\nLi Taixuan and the three chief seniors retained their composure.\nConversely, the Taixuan disciples kneeled toward the dais in sync of their own accord β they got blown away by Li Taixuan instead.\nBased on Lin Xiao's interpretation, Li Taixuan drew up the whole plan all by himself.\nLi Taixuan and the three chief seniors worshipped Lin Xiao as their sole god; the disciples on their knees thought Li Taixuan was the unrivaled one.\nAs a matter of fact, some of them had doubted the Patriarch's capacity for long. \nLin Xiao's explanation dispelled their complaints and painted a new picture of Li Taixuan β he had the Suomo sect in his pocket with everything tightly under control.\nThe Taixuan Sect wouldn't have got rid of the Suomo Sect without Li Taixuan. \nAdditionally, he even protected his disciples from any harm.\nThat came as an out-and-out miracle, and the patriarch boasted formidable competence.\nRight then, they could hardly tell how much they admired him.\nIn contrast, Li Taixuan felt ill at ease, utterly soaked by his perspirations. Luckily, no one spotted that.\nFeeling uneasy and nervous, Li Taixuan stared at Lin Xiao. \nAn impulsive intention kicked in β he wished if only he could lay bare the truth. But he choked it back on seeing Lin Xiao's warning signal.\nThousands of emotions intertwined with one another, plaguing him to the full.\n"All rise! Please hurry up!"
He had no option but to bid the Taixuan disciples to stand up.\nThey did as he said, bringing him a bit of relief.\nHaving witnessed all that, Wen Biyun felt like leaving.\nShe got startled by their imposing solidarity. Based on Yi Jia (Lin Xiao)'s explanation, the Taixuan Sect was not as vulnerable or unpromising as it looked β it managed to bring down the Suomo Sect with no casualty incurred.\nTheir astounding hidden capacities sent chills down her spine.\n"Let's bury the Suomo Sect in oblivion along with their malicious plot. But I won't let you get away with the broken sword. You'll have to compensate me for that with a same spiritual weapon. Otherwise, your days will be counted! Little martial sister, let's bounce!"\nWen Biyun managed to come back to herself and find a way to save her face. She was about to hit the road along with her martial sisters.\nHer request didn't get reciprocated.\nShe flushed up the bottom of her ears out of embarrassment.\nEven Lin Xiao shook his head in spite of himself.\nThe magnanimous Taixuan Patriarch had long saved her face. But she declined his proposal and insisted on a longer stay, which only ended in an awkward situation.\nThe Taixuan disciples followed her shrinking figure with their eyes, looking pretty confused.\n"Xiaomei, why didn't you recognize me?"\nQin Shou stood out abruptly as Qin Xiaomei turned back.\nApparently, Qin Shou had a strong sense of responsibility to his family, though he was indeed good for nothing.
Qin Xiaomei paused for a little bit without a response.\n"She is a disciple of one of the top four Chijing sects. Though she is only 14 years old, she boasts a fifth-grade martial capacity in the Serenity Realm. You are not qualified to call her your junior sister."\nWen Biyun struck in at that moment.\nHer blunt sarcasm ushered in a wave of quivers across Qin Shou's body β his junior sister gave him a cold shoulder.\nBut he couldn't come to terms with it; he would only accept it until Qin Xiaomei declined him herself.\n"Qin Xiaomei, is that true? You find it humiliating to have an inferior senior brother like me?"\n"It's okay. I can help you with anything you are uncapable of. You'd better stay at the Taixuan Sect."\nQin Xiaomei finally responded, tacitly approving her martial sister's statement.\nQin Shou shuddered fiercely as if he got stricken by lightning, turning ghostly pale forthwith.\nStaring at his sister's receding figure, he struck his eyes wide open β he just couldn't for the life of him believe that she could have been so cruel with him.\n"It's fine. Take it easy! The Taixuan Sect will be your home from now on."\nLi Taixuan came over to soothe him.\nFor whatever reason, Qin Shou didn't turn his coat at a critical juncture β it was already hard to come by.\nQin Shou nodded in agreement and left.\n