What audacity!
There were three men standing in the Hundred Weapons Hall.
Chu Xingyun was familiar with two of them. They were Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo.
As for the third person, he was a burly old man in his sixties. His entire body was covered in a dark red robe. His facial features were cold, and his silver hair was like short needles. His eyes emitted an intimidating aura.
His name was Hu Shen, and he belonged to the Internal Affairs faction.
When Chu Xingyun saw the three of them, the three of them also saw Chu Xingyun. Their gazes turned gloomy, and their brows were tightly knitted together. Their eyes emitted a cold brilliance.
"Enemies always meet. This saying is true!" Chu Xingyun looked at the three of them and laughed coldly in his heart.
After the Battle of the Pinnacle, Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo were stripped of their positions as Sword Masters by Fan Wujie. From then on, they were reduced to ordinary Outer Sect Elders, responsible for the trivial matters of the Outer Sect.
However, Chu Xingyun did not expect that he would meet the two of them here.
Chu Xingyun thought so, and so did Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo. Their hearts were filled with astonishment.
The two of them glared at Chu Xingyun and gritted their teeth. A chill ran down their spines, and their bodies tensed up subconsciously. They were like ferocious beasts that saw their prey. They wanted to skin Chu Xingyun alive.
The grudge between them was too deep. Unless they fought to the death, it would never disappear.
Hu Shen stood between the two parties. When he saw Chu Xingyun appear, his expression did not change much. He did not interact much with Chu Xingyun, and they had never fought openly.
However, the grudge between Chu Xingyun and the Internal Affairs Branch was quite complicated. As the swordmaster of the Internal Affairs Branch, from the perspective of the faction, it was destined that he wouldn't be close to Chu Xingyun.
Glancing at the three of them, Chu Xingyun continued to stride forward, his expression indifferent.
"You're just a fox trying to intimidate others!"
Just as Chu Xingyun and Chang Chixiao crossed paths, a faint mocking voice reached Chu Xingyun's ears, causing his expression to change abruptly.
"Were you the one who spoke just now?" Chu Xingyun stopped and looked at Chang Chixiao coldly.
Chang Chixiao didn't say anything. He retracted his gaze and ignored him.
Seeing this, Chu Xingyun's expression turned even colder.
But he did not continue to ask. Instead, he shifted his gaze away from Chang Chixiao. His right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve, waved out without warning.
Pa!
A slap landed on Chang Chixiao's face.
The terrifying power of the Ten Thousand Elephant Arm Gauntlet exploded in an instant, giving Chang Chixiao no time to react. His whole body flew out horizontally, and in the process, several of his teeth fell out, crashing into the wall behind him.
"Luo Yun, how dare you!" Qin Qiumo was standing beside Chang Chixiao. When he saw Chu Xingyun's sudden attack, his face turned green as he roared at the latter.
However, the reply he got was another slap!
Pa!
In the next instant, Qin Qiumo's right cheek turned red and swelled up. Although he didn't fly out, he took a few steps back and leaned against the wall in a sorry state.
The two of them covered their cheeks with a hideous expression.
This was not only because of the pain, but also because of hatred. The accumulated hatred towards Chu Xingyun had completely exploded, almost washing away their last bit of rationality.
"The two of you are just ordinary Outer Sect Elders. When you saw me arrive, not only did you not bow to greet me, you even dared to insult me behind my back. The two of you should be the ones with the guts." Chu Xingyun glanced at them coldly, his voice extremely cold.
Hearing these words, the hatred in their hearts became even more intense. Their faces were as hideous as evil spirits, but the violent aura emitted from their bodies was gradually suppressed.
Just as Chu Xingyun had said, their identities were no longer high and mighty Sword Masters, but ordinary Outer Sect Elders.
According to the rules of Wanjian Pavilion, when meeting the Sword Master, except for the Sword Master and the Pavilion Master, everyone else had to bow to show respect to the Sword Master.
Everyone knew this rule and remembered it in their hearts.
However, Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo had not fully adapted to their identities as Outer Sect Elders, so they didn't always remember these complicated etiquette.
Most importantly, they didn't expect Chu Xingyun to be so overbearing and unreasonable. Just because of a disagreement, he directly used his palm to scratch them, and he hit them so hard!
Because of this, the two of them didn't take any precautions and were caught off guard.
"What? Why aren't you apologizing and saluting? "Chu Xingyun shouted again.
Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo felt as if cold water had been poured over their heads. Their bodies trembled violently, and they almost thought that they were hallucinating. Chu Xingyun had ruthlessly scratched them, and now he wanted them to salute and apologize?
Their hearts turned cold, and they couldn't wait to kill Chu Xingyun!
"Sword Master Luo Yun."
At this time, Hu Shen, who had been silent all this time, spoke. He looked at Chu Xingyun in front of him and frowned. "You have already vented your anger, so why are you so insatiable?"
"Sword Master Hu Shen, you seem to be mistaken." Chu Xingyun raised his eyebrows and sneered, causing Hu Shen to be stunned.
Chu Xingyun replied coldly, "I, Chu Xingyun, have always been clear about kindness and hatred. If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. If they didn't offend me for no reason, why would I attack them?"
"Moreover …"
As he spoke, the corners of Chu Xingyun's lips curled up. He seemed to smile, yet he did not. "Even if I spared them, they wouldn't be grateful to me, nor would they write off their grievances. Since that's the case, why should I be kind?"
"There is a great enmity between me and them. If you and I were to exchange positions, would you let go of this great opportunity to beat them up?"
Hearing these three rhetorical questions, Hu Shen was instantly speechless.
Chu Xingyun's words were overbearing and straightforward, but Hu Shen couldn't think of refuting them. This was because, in the depths of his heart, Hu Shen had already secretly agreed with Chu Xingyun's words. There was no way to refute them, nor was there any way to refute them.
Seeing Hu Shen remain silent, Chang Chixiao's expression turned extremely ugly. He shouted in a low voice, "Hu Shen, whose side are you on?"
Hu Shen came back to his senses and an awkward expression appeared on his face.
He first cleared his throat and looked away. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice filled with mockery from behind him. "Sword Master Hu Shen, you are becoming more and more muddle-headed as you get older. You can't even distinguish such a simple situation!"
Hearing this mockery, Hu Shen's expression darkened.
Anger appeared on his face. When he turned around and saw the face of the person who spoke, the angry words that were about to come out of his mouth were blocked. He was unable to speak.
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