Chapter 706: There's Even This Kind of Operation?

Xu Que of the Explosive Heaven Gang!

Just five words, spoken lightly, yet they roared like five thunderclaps, instantly echoing in everyone's minds!

In an instant, the entire arena fell silent!

Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief!

Xu Que?

This... this lad is Xu Que?

How is that possible?

Didn't this bastard disappear for several years? How did he change his appearance and show up here?

Suddenly, the atmosphere within the arena turned strange.

Given Xu Que's display of strength just moments ago, almost no one dared to doubt the authenticity of his identity!

After all, in this day and age, apart from members of the Explosive Heaven Gang, they had truly never seen any Golden Core Stage cultivator capable of fighting an Infant Transformation Stage expert!

"Eh, why has everyone gone silent? Shouldn't there be applause here?"

At this moment, Xu Que smiled as he looked at the crowd, simultaneously summoning his system to deactivate the effect of the Heavenly Grade Disguise Puppet.

After all, this Heavenly Grade Disguise Puppet had already exceeded its time limit; since it deducted fees every hour, continuing to use it would be too wasteful.

Swish!

Immediately, a light stream swept over his body, and following that, the attire of Supreme Treasure instantly vanished, replaced by a black robe, while his facial features simultaneously began to change!

That peerless face which caused the people of the Water Yuan Kingdom and Fire Yuan Kingdom to toss and turn every night, haunting their dreams—no, wait, that handsome face filled with rogue charm that left countless people with deep memories, simply appeared before everyone!

"Hiss!"

Everyone in the entire arena instantly inhaled a sharp breath of cold air, stunned on the spot.

Damn!

Holy Mai Pi, it really is Xu Que!

What is this kid doing, disguising himself to hide his identity and coming here to stir up trouble? Isn't this just swindling people?

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the arena became even stranger!

All eyes swept uniformly toward the members of the Canglan Gang, their expressions shifting through myriad changes: sympathy, mockery, and schadenfreude!

"Hehe, now this is interesting! The Canglan Gang is about to suffer a huge disaster!"

"Sigh, we can only blame their bad luck; those who walk by the river often get their shoes wet; in their line of work, there will always be a time when they kick an iron plate!"

"Pfft! Can Xu Que be called an iron plate?"

"He should be called an iron spike! When someone kicks him, he remains unharmed, but the other person ends up bleeding profusely!"

"Actually, as long as you don't provoke him, he won't bother us; but if anyone voluntarily offers themselves up, then their life is definitely finished!"

"The three cruel ways to die in the Cultivation World: One, be messed to death by Xu Que! Two, be messed to death by Xu Que! Three, still be messed to death by Xu Que!"

The crowd whispered among themselves, adopting an attitude of watching the spectacle while making jokes.

When you like someone, all their shortcomings become virtues!

When you dislike someone, even if they have no flaws, you will pick out a heap of faults; in short, nothing about them looks pleasing to the eye!

The Canglan Gang now played the role of the latter; gangs like them who robbed homes and plundered goods always harmed others to benefit themselves, so most people were very willing to see them annihilated.

As for someone like Xu Que, although he also swindles people, at least he doesn't actively cause trouble, and he once helped them reclaim the Water Yuan Kingdom; that single merit alone is enough to earn everyone's deep affection for him!

Thus, at this moment, the Canglan Gang sat as if on needles and awns!

Even Cang Feng, the Infant Transformation Stage gang leader, and his wife, Mo Lan, had long since turned pale!

Having mixed in the Water Yuan Kingdom for so many years, who does not know Xu Que's great name? Who does not know the terror of the Explosive Heaven Gang?

In recent years, some slogans have even circulated, such as "Once Explosive Heaven appears, only needles and thread remain," and "When Explosive Heaven marches out, not even a blade of grass survives," sufficiently proving how mighty the reputation of this mysterious faction is!

"Fellow... Fellow Daoist Xu, this matter is a misunderstanding! Please listen to my explanation!" At this moment, Cang Feng finally spoke with unease, cold sweat beading on his forehead!

No matter how arrogant he might be, he did not believe he could be Xu Que's match.

After all, back when Xu Que was at the Nascent Soul Stage, he had already slain an Infant Transformation Stage expert; nowadays, this lad's cultivation level had become something even he could no longer see through.

"Explanation? I won't listen!" Xu Que crossed his arms over his chest, rejecting Cang Feng's words with an aloof expression, then added in a deep voice: "Regarding today's matter, you must give me an explanation!"

He refuses to listen to an explanation but demands an explanation?

Isn't this basically the same thing?

The people present immediately twitched the corners of their mouths, rendered speechless!

But Cang Feng understood, and Mo Lan understood too; those in their line of work could naturally comprehend what Xu Que wanted at the first opportunity.

"Explanation" and "an explanation"; these two terms look similar, but their meanings are completely different; an explanation is purely an explanation, but "an explanation" implies an apology plus compensation!

"Whoosh!"

Immediately, Cang Feng decisively removed the Storage Ring from his hand, respectfully presented it before Xu Que, and said sincerely: "Fellow Daoist Xu, these are all the resources of our Canglan Gang; I am willing to give them all to Fellow Daoist Xu as compensation!"

"Hmph! Compensation? Gang Leader Cang, what kind of person do you take me, Xu Que, for? What does my Explosive Heaven Gang lack that we would care about your meager resources?" Xu Que immediately gave a cold smile, looking extremely proud, and then... this fellow reached out and accepted that Storage Ring.

The crowd nearly spat a mouthful of old blood on the spot.

Mai Pi, this lad... is truly shameless as always!

But Cang Feng's mouth corner twitched fiercely.

Because he felt he understood again; Xu Que thought this amount of compensation was still insufficient!

But what could be done? Over the past few years, the Canglan Gang had frantically killed people and seized treasures, barely accumulating a massive amount of resources, all of which were inside that Storage Ring; if that was still not enough, he could only feel despair!

Eh? Wait, it seems there is indeed something else to compensate with!

Suddenly, Cang Feng's eyes lit up, and his gaze abruptly fixed on his own wife, Mo Lan.

Whoosh!

In the next moment, he turned into a phantom, darted forward directly, grabbed Mo Lan, flung his hand, and threw her at Xu Que!

At the same time, he said with utmost sincerity, "Fellow Daoist Xu, you and my Lady are a perfect match of talented man and beautiful woman, made by heaven itself; I shall not snatch what another desires. From now on, she is yours!"

"Damn it! You treacherous villain, you're actually using the trick of throwing away your wife?" Xu Que immediately widened his eyes, caught Mo Lan mid-air, and flung her right back, shouting fiercely, "Come on, let's hurt each other!"

Huh?

Hurt each other?

What... what does this phrase even mean?

Cang Feng was instantly dumbfounded; this time, he completely failed to understand Xu Que's meaning.

Could it be that he feels embarrassed to seize another's wife in public, and is merely being polite, offering a courteous refusal?

In an instant, this thought flashed through Cang Feng's mind.

His eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted loudly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, only a Heavenly Pride like you is worthy of possessing a beauty such as Mo Lan. Please, you must accept her; this is a small token of my regard!"

Having spoken, he circulated True Essence in his palm and threw Mo Lan toward Xu Que once more.

"Hmph, do you think I would truly be interested in such looks? Take her back; I don't want her!" Xu Que immediately snorted coldly.

This time, he was speaking the truth!

Mo Lan possessed, at best, merely average beauty; in terms of loveliness, she could not compare to Jiang Hongyan or Zixia Fairy, and in terms of enchanting allure, she fell far short of Liu Jingning or Lady Ya.

Moreover, she was used goods; how could a straightforward guy like Xu Que possibly covet such meager beauty!

Therefore, he refused again, flinging her back yet another time.

Cang Feng assumed these words carried the same meaning as the earlier Storage Ring incident—still a symbolic act of modesty—and immediately threw her back again.

Thus, back and forth, back and forth, they literally stunned everyone in the entire Arena.

There's such a maneuver?

In this day and age, can a wife be thrown around like this?

At this moment, the only person present who was being tossed back and forth in mid-air, Mo Lan, was on the verge of collapse and frenzy!

Had her True Essence Power not been sealed, she would have long since struck first to kill Cang Feng, and then, regardless of any cost, sought out Xu Que to fight to the death!