Upon seeing Zheng Xiaofeng, whose presence was in no way inferior to that of the Sect Master, Yaoqin looked at Chu Xingchen in astonishment.

What did he say to him? How did he suddenly seem like he had taken a pill?

But Yaoqin saw Chu Xingchen gently shake his head at her.

Yaoqin found it hard to believe. Did he really say that himself?!

Zheng Xiaofeng stepped forward and confronted the Sect Master:

"What are you looking at?! Even if I'm just a sweeper, I'm still from the Tianyan Sect. Do you dare to touch me?"

The Qingfeng Sect Master suppressed his inner anger and looked at Chu Xingchen, asking, "Dare I ask, is this true?"

Chu Xingchen replied leisurely, "Naturally, it's true."

"Even if it's the Tianyan Sect, acting like this is not proper, is it?!" the Qingfeng Sect Master questioned. "We have shown your sect respect, is this really appropriate behavior from your sect?!"

Chu Xingchen lightly distanced himself from the matter: "It was Elder Zheng Xiaofeng who wanted to come, not my invitation."

The Sect Master could no longer hold back and reprimanded, "This is against the rules! I need to speak with your Tianyan Sect elders!"

Taking an elder from our sect to sweep floors?

Does Qingfeng Sect not care about its reputation at all?!

Moreover! A mere newly appointed Golden Core elder dares to reprimand me like this!

In the past, he would have to raise his voice just to speak to me!

Chu Xingchen sneered, "And yet you have people colluding with evil cultivators, and that's within the rules?!"

The Sect Master retorted, "Where's the evidence?! You can't just slander Qingfeng Sect without proof!"

Without hesitation, Chu Xingchen tossed a Blood Qi Spirit Stone from a Spatial Ring.

"Dear Sect Master, have you thoroughly checked the accounts of the Qingfeng Sect Mine?" Chu Xingchen stepped forward with a disdainful smile, "You don't even know you have bugs in your house, and if you wait until the house collapses to find them, it'll be too late."

The Sect Master was momentarily stunned, looking at Chu Xingchen's confident gaze and the Spirit Stone on the ground filled with Blood Qi.

"Do you think the Tianyan Sect would really send someone to play house with you?" Chu Xingchen chuckled, "Do you think I'm here to cause trouble? Go check on Elder Shangguan, who's locked in the confinement room!"

"Don't say we didn't give you a chance. I only gave you this opportunity because I believe you were unaware."

"Elder Zheng here has been verified by us, and from now on, he is the representative of the Tianyan Sect, here to supervise your Qingfeng Sect's self-examination."

"My Senior Sister and I have received intelligence on evil cultivators and need to verify it, which will take about three days."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiaofeng quickly looked at Chu Xingchen—Brother! Why didn't I know about this?!

Are you telling the truth or not?! Where do I get the confidence if you're not here?!

But Chu Xingchen ignored him and continued:

"In these three days, don't let your divine sense stray from Elder Zheng even a little. If he's gone when I return..."

"I'll have to assume that your entire Qingfeng Sect has fallen to evil cultivation, becoming the first target of the Central State's crackdown."

The Sect Master, hearing this, replied with an obviously displeased tone, "Do you think you can intimidate me? Can the true disciples of Tianyan Sect really turn black into white?!"

Hearing this, Chu Xingchen shrugged indifferently:

"Of course, we can. If you don't believe me, feel free to twist off Elder Zheng's head right now to verify my words."

Zheng Xiaofeng's heart raced upon hearing this! The Sect Master might not know, but doesn't he know?

Even if the Sect Master really twisted his head off to kick it like a ball, he'd probably be fine.

But Chu Xingchen's voice transmission followed closely:

"Your state just now was excellent, keep it up. You're not a fool, the more confident you are, the more cautious he'll be!"

Zheng Xiaofeng almost couldn't hold back from transmitting his voice, "Are you really going or not?"

The only response was a brilliant smile from Chu Xingchen.

Chu Xingchen looked at Yaoqin and said, "Senior Sister, the sect is urging us, let's set off now."

Hearing this, Yaoqin stood up, ready to leave with Chu Xingchen, but as she passed by the Sect Master, she cast a cold glance at him.

Afterward, Zheng Xiaofeng and the Qingfeng Sect Master watched as the two of them flew swiftly into the distance.

Once they were out of range of their divine senses, the Sect Master turned his gaze back to Zheng Xiaofeng.

Zheng Xiaofeng took a deep breath, damn it, he was going all out.

He glared at the Qingfeng Sect Master and scolded, "Old thief! What are you looking at me for?! Hurry up and investigate!"

The Sect Master clenched his large hand tightly, glaring fiercely at Zheng Xiaofeng, as if he would take off his arrogant head at any moment!

Zheng Xiaofeng knew he couldn't back down now, so he stepped forward, walking right up to the Sect Master, with a wanton smile on his face:

"You've suppressed me for so many years? Is it too much to call you an old thief a couple of times? If you have a problem, twist off my head right now!"

The Sect Master took two deep breaths. As the Sect Master, even if there was only a slight possibility, he wouldn't risk the entire sect.

He could only suppress his anger and say, "Elder Zheng, let's go to the confinement room together!"

Seeing the Sect Master's defeated expression, Zheng Xiaofeng didn't know why, but he felt immensely satisfied.

The fear in his heart was swept away by this sense of satisfaction.

He sneered, "Lead the way!"

"Aren't you capable of walking?!"

"I said! Lead the way!"

The Sect Master clenched his fists again, took another deep breath, and then turned to leave, waving his long sleeves.

Zheng Xiaofeng could no longer hold back his wanton and satisfied smile.

His laughter echoed continuously in the side hall.

Refreshing! This was worth dying for!

——————

On the outskirts of Qingfeng Sect.

Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin both stopped in their tracks.

"Senior Sister..." Chu Xingchen called out casually, then paused for a moment before smiling, "Yaoqin, you go block the road leading east to the mine from Qingfeng Sect, I'll block the other one."

Yaoqin nodded lightly in agreement with the plan, then said in a calm tone, "Senior Sister is fine too, I find it comfortable to hear."

Chu Xingchen replied seriously, "That's an extra charge!"

Yaoqin gave Chu Xingchen a cold glance and flew straight east.

"Really... no sense of humor at all," Chu Xingchen muttered, flying straight south.

Chu Xingchen had studied the routes beforehand, and only the east and south directions were dense with forests, rugged and difficult to traverse, making it easier to hide and move through.

This time, stirring the grass would surely flush out a few bugs to peek out, and compared to the open views in other directions, these two places had a higher probability of ambushing people.

As for why Chu Xingchen was so sure the Qingfeng Sect Master wouldn't take action, it was because the Qingfeng Sect Master had a Blue Trait [Cautious].

In an unclear situation, he wouldn't act recklessly.

At least, he would endure for three days to clarify the situation.

That's why Chu Xingchen set the time as three days.

Next, he would intercept the bugs trying to send messages to the mine and figure out how rotten the Qingfeng Sect had become.

As for the Qingfeng Sect's self-examination...

Chu Xingchen might as well hope that when he returns, Li Yingling hasn't caused any trouble for him.