116: Chapter 116 Spirit Breath Sect

"Damn it!"

Su Xuanxiao cursed Jiang Linyuan a hundred times in his heart.

The Ye Family originally knew nothing about him. As long as he left immediately, with the many concealment methods of the Su Family, the other party would never be able to find him.

But Jiang Linyuan's words were clearly meant to intentionally expose his identity!

"Qingyuan Su Family?" Ye Junyi sneered. "Never heard of it. Do you want to stand up for the Su Family?"

"As fellow Qingyuan Cultivators, we must stand united. Regardless of whether Fellow Daoist Su is right or wrong, we should support him so he isn't bullied," Jiang Linyuan said righteously.

Su Xuanxiao's gaze was cold. He wanted to see what madness Jiang Linyuan was spouting. His father had warned them to pay special attention to this person, and it was indeed well-founded.

"Well said!"

Another hearty laugh arrived. Everyone turned their gaze to see a middle-aged man with a steady expression and fine lines at the corners of his eyes walking slowly out from the crowd.

The Yuan Family head, Yuan Chongde!

Su Xuanxiao recognized his identity and felt things were getting quite interesting now.

He had only picked up a remnant of a Dao technique, yet it had attracted so many monsters and freaks, all of whom had designs on the Su Family.

Yuan Chongde came to Su Xuanxiao's side, looking like he wanted to support a Junior, and smiled kindly, "Xuanxiao, don't be afraid. As fellow Qingyuan forces, we will all stand on your side."

These words immediately gave Su Xuanxiao goosebumps.

He was completely unfamiliar with the Yuan Family, and he had never even spoken to this Yuan Family head before. This overly intimate address truly made him feel strongly uncomfortable.

"Good, good, good! A great 'Qingyuan' indeed. Since you all want to die, then I shall grant your wish!"

Ye Junyi knew these two were not simple, so he took out a message talisman, preparing to call for reinforcements.

Su Xuanxiao's expression changed slightly, and a thunder sail suddenly appeared in his hand.

Jiang Linyuan and Yuan Chongde were purely two troublemakers. They were deliberately putting Ye Junyi on the spot, making it impossible for him to back down, forcing him to call for reinforcements to borrow a knife to kill someone.

The target was none other than Su Xuanxiao!

This caused the situation at the scene to deteriorate severely. Su Xuanxiao had to take the initiative first to gain the upper hand; otherwise, once the Ye Family Cultivators arrived en masse, he would inevitably fall into a passive position.

They might not even give him a chance to explain and would just suppress him directly.

"This Ye Junyi is truly an idiot! He's being used and doesn't even know it."

Su Xuanxiao cursed inwardly. The thunder sail in his hand erupted with thunder, its flashing light reflecting the triumphant expressions of Jiang Linyuan and Yuan Chongde.

In an instant, Zhao Wanyi and the other two drew their swords, and the Ye Family Guards quickly rushed forward to protect Ye Junyi.

"You two Fellow Daoists are spouting nonsense here. Which Family sent you?"

Boom!

A fierce flash of thunder appeared, striking not at Ye Junyi, but at Jiang Linyuan and Yuan Chongde!

The latter's pupils constricted, and they hurriedly sacrificed their Magical Artifacts to defend.

Ye Junyi, who was about to contact his Family, saw this scene and was stunned on the spot, shocked by Su Xuanxiao's sudden move.

What the hell is going on?

Why are the three of them fighting? Weren't they on the same side?

Not only were Ye Junyi and the Guards stunned, but even Zhao Wanyi and the other two were dumbfounded, almost slashing their swords at the Ye Family, but fortunately, they managed to hold back.

Yuan Chongde's spiritual power erupted, dispelling the thunder light, and he cursed angrily, "Damn Su Xuanxiao, what are you doing?"

"I would like to ask what the Yuan Family head means by this?"

Su Xuanxiao sneered in return. Did they really think he was as stupid as Ye Junyi, that he would be led by the nose by them?

The exploding thunder attracted the eyes of all the nearby Cultivators, and the gray-robed stall owner had long since disappeared.

On the edge of the surging crowd, two Cultivators dressed in simple black and white Daoist robes walked over.

Leading them was an old man with white hair and beard and a refined Face, followed by a young girl with a pretty appearance and a somewhat cold temperament.

The old man said softly, "Fellow Daoists, please give this old Daoist some Face. Regardless of the cause or process, let today's matter end here."

As he spoke, he emitted the aura of a Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator, which momentarily subdued Yuan Chongde and Jiang Linyuan.

Ye Junyi was not stupid, just a bit slow to react.

He pondered the deeper meaning in the old man's words, combined with Su Xuanxiao's sudden attack just now, and suddenly realized that he had been used as a pawn by these two people!

If not for Su Xuanxiao's quick thinking in coming up with a way to break the predicament, he would have already summoned the Ye Family Cultivators, completely unaware that he was being used by these two.

The more Ye Junyi thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He knew that it was no longer appropriate to fight today because Su Xuanxiao's thunder technique had caused a big commotion, and the Luoxuan City Guards would arrive soon.

"I'll remember you!"

He snorted coldly, glared fiercely at Yuan Chongde and Jiang Linyuan, and then turned and left.

The latter looked at each other, also snorted coldly, and left with a flick of their sleeves.

The bizarre scene left the surrounding people confused. What was the relationship between these people?

"Many thanks for your help, Senior. May I ask for your name?"

Su Xuanxiao bowed to the old man to express his gratitude.

"It was just a small effort, not worth mentioning."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, not saying much, and left directly with the girl.

Su Xuanxiao took a deep look at them, then quickly left the scene with Zhao Wanyi and the other two.

...

After they were far away from the crowd, the girl with the cold temperament couldn't help but ask, "Grandfather, why did you speak up to stop them?"

The old man smiled, gently stroking his white beard, "I just felt that the kid was quite clever, so I'm just fostering a good connection."

"Clever?"

The girl frowned slightly, not understanding these twists and turns.

The old man patiently explained, "Those two men seemed to be helping the Su Family kid, but in reality, they were using a borrowed knife to kill, wanting to use the Ye Family to deal with the Su Family kid."

"Faced with such a situation, most people would think of fighting fire with fire to break the deadlock, but the Su Family kid was smart enough to do the opposite, attacking those two men directly."

"Not only did he interrupt the Ye Family kid's idea of calling for reinforcements, but he also made the originally clear situation chaotic all of a sudden."

The girl looked confused upon hearing this, but still asked, "Those two men didn't look like they were on the same side, and in the end, they didn't like each other. What was that about?"

"The two of them were indeed not on the same side."

While chatting, they returned to their inn room. The old man continued, "But they were both scheming against the Su Family kid, just with different goals, so they parted on bad terms after their plans failed."

After saying this, seeing his granddaughter's confused little Face, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"If you, girl, were even half as smart as the Su Family kid, why would I worry about the Lingxi School not rising?"

The girl was even more confused upon hearing this.

"Isn't the rise of my Lingxi School related to our own cultivation?"

As long as she could reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, she could restore the former glory of the Lingxi School!

The old man sighed helplessly, "It is indeed related to cultivation, but the rise of a School cannot rely solely on cultivation. It also requires understanding human relationships, weighing interests, development planning, etc. If one does not understand School management, the Lingxi School will ultimately just be a School of one person, not a School of a group of people."

If only he could get the Su Family kid to teach his granddaughter.

Sigh, miscalculated!

He should have chatted with that Su Family kid a bit more just now. Maybe he could have come to the Lingxi School to serve as a Deputy Sect Leader or Guest Elder, avoiding his granddaughter fighting alone in the future.