Baili Muchen thought Feng Xi was talking nonsense. He looked at Qin Shifeng, "Shifeng, is it as Feng Xi said?"
Qin Shifeng hesitated for a moment, "Yes… I suppose."
Baili Muchen: "..."
Yes is yes, no is no, what do you mean "I suppose"?
Xing Wu shouted, "Everything Little Junior Sister Feng Xi said is true! We can all testify!
For the sake of seizing the demonic treasure, Shen Zhilan not only wagged her tail and begged before the old demon, she also abandoned us to die. In the end she suffered retribution and was sent by the old demon to the interior of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains!
Liu Shaobai, do you agree?"
Liu Shaobai had long felt guilty for not speaking up for Feng Xi in the secret realm. Let alone that most of what Feng Xi said was true, even if she lied, he would still say it's true.
So upon hearing Xing Wu's words, he patted his chest and said, "It's all true! I saw it with my own eyes!"
The several disciples who had been seriously injured also hurried forward to testify.
If it wasn't for Feng Xi, they would've long died on the ice plains. If they don't repay her now, when would they repay her?!
Baili Muchen's face alternated between green and white. Would Zhilan and the others really do something like wag their tails before the demons?
At this moment, Feng Xi said, "Actually, saying it like that is somewhat one-sided. After all, Shen Zhilan used a teleportation spiritual treasure to rescue us from the Turtleback Mountain Secret Realm."
Baili Muchen was eager to settle the situation and hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes, Zhilan was just momentarily muddleheaded in her urgency. Her nature is still good."
Feng Xi's gaze flickered slightly. It seemed the five independent cultivators had followed her suggestion and didn't mention that Shen Zhilan had abandoned them.
She appeared to ask casually, "By the way, Sect Leader Baili, how many people can the teleportation spiritual treasure you gave Shen Zhilan carry at once?"
Baili Muchen was anxious and didn't think much, answering casually, "Thirty people. Why?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Oh.
But when we left the Turtleback Mountain Secret Realm, Shen Zhilan said it could only carry eighteen people and abandoned the three of us from Xuantian Sect and the five independent cultivators.
Looks like she did it deliberately then!
Tsk tsk, I originally thought she had some redeeming qualities, but now it seems she's simply worthless!
I think you don't even need to rescue her. Just directly remove such a person's name!
As for the remaining few, they're not much better, either assisting tyranny or having no opinions at all. You might as well discard them too.
Hunyuan Sect has plenty of good seedlings. Just accept a few new ones!
Oh right, that Lu Xiuhan who stayed behind at home isn't a good thing either. Just slap him to death."
Baili Muchen immediately flew into a rage, "Insolence!"
Xiao Baidao shielded Feng Xi behind him, "Why are you flaunting your authority against a junior? If you have something to say, say it to me!
Besides, where was Xiao Xi wrong in what she said?
You know better than anyone what Shen Zhilan's character is like!
The fact that she framed Xiao Xi during the inner sect selection already proves her heart is improper.
Only an old muddlehead like you would accept such a person as a direct disciple!
Now look what's happened, one rat dropping has spoiled the whole pot of soup and led your other disciples astray!
I think Xiao Xi is right. There's no need to rescue such a person. It's less trouble if she's dead!"
Baili Muchen was about to explode from anger!
His hair nearly stood on end!
Lu Zhenkuan and Hu Wankui hurried over to smooth things over, "Sect Leader Xiao, say a little less. Even if Shen Zhilan's character is questionable, she should still be rescued.
After rescuing her, Sect Leader Baili can properly discipline her."
Direct disciples are the sect's treasures, how can one discard them just like that!
Besides, at most what Shen Zhilan did counted as standing by without helping. It hadn't risen to the level of harming fellow cultivators or colluding with the Demon Clan.
Baili Muchen still needed everyone's help to rescue people, so he didn't erupt further and only snorted coldly without speaking.
Feng Xi blinked, slipped out from behind Xiao Baidao, and walked to Hu Wankui, bowing in salute.
"Sect Leader Hu, a few days ago when we were trapped in danger, the only method was to contract the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear.
At that time, Only I'm the one the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear wasn't on guard against, so I was the only one who could contract it.
But I didn't know the beast-taming incantation!
Senior Brother Qin, considering the greater good, cast aside sect distinctions and taught me the beast-taming incantation of the Beast-Taming Sect.
Then, through everyone's joint effort, I successfully contracted the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear, and later also contracted the wolf king of the Extreme Cold Bloodthirsty Wolves.
It was precisely because of this that we were able to leave the Extreme Cold Ice Plains safe and sound.
All of this is due to Senior Brother Qin's selflessness, and even more due to your usual proper instruction of him. You are the benefactor of us all!
On behalf of everyone, I thank you!"
After speaking, Feng Xi bowed.
Jun Wen and Xing Wu exchanged glances and also hurried to bow.
The remaining direct disciples couldn't simply stand there and watch, they also came forward to bow.
Hu Wankui was dumbfounded!
His eldest disciple had taught Feng Xi the beast-taming incantation?
Isn't this nonsense?!
But thinking again, under those circumstances there was no other way. The eldest disciple didn't do anything wrong.
Wait!
Putting aside whether he taught it or not, Feng Xi said this Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear and wolf king were both contracted by her?
What kind of joke was this?!
She, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, contracted a late Golden Core Stage ice-type demonic beast?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
At that moment, Feng Xi waved her hand. The Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear and the wolf king lined up neatly and uniformly "knelt" on the ground, kowtowing.
Hu Wankui and the others stared in shock!
The ice-type demonic beasts of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains are known for their ferocity and fearlessness in death. No one had ever been able to make them submit.
And now they were obediently kowtowing to them?
Even if contracted, they wouldn't be this… humble, right?
The Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear wore a face of utter despair.
What is humility?!
I, the bear, no longer have any face to speak of.
The wolf king didn't care. It had already laid flat, how much worse could it get?
While Hu Wankui was still in a daze, Feng Xi smiled and said, "Sect Leader Hu, since I've learned the Beast-Taming Sect's beast-taming incantation, I count as half your disciple. From now on I'll call you Second Master!"
Hu Wankui: "..."
What nonsense Second Master!
Xiao Baidao coughed, "Disciple, don't speak nonsense!"
You are my precious disciple!
How can you call someone else Master? Even Second Master is not allowed!
Hu Wankui also waved his hand, "Inappropriate, inappropriate! Circumstances were urgent. Teaching is teaching. As long as you do not pass it on to others, that's fine."
Feng Xi nodded, "Alright then. I'll call you Martial Uncle Hu from now on. That makes us two closer!"
Hu Wankui couldn't say much more and agreed with a smile.
Then he remembered something and asked Feng Xi, "How long did it take you to learn the beast-taming incantation?"
Back then, his eldest disciple had taken a month to learn it and was hailed as the number one genius of the Beast-Taming Sect.
Judging from the timeline, could this Feng Xi have learned it in only half a month?
Feng Xi sighed, "Martial Uncle Hu, my comprehension isn't very good, and I had never come into contact with beast-taming before, so it took me more than an hour to learn it.
Do you think I'm a bit of a waste?"
Hu Wankui: "..."
Everyone: "..."
If you are a waste, then what are we?
Fools?!