Disciples Were Best Snatched from Others
After that battle, Sang Ying was severely weakened and had to stay in bed for three days to recover.
The day she got out of bed, Gu Shu couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark. "Recovering so quickly, it'll be convenient for you to meddle in other people's business from now on!"
Sang Ying knew immediately that he was still feeling lingering fear, because if the reinforcements had arrived even a moment later that day, she might have really died.
So the young female swordsman had no choice but to obediently coax her own Sword Qi, saying, "Don't worry, I will definitely not be so impulsive in the future. After all, not everyone in this world is someone I can risk my life for!"
Sensing her teasing tone, Sword Qi gave an awkward snort before reluctantly giving up.
As soon as Sang Ying stepped out, she bumped into Yinhuan, who had brought her clothes. Upon seeing her, Yin Huan quickly put down the tray she was carrying and reached out to help Sang Ying.
Those actions made it seem as if Sang Ying were a fragile glass doll.
"There's no need to be so nervous. I'm a cultivator, after all," Sang Ying reminded her.
But Yinhuan shook her head. "Madam said that you suffered such a serious injury and need to rest for seven or eight days. How can you get out of bed so early?"
As he spoke, he tried to help Sang Ying into the house.
But Sang Ying shook her head and refused. "I want to get out and move around. I'm tired of lying down for so many days."
Hearing her say that, Yinhuan did not insist, but helped her to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard.
"By the way, Miss, several young masters have sent over some things these past few days. Let me show them to you." Yinhuan went into the room and searched for a while before bringing out a large pile of Law Artifact and presenting them to Sang Ying.
She laid the items out on the table one by one. "This was sent by the eldest young master, this was sent by the second young master... and this one, was sent by the fourth young master. He also instructed me to make sure to show it to you first."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Sang Ying couldn't help but look up at Yinhuan.
The young woman blushed immediately and whispered, "I'm not familiar with the Fourth Young Master. I think you should prefer the Eldest Young Master."
Oh, I see. This girl arranged the order according to her own preferences.
"If they were delivering something to me, why didn't they come looking for me?" Sang Ying only found out the day before yesterday that the man she saw that day was one of the three young masters the steward had mentioned before.
Sang Ying was initially worried that she wouldn't get along with them, but now it seems they treat her quite well.
Yinhuan: "It's like this, the young masters secretly came to see you earlier, but the madam discovered them. She was worried they would disturb your rest, so she forbade them from visiting you until you recovered. Even the eldest young master was stopped!"
Recalling Jimo Qing's bitter expression of being "implicated" after learning of his mother's ban, Yinhuan couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing this, Sang Ying shook her head helplessly.
She lowered her eyes and pointed at the Law Artifact on the table, discovering that they were all quite remarkable Yellow-rank Law Artifact, with as many as fifteen of them!
Sang Ying couldn't help but ask, "With so many Law Artifacts, did they empty the entire treasure trove of the Jimo Household?"
Yinhuan replied with a smile, "These weren't taken from the treasury. Some were looted from the Evil Cultivator, and some were compensation from the Azure Feather Sect."
Compensate?
Seeing the confusion on Sang Ying's face, Yinhuan explained, "We previously gave the Azure Feather Sect many benefits, and the two sides had agreed that whichever side was in trouble, the other side would definitely lend a helping hand. The Jimo Household has always kept its promises and helped the Azure Feather Sect many times. But this time, the Azure Feather Sect openly broke its promise and even forced Elder Sheng to give up his position as sect leader. After the young masters learned of this, they personally went to their door to demand an explanation."
She smiled and pointed to the Law Artifact on the table, "The young master said they didn't take much; they just emptied half of the Azure Feather Sect's treasury."
"Oh, by the way, the elders of the Azure Feather Sect are still in the manor begging Elder Sheng to return as sect leader!"
As she spoke of these things, Yinhuan's face was full of pride, showing no trace of the despair and helplessness she had displayed a few days earlier.
But Sang Ying didn't find it annoying at all; on the contrary, she felt a sense of peace from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing that Sang Ying seemed to enjoy listening to these things, Yinhuan quickly picked out a few more interesting stories to tell.
Neither the master nor the servant expected that the Azure Feather Sect group they were discussing would also bring up the topic of Sang Ying.
In the understated yet luxurious reception hall of the Jimo Household, Azure Feather Sect and the family head sat facing each other.
Everyone wore polite smiles, but it was clear to anyone with discerning eyes that there was a hint of bitterness and embarrassment in the smiles of the Azure Feather Sect elders.
That makes sense. Just a few days ago, they were certain that the family would decline and offend a powerful Aristocratic Clan. Now, not only has it survived, but it even seems to be on the verge of rising to a higher level.
Anyone who visits now would feel somewhat awkward.
Fortunately, the elders sent by the Azure Feather Sect were all flexible and adaptable. After the Jimo Household head finally relented, they quickly said, "Then let's do as the family head says. Our Azure Feather Sect will bear half of the reconstruction costs of Rizhao City, and the sect leader will return with us tomorrow?"
When he said these words, the Fifth Elder of the Azure Feather Sect felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Not long ago, those four young men sitting opposite us stormed into the Azure Feather Sect and looted half of their sect's treasures!
In particular, Jimo Xuan, inner disciple of the Azure Feather Sect, took advantage of his familiarity with the Azure Feather Sect's terrain and led his three brothers on a tour of the Azure Feather Sect. Not only were many of the spiritual herbs that the Medicine Peak Elder had just cultivated harvested, but they also managed to grab a handful of the sect's spiritual soil.
If it weren't for the profound foundation of the Azure Feather Sect, their petty and opportunistic behavior would probably have led to their annihilation on that very day!
Unfortunately, they were in the wrong to begin with, and after the Jimo Household recovered, they dared not confront them. They could only watch helplessly as those four sharp-eyed lads ruined their own property.
That's bad enough, but now they want to personally go to their sect leader's house and collect a large sum of Spirit Stone to "redeem" him.
Which major sect would end up like this?! Which major sect would be as unlucky as them?!
The elders were heartbroken, but they couldn't really abandon their sect leader.
Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder of the Azure Feather Sect looked at Jimo Sheng with a pleading look in his eyes, hoping that the other party would soften his heart for once, considering his old age.
Fortunately, the Jimo Household kept their promise. With the patriarch's nod, Jimo Sheng agreed to return to his clan.
Upon hearing this, the elders breathed a sigh of relief.
After the matter was settled, the Seventh Elder, who had been sitting silently to the side for a long time, glanced at the four talented young men opposite him and suddenly said, "I have heard that your eldest daughter is a sword cultivator with exceptional talent. I wonder if our Azure Feather Sect has the honor of accepting Miss Ji Mo as a disciple?"
Before the Jimo Household in the reception hall could react to these words, Elder Ten Thousand Daos Born Elder Xiao, who was sitting to the side watching the commotion, suddenly sat up.
"Are you trying to steal my disciple from Ten Thousand Daos Born?!"
A note from the author:
The first direct confrontation between Ten Thousand Daos Born and the Azure Feather Sect.
I love chaotic scenes~
See you tomorrow, little sparrow flapping its wings~