Seeing that Chen Qingshan had finally come out, Liu An was instantly overcome with excitement.
"Chen Qingshan, I'll kill you!"
Crying out, Liu An lunged straight at Chen Qingshan.
Chen Qingshan immediately stepped back.
Though dealing with Liu An would be a walk in the park for him right now, Liu An was covered from head to toe in human waste, and Chen Qingshan had no intention of making even the slightest contact with him.
It wasn't just Chen Qingshan.
The disciples from the Servant Quarters standing near him also scrambled backward in haste.
No one dared let Liu An get close.
Retreating step by step, Chen Qingshan shouted, "Liu Quan, didn't you come to stand up for your younger brother? Why aren't you coming out? What kind of coward hides inside my dorm room!"
Liu Quan had indeed come looking for Chen Qingshan, but no matter how loudly Chen Qingshan yelled, Liu Quan stayed firmly inside the room and refused to show his face.
In fact, not a single sound came from within.
Everyone gathered around had already guessed what was going on.
Some even struggled to hold back their laughter.
An official disciple actually falling into a cesspit—it was simply unimaginable.
At that moment, Liu Quan's voice drifted out from inside the house.
"Liu An, go kill Chen Qingshan for me!"
Liu An was on the verge of tears.
How could he possibly kill Chen Qingshan?
Yet he knew full well that his older brother wasn't actually asking him to kill Chen Qingshan.
He just wanted him to clear away the onlookers surrounding the place.
With a loud roar, Liu An charged toward Chen Qingshan once more.
Naturally, Chen Qingshan spun around and bolted.
And he wasn't the only one!
The surrounding spectators scattered in all directions like startled birds and beasts.
A Liu An soaked from head to toe in filth was practically invincible.
The entire Servant Quarters descended into complete chaos.
"Chen Qingshan, stop right there! Don't run—let's settle this man-to-man!"
Liu An bellowed at the top of his lungs as he chased after Chen Qingshan.
Chen Qingshan didn't hesitate for a split second; there was no way on earth he was going to fight Liu An under these conditions.
After a great deal of effort, Chen Qingshan finally shook off Liu An's pursuit and made his way to Wang Dahai's dorm.
Unable to contain his grin, Wang Dahai laughed aloud and said, "Boss, it had to be you! Liu Quan's brother probably won't dare come looking for trouble with us ever again!"
Chen Qingshan wore a broad smile as well.
Those two cesspits had been specially prepared by him for Liu Quan.
Up in the mountains, those traps were normally lined with sharp spikes.
Anyone falling into them would essentially lose their life.
However, taking Liu Quan's status as an official disciple into consideration, Chen Qingshan had replaced the spikes with human waste instead.
This was far more agonizing for Liu Quan than simply killing him.
After a moment's thought, Chen Qingshan said to Wang Dahai, "Go sneak a look and see if Liu Quan has come out of my room yet!"
Wang Dahai replied without missing a beat, "How could he possibly come out? There are so many people watching him!"
"If he dares show his face now, he'll become the laughingstock of the entire Xuanyang Sect. An official disciple like that has probably never been seen before in history!"
Chen Qingshan understood the logic in Wang Dahai's words.
As long as Liu Quan had a shred of pride left, he would certainly not step out of the dorm in broad daylight.
He would have to wait until the dead of night when the paths were empty, then sneak out quietly, find somewhere to wash up, and slink back.
With a chuckle, Chen Qingshan said to Wang Dahai, "Since he refuses to come out on his own, we'll just have to force him out. Let's go!"
Chen Qingshan and Wang Dahai left the room and crept stealthily toward his quarters.
They had to move in secret mostly to avoid running into Liu An.
That punk was a walking disaster of excrement right now—he was completely invincible.
Along the way, Ma Youcai spotted Chen Qingshan and Wang Dahai creeping around like that and snapped impatiently, "You two don't need to skulk about like thieves; Liu An already went down to the mountain spring to wash up!"
Only then did Chen Qingshan and Wang Dahai straighten up.
Chen Qingshan smiled and asked, "Senior Brother Ma, is Liu Quan still inside my room?"
Ma Youcai shot Chen Qingshan a complicated look. After a brief silence, he said, "He's still there. You've completely and utterly offended Liu Quan this time!"
In Ma Youcai's view, Chen Qingshan and Wang Dahai were mere servant disciples; offending an official disciple like Liu Quan in such a manner was a terrible idea!
With a completely nonchalant expression, Chen Qingshan replied, "Why aren't you worried that he's the one who completely offended me?"
Ma Youcai looked at Chen Qingshan, realizing just how thoroughly confident the fellow was.
At the same time, he could sense that this guy simply feared nothing in heaven or earth.
Liu Quan's status as an official disciple clearly couldn't intimidate Chen Qingshan at all.
Besides, this kid was far too vicious.
What sane person would dig a cesspit right inside their own dorm room?
Meanwhile, Ma Youcai felt a wave of relief!
Fortunately, he hadn't gotten into any major conflicts with Chen Qingshan.
Otherwise, the one currently swimming in a cesspit might very well have been him.
Hesitating for a moment, Ma Youcai offered a word of warning: "Even though you pulled a fast one on Liu Quan, he is still an official disciple after all. Besides, I heard his task a few days ago was to escort some big shot back, so he's got backing now!"
Chen Qingshan was surprised that Ma Youcai would actually warn him.
After all, he and Ma Youcai could hardly be considered friends!
Catching the skeptical look in Chen Qingshan's eyes, Ma Youcai gave an awkward dry laugh and said, "I'm sure you won't be staying in the Servant Quarters for long. But before that happens, you need to make sure you stay alive!"
"When things get critical, you can always mention it to Senior Sister Ye. Since she's the one who brought you into the sect, she surely won't stand by and let you die!"
Chen Qingshan understood.
So Ma Youcai was offering this warning out of regard for Ye Qingxuan after all.
A faint smile touched Chen Qingshan's lips as he lowered his voice and said, "Alright, thanks for the heads-up today."
With that, Chen Qingshan led Wang Dahai toward his quarters.
Seeing the direction they were heading, Ma Youcai knew instantly that they were going after Liu Quan.
"Liu Quan is already in such a miserable state—what more do you want with him?"
Without looking back, Chen Qingshan called out, "Naturally, we're going to get him out so he stops hiding in my room!"
Ma Youcai's brow furrowed at once.
Everyone could more or less guess why Liu Quan refused to come out right now.
If Chen Qingshan forced Liu Quan out into the open, Liu Quan would undoubtedly become the biggest joke in the Xuanyang Sect.
After all, Liu Quan was an official disciple; he was different from ordinary servant disciples like Liu An.
In the end, Ma Youcai followed along just to see how Chen Qingshan planned to chase Liu Quan out of his room.
Ever since Liu An had gone off to wash, quite a few people had remained gathered outside Chen Qingshan's door, waiting to see Liu Quan emerge.
At the moment, Chen Qingshan's room was deathly quiet, without a single sound, as if nobody was inside.
Yet all the onlookers kept their eyes firmly fixed on the door.
Liu Quan definitely had not come out.
"Dahai, set fire to my room!" Chen Qingshan said with a cold smirk.
Wang Dahai understood Chen Qingshan's intent instantly. He broke into a wicked grin, stepped forward, and set the room ablaze.
He refused to believe that Liu Quan would still stubbornly hole up inside under these circumstances.
The onlookers caught on as well, mentally agreeing that Chen Qingshan was truly a ruthless piece of work.
Yet they loved it!
They were eager to see whether Liu Quan would finally crawl out or not under such conditions!