23: Chapter 23: The College Abandons Cheng Yuan, So Audacious
Some people did not follow the main group and leave; several of them gathered together. Upon closer inspection, they were all the people who had gambled with Jiang Xuan last time. They harballed some dissatisfaction towards Jiang Xuan.
“Hmph, that Jiang Xuan truly fears nothing. Before, it was fine; although he caused a big commotion, it was still within the academy’s rules.
Now, he dares to go to the academy and directly kill someone. What is this if not utterly reckless?” someone cursed angrily.
“Hehe, in my opinion, he’s just courting death. Let’s go, we’ll report him to the Enforcement Hall. Those people are all merciless individuals; if they know what Jiang Xuan did, they definitely won’t let him off!”
“We might even get a reward for reporting him. Hahahaha!” After speaking, the few of them laughed and headed towards the Enforcement Hall.
On Jiang Xuan’s side, the group grew larger and larger along the way. As soon as they heard that Jiang Xuan was going to the academy to kill someone, and that it was Cheng Yuan, they all joined the group. This was a monumental event; how could they not witness it?
They wanted to see where Jiang Xuan got the courage to do such an arrogant thing. The last incident only spread in the Outer Courtyard, but today’s matter would likely even alarm the Inner Courtyard.
At Cheng Yuan’s location, the maid Xiao Lian was just packing her luggage and about to leave when a series of footsteps came from a distance. She looked up in confusion.
“This... why are there so many people? Where are they going? Did something big happen again?” She felt strange and a little regretful. If she wasn’t in a hurry to run an errand for her Young Miss, she would definitely have gone to join the fun.
However, before she had walked a few steps, she felt something was wrong. “Eh, those people, why are they coming this way?” Upon a closer look, there were two people in front, and everyone else was following behind them.
“That’s... Ye Wushuang, and Jiang Xuan!” When the two parties were only dozens of meters apart, she finally confirmed that they were indeed coming towards her.
Feeling that something was amiss, she quickly ran back, shouting as she ran, “Young Miss, Young Miss, come out quickly.”
Inside the house, Cheng Yuan heard the shouts and was slightly displeased. She pushed open the door and saw Xiao Lian rushing towards her, her expression slightly angry. “Didn’t I tell you to go to Qinglin City? Why are you running back and shouting?”
“Young Miss, something... something has happened, he, they...” Xiao Lian pointed outside the door with her finger, stammering and unable to speak clearly.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Yuan’s brows furrowed even deeper. “What happened? Why are you so flustered? What a sight!”
She ignored the other person and walked out the door on her own. It wasn’t a big deal not to look, but when she did, she was startled. There were dense figures, at least several thousand people.
She calmed herself and looked at the two people in front. She recognized one of them, the number one person in the Outer Courtyard, Ye Wushuang. “What is he doing here, and bringing so many people?”
She then looked to the side, “Boom!!” Instantly, she felt as if struck by five bolts of lightning. It was a face she couldn’t be more familiar with.
“Thud, thud, thud.” Cheng Yuan felt as if all the strength had been drained from her body; she couldn’t even stand steadily, her body recoiling a few steps, almost falling to the ground. Xiao Lian quickly reached out to support her.
She couldn’t believe her eyes. She turned to look at Xiao Lian, her lips trembling as she asked, “The Jiang Xuan you mentioned, is it... is it the one next to Ye Wushuang?”
“Yes, it’s him, the one who won the bet.”
Hearing Xiao Lian’s answer, Cheng Yuan finally confirmed it. It really was the Jiang Xuan she knew, the Jiang Xuan whose feelings she had deceived, whose Spiritual Bone she had dug out, and whose Cultivation she had crippled. But why was it him, and how could it be him?
Subsequently, she calmed down. Even if it was him, so what? This was the academy; surely he wouldn’t dare to act here. Thinking this, she steadied her mind, shook off the maid’s hands, and waited silently.
After a short while, Jiang Xuan arrived at the doorway and immediately saw Cheng Yuan in the courtyard.
“Fair skin and beautiful face, eyes like silken threads. No wonder the original owner was so infatuated. She indeed has the capital.” He frowned; the obsession within him reached its peak upon seeing Cheng Yuan.
He suppressed the displeasure in his heart, his gaze deep and cold, and sneered, “Hehe, Young Miss Cheng, long time no see.”
Cheng Yuan’s face was cold, and her tone contemptuous. “Indeed, I never expected you to reach this point.”
The onlookers outside heard their conversation and suddenly understood. “So they know each other. It seems like they have a grudge.”
Jiang Xuan said coldly, “What, do you regret not killing me directly back then?”
“Hahaha... What a joke, I regret? Jiang Xuan, although I don’t know how you recovered your Cultivation and came here, what does it matter?
You are ultimately a useless person with no background. Here, I can still cripple you. You are destined to live in my shadow forever!”
“Hehe, don’t be in such a hurry to cripple me. I came today to give you a gift.” A strange smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Xuan’s mouth, and he said in a cold voice.
Looking at Jiang Xuan’s eerie smile, an ominous premonition rose in Cheng Yuan’s heart.
“Bang!” Jiang Xuan waved his hand, and a round object fell to the ground, rolling to Cheng Yuan’s feet.
Upon seeing what was in front of her, Cheng Yuan’s face instantly turned pale! It was actually the head of Cheng Yuannian, the head of the Cheng Family.
“Father!!!” Cheng Yuan collapsed to the ground, her previously rosy face devoid of any color, her pale lips trembling uncontrollably.
Suddenly, she sharply raised her head, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Jiang Xuan, and roared like a madwoman, “You killed my father, you! I’ll kill you!”
Cheng Yuan’s Cultivation at Perfection of Na Ling erupted, and she charged straight at Jiang Xuan. Jiang Xuan sneered, “Hmph, overestimating yourself.”
To be rated as one of the two great beauties of the Outer Courtyard sometimes isn’t just about appearance, but also about Cultivation. To Cultivate to Perfection of Na Ling at this age is already considered a Genius. However, in front of Jiang Xuan, she was like a worthless chicken.
Jiang Xuan’s figure flickered, instantly appearing before Cheng Yuan. He said faintly, “After so long, is this all the strength you have?” After speaking, he raised his leg, “Bang!” and kicked Cheng Yuan flying.
Her body flew backward, “Crash!”, smashing the door to pieces.
“Ugh...” A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from her mouth, and Cheng Yuan clutched her stomach, kneeling on the ground in pain.
“Such speed!” Ye Wushuang was greatly alarmed. “This guy, something is indeed wrong with him. Who exactly is he? How can such a person appear in the Outer Courtyard?”
Jiang Xuan slowly walked to Cheng Yuan’s front, bent down, and whispered in her ear, “Your father said when he died that you would avenge him. Now it seems, you can’t do it.
Will he say you are incompetent in the underworld? Also, your Cheng Family now doesn’t even have a single ant alive; I gave the order.”
Cheng Yuan’s body stiffened. She laboriously raised her head, her eyes filled with deep hatred. “Jiang Xuan, you are a demon; you will not have a good end!”
“Tsk tsk, what a wonderful gaze.” Jiang Xuan praised with a smile, then his expression changed, his eyes sharp, and his tone chilling. “Cheng Yuan, have you forgotten what you did? In this world, there is cause and effect.
When you conspired with others to harm me, did you ever consider today? When your father colluded with the Hegemon Sect Elder to wipe out my entire Jiang Family, did you ever consider today!”
“Now you call me a demon, how ridiculous. I merely returned what you did to you.” Jiang Xuan stood up, an Aura of supreme dominance emanating from him, and slowly said, “If this counts as a demon, then I shall be the Lord of Demons!”
After speaking, he turned around, Spiritual Qi surging in his hand, his five fingers forming a claw, and said in a cold voice, “It’s time to end this!”
“Stop!” Just as Jiang Xuan was about to strike, a loud shout came.
However, Jiang Xuan ignored it, his eyes turning cold. Then, his five fingers extended, “Bang!” striking Cheng Yuan’s Dantian.