"Well, I understand some of it, but won't this have too much of an impact? It won't be good for Spirit Hall's reputation either."
Han Li was still a little worried. Although it would be best if Shui Bing'er could become his junior sister, saving him the trouble of trying to win her over later, wouldn't this really escalate things too much? "You're just too cautious, which makes you hesitant."
Broad Hill put his arm around his neck, pulled him into his embrace, and ruffled his hair.
Then, he released the dissatisfied Han Li and said proudly, "Reputation? Heh, it's only useful when I need it, and right now I don't think I need it. You don't simply think that Spirit Hall stands tall because of its reputation and prestige, do you?"
"You're wrong, Xiao Li. We rely on strength, pure and powerful strength. We rely on the fact that all the families and sects on the continent, including the two great empires, can only be crushed by our strength. Reputation is for the common people. Among forces, if I destroy you, I can say whatever I want."
"That's true. Bibi Dong came to power when you were born. Well, without the support of the Elder Hall, her methods are much gentler. If it were before, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would have been fine."
"As for that Thunder Academy, hmph, it would have been gone long ago. How could those trash academies be allowed to waver and even try to unite to control that city on their own? They're rebelling. Who gave them the guts?"
Broad Hill looked disdainful as he said these words, as if things should be this way.
"Speaking of which, it's all Qian Xunji's fault, that waste. If it weren't for him..."
Halfway through his scolding, Broad Hill felt it was inappropriate and waved his hand dismissively.
"In short, you need to know that the current Spirit Hall can be said to be at its peak strength in a thousand years. Originally, if there were no mistakes, Spirit Hall should have unified the continent by the time you were born. Now, it can only be said that we are temporarily dormant, waiting for the opportune moment."
"The Three Upper Sects are said to be in the same boat because they wouldn't survive half a year if they didn't stick together. Of course, Tang Chen is still powerful, but there hasn't been any news of him for many years."
Broad Hill thought for a moment and added a sentence at the end, after all, he probably couldn't beat him now.
"I'm telling you this to let you know, don't be afraid. If things get out of hand, so be it. With Master, uh, with your Grand Uncle-Master backing you up, everything is not a problem. Bibi Dong has made Spirit Hall a mess in recent years, and even its momentum has weakened a lot. What a bunch of crap. If your Grand Uncle-Master weren't suppressing her, she probably wouldn't even be able to sit firmly in the position of Pope."
Broad Hill said with a sneer, his words full of contempt for Bibi Dong's idiotic behavior.
This woman doesn't have any brains at all. Doesn't she think about what she's afraid of? She's still the Pope, even if they don't support her, can they just sit back and watch the Pope's authority be damaged?
If she were a little tougher, things wouldn't be such a mess now. What she's doing is no different from splitting Spirit Hall. And that idiot Qian Xunji, secretly doing some undercover plan, didn't even show it to them, and as a result, Little Snow found out and insisted on carrying it out, wasting her talent.
If Qian Xunji were still alive, Broad Hill would have gone up and slapped him a few times, kicked him a couple of times.
These two @#￥%...& watching Master looking angry, Han Li probably guessed what he was thinking.
With Broad Hill's words, Han Li completely cleared up the doubts in his heart.
Perhaps because of preconceived notions, although he had always felt that Spirit Hall's behavior was not quite right, he didn't think so much about it.
He simply thought that because of the religious nature, even if their strength was so strong that everyone else combined couldn't beat them, they didn't have the idea of unification.
It wasn't until today, after Broad Hill finished speaking, that he realized that Spirit Hall was in this situation entirely because the two successive Popes had held them back. No wonder everyone was waiting for Qian Renxue to grow up.
After a long while, Broad Hill broke free from his rage and regained his composure.
"So, don't think so much. You have me for everything. Just tell me if you're willing to part with the Immortal Herb. I'll bring back a disciple for your Martial Uncle, and by the way, add a genius junior sister for you. Little Snow, uh, you should work hard and get another wife, too."
Broad Hill almost blurted out "Little Snow, you have no chance," exposing his previous little actions, and quickly brought up Shui Bing'er to talk about.
"So, when you and Qingluan Shibo said you wanted to discuss it with me, you were eyeing the Immortal Herb, weren't you?"
Han Li rolled his eyes at him, ignoring the second half of his sentence. Master is not serious, but he is a serious person. He doesn't mind having another junior sister.
"Don't say it so harshly. What do you mean by eyeing the Immortal Herb? Just tell me if you want a junior sister or not?"
"If you hadn't been eyeing that girl for a long time, would you have been flipping through those academy profiles for no reason? Why didn't you pay more attention to that Feng Xiaotian? He's also Innate Full Soul Power, but you threw his profile aside after one look."
Broad Hill also turned his head to look at Du Gu Yan and Xiu'er, who couldn't hear their conversation, his eyes full of teasing.
"Can a mutated Two-Headed Gale Demon Wolf compare to an Ice Phoenix? That's a top-tier Beast Martial Soul."
Han Li refused to admit that he was paying attention because the other party was a girl, and insisted that it was because of the Martial Soul.
"Oh, really? Do you think Du Gu Yan will believe that?" Broad Hill said with a sneer, staring at him.
"Then you go find her and say that I was just looking at the information and paying attention to other people, but you were thinking of taking the Immortal Herb from me and adding a beautiful junior sister for me. See if she believes you or me."
Han Li also looked like he didn't care if he went to tell her, anyway, he hadn't taken any action yet, while Broad Hill had actually said the words.
"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me if I want to bring her back, will you give it or not?" Broad Hill said shamelessly.
"Give, give, give. You've already spoken, how can I not give it?"
Han Li sighed. Master is acting first and reporting later.
"Don't play dumb with me. Don't think I don't know. You deliberately mentioned Shui Bing'er to me, and even talked about the uniqueness of her Martial Soul in front of Du Gu Yan, just to find an excuse to get close to her in the future."
"I'm helping you get things done now, what are you still unhappy about?"
Broad Hill also looked at his disciple with a displeased expression. This kid is so cunning. He pretended to mention it inadvertently several times. Does he really think he's stupid? What he's playing with is all that he had left over from his own playing days.
"Oh, alright, Master, you can say whatever you want. What can I, as a disciple, do? For your reputation, I can only bear these sins. Alas, it's so bitter."
Han Li had a bitter expression on his face, shaking his head and sighing, as if he was bearing the impossible weight of life.
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