92: The beloved student questioned

"A child?"

The master and disciple pair, who had just sat down, couldn't help but look towards the chattering crowd.

"I heard about it too. It's supposedly the second child... Chen Qingxuan didn't want the first one."

"Good heavens, as expected of an evil cultivator... he doesn't even spare the Yao Race."

"What do you know? An evil cultivator like him, who's had his fill of Human Race women, let alone the Yao Race... do you know there's a type of exotic beast called a female lizard?"

"This is absolutely alarmist!"

Chen Qingxuan couldn't take it anymore.

He slammed a palm on the table, abruptly stood up, and looked at the crowd.

“...”

In an instant, the teahouse became so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and countless gazes collectively turned towards him.

"Little brother, we're talking about an evil cultivator... why are you so agitated?"

"Exactly, exactly, we didn't say anything wrong, did we?"

“...”

Everyone looked at each other, puzzled.

"Revered Master, we can't expose our identities!" Ji Qianyou looked at Chen Qingxuan with her big eyes and reminded him with a secret sound transmission.

“...”

Chen Qingxuan took a deep breath upon hearing this.

Considering he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, he forced a smile at everyone. "That's going too far. I feel this kind of talk is pure nonsense... Do you think there's a possibility that the reason he can stay in the Demon Emperor Palace is because he's a master and disciple pair with the Demon Lord?"

The scene was silent at first;

Then, everyone realized Chen Qingxuan wanted to join the conversation and became lively again.

"Haha, little Fellow Daoist... your idea is too naive!"

"It's precisely because they might be a master and disciple pair that it's easier for them to get together... like that very popular... Brother Xu Riding a Snake."

"You're wrong, it's not Brother Xu Riding a Snake, it seems to be something like Immortal Eagle and Heroine... it's about a master and disciple pair secretly developing feelings in an Ancient Tomb."

"And I've seen that evil cultivator with my own eyes; his whole body reeked of aphrodisiac spiritual materials. He's clearly a lecher who can't go a day without women."

“...”

Chen Qingxuan's forehead throbbed with veins as he listened;

Looking at the people spouting nonsense, he questioned one of them, "Are you sure you've seen him?"

"Of course I've seen him." The man picked up his teacup and drank it all, saying with certainty, "When I was young, I even fought him. To be honest, even back then, I had to avoid his cold edge by a good distance, but he couldn't do anything to me... If you don't believe me, I can swear, if there's a single false word, my whole family will die!"

"I believe you, I believe you, Brother Lin has always been a man of his word."

"Oh, if you had killed him back then, he wouldn't be going around doing evil now."

"That's right, it's your responsibility that he's alive now... so Brother Lin, you must pay today's bill!"

As the man finished speaking, laughter erupted all around.

Chen Qingxuan was so angry he laughed, and pressed on, "Where is your home?"

"Just on the east side of the city, the shop that sells steamed buns is mine."

"Good!"

Chen Qingxuan gritted his teeth and nodded.

Immediately, he transmitted secretly, "Qian You, should we change restaurants?"

Ji Qianyou shook her head, "It's fine, Revered Master, I've relaxed and won't dwell on it."

“...”

Chen Qingxuan fell silent.

Now he kind of wanted to dwell on it.

"Speaking of which, brother, you don't look like a local... why are you traveling with your daughter?" A man asked Chen Qingxuan.

"I'm not his daughter!"

Ji Qianyou was instantly displeased.

They were definitely not father and daughter!

"Oh?" The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "So you're siblings?"

"This is my disciple!" Chen Qingxuan turned to him, "You all chat, we'll eat something and leave."

"Alright, alright."

The man didn't press the issue.

"Speaking of that Chen Qingxuan, in the Demon Emperor Palace, he not only uses the Demon Lord as a Cauldron, but it can be said that he hasn't spared any woman..."

After a long while.

The master and disciple pair emerged from the teahouse as if liberated.

Chen Qingxuan's face was gloomy... he never expected the rumors to have reached such an extent.

Truly, the world is degenerating!

Ji Qianyou tugged his hand, "Revered Master, we need to go west... that's the east side of the city."

"Oh, right!" Chen Qingxuan was so flustered he forced a smile, "Qian You, wait here for a moment... your Revered Master is going to buy some oranges."

With that, Chen Qingxuan strode towards the east side of the city... in front of a steamed bun shop.

Coincidentally, he ran into a familiar tea friend.

"Oh? It's you?" The man enthusiastically came up to greet him, "Where's your disciple? Why are you alone?"

Chen Qingxuan pulled him into the alley, raised his fist, "What do you call this? If you answer correctly, I'll let you punch me once. If you answer incorrectly... I'll punch you once, how about it?"

The man was stunned at first, then laughed, "No problem! This is a fist!"

"Wrong!"

"Wrong?"

"This is a fist the size of a sandbag."

Chen Qingxuan's eyes turned cold, and he punched him on the bridge of his nose.

Bang—

"Ouch!"

The man let out a painful scream.

"You cheated... why did you hit me?"

"Alright, alright, again... think carefully before you answer this time."

"This... this is a fist the size of a sandbag."

"Wrong! This is a blood-stained fist the size of a sandbag."

Bang—

"You, you, you..."

"What is this?"

"This... this is a blood-stained fist the size of a sandbag."

Bang—

"Ouch... why did you hit me this time?"

"Because I don't like you!"

Chen Qingxuan gave him a good beating.

A moment later.

Chen Qingxuan tidied his clothes and walked out of the alley, letting out a long sigh.

Whoosh—

"It's still more comfortable to externalize the problem than to internalize it!"

Chen Qingxuan left satisfied... "Revered Master, where are the oranges you bought?"

"I ate them."

"Hehe~"

Ji Qianyou chuckled.

Looking at Chen Qingxuan's calm profile, she smiled, "Revered Master, did you go to get revenge?"

"...No!" Chen Qingxuan denied, "Such a small matter is not worth mentioning... How could your Revered Master be such a narrow-minded person?"

"Hehe~"

Ji Qianyou chuckled again.

Chen Qingxuan's face darkened, "Qian You, your Revered Master should take you to a more prosperous town. This place is relatively backward, and the people are cunning; it's not worth staying long."

Ji Qianyou asked curiously, "Revered Master, are the people in prosperous places better?"

Chen Qingxuan replied, "While people in prosperous places may behave disgracefully, they only do it and don't speak of it. After all, they still need to maintain a facade of hypocrisy and show off their integrity."

Ji Qianyou suddenly understood, "Just like Revered Master... clearly went for revenge but refuses to admit it, right?"

“...”

Chen Qingxuan's handsome face flushed;

Looking at his mischievous little disciple, he suddenly remembered... she was already a big child.

She understood everything she should!

Whoosh—

Suddenly, Ji Qianyou jumped into Chen Qingxuan's arms, "Revered Master, hearing them spread such rumors... do you have any thoughts?"

"What thoughts?"

"Emm... they all say I'm your little Cauldron... haven't you thought about being responsible for your disciple?"

Mischievous~~~