49: Chapter 49 Aggressive

Long Daoyi seemed to sense Ling Yichen's thoughts, his expression turning slightly awkward.

Ling Yichen immediately restrained all his emotions; mocking others was wrong.

Just because you haven't seen something, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Just like the existence of another world.

If someone had told him before he transmigrated that another world truly existed, he would not have believed it.

But now... he himself was in another world!

Likewise, perhaps plants really do have souls? It’s just that no one has discovered it yet.

Thinking of this, Ling Yichen raised his hand and patted Long Daoyi on the shoulder, saying seriously, "Teacher Long, keep it up, you will definitely succeed."

At the same time, he also turned his head to look at the old man and said, "Old sir, you will definitely succeed as well."

However, the old man shook his head and chuckled: "Who knows? I'm already at this age; I just hope to achieve something in my remaining years."

Ling Yichen didn't say anything more.

Just at this moment, the entire small building suddenly shook violently, causing dust to fall from the building in a continuous stream.

Before Ling Yichen could speak, Long Daoyi and the old man's expressions changed, and they both looked outside simultaneously.

They saw several tall, burly young men outside the small building attacking the protective barrier!

Seeing this, Long Daoyi immediately cried out: "Oh no, the people from the Discipline Hall have found us."

The old man's face also turned ugly. He rushed out and cursed at those young men: "Where did you little brats come from? How dare you run wild on my turf!"

As he spoke, he bent down to pick up a few pebbles from the flowerbed and threw them at the young men.

The protective barrier was actually one-way; it couldn't be attacked from the outside, but one could attack from the inside.

The old man's cultivation level was unknown, but the stones he threw faintly emitted a whistling sound as they cut through the air, hitting the young men with precision.

The young men let out yelps of pain, but they didn't stop. While continuing to attack the barrier, they roared: "Chan Yiming, you old rascal, hurry up and release the person, or I'll smash this crappy barrier of yours!"

Ling Yichen finally learned that the old man's name was Chan Yiming.

The old man didn't care about being scolded; he just kept throwing stones and replied: "Pfft, you little brats think you can break my protective barrier? Go back to your mother's arms and drink milk for a few more years before you try."

When it came to bickering, the old man really didn't lose out at all.

It was obvious that he had often engaged in verbal sparring when he was young.

However, Long Daoyi said with some concern: "Teacher, although their strength is only C-Rank Low, they won't be able to break our defensive barrier for a while, but this barrier has been around for quite some time, and I'm afraid it won't hold for much longer."

The old man's beard bristled, and he glared back at Long Daoyi: "Do you think I don't know that? Do I need you to tell me? Do you think I'm not trying to figure out a solution?"

Seeing this, Ling Yichen sighed softly.

This matter had started because of him; he couldn't implicate the two of them. He immediately said: "Old sir, why don't you let me go out?"

The old man glanced back at him and shook his head firmly: "It's fine, don't worry. Even if they break the barrier, so what? Do they really dare to make a move against this old bag of bones?"

"Although I don't have much ability, I am, at the very least, an Honorary Elder of the school. If they dare to lay a hand on this Honorary Elder, then even having nine lives wouldn't be enough to pay the price."

Mentioning this, Long Daoyi's expression improved slightly, and he comforted Ling Yichen: "Yeah, don't worry. If Teacher risks his old life, he can still protect you."

Ling Yichen gave an awkward smile.

This statement—was it meant to reassure him or not? How could he bear the thought of such an old man risking his life for him!

However, he didn't say anything more, but just watched quietly. If the old man were truly in danger, he wouldn't hold back; he would rush out and annihilate the people from the Discipline Hall.

The old man threw stones while cursing at the young men; although it was one against many, he didn't fall behind in the slightest.

The young men were unable to break the protective barrier for a long time, and instead were left in pain from being hit by the stones.

After attacking for a while, they chose to give up. However, they didn't leave, but retreated some distance so the stones couldn't hit them.

"Hmph, Chan Yiming, you old rascal, wait until the Deputy Hall Master arrives; let's see if you can still hide in that turtle shell."

The group cursed and then waited quietly for someone.

A moment later, a slightly chubby middle-aged man slowly appeared in everyone's line of sight.

As soon as the middle-aged man appeared, Long Daoyi's expression turned extremely ugly.

"Damn, Xu Tiansheng is here."

The old man's face also grew grave.

"Who is Xu Tiansheng? Is he strong?" Ling Yichen asked.

Long Daoyi immediately explained: "Xu Tiansheng is from the Xu Family and is also the Deputy Hall Master of the Discipline Hall. His strength has reached B-Rank Intermediate; he is very strong!"

As soon as Long Daoyi finished speaking, the slightly chubby middle-aged man named Xu Tiansheng walked up to the protective barrier and gently raised his hand, placing it on the barrier.

The next second, the protective barrier emitted a crisp sound like breaking glass.

Crack~

Then, the entire protective barrier began to disintegrate inch by inch, eventually dissipating into the void.

With that, the small building's only protection vanished.

The next second, Xu Tiansheng lifted his foot and stepped forward. An afterimage instantly appeared, and then this Xu Tiansheng was right in front of the old man, only half a step away.

"Hiss~ So fast!"

Ling Yichen couldn't help but gasp, the hairs all over his body standing on end.

Because it was simply too fast.

Xu Tiansheng's previous position was at least a hundred meters away from the old man.

Yet, with just a single step, he had already arrived in front of the old man.

Teleportation?

Shrinking the ground to an inch?

That's fucking terrifying!

At this moment, Ling Yichen also felt an extremely strong threat.

If someone like this were to fight him, he feared he would be blown to pieces before he could even react.

"As expected of a B-Rank Expert; I'm no match for him right now!"

Ling Yichen marveled silently in his heart.

Although he might not die on the spot, after all, he was considered immortal.

But he also had a drawback: once his body was blown apart, it needed time to fuse back together.

If someone were to collect all his flesh and blood during this time, leaving not even a single cell behind, and then destroy them, he would still die.

Therefore, he was now exceptionally vigilant, wary that this Xu Tiansheng might make a move against him.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that his decision to create an external avatar was extremely wise.

He also felt that injecting Worms and Spirit Worms into other people's bodies was extremely wise.

As long as one Worm survived, he would not die.

It was just that he would have to start his cultivation all over again.

Just as he was thinking about these things, the slightly chubby middle-aged man, Xu Tiansheng, spoke.

"Elder Chan, you have overstepped your bounds this time!"

A simple sentence, yet it created an extremely terrifying pressure on the scene.

Even Ling Yichen felt his breathing become heavy.

Especially when Xu Tiansheng finished speaking and swept a faint glance at him, he immediately felt a tightness in his chest, as if a huge boulder were pressing down on it, making it uncomfortable.

Fortunately, at this moment, the old man shifted sideways, blocking in front of him.

Ling Yichen immediately felt the pressure lessen significantly, and he felt much better overall. He couldn't help but look at the old man gratefully.

"Hmph, overstepped my bounds? Xu Tiansheng, is it me who has overstepped my bounds, or is your Discipline Hall being too reckless?"

"This child only just arrived at the school today, yet you in the Discipline Hall are targeting him and want to put him to death. Is this the rule of your Discipline Hall?"

Xu Tiansheng, upon hearing this, was neither anxious nor impatient. He naturally knew about Ling Yichen's situation and also knew that Ling Yichen hadn't actually done anything significant.

However~

If the Six Great Families wanted him dead, then he had to die; there was no room for negotiation.

Who told this brat to seduce the Goddess the moment he arrived and attract the Goddess's attention?

He continued: "The affairs of the Discipline Hall are not for you to manage, Elder Chan. If you have any opinions or dissatisfaction, you are welcome to report it to the Council. However, you two master and disciple trespassed into our Discipline Hall and even killed two of our Discipline Hall directors; this account needs to be settled."

"I won't make things difficult for you. Just let me take that kid away, and have your useless disciple cut off his own hands and feet, and I can let this matter go."

Upon hearing this, cold light bloomed in Ling Yichen's eyes.

Taking him away was one thing, but to actually demand that Long Daoyi cut off his own hands and feet—and to call that "not making things difficult"? Fuck you.

At this moment, endless rage erupted within his heart.

This Xu Tiansheng was relying on his own powerful strength to be aggressive; it was simply too much.

Of course, it wasn't just him who was angry; Long Daoyi and the old man were also furious.

Long Daoyi had low strength and didn't dare to confront Xu Tiansheng head-on, so he didn't say anything, just stood in the back, fuming silently.

The old man, however, cursed loudly: "Bullshit! You people in the Discipline Hall are all beasts who defy the natural order. If they died, it was justice served! And you dare to come here and spout such nonsense? Even if I have to keep you here today, I will not let you take him away!"

As he spoke, the old man seemed to have made up his mind. With a roar, in an instant, the ground surrounding the small building suddenly exploded, kicking up sprays of water vapor. Then, from within this water vapor, all kinds of insects rushed out.

There were frogs with grass growing on their backs, scorpions with tails that split into axe blades, venomous snakes with legs growing from their bellies, ants with wings on their backs...

They were all kinds of Poisonous Insects, and their numbers were immense.

Once these Poisonous Insects appeared, they instantly swept across the flowerbed outside the small building, covering it in an instant and forming a sea of Poisonous Insects.