Does seal script possess great power? My poetry is invincible!

Chapter 26 Compensation Required

Deng Jianghui immediately understood, then became both amused and exasperated: "Grandmaster, you always encouraged the younger generation to give it their all, why are you getting angry today?"

Seeing the young man in the Dharma robes show a sullen expression on his handsome face again, yet still remain unmoved, Wang Yan deliberately sighed helplessly, "Uncle Deng, you understand people the best, unlike some elders who are too concerned with saving face and simply refuse to admit their mistakes!"

Hu Jingfa immediately turned his head to the side, his lips twitching.

Seeing Qiu Xuan's great surprise, blinking rapidly and trying to wink at him, Wang Yan pretended not to understand and ignored him.

"Grandmaster!" Deng Jianghui hurriedly bowed to the young man in the Dharma robe: "Wang Yan possesses a six-petaled Flower of Literary Talent, and his literary talent is outstanding. Naturally, he also has his pride. For the sake of the sect's future development, we should understand and support him!"

Seeing the jealousy in Zhao Mingtong and Zhong Jinghuo's eyes, Wang Yan felt very pleased.

The young man in the robe glanced at Deng Jianghui, who had a sincere expression, with annoyance, then looked at Wang Yan. After a few breaths, he flicked his sleeve lightly.

With a flash of light, Wang Yan felt a slight warmth in his hand, and there was a metal plaque with a tough and fine texture and many patterns engraved on its surface.

Wang Yan was examining it with suspicion when the young man in the magic robe said arrogantly, "I admit I misjudged you earlier. In fact, you do have some talent and shouldn't have been punished like that. So consider this my apology!"

"Wear this protective amulet around your neck and never take it off, no matter where you go. It can help you withstand attacks from Xuan Beasts at the Solidifying Yuan Realm or below. However, I only punished you once before, so it can only protect you three times!"

Wang Yan was stunned.

I had thought this big shot would at most say a few kind words, but unexpectedly he generously bestowed such a defensive weapon upon me.

This person... has some magnanimity.

"However, he lacks magnanimity. Otherwise, knowing that I possess such a literary talent, he should have considered my long-term development."

Wang Yan thought to himself, then hung the iron plaque around his neck: "Alright, since you're so sincere, then this disciple will accept it! I also hope that in the future, you'll give young people more opportunities to speak and perform!"

But the young man in the robes turned and instructed, "Xiao Qiu, go and inform the steward who assigned the menial tasks to Xiao Wang and Xiao Huo. From today onwards, they will only need to do menial tasks for one hour each. The rest of the time, they can spend more time at the Temple of Divine Practice learning to write new divine characters."

"When Wang Yan writes two new combinations of divine characters that can break into the top five of the category rankings, he can be promoted directly from a level two spiritual sprout to my inner sect!"

Wang Yan suddenly stared in surprise.

"Could he read minds?"

They met the smug look in the young man's robes.

It seemed to be asking him in return, "Isn't this arrangement generous?"

"Could it be that he deliberately didn't arrange everything all at once, as a twisted sense of humor, to turn the tables on me?"

Qiu Xuankuang happily agreed, then reminded him, "Wang Yan, Xiao Huo, are you two stupid? Hurry up and thank Master Qin for his preferential treatment! Although Master Qin is of a very high seniority, he has never exempted any disciple from chores before."

Then, Qiu Xuankuang bowed to Master Qin again: "This disciple will go and deliver the message shortly."

Huo Erdan was stunned. His eyes widened in disbelief, pointing at himself, "Grandmaster Qin, you just said that you allowed me and Yanzi to have one hour of chores exempted each day?"

Wang Yan was also surprised.

Master Qin glanced at him sideways, then raised an eyebrow and asked Huo Erdan, "What, you don't want to?"

"Oh!" Huo Erdan immediately shouted excitedly, "That's great!"

Immediately afterward, a figure flashed, and Wang Yan's body tensed as an excited Huo Erdan pounced on him and hugged him tightly: "Yanzi, I can be exempted from chores now!"

Wang Yan stiffened slightly at first, but quickly relaxed and let the excited Huo Erdan hug him for a while, a helpless smile appearing on his face.

This kid is too enthusiastic!

A few breaths later, after Huo Erdan sheepishly released him, he and Huo Erdan exchanged a smile, turned around in perfect unison, and bowed to their grandmaster Qin, who was still glancing at them sideways: "Thank you for your grace, grandmaster!"

As for the shocked yet furious gazes of Zhao Mingtong, Zhong Jinghuo, Zhu Siniu, and others behind him, Wang Yan completely ignored them.

Master Qin raised his sword-like eyebrows again, looked at him, then at Huo Erdan, whose face was practically contorted with a grin, and then flicked his wide sleeves, humming softly, "If you really want to thank me, then learn to write more new divine characters and combine more effective divine character combat techniques!"

That's how a leader with vision and magnanimity should act!

Wang Yan thought to himself, finally putting away all his pride and sharp edges, and smiled confidently: "This disciple will work hard!"

Then, Wang Yan turned around and looked at Hu Jingfa with a slightly provocative expression.

Previously, Hu Jingfa also didn't have high hopes for himself!

Hu Jingfa's gaze froze, his smile became somewhat unnatural, he glanced helplessly at Master Qin, and then pondered for a while.

Wang Yan noticed with his sharp eyes that a simple, antique-style ring on his left wrist was emitting a faint glow, as if something was going in and out.

After waiting a few more moments, Hu Jingfa sighed softly, flipped his wrist, and tossed over a bracelet that resembled neither gold nor jade: "Alright, Wang Yan, this time, I misjudged you and underestimated you, causing you to suffer. This is to make up for it!"

"You're currently only at the mid-stage of the Profound Realm. This bracelet contains a bottle of low-grade Profound Realm Restoration Pills, which can help you quickly recover your Profound Qi. You're currently at the second-level Spirit Sprout stage and don't have any storage equipment yet. This bracelet has a larger storage space than the storage bracelets provided by the sect to third-level Spirit Sprouts, so I'll give it to you as well."

Wang Yan's eyes lit up again.

The initial-level Restoration Pill helps inner disciples in the Profound Breakthrough Realm quickly recover their Profound Qi. Although it is not as valuable as the protective token given by the young man in the Dharma Robe, it is still very precious.

This storage bracelet is also great; it'll be perfect for storing lots of things when I go out to collect things in a few days.

Seeing the burning flames of jealousy and hatred rekindled in Zhong Jinghuo and Zhu Siniu's eyes, Wang Yan was in high spirits and smiled as he put on the bracelet: "Uncle-Master is so thoughtful!"

I've won back all the face I needed to save, and my mind is at peace!

Qiao Bendu then solemnly bowed to the young man in the Dharma robe: "Grandmaster Qin, rest assured, this disciple will definitely protect my junior brothers and sisters well during this mission!"

Wang Yan smiled knowingly: "Senior Brother Qiao, let's protect each other and cooperate with each other."

He then turned to Zhao Mingtong, who still had a sour face: "Senior Brother Zhao, although you have been questioning me, you also helped me pay for the application, so we are even."

After a slight pause, Zhao Mingtong gave a soft hum and remained silent.

Wang Yan was unimpressed. He stared coldly at Zhu Siniu for a while longer. Seeing Zhu Siniu's evasive gaze and flustered expression, he suddenly spoke.

"As for you, Zhu Siniu, you said you'd settle things with me, but then you repeatedly mocked me. Your inconsistent actions are unforgivable!"

He took out the piece of paper he had written earlier from his waist, unfolded it, and handed it to Di Nan beside him: "Senior Brother Di, I was worried he wouldn't keep his word, so I wrote a punishment document beforehand. But there are some divine characters I don't know how to write, so I'd like to ask you to administer the punishment for me!"