With just one glance, Duan Lingtian guessed the identity of the middle-aged man staring at him with an unkind expression.
Deputy Master of Xuankong Mansion, Zhao Deng!
He is also the father of Zhao Ji.
The reason why he recognized the other person at a glance was because the other person's eyebrows were 60-70% similar to Zhao Ji's. It was difficult for him not to recognize him.
After guessing the other party's identity, he didn't find it strange that the other party looked at him unkindly.
He and Zhao Ji were already at odds with each other, so it was normal for Zhao Deng to dislike him.
As for the other two middle-aged men, Duan Lingtian could also guess their identities. They should be the other two deputy palace masters of foreign affairs besides Zhao Deng.
In Xuankong Mansion, there are nine deputy masters in total.
In addition to the four deputy palace masters who are the masters of the four palaces of Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang, there are also five deputy palace masters who are responsible for the external affairs of Xuankong Palace. They are usually stationed outside. Occasionally, they take turns. Then he would return to Xuankong Mansion to rest and at the same time garrison the main mansion.
Zhao Deng is one of them.
"Lord Palace Master!"
Soon, everyone, led by the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, 'Zhu Luqi', saluted the Lord of the Palace, 'Meng Qing', with extremely humble tones.
Especially some Holy Realm disciples, when they learned that the middle-aged man in front of them was the master of their Xuankong Palace, they were even more excited and trembling, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
Duan Lingtian, on the other hand, acted extremely calm even though it was his first time meeting Meng Qing, the master of the palace.
"Um."
Facing the salutes of everyone, Meng Qing nodded lightly, and then his eyes fell on Zhu Luqi. To be precise, they fell on Zhu Luqi and his group of people from the Heavenly Palace.
"Who is Ling Tian?"
After a moment, Meng Qing spoke, and as soon as he spoke, he was looking for Duan Lingtian.
Suddenly, eyes fell on Duan Lingtian involuntarily, seeming to tell Meng Qing:
This is the Ling Tian you are looking for!
"Master of the Palace."
Duan Lingtian stood up and nodded to Meng Qing as a greeting.
When he faced Zhu Luqi before, he called him 'Palace Master', but now when he faced Meng Qing, he called him 'Palace Master'.
This was a habit he had developed at some point.
In his heart, the people who appear in front of him are all people he wants to surpass one by one. Facing these people, it is really difficult for him to call them 'sir' humbly like others.
"presumptuous!"
Suddenly, Zhao Deng, who was standing behind Meng Qing, shouted angrily, and his sharp eyes fell on Duan Lingtian. If his eyes could turn into knives, Duan Lingtian would have been cut into pieces by him, "Lingtian, When you see the Palace Master, you dare to call him 'Palace Master'... Are you so ignorant of etiquette?"
Zhao Deng finally found an opportunity to embarrass Duan Lingtian openly, so naturally he would not let it go, "Or do you, Lingtian, not take the Palace Master seriously at all?!"
Wow!
When Zhao Deng said this, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Many people felt that 'Zhao Deng' was nitpicking, and many people felt that what Zhao Deng said was reasonable, and Duan Lingtian's direct address of 'Palace Master' was somewhat inappropriate.
"Deputy Palace Master Zhao Deng is Zhao Ji's father. Normally on such occasions, it would be fine for him to put down his position and embarrass Ling Tian... But now, if he seizes this opportunity, I'm afraid he won't let it go so easily."
"This should be regarded as public revenge, right?"
"It doesn't count. After all, Ling Tian casually calls the Palace Master 'Palace Master', which is indeed inappropriate."
"That's right. The Palace Master is the leader of our Xuankong Palace. Ling Tian calling him 'Palace Master' is indeed a bit disrespectful."
…
Regardless of the whispers around him, more people looked at Duan Lingtian with pity, because what Zhao Deng said was justified and no one could refute it. Anyone who refuted it would be disrespectful to the master of the palace.
"This guy!"
"Junior Brother Lingtian!"
Both Wang Feixuan and Wang Pi were worried about Duan Lingtian, because the situation Duan Lingtian was facing was very bad.
Zhao Deng acted like this, to a certain extent, he also occupied the moral high ground. In addition, he took the lead in front of the Lord of the Palace, which was very disadvantageous for the person involved, Duan Lingtian.
"Master Palace Master, Junior Brother Ling Tian is definitely not what Deputy Palace Master Zhao said."
Gu Li was also anxious at this time and quickly defended Duan Lingtian.
"snort!"
Before Meng Qing, the master of Xuankong Palace, could speak, Zhao Deng had already coldly snorted: "Gu Li, I know you have a close relationship with Ling Tian, but at this time, you are going too far to defend him like this. ... Could it be that he is disrespectful to the master of the palace, or did you teach him?"
After Zhao Deng's words, Gu Li was involved again, which is not without poison.
"you!!"
Gu Li was so angry that his face changed, and his eyes were filled with fierce light.
"What a big hat!"
At this moment, Duan Lingtian spoke, looked at Zhao Deng with a sarcastic smile, and said unhurriedly: "Deputy Palace Master Zhao, right? I would like to ask you which rule of Xuankong Palace explains When you see the Palace Master, you can't call him 'Palace Master' directly, but you must call him 'Palace Master'?"
"Hmph! Even if there is no such rule, it is natural to call the Palace Master 'Sir'. It is the most basic courtesy! If you call the Palace Master 'Master' directly, you do not take the Palace Master seriously."
Zhao Deng snorted again and said aggressively.
"Haha... Deputy Palace Master Zhao, you keep saying that I don't take the Palace Master in my eyes, so I will tell you today that I really don't take the Palace Master in my eyes!"
Duan Lingtian laughed and then spoke wantonly.
quiet.
As soon as Duan Lingtian said these words, the scene fell into dead silence, leaving only Duan Lingtian's laughter.
Except for the person involved, the master of Xuankong Mansion, Meng Qing, including Zhao Deng, everyone was stunned. They did not expect that Duan Lingtian would suddenly say such a thing.
Meng Qing looked at Duan Lingtian quietly, his expression unchanged, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"What does he want to do?"
Wang Feixuan was concerned and confused. She reacted immediately, her face changed drastically, and her heart almost stopped beating in anxiety.
"Junior Brother Lingtian!"
Gu Li's face was also pale. He didn't expect that his junior brother Ling Tian would be so tough and dare to say such words as 'I really don't take the Palace Master seriously'.
Isn't this hitting the muzzle of the gun?
In his opinion, this behavior is tantamount to 'suicide'.
Even the palace masters of the Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang palaces, as well as the deputy palace masters behind them, couldn't help but frown, wondering why Duan Lingtian said such treasonous words.
Duan Lingtian doesn’t look like a reckless person!
"Treasonous and unethical! Treasonous and unethical!"
At this time, Zhao Deng finally came to his senses. He originally thought that Duan Lingtian would refute him, but he did not expect that Duan Lingtian would be so 'cooperative' with him. He seemed to be deeply afraid that he would not die quickly enough.
"Ling Tian, you are so rebellious to the master of the palace, you are no longer qualified to stay in Xuankong Mansion..."
Zhao Deng looked at Duan Lingtian with a look of indignation on his face, as if he was doing something righteous.
"Deputy Palace Master Zhao, it seems that it is not your turn to decide whether I am qualified to stay in Xuankong Mansion, right? Besides, before I finished what I just said, you rushed to accuse me of being rebellious. Isn't it a bit arbitrary? "
Duan Lingtian interrupted Zhao Deng and said with a sarcastic smile.
"You can even say that you don't take the Palace Master seriously. Do you think you can continue to stay in Xuankong Palace?"
Zhao Deng sneered.
"I've said it before, but I haven't finished yet."
Duan Lingtian glanced at Zhao Deng lightly, then looked directly at Meng Qing, the person involved, and said firmly: "I don't take the Palace Master in my eyes, but I take the Palace Master in my heart...otherwise, I will also I will not provide such important 'information' to the Lord of the Palace!"
"Master, do you think so?"
After talking about it, Duan Lingtian looked at Meng Qing with a smile.
"Strong words!"
When he heard Duan Lingtian's words, Zhao Deng turned pale. He didn't expect Duan Lingtian to bring up the matter of 'Chongxiao Mansion'. Although he knew that Duan Lingtian had passed the test, he was still a little unwilling.
"Okay, stop talking."
And just as Zhao Deng guessed, after hearing Duan Lingtian's words, the palace master really stopped the farce personally and said: "The title is just a code name. Some people keep claiming to call me 'Sir', but they don't show up." You have to respect me so much. Some people don’t shout, but they treat me as one thing more than many people.”
Meng Qing's words clearly acknowledged Duan Lingtian's words, and at the same time, he seemed to have given Zhao Deng a loud 'slap'.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Ji originally thought that his father would be able to expel Duan Lingtian from Xuankong Mansion because he made things difficult for Duan Lingtian, but he did not expect that Duan Lingtian would mention the incident of 'Chongxiao Mansion'.
He knew very well the significance of that incident to Xuankong Mansion, it was definitely a great achievement!
With this great achievement, the master of the palace will definitely not let his father expel this Ling Tian.
However, although he knew this, his heart was still full of unwillingness.
"intelligence?"
"what is that?"
"I don't know. However, it must be some very important information... although I don't know what the specific information is."
…
Among the people present, except for Meng Qing, the master of Xuankong Palace, and the other seven deputy palace masters, only Duan Lingtian, Gu Li and Zhao Ji knew what was going on.
Others, however, had no idea and had no idea what the 'information' Duan Lingtian was talking about was.
No matter what, the farce ended in a peaceful way. Even most people present found it incredible, but it ended like this.
At the same time, everyone who had been sweating for Duan Lingtian just now also breathed a sigh of relief.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
…
At this moment, along with bursts of sudden sounds, the clouds and mist dispersed in the void above everyone's heads, revealing a vacuum area.
And in this vacuum area, a small vortex appeared.
As the sound continued to grow louder, the small vortex also continued to grow larger.
A suction force swept out from the whirlpool and enveloped everyone, as if it wanted to swallow everyone inside.
