Lu Qing grabbed Xiao Man by the collar and dragged her outside, absolutely refusing to let this troublemaker stay any longer, lest she ruin his cave mansion!
Xiao Man easily broke free from Lu Qing’s grasp. Her cultivation had been sealed by him, so there was no way she could win a fight, unless Lu Qing could break the poison himself. However, judging by his dishevelled state, it was clear he hadn't succeeded.
"Grand-uncle-master, I'll make breakfast. You should clean up and then come out to eat," Xiao Man said, darting off to the small kitchen. Lu Qing, trembling with anger, returned to his room, changed his clothes, washed his face, and then hurried out.
Jun Fei'er was still asleep. When she sensed a killing intent, she jolted awake, ready to meet an attack, only to see Lu Qing standing by her bedside, his face full of resentment.
"Uncle-master, standing by my bed silently in the early morning is terrifying! It can kill people! Is there something you need?" Jun Fei'er asked.
"When will you take Xiao Qin away?" Lu Qing asked dryly.
Jun Fei'er was inwardly pleased, but her face remained impassive. "Xiao Qin destroyed your alchemy room. He's serving as your herbalist for a month as atonement. When the time is up, I'll naturally come to pick him up."
"Take him now."
"How can that be? She destroyed your alchemy room. If she isn't punished, she'll do it again next time."
"It's fine. Go and bring him back now." Lu Qing thought to himself, let her blow up the alchemy room, she could blow it up as much as she wanted, as long as she didn't blow up his cave mansion. The mere thought of his medicinal pool and herb garden made his heart ache so much it was numb.
"Uncle-master, I know you care about me, but you don't need to. That brat is too lawless. Deal with him however you see fit." Su Dan Xiaoshuo.
"I care," he said, caring about his spiritual herbs.
"Uncle-master, I knew you cared about me. Since that's the case, you absolutely cannot indulge that brat’s recklessness. Uncle-master, if he misbehaves, you deal with him. I won't say a word."
Lu Qing choked for a moment, then turned and left. Seeing Lu Qing walk away, Jun Fei'er laughed uncontrollably, hitting the bed. "Amazing, my disciple! It's only the second day, and Uncle-master can't stand it anymore. He actually came to ask me to pick him up! Good disciple, you've avenged my grievances of many years for me."
Lu Qing heard the unrestrained laughter behind him. In the past, he would have made Jun Fei'er laugh for a month. But now, having been tricked by Xiao Man and his cultivation sealed, he was no match for Jun Fei'er if they were to fight.
However, a gentleman's revenge is never too late. Once his cultivation recovered, he would definitely not let this pair of treacherous masters and disciples off the hook! Lu Qing firmly believed that Xiao Man blowing up his training room was instigated by Jun Fei'er, all to avenge the years of bullying and suppression she had endured from him!
The Sect Master watched Lu Qing, who normally never left his residence, sit in his study for an hour, drinking three pots of tea without saying a word. This made him profoundly uneasy.
"Uncle-master, do you have any instructions?"
Lu Qing shot the Sect Master a resentful glance and continued to drink tea.
The Sect Master was so unnerved by Lu Qing's gaze that he quickly reviewed everything he had done recently, ensuring he hadn't offended Lu Qing in any way. Then, he cautiously asked,
"Uncle-master, do you need any medicinal ingredients?"
Lu Qing shook his head.
"Then do you need some new clothes? Made from fire rat fur, or fire fox?"
Lu Qing continued to shake his head.
"Uncle-master, then what can I do for you?" the Sect Master asked cautiously. Lu Qing was a great Buddha in the Hundred Medicine Hall. If Lu Qing hadn't found it too troublesome and had been devoted to alchemy, the position of Sect Master would never have fallen to him.
"Xiao Qin."
"Oh, Uncle-master, you mean Xiao Qin." The Sect Master spoke quickly, "Don't worry. Feel free to use him. I've already told my junior sister that it's that brat's good fortune for many lifetimes to be favoured by Uncle-master. I told her not to interfere. You can rest assured, Uncle-master."
Lu Qing choked. He wanted to get rid of the person, not be reassured to use him. If that brat continued to stay with him, he feared his cave mansion would be stripped bare.
The Sect Master looked at Lu Qing's expressionless face, a little puzzled. Had Xiao Qin been killed?
"Uncle-master, is Xiao Qin not doing well?"
Lu Qing slowly nodded. Not only was he not doing well, he was utterly incorrigible, daring to poison him and seal his cultivation!
"Did you kill her?" the Sect Master asked in shock. Wouldn't his junior sister go berserk?
"No!" Lu Qing’s face darkened. If he could, he truly would have killed Xiao Man. She was a menace, a disaster wherever she went.
"Then did you cripple her?"
Lu Qing's face turned completely dark. Did he seem like such a terrifying person in their eyes? Either he killed people, or he crippled them?
"Am I that ferocious?"
"No, no, you're not ferocious at all," the Sect Master said against his will. "Everyone who has been taken to your cave mansion has never come out intact. Don't you have any self-awareness about whether you're ferocious or not?"
"Xiao Qin, tell Jun Fei'er to take him back."
The Sect Master’s eyes widened. What? He'd only been there for two days, and he wanted his junior sister to take him back? How could this be? Wouldn't his bet be lost?
"Uncle-master, don't indulge that brat. That brat has always been ignorant of heaven and earth. Teach him a lesson on how to be a person."
Lu Qing really wanted to retort, *If you're so capable, then you teach him! This hot potato, whoever wants it can have it!*
"You have until today to make Jun Fei'er take him away. Otherwise, I'll reward you with a Truth-telling Pill."
The Sect Master watched Lu Qing depart gracefully, his heart aching as he patted his Qiankun pouch. What exactly had Xiao Qin done to make Uncle-master so eager to send him away?
The Sect Master hesitated for a moment, then headed towards the Pill Spirit Courtyard. As soon as he entered, he saw Jun Fei'er watering spiritual herbs in a courtyard with a very good mood, humming a little tune.
"Junior sister's mood is very good."
"Sect Master brother, what brings you here?" Jun Fei'er looked up at him and continued watering.
"Uncle-master wants you to go and pick up Xiao Qin."
"No," Jun Fei'er said with a smile.
"At the very beginning, weren't you begging me to get Xiao Qin out?" the Sect Master asked in shock. How had she changed her mind in just two days? "Aren't you afraid that Xiao Qin will suffer some misfortune in Uncle-master's hands?"
"Uncle-master is not that heartless," Jun Fei'er said cheerfully.
The Sect Master looked at Jun Fei'er suspiciously. After a moment, he took out a bag of spirit stones and handed it to her. "Ten thousand spirit stones, for you. Go and bring him back."
Jun Fei'er put down the water dipper in her hand and took it. "Thank you, Sect Master brother."