“Senior Brother Luo, are you dissatisfied with your Junior Sister?” Lei Yin turned around and smiled at Luo Zhen.
Her attempt to poach someone was discovered, but Lei Yin showed no embarrassment, as she had done this before and was used to it.
“You must understand, it was not easy for Qingzhu Peak to produce a promising talent. If you poach him, how will this Senior Brother’s Qingzhu Peak continue to exist? He is a Disciple of Qingzhu Peak; all seven Peaks of Qingyun Sect know this. If he is poached by your Qianluo Peak, where will this Senior Brother put his face?” Looking at Lei Yin, Luo Zhen expressed his displeasure.
Lei Yin smiled, “Since Senior Brother Luo has spoken, Junior Sister will not poach him. I’ll invite Senior Brother for tea another day.”
“You wish to poach him, but you can’t!” Luo Zhen gave Lei Yin a scornful look. He had arrived at the cliff shortly after Lei Yin and had heard Qin Chu’s words, so he knew Lei Yin couldn't poach him, which was why he gave up.
“No more poaching, no more poaching, how disappointing!” Lei Yin looked back at the cliff and left. She felt quite regretful, as she knew Qin Chu was a talent who also possessed strong principles. While she admired this, she also understood that, without any major changes, Qin Chu would likely remain at Qingzhu Peak.
Watching Lei Yin leave, Luo Zhen felt relieved. His relief wasn’t because Lei Yin left, but because he knew Qin Chu’s attitude.
By the cliff, after Lei Yin left, Qin Chu finished his dinner and began to Cultivate Origin Qi. He needed to seize the time to raise his cultivation to the second stage of Condensing Origin Realm. This would give him more confidence in combat. After all, Inner Sect Disciple and Outer Sect Disciple were different concepts. Liu Ze was at the Peak of the third stage and was someone who would soon become a Core Disciple. Regardless of her despicable character, she possessed strength.
After Cultivating Origin Qi until dawn, while Qin Chu was practicing basic sword techniques, Er Pang and Bai Yu arrived.
“Why are you two here? Is something wrong?” Qin Chu said after sheathing his sword.
“Boss, I arranged for people to gather information and found out some not-so-good things. That Liu Ze has many people behind her. Besides the Elder generation’s Third Elder Zhang Ji, her cousin Liu Nan and her fiancé are both Core Disciples of Qingyun Sect. Her cousin Liu Nan is one of the heirs of Qianliu City and became a Core Disciple three years ago. The other is her fiancé, who has an even greater background; he is a Disciple of the Sect Master. It’s because of this backing that Liu Ze developed her arrogant and domineering personality. If she loses the life-and-death arena, our troubles will be significant. Not to mention Liu Nan, he will definitely seek revenge. Although her fiancé’s marriage to Qianliu City is an alliance, he may not value her much, but this also involves his reputation. For the sake of his reputation, he will also step forward,” Bai Yu said.
Hearing Bai Yu’s words, Qin Chu felt the situation was indeed a bit serious, but he couldn't tolerate Liu Ze bullying him.
“The Sect has its rules, and it’s not a place where they can act recklessly. Furthermore, no matter who it is, if they bully us, we will fight back. I will not back down on this matter with Liu Ze, and I will bear the consequences.” After exhaling, Qin Chu showed his determination. He would not cower just because his opponent was strong.
“Your words are meaningless then. We advance and retreat together!” Bai Yu said.
“Boss, with you, our Servants’ Hall has dignity, so none of us are afraid,” Er Pang said.
Bai Yu and Er Pang left, Qin Chu asked them to investigate Liu Ze’s fiancé’s situation further. He didn't want to be schemed against by someone whose background he didn't know.
Not long after Bai Yu and Er Pang left, they returned to the cliff. “Boss, someone has come to the outside of the Servants’ Compound looking for you.”
“Who?” Qin Chu put away his thoughts of practicing swordplay.
“They came for Liu Ze,” Bai Yu said.
Qin Chu tidied his robes and went to the Servants’ Compound.
Outside the Servants’ Compound, two Qingzhu Peak enforcers were confronting a young man, while another young man in brocade robes stood with his hands behind his back, looking aloof.
“Liu Nan, this is Qingzhu Peak, not a place you can trespass,” one of Qingzhu Peak’s enforcers said.
“Did I trespass? I just came to talk to someone!” The young man in green robes, with a sinister look in his eyes, who was confronting the Qingzhu Peak enforcer, said.
The Qingzhu Peak enforcer’s hand was on his sword hilt. “If others wish to see you, then you will be seen; if others don’t want to see you, then you won’t.”
Under normal circumstances, even the enforcers of the various Peaks would not confront a Core Disciple, but Qingzhu Peak was different now. Qingzhu Peak had Luo Zhen’s order, which was to not allow anyone to harass the Servants’ Compound.
“That Qin Chu, isn’t he the one who arrogantly challenged an Outer Sect Disciple of the Main Peak, and now wants to fight an Inner Sect Disciple? Is he cowering now?” The young man in green robes said.
“Liu Nan, whether Qin Chu is arrogant will only be known after the challenge. Your current nonsense is meaningless.” The Qingzhu Peak enforcer’s tone changed, as the green-robed man’s words were unpleasant.
“Who is looking for me?” Qin Chu appeared. He couldn’t do something like letting others block for him while he cowered behind.
“Are you Qin Chu?” Liu Nan, in green robes, looked at Qin Chu, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
Qin Chu nodded, then looked at the man. He knew the person who came was related to Liu Ze, because they both had a pair of sinister eyes.
“I came today just to say a few words to you. Go to the Main Peak and apologize to Liu Ze, then kneel before the mountain gate and admit that you shouldn’t have provoked the Main Peak. That way, you will still have a way to live!” Liu Nan looked at Qin Chu and said.
“Are you done? If you’re done, then get lost!” After hearing Liu Nan’s words, Qin Chu knew there was no need to talk, because it wouldn’t work. There could only be a fight, even if he couldn’t win.
At this moment, the man in brocade robes looked at Qin Chu, “Anyone who opposes me, Qian Qing, will find it difficult to die quickly. They won’t even have the right to choose how they die. Liu Nan, stop wasting words with him.”
The man in brocade robes glanced at Qin Chu, then called Liu Nan and left the Servants’ Compound.
Hearing the words of the man in brocade robes, the Qingzhu Peak Disciples’ expressions changed. The Main Peak was too overbearing and didn’t reason at all, but the Main Peak’s strength was indeed formidable, and the other six Peaks could not shake it. Some high-level officials of the Sect also came from the Main Peak.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Chu raised his left hand and clenched his fist tightly, “No one can bully me, no one can despise me!”
Bai Yu pulled Qin Chu back into the Servants’ Compound. “I know Qian Qing’s background now. His background is indeed very significant; he is from the Qian Dynasty, the ruling power of this region, and he is of the royal family. Only the royal family’s surname is Qian.”
“No matter who he is, if he looks down on me, I will kill him!” Qin Chu’s face was full of anger. He couldn’t stand others’ contemptuous gazes. If reason hadn’t told him that his strength was not yet enough, he would want to go and kill him now.
“You don’t know yet, the Main Peak Elder who sentenced Liu Ze to one month’s imprisonment and was going to expel her has now been dismissed. Those guys are already lawless,” Bai Yu said to Qin Chu.