Who Matters Most

Wu Zihao did not want to leave Zheng Zefang, nor did he want to leave Mount Grand Mystery, but clearly, he had no room to choose.

The fact that he had been allowed to keep his life was already because Zheng Zefang had softened his heart. If he pushed his luck, this lingering, gasping life of his might be snuffed out on the spot.

After all, aside from Zheng Zefang, the other peak masters all found this traitor an eyesore.

Especially that Peak Master surnamed Chen, who wished he could kill him and be done with it.

With that thought, Wu Zihao heavily knocked his head against the ground several times before turning and leaving.

After he left, Chu Moqing looked at Feng Wuhen. "The unrelated parties are gone. Who among you three would like to explain why you came out of your martial uncle's room?"

Feng Wuhen stepped forward to explain. "Master, this is what happened.

"Martial Uncle Zheng went to perform acupuncture on Senior Sister Qin. When he finished, he felt somewhat unwell, so he had us help escort him back.

"Then we saw that his room was rather messy, so we helped Martial Uncle tidy it up. Following his instructions, we brought the sorted things into the hidden small study in the room.

"But we had only just gone in and set the things down when that woman entered. We wanted to leave, but she gave us no chance to do so.

"After she came in, she headed straight for Martial Uncle Zheng's bed and began taking off her clothes. We couldn't exactly come out at that point, could we?

"So we hid in the small study the whole time. Not only did we witness the entire affair, I also used the Echo Talisman my brother gave me to record everything that woman said.

"With this, we can absolutely prove Martial Uncle Zheng's innocence."

As he spoke, Feng Wuhen handed the Echo Talisman to Qin Che. With this item, it would be much easier for him to cause trouble for the Yueyang Sect and Radiant Light Pavilion.

Qin Che looked at Feng Wuhen approvingly and felt deeply envious of Chu Moqing. Such a clever disciple was actually not his!

"This matter was all thanks to you. Later, go to the Merit Hall and collect some contribution points. Consider it the sect's reward for you."

Feng Wuhen knew just how precious contribution points were. The cultivation techniques of Mount Grand Mystery's disciples had to be exchanged for contribution points, unless they were bestowed by their elders.

Moreover, contribution points could be exchanged not only for cultivation techniques, but also spiritual pills and miraculous medicines, heavenly treasures and earthly materials, magical artifacts and spirit artifacts...

But contribution points were not easily earned. One had to complete missions issued by the Merit Hall, and the number of points awarded depended on the importance and danger of the mission.

Apart from that, one could also earn contribution points by doing things that benefited the sect. For example, reporting the discovery of a secret realm to the sect, or refining pills or magical artifacts that did not exist in the Cultivation World...

What Feng Wuhen and the others had done today was protect the sect's reputation, so naturally, they could receive a batch of contribution points.

Though the three of them did not lack cultivation techniques, spiritual pills and miraculous medicines, magical artifacts, spirit artifacts, or heavenly treasures and earthly materials, who would ever complain about having too many contribution points?

"Thank you, Martial Uncle/Master!"

Qin Che took the Echo Talisman and returned to the main peak. The moment he got back, he sent communication talismans to the Yueyang Sect's sect master and the Radiant Light Pavilion's pavilion master, informing them of what had happened today and telling them to come deal with it at once. Otherwise, he would bring people to pay them a personal visit.

When the other peak masters saw Qin Che leave, they still wanted to stay and gossip about Zheng Zefang and Chen Tianze. They had known Chen Tianze and Zheng Zefang for hundreds of years, so no one knew better what kind of people they were.

They wanted to have a proper talk, but that did not mean they wanted a whole crowd of spectators standing beside them while they talked!

Thus, Chen Tianze sent Zheng Zefang a voice transmission. "I'll come find you tonight!"

After sending the voice transmission, Chen Tianze left.

When Song Junning and the others saw Chen Tianze leave, they knew there would be no more show to watch, so they too took their leave one after another.

Chu Moqing, however, was in no hurry to leave. He still had something to ask.

"Wuhen, you just said the Echo Talisman was given to you by your brother. But as I recall, you have no parents, much less any siblings. So where did this brother come from?"

Feng Wuhen happily looped his arm through Shen Ziheng's. "Of course he's my newly acknowledged brother. Master, look, this is my brother—Shen Ziheng!"

Chu Moqing's gaze at Shen Ziheng carried a measure of scrutiny. Shen Ziheng had certainly met him before, but this time his identity was different, and that made him a little nervous.

He silently straightened his body, his back ramrod straight, his whole person like a stalk of emerald bamboo.

After scrutinizing him from head to toe, Chu Moqing found that Shen Ziheng was indeed quite good. He possessed both virtue and ability, treated his disciple well, and had exceptional talent and cultivation. With Divine Physician Valley behind him as well, he was certainly qualified to be his disciple's brother.

"You have good judgment. This brother of yours was a good choice."

Having gained Chu Moqing's approval, Shen Ziheng let out a long breath in his heart, and his pounding, tense heart gradually settled.

Feng Wuhen beamed when he heard Chu Moqing's praise. "Of course. My judgment is first-rate. Since I was going to acknowledge a brother, naturally I had to choose the very best!"

The moment Feng Wuhen finished speaking, a streak of blue light flew in from afar and slammed straight into him.

Had Shen Ziheng not caught him, he would likely have been sent flying. Feng Wuhen had barely regained his footing when he saw Bing Ling, his face full of anger.

After Bing Ling sobered up, he saw the note left for them on the table and followed its instructions to Medicine Peak. But he had only just arrived when he heard about Feng Wuhen acknowledging a brother.

In a fit of anger, he charged straight into Feng Wuhen. Yet after the collision, he regretted it. Fortunately, Feng Wuhen had not been hurt.

But seeing Feng Wuhen and Shen Ziheng acting so intimately only made him angrier.

"Humph!"

After snorting coldly at Feng Wuhen, Bing Ling crossed his arms, held his head high, and turned his face away without looking at him. He appeared furious, but his face practically had the words "Come coax me" written all over it.

Watching the scene between his disciple and Bing Ling turn into a battlefield of asuras, Chu Moqing stood to one side and watched the excitement without the slightest sense of decency.

Zheng Zefang stood beside him, watching along with him. As for Qin Xiaoran, who had come with Feng Wuhen and the others, he had already left with his father. Otherwise, he could have enjoyed this spectacle too.

Feng Wuhen knew why Bing Ling was angry. He thought that after Feng Wuhen acknowledged a brother, Feng Wuhen would no longer be close to him.

He was jealous, angry, and afraid.

The best way to deal with someone like that was to stroke his fur the right way. Feng Wuhen walked over and placed both hands on Bing Ling's shoulders. When he saw that Bing Ling did not push him away, the corners of his lips could not help but curve upward.

"Who is Bing Ling angry with? Are you angry with me? How about I guess why you're angry? If I guess right, don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"

Bing Ling neither agreed nor disagreed.

"Let me guess. You must be jealous because I acknowledged Shen Ziheng as my brother, right?"

Bing Ling had been struck right in the heart, but he refused to admit it and jumped up in indignation. "Who—who's jealous? Don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing his reaction, Feng Wuhen knew he had guessed correctly. He stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Bing Ling. "Do you think that after I acknowledged a brother, I won't be close to you anymore? Is that why you're so angry?"

Bing Ling originally did not want to admit it, but then another thought struck him. If he admitted it, would Feng Wuhen perhaps stop acknowledging that brother for his sake?

With that thought, he nodded. "You already have me as your senior brother. Why do you need to acknowledge another brother?"

As he spoke, Bing Ling shot Shen Ziheng a vicious glare. He had liked this person well enough before, but now that this person dared to steal his junior brother from him, he found him utterly detestable!

"I know Senior Brother treats me very well, but Brother treats me very well too. And Senior Brother and Brother are different. One is an extremely important friend, while the other is close family.

"To me, both are extremely important. I won't abandon one because I have the other, so Senior Brother, don't think that just because I have a brother, I won't be close to you anymore!

"If we are senior and junior brothers for one day, then we will be senior and junior brothers for a lifetime. Unless one day you no longer wish to be my senior brother, I will always regard you as my senior brother!"

Bing Ling was moved by his words. Shen Ziheng was not as easily coaxed as Bing Ling, but hearing Feng Wuhen call him close family made him very happy as well.

Both Chu Moqing and Zheng Zefang were stunned by Feng Wuhen's silver tongue. Chu Moqing felt that his disciple truly had a clever mouth. His words sounded so pleasant; no wonder Bing Ling had been coaxed into a daze.

But while Bing Ling was easy to coax, he could be very stubborn at times, such as now.

Bing Ling took Feng Wuhen's hand of his own accord, tilted his head up slightly, and stared into his eyes. "You said we're both very important. So who is more important to you? Who are you closest to?"