Having studied for a hundred years, why do you call me the Martial Saint?

"They said I killed Zhao Kui, and as punishment, they wanted me to come down the mountain immediately."

Gu Shuxian said sadly.

Qian Le suddenly stood up, his face ashen. He wanted to say something, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

Deng Shifan didn't react in time and slumped down on his bunk.

"Hahaha!" Zheng Da broke the silence first, laughing so hard he almost fell over. "I knew it! I knew it! Being taken away by the Enforcement Hall doesn't guarantee a good ending!"

Xu Ergou followed up with a sarcastic tone:

"What a pity, what a pity. Having gotten used to sleeping on this communal bed, I doubt they'll be used to sleeping on the straw mats down the mountain."

Zhang Tieniu and Wu Shuisheng sighed, feeling both relieved that they hadn't chosen the wrong side by following Li Dashuan and a sense of shared sorrow.

Li Dashuan frowned but didn't speak, wondering why the punishment for killing Zhao Kui was only being sent down the mountain.

"Hmph, so this is what you get for going against Senior Brother Zhao... Wait, no! You said you killed Zhao Kui? How could you possibly kill Senior Brother Zhao?!"

Zheng Da suddenly realized the obvious flaw in Gu Shuxian's words.

"You just realized it? I was just kidding."

Gu Shuxian shrugged and sat down casually on his bunk.

"The senior members of the Enforcement Hall didn't punish me, so why are you so disappointed?"

Qian Le walked over excitedly and patted him on the shoulder:

"That's right! That's right! That Zhao Kui is no good. He disappeared on his own, how can he turn around and blame us!"

Deng Shifan also breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, that's wonderful..."

Zheng Da, Xu Ergou, and the other two had incredibly interesting expressions, their faces turning pale and then flushed.

Zhengzhou University quickly adjusted:

"Hmph, so what if you come back this time? Once Senior Brother Zhao returns and everything is cleared up, who knows who will descend the mountain then!"

"Exactly!" Xu Er chimed in. "Senior Brother Zhao is a prodigy. When he returns..."

"Still with Senior Brother Zhao, still with Senior Brother Zhao."

Gu Shuxian was extremely helpless.

"I'm just baffled, are you guys out of your minds?"

"Zhao Kui has already used his internal energy; what does that have to do with you?"

"Even if he comes back, if he doesn't go to the outer gate, does he expect him to stay in this communal room and take care of you idiots?"

"You're wagging your tails so enthusiastically, but who the hell are you trying to fool?"

Zheng Da, Xu Ergou, and the other two's expressions changed drastically.

Gu Shuxian's words were like a bucket of cold water, completely extinguishing their enthusiasm.

During this period, Zhao Kui ordered them around in all sorts of ways, and they ran around like lackeys.

What's the point?

Isn't it all so that Zhao Kui can guide them and protect them?

But Zhao Kui didn't tell them that he was about to reach the inner energy stage; he secretly made progress, feeding their sincere hearts to the dogs.

How could Zhao Kui possibly still care about them now that he's gone to the outer sect?

In fact, they should have realized it when the master of transmission said that Zhao Kui had already cultivated his inner energy, but unfortunately they were too engrossed in their sycophancy and didn't pay any attention.

The others also showed thoughtful expressions.

Wu Shuisheng scratched his head: "So, whether Zhao Kui comes back or not has nothing to do with us? Then why are we so worried?"

The crowd fell silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging his conclusion.

From that moment on, everyone in room number nine suddenly realized that they didn't need to care whether Zhao Kui could come back from the woods.

Zhao Kui's era has come to a complete end.

The Zhao family dynasty, which had lasted for several years, suddenly came to an end, and everyone was a little unaccustomed to it.

So, who's in charge of House No. 9 now?

Who will be the next person in charge?

Li Dashuan was the first to realize that in the past few days, Deacon Sun had shown absolute favoritism towards Qian Le's clique, and they could use this to intimidate anyone in the room.

Do you want to join?

But he hesitated a bit, after all, he had previously severed ties with Gu Shuxian.

In this race against time, others who were also keenly aware of the changes in the power structure made their move.

"Brother Qian, Brother Gu..."

Zheng Da forced out a smile that was more like a grimace, his voice carrying a hint of ingratiation:

"What happened before was all a misunderstanding... We were forced into it by Zhao Kui..."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Ergou quickly chimed in, "Zhao Kui is incredibly domineering; we had no choice!"

Hey!

Li Dashuan cursed inwardly, "These beasts are truly shameless!"

"No way?" Gu Shuxian chuckled strangely. "How come I remember you guys were having a pretty good time being his lackeys?"

Zheng Da and the others froze, unsure how to respond.

If Gu Shuxian and Qian Le don't let them off the hook and find some excuse to fight them, given Deacon Sun's previous behavior, there's a very high probability that they'll be driven off the mountain.

"Alright, there's no point in making things difficult for a few dogs." Gu Shuxian waved his hand, thinking that Zhao Kui's inheritance should be put to good use, even if it was just pets.

Now that he has a certain say in House No. 9, he can finally do something he's always wanted to do.

That means renovating this room!

"If you want us to forgive and forget, you'd better show some sincerity. Starting tomorrow, build me a bookshelf and put it here."

He pointed to the corner of the wall next to the berth.

"A bookshelf?" Zheng Da was stunned, not understanding why it was this.

"What, you don't want to?"

"Yes, yes!" Xu Ergou answered eagerly. "Brother Gu is a scholar, and a scholar should naturally have a bookshelf!"

"Don't rush, I haven't finished yet." Gu Shuxian said unhurriedly, "From now on, the daily quotas for me, Senior Brother Qian, and Senior Brother Deng at the firewood field will all be completed by you. Zheng Da, Xu Ergou, and that other person, you three can each be in charge of one."

"What?!" Zheng Da jumped to his feet. "You want us to chop wood for you? Every single day?"

"Don't like it? I saw how willingly you helped Zhao Kui chop wood before, I thought you were just naturally helpful."

"But this..."

"We love it! We adore helping others!"

Xu Ergou readily agreed and even nudged Zheng Da hard with his elbow.

Zheng Da quickly forced a smile and nodded repeatedly.

Qian Le and Deng Shifan exchanged a glance, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

With these free laborers, they can have more time to go into the forest to find mountain products!

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Gu Shuxian thought of something, took out the box of bone-strengthening ointment from his pocket, weighed it in his hand, and casually tossed it to Qian Le.

"What is this?" Qian Le hurriedly took it, looked down and opened it. It was a box of brownish-yellow ointment that smelled a bit spicy.

"Bone-strengthening ointment, it is said to help strengthen bones."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room turned their heads, their eyes fixed intently on the item in Qian Le's hand.

"Bone-strengthening ointment? Junior Brother Gu, where did you get this stuff?" Qian Le's voice trembled slightly.

"This thing sells for two taels of silver within the sect!"

"So expensive?" Gu Shuxian was a little surprised. He thought the thing Zhou Ji had casually handed him was only worth a few hundred coins.

It seems Zhou Ji was right; the Pill Hall is indeed lucrative, and they don't even care about these two ounces.