Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 765: The Kunpeng Tribe Chieftain’s Untimely Tragedy

Chapter 765: The Kunpeng Tribe Chieftain’s Untimely Tragedy

“Someone from the Meng Family?” The Black Feather Venerable Lord had a strange expression, not expecting this layer to Meng Jingzhou’s identity.

He was aware of the debt relationship between the Kunpeng Tribe and the Meng Family, but as the old ancestor of the tribe, his status and position meant he would never personally go to the Meng Family to borrow money or pay New Year’s greetings. Such matters were handled by Chieftain Xiao, accompanied by the elders.

The Kunpeng Tribe had its own sea market. In previous years, funds had become tight due to poor management. Borrowing spirit stones from other sea tribes or East Sea cultivators would inevitably place them in a subordinate position in future dealings. That was why they had gone to Great Xia to borrow from the Meng Family.

Naturally, the Black Feather Venerable Lord couldn’t admit he had personally captured the creditors, for it would tarnish his image. “They came to me of their own accord.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Venerable Lord, you live in such a high place. How exactly did we fly up there?

Lu Yang quietly asked Meng Jingzhou. “How many spirit stones does the Kunpeng Tribe owe your family?”

Meng Jingzhou shook his head. “How would I know? I didn’t even know the Kunpeng Tribe had borrowed spirit stones.”

The Black Feather Venerable Lord quietly asked Chieftain Xiao. “How many spirit stones do we owe the Meng Family?”

“We still have six billion spirit stones unpaid.”

“Are we able to repay it?”

Chieftain Xiao gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind. “Our spirit stone financials have been tight recently. However, I heard that in Great Xia, Fusion cultivators can work as bodyguards. The current rate is one million spirit stones. If I work as a bodyguard for a year, the debt would almost be cleared.”

“Is there another way?” The Black Feather Venerable Lord frowned. It’d be too shameful to have the tribe chieftain work outside as a bodyguard.

“Yes. The wages for a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator as a bodyguard are even higher.”

The Black Feather Venerable Lord, “...”

Looks like there’s no other choice but for you to become a bodyguard.

“Uh, we’re just passing through the Kunpeng Tribe and taking a casual look around. We’re not here to collect debts,” Meng Jingzhou said. He dared not mention the bird nest incident.

Judging by Chieftain Xiao’s behavior, he likely wasn’t aware of the relationship between Shangguan Yu and the Black Feather Venerable Lord. Otherwise, when he went to Great Xia to visit for the New Year, he would have inquired about Shangguan Yu, and the Black Feather Venerable Lord wouldn’t have needed to personally capture and question them.

“Really?” Chieftain Xiao was overjoyed. He had been prepared to slave away like an ox and a horse for Meng Jingzhou.

“Really.”

In this moment, Meng Jingzhou was no longer a creditor but an honored guest in Chieftain Xiao’s eyes.

“Hurry up and pour tea for Eldest Young Master Meng,” Chieftain Xiao instructed. He looked around; everyone was either a guest or the old ancestor, so he had to pour the tea for Meng Jingzhou himself.

The Black Feather Venerable Lord felt awkward for staying, so he spread his wings and soared back to his old nest.

It was clear Chieftain Xiao was generous. Although the tea leaves weren’t as good as Wudao Enlightenment Tea, they were still top-grade, second only to it.

“Nephew Meng, I heard you’ve joined the Dao-Seeking Sect?”

“Yes. These are my junior brothers and sisters.” Meng Jingzhou acted all natural as he counted Lu Yang as his junior brother.

“Her too?” Chieftain Xiao looked in surprise at Su Yiren leaning against Li Haoran’s shoulder. Her age and cultivation don’t make her seem like a disciple.

“No, she is Junior Brother Li’s fiancée.”

Chieftain Xiao secretly drew in a sharp breath, quite envious of Li Haoran. If I had such good luck, I could have become the chieftain three hundred years earlier.

He laughed heartily. “To think the Old Ancestor is so polite even to Dao-Seeking Sect disciples. It appears your name carries considerable weight, Nephew Meng.”

“Why do you say that?” Meng Jingzhou was puzzled. “Is there some story behind it?”

“It seems you’re unaware of the conflict between the Old Ancestor and Senior Tang Shengyi.” This was supposed to be a secret not to be divulged. However, Chieftain Xiao was in high spirits, and the more he looked at Meng Jingzhou, the more he found him pleasing to the eye, so he figured it wouldn’t hurt to talk about it.

“That was four thousand years ago. At the time, the Old Ancestor’s cultivation level was similar to yours. Two cultivators from Great Xia came to train in the East Sea—Senior Tang Shengyi and Senior Shangguan Yu.

“Senior Tang Shengyi was fishing in the East Sea, using fairly precious pills as bait. Discerning the pills’ value, the Old Ancestor transformed into a Kun fish, ate the pills, and immediately fled, absolutely refusing to be hooked. After several such incidents, Senior Tang Shengyi suffered heavy losses. Thus, he used a transformation technique to turn himself into a pill and asked Senior Shangguan Yu to cast him into the water as bait.

“The Old Ancestor was careless and ended up taking the bait, swallowing the pill that was Senior Tang Shengyi.

“Seeing this, Senior Tang Shengyi reverted to his original form and beat the Old Ancestor until he was vomiting and begging for mercy.

“Seeing the bait had been taken, Senior Shangguan Yu yanked the fishing rod hard, reeling in both the Old Ancestor and Senior Tang Shengyi.

“The two fought from the water into the sky, and from the sky back into the water. Senior Tang Shengyi consistently overpowered the Old Ancestor. Back then, the Old Ancestor was a proud prodigy, undefeated in all his battles. Having never received a beating like this before, he was beaten to tears. That was how the matter concluded.

“Senior Shangguan was kind-hearted, comforting the injured Old Ancestor and healing his wounds. She even berated Senior Tang Shengyi for hitting too hard.

“I reckon it was from that time that the Old Ancestor developed feelings for Senior Shangguan. He thought it was a secret, but it’s actually been common knowledge for ages.”

Chieftain Xiao grew more excited as he spoke. He had visited many old seniors to find out what had happened back then. That was how he had pieced together the events.

“When Senior Tang saw the Old Ancestor crying, he even captured it with a recording orb. I once visited your sect and asked Senior Tang for a copy of that recording orb. Truly, I laugh every time I watch it.” Chieftain Xiao slapped his thigh, laughing until tears came out.

Lu Yang thought, Good thing I said earlier that I’m close with Shangguan-jiejie. Otherwise, based on what Grand-Shifu did, the Black Feather Venerable Lord hanging us from the bird nest would be considered lenient.

“And there’s more! Later, they roamed the East Sea, exploring secret domains and searching for immortal herbs. Whenever danger arose, either Senior Tang would throw the Old Ancestor out to block the threat, or the Old Ancestor would throw Senior Tang out to block the threat.

“When it was time to part ways, the Old Ancestor considered whether he should confess to Senior Shangguan. Senior Tang said, ‘Why not let the heavens decide? Pluck a feather and say “don’t confess,” then pluck another and say “confess.” When you pluck the last one, you’ll have your answer.’

“The Old Ancestor asked if it would hurt. Senior Tang said, ‘If you’re afraid of even a little pain like this, how can you speak of loving her?’

“The Old Ancestor clenched his teeth and spent the night plucking feathers until he was finally bare. The final result was ‘confess.’ Then, he went completely naked... Hahahaha! Senior Tang has a recording. I even asked him for a copy.

“Before he could even confess, Senior Shangguan was scared off.

“After Senior Shangguan returned to Great Xia, the Old Ancestor sent her love letters. In his nervousness, he forgot to write his name. The letters described their experiences in the East Sea, so Senior Shangguan thought they were from Senior Tang.”

Meng Jingzhou watched Chieftain Xiao, who was laughing without restraint, and kindly reminded him, “Chieftain Xiao, perhaps you would like to look behind you?”

Chieftain Xiao couldn’t control the smile on his face as he turned to look behind him.

Then, he couldn’t smile anymore. He saw the Black Feather Venerable Lord, his face as black as ink.

The Black Feather Venerable Lord said coldly, “Mingli, I’ve observed your cultivation hasn’t progressed recently. Perhaps you’ve grown lax. Come, let’s step outside and practice.”