sbdcsierra Chapter 144 Can a scholar's pretentious act really be called pretentious?
Chapter 144 Can a scholar's pretentious act really be called pretentious?
In that instant, Taiyi's expression seemed to freeze. He was visibly stunned for a moment, then froze on the spot as if petrified.
It then quickly turned bright red.
At the same time, a strong sense of humiliation surged into Taiyi's heart like a tidal wave, causing his inner turmoil to churn.
Shame, indignation, sorrow, and fear intertwined, making it almost impossible for Taiyi to control himself.
Seeing Taiyi's reaction, Dijun, who was standing to the side, felt a sudden pang in his heart, and an ominous premonition instantly enveloped his entire body.
He knew that Taiyi had a fiery temper, and if he lost control of his emotions and did something rash, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So, disregarding everything else, Di Jun quickly and quietly reached out and tugged at Taiyi's sleeve, while giving him a warning look, signaling Taiyi not to act rashly.
Perhaps sensing Di Jun's worry and reminder, or perhaps Taiyi himself forcibly suppressed the surging anger and impulse within him, his originally upright body gradually relaxed, and his slightly trembling hands slowly clenched into fists.
Finally, Taiyi lowered his proud head with great difficulty, as if he had used all his strength to suppress the resentment that was deeply buried in his heart.
After a long silence, Taiyi took a deep breath and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I, Taiyi, understand. Thank you... thank you for your guidance, senior!"
This simple sentence seemed to have exhausted all of Taiyi's strength.
After saying this, Taiyi's face changed completely, turning deathly pale, making it difficult to look directly at him.
Upon seeing this, Cuiwei nodded slightly, took a deep look at Taiyi, and then turned and left.
"Brothers, let's go!"
Upon hearing what Cuiwei said, the other burly men in suits did not hesitate at all and turned to follow behind her.
Only Shuofeng chuckled and patted Taiyi and Dijun on the shoulder: "You don't need to be dissatisfied. You're lucky to have survived. If you don't believe me, you can try to deduce my master's identity. In the future, stop making such a fuss and open your eyes wider!"
After saying that, Shuofeng also started walking and followed Cuiwei and the others.
Only Dijun and Taiyi watched Cuiwei, Shuofeng, and the others leave, their hearts unable to calm down for a long time.
Just after Cuiwei, Shuofeng and the others left the Sun Star.
Shuofeng also asked Cuiwei curiously in a low voice, "Big brother, did you enjoy pretending just now?"
Upon hearing this, Cuiwei frowned, slightly pushed up her sunglasses, glanced at Shuofeng with a hint of displeasure, and rebuked him sharply, "When did I pretend? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation!"
Upon hearing this, Shuofeng scratched his head and mumbled, "Big brother, weren't you just pretending?"
At this point, Shuofeng even imitated Cuiwei's appearance from before, tilting his chin up, his lower lip protruding slightly more than his upper lip, and raising his hand in a smug look, "You lot? Do you understand!"
In Shuofeng's opinion, his elder brother was just trying to scare Dijun and Taiyi, two greenhorn kids.
After all, Taiyi's previous actions had already earned him the wrath of the Heavenly Dao. If Taiyi dared to insult his master again, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to make a move before the Heavenly Dao killed him on the spot.
So what my older brother just said was nothing but nonsense; it was purely for showing off.
Upon seeing Shuofeng imitate this scene, Cuiwei's face immediately darkened.
"shut up!"
"How can that be called pretentious? I'm warning them to show more respect to the master in the future. Besides, the master has already said, can a scholar's pretentiousness be called pretentiousness?"
But seeing that his elder brother was getting anxious, Shuofeng stopped teasing Cuiwei and instead chuckled, "Brother, can I pretend to be one next time? It would be such a waste not to put on an act like this at least once..."
Upon hearing this, Cuiwei's embarrassment and annoyance vanished instantly, replaced by a wide grin that revealed her white teeth as she replied, "You should have said so earlier... It's no big deal!"
At this point, the other burly men immediately protested, "Big brother, don't forget about us! We've all cooperated with you so well just now, it's our turn next time!"
Upon hearing this, Cuiwei waved her hand generously and declared with boundless pride, "We have it all! We have everything!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Shuofeng glanced at the direction they were heading and noticed that Cuiwei was leading them not towards Taiyin Star, but towards the Primordial Land. He frowned and asked curiously.
"Brother, aren't we going to Taiyin Star? I remember there's a laurel tree there."
Hearing this, Cuiwei shrugged and said helplessly, "Your eldest sister has already gone, and it's too late for us to go now, so we'd better not go!"
Upon hearing this, Shuofeng suddenly realized what was going on.
Meanwhile, on the Sun Star, Di Jun and Tai Yi remained silent for a long time before Tai Yi finally broke the silence by speaking first.
"Elder brother, I would like to know some things about the Daoist Master."
Upon hearing this, Di Jun was startled and quickly covered Tai Yi's mouth, his eyes filled with fear.
Big Fool Chun, what are you doing?!
Are you crazy?!
Taiyi slowly removed Dijun's hand from his body and said calmly, "Brother, I'm not crazy. I just want to know what kind of person the Daoist Master is, so that I can follow his orders in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Di Jun was somewhat tempted.
Taiyi is indeed right; they have only just come to understand the nobility of the Dao Venerable.
As for Dao Zun's past actions, they knew absolutely nothing about them.
Di Jun hesitated because he didn't know if their deductions about Dao Zun's past deeds would displease the Heavenly Dao and Dao Zun.
If Heaven were to unleash another divine tribulation lightning strike without warning, they would have nowhere to turn to express their grievances.
Taiyi also saw what Dijun was thinking from his expression.
He hesitated for a moment, then tilted his head slightly, bowed to the void, and solemnly called out.
"Heaven's Way is above, Dao Venerable is above. I, Taiyi, wish to understand Dao Venerable so that I may act in accordance with his will. Is that permissible?"
Taiyi's actions left Dijun, who was standing to the side, completely dumbfounded, his face filled with terror.
Dude, why didn't you discuss this with me first?
But since things had come to this, Di Jun couldn't say much, and just looked nervously at the void above.
He was terrified that another devastating bolt of lightning might strike from nowhere at any moment, instantly killing him and Taiyi.
Shortly after Taiyi finished speaking, an immense amount of information flooded into the minds of both Taiyi and Dijun.
Not only Taiyi and Dijun, but every newly born creature in the entire prehistoric world had this information added to their minds.
It was as if the heavens and earth had forcibly imposed this idea into their minds.
That was a statue...