404: Chapter 404 When everyone learned the reason why Xu Ruyu killed people, they were completely enraged!

Finally, a timid voice rang out from the crowd: "Fo... Former Sect Master."

It was a young female Disciple, who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, standing behind the crowd, looking timidly at Xu Ruyu.

Her name was Xiao Yue, a new Disciple who had just joined the Sect, and she did not yet quite understand the grievances and entanglements within the Sect.

Xu Ruyu looked at her and smiled.

"Yes, that is correct. This is the former Sect Master of our Hehuan Sect, Sect Leader Xiao Nianyin."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and continued: "Everyone, you all know that in the past, there were some grievances between Sect Leader Xiao and me.

Back then, at the Hehuan Sect ancestral grounds, she plotted against me and almost killed me.

Many people know about this matter."

The crowd was silent.

This matter had indeed circulated in the Sect for a while.

At that time, many people were discussing it, saying that this Sect Master, Xiao Nianyin, was too ruthless, harming even her own people.

Xu Ruyu continued: "But—"

He raised his voice, saying word by word: "Sect Leader Xiao has already received the punishment she deserved for her mistakes.

You have all seen it; she is now my Bed-warming maid.

The grievances of the past are already in the past."

The crowd's gaze fell upon Xiao Nianyin.

Xiao Nianyin still kept her head lowered, without much expression on her face, only slightly clenching her sleeves.

She could feel those gazes—some curious, some sympathetic, some complex—but she did not look up.

Xu Ruyu continued: "But as far as you are concerned, she is still your former Sect Master, and she is a part of our Hehuan Sect.

This point will never change."

He paused, his voice suddenly becoming low and cold:

"However, if I told you that not long ago, right in front of our mountain gate, members of the Taihu Clan actually set their sights on our Hehuan Sect's former Sect Master—"

Upon hearing this, the crowd was shocked!

Xu Ruyu's voice grew colder and deeper: "They were driven by lust, abducted Sect Leader Xiao, took her to a mountain cave, and wanted to do that to her—"

He did not finish his sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.

The expressions on the faces of the crowd changed from confusion to shock, and then from shock to rage!

"What?!"

"They actually dared to..."

"Abduct Sect Leader Xiao? And wanted to..."

"Those animals!"

A commotion broke out in the crowd! Some clenched their fists, some gritted their teeth, and some had fire in their eyes!

Xu Ruyu raised his hand, signaling the crowd to be quiet, and then said word by word:

"If I had not arrived in time, I fear Sect Leader Xiao would have already met with misfortune!

When I arrived, her clothes were already torn, and those people were in the middle of—"

He paused, took a deep breath, his voice filled with irrepressible fury:

"You tell me, why did I kill those Taihu Clan Disciples?"

The Martial Arts Arena instantly erupted!

"Well killed!"

"Such animals deserve to be killed!"

"Sect Master killed them right!"

"If I were the Sect Master, I would have killed them too!"

The angry roars rose wave after wave!

Zhou Daniu punched a stone pillar nearby, and the pillar cracked at the sound, with stone fragments flying everywhere!

His eyes were red, and he roared: "Those bastards! I want to tear them into ten thousand pieces!"

The tall and thin Disciple was no longer "cowardly," clenching his fists and gritting his teeth: "They are bullying us too much! Do they really think our Hehuan Sect has no one left?!"

Those female Disciples were even shaking with anger.

The round-faced female Disciple had tears in her eyes and said angrily: "How dare they! How could they do such a thing!"

That Senior Sister said coldly: "Today, I will let them know the consequences of bullying women!"

Those Taihu Clan Disciples had bullied them before, and they had endured it.

But now, those people actually dared to do such a thing to the former Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect—this was no longer bullying, this was a naked insult!

It was a provocation to the entire Hehuan Sect!

In the crowd, an older Disciple stood out. His name was Li Mo, a long-time Disciple who had followed the Grand Elder for many years, and he had always been steady. But at this moment, his eyes were also full of rage.

"Sect Master!" he said in a deep voice, "Sect Leader Xiao may have done things against you in the past, but she is, after all, the Sect Master of our Hehuan Sect!

If those people bully her, they are bullying our entire Hehuan Sect!

This debt must be settled!"

"Right! It must be settled!"

"We cannot let them go!"

The crowd was agitated, and everyone's eyes were red!

Xu Ruyu watched this scene and nodded secretly.

This was the effect he wanted.

Xiao Nianyin stood behind him, listening to these roars, feeling slightly surprised in her heart.

She did not expect that these Disciples, whom she had once ignored, would be so angry and so protective of her after she was humiliated.

She lowered her head, not letting others see her expression.

Xu Ruyu raised his hand again, signaling the crowd to be quiet.

He waited for the noise to subside before slowly speaking:

"Originally, the fact that the Taihu Clan provided help and was willing to give us shelter when our Hehuan Sect was in trouble was a huge favor.

I, Xu Ruyu, will keep it in mind.

I will never forget Lady Qingli's kindness."

He paused, his tone shifting, his voice becoming cold:

"However, some people within the Taihu Clan, led by Mo Feng, because of an old feud with Lady Qingli, thought that the arrival of our Hehuan Sect would boost Lady Qingli's Aura after we settled on Tianyin Mountain, so they targeted us everywhere!"

"Especially after I passed their Nine Trials and broke the Taihu Clan's thousand-year-old record, Mo Feng and the others viewed me as a thorn in their side, repeatedly sending people to our mountain gate in secret to disturb my cultivation and bully the members of our Hehuan Sect!"

The more he spoke, the louder his voice became, and the more imposing his Aura grew:

"Previously, Mo Ran brought people to block me on the mountain road, wanting to compete with me, and after losing, he bit back, saying that I had injured a Core Disciple of the Taihu Clan!

You all remember those things, right?"

The crowd said in unison: "We remember!"