Chapter 14 (1/2)

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Enemies Always Run Into Each Other

xLi Chengfeng peered closer to see a man in long, flowing grey robes. He sat majestically at the front of the hall and was sipping tea. His face could not be seen clearly.

Madam Xie heard movement from the door and looked up to see Li Chengfeng and Zhao Xiaobao standing at the door. She glared and signalled with a look for Li Chengfeng to enter and kneel by her side.

Li Chengfeng wasn't afraid of anyone except his mother, so he immediately ran to his mother, lowered his head and knelt by her side.

His father, Li Chun, looked happy as he said loudly, “Master, this is my son! Look at him! When my son was born years ago…”

Madam Xie pinched him hard at his waist. He yelped in pain immediately as Madam Xie smiled apologetically, “Master, why don't you take a look at him? Is my son what the Spiritual Mountain Sect is looking for?”

What? The Spiritual Mountain Sect?

When he heard these three words, Li Chengfeng was scared out of his wits, he was very close to leaping up and das.h.i.+ng out of the door.

He forced himself to calm down despite his racing heart and gave Xiaobao a look- but Xiaobao was already shaking like a leaf!

After a moment, the man on the seat finally demanded coldly, “Chin up!”

How would Li Chengfeng dare look up?!

He shook his head as hard as a rattle, saying, “I wouldn't dare offend your magnificence by doing that, Master!”

Madam Xie huffed, irritated, “Just look up when you're told to, the master needs to check you out!”

Li Chengfeng looked up fearfully. The man on the seat was stout. His glare was deadly, his features fierce- this was Sun Boren, the man who fell into the pool of human waste because of him!

And as if proving this point, the handmaiden serving him by the side seemed to be instinctively looking away. She was trying to avoid the subtle smell coming off him!

Li Chengfeng's heart sank. He could not tell anyone how awful he felt. What did I do to deserve today? Dear G.o.d, why are you doing this to me?!

When Sun Boren saw Li Chengfeng, he thought Chengfeng's physique looked very familiar and his temper flared up instantly. However, when Li Chengfeng looked up, he merely saw two bright eyes, eyebrows as thick as ink, a slanting hairline and a tall nose. This was a handsome man, completely different from the disgusting idiot he met previously.

Sun Boren did not think such a coincidence would be possible so his anger dissipated quickly. He said mildly, “The Grand Ceremony of Spiritual Mountain Sect occurs only once a decade, why do you think you… deserve this opportunity?”

Madam Xie's face changed. Suppressing her surprise and anger, she smiled awkwardly, “Master, our Li family has not missed our offering payments even once. We've served the Spiritual Mountain Sect for ten years now, even if we haven't contributed anything significant, at least…”

Sun Boren looked arrogant. He snickered and interrupted Madam Xie, “Cheng'an City has twelve families, and they have served the Spiritual Mountain Sect longer than the Li family. Forget about the rest, the Sun family from the southern region of the city has served the sect for 53 years and they've never been invited! The Zhao family of the west has brought offerings of money and grains three times yours, so tell me, why would I choose the Li family?”

Madam Xie, still kneeling, was trembling slightly. Her fingers dug hard into the stone bricks in the ground, bearing the humiliation and anger she felt. Almost begging, she said, “Master Lingyun promised me years ago that as long as we paid ten years' worth of offerings, we'll be able to anter the Spiritual Mountain Sect! That was what Master Lingyun promised me!”

Sun Boren laughed. “Master Lingyun? Who? Why haven't I heard of him?”