412: Chapter 412 Nothing is more shameless than Mo Feng, who even wants to bite back.

When Elder Mo Feng arrived with dozens of Taihu Clan elites, what he saw was a scene of utter chaos.

Hundreds of Taihu Clan Disciples lay scattered on the ground; some were clutching their faces and wailing, some were curled up holding their stomachs, and others were huddled in balls, trembling.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and sweat, intermittently broken by the sound of faint groans.

Those young Disciples, who were usually so arrogant, were now bruised and battered, their clothes torn to shreds, looking utterly wretched.

Some had faces covered in blood, making it impossible to tell if it was from a nosebleed or a split lip; some had torn clothes revealing black and blue skin; others held their arms or legs, groaning in pain, clearly having suffered broken bones.

On the Hehuan Sect side, over three hundred people stood in neat formation. Although some had sustained injuries, they were all in high spirits, their eyes filled with excitement and satisfaction.

Zhou Daniu stood at the very front, covered in blood—all of it belonging to others—grinning to reveal two rows of white teeth. He gripped a handful of Spirit Stones snatched from the Taihu Clan Disciples, tossing them up and catching them every so often, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.

Li Ergou stood beside him. Although thin, he stood straight, wearing an expression that said, "I had a great fight today."

Sun Xiaohua, Zhou Xiaolian, and a few other female Disciples also stood in the front row. Though their hair was slightly disheveled, they all held their heads high, their eyes full of pride.

Zhao Tiezhu was even shirtless, revealing his sturdy muscles. There were a few bloodstains on his chest, but he didn't seem to notice, talking and laughing loudly with the Senior Brothers beside him, recounting how he had sent the Taihu Clan people crying for their parents with every punch.

Elder Mo Feng's face was terrifyingly livid, and his eyes seemed ready to spit fire.

He had arrived aggressively with dozens of elite Cultivators, expecting to see the Hehuan Sect besieged and Xu Ruyu bowing his head to beg for mercy. He never expected to see his own people beaten until they were looking for their teeth on the ground!

The elite Cultivators behind him also looked shocked. Some whispered:

"Is... is this the work of the Hehuan Sect?"

"Weren't they supposed to be trash? How..."

Others knelt to check the injuries of the wounded, their expressions growing heavier the more they looked.

"Xu Ruyu!"

Elder Mo Feng roared, his voice like a thunderclap, shaking the leaves from the trees. A few nearby Hehuan Sect Disciples instinctively covered their ears.

"You have some nerve! Daring to beat my Taihu Clan people! Do you know what you are doing? You are making an enemy of the entire Taihu Clan!"

Xu Ruyu looked at him and smiled slightly. That smile was full of mockery. He walked forward unhurriedly, stopping three zhang away from Elder Mo Feng, and looked at him calmly.

"Elder Mo Feng, you've come at just the right time. I was just about to settle scores with you."

"Settle scores?" Elder Mo Feng laughed in extreme anger, his laughter sharp and piercing, echoing before the empty mountain gate. "You, an outsider, kill my clansmen and beat my clansmen on Taihu Clan territory, and you have the nerve to settle scores with me? Xu Ruyu, what do you think you are? Do you think that just because the Clan Chief named you a Saint Master, you can really ride on the heads of us in the Taihu Clan?"

The elite Cultivators behind him echoed his sentiments, cursing clamorously.

"Exactly! An outsider, how dare you run wild on our Taihu Clan territory?"

"You killed our people and injured so many. You must give us an explanation today!"

"Seize him! Hand him over to the Law Enforcement Hall!"

Xu Ruyu ignored the clamor, only looking at Elder Mo Feng. His voice was calm but carried a power that could not be ignored: "Elder Mo Feng, I ask you, do you know why I killed Senior Brother Zhou and the others?"

Elder Mo Feng's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "I don't care about the reason! You, an outsider, have no right to punish my Taihu Clan Disciples! Even if they made a mistake, it should be handled by our Law Enforcement Hall, not by you! Who do you think you are? You are just a piece of trash at the Qi Refinement Stage! Do you think that because you have the Clan Chief backing you, you can do whatever you want on our Taihu Clan territory?"

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and his voice grew louder, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment he had accumulated over these days: "Xu Ruyu, I tell you, this is Tianyin Mountain, this is Taihu Clan territory! It is not your Hehuan Sect! You killed our people, beat our people, and today you must pay the price!"

Xu Ruyu laughed, a smile full of sarcasm. The laugh was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly: "Oh? So Elder Mo Feng means that Senior Brother Zhou and the others did nothing wrong? They abducted our former Hehuan Sect Sect Master, tore her clothes, and wanted to commit an act of indecency against her—none of this is wrong?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many of the Taihu Clan Disciples who were crawling on the ground revealed expressions of shock.

The wailing gradually subsided, replaced by whispering.

"What? Senior Brother Zhou and the others... abducted Xiao Nianyin?"

"Tore her clothes? Wanted to be indecent? This... how is this possible?"

"No way? Although Senior Brother Zhou and the others like to play around, they wouldn't do something like this, would they?"

Some were skeptical, some were suspicious, and others began to recall Senior Brother Zhou's usual conduct, their expressions gradually turning ugly.

Elder Mo Feng's expression changed, and he snapped: "Xu Ruyu, stop spouting nonsense! Senior Brother Zhou and the others just wanted to communicate with Xiao Nianyin, where was there any indecency? You killed people first, and now you are splashing dirty water on the dead. You are simply shameless!"

He turned to the Taihu Clan crowd behind him: "Fellow clansmen, listen, this Xu Ruyu killed people and still wants to slander the deceased! Senior Brother Zhou and the others are already dead, there is no proof, so he can say whatever he wants? I could even say he set a trap to frame them!"

"Communicate?" Xu Ruyu's voice suddenly turned cold, as cold as midwinter ice. "Abducting someone to a cave, binding their hands, gagging them, tearing their clothes—this is called communicating?"