Yan Xiaohu's Unspeakable Suffering

When Zhou Qing met Cui Yingying's gaze, he quickly bowed with a guilty conscience.

Cui Yingying returned the bow and then said, "Senior Brother Zhou, please forgive me. It's mainly because you two were here last night, and we did see a chicken by the hot spring. It's quite a coincidence. We really have no leads. We heard from others that you two like... cough cough."

Cui Yingying suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

Yan Xiaohu immediately became unhappy upon hearing this.

What do you mean?

Just because we were 'thieves' for a day, now whenever someone loses something, we're the first ones they suspect?

Is this fair?

Zhou Qing naturally understood what Cui Yingying meant. He had no face to argue about anything now.

Cui Yingying continued, "Last night, I briefly exchanged blows with that little thief. The other party used a powerful divine ability. Afterward, I consulted with the elders in the sect, and they recognized it. It should be a secret technique of your sect that is not passed down—the Silver Dragon Hand."

"I heard from others that Senior Brother Zhou once rendered meritorious service to the sect and was bestowed this technique by a Grand Elder. Is that true?"

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "That's right, it was bestowed not long ago. I haven't had time to cultivate it yet. This really wasn't me. First of all, I'm only in the Foundation Establishment Realm. How could I possibly sneak into that Mountain Villa without a sound?"

Cui Yingying also saw Zhou Qing's cultivation level, and it did seem a bit illogical.

According to the sect elders, the Silver Dragon Hand is extremely difficult to cultivate and cannot be mastered overnight.

But the person last night used it at the minor accomplishment stage right from the start, which severely contradicted the time Senior Brother Zhou was said to have obtained the Silver Dragon Hand.

Unless, he was a genius!

And there was one more thing they still couldn't figure out. If he was peeping, why would he suddenly jump out and even carry a chicken away in front of so many of them?

Was this a provocation?

Or was he overly confident in his strength?

It was obvious that although the Senior Brother Zhou in front of them had some matching characteristics, his strength was not enough to be so confident.

Cui Yingying smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Zhou, don't overthink it. I was just asking to see if you knew if anyone else also cultivated this Silver Dragon Hand, so we can help capture that little thief as soon as possible and clear the names of all the sisters."

Zhou Qing frowned in thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I really don't know about that. After all, the Silver Dragon Hand was also something our sect's Grand Elder obtained unexpectedly while traveling outside when he was young. Who knows how many people cultivated it before and passed it down."

Cui Yingying agreed with this answer.

Afterward, having no more questions, she bowed with everyone and left.

"It was a false alarm, Master. You must stand up for us. Now it seems any Tom, Dick, or Harry wants to take a bite out of us..."

"Kneel!"

Yan Xiaohu had just started sniffling and crying, and before he could finish speaking, Mo Xingjian above him roared angrily.

The two instinctively knelt down.

Mo Xingjian was trembling with anger and walked step by step towards the two of them.

"Good, truly good. Clear division of labor. Those who should scout, scout. Those who should keep watch, keep watch. Those who should feast their eyes, feast their eyes. Brothers united, their strength can cut through metal, right?"

Mo Xingjian said sarcastically.

The two lowered their heads in silence, knowing they couldn't hide it from their Master.

After all, they had a history.

"Master, we really were looking for chickens!" Zhou Qing looked up and said, "And this has nothing to do with Third Senior Brother, I did it all."

Mo Xingjian just glanced at Zhou Qing indifferently, then instantly struck, giving Yan Xiaohu three sharp taps on the head.

Yan Xiaohu immediately covered his head in pain, grimacing.

"What are you doing?" Yan Xiaohu's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but shout.

Zhou Qing was also stunned.

Mo Xingjian said angrily, "It's all because of you. Fourth Child was such a simple kid before, but now he's repeatedly peeking at people bathing. Don't you know where this habit came from?"

Yan Xiaohu: "..."

In an instant, two streams of hot tears rolled down.

"Master, this really has nothing to do with Third Senior Brother, it's just my bad luck..."

"Shut up!" Mo Xingjian interrupted.

Then, with a look of disappointment, he said, "You're also a disappointment. They're just pretty faces, is it worth it? From the Grand Elder, to the eighteen female Outer Sect disciples, then the Core Disciples of Jade Clarity Peak, and now, these aren't enough for you, are they? You're directly targeting disciples from other sects?"

"More than forty people, how can you even look at them all? You got away unscathed this time, but what about next time? Bah, you're still thinking about next time? How about I give you an idea? These disciples are too boring. Why don't you just take down the Sect Master of the Azure Feather Immortal Sect? How great would that be? Tomorrow, she'll call me Master with you, how much face would that give me!"

Mo Xingjian said sarcastically with a strange tone.

Zhou Qing lowered his head and remained silent.

Just like that, Mo Xingjian walked with his hands behind his back, scolding one for a while, then scolding the other, occasionally comparing them to Eldest Brother Gui Ao.

He didn't know how long it had been, but Mo Xingjian was finally tired of scolding and told the two to get out, as seeing them annoyed him.

"I knew I shouldn't have given him that Ink Soul Jade," Yan Xiaohu muttered, rubbing the three large bumps on his head after they came out.

Zhou Qing took off the supports in his shoes, sniffled his red nose, and then looked at Third Senior Brother and apologized, "I'm sorry, Third Senior Brother, I dragged you into this."

Yan Xiaohu said, "Look at you talking like that. What's our relationship? What are you talking about dragging me into anything? But then again, do you really have that peeking habit now? If so, then Senior Brother is truly sorry for you."

Zhou Qing quickly waved his hand after hearing this.

"No, no, no, it's just bad luck every time. Forget it, this is fate!" Zhou Qing felt a little weary.

Yan Xiaohu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a wronged expression, "Speaking of which, I only saw the Grand Elders bathing once, and it left a lifelong trauma. After that, it had nothing to do with me every time, but they always blamed me, making it seem like I saw something."

Zhou Qing felt a little awkward and even more ashamed.

From now on, I guarantee this kind of thing won't happen again.

"Senior Brother Zhou, are you guys okay?"

As the two were walking down, they saw four figures approaching.

Who else could it be but Lu Yaoyao and the others?

Zhou Qing immediately saw the notes above their heads.

Lu Yaoyao's original "So generous" turned into "What a feast for the eyes."

Li Daoxuan, who was "A somewhat sensible pervert," once again became a "Pervert who can't stop eating shit."

He just didn't expect Senior Sister Shi Zhen to also come. Of course, she also changed from the previous "Such a childish Junior Brother Zhou" to "Junior Brother Zhou with worsening sleepwalking."

Sister, you're truly naive.

Who with sleepwalking would run to someone else's territory and then be able to leave completely unharmed?

"Junior Brother Zhou, I just saw the people from the Azure Feather Immortal Sect leave. Are you alright?" Senior Sister Shi Zhen asked anxiously.

Zhou Qing shook his head and smiled, "Sorry to make everyone worry. It was purely a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with me."

"It had nothing to do with me either!" Yan Xiaohu quickly said, scratching his head.

After hearing this, Shi Zhen comforted him, "I knew it was a misunderstanding. It's good that you're alright."

But Lu Yaoyao and the other two had expressions that clearly said, Do you think I believe you?

The chicken was lost, and you asked us to help find it.

Then you two forcibly entered that Mountain Villa, after which a chicken appeared by the hot spring, was taken away by someone, and there was that Silver Dragon Hand technique used in the duel, as well as your previous records.

Anyone with half a brain would know it was you.