Chapter 68, Lamenting at Shangqing Palace
Bai Jin, walking neatly to the cushion, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Bai Jin pays respect to Master."
Tongtian spoke in a taunting tone, "Bai Jin, you still remember you have me as a master?
First, you expelled over six hundred fellow sect members, and then came the claim ’Who peaks at the end of the Great Dao’, encountering the Primordial Dao and becoming void. I have become empty, what master do you still have?!"
Bai Jin hurriedly explained, looking up, "Master, you are indeed my dear master! If I said, ’Who peaks at the end of the Great Dao,’ and encountered the Tongtian Dao becoming void, what would that become? Wouldn’t that be self-praise? Others might think our Jie Sect has thick skins! We need to be modest and keep a low profile."
"I see you are not low profile at all, first penalizing our Jie Sect members, then punishing Chan Sect senior disciples. You are quite imposing indeed!"
Bai Jin grimaced as he spoke, "Master, do you think your disciple wishes to do this? When you all don’t take charge, what can I do? Should I just watch as things go from bad to worse, letting outsiders laugh at you and my mentors?! In the end, I could only bravely take control, and ended up offending all the sect members, who knows what they’re cursing at me now in their minds!"
He got up and ran toward the main seat, plonking down on the steps and stubbornly cried out, "I don’t care anymore, Master, you have to remove my position as the Outer Disciple Leader today. There’s not a single benefit, only offenses caused; I’m done, I quit, let whoever wishes to take it. I think Senior Brother Duobao is quite suitable."
The irritation in Tongtian’s heart momentarily stalled. Watching Bai Jin behave in an obstinate manner, a laugh emerged from his heart, yet he feigned annoyance and said, "What kind of lazy attitude is that? Sit properly!"
Bai Jin immediately floated up and settled properly on the cushion below.
"About handling the disputes between Chan and Jie, you have some merits. Now let’s discuss the matter of you ’deliberately’ expelling my disciples!" Tongtian emphasized the word "deliberately" deliberately.