Chen Changqing's face turned red and then pale with anger.
"Lin Yaoyao insulting me is one thing, but who do you think you are?" Chen Changqing glared at Ye Kong.
He was tempted to teach Ye Kong a lesson. Even though Ye Kong was his martial uncle, he was just a waste of talent at the Qi Refining stage. Who gave him the nerve to talk to me like that?
Qin Shou, sitting opposite Chen Changqing, was delighted to watch the drama unfold, secretly hoping for a fight to break out.
He had come here specifically to target Ye Kong, and now that someone else had taken the initiative, he was naturally pleased.
Ye Kong looked at Chen Changqing with a straight face and thought, "This nephew's tolerance is really poor. Just a few words make him flush with anger. His temperament is not good enough."
Seeing that Chen Changqing was about to take action, Su Qingwan silently took out a vertical flute.
"If you dare to lay a hand on Uncle Ye Kong, I, Su Qingwan, will never forgive you!"
Meanwhile, Liu Ruqing beside her was holding Xiao Bai's hands.
"Stop squeezing, you're turning them blue."
The atmosphere in the Elegant Courtyard was somewhat tense.
Chen Changqing stood in the center, wanting to act but restraining himself.
He knew that if he did, his master would definitely stop him.
But he couldn't swallow this insult.
He could tolerate Lin Yaoyao's insults, but not Ye Kong's.
"Hmph, this is between me and Lin Yaoyao. Uncle, it's not appropriate for you to interfere," Chen Changqing said coldly.
"Lin Yaoyao is my disciple. If she's being bothered, don't you think I should interfere?" Ye Kong said calmly.
"Ye Kong, I respect you and call you Uncle, but if I didn't, you're just..."
"Chen Changqing, that's enough," Liu Ruqing interrupted loudly.
"We're holding the Flower Festival at Wanhua Peak, and I don't want it to be ruined by you."
After saying that, Liu Ruqing gave Xiao Bai a harsh look.
"That's enough too, you're turning my skin blue."
Xiao Bai held his wine cup, pretending not to notice anything.
Chen Changqing's anger was still not subdued.
Chen Chunyang glanced at him and pointed outside, saying, "Get out!"
Chen Changqing pounded the table fiercely and walked out.
He dared not disobey his master's words.
Ye Kong shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Keep the music playing, and keep dancing."
The singers and dancers exchanged glances but eventually picked up their instruments and continued their performance.
Lin Yaoyao looked at her master and felt helpless.
"Master, you really have a good appetite for enjoyment. One moment the atmosphere was tense, and the next, you're enjoying yourself again."
Everyone else had their own thoughts and found it hard to continue being happy.
But for Ye Kong, it was just a child's quarrel. What's the big deal?
He came to the Flower Festival to drink and enjoy the meal.
Although there was a small interlude, it didn't stop him from continuing to enjoy himself.
Xiao Bai looked at his master and then at Lin Yaoyao.
"Thank me! If it weren't for me interfering secretly, you wouldn't have been able to resolve this."
Xiao Bai was pleased with himself.
Liu Ruqing blushed as she looked at Xiao Bai in her arms and pinched his fat cheeks.
"For pinching me just now!"
The scene gradually returned to calm.
Qin Shou was stunned for a moment before realizing, "They didn't fight?"
He had been looking forward to it for so long.
Liu Ruqing looked at Qin Shou and said angrily, "You get out too!"
Qin Shou lowered his head and quietly retreated.
In the Elegant Courtyard, only the people from Xiaoyao Peak and Chen Chunyang from Tianjian Peak remained.
Chen Chunyang took a sip of wine and said slowly, "I've told the Elder Martial Brother that our Tianjian Peak has too many people and needs to expand our territory."
"So, are you showing off?" Liu Ruqing asked sarcastically.
"No, I mean that the Elder Martial Brother has agreed. When Xiaoyao Peak is disbanded, it will become the backyard of our Tianjian Peak," Chen Chunyang said.
Ye Kong smiled and said, "The Nine Peaks Competition hasn't started yet. Chen Brother, it's too early to say that."
"Although my disciples don't practice diligently and like to slack off, I still trust them."
As he spoke, Ye Kong looked at Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Bai.
"See, the Nine Peaks Competition is about to start. If you don't want Xiaoyao Peak to be disbanded, you need to work hard on your cultivation from now on. Especially you, Lin Yaoyao. You spend all day bathing and don't even wash your face properly. And you, Xiao Bai, sleep all day."
Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Bai looked at each other in confusion.
"Wait, Master, are you saying we like to slack off?"
"Master, can you say that without blushing?"
On weekdays at Xiaoyao Peak, it's you who don't practice, right?
You spend all day fishing instead of cultivating.
Lin Yaoyao and I have been working hard on our cultivation!
Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Bai were speechless.
It's one thing for their master to lie, but it's another thing for him to do so without blushing.
His shamelessness was truly unparalleled.
Chen Chunyang looked at Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Bai and shook his head with a smile.
"Then I'll be watching with anticipation."
One is at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the other is at the Qi Refining stage.
I don't even need to send out my Yuan Ying-level disciples. Any disciple at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage can defeat them.
I don't know where Uncle got his courage from!
When Xiaoyao Peak is disbanded, then...
Chen Chunyang's lips curled up slightly, as if Xiaoyao Peak was within his grasp.
Xiao Bai looked at Chen Changqing in front of him and felt that he was not a good person.
Moreover... there seemed to be a familiar aura within him, but he couldn't remember what it was.
Don't let me remember. The people I remember are never good.
Xiao Bai couldn't remember what this aura was, so he didn't think too much about it.
He'll think about it later when he remembers.
"Yaoyao, Xiao Bai, you need to work harder on your cultivation from now on," Ye Kong said.
Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Bai were speechless, along with the others.
"Uncle, maybe you should give Xiao Bai to me. He's still too young to bear so much pressure," Liu Ruqing suggested.
Ye Kong looked at Xiao Bai and Liu Ruqing.
Yeah, Xiao Bai is under a lot of pressure.
...
Outside Wanhua Peak.
After going out, Chen Changqing split a stone lion with his sword, venting all his anger on it.
"Excuse me, that stone lion costs one hundred taels of gold," the gatekeeper said with a smile.
"Go to Tianjian Peak to collect it. Don't bother me," Chen Changqing roared.
The gatekeeper dared not speak and silently nodded.
Chen Changqing was venting his anger outside, raging helplessly.
Qin Shou came out with his hands behind his back, walking slowly.
"Brother Changqing," Qin Shou called out.
Chen Changqing looked back at Qin Shou and said coldly, "Don't bother me!"
You're not a good person too, and you're targeting me!
"Brother Changqing, I know you're angry, so I came to comfort you," Qin Shou said as he walked over to Chen Changqing.
Chen Changqing looked at Qin Shou with cold eyes and didn't say a word.
"Brother Changqing, why get angry with a Qi Refining waste? Look at our status. You're the acting peak master of Tianjian Peak, and I'm the peak master of Yushou Peak. With our strength, dealing with a mere Qi Refining waste like him would be easy." Qin Shou smiled faintly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Changqing looked at Qin Shou and asked, "Get to the point!"
Qin Shou approached Chen Changqing and whispered, "Senior Brother Changqing, with our status and influence, we don't need to personally intervene. We can easily make Ye Kong surrender Xiaoyao Peak willingly."
"With just a bit of strategy, we have hundreds of ways to deal with him."
The scheming advisor Qin Shou is now in action.