Dao Protector Zhong Sheng smacked his lips. He had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone as arrogant as Chu Chen.

Knowing full well he was relying on connections, yet still refusing to keep a low profile, still daring to act so insolent... truly...

A rare specimen!

After delivering his harsh words, Chu Chen winked at Dao Protector Zhong Sheng. Zhong Sheng understood immediately and waved his hand. The spatial force that had filled the entire Spirit Herb Hall vanished in an instant.

"Chu Chen, I, Zhou Song, will kill you! Kill you..."

As soon as his body regained mobility, Zhou Song drew his longsword and charged at Chu Chen with bloodshot eyes.

Chu Chen was about to raise his sword to block when Dao Protector Zhong Sheng snapped his fingers. Spatial force descended from the heavens once again, freezing Zhou Song on the spot.

Seeing this, the dozen or so Law Enforcement Hall disciples exchanged bewildered glances. They cast fearful looks at Zhong Sheng before lowering their heads, not daring to step forward.

"What is this racket? Where is your decorum?"

Zhong Sheng waved his hand impatiently. Then, amidst the incredulous stares of hundreds of onlooking disciples, he shamelessly spoke:

"Well... did any of you see Chu Chen injure anyone? Anyone?!"

He emphasized the last few words heavily.

"Re... reporting to the Elder, we... we did not see Senior Brother Chu Chen injure anyone."

"Yes, Elder, we just arrived at this Spirit Herb Hall. What happened?"

"Senior Brother Chu Chen has always treated others kindly. How could he possibly injure anyone?"

"Whoever dares to slander my Senior Brother Chu Chen, I, Zhang San, will be the first to object!!"

.......

Zhong Sheng nodded with considerable satisfaction. He looked at Zhou Song, whose crotch was still dripping blood, and continued:

"In that case, it must be that this disciple named Zhou Song was careless and accidentally... lost his lower parts in a fall."

Zhong Sheng's old face flushed slightly. He turned to the dozen dumbfounded Law Enforcement Hall disciples and spoke leisurely:

"Since everything is clear now, why haven't you rolled out of the Red King Palace? What, do you want this old man to invite you to dinner?!"

As these words fell, a Saint's Pressure surged forth, pressing directly down on the dozen or so Law Enforcement Hall disciples.

"No... no need."

"We... we'll leave now! Right now!"

"Hurry, carry Senior Brother Zhou Song down for treatment, hurry!"

......

Only then did the dozen Law Enforcement Hall disciples snap out of their daze. They picked up Zhou Song and fled in panic.

They were terrified that if they moved too slowly, their own "little brothers" might also be forced to "fall off"~

After the Law Enforcement Hall disciples left, Chu Chen pulled Yu Youwei along and bowed to Zhong Sheng:

"Elder, you defied the powerful, upheld justice, and restored fairness to this disciple. This disciple is deeply..."

"Get lost, have you no shame?!"

Before Chu Chen could finish his flattery, Zhong Sheng blushed, tore open the void, and fled into the temporal turbulence.

Having lived for over a thousand years, Zhong Sheng had done something this shameless for the first time in his long life. How embarrassing~

As soon as Zhong Sheng left, Chu Chen took Yu Youwei's hand and swept his gaze across the entire crowd.

Wherever his eyes fell, regardless of who it was or what their cultivation level, everyone lowered their heads and averted their gaze, not daring to meet Chu Chen's eyes.

And in the crowd, Zhang San, who was shrinking his neck and muttering "can't see me, can't see me," was trembling with fear.

"You're called Zhang San, right?"

Chu Chen had no intention of letting Zhang San off. Instead, he pulled Yu Youwei over to stand before Zhang San, a bright smile on his face:

"That Feng Jiao was your Dao partner. Earlier, I heard you say in front of Law Enforcement Hall's Zhou Song that you wanted to avenge your deceased Dao partner."

As he spoke, Chu Chen pointed at Yu Youwei beside him and said bluntly:

"A life for a life is the natural order of the Heavenly Dao. Come! Kill her!"

"......."

Zhang San's face turned deathly pale with fright. Knowing he couldn't escape, he shook his head like a rattle-drum:

"No! No! Senior Brother Chu Chen, you don't understand. I... I have long severed ties with Feng Jiao!"

"Moreover, to climb the ranks and obtain cultivation resources, Feng Jiao didn't just have me as a Dao partner. She... she had relations with all these brothers behind me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of brothers behind Zhang San instantly changed expressions. A thousand turbulent emotions surged through their hearts as they fell to their knees with a thud before Chu Chen, scrambling to explain.

"Not killing her, then? That means you want to kill me for revenge."

Chu Chen took another longsword from his Storage Ring and shoved it into Zhang San's hands:

"Come on, chop me! Chop me!"

"And you Senior Brothers behind him, don't just stand there. If you have a grudge, take your revenge. If not, curse me a few times to vent your anger."

Thud!

Thud!

A large group knelt down. The sword in Zhang San's hand fell from his trembling grip.

"Senior Brother Chu Chen, spare our lives!"

"Senior Brother Chu Chen, we had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Spare us!"

"Senior Brother Chu Chen, we were wrong! Truly wrong!"

......

Looking at Zhang San and the others kneeling before him, Chu Chen's lips curled slightly. Suddenly remembering something, he immediately swapped to a smiling face and helped Zhang San and the others up.

"You are all disciples of my Red King Palace, and your cultivation levels surpass mine. Why be so distant?"

"Come, come, quickly get up. If there's a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly. It's no big deal. Am I, Chu Chen, the type to hold a grudge?"

"Senior Brother Zhang San, your cultivation is above mine. It's only right to call you Senior Brother. Don't be afraid!"

"I still need to purchase Pills, Dharma Treasures, and such from the Spirit Herb Hall, the Technique Hall, and the Artifact Pavilion. Senior Brother Zhang San, take all the fellow disciples and wait for me at my Chaos Peak. I'll be there shortly."

As Zhang San and the others' faces turned ashen, Chu Chen pulled Yu Youwei and headed straight for the Spirit Herb Hall's shop. Before leaving, he couldn't help but remind Zhang San and the others with a smile:

"I'm inviting all you Senior Brothers to my Chaos Peak for a chat. You must give this Junior Brother some face."

"If you don't come, this Junior Brother will get angry~"

"......."

"......."

Zhang San and the others were so frightened their faces lost all color. They could only nod frantically, while the onlooking disciples snickered with schadenfreude.

"Fellow brothers, having provoked this demon, if we want to live..."

After Chu Chen left, the terror on Zhang San's face had yet to fade. He looked at the fellow disciples behind him, who looked like they wanted to devour him alive, and spoke:

"At this point, there's only one way!!"

......

Inside the Spirit Herb Hall, when the managing Elder saw that the visitor was Chu Chen, his body stiffened with fear.

"How should I address you, Elder?"

Chu Chen swept his gaze across the entire Spirit Herb Hall while greeting the managing Elder with a smile.

"This lowly... ah, no! This old man is called Zheng Zhi, in charge of managing the Red King Palace's Spirit Herb Hall."

"Greetings... greetings to Lord Chu Chen~"

"......."

Not only was Yu Youwei beside him stunned, even Chu Chen was taken aback.

This Elder named Zheng Zhi was in charge of the Spirit Herb Hall, held a transcendent position, and had a cultivation of Great Saint Two Heavens. Why was he...

Being so polite to him?

After all, even if Chu Chen was a Pro-disciple, he was still a disciple, and his cultivation was only at the Qi Gathering stage.

"Elder, there's no need for this. This junior has come today and still needs your guidance."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng Zhi was so frightened he ran out from behind the counter:

"Lord Chu Chen, don't say such things! Don't say such things!"

"You are our Palace Master's beloved disciple, and with a Top Grade Five-Element Full Spiritual Root, breaking through to the Saint realm is just around the corner, isn't it?"

"This old man is merely a few hundred years older and started cultivating earlier. How dare I compare myself to Lord Chu Chen?"

Zheng Zhi wasn't stupid. He had already seen everything that happened outside the Spirit Herb Hall.

Even Zhong Sheng, whose strength surpassed his own, was so polite to Chu Chen. How could he, the manager of the Spirit Herb Hall, dare to be presumptuous?

"Lord Chu Chen, let this old man explain."

"Earlier, those blind Law Enforcement Hall disciples were making things difficult for you. This old man detests evil and couldn't stand it. I immediately wanted to go out and kill those blind fools for you..."

Before Zheng Zhi could finish, Chu Chen interrupted:

"Then why didn't you go out?"

"......."

Zheng Zhi's old face flushed red, and then he stammered an explanation:

"This... this old man sensed that you had a Dao Protector, that you had Old Zhong protecting you. So... so I didn't overstep my bounds."

"If it weren't for that, I, Zheng Zhi, would have been the first to rush out and slay all enemies for Lord Chu Chen."

"......."

Chu Chen gave a thumbs up, genuinely admiring him.

Today, he had finally witnessed what it meant that there is always a heaven beyond heaven, and a person beyond person.

He had thought that after dying once, he had seen through everything and developed a thick enough skin. But compared to the Zheng Zhi before him...

He couldn't even match one-tenth or one-twentieth of his skill, let alone grasp the true essence of his bootlicking.

"Alright, then thank you, Elder Zheng."

Chu Chen couldn't be bothered to waste more words with this sycophant, but there was no need to offend him either. After all, one doesn't slap a smiling face.

He waved at Yu Youwei beside him and instructed:

"Yu Youwei, weren't you going to buy Spirit Grass seeds? Go pick some out. I'll settle the bill."

Yu Youwei bowed in acknowledgment, nodding her head, then turned to select precious Spirit Grass seeds.

But upon hearing this, Elder Zheng Zhi immediately looked displeased. He frowned at Chu Chen and said:

"Lord Chu Chen, settle the bill? What bill?"

"If the Spirit Grass seeds in my Spirit Herb Hall are favored by Lord Chu Chen, that is their honor, that is this old man's honor. How dare I accept money?"

"Come, come, come, pick whatever you want, take whatever you want. It's all on this old man's tab!!"

.......

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