Supreme Master - Chapter 35: Crisis

Translator – Misty

Chapter 35: Crisis

No matter how much Huo De persuaded, Gu Qingfeng only had one response.

“You, Huo De, are my lifesaver, and I would do anything to repay you, but I cannot involve myself in the matters of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect.”

Seeing his resolute refusal, Huo De became both anxious and angry. With a smack, he punched the table and berated loudly.

“Gu, you brat, you have to help with this matter whether you like it or not. If you refuse, I’ll announce to the world that you have returned. Hmph! Perhaps you don’t know, but the Immortal Court has been searching for you everywhere. If they find out you’re back… tsk tsk! They will stop at nothing to erase you!”

“Oh, Huo De, I didn’t expect you to stoop to threats. How impressive…” Gu Qingfeng sneered, his handsome face showing a proud expression. His dark eyes were filled with wild arrogance. He lifted his cup, drank the wine in one gulp, and smirked disdainfully.

“The Immortal Court? I dared to obliterate it once, and I dare to do it again. Not to mention the Immortal Court, which rules the mortal realms, even if it were the Heavenly Court that rules the Heavenly Realm, I would dare to obliterate them too!”

“You insolent boy!”

Huo De, grinding his teeth in anger, was unable to retort.

He knew that Gu Qingfeng had the capability and the audacity. As for the Heavenly Court… Although Huo De didn’t know what exactly Gu Qingfeng had done in the Heavenly Realm, based on his understanding of him, there was nothing this brat wouldn’t dare to do. After all, being judged by the Heavenly Dao and sent down, it was possible that he had indeed done something as audacious as destroying the Heavenly Court in the Heavenly Realm.
Damn it!
This boy fears neither heaven nor earth; he truly can’t be threatened!

Sigh!

Huo De pleaded again, “Gu, just do me this favor, please. Think of it as doing me a personal favor.”

“Huo De, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. I’m just truly tired… I don’t want to be involved anymore…” Gu Qingfeng sighed and said, “After being judged by the Heavenly Dao and just waking up, I am extremely weak. Can you just let me rest peacefully for a few years?”

“If waiting was an option, I wouldn’t be asking you. Jin De and Shui De are pressing harder and harder. If we keep waiting, the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect will eventually fall into their hands. Gu, please, just this once, help me out.”

At that moment, a stone door in the cave suddenly opened, and an old man with white hair and beard emerged, looking very weak and pale. He looked at Gu Qingfeng, his expression full of excitement, and murmured, “My King… it really is… you… it really is… you…”

As he spoke, the old man knelt down with a thump: “I, Tu De, pay my respects… pay my respects to the King.”

Huh?
Tu De?

Gu Qingfeng glanced at Huo De, seemingly asking why Tu De knew of his return and why he was here.

Huo De scratched his head, unable to meet his gaze, obviously a bit embarrassed.

“All the mistakes made back then were my fault… I was blind… I was ignorant… I am here to… to apologize to you, my King. I hope you can be magnanimous…”

Seeing Tu De apologizing, Gu Qingfeng quickly went forward to stop him, “Elder Tu De, what are you doing? I haven’t held any grudges about the past. I was just teasing Huo De earlier. Please, get up…”

To be honest, although Gu Qingfeng harbored some resentment about the past events at the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect, it was just resentment and nothing more. Moreover, so many years had passed, he had long forgotten about it, and his words earlier were indeed just to tease Huo De.

“No! My King… I have always wanted to apologize for the past, but I never had the chance. Today… no matter what, please accept my apology.”

Tu De knelt on the ground, apologizing, “The day when the King knelt in front of my door for three days and nights… today… today I am willing to kneel until death. I do not dare to hope for the King’s forgiveness, but only to atone for the mistakes I made back then…”

Immediately, Huo De also came forward and knelt down: “Gu, I’m going all out this time. I’m kneeling before you. Please, just help us.”

Gu Qingfeng tried to stop them, but they refused to get up. He gave up trying to persuade them, sat back down, looked at the aging and frail Sect Leader Tu De, then at Huo De, shook his head, and sighed.

“Alright, get up, let me think for a few days.”

“Gu, just agree…”

Huo De wanted to continue persuading, but Gu Qingfeng interrupted him, “Huo De, don’t push me. I said I’ll think about it for a few days. Now, get up.”

“If you don’t agree, neither I nor the sect leader will not stand up.”

Gu Qingfeng stood up, picked up his wine cup, drank deeply, and said indifferently, “If you won’t stand up, then keep kneeling.” With that, he left.

Watching Gu Qingfeng leave without looking back, Huo De was on the verge of tears, cursing under his breath: Damn it, this kid is still so stubborn.

“Senior Brother, you’re too weak, please get up.”

“Junior Brother… just let me kneel… Whether the King agrees or not, I will keep kneeling… Driving the King out of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect was the biggest mistake of my life… My days are numbered… I hope, before I die, I can receive… receive the King’s forgiveness…”

“Sigh!”

Huo De sighed and didn’t continue persuading. He knew that this matter had always tormented the Sect Leader. For many years, the Senior Brother had been filled with self-reproach. If he could obtain Gu Qingfeng’s forgiveness, it would fulfill the Senior Brother’s long-held wish.

…

Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect.

Inside a residence.

Ouyang Ye sat in a pavilion, her head bowed, her hands clutching her hair, her delicate face looking very haggard.

Yes.

Haggard.

She hadn’t slept for two days, nearly at her breaking point.

Two days ago, the incident in Red Leaf Forest had already spread throughout the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect.

Two Outer Sect disciples suffered dislocated arms, and eight disciples had swollen faces that had yet to subside.

Inner Sect Disciples Yun Hong and Ye Hui sustained internal injuries with their root bones fractured.

Li Sen’s wrist bones were shattered, his Dantian was in chaos, he was vomiting blood continuously, and his magic treasure was taken.

Tan Siru’s flying sword was destroyed, and her Dantian was damaged.

The higher-ups of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect were furious, especially Li Sen’s master, Guang Yuan, a Grand Enforcer of the sect. Upon learning of the incident, he immediately took many enforcers to the Hidden Spirit Garden in the back mountain, but unfortunately, they did not find Gu Qingfeng.

The menial workers in Hidden Spirit Garden said that Gu Qingfeng had left with Elder Huo De.

Some speculated that Elder Huo De might have taken Gu Qingfeng to test some formations.

No one knew where Elder Huo De had gone.

And even if they did, no one dared to disturb him.

After all, everyone knew that Elder Huo De was not someone to be trifled with.

They could only wait, wait for Elder Huo De to finish his experiments before seeking trouble with Gu Qingfeng.

The beating of ten Outer Sect disciples and the injury of four Inner Sect disciples was definitely a major incident, especially since the four injured Inner Sect disciples were all outstanding talents being heavily nurtured. Now, they had been beaten by an outsider. How could the higher-ups of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect tolerate this, especially since one of the beaten was Li Sen.

As everyone knows, Li Sen is the son of the prominent Li family of the Qingyang Realm. His brothers include the Chief Disciple and a Core Disciple, his master is a grand enforcer of the sect, his grandfather is an elder of the Outer Sect, and his uncle is the leader of a subordinate faction.

Now that Li Sen was beaten like this, one can imagine how furious the Li clan must be.

What to do?
Ouyang Ye didn’t know.

If she knew, she wouldn’t have been sleepless for two nights.

Regret?
Very much so.

She regretted involving Gu Qingfeng as the imposter Crimson Flame Young Master. If not for that, none of this would have happened.

But it was too late for regrets.

She didn’t know who Gu Qingfeng really was, and at this moment, she didn’t want to know.

She just wanted Gu Qingfeng to leave alive.

Noticing someone entering the yard, Ouyang Ye raised her head, only to find a woman walking in.

It was none other than Tan Siru.

“Sister, are you alright?”

Ouyang Ye asked apologetically, though she felt that her sister had brought it upon herself, Tan Siru was after all her Senior Sister, and she still felt somewhat guilty.

“Hmph! You still have the nerve to call me sister? Sorry, but I don’t dare to have a Junior Sister like you.”

Tan Siru glared at Ouyang Ye, sneered coldly, “You’re so mighty… having such a powerful Dao companion… How dare I be your Senior Sister? I was lucky this time. If there’s a next time… maybe one day I’ll be killed by your Dao companion.”

“Sister, you…”

Ouyang Ye’s eyebrows deeply furrowed. Since Tan Siru spoke like this, she responded unceremoniously, “Senior Sister, if you hadn’t attacked first, Gu Qingfeng wouldn’t have hit you. This is entirely your own fault!”

“Hehe! My fault? Hehe…”

Tan Siru laughed sarcastically, her laughter cold, and then stared at Ouyang Ye, grinding her teeth, “Let me tell you, Ouyang Ye, don’t be too proud. When Elder Huo De brings that Gu back, he will die a miserable death. Guang Yuan and several other grand enforcers, along with Li Sen’s grandfather, are extremely angry. They have sworn to tear Gu into pieces… Just wait and see!”

Suddenly, a young girl ran in, flustered: “Senior Sister Ouyang, something bad has happened…”

“Xiao Tao, what happened?”

The girl named Xiao Tao anxiously said, “Elder Huo De… he has… he has returned… with the Crimson Flame Young Master… and… and Guang Yuan and many others… they’ve all gone to Hidden Spirit Garden, and… and Elder Mu De… Elder Mu De has gone too…”

What!
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye’s expression changed drastically, and without a second thought, she ran out.

She had to save Gu Qingfeng.

Even though she didn’t know how.

But she had to try.

Ouyang Ye knew in her heart that ultimately, all of this was her fault, and if Gu Qingfeng were to die here, she would never forgive herself.

(End of Chapter)