Chapter 49: Looks Like an Honest Kid at First Glance

"Whoosh!"

Instantly, the crowd nearby was in an uproar.

Everyone's gaze converged on that burly man, their faces filled with strange expressions.

To actually cause trouble at the Heavenly Fragrance Valley's trial point—was he tired of living?

However, the burly man was completely bewildered, his mind instantly going blank. No matter how he thought about it, he never expected Xu Que to pull such a stunt, and to do it so cleverly.

Almost the moment he finished patting his shoulder, Xu Que had flown away!

This scene, in the eyes of the crowd, could only be interpreted as the burly man having made the move!

The burly man's companions were also astonished; even they looked at him with strange expressions, seemingly believing that he had just attacked.

"Ouch... ouch... I don't think I'm going to make it."

At this moment, Xu Que lay on the ground, groaning weakly.

Someone couldn't bear to watch and shouted loudly, "We're all fellow cultivators, is there any need for such a vicious hand? Look at how badly you've injured this young man."

"Too overbearing. What do you think the Heavenly Fragrance Valley's trial point is? To dare to cause trouble so unscrupulously," someone in the crowd also said with a frown.

"That's right, and to be so ruthless the moment you strike. Look at how pale that young man's face is; he's truly been severely injured." A woman standing not far from Xu Que, seeing his handsome appearance, couldn't help but stand up to speak for him.

"Hmph, that burly man tried to cut in front of me earlier. Fortunately, I had quite a few people on my side, so he turned and walked away, and then I saw him threatening that young man. How can such a person be allowed into Heavenly Fragrance Valley?" A man standing in the middle of the line also said loudly.

"This influence is truly despicable. The black-robed young man looks so refined and polite; he looks like an honest kid at first glance, yet you actually dealt him such a heavy blow!"

"That's right, and look, that young man is already at the Golden Core stage perfection. To be successfully ambushed at this level shows he had no defenses up, which is why he was so tragically struck by a villain."

"Truly vicious to the extreme!"

Thus, in an instant, the accusations and curses of the surrounding crowd all fell upon the burly man.

The burly man was so angry he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood, feeling incredibly aggrieved.

He glared at Xu Que lying on the ground, while Xu Que took the opportunity to wink and smile at him.

The burly man instantly felt as if his heart had been smashed by a heavy fist, and he nearly blacked out from the rage.

The green-robed man from Heavenly Fragrance Valley, hearing the crowd's accusations, suddenly looked at the burly man and said in a deep voice, "How dare you! Did you treat my words from earlier as wind in your ears? To actually dare to strike and injure someone!"

The burly man panicked immediately, hurriedly shaking his head and waving his hands: "No... it wasn't me, fellow Daoist, Senior, this really has nothing to do with me."

"Nothing to do with you? Could it be that he threw himself out?" someone in the crowd shouted angrily.

The burly man wore a mournful face: "He really did throw himself out."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd became completely enraged.

"Abominable, does this person take us for three-year-olds? To say such absurd things."

"Truly shameless to the extreme, simply arrogant."

"Senior Brother from Heavenly Fragrance Valley, you must uphold justice for that young man. You absolutely cannot let such a person join the sect, otherwise, it will tarnish the reputation."

"Such a person should be taught a lesson and thrown down the mountain."

"Simply a disgrace to our cultivation world!"

"It... it really wasn't me, he is framing me..." The burly man was panicked and anxious; facing the accusations of so many people, he simply couldn't explain himself.

The green-robed man said coldly, "No need to explain. Since someone saw you make a move, don't blame me for enforcing the rules of Heavenly Fragrance Valley!"

As the words fell, the green-robed man suddenly clenched his palm in mid-air, gathering majestic spiritual energy to form a thin willow branch, which locked directly onto the burly man!

The burly man's face changed drastically, and he shouted, "It really wasn't me, you... you are bullying people too much."

Annoyed, he also gathered his Dharma techniques, wanting to counterattack.

"Hmph, you still dare to strike at me?"

The green-robed man snorted coldly, slapped his palm out, and the willow branch suddenly accelerated.

His cultivation had long reached the Nascent Soul stage second layer, which was simply incomparable to the burly man's Golden Core stage ninth layer.

In this fit of anger, the thin willow branch seemed to pierce through the void, moving with incredible speed, instantly binding the burly man's entire body and sealing his internal meridians as well!

Subsequently, as the green-robed man waved his large palm, the burly man's burly body floated up, the willow branch tightening and sinking deep into his flesh.

"Ah..."

The burly man screamed, and then his entire person was thrown out, falling down the mountain.

"..."

The crowd fell into silence, shocked by the green-robed man's methods.

And Xu Que... had already quietly left the crowd, standing outside the registration point on the other side of the mountain peak, lining up as if nothing had happened.

There were clearly more people here, even livelier than before, but a few people still heard the commotion over there and were standing on tiptoe to watch.

Someone noticed Xu Que had squeezed over from that side and couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoist, what happened over there?"

"Ah? I don't know either, I heard someone was 'porcelain-touching' (faking an injury)!" Xu Que said with a confused face, shook his head, and continued to line up.

"'Porcelain-touching'? What does that mean?" The man was full of confusion, and seeing that Xu Que didn't seem to know the situation either, he didn't ask further.

Not long after, Xu Que finally reached the front of the line again.

This time, no one came to trouble him. After a group of six left with their wooden tokens, it was Xu Que's turn.

The person in charge of registration was a young female disciple with a pretty face, but she seemed to be in a bad mood, her brows tightly furrowed.

She looked up, glanced at Xu Que indifferently, and said coldly: "Report the names of all members of your team to me."

"Hua Wuque!" Xu Que replied.

The woman's brows furrowed even deeper, and she said impatiently: "I said all members of your team."

"Our team only has me." Xu Que sized up the woman and replied thoughtfully.

Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but look up, somewhat stunned: "Just you?"

"Yeah."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"..."

"Miss."

"What?"

"Actually, I am a doctor, known as a Divine Doctor. If I'm not mistaken, you have a gynecological disease! Have you been feeling irritable these past few days, with sharp pains in your lower abdomen, and finding it hard to concentrate on anything? Is your monthly bleeding not arriving on time? I suggest you boil some brown sugar in water..."

"Shut up!" Before Xu Que could finish, the female disciple slammed the table and stood up, her face flushed red as she scolded him angrily.

Instantly, the gazes of countless people around gathered.

"..." Xu Que looked innocent, as if he didn't know what had happened.

A Heavenly Fragrance Valley disciple responsible for maintaining order happened to pass by and asked: "Junior Sister, is someone causing trouble?"

The female disciple glared fiercely at Xu Que, shook her head, and replied: "Senior Brother, it's nothing, this young man said he wanted to enter the second stage alone, and I was just advising him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, looking at Xu Que in astonishment.

Following that, the whole place burst into loud laughter!

"Haha, is this kid stupid?"

"Truly ridiculous, to actually want to enter the second stage alone."

"We enter the valley in groups of six, and it's still hard to ensure we can find the Starlight Grass within six hours. He is alone, which means he only has one hour. Isn't this just being stupid?"

"Newborn calves aren't afraid of tigers. This kid's cultivation is quite high, but his IQ doesn't seem to be much."

"Young man, hurry up and find a team; you won't be able to pass the second stage alone."

Xu Que raised the corner of his mouth, scanned everyone with his eyes, and sneered: "I am the Son of Heavenly Mandate, blessed with good fortune, capable of anything. A mere Starlight Grass, I can easily get dozens of them. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

After speaking, he flicked his long robe, grabbed a wooden token from the table, and walked away with his head held high.

"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting cool by force. Reward: 50 Acting Cool Points!" ===== CHAPTER 50 =====