Chapter 327: Depressed Yet Zealous (1/2)

”Even the strongest one in the world should behave with discipline...” Ning Que had his eyes wide open and, rubbing his hands, he asked excitedly, ”Eldest Brother, who is stronger, you or the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai?”

The Eldest Brother looked at him in confusion and said, ”The Sage of Sword, Liu Bai, the known strongest one in the world, is surely superior to me.”

Ning Que became dumbfounded and replied, ”What answer is that? Fighting is not the same as quarreling.”

The Eldest Brother became lost in thought over what the meaning of quarreling was. After a long while, he mistakenly believed that he had gotten Ning Que's point, and explained seriously, ”I'm not good at fighting. Fighting is the specialty of your Second Brother.”

Ning Que was speechless by his words once again.

The Eldest Brother looked at him and asked curiously, ”Youngest Brother?”

Waving his hands, Ning Que replied, ”It's nothing, Senior Brother. I'm just not used to the way that you talk.”

The Eldest Brother had a sudden epiphany and said, ”So, that's how it is.”

Ning Que asked, ”If the chief monk of the Xuankong Temple and the abbey dean of the Zhishou Abbey are like eagles flying in the sky, then what are you?”

The Eldest Brother replied with a smile, ”I am just an ordinary scholar at the service of my teacher.”

Ning Que heaved a sigh and said, ”It's hypocritical for you to speak like this.”

Shaking his head, the Eldest Brother sighed, saying, ”Not to mention the abbey dean, the chief monk, and others from the Zhishou Abbey and the Xuankong Temple who are in a shocking state, there are outstanding ones among the marketplace. Those ordinary looking drinkers and butchers might be Unworldly Sublime Beings who have already broken the five realms.”

Of course, the Eldest Brother was not being hypocritical. The reason why he kept telling Ning Que that he was not the strongest in the world was that he firmly believed that he was not. And he was very unwilling to see Ning Que take a wrong path and expatriate himself from the correct path of self-seeking because he appeared to be big-headed due to the power background of the Academy.

It was a pity that Ning Que did not realize the Eldest Brother's good intention. By his straightforward logic, the abbey dean of the Zhishou Abbey was at the strongest level among the known cultivation world. However, his disciple Ye Su was just a weak chicken in front of the Eldest Brother. So it was quite reasonable to say that the Zhishou Abbey was far inferior to the Academy, therefore, he naturally felt proud and excited.

So due to this feeling, he was not quite willing to accept the result of their conversations today in the Winter Courtyard.

The Eldest Brother realized what was on his mind, and said, ”Xia Hou is so strong that even Jun Mo does not have the full confidence of defeating him, not to mention killing him. Besides, he is the brother of the empress, who would dare to kill him without any charge? Very few people know about this secret except for the Headmaster of the Academy and His Majesty, so you should keep it safe.”

”Senior Brother, I don't quite understand why you let me hear the secret earlier.”

The Eldest Brother stared at him quietly— it seemed that his clear eyes were about to look right through Ning Que's disguise.

Ning Que looked back at the Eldest Brother and did not try to hide anything from his Senior Brother.

After a long silence, the Eldest Brother looked at him sympathetically and said, ”Because I want you to know.”

Ning Que lowered his head after a moment of silence and said, ”Yes, I do need to know this.”