Tan Siru had received many favors from Li Sen and had always been trying to bring the two together. Li Sen had even promised her many cultivation resources if she succeeded, so Tan Siru had been working hard toward that goal.
Not to mention that the sweetheart Ouyang Ye had suddenly brought back was a Foundation Establishment failure, even if he were truly a dragon among men, she would still find ways to separate them.
If not for considering Ouyang Ye's feelings, she wouldn't care one bit about the life or death of that so-called Chiyan Young Lord.
In her mind, this fellow surnamed Gu was nothing more than someone who could play a tune, who understood a bit of music—good for coaxing girls at ordinary times but possessing no real skill. He was already a failure at Foundation Establishment, a good-for-nothing, yet he still put on an indifferent front, pretending to be calm when trouble was at hand. She found him utterly detestable.
Saying he wanted to pick more Monster Fruits to brew wine?
Hmph!
He's just too scared to come down!
For this kind of man, Tan Siru felt nothing but disgust.
"Young Lord Li Sen has agreed to spare your life, but you must kneel and apologize."
Walking over, Tan Siru conveyed Li Sen's demand. She stood with her back turned, not looking at Gu Qingfeng, her expression of loathing as if even a glance would sicken her. "Don't count on my junior martial sister to protect you. I've sealed her acupoints—she can't move or speak. So today, no one can save you."
"Is that so?"
Standing on the branch, Gu Qingfeng glanced at Ouyang Ye not far away. The little girl stood there like a statue, eyes wide open, filled with nothing but worry.
Gu Qingfeng shook his head, chuckled, put the few Redleaf Monster Fruits in his hand into his storage bag, and resumed picking fruit, responding, "Are brats these days all so arrogant?
Always demanding people kneel. This old master has never knelt to anyone in his life."
Hearing this, Tan Siru immediately flew into a rage, sneering, "I advise you to put away your pitiful self-respect. Your dignity is worthless in my eyes."
"Little girl, why must your words be so harsh?"
Gu Qingfeng casually plucked a fruit, wiped it with his sleeve, glanced at Tan Siru, and said calmly, "A man can let go of many things, but dignity is the one thing he must never relinquish."
"Facing death and still daring to spout nonsense about your pitiful dignity in front of me!
If not for my junior martial sister's sake, I wouldn't even bother looking if you were beaten to death."
Tan Siru pointed at Gu Qingfeng and coldly shouted, "I'll say this one last time: either kneel and apologize, or be beaten into a cripple."
Gu Qingfeng took a bite of the Redleaf Monster Fruit, his face still devoid of any emotional color. Only his eyes seemed to gradually narrow as he stared at Tan Siru, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile that no one could decipher. "Little girl, after I deal with this matter, I'll make sure you personally experience what a man's dignity truly is."
"So you'd rather be beaten to death than..." Tan Siru's words were cut off as Gu Qingfeng interrupted. He jumped directly down from the branch and said in a deep voice, "Enough. Stop wasting my time with this nonsense. Go! Call them over!"
"You!"
Tan Siru's face instantly changed color. She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said indignantly, "Fine!
Today, I'll see exactly what ability a Foundation Establishment failure like you has to be so arrogant!"
With that, she shouted Li Sen's name loudly.
In the distance, Li Sen came running over with over a hundred people in a grand procession. At the front, Li Sen walked with an arrogant demeanor, a smug smile playing on his lips.
Soon, the hundred-plus people arrived, surrounding Gu Qingfeng in three tight layers, leaving no room for escape.
"Young Lord Li Sen, I've already said what needed to be said, but this fellow surnamed Gu doesn't know what's good for him. He insists on testing your patience."
Tan Siru cast a disgusted glance at Gu Qingfeng and sneered, "Since he wants his pitiful dignity, then please teach him the true meaning of the word 'dignity.'"
"After all, he's a dragon among men. How could he not want dignity?"
Standing beside Li Sen, Yun Hong said with a faint smile.
"Indeed... He is the Chiyan Young Lord, a dragon among men. Even though he failed at Foundation Establishment... He did awaken a Mutated Constitution... His physical body is formidable, possessing immense strength. Of course he wants dignity. Don't you think so, Junior Martial Sister Ouyang Ye..." Ye Hui, still dressed flamboyantly, looked at Ouyang Ye, whose acupoints were sealed, and laughed heartily. "Oh dear, Junior Martial Sister Ouyang, you should close your eyes. Otherwise... otherwise, if your dragon among men kneels on the ground later... then... how will you ever face anyone again..."
Both Yun Hong and Ye Hui wore wide smiles. After all, watching this fellow surnamed Gu kneel was a most delightful sight. Not only would it recover the face they lost at Yipin Villa, but they could also use this incident as a handle to mock Ouyang Ye in the future.
Aren't you something special, Ouyang Ye?
Didn't you find a dragon among men to be your cultivation partner?
Isn't your partner's musical attainment extremely high?
Too bad he's a Foundation Establishment failure!
Not only is he a failure, but today he's going to kneel and apologize to Li Sen!
Hahaha!
The more they thought about it, the happier they became, wishing they could take out a guqin and perform a tune on the spot.
"Young Lord Li Sen, since he wants dignity, then give it to him."
Ye Hui played with the ring on her finger, smiling gleefully.
"Oh?"
Li Sen's arrogance was the kind that flowed in his bones—his every word and action reflected it, even his gaze was overwhelmingly domineering.
"You want dignity, hmm... Then I'll give you dignity."
As he spoke, Li Sen's expression suddenly turned furious, and he shouted sharply, "Make him kneel for me!"
As his words fell, two men immediately charged forward, one from the left and one from the right, instantly seizing Gu Qingfeng's shoulders, intending to force him to kneel. These two were both at around the second or third level of the Innate realm. Their cultivation wasn't particularly high, but that didn't matter because in Yunxia Sect, whenever Young Lord Li Sen wanted to beat someone up, no one had ever dared to fight back.
Gu Qingfeng stood there, letting the two men grip his shoulders. As he undid the button on his collar, his pair of dark, tranquil eyes calmly swept over the surrounding crowd. In a firm voice, he said, "A bunch of little brats with no real skill to speak of, yet each of you is brimming with arrogance. You dare to pick a fight with me? Get lost!"
With a slight shake of his shoulders—*bang*—the two men gripping him didn't know what happened. They only felt their arms go numb, and their entire bodies were sent flying sideways, landing on the ground, howling in pain. Everyone looked over and were shocked to see that the two men's arms were completely dislocated, as if misaligned from their shoulders, instantly swelling to thicker than their thighs!
Everyone knew that this fellow surnamed Gu before them was a Foundation Establishment failure with a formidable physical body and great strength.
Yes!
Everyone knew that.
But what surprised them was that now, with over a hundred people surrounding him, and with inner sect experts like Li Sen, Yun Hong, and Ye Hui present, not only was this man unafraid, he even dared to fight back!
"No one in Yunxia Sect has ever dared to defy me! No one!"
Li Sen took a big step forward and roared, "Kneel for me!"
He raised his palm, the center of which flickered with a crackling black radiance.
This was the Black Fiend Palm!
A martial technique of considerable power. In Yunxia Sect, almost anyone who had heard Li Sen's name knew he had cultivated the Black Fiend Palm to the Great Perfection stage. Every move and gesture contained the might of the Black Fiend. Coupled with Li Sen's own cultivation at the ninth level of the Innate realm, few could withstand his full-force Black Fiend Palm. Many outer sect disciples had been seriously injured by his Black Fiend Palm, and a few had even been beaten into idiots.
Although this fellow surnamed Gu had a formidable physical body, he absolutely could not withstand this strike of Young Lord Li Sen's Black Fiend Palm.
And Li Sen aimed this Black Fiend Palm strike directly at Gu Qingfeng's head. With such a strike, this fellow surnamed Gu's skull would surely burst open!
The surrounding crowd was all waiting to enjoy the show.
To say it was fast, Li Sen's Black Fiend Palm arrived in an instant.
Gu Qingfeng neither dodged nor evaded. He merely raised his hand slightly. To everyone's surprise, he actually blocked Young Lord Li Sen's Black Fiend Palm strike!
How was this possible!
Li Sen himself also seemed extremely shocked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"You little brat, you're quite vicious!
Not only have you cultivated such a brutal martial technique like the Black Fiend Palm, but you also aimed for the crown of my head."
Gu Qingfeng had originally intended to just play around with these brats. He truly hadn't expected this little bastard to be so cruel. If it were anyone else, taking a hit from this Black Fiend Palm would likely leave them brain-dead even if they didn't die.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng's eyes, which had been narrowed, suddenly snapped open. A flash of killing intent passed through his tranquil gaze. With a sudden exertion of force—*crack*—he crushed Li Sen's wrist on the spot!
"Ahhh—" Li Sen's face turned deathly pale as he let out a shriek.
It was too fast!
Too sudden!
So fast that no one could react, so sudden that everyone was left dumbfounded.
No one had expected Gu Qingfeng to fight back, much less that his strength would be so formidable. Most shocking of all was that he acted decisively and ruthlessly—first shattering the arms of the two men, and now... now he had broken Li Sen's wrist.
Yes!
Broken.
Everyone saw clearly: one of Li Sen's hands had turned into a chicken claw, as if the bones were crushed, hanging limply.
"At such a young age, you strike with such cruelty. Today, I break your hand bones to teach you a lesson. Get lost!"
Gu Qingfeng lifted his foot and kicked Li Sen squarely in the chest. Li Sen grunted, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying sideways.
"Kill him! Kill him... Ah! My hand... Kill him!!"
Ignoring the pain in his chest, Li Sen stared at his broken wrist and screamed hoarsely!