The Mystery of Junior Sister Jing! Thanks to New Alliance Leader 'Raspberry Yogurt' for the support!

What did it mean to "brush off one's sleeves when the deed was done, hiding both body and name deep away"?

In Youqin Xuanya's eyes, that was precisely what Li Changshou had done this time.

Senior Brother Changshou had exhausted every effort, endured countless hardships, and faced grave danger before barely forcing a victory over a Jie Teaching disciple, Ao Yi, the Second Prince of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace...

Yet he had remained utterly humble, seeking no fame, and quietly departed...

However;

In reality...

Li Changshou had first personally helped Ao Yi to his feet and said that he had offended him in many ways;

—This was to dispel any potential hostility and lessen the ill feeling that the Jie Teaching disciples and Ao Yi held toward him.

Then Li Changshou had apologized before the hall, saying that his victory had been dishonorable, that he had merely used the escape arts and talisman arts taught within the sect to win by a trick, tarnishing the prestige of the sect's Dao lineage, and that he was willing to accept the sect's punishment;

—This further reduced their ill feeling, brought honor to the immortal sect, and incidentally hinted to Martial Uncle Jiu Wu that he wanted to return to Lesser Qiong Peak.

Afterward, Li Changshou gave the Golden Ao Island group a Daoist salute, a look of shame appearing on his face...

With just a few simple words and two or three gestures, Li Changshou had imperceptibly given every side enough room to step down.

There were also sensible Du Xian Sect Elders. Seeing that Li Changshou did not wish to form enmity with Golden Ao Island or the Dragon Palace, they deliberately sternly reprimanded him a few times and ordered him back to Lesser Qiong Peak to reflect behind closed