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Chapter 512 Senior Brother

The next day.

Inside the lecture hall.

All those seeking to bring good fortune through marriage are anxiously waiting.

This is understandable, since nearly an hour has passed since the lecture began, yet Daoist Chongxu is still nowhere to be found.

Daoist Chongxu had been late before, but at most only by a quarter of an hour or two. No one had ever seen him be this late.

As the time for the menial tasks drew closer, the bell for the joyous occasion naturally stirred up some commotion. And for some reason, the usually harsh senior brother was not there today, so the commotion became more and more serious, eventually turning into whispers.

Before anyone knew it, Lin Yunshao had moved to the seat next to Zhou You and quietly nudged him.

"Hey."

Zhou You simply looked at his book and ignored him.

"Senior brother."

Still no response.

So the little girl sighed and said awkwardly.

"Senior Brother Zhou."

At that moment, someone raised their hand and said with a smile.

"What brings you here, Junior Sister Lin?"

Lin Yunshao opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but after hesitating for a long time, he only managed to utter one sentence.

"Senior Brother Zhou, are you alright?"

Zhou You laughed upon hearing this.

"What are you saying, junior sister? I'm right here, what could possibly happen to me?"

Lin Yunshao looked at the person's seemingly serious but obviously teasing face and seemed to want to get angry, but in the end he held back.

"Senior brother, you know what I'm talking about. Yesterday you faced so many guys all by yourself. Even if you managed to escape with help, what if you got injured?"

Seeing Lin Yunshao rarely expressing his true feelings, Zhou You smiled and then said.

"Junior Sister Lin, don't you know who I am? You think you can kill me with just a few people? Don't be ridiculous. Don't worry, I've basically buried them all, including Xuan Cheng."

However, Lin Yunshao simply frowned slowly.

"Senior Brother Zhou."

"What's the matter."

“I usually ignore your boasting, but do you know how petty Xuancheng is? I couldn't find Master yesterday, which was my fault, but this whole thing started because of me. If we don't come up with a plan now, what if he retaliates against you later?”

Seeing that little adult's serious expression, Zhou You couldn't help but reach out and pinch that little face.

Lin Yunshao was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks turned redder and redder.

It's not that I'm shy, it's that I'm angry.

"Brother!"

When the little girl finally lost her temper, Zhou You repeatedly begged for forgiveness.

"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. I just couldn't help myself because you're so cute, Junior Sister."

"Senior brother, that's not what I meant, you—"

However, the little girl's fierce roar ultimately went unheard.

Just as she was tearing at him with her claws outstretched, the wooden door to the inner room suddenly opened, and then Master Chongxu walked in with a livid face.

Anyone could tell that this person was in a bad mood.

Very bad.

And so, all the whispers fell silent.

Those who were to marry for good luck simply kept quiet. If possible, they wished they could shrink their heads in, hoping that they wouldn't be implicated when their masters got angry.

Unexpectedly.

Master Chongxu did not say another word.

He simply put the book he was holding on the table and then squatted down.

Then, he swept his cold and ruthless gaze across everyone.

Without exception, all those who had been seen by him for the purpose of bringing good fortune lowered their heads, kept their mouths tightly shut, and dared not make a sound.

Finally, Master Chongxu spoke.

"Today's classes are canceled, and so are the chores."

In the past, this would have been considered extremely good news, but everyone's hearts sank again.

—Master Chongxu usually loves to emphasize rules, but now he himself has broken them.
What happens after that is probably not so pleasant.

As expected, Venerable Chongxu coughed a few times and then spoke.

"I'm here today just to ask you a question—but before that, I have something else to say."

His voice was calm, showing no sign of anger, but his subsequent words were like a thunderclap.

“Your senior brother, Xuancheng, along with two other senior brothers from our sect, were brutally murdered yesterday. And not only them, but several senior brothers from the outer sect were also killed. Just now, several fellow disciples came to me demanding an explanation, and it took until now to resolve the matter.”

There was no sound, and no reply.

The children below were all dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

That senior brother, who was like a demon and weighed down on all the children, just died like that?
Who did it?
While others were still puzzled, Lin Yunshao looked at Zhou You with disbelief.

When she saw him and wanted to say something, he simply put his index finger to his lips, making a gesture to keep quiet for the time being.

And so, Master Chongxu continued speaking.

"Although the murderer did a good job of cleaning up the mess, even attracting the Great Ghost to destroy the evidence, traces were still left at the scene. Even if we can't determine who it was, we can deduce that it was one of our sect members who did it."

His voice was cold and ruthless, but anyone could hear the barely concealed anger within it.

“I checked your senior brothers this morning. They didn’t have much time to commit the crime, so it’s just you guys who aren’t under supervision and were brought here for good luck. I don’t want to check you one by one anymore. Who did it? Step forward.”

No one answered.

After a long while, one person finally raised their hand, trembling.

Master Chongxu immediately glared at him coldly.

"You did this?"

The one who raised his hand was a chubby boy. Hearing this, he almost peed himself, but he still stammered out what he said.

"Master, those are several senior brothers. What ability do we have to kill them?"

Master Chongxu remained silent, but his gaze grew increasingly cold and piercing.

Ultimately, the person who raised their hand couldn't withstand the pressure, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted, their pants getting soaked.

Master Chongxu spoke again.

"Who did this? Step forward."

The murderous intent was overflowing, and this time several children with weak foundations couldn't hold back and fainted on the ground one after another.

They were lucky, at least they didn't have to bear this mountain-like pressure, but they were also unlucky, because Master Chongxu was clearly about to take action.

And those who are in a coma will be the first to be affected.

Lin Yunshao turned her head with some worry—however, she saw a very incredible sight.

Someone actually planned to stand up, raise their hand, and admit that they were the murderer!

Is this guy crazy?
Lin Yunshao quickly gestured with his eyes for him to sit down—but when he was ignored, he finally gritted his teeth and, risking being targeted, reached out to grab the body.

however.

For some reason, that body was exceptionally strong; even with all her strength, she couldn't budge it an inch.

She could only watch in horror as Zhou You stood up and then raised his hand with a smile.

"Master, I did it."

His words carried an immense weight, causing everyone to turn their gaze to him in shock.

Despite being under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou You still wore that faint smile, seemingly unconcerned about his fate.

Master Chongxu also glared at him with murderous intent.

"Did you kill Xuancheng?" "Yes."

"Did you also kill Wei Ming and Sun Ben?"

"Yes."

"Wei Lan, Du Yongkang, Tian Yue, Shuang Yizhen, Chi Zeyu, Wei Dong, and Bao Xi were all killed by you?"

Zhou You was still smiling.

"I don't know these people, and there are some I didn't personally kill, but if we're talking about causality, then I'm the one who killed them."

Lin Yunshao was filled with despair at this moment, but thinking about the cause of the matter, she still stood up with trembling hands and raised her thin arm.

"Master, there's a reason for this; it's all because..."

Otherwise.

Master Chongxu only uttered two words.

"Shut up."

Lin Yunshao wanted to say something, but Zhou You immediately pressed him back into his seat with a smile.

After a long while, Master Chongxu finally spoke.

“Zhou You, although you are my personally taught disciple, you should also know what a crime it is to harm your fellow disciples without permission.”

Zhou You answered calmly.

"I have seen this in the library. It should be that they were skinned alive and their tendons were pulled out, then thrown into the pool of ten thousand insects, where they were tormented day and night without any relief. Then the miserable scene was announced to the whole clan as a warning to others?"

The punishment was arguably the most desperate, yet Zhou You acted as if it were none of his business.

Master Chongxu fell silent.

The killing intent in their eyes was almost tangible, and it was all focused on Zhou You alone.

But this person didn't faint like those who marry for good luck, nor did they show any fear. They simply faced it with a smiling gaze.

half an hour.

Master Chongxu suddenly spoke up.

"Good, good, good!"

It wasn't insults, it wasn't punishment, it was just three words devoid of emotion.

Then, he swept his sleeve and said a sentence.

"Come in with me first."

Zhou You did not refuse, but nodded in agreement as before.

So all the attempts to bring good luck were left hanging, and they could only watch helplessly as the two walked into the inner room.

—It was still that terrifying jungle, and the same words were spoken as before.

"Wine or tea?"

Zhou You lowered his head and said.

"Tea."

Master Chongxu casually pushed a cup of tea over, then said as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

"Xuan Cheng is indeed a good-for-nothing, but I didn't expect that among the people he brought this time, there was one who was extremely capable. Listen to this, didn't I teach you a lesson about Gu worms before?"

Zhou You was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

Master Chongxu didn't care—he didn't even bother to see if there was an answer, but continued speaking.

"To be honest, I've always had a lot of complaints about the sect leader—don't make that face. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but I just think that his approach to educating the sect members is far too lenient."

He tapped on the table, the sound becoming increasingly unpredictable.

"The world is so difficult, and the cultivation resources available are limited. So why should we share these hard-won resources with the weak? Sects should be like raising poisonous insects, where the strong get everything, while the weak are only fit to be slaves and food."

“Xuancheng is indeed my eldest disciple, and I had high hopes for him before. Unfortunately, he is like mud that cannot be plastered on a wall. If he cannot improve his character, then no matter how talented he is, it will all be in vain. In fact, he only used the Soul Returning Whistle that I gave him for training as a protective magic weapon, but did not think of learning anything from it.”

"Such a piece of trash, to be honest, I am really disappointed in him."

Zhou You did not respond; no matter what his master said, he remained calmly silent.

Then, finally, Master Chongxu suddenly raised his head and looked at him intently.

"There are some things that can't be said outside, so explain them to me here: Xuancheng, how did you kill him?"

Zhou You didn't refuse and told the whole story frankly—only deliberately obscuring a few key points, such as describing Wan Ren as an ordinary short sword, and Wang Chongming as someone who was bribed with that golden pill.

However, Master Chongxu didn't care about those details; he listened and nodded.

He finally spoke.

"Boy, do you know how much trouble you've caused me by killing these people?"

Zhou You responded calmly.

“This disciple does not know—but this disciple does know one thing: if Master truly cared about these losses, then you should have killed this disciple long ago.”

Master Chongxu stared at him intently, then suddenly grinned.

“He is indeed a talent. Putting aside everything else, his temperament alone surpasses Xuan Cheng's by several times—at this moment, he should already be kneeling on the ground, begging me to let him go.”

Zhou You did not respond.

Master Chongxu spoke to himself.

"But a good heart won't save your life. Do you know how much I paid to appease those fellow disciples? Don't even mention someone like you who just advanced from a marriage of convenience; even if all these dozens of people were killed, it wouldn't be enough to make up for what you're asking me to do to avoid killing you?"

Zhou You tilted his head, still smiling even though the other side was already radiating murderous intent.

In the end, the reply was only one sentence.

"I think I'm definitely useful to Master, at least much more useful than Senior Brother Xuancheng."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

Master Chongxu's eyes were filled with murderous intent, which even the surrounding plants sensed, turning their branches and leaves away to look at Zhou You with pale faces.

then.

suddenly.

Master Chongxu suddenly burst into laughter.

“Okay, that’s enough—but kid, you need to remember one thing too.”

"This disciple is all ears."

Master Chongxu said coldly.

“Xuancheng is a pawn in my future plans, and a very important one at that. Since you killed him, you must take his place, and even go further. I ask you, can you bear that responsibility?”

Zhou You was still smiling, but his voice was incredibly firm.

“Since Xuancheng can become an important pawn, then I feel there is no reason why I cannot do this job.”

"it is good!"

Master Chongxu slammed his hand on the table.

"Then Xuancheng's position is yours. Do a good job. I will never mistreat those who are capable, but at the same time, I will never let those who are incapable off easily. Do you understand?"

"The disciple understands."

"Very well, you'll come with me up the mountain tomorrow to report to the old man, but for now..."

Master Chongxu pulled Zhou You along and walked out of the house, seemingly unconcerned.

Outside, the gazes of those seeking good fortune were already fixed upon them.

There was fear, dread, astonishment at Zhou You's miraculous survival, and even some clever people who had already figured something out, their eyes filled with disbelief.

However, Master Chongxu paid no attention to any of them. Instead, he pointed at Zhou You and uttered a resounding statement.

“Listen up, starting today.”

"This person."

"He's your new senior brother!"

(End of this chapter)