164: Revenge [Part 1]

"Don't come over! Don't come over... It wasn't me! It wasn't me who wanted to kill you!"

Ma Chengzong's expression was one of terror, and he shouted incoherently, kicking his legs against the ground as he retreated, seemingly having exposed some incredible secret.

However, the people in the arena didn't pay too much attention, all of them terrified into silence... Those with discernment knew that Chu Yuan might have used some kind of mental attack.

While some of the weaker ones only knew that Chu Yuan had glanced at Ma Chengzong, and the other party had turned into this state...

"Chu... Chu Yuan, what do you want to do?" a girl asked, her expression evasive and her voice lacking confidence.

It was the girl named Wen Shurong.

Chu Yuan said indifferently, "Don't you know what you've done? Do you need me to remind you?"

"I..." Wen Shurong glanced at Tian Tian behind Chu Yuan, naturally knowing what Chu Yuan was referring to.

Apart from this, she had never offended Chu Yuan...

So she bowed quite decisively, "I'm sorry, I was wrong... Tian Tian, I apologize to you!

I was muddle-headed before, deceived by them... I didn't expect to cause you such big trouble.

I will compensate you!"

"..." Chu Yuan and Tian Tian were somewhat stunned; Wen Shurong's reaction had actually confused them.

Weren't the disciples of a Martial Arts Family always high and mighty, refusing to bow their heads even in death?

How come this Wen Shurong surrendered so quickly...

To be honest, Chu Yuan had never really envisioned this scene.

If the other party wanted to go against him, he would naturally deal with them as he saw fit, but since the other party had softened, Chu Yuan glanced at Tian Tian.

Tian Tian snapped out of her daze, subconsciously about to say, 'It's fine, we're sisters'... fortunately, she stopped in time.

Now she was indeed fine, but she had once truly almost died at the hands of the alien race, and had almost implicated Chu Yuan!

So she nodded stiffly, "Mm."

Wen Shurong felt as if she had been granted amnesty and looked at Chu Yuan again.

"...You can go." Chu Yuan waved his hand in frustration. He couldn't really kill her; after all, strictly speaking, the Zhenwu Bureau had already dealt with these families and made them pay the price!

You can't settle the same debt twice, right? Chu Yuan was still a relatively reasonable person...

Forcing the other party to defect wouldn't be good for anyone.

Hoping others would have a bit more backbone, Chu Yuan looked at the crowd.

"Wen Shurong! You are truly despicable! You've lost all the face of your Wen Family!

Still apologizing? Why don't you kneel and beg that bitch to forgive you!?" A shrill voice rang out. The girl named Tang Yan did not disappoint Chu Yuan's expectations and stood out to rebuke her without hesitation.

Wen Shurong seemed not to hear it, and even ignored the mockery on Tang Yan's face, lowering her head and hurriedly leaving.

Because of the matter of plotting against Tian Tian and implicating Chu Yuan, the Family had already suffered huge losses!

She didn't know the specifics, and her Family hadn't told her; she had been in intensive training and wasn't well-informed.

But the most intuitive manifestation was that a treasure that should have been allocated to her father was taken back by the Family and reallocated to her fourth uncle... When those few people had approached her initially, she had been somewhat reluctant.

Ma Chengzong wanted to avenge Ma Chengye, who had been killed by Chu Yuan in Secret Realm No. 7.

Kong Jingrong wanted to compete for some sort of leadership role?

And Tang Yan was involved in some ambiguous relationship with Kong Jingrong... Did they really think she didn't know anything?

It was just that at the time, she really felt that her life origin had been extracted to replenish Tian Tian, and she was a bit angry in her heart.

That was why she had begged her father to retaliate.

But in reality, she had regretted it long ago...

But Tang Yan dared to scold her? Let it pass for today; there would be a reckoning in the future!

"Tian Tian, go rip her mouth open."

Tian Tian hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Chu Yuan, I can't beat her..."

"...Go on." Chu Yuan didn't explain anything and said again.

Tian Tian nodded, and the next moment she attacked Tang Yan, raising her hand to strike.

The anger in Tang Yan's eyes blazed, and without thinking, she was about to draw the long sword at her waist to slash!

But in an instant, an extreme terror rose in her heart! It was as if she had been locked onto by an unfathomable expert, and her Soul was frozen because of it! If she made even the slightest move, she would be directly killed...

Chu Yuan! It must be Chu Yuan! And only Chu Yuan!

She didn't believe Chu Yuan dared to kill her; at the very least, Chu Yuan wouldn't dare to kill her here!

So Tang Yan struggled desperately, wanting to strike.

But at this moment, her body seemed to defy her will, unable to mobilize even a shred of energy...

"Slap~"

A crisp slapping sound rang out.

Tian Tian didn't hold back, so Tang Yan was sent flying away directly...

After she landed, everyone noticed that half of her cheek was swollen high, with bloodstains hanging from the corner of her mouth.

As she opened her mouth to curse, she spat out a few blood-stained white teeth...

Some found it satisfying to watch and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Some were angry, feeling a sense of shared hatred.

They understood Chu Yuan's intention: he wanted the commoner Martial Artists whom these Martial Arts Families used to look down upon to ruthlessly humiliate Tang Yan.

To let the ants they previously despised turn the tables and trample them underfoot!

Even Chu Yuan doing this himself wouldn't work.

Because Chu Yuan was strong enough, and his status was no longer what it used to be... Only Tian Tian could do it!

The last person named by Chu Yuan, Kong Jingrong, stood out and said angrily, "Chu Yuan! Is bullying the weak interesting!?"

Chu Yuan said quietly, "You're right... Tian Tian, you tell him, is bullying the weak interesting?"

Tian Tian was even angrier than Kong Jingrong: "When you colluded with the Xiyun City Zhenwu Bureau to destroy me back then, why didn't you say that!?"

Not many among the trial-takers knew about this; they had previously guessed there was something fishy between them, but they hadn't expected it to be this big.

Colluding with the Zhenwu Bureau?

Thus, there was an uproar in the arena...

Kong Jingrong said, "Nonsense! Your Realm improvement was abnormal, and you still had the aura of the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array on you; isn't it completely normal for the Zhenwu Bureau to investigate you!?"

"Oh? Then how did you know? You aren't from Xiyun City."

"Can't I have heard about it?"

Chu Yuan was getting a bit annoyed hearing this: "Alright, I have no interest in debating with you."

"If we were to reason, we wouldn't finish in two days and two nights."

"Tian Tian, continue."

At this moment, he seemed to understand the mentality of those Martial Arts Families protecting their own.

Even he, after becoming stronger, found it hard to tolerate anyone targeting those around him, and that was just for someone like Tian Tian, who had done things for him but with whom he didn't have deep feelings.

Let alone in the Martial Arts Families, what about those descendants who shared Bloodline with the strong?

Sometimes the weak do not just represent themselves, but are an extension of the authority of the strong, which cannot be provoked.

If they were indulged, if they dared to attack Tian Tian today, would it be Yang Yi or Jiang Fei tomorrow? Would it be Han Cui or Chu Ying the day after?

Chu Yuan couldn't help but sigh; society really is a big dye vat!

In just a few short months, a pure, kind, and innocent person like him had been polluted...