Chapter 135: Jiang Ye: Go, slap those two slaps back!

Prefecture city.

On the bustling long street, the sounds of hawking and children playing intertwined into a clamor.

A young man in the disciple uniform of the Tianqing Sect with a slightly fat build walked forward with trembling steps.

His cheeks on both sides were swollen frighteningly, almost covering his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were still stained with blood that hadn't been wiped clean, looking very embarrassed, completely out of tune with the clothes representing his identity as a disciple of the Tianqing Sect.

This person was indeed Lü Ming.

The eyes of the passersby fell on him, curious, sympathetic, or schadenfreude, making him feel like he was on pins and needles, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to drill into.

He was, after all, an inner disciple of the Tianqing Sect. In the past, when he went down the mountain, which time was he not looked up to and treated with respect?

Now in this embarrassed state...

He gritted his teeth and quickened his pace, just wanting to leave this long street as soon as possible.

Suddenly—

In front of him, an old man in simple gray clothes with a spine as straight as a spear walked toward him from the other end of the street unhurriedly.

The old man's pace was calm, as if he were strolling in a courtyard, but every step he took carried a steadiness that people couldn't ignore.

Those aged eyes were as calm as water, but they froze slightly when they saw Lü Ming's swollen face.

"Elder... Elder Jiang..."

The moment he saw the figure and appearance of the old man, the pupils in Lü Ming's eyes shrank suddenly, and his body stiffened on the spot, as if he had been cast with a immobilization spell.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't spit out a single word.

His eye sockets were red, filled with grievance and guilt, and on that round face, the swollen palm print was shocking.

A moment later, Jiang Ye walked to his side.

He didn't rush to speak, just looked at Lü Ming's swollen face quietly, and under that calm gaze, something seemed to be surging.

A moment later, he asked softly: "Who hit you."

At this instant, within a hundred meters, the temperature in the air suddenly rose.

"Eh? Daddy, why does it feel hot all of a sudden."

In the bustling crowd on the street, a little girl with an exquisite appearance looked at the suddenly melting candied hawthorn in her hand, full of confusion, and looked at her father beside her.

The amber sugar syrup was dripping down the bamboo stick, dripping onto her little hand, but she didn't notice it at all, just tilted her head, not understanding what had happened.

"Strange, it's past noon, why is it suddenly so hot."

The little girl's father was also full of confusion, sweat beads suddenly seeping out on his back, his robe soaked, as if he were standing next to a furnace.

He looked up at the sky; the sun was tilting to the west, it shouldn't be this hot.

Not only them, the pedestrians on the long street felt a wave of inexplicable dryness and heat, some wiping sweat, some taking off clothes, some quickening their pace wanting to leave this area.

But that heat wave was like an invisible hand, radiating from Jiang Ye's body, spreading in all directions.

Facing Jiang Ye's inquiry, Lü Ming bit his lip, and a flash of struggle appeared on that swollen face.

He was silent for a long while before lowering his voice, his voice hoarse and low: "Elder Jiang, I'm fine..."

His gaze dodged, not daring to look into Jiang Ye's eyes.

He knew that Elder Jiang was a person who valued feelings.

He had never looked down on him and Chen Lili because of the gap in strength and status.

Precisely because of this, he was even more unwilling to have Jiang Ye conflict with Zhang Kui for his sake.

He knew clearly that although Elder Jiang had quite a reputation in the Tianqing Sect recently, destroying the Black Wind Stronghold, beheading Bai Laosan, and killing the Hanjian Sect elder, every single thing made people look at him with admiration.

But the time for Elder Jiang to break through to the Embracing the Pill Realm was ultimately too short, and his foundation was still shallow.

And Zhang Kui was a martial artist of the late-stage of the Embracing the Pill Realm who had been famous for a long time, operating on Thick Earth Peak for many years, and his strength was unfathomable.

If the two confronted each other, Elder Jiang would definitely suffer.

Jiang Ye looked at him calmly, "Little Lü, you are not a person with such a dull personality."

Hearing the two words "Little Lü", Lü Ming could no longer hold back the grievance in his eyes, tears flowed from his eye sockets, his hands trembling as he held up the elder token to return it to Jiang Ye, his face full of guilt and trembling voice:

"Elder Jiang..."

"I... I lost face for you..."

"I couldn't pick up Senior Sister Chen..."

"That Elder Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak is determined to support the Feng family..."

"Let's go back to Tianyangfeng and report to the Peak Master..."

Jiang Ye reached out and took the token.

He didn't ask again, just reached out and patted Lü Ming on the shoulder lightly.

The force was very light, but it carried a sense of steadiness that made people feel at ease.

"Go."

Jiang Ye said indifferently, his voice as calm as water, but carrying a trace of chilling coldness, "Take me to the Feng family."

Feng family.

Inside the guest hall.

Zhu Ling personally poured wine for Zhang Kui with a face full of smiles, the amber wine swaying slightly in the cup.

She said flattering words, her voice soft and glutinous enough to squeeze out water: "Elder Zhang, thanks to you sitting in town today, our Feng family can be so tough. Come, I'll toast you again."

Zhang Kui laughed and drank the fine wine in one gulp, and a trace of pleasure rarely appeared on that cold and hard face.

He put down the wine glass, looked at Zhu Ling playfully, and tapped his fingers on the table: "Mistress Zhu, you should know now that the money I want is not much!"

Zhu Ling nodded repeatedly: "Not much, not much."

Although she was bleeding in her heart, she didn't dare to show any displeasure on the surface.

Zhang Kui laughed loudly: "I am taking your money to do your things! Everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy!"

Zhu Ling chuckled, just about to speak.

Just at this time.

A steward walked in, first looking at Zhang Kui with awe, and then looking at Zhu Ling respectfully: "Mistress, Steward Cao of the Chen family is here, saying he wants to see you."

"Steward Cao."

Zhu Ling frowned, a sneer appeared on that pretty face that still had charm, and her eyes were full of contempt:

"Chen Yanzhou is also too ridiculous."

"I really don't know if he cares about this daughter or doesn't care about this daughter."

She paused, her tone full of sarcasm:

"Actually just sent a steward..."

As she spoke, she waved her hand casually: "Let him stay outside properly."

In the pavilion for guests in the Feng Mansion.

"Didn't say see... didn't say not see..."

Steward Cao paced back and forth in the pavilion with a frown, the sound of footsteps exceptionally clear in the empty pavilion.

He carried his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky for a while, looking down at the ground for a while, full of anxiety and helplessness.

In fact, before he came, he had expected that the Feng family would probably not give this face.

After all, Chen Lili had not been favored in the family since she was a child; everyone in the Chen family knew the situation of that eldest lady.

Otherwise, the family head wouldn't have just sent him, this steward, over.

If he really valued it, at least a clan elder should have come forward.

Moreover, he had just inquired that the Feng family actually relied on the backer of the 'Mountain-Suppressing Hand' Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak.

Even Elder Jiang of Tianyangfeng didn't give face, and directly beat back the disciple he sent.

Zhang Kui's domineering could be seen.

"What should I do..."

Steward Cao sighed.

Suddenly—

Bang—!!!

A loud noise came from the gate of the Feng Mansion, shaking the ground slightly.

The sound was like a muffled thunder exploding, and like some heavy object hitting the door panel, exceptionally harsh in the silent Feng Mansion.

"This sound... could it be that someone dares to come to the Feng family to make trouble?!"

Steward Cao's heart trembled, looking at the place where the sound came from with horror.

After pondering for a moment, he ran toward the place where the sound came from lightly.

"Hiss..."

After running closer, Steward Cao gasped, his whole person froze on the spot, his eyes wide open.

He saw that the tall and thick vermilion lacquer gate of the Feng Mansion had been directly pierced through.

There was a huge hole in the door panel, the edges were charred black, still emitting wisps of blue smoke, and wood chips were scattered all over the ground.

On the stone steps in front of the door, several guards lay on the ground, pitch black, their robes tattered, their bodies emitting a burnt smell, clearly burned by some kind of scorching true qi, lying on the ground groaning continuously.

And the person who did it was an old man in simple gray clothes.

He had gray hair, a straight spine like a spear, stood with his hands behind his back, and his whole body faintly exuded an aura as scorching as the sun.

Beside him, there was also a young man with a swollen face, wearing the disciple uniform of the Tianqing Sect.

"Elder... Elder Jiang?!"

The pupils in Steward Cao's eyes shrank suddenly, and his mouth opened wide enough to stuff an egg.

He recognized him.

This old man was the Elder Jiang of the Tianqing Sect who had come to the Chen family before and was personally received by the family head.

"Could it be that Elder Jiang is also for Miss Chen..."

While his heart was shocked, thoughts turned in Steward Cao's mind.

He had already inquired about it; Miss Chen was in the Inner Sect of the Tianqing Sect, working in the herb garden under Elder Jiang.

Now that Miss Chen was caught by the Feng family, Elder Jiang came to the door personally to ask for someone; this was clearly coming to protect the calf.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, quietly retreated a few steps, and watched cautiously.

He knew that today's matter would not end well.

"You... you..."

"You have such big guts!!!"

"Dare to come to our Feng family to make trouble!!!"

A group of guards rushed over, looking at the old man in front of them with horror, making loud shouts, but no one dared to go up.

Especially after scanning those few guards lying on the ground emitting a burnt smell, everyone's eyes twitched.

Two retainers of the Embracing the Pill Realm were also alarmed and rushed over from the backyard, with wind in their sleeves and a fierce momentum.

But when they felt the scorching aura like the sun around Jiang Ye, their bodies paused suddenly, and they looked at each other, seeing the same fear in each other's eyes.

They quietly retreated a few steps.

Just at this time, a figure swept out from the inner courtyard like wind and electricity, landing steadily in front of everyone.

He was tall, wearing a green-yellow robe, and his whole body exuded an aura as thick as the earth's veins, like an unshakable mountain, pressing heavily on everyone's heart.

It was indeed Zhang Kui.

He first glanced at Lü Ming, who had a swollen face and was in an embarrassed state, a sneer of disdain curled up at the corners of his mouth, and then he set his gaze on Jiang Ye.

He sized him up, a flash of realization appeared on his face, and then he laughed loudly:

"Hahaha, I suppose this is Elder Jiang of Tianyangfeng."

He bowed his fists, but the posture didn't show much respect.

"I didn't expect you to come so fast."

Zhang Kui glanced at Lü Ming sideways, his tone full of slowness:

"It's not that I don't give you face."

"It's really that this disciple under your hand lacks discipline..."

"I can only take action to help you manage it!"

"Elder Jiang, don't take it to heart!"

Jiang Ye looked at him calmly and said indifferently, his voice neither high nor low, but clearly falling into everyone's ears: "You are Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak?"

Hearing this, Zhang Kui showed a flash of self-satisfaction, "Not bad, I am Zhang Kui, the 'Mountain-Suppressing Hand' of Thick Earth Peak..."

Before he finished speaking.

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, and a murderous aura flashed in those aged eyes, and he said coldly and calmly:

"Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak, colluding with outsiders to harm disciples of the sect, should be executed!"

The moment he spoke, Jiang Ye's hands had already been raised, his ten fingers flying, forming several extremely complex seals in front of him.

The next instant.

Boom—!!!

An aura that seemed to destroy the world erupted from Jiang Ye's palms.

His palms seemed to have condensed an entire sun, red-gold true qi condensed and compressed between his palms, the light was dazzling, and the heat waves were surging.

Flame Explosion Heaven-Burning Seal!

Jiang Ye slapped out, and a huge "Big" shaped fire seal appeared out of thin air, carrying the domineering power to burn everything, suppressing Zhang Kui.

The fire seal was red-gold, with flames rolling at the edges, like a scorching sun falling from the nine heavens, and wherever it passed, the air was ignited, emitting a "hissing" explosion.

Hundreds of meters around seemed to be shrouded in the scorching sun, and everyone's breathing was stagnant, as if what they inhaled was no longer air, but scorching flames.

Guards with weaker strength even had their respiratory tracts burned because they were too close, covering their throats and emitting painful groans.

The nearby pond even rose with white mist out of thin air, the pond water boiled, bubbling with gas bubbles, and the koi inside floated to the surface with white bellies.

"How dare you..."

The smile on Zhang Kui's face suddenly solidified, and those deep eyes were full of incredible horror.

A second ago, he was still thinking about how to handle Jiang Ye.

As a result, the next second, a huge "Big" shaped fire seal came into his eyes, followed by a thick, almost solid aura of death.

There was no time for him to be shocked and think.

"Mountain-Suppressing Palm!"

Under the threat of death, he mobilized all the true qi in his body at the fastest speed, and started with his famous killing move. Thick earth-attribute true qi condensed in his palm, turning into an illusory mountain shadow, wanting to block the fire seal falling from the sky.

But as soon as the mountain shadow touched the fire seal, it was like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, instantly melting

That fire seal was irresistible and unstoppable, smashing straight down.

Bang—!!!

A heaven-shaking roar, like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, made the entire Feng residence tremble. Tiles fell in a rustle, beams and pillars creaked, as if they would collapse at any moment.

The rockery in the garden was overturned by the shockwave, gravel flew, and the grass and trees instantly turned to ash.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a section of the Feng residence's garden had been scorched into ash, with a massive "Big" character-shaped crater appearing in the center, several feet deep, its edges charred black and still emitting a faint, burnt smell.

At the bottom of the pit lay a man, charred black all over, his features unrecognizable.

It was none other than Zhang Kui.

At this moment, he no longer possessed even a shred of the prestige of a Thick Earth Peak Elder.

That cyan-yellow robe had long since turned to ash, his entire body was charred black, the flesh on his surface had carbonized, and his skin was cracked, revealing the dark red flesh beneath.

He was taking in little air and breathing out more, his chest rising and falling weakly, looking as if he could stop breathing at any moment.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone had their eyes wide and mouths agape, yet they could not make a sound.

The air seemed to have solidified, with only that burnt smell lingering.

Lü Ming stared blankly at Jiang Ye's back, his face full of daze.

Elder Jiang had taken down Elder Zhang Kui, who was at the late stage of the Embracing the Pill Realm, in a single move...

How is this possible?!

Unimaginable shock left him unable to recover his senses at all.

At this moment.

"Lü Ming!"

A voice from Jiang Ye jolted him awake.

"El... Elder Jiang..."

Lü Ming looked dazedly at Jiang Ye, his eyes still filled with a bewildered, dazed look.

Jiang Ye pointed at Zhang Kui, who was at the bottom of the pit and could stop breathing at any moment, and said indifferently: "Go, pay back those two slaps!"