Jealousy soared sky-high

After going up the mountain, Qin Yi followed the girl's directions, avoided everyone's eyes, and finally reached the inner courtyard.

Once they reached the inner courtyard, the girl hurriedly jumped out of his arms and ran off like a rabbit, her little legs bare.

As she left, she did not forget to warn him, "Qin Yi, you mustn't tell anyone, and you mustn't look where you shouldn't."

Qin Yi could not help laughing at how adorable she looked. "All right."

Only after watching the girl disappear did he head back the way he had come.

But as soon as he returned to the martial training ground on Emerald Bamboo Peak, he encountered the two male disciples who had chased after them.

The clothes these two male disciples wore were clearly different from those of the other disciples.

The overall design was the same, but their collars and cuffs had special trim.

One had gold trim, and the other had silver trim.

Judging by common sense, these two male disciples might well be the first and second disciples of Emerald Bamboo Peak.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass on Emerald Bamboo Peak?!"

The one in front was tall and broad, with a square face. He looked like a burly man and was around twenty years old.

The one beside him with silver-trimmed sleeves looked somewhat more reserved and said little. He studied Qin Yi carefully for a few moments, seemingly recognizing him, then hurriedly tugged at the gold-trimmed disciple and whispered a few words into his ear.

After hearing him, the gold-trimmed disciple frowned. "You're the one who fell from the sky?"

Most people on Emerald Bamboo Peak knew that Qin Yi had fallen from the sky and saved Gu Yiyi.

The gold-trimmed disciple had been away from the sect today, but he had heard about it too. Thus, although he did not recognize Qin Yi, he had heard of what Qin Yi had done.

"But even if you saved Junior Sister Yiyi, you shouldn't have treated her disrespectfully. Who are you to hold Junior Sister Yiyi in your arms?"

The gold-trimmed disciple questioned him angrily.

Back down below, he was certain he had not seen wrongly. The girl Qin Yi had been carrying was definitely Junior Sister Yiyi.

And Junior Sister Yiyi's legs had seemed to be bare?

Although he had not been able to see clearly, the circumstances were certainly out of the ordinary.

As Qin Yi looked at the two men picking a fight with him, he suddenly noticed that jealousy values had appeared above both their heads.

Gold-trimmed disciple: jealousy, 90 points!

Silver-trimmed disciple: jealousy, 70 points!

Considering that Hua Yunfeng's jealousy had only reached 30 points earlier, these two disciples' numbers meant their jealousy had soared sky-high.

So they're both Junior Sister Yiyi's suitors!

Once he understood the reason, Qin Yi no longer found their troublemaking quite so objectionable.

Jealousy was only human nature, after all!

"Sorry, but Junior Sister Yiyi asked me to carry her herself." Qin Yi laid his claim outright.

He intended to pursue Gu Yiyi, so Gu Yiyi was his. Any other stray cats and dogs could forget about meddling.

"Stop spouting nonsense! Why would Junior Sister Yiyi ever ask for something like that?"

The gold-trimmed disciple did not believe him. He absolutely refused to believe him.

"If you don't believe me, ask her yourself later." Qin Yi offered no explanation.

The gold-trimmed disciple gritted his teeth and glared hatefully at Qin Yi.

Just then, a disciple from the martial training ground also walked over. He was probably on good terms with the gold-trimmed disciple, so he shared some information with him.

Namely, before the gold-trimmed disciple had returned, their master had already accepted Qin Yi as a disciple.

"What? Master actually accepted him as a disciple?"

The disciple from the martial training ground also quietly told him another shocking piece of news: the first time Qin Yi touched the Dao Comprehension Stone, he had entered the Dao and broken through five barriers in one go, reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After hearing this, the gold-trimmed disciple's eyes widened further, and his heart felt as though it had been hammered several times.

On his first touch of the Dao Comprehension Stone, he had entered the Dao directly and broken through five barriers in one go, reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining!

He had just been questioning why their master would accept someone like this as a disciple. Was it merely because he had saved Junior Sister Yiyi?

But the way Qin Yi had saved her had clearly been nothing more than a coincidence!

Giving someone like that a little silver would have been repayment enough.

But for a genius who could break through five barriers in one go and reach the fifth level of Qi Refining, their master's reason for accepting him was plainly self-evident.

Any elder would probably find it impossible to ignore such a talented disciple.

After hearing all this, the gold-trimmed disciple's heart filled with shock, anger, jealousy, and resentment, all tangled together.

In the end, it became impossible for him to look at Qin Yi without feeling irritated.

With such a talented disciple joining Emerald Bamboo Peak, there was no doubt that his own position would be threatened in the future.

Especially when he thought about how Qin Yi had just been racing along the mountain path with Junior Sister Yiyi in his arms.

This brat had only just arrived, yet he already dared to run around carrying Junior Sister Yiyi. If he stayed on Emerald Bamboo Peak any longer, wouldn't Junior Sister Yiyi...

He dared not think any further. Shaking his head sharply, he barked at Qin Yi, "You reached the fifth level of Qi Refining as soon as you entered the Dao. You're very proud of yourself, aren't you? Do you no longer even take me, your eldest senior brother, seriously?"

Eldest senior brother?

It seemed Qin Yi's guess had indeed been right. The gold-trimmed disciple was the eldest senior brother, so the silver-trimmed disciple should be the second senior brother.

In most sects, the eldest senior brother held a fairly high position. When their master was away, the eldest senior brother was also responsible for giving lessons, teaching his junior brothers martial practice and techniques!

At the same time, the eldest senior brother was bound to have the highest cultivation among the younger generation.

System, can you check this eldest senior brother's strength and information?

Qin Yi suddenly asked inwardly.

The system's gentle, mature female voice soon replied, its response taking the form of rough information appearing above the eldest senior brother's head.

[Eldest senior brother Huang Tianrong, ninth layer of Qi Refining, proficient in the Dao of Fire, primarily practices the "Heavenly Secrets Sword Technique."]

With that brief line, Qin Yi gained a rough understanding of this eldest senior brother.

Then he looked toward the second senior brother: [Second senior brother Nie Jianyun, eighth layer of Qi Refining, proficient in the Dao of Water, primarily practices the "Jade Pivot Sword Art."]

The Famous Sword Sect was renowned for its sword techniques and possessed five great sword arts, each belonging to one of the five elements.

They were the metal-attribute "Heaven-Slaying Sword Art," the wood-attribute "Longevity Sword Art," the water-attribute "Jade Pivot Sword Art," the fire-attribute "Heavenly Secrets Sword Technique," and the earth-attribute "Boundless Sword Art"!

These five great sword arts were the foundation upon which the Famous Sword Sect had been established.

After reading their information, Qin Yi felt considerable disdain for them.

Jealousy was one thing. They were men, after all; there was no shame in being jealous.

But using the status of eldest senior brother to pressure someone showed a certain lack of martial virtue.

We've only just met, and you're already accusing me of not taking the eldest senior brother seriously?

In truth, I really don't take you seriously, but questioning me about it in that accusatory tone smacks of provocation.

"Eldest senior brother, what guidance do you have for me?" Qin Yi showed no weakness either.

Since he wanted to stay on Emerald Bamboo Peak in the future, there was no avoiding this eldest senior brother and second senior brother.

Since he could not avoid them, he might as well make their relationship and respective positions clear from their very first meeting.