Oh, so withholding it means disrespecting your master’s face?
Jin Zijin took a few steps forward, and his tall figure immediately blocked Zhuo Qing’s view of Gu Youyou.
He still maintained a faint smile and said, "May I know what my uncle-master desires?"
Zhuo Qing paused for a moment, showing some displeasure at Jin Zijin’s obstruction, and said, "Why does Brother Jin ask when you already know everything? You’re well aware of what my master seeks. The things Tianzong does not believe in, we in Xuanzong have always held unwavering faith in. Once we accomplish this deed, it will benefit not just Xuanzong but the entire Dao Family. Brother Jin, I hope you don’t make this difficult for us."
"When have I ever made things difficult for you?" Jin Zijin asked.
Zhuo Qing glanced behind Jin Zijin and said, "Youying Grass is of incomparable value, and a Four Pillars Pure Yin female is one in ten thousand. It seems Tianzong does believe to some extent after all. Is Brother Jin planning to reap the benefits without any effort?"
Gu Youyou’s heart skipped a beat as she looked at Jin Zijin’s back.
Jin Zijin had said that the people of Xuanzong needed to raise a few pure Yin men and women to complete a ritual, hoping to ascend to heaven in broad daylight.
Gu Youyou had said it was a daydream, and Jin Zijin had agreed with her.
But Zhuo Qing implied that if Xuanzong could do it, so could Tianzong; it was just that those from Tianzong did not believe or deign to do it.
So what if they did believe?
His comment about reaping the benefits without any effort was clearly hinting at that.
The hand Jin Zijin was holding tightened. He slightly turned his head to glance, then looked back at Zhuo Qing.
His eyes finally lacked knowledge and instead showed a hint of anger.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense, and suddenly Jin Zijin turned around. To Gu Youyou’s surprise, he swiftly took her hand and gently pulled her into his arms, warning with a sneer, "I’m afraid you won’t be able to take this Four Pillars Pure Yin female away with you. She belongs to me."
Zhuo Qing’s face turned exceptionally furious and said, "We’ve put in ten years of hard work, you..."
Before he could finish, Jin Zijin cut in, "Are you questioning me here? My wife has suffered for ten years at your hands, and I’ve been waiting to settle the score with you."
"You..." Zhuo Qing was taken aback, not expecting the legendary Senior Brother of Tianzong to be so unreasonable, "She was the person we set our sights on first."
How could he so brazenly turn the tables?
"So what? She is my wife now, and that is a fact."
"You’re being unreasonable."
Jin Zijin sneered, "By your logic, handing over my wife to you would be reasonable?"
"That’s not what I’m saying." What kind of man can’t even protect his own wife? But the truth is not so. He was obviously doing this on purpose. Out of all the women in the world, why did he have to choose a Four Pillars Pure Yin female, and one that they had carefully cultivated for ten years as a medicinal vessel?
Zhuo Qing said angrily, "You are being completely unreasonable!"
Jin Zijin held Gu Youyou even tighter, his stance very clear.
"There are plenty of women in the world, Brother Jin. Are you really willing to make an enemy of us over her?"
Jin Zijin’s eyes, sharp as an eagle’s, shot toward Zhuo Qing, and he said, "I wasn’t aware that Tianzong and Xuanzong had yet to become enemies?"
Feeling his gaze, Zhuo Qing’s body suddenly shrank back.
It was said that Jin Zijin’s temperament was usually gentle, and he rarely fixed people with such a harsh gaze. But when he looked at someone like that, it meant that he was truly angry.
And that person would become a thorn in his side.
He was not the disciple who received favoritism from the master, so naturally, he did not dare to become a thorn in Jin Zijin’s eye.