Chapter 184 - 138: Kneel on Your Own? Or Do I Have to Beat You Until You Do?
Chapter 184: Chapter 138: Kneel on Your Own? Or Do I Have to Beat You Until You Do?
The others quickly came to their senses and hurried forward.
"Young Hero Chen, I am Zhang Jiu. It’s an honor to meet you!"
Zhang Jiu, who carried a Great Heavy Sword on his back, said with a cupped-fist salute.
"Young Hero Chen, this old man is ’Monument-Breaking Hand’ Wang Tong..."
Another old man spoke up.
The crowd rushed to introduce themselves, their faces plastered with sycophantic smiles as they tried to curry favor.
"You’re too kind. All of you are too kind."
Chen Xuan’s tone was mild. He looked at the crowd and said, "What have I done to deserve such high regard from all of you?"
"Young Hero Chen, you’re too humble..."
Hua Wushang said with an earnest smile, "Your strength is plain for all to see. We are utterly in awe. When we get back, we’ll be sure to spread word of your esteemed name throughout the martial world..."
He was such a supreme prodigy; anyone would want to befriend him.
As long as he didn’t die young, he might one day even make it onto the Heavenly Ranking.
"Yes, yes, we’re truly impressed,"
Zhang Jiu said repeatedly.
’I was originally hoping to gain some insight from the techniques they used in their fight.’
’Insight, my ass!’
From start to finish, Chen Xuan was completely dominant...
"It was average. Nothing special, really."
Chen Xuan waved his hand dismissively.
The atmosphere here immediately became livelier.
’This Young Hero Chen is actually a pretty nice guy...’
According to the rumors, he made people kneel and even stripped them naked, but after actually meeting him, he seemed quite approachable.
At least Xie Xinghe and Ye Guiyuan before him hadn’t had this kind of attitude.
The more they interacted with him, the more they felt that Chen Xuan was an easy person to get along with.
This brought up a certain question.
If a good person who has done countless good deeds inadvertently or unwillingly does one bad thing, people will say he’s a hypocrite. "After all these years of pretending," they’d say, "he’s finally shown his true colors."
But if a bad person who has done countless evil deeds suddenly does one good thing by chance, people will say, "He’s actually not so bad. Deep down, his heart isn’t wicked..."
And that was precisely the situation now.
Chen Xuan had only offered them a small smile, yet it made them feel as if they were basking in a spring breeze. They now thought of Chen Xuan as a gentle, warm, and handsome young man...
All his past misdeeds—stripping people naked, forcing them to their knees, and so on—could be forgiven.
How strange, how bizarre!
"Everyone," Chen Xuan proposed, "why don’t I treat you all to a drink?"
"How could we let Young Hero Chen pay? Today’s treat is on me, Hua Wushang."
Hua Wushang patted his chest, a smile on his face.
"Don’t fight me for it! I, Zhang Jiu, will cover everything!"
Amidst the bustling chatter, the crowd headed towards a tavern in the center of town.
No one paid any more attention to Xie Xinghe, who was still on the street...
...
「Not far from there.」
Two gray-robed elders, their faces filled with frustration, were firmly subdued by a figure in a green shirt, unable to move an inch.
"Alliance Leader Chu, you are too domineering! Great Snow Mountain will not let this matter rest!"
one of the elders said angrily.
"Threatening me? Threaten me again, and you won’t be going back at all."
The green-shirted figure’s voice was flat. "It’s the same as I always say: when the young ones fight, I don’t get involved. But if one of you old-timers dares to step out, I’ll kill them. Try me, if you don’t believe it. I’m not afraid of a body count."
It was none other than the Martial Alliance Leader! Chu Shanhe!
Publicly, he hadn’t followed them, but in secret, he had been worried about Chen Xuan and had come along anyway.
What he never expected was this.
When he arrived, he was shocked to find that Chen Xuan had already reached the True Essence realm.
’True Essence?’
At this moment, Chu Shanhe’s mind was reeling.
"You!"
The two elders in his grasp had looks of humiliation on their faces and said nothing more.
...
The martial world was in an uproar.
News of the day’s events spread like wildfire.
As expected, the entire Celestial Secret Pavilion was once again dumbfounded...
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