Chapter 142
“Apprentice brother, wait!”
The four stopped Jiang Chen when they saw him start to leave.
“Apprentice brother.”
One of the girls walked up to him and said gently, “We’ve consumed much of our energy and need to recover immediately, but we cannot take in the spirit of universe here. Could you protect us for a while?”
In the Realm of Beasts, it was fatal if one used up all of their energy.
Although the four had only consumed one third of theirs, they still panicked.
The girl blinked at him, as if afraid he would refuse. She expected his answer hopefully.
“Are you afraid? That’s normal. Apprentice Brother Xiang is senior disciple of the Sword Sect of Returning to Oneness. Anyone who fights him with a sword is asking for trouble,” Li Xin said.
“Sword Sect of Returning to Oneness? Senior disciple?”
Tan Yun was surprised. She had been trying to win credit for herself, but the new information was enough to explain the situation.
Tan Yun was unhappy, since she once again had to submit to Li Xin. She was secretly hoping Jiang Chen could do something great to show her up.
But to her surprise, Jiang Chen said, “You’ve more or less recovered. It’s time for me to leave.”
Then he turned around and left.
Tan Yun opened her eyes wide and stared. He would be laughed at if he left at this time. The others would think he was trying to escape.
Or, was he actually trying to escape?
“Did I say you could go?”
To everyone’s surprise, Apprentice Brother Xiang suddenly spoke in a low and sharp voice.
Two disciples of the Sword Sect of Returning to Oneness grinned and stopped in front of Jiang Chen.
“Don’t get in my way.” Jiang Chen frowned, unhappy.
“What’ll you do if we get in your way? Didn’t you hear what Apprentice Brother Xiang said?”
“Do you think you’re great just because you’re in the Mental Wander State? Apprentice Brother Xiang could give you a beating so good you won’t be able to recognize your own mother!”
The two disciples were in the Gathering Yuan State. They weren’t afraid of Jiang Chen at all.
“You can leave, but you have to recognize me and leave your sword here,” Apprentice Brother Xiang said.
He wasn’t coveting Jiang Chen’s sword; he couldn’t even see his sword.
It was the rule of the Sword Sect of Returning to Oneness. If two swordsmen fought, the one who lost had to leave his sword.
In Apprentice Brother Xiang’s eyes, Jiang Chen had lost. He had lost because he had tried to escape.
Tan Yun didn’t know what to do, since things were getting out of hand. She didn’t dare speak, afraid that she could say something wrong, but Shui Sheng said anxiously, “We don’t have any problems between us. Apprentices of the Sword Sect of Returning to Oneness, as disciples of one of the top ten sects and schools, you should be men of dignity—”
“Shui Sheng!” Tan Yun interrupted her nervously.
Li Xin was smirking.
“Do you mean I’m not showing you any dignity right now?”
Apprentice Brother Xiang’s voice sounded ice cold. He showed an aggressive energy.
“No… I didn’t mean that.” Shui Sheng was so frightened by him that she even started to tremble.
“Slap yourself until I say you can stop!” Apprentice Brother Xiang ordered.
Shui Sheng was dumbfounded. She raised her head with a lost and frightened expression.
“Didn’t you hear what Apprentice Brother Xiang said, b*tch?”
Li Xin was more than glad to seize the opportunity to give Tan Yun a blow, although she was aiming for her friend at the moment. She walked up to Shui Sheng and slapped her across her face.
Smack!
Shui Sheng closed her eyes in fear, but she didn’t feel the expected hot and painful tingling on her face.
She opened her eyes cautiously and saw Li Xin’s hand had been grasped by another big hand.
It was Jiang Chen’s hand.
“She was right. You don’t show any dignity. No, to be more precise, you’re a piece of crap bully. It’s ridiculous for you to even talk about dignity.”
Jiang Chen looked over to Apprentice Brother Xiang and said the words slowly for emphasis.