Chapter 774 - They Were All True (1/2)

Jing Yi sighed and lowered his hand. Well, that would have been too nice. He forced himself to smile and turned back to the door. There was still time for other things later. Now, they had to deal with the Yang Huo Sect.

Just then, an angry man walked toward the door with three disciples in red robes crowding behind him. He looked to be middle-aged with a short beard and dark-brown hair. His brows were tightly knit together as if the people in front of the door had gravely disrespected his sect.

Seeing that expression, Jing Yi wanted to sigh again. He really didn't want to deal with this person but what could he do? If he left this to Qiu Ling, then this Elder would probably puke blood in the next five minutes and the Yun Zou Sect's reputation might indeed be tarnished. He couldn't let that happen!

Jing Yi hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed before the Elder could say another word. ”Ah, Elder Gongxi, greetings. I am Jing Yi and this is Qiu Ling, Grandmaster Zhangsun's disciple. The Sect Master ordered us to come here to make sure your Yang Huo Sect had everything they needed and would feel welcome for their stay in our Yun Zou Sect. I'm afraid we didn't communicate the reason for our visit well enough to your disciple but it's good if the misunderstanding was able to be cleared up.”

Elder Gongxi stopped in his tracks. Hearing that two disciples of the Yun Zou Sect had come, he had wanted to make them leave so that they wouldn't be under their supervision but … with how this boy had worded it, there was nothing he could make a scene about. The identity of the Grandmaster's disciple was more than enough to be responsible for this task and this boy had even taken the blame for what had happened just now and called it a 'misunderstanding'! What was he supposed to say now?

If he said it wasn't, then that'd be making trouble for himself. After all, the boy had already apologized and he didn't have a valid reason to go and complain to Sect Master Yuchi. If he did say the boy was right and this was a misunderstanding … Then he wouldn't be able to get rid of them and would need to find an opportunity to have one of his disciples sneak out so they could inquire about what had been going on in the Yun Zou Sect. That would be much more troublesome.

As much as he loathed the idea, Elder Gongxi finally had to give a wry smile and nod. ”But of course. A misunderstanding is always between two people at least so it's partly my disciple's fault. There's no need to apologize.”

Jing Yi nodded and lowered his hands. This was already a very good outcome. Neither side would be at fault so this Elder wouldn't have any reason to complain. The reputation of the Yun Zou Sect was safe. Jing Yi glanced at the person next to him at that thought.

Qiu Ling had already pulled out his memories from the day of the Gathering of Practitioners and found out that this was indeed the person that had slandered him in front of his beloved. How audacious! Nobody but that stupid bastard from the demon realm dared to call him that! He certainly wouldn't allow this guy to spread any rumors. His beloved might already know but still. That was their secret!

Jing Yi tightened his lips and inconspicuously reached out, tugging at Qiu Ling and signaling him with his eyes.

Qiu Ling pursed his lips in response. Alright, alright, yes, he had promised not to do anything too drastic. He still hated this guy! He gnashed his teeth in secret before he forced himself to smile. Well, if he couldn't do anything overboard today, then he should better prepare for tomorrow!