Zhu Tianzhi and Ling Wushang were the biggest competitors. The next sect leader would definitely be chosen among them. At least, that was what Zhu Tianzhi thought.
Yue Qingjie looked at the young man in front of him and sighed softly in his heart. Zhu Tianzhi’s first words in their conversation were filled with sarcasm. Such a narrow mind was also the reason Yue Qingjie was unwilling to join him previously. Zhu Tianzhi was only 27 or 28 years old so he was already considered to be quite impressive to have such a cultivation at his age. He also had a dignified appearance and maintained good relationships with other disciples. However, compared to Ling Wushang, he was still a distance away. Ling Wushang would just stand there quietly and yet already give people a sense of awe. Many disciples worshipped Ling Wushang but did not have such an easy-going attitude towards Zhu Tianzhi. Yue Qingjie could understand Zhu Tianzhi’s attitude of trying to win people over, but as a sect leader, it was not a good thing to have no dignity.
“Greetings, Sect Leader.” Yue Qingjie slowly stood up and bowed to Zhu Tianzhi.
Zhu Tianzhi was stunned. He had expected Yue Qingjie to attack him, but instead, the latter raised his head and solemnly said, “From now on, I, Yue Qingjie, will be at your disposal. And today, I’m here to bring you a piece of good news. I hope that after this matter is done, Junior Brother Zhu can save my disappointing son.”
“What’s going on?” Zhu Tianzhi was not a fool. Now that he had calmed down, he also understood that this old fox, Yue Qingjie, would not deliberately sneak into his room at this time to amuse him. The sect leader greeting earlier already said a lot about Yue Qingjie’s intentions. This sly old fox was finally going to change his mind and join his side. Thinking of this, Zhu Tianzhi was a little happy, but he wasn’t muddle-headed. He knew that Yue Qingjie had suddenly changed his mind for a reason. So he suppressed the happiness in his heart and calmly asked what was going on.
Of course, Yue Qingjie added fuel to the fire and narrated the matter. He insisted that they were in the right, and the fault was on Ling Chuxi’s side. Yue Qingjie had always been very good at twisting the truth. After Zhu Tianzhi heard it, he naturally understood Yue Qingjie’s words were not the entire truth, but such matters were not important anymore. What was important was that Ling Wushang had a sister that he valued very much.
“You’re saying that the sect leader of Golden Pill Sect, Ling Chuxi, is Ling Wushang’s sister?” asked Zhu Tianzhi with a frown.
“That’s right. Ling Wushang treasures this sister very much.” Yue Qingjie emphasized. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask someone who was there at the time.”
Zhu Tianzhi was silent for a moment, then he suddenly took out something from his chest pocket and handed it directly to Yue Qingjie. “Guardian Yue, let me see your determination.”
Yue Qingjie was delighted. The title of a guardian! This was Zhu Tianzhi’s promise to him. If Zhu Tianzhi became the sect leader in the future, he would be the guardian. When Yue Qingjie received the item from Zhu Tianzhi, he was slightly shocked. This was because Zhu Tianzhi handed him a token! It was the sect leader’s disciple token. There were only three tokens in the entire Flowing Clouds Sect. Ling Wushang had one, Zhu Tianzhi had one, and there was another person. The next sect leader was chosen among these three people. The other person who held this token was unrestrained and lazy. Not only was he not interested in the position of the sect leader, but he was also absent-minded all day long. Therefore, the next sect leader of Flowing Clouds Sect was chosen among Ling Wushang and Zhu Tianzhi as expected.