Chapter 1857

His eyes were filled with a chill, and at this moment Zhang Wuyue was like a venomous snake.

In Cooking King Immortal City, he had not been provoked like this for a long time; among the younger generation, aside from those few people.

Other disciples, upon seeing him, were all respectful and dared not offend him in the slightest.

Yesterday he severed Huang Chong's arm, which was to tell the Ye Zhangqing behind him that Zhao Qinglin had been spared, hoping Ye Zhangqing would be sensible and bow his head.

But unexpectedly, Ye Zhangqing's response came so quickly and was so firm, leaving no room for maneuver.

As for this, Zhang Wuyue naturally felt anger rising in his heart.

Turning around, he stepped forward to Zhao Qiankun, and Zhang Wuyue struck out, dispersing the lingering Línglì of Ye Zhangqing at his wound.

Immediately, he walked out of the small courtyard without a word.

Zhang Wuyue would certainly not let it go easily; if Ye Zhangqing wanted to play, he would accompany him to the end.

And Zhang Wuyue's retaliation also came quickly.

The next day, Huang Chong had just left the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall and entered the city when he was surrounded by several disciples of the Dragon Kun Fire Hall where Zhang Wuyue was.

These people, without saying a word, beat Huang Chong severely, and finally even severed both his arms.

The severely injured Huang Chong lying on the ground was eventually discovered by a passing disciple of the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall, who then had him carried back.

In the small courtyard, seeing Huang Chong covered in wounds and missing both arms, Ye Zhangqing showed no expression.

No need to ask; everyone knew who did it.

Moreover, those disciples of the Dragon Kun Fire Hall could easily have killed Huang Chong, yet they deliberately did not do so.

They merely beat him severely and deliberately cut off both his arms, which was clearly a response to his actions from yesterday.

This Zhang Wuyue seemed to be telling Ye Zhangqing, 'You cut off Zhao Qinglin's arm, so I will cut off both of Huang Chong's arms.'

He had a few disciples carry Huang Chong back to the room, gave him healing medicine, and after seeing there was no serious problem, Ye Zhangqing left the room to let Huang Chong rest in peace.

Alone, sitting in the courtyard, Ye Zhangqing silently pondered.

Zhang Wuyue had already accepted the challenge; as Ye Zhangqing had expected, they would just continue.

However, at present there is still a problem facing Ye Zhangqing, which is also the most obvious difference between him and Zhang Wuyue.

That is the control over the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall.

Zhang Wuyue is undoubtedly the Senior Brother of the Dragon Kun Fire Hall; all its disciples, whether formal or registered, obey his words without question.

Zhang Wuyue's control over the Dragon Kun Fire Hall is absolutely at the level of being able to cover the sky with one hand.

In contrast, Ye Zhangqing, having just arrived at the Cooking King Immortal City, even though Ma Qiankun now values him, his control over the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall is almost zero.

Not to mention formal disciples, even the registered ones appear respectful on the surface.

In reality, they may not actually obey his words; even if they outwardly comply due to status, they might secretly follow Zhang Wuyue's orders like the Dragon Kun Fire Hall disciples do.

The registered disciples are like this, let alone the formal ones.

Without even needing to understand Ye Zhangqing, one can guess that among the formal disciples of the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall, many likely resent him in their hearts.

Even because of Ma Qiankun's favor, jealousy has sprouted in their hearts.

Therefore, before accepting the challenge, Ye Zhangqing's first task is to fully control the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall.

To achieve the same level as Zhang Wuyue.

However, this idea still needs to be mentioned to Ma Qiankun in advance.

When Ye Zhangqing found Ma Qiankun, Ma Qiankun expressed his support without hesitation.

"This is something you should do; do you need this old man to step in?"

"No need; if the senior steps in, it will only make the fellow brothers outwardly submit but inwardly unconvinced."

Ye Zhangqing said, having Ma Qiankun's support is enough; as for how to win over the many disciples of the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall, he naturally has his own method.

That day, Ye Zhangqing had a few registered disciples inform all the fellow brothers that that evening he would hold a banquet in the main courtyard.

He invited all the fellow brothers to attend.

Regarding this, the few registered disciples looked a bit strange, but still nodded and agreed.

Ye Zhangqing suddenly arranging such a banquet, those few registered disciples were not stupid and quickly guessed his intention.

And the others, upon receiving the invitation, also quickly realized what was going on.

Among them, the registered disciples didn't have much thought, but the formal disciples each had their own ideas.

Some were indifferent, some were spectators, some watched passively, and some even spoke mockingly, planning to sabotage.

At this moment, in the small courtyard of a formal disciple, two men and one woman, three formal disciples sat together, and one young man spoke with a look of contempt.

"What is this Ye-surname person? He actually thinks that gaining the master's favor means he can become our Heaven-Earth Fire Hall's Senior Brother?"

"The other fire halls' Senior Brothers are all outstanding talents; in terms of culinary way and cultivation, even if placed in the Immortal Realm, they are enough to rival the Heavenly Pride of all major forces."

"This Ye-surname person merely knows some basics of the culinary way, unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth; to seek to prove himself as Senior Brother is simply courting death."

"Then what should we do? Go tomorrow or not?"

"Go, why not? I want to see how this Ye-surname person will end up."

"Exactly, the Senior Brother position of our Heaven-Earth Fire Hall has always been vacant; just because he bears the Ye surname, dreaming of sitting in that position is pure fantasy."

"Don't forget there's also Senior Brother Wu; when the time comes, we won't need to act, Senior Brother Wu will naturally make that Ye-surname person look bad."

Someone suddenly mentioned Senior Brother Wu; hearing this, the remaining man and woman were stunned, then broke into a grin.

"Yes, Senior Brother Wu will not agree."

"Tomorrow there will be a good show to watch."

The Senior Brother Wu spoken of by the three is, before Ye Zhangqing arrived, the disciple with the highest talent under Ma Qiankun.

Although he is obviously inferior to Zhang Wuyue and the other Senior Brothers of the major fire halls, within the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall he absolutely overwhelms the other formal disciples and is the most likely to become Senior Brother, without exception.

And Senior Brother Wu has indeed always regarded the Senior Brother position as something already in his pocket.

He has repeatedly expressed his thoughts to Ma Qiankun.

Ma Qiankun simply never gave a clear answer each time; many fellow martial brothers all knew that Ma Qiankun felt Wu Shī xiōng was still not qualified to sit in the Senior Brother position.

So it remained undecided for a long time.

But the more this was the case, Wu Shī xiōng became even more obsessed with the Senior Brother position.

After waiting so many years without success, suddenly Cheng Yaojin appeared, trying to seize the Senior Brother position.

It would be ghostly if Wu Shī xiōng agreed; at tomorrow's banquet, Wu Shī xiōng will definitely not give up easily.

It remains to see how the surnamed Ye will settle things; wanting to be Senior Brother is not that simple.