Junior Brother Pays Respect to You: Chapter 73 - Junior Brother, You Take the Lead

November 10, 2025 Oyen 0 Comments

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Chapter 73: Junior Brother, You Take the Lead

 

At this moment, the sunlight outside the cabin was just right.

 

Inside the room, there was only a child and an adult lying on the bed.

 

Qin Su had something to take care of and left in a hurry before Qin Zheng even opened his eyes.

 

Before leaving, Xiao Hua had been unbound.

 

But he had no time to fight with Qin Su. He just wanted to go inside and check how that person was doing.

 

That person had been shouting all the way until midnight last night.

 

Fortunately, the man on the bed looked like he was just sleeping, his breathing steady.

 

Qin Zheng didn’t wake up until around noon.

 

But from the moment he woke up until now, he lay on the bed without even blinking.

 

The soreness all over his body reminded him instantly of last night's absurd events!

 

Qin Zheng moved his fingers with difficulty—his old bones had been tormented by Qin Su as if falling apart.

 

A certain unspeakable area behind him now only had a bit of soreness and numbness thanks to excellent medicine being applied.

 

Even though the bed had been cleaned and his body tidied up, Qin Zheng still couldn't convince himself that last night was just a dream.

 

Now, whether his eyes were open or closed, all he could see was last night replaying vividly like a moving painting.

 

Even twenty years ago, Qin Zheng didn’t think having improper thoughts about Qin Su was wrong. So even though it happened under the influence of the drug Qin Shuang had given him, he didn’t regret being the one to take initiative last night.

 

But he had never imagined he would lose control to the point of letting Qin Su top him.

 

This was nothing like what he had envisioned!

 

With how Qin Su looked, he should definitely be the one on the bottom.

 

From the beginning, all his fantasies were of Qin Su being beneath him.

 

Even in the letters he wrote to him back then, Qin Zheng always referred to himself as the one on top.

 

But what the hell happened now?

 

And what shocked Qin Zheng even more was how skillfully Qin Su had taken the whole process to the very end last night.

 

Logically, a junior brother who had been devoted to cultivation shouldn’t know anything about such matters.

 

Qin Zheng felt like a tight string in his mind was about to snap.

 

Taking all of Qin Su’s actions from last night into account, Qin Zheng suddenly had a very bad feeling.

 

He probably couldn't stay at Tianque Sect any longer!

 

Whether or not he could still face others was now secondary—he had to run.

 

Qin Zheng struggled to sit up from the bed.

 

The torment from last night made his whole body ache, but he couldn’t care less—he had to leave this place right now.

 

After getting out of bed, Qin Zheng slowly walked to the cabinet and took out some silver notes.

 

Those were given to him by Qin Su earlier. When he came up the mountain, he brought only the time scroll and this money, just in case.

 

Now it seemed like he’d need it.

 

Stuffing the money into his chest, Qin Zheng held his waist and walked toward the door.

 

Xiao Hua didn’t know what he was doing, so he just followed along.

 

Qin Zheng paused at the doorway.

 

He almost forgot—the road down Tianque Sect was extremely difficult on foot.

 

With his current physical condition, it would be even harder.

 

He probably wouldn’t even make it a few steps before Qin Su dragged him back.

 

Only then did Qin Zheng remember Xiao Hua.

 

Lowering his head to look at the innocent-faced Xiao Hua, Qin Zheng revealed a smug smile.

 

He waved at Xiao Hua, who happily ran over.

 

Looking down at the child who was much shorter than him, Qin Zheng pretended to be concerned and asked, “Xiao Hua, don’t you also dislike Tianque Sect?”

 

Xiao Hua tilted his head, then nodded heavily. His eyes sparkled as he looked at Qin Zheng, as if asking: You don’t like it either?

 

Qin Zheng nodded, as if replying to him, and said, “In that case, how about we go down the mountain together?”

 

“There are lots of fun and delicious things at the foot of the mountain.”

 

Xiao Hua nodded eagerly.

 

Seeing how much Xiao Hua wanted to leave, Qin Zheng laughed and said, “You know how to fly on a sword, right?”

 

“Let’s leave here right now!”

 

Qin Zheng felt the sooner they left, the better. He had a strong sense that if Qin Su came back, he wouldn’t be able to leave.

 

Xiao Hua didn’t seem to understand what sword-riding was, but the moment he heard Qin Zheng say they were leaving, he immediately summoned the object he used for flying.

 

He sat on the flying sword, eye-level with Qin Zheng.

 

Qin Zheng, seeing the object beneath Xiao Hua, broke into a big smile.

 

This made Xiao Hua very happy.

 

Qin Zheng waved and said, “Come down a bit, it’s too high—I can’t get on.”

 

Xiao Hua obediently guided the sword down to the ground.

 

Once the flying sword was steady, Qin Zheng, supporting his still aching lower back, stepped onto it.

 

Before he could even give the order, Xiao Hua had already started flying the sword away from Tianque Sect.

 

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When Qin Su finished handling sect matters and returned to the cabin, he found it already empty.

 

Thinking of what had happened the night before, Qin Su immediately used his magic power to scan the entire Tianque Sect.

 

Once he confirmed that the man's presence was no longer within the sect, Qin Su narrowed his eyes.

 

Looks like that man really did run away.

 

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Qin Zheng sat on the flying sword, lost in thought.

 

Xiao Hua aimlessly flew the sword through the sky.

 

After leaving Tianque Sect, Qin Zheng had told Xiao Hua to land wherever he liked.

 

Because, honestly, he didn’t know where he wanted to go.

 

As long as he could leave Tianque Sect and escape from Qin Su’s detection range, it was enough.

 

Xiao Hua didn’t seem as clueless as he appeared—he actually knew to land near the outskirts of a town.

 

The only downside was that the landing spot was a bit far—it was still in forest territory.

 

Qin Zheng thought about it and decided it was fine. Since there was nothing urgent, he would just walk slowly out of the forest with Xiao Hua.

 

However, the moment they took just a few steps, several dark shadows suddenly appeared ahead.

 

Very quickly, those dark shapes solidified into real figures.

 

Startled, Qin Zheng immediately pulled Xiao Hua back a few steps.

 

The signature red pupils quickly gave away these people’s identities.

 

He had actually forgotten that the Demon Realm’s portal had already been opened.

 

Taking Xiao Hua out of Qin Su’s protective range suddenly seemed like a bad idea.

 

The leading demon was the first to speak, trying to calm the situation: “We’re not interested in you. As long as you hand over the Spirit of Time and that kid, we won’t lay a finger on you.”

 

As he spoke, he pointed to Xiao Hua beside Qin Zheng.

 

Qin Zheng glanced at Xiao Hua.

 

Sure enough, they were after the child.

 

Frowning, Qin Zheng looked at the man in front of him and asked, “What if I don’t have the Spirit of Time?”

 

The man stroked his chin and, instead of getting angry, chuckled. “I think it’d be better if you just handed it over. From the looks of it, you’re not really in a condition to protect anything.”

 

“Rather than going down together, why not give up what isn’t important?”

 

Qin Zheng sighed.

 

He couldn’t hand over either of those things.

 

He didn’t understand why they thought the Spirit of Time was with him.

 

It was clearly with Qin Su.

 

If they were demanding something he couldn’t give, they couldn’t blame him for choosing the hard way.

 

He remembered that Xiao Hua was someone who’d even dared to hit Qin Su.

 

Qin Zheng glanced down at the already restless Xiao Hua and said, “Go. Fight them!”

 

“Uh… if you can avoid killing, then don’t kill!”

 

After all, Xiao Hua’s demonic energy had only just been purified. It wouldn’t be good for him to engage in anything too bloody so soon.

 

If anything were to go wrong, there wasn’t a second Yu Jingchen in the world to help him again.

 

Upon hearing the order, Xiao Hua stopped retreating.

 

He immediately used a powerful move that pushed the nearby demons far away.

 

Then, to everyone’s surprise—

 

Xiao Hua didn’t advance to attack. He simply sat down and closed his eyes.

 

Although Qin Zheng still trusted Xiao Hua, watching the demons approach again made him sweat nervously.

 

Just as they moved in to strike Xiao Hua, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of him—

 

Blocking the demons’ attacks directly.

 

Qin Zheng stared in surprise at the figure in white.

 

Wasn’t that Xiao Bai?

 

Why was he here?

 

After Xiao Bai appeared, he immediately launched a series of attacks against the demons.

 

His power was overwhelming, leaving the demons unable to defend themselves.

 

However, Qin Zheng clearly noticed that Xiao Bai was holding back—he was intentionally avoiding lethal blows.

 

Judging by how often his powerful moves just narrowly missed, those demons would’ve been dead ten times over if he hadn’t.

 

It didn’t take long for the group to realize they were no match for the man in white.

 

“Retreat!” the leader commanded. The demons’ bodies blurred, turning into clouds of black mist before vanishing.

 

Once the enemies disappeared, Xiao Bai immediately bounced over to Qin Zheng.

 

Even though he was as tall as Qin Zheng, he crouched down and looked up at the man in front of him.

 

The crescent-shaped eyes and wide smile on his face clearly showed he was expecting praise.

 

Qin Zheng pressed his lips together, then finally reached out and patted him on the head.

 

After patting his head and withdrawing his hand, Qin Zheng was just about to ask where he had been lately, but Xiao Bai suddenly turned into a puff of white mist and disappeared right in front of him.

 

Immediately after, the previously quiet and seated Xiao Hua stood up and walked toward him with a bright smile.

 

When he reached Qin Zheng, he looked up with a pleading expression—clearly asking for a head pat.

 

Exactly the same look Xiao Bai had just shown.

 

Something suddenly clicked in Qin Zheng’s mind. He reached out and gave Xiao Hua a light knock on the head.

 

“Getting clever, huh? Using two identities to fish for praise now?”

 

“Xiao Bai is you, isn’t he?”

 

Xiao Hua hadn’t expected to be exposed so quickly. He covered his head and looked at Qin Zheng with teary eyes.

 

Originally, Qin Zheng had been considering returning to Tianque Sect due to the appearance of the demons—but seeing how capable Xiao Hua was, he felt reassured and headed toward the town instead.

 

Besides, the mark of Tianque Sect between his brows had already vanished, so he might not even be a member of the sect anymore.

 

In that case, even if he wanted to go back, he might not be able to find the way due to the boundary enchantments.

 

When he and Xiao Hua finally reached the city gates, Qin Zheng looked up and realized the place Xiao Hua had landed was actually Nanchuan.

 

No wonder the scenery along the way had felt so familiar.

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