Chapter349:FearCreepstotheEdgeofOne’sCourage!

Nottomention,theyarejustlowlyouterdisciplesoftheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,whoanyonecanbully.

"Hiss…"

BeforeZhangQingcouldfinishhissentence,thefigureofSuYiinfrontofhimhadalreadydisappearedlikeaghost,asifithadturnedintoalingeringshadow,andhadgonefaraway.

…

Stillthesamequaintcourtyardconnected,thebluestonefloormottled,bearingthevicissitudesoftime.

Dozensofyoungmenandwomen,somelyingontheground,tooweaktostand.Theirfaceswerepaleandtheirhairdisheveled,blooddribblingfromtheirmouths.

Therewerestillafew,barelyholdingswordstosupporteachotherandleaningoneachothertogether.

Nevertheless,theirmouthcornerswerealsodrippingwithfreshblood,theirhairwasdisheveled,andtheirclotheswerestainedredwithblood,lookingpatheticandmiserable.

XuJiahuiwasalsopresentinthescene,withblooddrippingandherhairstrandsstainedwithblood.Herfacewaspaleasashandherbodylayontheground,unabletogetup.Buthereyeswerestillfullofadeterminedspirit.

"XuJiahui,doyoureallythinkyoucanbecarefreewiththatkidhere?Isaiditbefore,Iwillabsolutelynotletthatkidoffthehook!"

Thesoundofresentmentwaspiercing;TengMingstoodnexttoXuJiahui,lookingdownatherwithhateinhiseyes.

Atthismoment,TengMing’srighthandhasbeentiedupwithabandage.Itseemsthathehastakenahealingpill,andhispalecomplexionhasimprovedalot.

XuJiahui,strugglingtositup,supportedtheswordinherhandsandlookedatthefiftyorsoteenagersinfrontofher.Hergazesweptoverthemandshesaid,"Youhavegonetoofar.ElderSuwillnotletyouoffwhenhereturns."

"Withyourlotofmisfits,ElderSuwouldpunishusforyou?Whatajoke!"

TengMingcoldlysmiled.Lookingathishandboundwithabandage,hiseyesfullofhategrewafewmorepoints.

"TengMing,hasthatkidarrivedyet?"

Notfaraway,ateenagerofabouteighteenornineteenyearsoldspokeup.Hisfacewasquitehandsomeandhisclose-fittinglonggownaddedabitoftemperamenttohim,makinghimabeautifulyouth.However,therewassomegloomylookinhiseyes.

Aroundthisyoungmanweresevenoreightyouthsofsimilarage,dresseddifferentlybutwithamoreobviousoveralltemperamentandatmospherethantheremainingforty-plusyoungmen.

Uponseeingtheteenagerintight-fittinglongclothing,TengMingsuddenlyturnedaround,hisfacestretchingintoasmilewithahintofcoquetryandsaid,"MartialBrotherWangQin,thatkidshouldbearrivingsoon.Whenhegoes,pleasedoteachhimalessonforme!"

"IhaveagoodrelationshipwithMartialBrotherTengGuang.Youarehisyoungerbrother,soifyouarebullied,Iwillnaturallyhelpyouputanendtoit."

TheteenagercalledWangQinnoddedslightly,lookingatTengMingwithahintofcontempt.

Ifitwasn’tforhiselderbrother,TengMing,howwouldhehavecomeforward?

However,thekidwhooffendedTengMingisjustanouterdisciple.Itwouldn’ttakehimmuchefforttoteachthatkidalesson,anditwouldbeagestureofgoodwillinfrontofTengGuang.

OnceTengGuangbecomesadirectdisciple,itisnaturalthathewillreceivemanybenefits.Thisinvestmentwillcertainlynotbealoss.

ListeningtoWangQin’swords,TengMingwasevenmoreconfidentinhisheart.Thatkiddaredtohurthimandmadehimlosefacethistime.

Especiallywiththehandinjury,hewasunabletoparticipateinthecompetitionwithintheschoolsoonafter.ThismeanthewouldlosethechanceofbecominganInnerDisciple-itwasimpossibleforTengMingnottoberesentful!

"Swoosh…"

Agustofwindbroughtwithitthesoundofdistanthooves,andafiguregallopedquicklytowardsthem.

Arowofeyessuddenlylookedtowardsthefront.

Thatfigureappearedinthefieldinablinkofaneye,withblackhairfloatingbehindhisshoulders.Hewasslimbuttall,withdeepeyesandabrokenswordonhisback,whichwasveryeye-catching.

SuYicameinahurrywhenheheardthatXuJiahuiwasseriouslyinjured,andimmediatelyrushedhere.

AsSuYigazedateverythinginthescene,hisfacegraduallybecameashenandhiseyesflickeredwithafaintredlight.

"It’shim,it’sthatboy."

AmongthegroupofouterdisciplesthatcamewithTengMing,therewereafewpeoplewhohadsufferedagreatlossearlierthatmorning.Uponseeingtheteenageboy,theycouldn’thelpbutgaspinshockandawe.

AmongWangQinandeightornineotherolderteenagers,theireyeswerequitecuriousastheylookedatSuYi.

AfterfindingthatSuYiwasindeedayoungman,WangQinandtheothersdidn’ttakeitseriouslyandalloftheirfacesheldafaintsmileofridicule.

WangQinwassurroundedbyseveralyoungsters,theirfacesdisplayingamixtureofschadenfreudeandenthusiasmtowatchthefun.

OfthedozenorsoouterdisciplesontheThirty-SixthSwordPeakwhohavesufferedsevereinjuries,therewasahintofjoyintheireyes,filledwithanticipation.

"SuYi,hurryandgo!Therearemanyofthemandtheyhaveinnerdisciplestoo,you…won’tbeabletobeatthem!"

UponseeingSuYiapproaching,XuJiahui’spalefacechangeddrastically.Withsomanyinnerdisciplesandtensofouterdisciples,nomatterhowstrongSuYiwas,hecouldn’tpossiblybeamatchforsomanypeople.

AsingleInnerDiscipleisalreadyverypowerful.

AnyinnerdisciplecouldbeatacultivationlevelhigherthantheYuanXuanRealm,makingXuJiahuiworryforSuYi.

"Poof…"

Whenthevoicefell,bloodsurgedinherbody,andXuJiahuiopenedhermouthagaintospitoutamouthfuloffreshblood.

SuYiclenchedhisfiststightly,gazingattheseverelyinjuredXuJiahui,andhisfacewasbecomingincreasinglysolemn.

WhenTengMingsawSuYiforthefirsttime,ashudderranthroughhisheart,andhefeltaninexplicablefear,likeamouseencounteringatiger.

Theinvisibleaura,especiallythegaze,gaveTengMinganinexplicablepalpitationandmadehimwanttoretreat.

ButwithWangQinhere,andafewinnerdisciples,plusthefortyorfiftyouterdisciplesonthemountain,withsomanyhelperspresent,couldn’ttheydealwiththisonelittleboy?

Thinkingofthis,TengMingsilentlytookadeepbreath,suppressingthefearinhisheart.Withacoldsmileonhisface,hecoldlysaidtoSuYi,"Youfinallyshowedyourself,didn’tyou?Ialreadytoldyou,Iwon’tletyougetaway.Youcan’tsquirmforlong!"

SuYistaredintentlyatTengMing,hisfistsalreadyclenched,anda’cracking’soundemanatingfromthejointsofhisfists.HethendivertedhisgazetoXuJiahui,walkingforwardstepbystep,asking"MissJiahui,howareyou?"

"I’mfine,goquickly,Idon’tneedyoutolookafterme,theywouldn’tdaretodoanythingtous,afterall,outerdisciplesarealsodisciplesofDivineSwordSchool,theywouldn’tdaretotakeourlives!"

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😂)

XuJiahuiwasworriedandwaslettingSuYileave.

XuJiahuiknewthatTengMingandtheothershadcometotakerevengeonSuYiandwouldnotlethimoffeasily.

Inthemorning,itwasbecauseofthemthatSuYiwentaheadandbeatTengMing.

Intheend,thisistheiraffair,andhasnothingtodowithSuYi.

"Shutup,youshamelessslave,Ican’tkillyou,butIcanbreakyourcultivationbase,makingyouunabletocultivateanymore!"

AsSuYiwalkedcloserstepbystep,aninvisiblepressurewasgettingcloserandcloser.TengMingpaled,hisheartwastrembling.HearingXuJiahui’swords,hewasscaredandnervousandinstantlykickedXuJiahuifiercely.

"Bang!"

XuJiahuiwasdirectlykickedaway,andwitha’puff’soundfromhermouth,anothermouthfulofbloodwasspatoutandshefellheavilytotheground.