Chapter 11: You Might Not Believe This
"Am I that kind of person?" Chen Xuan said with a straight face. He had received nine years of compulsory education; how could he possibly take advantage of someone in a vulnerable situation?
"Then how did you save Fairy Yunmeng?" Zhao Youqian asked curiously, unable to help but feel a bit regretful. Brother Chen was still too young to have missed such a good opportunity.
"I didn't originally intend to meddle in other people's business. It was that Chu Shaofeng who made the first move, so I had no choice but to counter-kill." Chen Xuan said with a calm expression, as if he were talking about an ordinary, everyday matter.
Ying Yuehua revealed a disdainful smile on her face: "You mere mortal are quite the actor. If it weren't for this fairy recognizing at a glance that you have no cultivation, I might have actually been deceived by you. Didn't your senior sister tell you beforehand what cultivation level that Chu Shaofeng possesses?"
Chen Xuan remained completely unfazed: "Honestly, she didn't."
"Hmph!"
Ying Yuehua's expression showed that she had expected this, speaking in a high-and-mighty tone:
"Then let me be straight with you, that Chu Shaofeng is at the peak of the Heavenly Esssence realm. With one palm strike, he could crush you, a mere mortal. What benefits did your senior sister give you for you to cooperate with her in this charade?"
"Haha..."
Zhao Youqian couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter. The cultivators from the Ascension Bureau beside him also looked as if they were trying hard not to laugh. However, Zhao Youqian's laughter was so infectious that everyone couldn't help but join in.
"Haha..."
Ying Yuehua's expression darkened, and a powerful aura erupted from her body as she said coldly: "What are you all laughing at?"
As soon as her words fell, the great hall instantly fell silent.
Commander Liu had been forcefully suppressing his laughter, but there was still a lecherous smile on his face: "My apologies, Fairy Yuehua. The truth is, our Ascension Bureau cultivators have all received special training, unless something is just too funny."
"Hmm?"
A murderous intent flashed in Ying Yuehua's eyes. A group of low-level cultivators actually dared to laugh at her. If it weren't for Liu Yunmeng being here, she would have killed everyone present.
Commander Liu instantly stopped speaking. He knew that if he said another wrong word, his head would roll.
"Fairy Yuehua, you might not believe this, but we all witnessed with our own eyes how Immortal Master Chen killed a faceless ghost of the Heavenly Esssence realm with a single sword. In this humble old man's opinion, that Chu Shaofeng absolutely wouldn't be able to withstand a single strike from Immortal Master Chen."
"That's absolutely impossible. How could a mere mortal kill a cultivator of the Heavenly Esssence realm? Even if he stood completely still, this Chen fellow could hack at him all night and not be able to touch a single hair on Chu Shaofeng." Ying Yuehua said confidently.
Before she could finish speaking, a wild and unrestrained voice came from outside the door.
"I, Xiao Bei, also think so!"
Chen Xuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a dandyishly dressed young man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, leading a group of cultivators swaggering in.
The cultivators at the entrance, seeing the newcomer, all made way as if cats seeing a mouse, not daring to offend this young man in the slightest.
Seeing the newcomer, Commander Liu hurried forward and said with a beaming smile: "Sixth Young Master, you've arrived."
Xiao Bei didn't even look at him, saying arrogantly: "There's nothing for you to do here. Stand aside. Tonight, my father will personally bring people to investigate the matter at Hongyanfang."
Chen Xuan's companion, Zhao Youqian, whispered: "Brother Chen, it's this guy who interfered, causing your mission reward to go down the drain."
Chen Xuan showed not the slightest displeasure on his face, asking calmly: "This guy has quite the background?"
Zhao Youqian said nonchalantly: "The background isn't that big, it's just that his father is the Seal Holder of the Ascension Bureau in the county city. Old Liu doesn't dare to offend him."
"So he's just a useless second-generation rich kid." Chen Xuan said indifferently.
"Zhao Youqian, what are you muttering about over there?"
As soon as Xiao Bei entered, he saw Zhao Youqian, whom he disliked the most, chatting with a mere mortal, which displeased him.
Zhao Youqian sneered: "I'm just saying how someone dares not go to Hongyanfang himself and has to ask his dad for help. I really don't know what the people of Dongyang Prefecture were thinking, putting someone like him on the same level as this Young Master Zhao of mine. It's truly a lifelong shame for me, Zhao Youqian!"
"Hmph!"
Xiao Bei snorted coldly: "Let you gloat for a few more hours. Tonight I'll completely expose your lies!"
"Fine! I'll be waiting." Zhao Youqian said with a playful expression.
Xiao Bei didn't continue bickering with Zhao Youqian, but respectfully said to Ying Yuehua: "Fairy Yuehua, if you don't mind, please rest in my courtyard for a moment. My father and the elders of Liyang Sect will arrive this afternoon. After resolving the matter at Hongyanfang, I'll attend to your needs."
Ying Yuehua greatly enjoyed the feeling of being held in such high esteem. She nodded slightly to accept Xiao Bei's words.
"Fairy Yuehua, please!"
Xiao Bei's face lit up with joy as he gestured for her to go.
Before leaving, Ying Yuehua turned to Liu Yunmeng in front of her and said: "Senior sister, you misjudged this time."
After speaking, the group left in a grand departure, while Liu Yunmeng stood there quietly as if nothing had happened, saying nothing.
After Ying Yuehua's group had left the Ascension Bureau, Commander Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Immortal Master Chen, with Liyang Sect personally getting involved, I'm afraid someone is going to reap the benefits of this matter."
"Don't worry. With the sword in my hand, no one can take what belongs to me." Chen Xuan said as if it were a trivial matter.
Commander Liu didn't say anything else, but silently prayed in his heart that this matter wouldn't implicate him. With Liyang Sect here, Dongyang Prefecture was about to see a change in power.
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As night was about to fall, Chen Xuan followed the Ascension Bureau's contingent to the pier. The various families and sects of Dongyang Prefecture were already waiting there.
Just as the group arrived, they heard the sound of galloping hooves. As the sound grew closer, the ground began to tremble. Everyone instinctively looked toward the direction of the sound.
They saw a elite iron cavalry rushing toward the pier like a flood. Each of them wore fiery red armor, and even their warhorses were draped in red armor.
As far as the eye could see, it looked like a blazing flame, with a large flag bearing the characters "Liyang" in the formation particularly conspicuous.
Someone knowledgeable in the crowd suddenly exclaimed:
"That's the Blazing Iron Cavalry of Liyang Sect! It's said to be an army meticulously crafted by Liyang Sect, prepared to use them as vanguard troops to expand their territory!"
"Why would they appear in a small place like Dongyang Prefecture? Could it be that some important figure from Liyang Sect has arrived?"
...
Seeing the appearance of the Blazing Iron Cavalry, Commander Liu frowned deeply, saying worriedly: "It seems that rumor is true."
Chen Xuan asked with interest: "What rumor?"
Commander Liu said with a solemn expression: "The eldest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Moke, has been personally selected by the Supreme Elder of Liyang Sect to be the next sect leader. Even the Marquis of Jin praised Xiao Moke, saying this young man has the bearing of a king!"
"Hisss~"
Upon hearing this, everyone around couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. Kings and marquises were cultivators who stood high above them; normally, they rarely even heard about them, let alone met them.
Sect Master Feng said with yearning: "A king or marquis is a top-tier expert among the Fish Dragon realm cultivators, one who rules over a territory. The Xiao family actually has such a genius. This Blazing Iron Cavalry must have been sent by Xiao Moke. The question is, which big shot is leading them."
As the Blazing Iron Cavalry drew closer, the carriage at the back of the formation also came into view.
Xiao Bei was sitting at the front of the carriage, driving for three important figures inside, still wearing an expression of supreme arrogance. Ying Yuehua, on the other hand, sat in the carriage with an otherworldly appearance, as if above mortal affairs.
People in the crowd saw those in the carriage and couldn't help but exclaim: "The Seal Holder Xiao of the Ascension Bureau in the county city has arrived!"
"I wonder who those two other important figures are with him?"
Among those present were many knowledgeable people, and someone immediately said: "The one sitting to the left of Seal Holder Xiao is the Seventh Elder of Liyang Sect, Zhong Ao. It's said that his cultivation has reached the peak of the Yushen realm, making him stronger than even Seal Holder Xiao!"
"Then why isn't he sitting in the main seat?"
"Are you foolish? Seal Holder Xiao's son is the next sect leader of Liyang Sect. Elder Zhong naturally has to give face to Seal Holder Xiao."
Amidst the crowd's discussions, the Blazing Iron Cavalry suddenly came to a halt. As the sound of hooves disappeared, the entire pier fell completely silent...
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