Chapter 39: The Unspeakable Agony of Yan Xiaohu

When Zhou Qing met Cui Yingying’s gaze, he quickly greeted her guiltily.

Cui Yingying returned the greeting and then said, "Zhou, I ask for your understanding. Mainly because you both came last night, and we did see a chicken by the hot spring. It’s quite a coincidence, and we couldn’t find any clues. We heard from others that you two like...ahem."

Cui Yingying suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

Yan Xiaohu couldn’t stay silent upon hearing this.

What do you mean?

Once a thief, people will suspect us first whenever something goes missing, huh?

Do we deserve this?

Zhou Qing certainly understood what Cui Yingying meant, and he couldn’t argue anymore.

Cui Yingying continued, "Last night, I hurriedly fought with that little thief. The opponent used a rather powerful Divine Technique. Afterward, I consulted the sect elders, and they recognized it. It should be a secret technique of your sect—’Silver Dragon Hand.’

I heard from others that Zhou once made contributions to the sect and was bestowed this technique by a Supreme Elder. Is that correct?"

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "Yes, it was granted not long ago. I haven’t had the chance to practice it yet. It really wasn’t me. First of all, I’m only in the Foundation Establishment Realm. How could I silently infiltrate that manor?"

Cui Yingying also noticed Zhou Qing’s cultivation, which indeed didn’t add up.

According to the sect elders, practicing ’Silver Dragon Hand’ is extremely difficult and cannot be mastered quickly.

But last night, that person’s use of the technique was at the Minor Achievement stage, which severely mismatched the timeline of Zhou Qing getting ’Silver Dragon Hand.’

Unless he is a genius!

And another point they couldn’t figure out—if it was spying, why suddenly jump out and leave with a chicken in front of so many people?

Was it a provocation?

Or was he overly confident in his abilities?

Clearly, the current Zhou Qing, while meeting some traits, couldn’t have such confidence in his abilities.

Cui Yingying smiled slightly and said, "Don’t get upset, Zhou. I was just asking to see if anyone else had practiced ’Silver Dragon Hand,’ so we could catch that little thief quickly and clear everyone’s names."

Zhou Qing frowned in thought, then shook his head, "I really don’t know. After all, ’Silver Dragon Hand’ was obtained by our Supreme Elder during his travels when he was young. Who knows how many people practiced it and passed it down."

Cui Yingying agreed with this answer.

After no more questions, she led the group to say their farewells and left.

"False alarm, Master, please stand up for us. Nowadays, every Jack and Jill wants to bite us..."

"Kneel down!"

Yan Xiaohu was about to continue whining when Mo Xingjian above angrily shouted.

Both of them instinctively knelt.

Mo Xingjian was trembling with anger, stepping forward to confront them.

"Good, very good. Tasks are clear—those who scout, scout; those who keep watch, keep watch; those who enjoy the view, indulge in their pleasures. United as brothers, right?"

Mo Xingjian mocked.

The two stayed silent, knowing they couldn’t fool their master.

They had precedents after all.

"Master, we were really looking for a chicken!" Zhou Qing raised his head and said, "And this has nothing to do with Yan. It was all my doing."

Mo Xingjian glanced at Zhou Qing and then swiftly struck three times on Yan’s head.

Yan Xiaohu immediately covered his head in pain, grimacing.

"What are you doing?" Yan Xiaohu’s tears instantly came out, complaining.

Zhou Qing was stunned too.

Mo Xingjian furiously said, "Isn’t it because of you? Fourth brother was such an innocent child, and now he’s repeatedly peeping on people bathing. Where did this bad habit come from, don’t you know?"

Yan Xiaohu: "..."

Tears streamed down his face.

"Master, it’s really not Yan’s fault. I just had bad luck..."

"Shut up!" Mo Xingjian interrupted.

Then he added, frustrated, "You too are disappointing. They’re mere temptresses, is it worth it? From Supreme Elder to eighteen female disciples from the outer sect, and now to the core disciples of Yuqing Peak. And now it seems none of these satisfy you, and you’re targeting other sect disciples?

How do you keep track of forty-odd people? This time you got away, what about next time? Pah, you’re thinking about next time. Should I give you a suggestion—all these disciples are boring, how about you go for the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect’s Sect Leader? Then one day she could call me master alongside you, how grand!"

Mo Xingjian sarcastically ridiculed.

Zhou Qing lowered his head in silence.

With that, Mo Xingjian kept scolding them, comparing them to their senior brother Ghost Mastiff.

Who knows how long it was before Mo Xingjian got tired of scolding, then told them to leave, irritated by their presence.

"If I had known, I wouldn’t have given him the Ink Soul Jade," Yan Xiaohu cursed, touching his head with three big bumps as they left.

Zhou Qing removed the supportive inserts in his shoes, sniffled, and then apologized to Yan, "Sorry, third brother, I dragged you down."

Yan Xiaohu said, "Oh, come on. What relationship do we have, talking about dragging down? But honestly, do you really have a habit of peeping now? If so, I really owe you an apology."

Zhou Qing quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, it’s just bad luck every time. Forget it, it’s fate!" Zhou Qing felt a bit exhausted.

Yan Xiaohu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then complained, "You know, I only peeked once at the Supreme Elders bathing and got a lifetime of trauma. Every time after that wasn’t my fault, but they kept blaming me, making it seem like I saw something every time."

Zhou Qing felt awkward, and even more guilty.

From now on, he vowed that such things would never happen again.

"Zhou, are you alright?"

They had just started walking down when they saw four figures approaching.

Who else could it be but Lu Yaoyao and her group?

Zhou Qing immediately saw the notes above their heads.

Lu Yaoyao’s original "Good Generosity" had changed to "Good Eye Fortune."

Li Daoxuan had changed from "Fairly Sensible Lecher" to "Dog Can’t Change Its Habit Lecher."

Unexpectedly, senior sister Shi Zhen was also there. Of course, she had changed from the previous "Immature Junior Brother Zhou" to "Worsening Sleepwalking Junior Brother Zhou."

Sis, you are truly innocent.

Who sleepwalks into someone else’s territory, and then leaves unscathed?

"Zhou, I saw the people from Cyan Feather Immortal Sect leave just now. Are you okay?" Senior sister Shi Zhen asked hurriedly.

Zhou Qing shook his head and smiled, "Don’t worry, it was purely a misunderstanding, nothing to do with me."

"It has nothing to do with me either!" Yan Xiaohu said quickly, touching his head.

Shi Zhen comforted, "I knew it was a misunderstanding. It’s good that you’re fine."

But Lu Yaoyao and the other three had expressions that clearly said they didn’t believe it.

The chicken went missing, and you asked us to help find it.

Then you two forced your way into the manor, and later there was a chicken found by the hot spring, carried away by someone, along with the use of ’Silver Dragon Hand,’ and your previous faulty behavior.

Anyone with half a brain could figure it was you.