Chapter 1767:

"Kid, I must say, you’re the most daring person I’ve ever met in my life!"

Contrary to the astonishment of the onlookers, Ma Nanfeng, who was directly threatened by name, didn’t get angry but laughed instead. Although his words seemed to praise Yun Xiao, they revealed the suppressed rage in his heart.

As everyone thought, ever since Ma Nanfeng became the Director of the Drunken Immortal City Emperor Palace, no cultivator had dared to challenge him so brazenly.

But this rough-clothed youth, who appeared seemingly out of nowhere, repeatedly disregarded Ma Nanfeng, truly testing the limits of tolerance.

In his jurisdiction, such a reckless figure appeared. If other city palaces learned of this, wouldn’t it become a laughing stock? Ma Nanfeng wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen.

These Emperor Palaces in various cities have underlying competition among them. Emperor Canglong Palace has a specialized assessment department that evaluates the performance of these palace offices annually to determine their merits.

Moreover, recently, Emperor Canglong Palace’s annexation plan began implementation, aiming to consolidate all family sects in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, issuing orders like commanding arms.

If under such circumstances, a mere youth steps on their heads and then swaggeringly leaves, it undoubtedly becomes a great mockery for the Drunken Immortal City Emperor Palace.

Thus, having already harbored murderous intent against Yun Xiao, Ma Nanfeng resolved even more at this moment to show these Drunken Immortal City onlookers the consequences of daring to offend the Emperor Palace.

"You’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg of my courage. Next, you’ll clearly understand the extent of Yun Xiao’s audacity!"

Yun Xiao naturally felt no goodwill towards an Emperor Palace Director. Listening to his words, everyone felt a strange sensation rising in their hearts.

Perhaps they had never seen anyone speak so defiantly in front of Ma Nanfeng for so many years. This wasn’t merely a matter of being daring.

"In that case, taste the first appetizer I’ve prepared for you!"

With such a brazen youth, Ma Nanfeng didn’t intend to say much more nonsense. Hearing his cold laughter, he gently waved his hand towards a certain place and then pressed his palm down.

"Kill!"

A low voice came from Ma Nanfeng’s mouth, and near the pavilion, an elderly figure appeared. With his right hand severed at the wrist, it was the Emperor Palace’s Great Elder Shan Changxin.

Nobody knew when Shan Changxin arrived at the pavilion. Watching his movements and hearing Ma Nanfeng’s shout, everyone knew what he intended to do.

"Anyone associated with that brat will die miserably!"

Shan Changxin’s eyes held a deep bitterness, feeling his aching right wrist. He desperately wanted to tear apart anyone related to Yun Xiao.

"Let’s start with you!"

The venomous voice came from Shan Changxin’s mouth. In his remaining hand, a sharp short knife appeared, gleaming brightly and clearly not a common item.

Seeing Shan Changxin holding the short knife slowly approaching, Lu Ye’s eyes showed fear. His tendons and bones were broken, his Heart Qi scattered. If further tormented, he absolutely couldn’t endure it.

Whoosh!

Just then, as Shan Changxin intended to torment Lu Ye to death before Yun Xiao, a sudden sound of breaking wind reached his ears, causing his heart to tighten.

Everyone heard that sound. When they shifted their gaze towards its source, they saw a black light swiftly cutting through the air, finally severing the rope binding Lu Ye’s right hand.

"It’s that wooden sword!"

It must be said that Shan Changxin, in the late stage of the Heavenly Realm, had sharp eyes. In a moment, he realized what that black light was.

Regarding Yun Xiao’s wooden sword, Shan Changxin had mixed feelings. Not to mention his right hand was unexpectedly severed by the Dragon Taming Sword.

In Shan Changxin’s heart, that strange wooden sword had instilled a sense of fear. So, seeing the wooden sword, he instinctively stepped back a few feet.

Chop, chop, chop!

Three consecutive sounds emitted. The Dragon Taming Sword, incredibly sharp and under Yun Xiao’s control, directly severed the other three ropes binding Lu Ye.

With Lu Ye’s limbs broken and the ropes cut, he had no support and fell towards the ground, seemingly about to suffer a secondary injury.

Swish!

At this moment, a plainly-dressed figure flashed across the sky, finally catching Lu Ye before he hit the ground. It was none other than Yun Xiao, who never stopped keeping an eye on the situation here.

The wooden sword, naturally, was under Yun Xiao’s control. Due to the stealth of the Dragon Taming Flying Concealment, no one noticed when this wooden sword appeared in front of the pavilion, until Yun Xiao forcefully rescued Lu Ye.

This swift and intense action left many people unclear on how Yun Xiao saved him, but in the blink of an eye, the grievously injured Lu Ye was already in Yun Xiao’s arms.

Puff, puff, puff!

Having saved Lu Ye, Yun Xiao couldn’t care less about the sullen Ma Nanfeng or the soon-to-be-furious Shan Changxin. He swiftly pointed at Lu Ye’s acupoints, tapping dozens of times in rapid succession.

"Could it be that this kid is actually a High Rank Meridian Refining Master?"

Seeing Yun Xiao’s actions, some sharp-minded individuals realized something, because after Yun Xiao’s maneuvers, the once pain-stricken and despairing Lu Ye’s complexion turned a bit healthier. It was truly an immediate effect.

"Rest assured, I will make sure you return to your former self!"

After performing some simple methods to alleviate Lu Ye’s pain, Yun Xiao’s eyes flashed with a glint, and his words thereafter brimmed with infinite confidence.

Truth be told, although Lu Ye’s injuries appeared severe at the moment, they paled in comparison to Xue Ningxiang or Wang Zitong’s Innate Pulse Cutting in the past.

With Yun Xiao’s current Meridian Refining techniques, treating such injuries would require merely half an hour, not only restoring him to his former state but possibly advancing Lu Ye’s cultivation further.

However, at present with nuisances like Ma Nanfeng and Shan Changxin around, Yun Xiao couldn’t spare a hand to treat Lu Ye so he had to postpone it temporarily.

"Thank you, Brother Yun Xiao!"

Although a bit skeptical of Yun Xiao’s words, at this moment, Yun Xiao was undoubtedly Lu Ye’s last lifeline, so he forced himself to thank Yun Xiao.

"No need for that!"

Yun Xiao knew clearly that it was his involvement that caused harm to Lu Ye, and healing him was his duty, so he just waved his hand and set Lu Ye aside.

"You little bastard, prepare to die!"

Just as Yun Xiao set Lu Ye aside and was about to turn around, a loud shout abruptly came from behind, seemingly at arm’s length.

Apart from Yun Xiao and Lu Ye, others saw it clearly. They witnessed Shan Changxin, whose expression shifted constantly, finally couldn’t resist launching a sneak attack on Yun Xiao from behind.

Most of them didn’t know who broke Shan Changxin’s right hand, so they were unaware of the deep hatred between these two.

When they saw Shan Changxin attacking Yun Xiao sneakily, many showed contempt; for an Elder of the Emperor Palace to stealthily strike at a young boy was utterly shameless, wasn’t it?

But these people didn’t know that in Shan Changxin’s heart, Yun Xiao had long been regarded as his greatest enemy. The biggest loss he suffered over the years was at this boy’s hands.

Even though some Holy Rank Meridian Refining Masters might connect a severed hand, the broken meridians couldn’t fully recover, which would be a severe blow to Shan Changxin’s future cultivation path.

In Shan Changxin’s view, hindering one’s cultivation is akin to killing one’s parents, and he was resolved to dismember Yun Xiao to even the score for his severed hand.

Moreover, Yun Xiao daringly rescued Lu Ye from Shan Changxin’s clutches, making him lose face in front of the Lord Supervisor, combining new hatred with old, prompting him to act impulsively.

To be honest, although Shan Changxin’s hand was severed by Yun Xiao’s single strike, he didn’t believe the young man’s strength was formidable.

Because until now, no one felt Yun Xiao’s true cultivation. Both Shan Changxin and Ma Nanfeng believed Yun Xiao’s previous feats were mere flukes.

In the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Yun Xiao acted twice, and both times he succeeded thanks to that perplexing wooden sword. As for his actual cultivation, it might not be very powerful.

Yun Xiao was simply too young; anyone in the crowd could attest that at Yun Xiao’s age, they were probably struggling in the Earth Rank Third Realm. How could they be a match for a Heavenly Realm expert?

Shan Changxin evidently thought so too, and this time he resolved not to let that boy’s strange wooden sword touch him. If it came down to pure Meridian Qi cultivation, the boy could not be his match.

This Heavenly Realm Late Stage Elder of the Emperor Palace had always thrived bullying others in Drunken Immortal City and had never suffered such a setback, determined to reclaim his lost face before everyone.

It happened so fast. Shan Changxin’s strike was exceptionally swift, with a short blade in hand, a formidable weapon of Heavenly Rank Advanced. He believed this time, that boy wouldn’t escape his grasp.