193: Chapter 193 The Venomous Nangong Chen

Just at this moment, a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps came from both sides of the hall.

"What has happened! Why is there such a huge commotion!"

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Wanbao Pavilion?!"

More than ten guards dressed in dark armor galloped over. At the lead was a middle-aged manager in a brocade robe with a square face and an aura as deep as an abyss, surprisingly possessing the cultivation of the Seventh Layer of Nascent Soul.

His gaze swept across, and when his line of sight fell upon Nangong Chen, who was leaning against the coiling dragon pillar like a dead dog, the whole person was struck by lightning, his complexion instantly turning pale as paper, and bean-sized sweat beads poured down his forehead.

"Young Master Nangong! You... what happened to you? How did it end up like this?"

Manager Wang rushed forward in a single step, his voice even trembling.

He reached out with both hands, yet did not dare to touch him rashly, seeing that Nangong Chen's moon-white brocade robe had been soaked in blood, his right arm hanging limply down, his bones completely shattered.

That usually handsome and fair face was now twisted like a ghost, with un-dried bloodstains still hanging at the corner of his mouth.

Nangong Chen was, after all, a Young Master sent by the headquarters, and his identity was incomparably noble.

If something were to happen to him in this Cangxuan Empire branch, let alone him as a manager, even the several hundred people up and down the entire branch building would have to be buried with him!

The anger of that Fourth Elder at the headquarters was enough to wipe this Cangxuan Empire off the map!

"Manager Wang..."

Nangong Chen slowly raised his head, those slender peach-blossom eyes now completely dyed red by bloodshot veins, burning with monstrous resentment and madness in his pupils.

He stretched out a trembling finger, pointing firmly at Baili Yunche not far away who was holding the waists of three women, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth, every single word carrying a bloody taste.

"Go... kill him for me!"

His voice was hoarse and shrill, like the crying of a night owl.

"It was he who injured me! This person is utterly devoid of respect, extremely arrogant, and completely does not put Wanbao Pavilion in his eyes! He... he even humiliated me in public!"

Hearing this, Manager Wang's heart turned cold.

He turned his head, looked at Baili Yunche, and swept his Divine Sense across, his brows instantly furrowing even tighter.

Only the Ninth Layer of Golden Core?

Although he did not know why Nangong Chen had been beaten into such a state by a Cultivator at the Ninth Layer of Golden Core, he dared not disobey Nangong Chen's order.

The grandson of the Fourth Elder—even if told to go die, he would still have to comply.

"Brat!"

Manager Wang stood up, the pressure of the Seventh Layer of Nascent Soul crushing toward Baili Yunche like a massive mountain.

His expression was gloomy, and his voice was icy cold.

"Were you the one making trouble in my Wanbao Pavilion and injuring Young Master Nangong?"

"You truly have some nerve! Are you ready for how you are going to die?"

That pressure was vast like the sea, and wherever it passed, even the air seemed to congeal.

Xu Yuehuan and Liu Ruyan's complexions changed slightly, only feeling their breathing stall, as though being strangled by an invisible giant hand.

However, Baili Yunche's expression remained calm, easily neutralizing Manager Wang's pressure.

"Stop!"

A cold, sweet shout suddenly rang out. Lin Xueying's figure flashed, directly protecting Baili Yunche behind her.

Her beautiful eyes held a murderous aura, and the chilling qi of the Second Layer of Nascent Soul around her suddenly erupted, clashing head-on with the pressure of the Seventh Layer of Nascent Soul, actually stirring up visible ripples in the air.

"Manager Wang, what are you doing? Do you still regard me in your eyes?!"

Lin Xueying's tone was as icy as frost, and that peerlessly beautiful pretty face was full of anger.

Baili Yunche was her man after all, the destined person she had painstakingly searched for five years. She would absolutely not allow anyone to hurt him in front of her!

"Young Miss Lin, this..."

Manager Wang was immediately in a difficult position, the flesh on his face twitching a few times.

He cursed his luck inwardly; this was simply immortals fighting while Mortals suffered.

Lin Xueying's Lin Family was likewise one of the Four Great Families of the Wanbao Pavilion headquarters in the Dongxuan Domain, and their influence was not the slightest bit weaker than the Nangong Family.

Her grandfather was even the Third Elder of Wanbao Pavilion, a mighty figure at the Ninth Layer of Void Refining with monstrous power.

Neither of these two sides could he afford to offend!

"Young Miss Lin, he injured Young Master Nangong. This matter... it is truly difficult for us to report back!"

Manager Wang said with a hardened scalp, the sweat on his forehead flowing more and more.

"Humph!"

Lin Xueying sneered, a flash of undisguised sarcasm crossing her beautiful eyes.

She turned her head, looking down condescendingly at Nangong Chen, who was in a sorry state leaning against the pillar, her voice crisp and sarcastic.

"Nangong Chen, it was clearly you who personally proposed to compete with Baili Yunche at the same cultivation stage, and even said you would let Baili Yunche make the first move."

"Now that your skills are inferior and you were beaten into a dead dog with a single punch, what, you can't afford to lose?"

"As a grand Young Master coming from the Wanbao Pavilion headquarters, you turned out to be a good-for-nothing who can't afford to lose. Aren't you afraid people will laugh their teeth off if word gets out!"

She paused, her tone growing even sharper:

"The competition was proposed by you, and the rules were set by you. Now that you've lost, you refuse to acknowledge it and even want to bully others by abusing your power."

"The face of the Nangong Family has been completely thrown away by you!"

"Lin Xueying!"

Nangong Chen's eyes were bloodred, trembling all over with anger, and another mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.

He forcefully endured the intense pain and dizziness, roaring hoarsely:

"Are you really going to go against me for an unrelated country bumpkin? Go against the Nangong Family? Do you know what you are doing!"

Lin Xueying refused to budge an inch. She straightened her chest, her plump curves undulating slightly under the thin gauze, her beautiful eyes filled with firmness and pride.

She pronounced every single word clearly, her voice echoing through the hall.

"Baili Yunche is not a country bumpkin, he is my destined person! He is the Dao Companion that I, Lin Xueying, have acknowledged for a lifetime!"

"I kindly ask you not to pester me anymore in the future, nor to look for trouble with Baili Yunche."

"Otherwise, do not blame me, Lin Xueying, for ignoring past ties and reporting this matter to the headquarters' Enforcement Hall, accusing you of bullying the weak and ruining the reputation of Wanbao Pavilion!"

"Just based on him? Destined person?"

"How could a country bumpkin at the Ninth Layer of Golden Core possibly be your destined person!"

Nangong Chen was struck as if by lightning, his pupils violently contracting.

He stared fixedly at Lin Xueying, then looked at the calm-looking Baili Yunche behind her. The jealousy and hatred in his heart surged toward his heart like a tidal wave.

He didn't believe it!

He had pursued Lin Xueying for several years, spending countless thoughts, without even getting a single smile from her.

Yet this native from a desolate land, on what grounds?

On what grounds could he gain her favor and even become her destined person?

"Xueying, don't be fooled by him! How could he possibly be the destined person!"

"I am your destined person!"

"I, Nangong Chen, come from a noble background and have peerless talent. Only I can match up to you!"

Nangong Chen's voice carried a crying tone, that twisted face full of madness and unwillingness.

"Shut up!"

Lin Xueying sternly interrupted, a flash of disgust crossing her beautiful eyes.

She said coldly: "Baili Yunche is my destined person, and this was personally divined and determined by Mr. Qi, unquestionable."

"I kindly ask you to leave and not make me say it a second time!"

"Good! Very good!"

Nangong Chen slowly lowered his head, his voice suddenly becoming abnormally calm, so calm that it made one's hair stand on end.

He struggled to prop his body up, leaning against the pillar, those bloodred eyes staring fixedly at Baili Yunche, as if wanting to carve his appearance deep into his Soul.

"Lin Xueying, you actually joined forces with an outsider to deal with me... You just wait for me!"

He abruptly turned his head to look at Baili Yunche, the corner of his mouth suddenly curling into a cruel and malicious sneer.

"Little bastard, you wait for me! This matter is not over!"

"The humiliation of today, I, Nangong Chen, will surely return a hundredfold!"

"I will let you know that offending my Nangong Family is the most foolish decision you have ever made in your life!"

Having said that, he flicked his sleeve violently and staggered out the main gate.

[PS: Some Fellow Daoists left a message before saying they didn't have time to read morning updates, so from now on updates will be changed to around 10 PM. This chapter is considered an extra update; tomorrow's update will be around 10 PM...]