Both Sides Clean Up

"I'd always thought that if this ability was all it took, the others wouldn't react much."

But now he realized he'd been wrong. The problems between people had reached a point he could barely understand.

When the next few disciples came up, Zhou Qinglan spoke plainly.

"If anyone has a problem with me, you can say it directly. You can tell me anything. I'm not the sort to hold a grudge, but that doesn't mean I have a good temper."

Before, he hadn't cared much about how everyone reacted.

But now, he had these matters completely figured out.

He'd never understood the infighting within the Demon Suppression Division, or how far those Demon Suppression Envoys would go to achieve their aims.

Now, he not only understood it completely, he even knew why they did it.

"Disciple will go calm down first. I'll leave things here to Master, and I trust you'll take care of everything."

After greeting Liu Xi, Zhou Qinglan left at once.

Only after he was gone did Liu Xi turn to the others, looking at them with disappointment.

"What exactly are you trying to do? You've done so much—don't you feel even a little guilty? You've driven him away. Are you happy now?"

At his words, several people exchanged glances. They'd never seen anything like this.

"Master, that's not right. When did we ever upset Senior Disciple Brother? Isn't he the one who looks down on us? He left on his own. What were we supposed to do?"

In their eyes, Zhou Qinglan had been spouting nonsense this whole time and hadn't given them any chance to argue.

Even after they'd made themselves perfectly clear, he'd still acted like he was above them.

Meanwhile, He Qiandao was sealed inside the Secret Realm, fighting Jiang Zhen.

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