Duan Zhengchun transmigrates to Yin Zhiping

After Duan Zhengchun returned to the Quanzhen Sect, he immediately sought out Qiu Chuji.

Inside the alchemy room, Qiu Chuji sat silently on a futon, his eyes slightly closed, his face frighteningly gloomy.

When Xiao Shiqi, who was standing guard to the side, saw Duan Zhengchun push the door open and enter, he quickly gestured to his master with his eyes and shook his head at Duan Zhengchun.

Looking at Qiu Chuji's expression, Duan Zhengchun understood that Qiu Chuji must be very angry. Xiaolongnu had caused such a scene, and now everyone in the sect was probably speculating about the relationship between him and Xiaolongnu.

Duan Zhengchun slowly walked up, waved to Xiao Shiqi, and smiled to indicate that everything was alright.

Xiao Shiqi glanced at Duan Zhengchun with concern, then turned and bowed to Qiu Chuji before slowly leaving the alchemy room.

"Master, your disciple has returned."

"It's all because of you, disciple, that so many fellow disciples were injured innocently. It's all my fault. No matter how you punish me, I will accept it."

Duan Zhengchun respectfully clasped his hands in a salute, his words filled with self-reproach.

However, Qiu Chuji ignored him and remained seated motionless on the futon, not even lifting his eyelids.

Duan Zhengchun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and continued, "If you want to ask me about Xiao..."

"Alright! Can't you see your master is meditating?! If you have nothing else to say, get out! And mind your own business!"

Before Duan Zhengchun could finish speaking, Qiu Chuji suddenly interrupted him, urging him to say something, as if afraid that Duan Zhengchun would say something he didn't want to hear.

"Then I will not disturb you any longer, Master."

Duan Zhengchun frowned, hesitated for a moment, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and turned to walk towards the door.

He originally thought that Director Qiu would be furious and then investigate further, but he didn't expect the matter to be resolved so easily.

Outside the alchemy room, Lin Zhiyuan, who was guarding the stone steps, saw Duan Zhengchun come out and hurriedly went to greet him.

"Senior brother, how was it? Was Master's punishment severe?"

Lin Zhiyuan looked around warily while asking a question in a low voice.

Duan Zhengchun shook his head and said, "My master didn't punish me at all, and didn't even ask why. He just told me to take care of myself."

Lin Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "It seems I guessed right. Master still values ​​you very much."

Duan Zhengchun raised an eyebrow, looked at Lin Zhiyuan with suspicion, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Lin Zhiyuan glanced around warily, then pulled Duan Zhengchun toward the back garden while whispering, "After you left Chongyang Palace, the disciples in the sect started talking about your relationship with Xiaolongnu and Miss Lu. They said all sorts of things, and there were rumors everywhere."

"Then Master stepped forward and warned everyone that if anyone dared to gossip again, they would be punished according to the sect rules! No one was allowed to mention it or ask about it."

"Originally, everyone was waiting to see how Master would punish you after you came back, but now it seems that many people will be dissatisfied."

Upon hearing Lin Zhiyuan's answer, Duan Zhengchun finally understood. It turned out that Qiu Chuji did this because he was determined to protect him no matter what!

Previously, Zhao Zhijing had complained to the Five Masters of Quanzhen that he was entangled with the people of the Ancient Tomb Sect, and Qiu Chuji had protected him at the time.

Now that Xiaolongnu has come to him in person, no amount of explanation will help; everyone knows that his relationship with Xiaolongnu is not simple.

With the martial arts tournament approaching, if anything unexpected were to happen, he could very well lose his chance to compete for the position of chief disciple. That's why Qiu Chuji didn't ask any questions or impose any punishments earlier, but instead wanted to use his position as the sect leader to suppress the matter directly.

However, there are many disciples in the sect. Although he has become famous in the martial arts world and has brought a lot of face to the Quanzhen Sect, how can public opinion be so easily silenced? There will definitely be many people who resent Qiu Chuji.

Thinking of this, Duan Zhengchun felt a pang of self-reproach, feeling he had let Qiu Chuji down.

"But senior brother, there's no need to worry. Since Master has given the order, those people will only gossip behind our backs and won't go too far."

Seeing Duan Zhengchun's solemn expression, Lin Zhiyuan hesitated before offering a word of comfort.

Duan Zhengchun turned to look at Lin Zhiyuan and said in a deep voice, "How's your martial arts training going?! The martial arts tournament is just around the corner, you must win the position of chief disciple no matter what!"

Lin Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely do my best!"

Duan Zhengchun said nothing more, silently returned to the back garden, and locked himself in his room.

He felt utterly exhausted, torn between Qiu Chuji's trust and Xiaolongnu's infatuation. He was at a loss as to how to cope.

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Tomb of the Living Dead.

At this moment, Xiaolongnu, like Duan Zhengchun, sat alone by the stone table, holding the silver hairpin in her hand, her expression solemn, and Duan Zhengchun's words still echoing in her ears.

She loved Duan Zhengchun deeply, but his answer made her waver.

Footsteps sounded, and Granny Sun and Lu Wushuang walked in side by side.

Little Dragon Girl glanced up, then immediately turned her back to the two of them, seemingly not wanting to pay them any attention.

“Girl, don’t be angry. Although Yin Zhiping can be annoying at times, he’s right about one thing: rules that don’t make sense are better left unfollowed, otherwise it’s unfair to you.”

After a moment's hesitation, Grandma Sun softly offered a word of comfort.

She watched Xiaolongnu grow up and treated her as her own daughter. How could she not feel heartbroken to see Xiaolongnu like this?

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu immediately turned around, looking at Granny Sun, who had been her only family since childhood, with some disappointment, and said with dissatisfaction, "Even you have chosen to side with him?!"

Granny Sun hurriedly shook her head and said earnestly, "I just think that boy is right. Actually, I don't want the young lady to be confined to this cold ancient tomb by the sect rules."

"The Ancient Tomb Sect does indeed have a rule that its disciples cannot leave the mountain, but have you forgotten, young lady, that your grandmaster left behind a saying: as long as a man is willing to die for you, you can leave the Ancient Tomb and Zhongnan Mountain with him."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu and Lu Wushuang's eyes lit up almost simultaneously.

"Yes! Master did mention it back then!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiaolongnu couldn't help but show joy, and an uncontrollable excitement appeared on her face.

He was willing to surrender and die by her sword for her sake. He also fought desperately against the martial arts practitioners who came to harass him on the mountain many times, and even drove away the young Mongolian prince Huo Du!

Doesn't all of this mean that the Ancient Tomb Sect's rule forbidding its disciples from leaving the Ancient Tomb has already been broken?!

Thinking of this, Xiaolongnu suddenly couldn't help but laugh. Then she couldn't help but blame herself, complaining that she hadn't thought of this at first and had unreasonably chased after the Quanzhen Sect, injuring so many people.

"After such a big incident, will the Quanzhen Sect make things difficult for him?"

After figuring everything out, she couldn't help but worry about him again. She stood up anxiously, wanting to go and explain on his behalf.

"Young lady, where are you going again?"

Grandma Sun was stunned for a moment, then nervously asked another question.

“I’ve caused chaos in the Quanzhen Sect. Duan Lang will definitely be punished when he goes back. I have to go and help him out.”

Xiaolongnu spoke in a panic, picked up the Phoenix Cry Sword from the table, and walked straight towards the cave entrance.

"My dear aunt, wouldn't you just be making things worse if you went there now?"

"Has the young lady forgotten that the Quanzhen Sect has strict rules, the first of which is abstinence from lust? If you go now, you might not only fail to help him, but you'll also add fuel to the fire!"

Granny Sun's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly stopped Little Dragon Girl.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu frowned and said gravely, "Then what should we do?!"

Seeing this, Lu Wushuang hesitated and said, "Master, please rest assured. Your elder brother is extremely intelligent, and the leader of the Quanzhen Sect favors him greatly. He should be fine."

Hearing Lu Wushuang's advice, Xiaolongnu nodded thoughtfully, then gave Lu Wushuang a meaningful look before sitting back down at the stone table, her brows slightly furrowed.

Seeing Xiaolongnu's expression, Lu Wushuang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly knelt on the ground, bowed respectfully, and slowly said, "I'm sorry, Master. I shouldn't have kept it from you for so long. Please punish me!"

"Even if I am expelled from the sect, I will have no complaints!"

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