Chapter 140: Substituting one thing for another to train a bad disciple
In the meeting hall, Taoist Qianyuan was talking to Taoist Xuantan, and a group of elders were accompanying them, but Taoist Shangqing kept his eyes closed and remained silent.
Seeing him like this, the disciples behind Taoist Xuantan stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I wonder if your sect's headmaster looks down on my master. He hasn't said a word to me in the past half day. Even if we need something from your sect, you can't look down on us like this, right?"
The elders were stunned when they heard this. In any sect with strict rules, there would be no disciple who was so unreasonable. Her master hadn't even said anything yet, but she was already complaining.
When Taoist Xuantan saw that the disciple was still talking, he did not stop her, but waited until she finished speaking before scolding her a few words.
As soon as he finished scolding, he turned to Taoist Qian Yuan and said, "My little disciple is naughty and doesn't know the rules. I will punish her severely later. I hope you will forgive her a little bit for her young age." Then he stood up and bowed.
Since they said so, why should I care about it? Qian Yuan Zhenren hurriedly stood up and returned the greeting, saying that it was okay.
Just at this moment, someone suddenly spoke outside the hall.
"What the Taoist said is not right," everyone looked outside the temple door and saw two women in Taoist robes, one green and one yellow walking into the temple. They were none other than Ling Xiang and Mai Dong.
The two of them bowed towards the hall, and then Lingxiang began to speak to the elders in the hall.
"Reporting to all the uncles, I have invited Ninth Aunt to come."
When the elders saw her like this, they were extremely confused, and Master Fuyin was so shocked that he stood up.
"Lingxiang, what's wrong with you..."
But before he could finish his words, he saw Lingxiang, who had bowed, raised her head and gave him a look. He immediately changed his words and continued, "Lingxiang, why did you come just now? You made Taoist Xuantan wait for a long time. Why don't you apologize to Taoist Xuantan as soon as possible?"
What was strange was that the one who turned around and apologized was Maidong.
"It is indeed my fault for making you wait like this, Master. I was taking care of the spiritual plants in the mountains and this girl couldn't find them for a while, so I came late. I hope you can forgive me." After saying this, he performed a full Taoist bow.
When Taoist Xuantan saw Maidong like this, he quickly stood up, bowed in return and said it was no problem.
As soon as the two of them stood up, they saw Lingxiang bowing to Taoist Xuantan again.
"Just now the Taoist priest said that the sister didn't know the rules. I think she really didn't know the rules. Even when her own master reprimanded her for her mistakes, she didn't sit down with the head master to apologize. Isn't this really inappropriate?"
Upon hearing this, Master Qianyuan secretly said "good", after all, she was his own junior sister, no matter how naughty she was, he would still protect them, the old guys.
But I don’t know what she is up to now.
The female disciple blushed when she heard this and started yelling immediately.
"Who do you think you are? Your head teacher hasn't said anything yet, so how can you speak?"
Lingxiang just smiled when she heard it: "Even so, your master hasn't complained. Who do you think you are? How dare you criticize your elders?" Then she turned to look at the female disciple, "You, a foreign disciple, can give orders in my Yuanqing sect, but I, a dignified disciple of the Yuanqing sect, can't have a say? How can this be possible?" After hearing this, the female disciple was speechless. She was anxious and wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Taoist Xuantan.
"Acorus, don't be rude! What your senior sister said is absolutely right. Why don't you apologize to the master immediately?" He then winked at the female disciple named Acorus.
Seeing his master like this, Chang Pu came out reluctantly and bowed to Shang Qing Zhenren: "Junior was rude just now and offended the master. It was my fault. I apologize to the master. I hope the master will forgive me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and was about to go back behind Taoist Xuantan, but Taoist Shangqing on the seat still kept his eyes closed and remained silent, as if he didn't care at all.
Taoist Xuantan felt somewhat unhappy but did not show it at all. However, Acorus looked extremely unwilling and stared at Lingxiang fiercely, as if he wanted to cut her twice to vent his anger.
But Lingxiang was not the type to settle things peacefully. Seeing Changpu like this, she spoke again, "My master's aunt was just late, but she performed a full ceremony. Although she is not very old, she is of the same generation as your master. And you, a junior, bumped into an elder, but you just squatted and bowed to get away with it? How can you be so ignorant of etiquette when you are from the same famous sect? It's really strange. If people tell others, I'm afraid they will laugh to death."
Taoist Xuantan finally looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. Lingxiang's words were hinting that he couldn't teach people, which also implied that if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked as well.
He immediately scolded Chang Pu in a stern voice, "Didn't you hear what your senior sister said? Why don't you apologize to the headmaster again and solemnly? "
Upon hearing this, Changpu's face froze, and then he came out reluctantly, bowed deeply to Shangqing Zhenren, and said that he was sorry for the offense and only asked the Zhenren to be magnanimous.
It was only after he had apologized for a long while that Shangqing Zhenren opened his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, his face was full of surprise.
"What...what happened? Why would the disciples of Taoist Xuantan behave like this?" He pointed at Lingxiang who was standing beside him and said, "Maidong, why don't you help your junior sister up quickly?"
Lingxiang smiled and bowed when she heard that, then gave a handful of calamus.
Naturally, Acorus didn't need her support. After Taoist Shangqing finished speaking, she stood up by herself, glared at Lingxiang fiercely again, turned around and stood behind Taoist Xuantan again.
Shangqing Zhenren then spoke again: "Alas, please forgive me, Taoist friend Xuantan. I had a friend come to visit me last night and I drank a little too much. I am old and can't stand it. I fell asleep without paying attention. I am sorry for neglecting you, but please don't treat me like an old man!"
Lingxiang smiled in her heart when she heard this. She knew that her senior brother was a person who would talk nonsense, but she didn't expect that he would say it in front of so many people. With his cultivation level, even if he drank a few jars of old wine, he would be much more sober than others, not to mention the words of an old man. If he broke through the realm one day, it would be no problem for him to return to his youthful appearance.
How could Taoist Xuantan not know this truth? But just like what he did just now, since the other party said it like this, why would he still pursue the truth? She is not like the girl in front of him, who is just a disciple of a sect.
He looked at Lingxiang in front of him, and a flash of displeasure flashed across his eyes. At this time, Shangqing Zhenren ordered Lingxiang: "Why is Maidong standing in front of the hall? You really don't know the rules. Why don't you quickly return to your master?"
Upon hearing this, Lingxiang bowed, said yes, glanced at Taoist Xuantan, and then stood behind Taoist Fuyin.
Taoist Xuantan was surprised, as if he saw provocation in the girl's eyes.
Was it an illusion? How could a female disciple dare to treat him like this?
(End of this chapter)
