"Zhang Xiaohu, have you got it wrong?" Zhang Xiaohu shouted. "This was all trouble you caused, so why drag me into it? I already told Manor Lord Ou that Huanxi Mountain Villa is still hers. She can live there for as long as she likes!"
Seeing this, Old Yu stepped forward and bowed. "Yu Bin is untalented and blind as a bat. I failed all along to recognize the Immortal Master's true face and have truly neglected you!"
Zhang Xiaohua stared wide-eyed. "Old Yu, you... are joining in the fun too?"
"I am not joining in any fun. I merely wish to say that Huanxi Mountain Villa will sooner or later belong to Great Sect Leader Zhang. It is neither proper nor justified for Young Miss Ou to remain here forever, and it would not be good for Great Sect Leader Zhang either. But... with Young Miss Ou's status, where in the martial world could she go? She might as well enter the Immortal Master's sect and gain some protection. I beg the Immortal Master for understanding!"
"This..." Zhang Xiaohua was speechless. Looking at Nie Qianyu and Zhang Ping'er kneeling on the ground, as well as Ou Yan, he sighed. "All of you, get up!"
When the three remained unmoved, he could only say, "I can accept you, but... but you differ from Ji Xiaohua and Zhang Bairen. You and I are peers. How can we call each other master and disciple?"
Nie Qianyu smiled. "Master... didn't you say that you are a disciple of the Big Dipper Sect and teach arts on your master's behalf? Wouldn't it work if we called you Senior Brother?"
"But..." Zhang Xiaohua said with a bitter smile, "the Big Dipper Sect has not even been founded yet. Before this, I was a lone man