Chapter 86: Blame

Master Chen was angry, and a crowd of disciples didn't even dare to breathe.

"Why aren't you speaking now?"

Everyone looked at each other, secretly complaining in their hearts, "But Master, you just hit us as soon as you came in and didn't let us say anything."

The crowd looked towards Da Zhu again. Da Zhu had to brace himself and say:

"Master, this isn't our fault."

"Not your fault, whose fault is it? My fault? Was this fight started by me?"

"They were the ones who bullied people first!" Da Zhu whispered.

"Yes, Master, they were bullying us too much!" a crowd of disciples echoed.

Master Chen sneered, "Oh, they bullied you too much, so you had no fault at all? Even if others were wrong, did you have to hit them like that? If you all get detained by the Dao Court Department, do I still have to swallow my pride and go to the Dao Court Department to beg people to release you all? If others are seriously injured, do I, your teacher, still have to compensate them with spirit stones?"

The more Master Chen spoke, the angrier he got. "Putting aside other things, are these spirit stones so easy to earn? How did I teach you this group of good-for-nothings? You haven't learned much about refining tools up to now, you only know how to cause trouble for me!"

"Mo Hua was bullied, so we took action!"

"So what if Mo Hua was bullied? Who hasn't been bullied before? If you hit back just because you're bullied, how many cultivators in this world would die or get injured? I see you didn't get a beating today and haven't learned your lesson..."

Master Chen raised his stick, made a gesture to hit, then suddenly stopped and frowned, asking:

"Who was bullied?"

"Mo Hua..." Da Zhu looked at the stick in the Master's hand and shrank his head.

"Mo Hua?"

Master Chen thought about Mo Hua's appearance – ten years old, well-behaved and lovely, harmless to people and animals. He couldn't help but doubt and say:

"Who went crazy, bullying that little kid Mo Hua?"

Seeing the situation, Da Zhu quickly said: "Not just bullying, it was clearly an attempt to kill, that's why I stepped in to stop them!"

"An attempt to kill?" Master Chen said angrily, "Truly lawless!"

"Exactly! Exactly!"

"Too much!"

"They completely lost face!"

"All of you shut up!" Master Chen shouted, stopping them.

Master Chen wasn't clear on the specifics of the matter. He had finished work and just gone to drink some wine to relieve fatigue. His backside hadn't even warmed up yet when he heard that Da Zhu was fighting again. Not only Da Zhu, but other apprentices had also joined in. Not only were they fighting, but they had caused quite a commotion. Not only were people injured, but even the Dao Court Department was alarmed.

His qi and blood surged up immediately, and he angrily rushed back to settle the score with these disciples.

Master Chen continued to ask Da Zhu, "Who was bullying Mo Hua?"

"Qian Xing."

"Qian Xing? That little young master of the Qian family?"

"Yes."

"Do you know why?"

Da Zhu shook his head.

Master Chen's eyebrows furrowed tightly. What conflict could there be between the Qian family and Mo Hua? They were completely unrelated...

But Qian Xing...

He heard that boy was always causing trouble, purely wanting to rely on power to bully people. It was possible.

Da Zhu continued: "When I got there, Qian Xing and his group of people had already surrounded Mo Hua, and someone was about to attack him. Moreover, their blows were very heavy, aiming for the forehead. I got anxious and that's why I took action."

Master Chen listened and felt angry, feeling that his guess was not wrong. He couldn't help but scold: "Truly a little bastard..."

Perhaps he was used to acting wildly every day, wanting to bully everyone he saw to show how capable he was. As long as others didn't follow his lead, he would get angry and lose his temper.

Qian Hong, the head of the Qian family, although not a good person, at least knew some propriety. How could he give birth to such a thing...

Could it be... a bastard child?

Master Chen couldn't help but suspect it.

Da Zhu saw that the Master was no longer angry, so he quietly asked: "Master, are you still going to hit us?"

Master Chen glared at him: "What, you're not comfortable if you don't get hit?"

Da Zhu repeatedly shook his head, "No, no, no!"

Master Chen threw the stick away, but still said: "It's good that you helped someone, but you couldn't have just taken action to help and hit them like this. You must have gotten excited while fighting and then lost control regardless of anything."

Master Chen understood this group of disciples too well. If it was truly to save someone, they would finish saving them and leave. There must have been some conflict. They were all young people; when there was a grudge, they couldn't stop their hands.

It was a good thing that none of the several disciples suffered serious casualties. Otherwise, just the injury healing pills would be a considerable sum of spirit stones. For ordinary cultivator families, this would be an absolute burden.

Once cultivators were in debt, their bodies felt like they were pressed down by a heavy iron weight, even breathing felt tiring.

It was good for young people to have spirit, but their origins and family circumstances could not support this spirit.

Master Chen sighed. Although he said that, right and wrong still couldn't be ambiguous.

Master Chen looked at the group of children in front of him, feeling both worried and pleased:

"The matter has a cause; I won't pursue it. Helping people is right, but casualties should be avoided if possible. Don't always act on impulse, and don't let your fathers and mothers worry. You don't need to get hit today. Kneel here for an hour, reflect properly, and then go back."

Da Zhu and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. Kneeling for an hour was nothing; not getting hit was fine. And the key thing was, it seemed the Master wasn't really angry at them. He clearly thought they hadn't done wrong, and this was just a symbolic punishment.

Thinking this way, everyone's hearts felt much more at ease. Even while kneeling, their backs straightened up.

Da Zhu then thought of something and said to Master Chen: "Master, Mo Hua said that since we helped him, if we need to draw any arrays in the future, we can just find him directly. As long as it's not too difficult, he can draw it."

"Oh."

Master Chen walked outside with his hands behind his back. After walking a few steps, he turned back again, "What did you say?"

Da Zhu felt the Master was a little strange, so he said: "Mo Hua said..."

Da Zhu repeated what Mo Hua had said again.

"Mo Hua really said that?" Master Chen asked.

Da Zhu nodded, and a crowd of apprentices also followed suit, saying: "He did say that."

Master Chen calmed himself down repeatedly in his heart, but still couldn't help rubbing his hands. He thought about it and hesitated for a moment before saying:

"We helped him, and he helps us draw some arrays. It shouldn't be considered taking advantage of him, right..."

Da Zhu recalled for a moment and said: "Mo Hua said this is called mutual help between loose cultivators, and it's not considered taking advantage!"

"That's right!"

Master Chen finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. He immediately realized he was in front of his disciples and forcibly held back his expression, but the smile on his face couldn't be held back for a while.

In the future, the arrays in the refining tools shop would have a source. Even if it only saved the fees for the array master to draw arrays, it would still be a large sum of expenditure saved.

With surplus spirit stones, whatever needed to be repaired in the refining tools shop could be repaired, and whatever needed to be bought could be bought. Better fine iron for refining tools could also be used, and this group of little brats could eat a few more bowls at every meal.

Master Chen felt the burden on his body suddenly lighten a lot, and his whole body felt lively.

"What a good child..." Master Chen was in a very good mood. He turned his head and said to the disciples: "Although Mo Hua is young, he has talent and is also diligent. It's us who are taking advantage of him being willing to help us draw arrays. In the future, if his family encounters any difficulties, you should definitely help more if you can. Remember that!"

"Yes, Master!" Da Zhu and the others hurriedly nodded.

"Okay, all go back." Master Chen waved his hand.

"Yes." Da Zhu just responded, then suddenly thought of something and softly asked: "We don't need to kneel anymore?"

Master Chen was both angry and amused, "Kneel what, quickly scram!"

"Yes!"

The disciples responded loudly, as if relieved of a heavy burden, and they all ran away with a whoosh.

Master Chen looked and shook his head, "A bunch of silly boys, I don't know when they will grow up..."

He had originally come back with anger, but at this time, looking at this group of disciples, his mood was much better. He thought of finding a place to drink a few more cups. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped again.

Master Chen patted his head: "I forgot to ask, how is the Qian family side?"

Although he said Qian Xing was useless, it would be very troublesome if something really happened.

But thinking again, the Qian family had many people and were powerful, and they also had a pile of guards. No matter how he thought about it, they wouldn't suffer a loss. Moreover, it was just a fight between Qi Refining stage children. Even if they were injured, it shouldn't be serious. If something really happened, these children wouldn't have been able to come back safely.

Thinking this way, Master Chen finally put down his heart and went to drink at ease.

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