After Gao Kunheng had left, Zhang Xiaohu still had not come to his senses. This... this was simply inconceivable. He did want to become the sect leader... but everything he had done was merely laying foundations for the future. Never had he imagined that Abbess Jingyi would elevate him to such heights all at once!
"Zhang Xiaohu... could it be that you're so happy you've gone mad?" Chen Chen asked with a frown.
"Ah?" Zhang Xiaohu came back to himself and immediately rose. "Cult Master, this... this cannot be done. This disciple is incapable... how could I possibly bear the great responsibility of becoming Misty Sect Leader?"
"Hehe, I know. Your martial arts are lacking, far too poor; you are not even among the so-called Misty Three Beauties. Your seniority is too low—above you are Wen Wenhai, Xue Qing, and Lu Yueming, and above them are Li Jian, Hu Yunyi, and Liu Qingyang. Your claim is neither proper nor justified. Though you are a direct disciple, Misty Sect's chief senior disciple is Zhang Chengyue, not Wen Wenhai. Even that little brat Tiantian, whom Hu Yunyi has constantly been grooming at his side, is Zhang Chengyue's disciple and has a more legitimate claim than you!"
Zhang Xiaohu broke into a cold sweat and nodded. "Exactly so. I beg Cult Master to withdraw this order!"
"Do you think I have planned for so long merely to bustle about blindly?" Abbess Jingyi snapped. "Because of your merits during You Lan Mu Lian, I long ago bestowed the Su Huan Cultivation Method and three Su Huan Pills upon you. But judging by your martial cultivation, your aptitude is truly poor. You must work much harder in the future!"
"Yes, Cult Master is absolutely right." Zhang Xiaohu wiped away his sweat, secretly praising Zhang Xiaohua