After recovering from his illness, Xia Lin noticed that Jiang Yun doted on him even more and was more indulgent towards him. Looking at the love value that increased by a few points every once in a while, he understood the reason.
However, relatively speaking, Jiang Yun's darkness value decreased rather slowly. Apart from the time in the deep mountains when he stopped Jiang Yun from killing the grandfather - grandson pair, it was also about a week ago when he persuaded Jiang Yun not to punish the direct disciples of the two elders too severely.
That day, Xia Lin finished his morning practice and was about to go back to take a bath and have breakfast. But on his way back, he bumped into someone because he was absent - minded. Those people were really strong. Xia Lin was immediately knocked back a few steps.
"Sorry, sorry. I was distracted," Xia Lin looked up and apologized quickly. It was originally an ordinary incident, but unfortunately the other party was unrelenting. "Stinky brat, are you blind? Can't you watch where you're going? You bumped into me... Ouch!"
Xia Lin frowned, feeling a bit disgusted. He didn't know these people well, but he had seen them at a few activities where the whole sect had to be present. They were the disciples of some elders. Since they had a relatively noble status in the sect and were also quite powerful among the younger generation, they were very arrogant.
Oh no, getting involved with these people would be a hassle. He'd better not cause trouble for his master. "Sorry, it's my fault. I'll be more careful when I walk next time."
When those people saw it was Xia Lin, they were a bit hesitant at first. But seeing Xia Lin's good attitude, they thought he was easy to bully. They raised their chins haughtily and their tone became even worse. "Next time? We'll talk about next time when it comes. What about this time when you bumped into us?"
Xia Lin tried hard to suppress his anger. They were really a bunch of petty and stupid people. As the direct disciples of high - status elders, they could have managed their images well and won people's hearts, but instead they showed their arrogance and tyranny to the fullest, making many people in the sect dislike and loathe them.
"I've already said sorry." As the disciple of the sect leader, Xia Lin felt that he also had to maintain the dignity of the sect leader's disciple. He couldn't be too polite to these people, so he stared at them expressionlessly.
The leader seemed to be one of the direct disciples of the second elder, an arrogant and rude person with his nose held so high. He wanted to pick up a stone on the ground and throw it at Xia Lin, but was stopped by another disciple.
"Senior brother, Xia Lin is, after all, the disciple of the sect leader. If you bully him like this, the sect leader won't let you off!"
Only then did Xia Lin notice this young man who seemed to be about the same age. Different from the others, his eyes were very clear, and his temperament was worlds apart from the others.
The second elder's disciple pushed the young man hard, almost making him hit the tree behind him. "Get out of here. Who asked you to meddle? You're just my servant. Don't think you can be so proud just because you have a bit of talent. You're just a dog of mine. I can do whatever I want with you. Now go and beat up that Xia Lin!"
The young man gritted his teeth, lowering his head to hide his emotions. When he looked up again, there was only stubbornness in his eyes. "I won't! He's the disciple of the sect leader. He's a good person!"
The second elder's disciple was so angry that he kicked the young man hard. "How dare you disobey me! I'll kick you to death! A mere servant, not even putting me in your eyes!"
Seeing that the arrogant second elder's disciple was kicking harder and harder, the young man was in a really bad state, and the others were just watching the show, Xia Lin couldn't bear it anymore. Sorry, master. Your disciple is going to cause trouble for you.