Chapter 61: This Master is Awesome

  "Disciple has seen master," said Shangguan Yu with a bow, "Master, how do you have time to come to my place?"

  "What brings you here?" Wu San Tong rolled his eyes, "This mountain is all my territory, these trees if you destroy them all, a bare mountain would be ugly. If other brothers came to see me here and saw that, wouldn't they laugh at me to death?"

  "Master, you're too kind, don't mind it!" Officer Yu looked around at the fallen trees and scratched his head in embarrassment. He was only focused on practicing martial arts, how would he have thought of these big trees?

  "Hmph, don't think it's that simple. You've killed how many trees? You'll have to replant them all for me later. And you're not even considering the years these big trees have lived. Letting you use small trees as compensation is already being too easy on you."

  "Alright, Master, my main task from now on is to plant trees for you! Alas, poor me, I'm so busy planting trees that I don't even have time to practice martial arts." Upon hearing Wu San Tong say this, Shangguan Yu could only pretend to be pitiful. He knew that what Wu San Tong cared about most was his martial arts cultivation.

  "Alright, alright, stop pretending with me here, I still don't understand you little brat! Today the sect is holding a grand assembly, go inform those few little brats, it's about time you all met the seniors of the sect." Wu San Tong smiled strangely and then left the place.

  Shangguan Yu naturally saw Wu Santong's smile, but he didn't know what Wu Santong was smiling about. However, he always felt that Wu Santong's smile carried a hint of ill intent, could something bad be happening?

  "Qin Shou, follow me, Master is looking for us!" Shangguan Yu called out as he arrived at another location, looking ahead at Qin Shou.

  "Oh, Xiao Yu, what does Master want with us?" Qin Shou asked directly after seeing that the person was Shangguan Yu.

  "Huh? What did you call me? Remember, from now on, you have to call me Shixiong!" Upper Official Yu looked at Qin Shou and couldn't help but tease him. He found that since becoming a Shixiong, he had grown fond of the title. It sounded much more pleasant than being called Little Yu.

  "Alright, you win. We've known each other for so long, Xiao Yu has already gotten used to it." Qin Shou walked up to Shangguan Yu's side and directly placed his hand on Shangguan Yu's shoulder.

  "Alright, I'll go and listen to my junior sister calling me senior brother." Shangguan Yu smiled, since they both took Wu Santong as their master, Li Ruolan and Xiang Tianlang really did call him Big Senior Brother. Qin Shou often called him Little Feather, but he could also make Qin Shou feel annoyed. As for Li Ruolan, she had always referred to Qin Shou as a beast, trying to get her to change her words was basically hopeless.

  As expected, as soon as Shangguan Yu spoke these words, Qin Shou's face immediately fell. Shangguan Yu didn't bother with Qin Shou anymore; he still had to go call Li Ruolan and Xiang Tianlang. He had also long wanted to go out for a stroll, but unfortunately hadn't had the chance until now. Since this was a grand assembly of the Zhenwu Sect, it seemed likely that many people would be there.

  "Alright then, you go find Xiang Tianlang and I'll go find Li Ruolan. Master said that the Zhenwu Sect is going to hold a grand assembly, we should hurry up and get to Master's place." Shangguan Yu said.

  "Um, okay, let's just do it then." Qin Shou directly agreed to this proposal.

  After the two men had discussed and agreed, they parted ways. Shangguan Yu went to find Li Ruolan, while Qin Shou went to find Xiang Tianlang.

  "Sister, Master wants us for something. You come with me too." Shangguan Yu arrived at Li Ruolan's location and directly stated his intention.

  "Alright, Big Brother Master, I'm coming right away." Li Ruolan's voice came over, and her figure quickly appeared before Shangguan Yu.

  It wasn't long before the four of them, led by Shangguan Yu, appeared outside Wu San Tong's house.

  "Is it you four Xiaoyu?" Wu Santong's voice came from inside the house.

  "Yes, Master." replied Yu You with a weak tone. Wasn't Wu San Tong asking on purpose? Yu You was certain that as soon as the four of them arrived here, Wu San Tong already knew.

  It wasn't long before Wu Santong appeared at the door. Today, Wu Santong was wearing a new robe, and even his white hair was combed neatly, with a hairpin inserted.

  "What's wrong? Don't you four recognize me anymore? Especially you, kid, what kind of look is that?" Wu Santong pointed at Qin Shou, "Don't give me that flirtatious gaze with your peach blossom eyes. You'll never be as handsome as I was in my youth. Back then, how many sects' holy maidens chased after me? It's just that my standards were too high, or else you guys would probably have a shifu by now."

  Shangguan Yu was stunned, he had always thought that Wu Santong was just a bit strange, but he didn't expect this master to be so narcissistic. He also remembered Old Wine, it seemed that these two old men were quite alike, each one being a rare treasure.

  "Master, are those holy maidens pretty? Can you tell me which sect's holy maiden is the most beautiful?" Qin Shou directly ran to Wu San Tong's side, "Or will you introduce a few holy maidens to your disciple? I am your disciple, and when I travel the world in the future, if I don't have a few holy maiden wives, it would be a loss of face for you, right?"

  "With your current cultivation, any saintess from a decent sect can slap you to death with just one palm! Let's go, I'll take you to meet the seniors of our sect."

  Shangguan Yu had wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way, but Wu Santong didn't give him that chance. With a wave of his large sleeve, Wu Santong and his four disciples vanished into thin air. By the time Shangguan Yu regained his footing, he found himself standing in front of an open plaza.

  The square is very large, and it has already been crowded with people. In front of the square is a high platform, connected by dozens of steps. On the platform are eight magnificent seats, with a golden seat being the largest, which should be the seat of the True Martial Gate's leader. To its left are three smaller seats, while to its right are four smaller seats.

  Shangguan Yu knew that those eight seats must be for the eight most noble people of Zhenwu Gate. "Master, do you want to go a bit further into the center of the square?"

  Wu San Tong turned his head, glanced at Shangguan Yu and said, "Do you think I need to squeeze into the middle? You guys wait a moment, I came a bit early today. In a while, I'll take you to where we should be."

  Shangguan Yu didn't ask any more questions. Since Wu San Tong had already made arrangements, he naturally didn't need to worry about it anymore. He looked at the eight seats again and asked, "Master, do you know those eight people on the seats?"

  "Oh, you're referring to the eight people sitting in those seats during the meeting? I know them, of course, we're very familiar." Wu San Tong's eyes flickered a few times as he spoke slowly.

  Shangguan Yu looked at Wu Santong's reaction and thought that what he said was definitely a lie. Perhaps it was because of the face problem, so Wu Santong said so. Even Qin Shou and others had an expression of disbelief, but since Wu Santong was their master, they naturally couldn't say anything.

  Shangguan Yu shook his head, after all, the four of them were just outer door disciples. How powerful could their master be? Although he had always thought that Wu Santong was very powerful, but after all, he had never seen Wu Santong really take action. Moreover, as it turned out now, Wu Santong didn't even have a single disciple before.

  But since he had already acknowledged Wu San Tong as his master, he naturally had to show respect for him. Even if Wu San Tong's status in the Zhenwu Sect was not great, he was still their master. Since Wu San Tong was so concerned about saving face, Ou Yang Yu would not expose him.

  "Welcome, Master!"

  On the largest seat at the top of the high platform, a old man was sitting there, no one knew when he came. All the disciples in the field shouted together and bowed their waists respectfully. Some disciples even knelt down directly.

  Those who kneel on the ground must be from the Zhāngmén lineage. Kneeling to pay respects to their master and ancestors is a normal thing. As for others who bow, they are definitely not from the Zhāngmén lineage. They have their own masters and ancestors, so naturally, they don't need to kneel to the Zhāngmén.

  Shangguan Yu looked at Wu San Tong in front of him and found that Wu San Tong didn't make any moves, so the four of them also didn't dare to make any moves. "Master, shouldn't we welcome the sect leader with courtesy? With just us standing like this on the entire plaza, won't it be too conspicuous?"

  Unfortunately, Wu San Tong did not speak this time, but instead quietly looked on, lost in thought. Shangguan Yu also stopped asking questions and focused on Wu San Tong.

  "Get up, everybody!"

  The voice of the master of the Zhen Wu Gate was very gentle, but every disciple heard it, as if it were spoken in their ear. The master said so, and those who knelt down also stood up, and those who bowed down straightened their bodies. However, they all lowered their heads, occasionally a few disciples would muster up the courage to raise their heads and take a look at the legendary master.

  "All of you junior brothers, since you've come, show yourselves. One senior brother sitting here is quite lonely!" The master of the Zhen Wu Gate spoke again, but this time he was speaking to the empty air.

  "Long time no see, Senior Brother!"

  The six paths' voices all rang out at once, and the six people also appeared in their true forms. They didn't fly, but instead walked step by step onto the high platform.

  "Hmm, it's also time for me to show up. Do you know why there is still an empty seat? Because that is my seat!" Wu San Tong suddenly spoke up at this moment. His voice was not loud, but when heard by the four people of Shangguan Yu, it was like a thunderclap.

  Shangguan Yu stared at Wu Santong in astonishment, he had not expected that among the eight seats there would be their master's seat. The four of them stood frozen on the spot, was their master really so powerful? That was sitting together with the leader of Zhenwu Sect, were they dreaming? Such a cheap master, yet having such a high status in Zhenwu Sect?

  "I've seen the Master, I've seen all of you seniors!" Wu San Tong spoke again.