Chapter 247 - 246: There’s No Disciple as Thorny as You in the World
Master Chi Yuan arrived at the Qin Liu Xi Daoist School and had barely opened his mouth when Qin Liuxi said, "If you’re here to preach, save your breath. My tongue is so sharp because I never let anyone off when I’m in the right."
"I haven’t even said anything, and you’ve already shut me down. What is there left for your master to say?"
Qin Liuxi huffed. "No need to speak; I already guessed it. You’re going to say I was too harsh on that Scholar Lai, that I’ve lost the composure that a Daoist should have."
"Well, you tell me, why were you so harsh on people like him? You shouldn’t be bothered by it," Master Chi Yuan asked.
Qin Liuxi was silent for a moment, then said, "You didn’t hear what he said. He wants to rally scholars from all over to denounce our Daoist Temple as a sham, a ’black temple’. How could we have such thick skin to deserve that? Just because I refused to save him, he slanders our Daoist Temple like this?"
"Taking such petty talk to heart – you’re truly flattering him," Master Chi Yuan shook his head and said. "The more someone boasts, the less likely they are to accomplish great things. We need to be wary of those who stay silent, because the dogs that bite don’t bark. I remember teaching you this when you were very young."
"I remember, but don’t forget that I’ve just come of age this year, and I’m full of youthful vigor," said Qin Liuxi. "So it’s normal to have a temper. I may have joined the Mystic Sect, but I have a rebellious nature. I don’t follow the rules of the Mystic Sect. I’m an anomaly, but that doesn’t mean I lack the Dao in my heart."
Master Chi Yuan’s mouth twitched: "You’re aware that you’re rebellious and an anomaly? I thought you didn’t realize it."
Qin Liuxi chuckled. "Rebellious, yes, but I still maintain the Righteous Path. If it weren’t for you speaking up, I wouldn’t have wanted to save that man burdened with the karma of killing."
That Mr. Tang, he is burdened with the karma of murder, which is why she didn’t want to save him.
"You saw it yourself, his karmic retribution has already begun to manifest. When a person gets injured in the mountains behind our Daoist Temple, both emotionally and rationally, we cannot ignore it. Otherwise, what’s the point of seeking the Dao, and how can we follow the Righteous Path?"