Chapter 133 - He Always Knew He’s Divine (1/2)

In the audience, Xiao Dong who had sensed the arrival of his king as soon as Qiu ling stepped through the array wanted to argue but one look from his king let him fall silent. Why did he feel like he was being insulted with this look? It seemed to say 'You stay away with that golden hair and blue eyes of yours or do you want to condemn me? Even an idiot should be able to think this far ahead!' Xiao Dong's head drooped. Right, he had completely forgotten that he himself would easily be mistaken for a demon due to his outward appearance. He was of no use to his king in this case.

Qiu Ling didn't think of it any longer and turned around to the stage. ”What did you just say?” He seemed calm but there was an indisputable layer of ice in his voice.

”Silence!”, the Elder chastised, his red sleeves flourishing when his hand grabbed his sword. ”This is no place for a demon to speak his mind!”

Qiu Ling cracked his knuckles. He actually dared to call me a demon again! Let's teach this guy —

He stopped midway and peaked into the audience. From where he stood he couldn't see him but he felt that his beloved was looking in his direction. Ah! Is he worried about me? Mn, whatever it is, I can't act out now. I wouldn't want Jing He to see that. He'll remember when he wakes up. I have to solve this in the best possible style.

Qiu Ling dropped his hands that were already on their way to grabbing his own sword and put on a gorgeous smile. ”Mn, esteemed guest, I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with the sects here. Could it be that it is your sect's habit to accuse people of being demons without evidence?”

The red-clothed Elder was livid. ”I told you to keep silent!”, he roared. Then he turned toward Yuchi Bing Xia. ”Sect master Yuchi, is this the Yun Zou sect's way of doing things? You couldn't produce a talent in all those years so now you've sunken to this point and actually taken in a demon?”

Yuchi Bing Xia slightly frowned. He looked at the burned sphere and then at Qiu Ling. It was obvious that it had been this young man's blood that evoked this reaction. Normally, that should only happen if the sphere came into contact with non-human blood.

Grandmaster Zhangsun stood up and left the stage, going over to Qiu Ling. He looked at his disciple's face and took his wrist. If his disciple really was partly demon, that would have explained the problem he had had with his energy when he took him in. He wasn't too worried, though. That boy didn't seem demonic to him. He might not be entirely human but that didn't have to mean he was a demon either. Zhangsun Xun Yi had seen enough of the world to know that there were some other possibilities.

He closed his eyes and concentrated on the energy in his disciples' body. Soon, his expression changed. His eyes flew open and he looked at the boy in front of him with surprise. ”You actually …” He stopped, unable to continue for a moment.

The red-clothed Elder smiled triumphantly and pointed at Qiu Ling again. ”See that? Even your own Grandmaster had acknowledged that he's a demon! I say we slay him on the spot!”

Some of the other Elders from first-tier sects nodded or even murmured their assent. All of them wanted this danger to their spot on the ranking gone. The white-clothed Elders from the Yun Zou sect all had expressions as dark as the bottom of a pot. It couldn't be that the talent their Grandmaster took in really was a demon, could it? Their Grandmaster wasn't one to make such a mistake!

”Grandmaster Zhangsun, what is it?”, asked Yuchi Bing Xia.

”Ah, it seems I overlooked something when taking him in.”

The red-clothed Elder wanted to gloat again but Zhangsun Xun Yi's next words shut him up.

”This disciple of mine actually has a unique constitution.”

”Unique constitution?!” The Elders erupted once again. That was … What heaven-defying luck did the Yun Zou sect have to take in someone with a unique constitution?

They were in for a surprise, though: The Grandmaster wasn't even finished. ”Actually, that's an understatement. He has the divine constitution that we call 'dragon body'. It's quite normal for the sphere to react like this. I fear we'll have to rely on something else to draw the lots.” He somehow managed to return to the original issue without caring for the aftermath of his words.