Chapter 6854 Special Lesson
Chapter 6854 Special Lesson
“You... you hit me!” the arrogant man shouted.
As he crawled up, people could see that half of his face was crushed, with bones sticking out. This girl might smile sweetly, but she struck without mercy. That disciple was furious, but he didn’t dare to retaliate.
Just then, space shook, and the elder from before reappeared. Seeing the arrogant man’s blood-stained face, he turned his cold gaze toward Long Chen.
“What is it now?!” he shouted, livid.
Inside, the elder wondered why this seemingly shrewd fellow would ignore him after he had given him face. However, Long Chen stayed silent under the elder’s furious gaze.
Xin Yu said, “It wasn’t him. I did it.”
“You...!”
Only then did the elder notice Xin Yu. Long Chen could see the helplessness in the elder's expression. While he had dared to threaten Long Chen and Zhang Gonggong, he didn’t dare to be disrespectful to Xin Yu.
“Fairy Xin Yu, what is a grand divine daughter like yourself doing? Why did you lower yourself to the level of an ordinary disciple?” asked the elder helplessly.
“It wasn’t on purpose. I saw a mosquito flying over, so I smacked it. He’s the one who threw his face into my hand. How can you blame me?” Xin Yu replied, putting her hands on her hips in righteous indignation.
“You... I...!”
In his anger, the arrogant disciple was at a loss for words. Before he could argue and mess things up, the elder pulled him aside.
“Alright, I see that it was a misunderstanding,” said the elder amicably.
“Senior, what are you doing?! I...”
The disciple stared at the elder anxiously. Was this slap really going to go unpunished?
The elder’s expression instantly turned cold. He said, “Was it not a misunderstanding? If it wasn’t, I’ll have to do a proper investigation. Your Soul Refining Sect is occupying someone else’s booth and bullying their junior gate master, causing chaos during the gathering...”
Now, the arrogant disciple realized that if he didn't let this go, it would be like slapping the elder in the face. He understood that he would then use his power against the Soul Refining Sect. This obvious threat was clear even to him.
“That’s right, it was a misunderstanding,” the arrogant disciple said.
He thickened his face and left with his people just like that.
“Hold it!” interrupted Xin Yu. “You ran into my hand! Do you think you can leave just like that?”
Hearing Xin Yu’s words, the arrogant disciple nearly spat blood, his face still bleeding. Yet, he had no choice but to accept it since she was a divine daughter, and the elder dared not offend her.
“This little fellow deserves death for running into the divine daughter. Please forgive me.”
“Next time, watch where you’re going!” Xin Yu exclaimed.
“Yes.”
The disciple hurriedly escaped with the others, as the commotion had attracted many onlookers. The longer he remained, the more his reputation could suffer. They quickly departed to report the incident.
The elder looked at Xin Yu before turning to Long Chen with a cold expression, saying, “Although it wasn’t you, you had better be more careful."
He then swept his sleeve and departed, leaving Long Chen speechless. Was this old man truly fond of targeting pushovers?
“Many thanks, divine daughter! I, Yan Li, am forever in your debt!” The youth bowed reverently to Xin Yu before finally revealing his name.
“It was nothing. Wasn’t it just swatting a mosquito? Don’t mention it,” Xin Yu giggled and waved her hand as if recalling the sensation of slapping that disciple.
“Divine daughter, you’ve offended the Soul Refining Sect for me. Their divine son will soon arrive, so you should leave for now. I will also put away my wares,” said Yan Li.
As he started to clean up, Long Chen waved the stone in his hand.
He said, “Wait a moment. Name your price for this stone.”
“The three of you have offended the Soul Refining Sect because of me. If you like it, you can treat it as a gift,” said the youth sincerely.
“I am telling you that this is a priceless treasure. I’ll give you another chance. Name your price,” urged Long Chen.
Yan Li naturally didn’t believe that the stone was a priceless treasure. After all, the Huayun Trading Company had not been able to appraise it. He thought that Long Chen was worrying about his dignity and trying to find an excuse to help him.
Feeling cared for by the three of them, Yan Li said, “Being able to meet the three of you is my life’s honor. I don’t dare ask for more. Many thanks for your good intentions!”
Seeing him in such a battered state yet still clinging to his pride without complaint, Chi Yutong and Xin Yu felt touched.
Meanwhile, Long Chen was at a loss for words. Watching Yan Li thoroughly put everything aside and prepare to leave, he let out a sigh.
“In this world, free things are the most precious. Fine, I’ll keep this stone. You can follow me temporarily.”
“Senior, I...”
Yan Li was stunned. Remaining close to Long Chen meant having his support, and it essentially signaled a declaration of war against the Soul Refining Sect.
“Call me Boss!” corrected Long Chen.
“Boss...” Yan Li’s voice trembled. Although it was a rough way of addressing someone, the word conveyed a feeling of close brotherhood.
“Wow, congratulations, Boss Long Chen!” Xin Yu giggled and cupped her fists.
Long Chen rolled his eyes. He then turned to Yan Li and said, “You can refer to her as sister-in-law,”
Yan Li was too young and didn’t think it through before saying, “Yan Li greets sister-in-law!”
“Long Chen, I’ll kill you!”
Xin Yu instantly turned red and reached out to twist Long Chen’s ear, but Long Chen deftly dodged.
Chi Yutong covered her mouth, holding back her laughter. It seemed that the mischievous Xin Yu had met her match.
However, the disciples of the Spirit Heart Sect didn’t find this funny. This joke directed at their divine daughter was a complete loss of face, but they also didn’t dare to say anything. In the end, they turned away and pretended not to see anything.
After messing around for a while, Xin Yu grabbed that stone in Long Chen’s hand. Examining it some more, she asked, “Are you sure this is a treasure?”
Long Chen seriously replied, “Would you believe me if I said it’s related to the primal chaos divine item, the Six Dao Stone?”
“Haha!” Chi Yutong and Xin Yu burst into laughter before he even finished. They both thought of that snippet from the Ten Worlds Diagram. His serious look was just like that of a con artist trying to sell a scam.
“I believe you... Haha, how could I not believe you?” Xin Yu laughed so hard she bent over, though her words suggested she believed him without any real sincerity.
Seeing Long Chen being laughed at, Yan Li felt embarrassed.
He said, “Boss... actually...”
Long Chen signaled him to stay quiet and put away the stone.
Xin Yu mocked, “Didn’t you say you previously sold off the Heaven Earth Cauldron? Don’t tell me... Are you planning on selling the Six Dao Stone too? Hahaha!”
Xin Yu burst into laughter once more.
Chi Yutong also laughed but didn’t want Long Chen to feel embarrassed, so she said, “If even the Huayun Trading Company couldn’t identify it, then this stone might truly be a priceless treasure.”
Long Chen put the stone away without further explanation. He knew it was definitely related to that green parrot. Although he didn’t like that scheming little bird, if this really was something that the green parrot needed, he would definitely have to make a killing out of it.
However, Long Chen couldn't buy this thing with money, which made things troublesome. Now, he owed a significant favor. Yet, Yan Li was still largely a child and refused Long Chen’s offer.
Long Chen appreciated this attitude and wouldn’t accept such a favor for free.
At that moment, a sharp aura radiated as a group of figures entered, filled with killing intent.
At the front was the divine son of the Soul Refining Sect, whose greetings they had rejected. Zhang Gonggong was also among this group.
“Divine daughter Xin Yu, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?” demanded the slimy divine son.
“What kind of explanation?” interrupted Long Chen.
“Brat, who do you think you are? You aren’t qualified to speak to me!” shouted the divine son contemptuously.
Without anger, Long Chen responded, “Aren’t you after my brother? Fine, then bring out the person who tried to cause him trouble. Let my brother fight him in a life-and-death battle. We will let the heavens decide who wins.”
“Long Chen?!?!”
Chi Yutong and Xin Yu jumped back. The person Xin Yu had slapped was no pushover; he was considered an elite among elites. According to their estimate, not even ten Yan Lis could defeat him.
Yan Li was also taken aback. But since his boss said so, he didn’t retort. Even if it cost him his life, he would protect the dignity of the Blazing Soul Gate. He had no intention of fleeing.
“You’re the one who said it! Fine, they can have a life-or-death match. The question is whether that brat from the Blazing Soul Gate dares to accept it!” the divine son exclaimed.
Despite knowing it was an instigation, Yan Li coldly replied, “I’ll accept!”
“Good, in that case—”
Long Chen cut off the divine son. “That dog of yours suffered a serious injury from that slap. We won’t take advantage of you. We’ll give you six hours to recover. Then, we will have a decisive battle!”
“Fine, then six hours from now, we will head to the martial stage and decide who lives and who dies!” the divine son declared.
Then, he immediately left with his people.
“Long Chen, are you serious? Yan Li’s cultivation base is too flimsy. It’ll be hard for him to beat that fellow,” said Chi Yutong.
She had expressed it as kindly as she could. But the truth was, the gap between them was so wide that Yan Li stood no chance at all.
“Is there a cultivation area here?” asked Long Chen.
“There isn’t, but there’s a testing area. We can get a private room there. What are you planning to do?”
Long Chen said, “That’s good enough. Help me get one. I’m going to put Yan Li through six hours of special training!”
“Special training?”
Chi Yutong and Xin Yu looked at him. What sort of training could be done in six hours to enable Yan Li to defeat that guy?