Chapter 49: Zombie Face

  Gaunt figure, about fifty years old with sunken cheeks, two wisps of whiskers at the corners of his mouth, a few sparse goat hairs on his chin, wearing a grey robe, looking like an ordinary old farmer next door.

  He is none other than one of the four major courtyard masters of the Xuan Yun Sect, the strongest existence in the Southern Courtyard - Hou Dan Chen!

  "Outer courtyard disciple Lei Chen, has seen the master!"

  Li Chen didn't dare to underestimate the old farmer in front of him, who seemed weak and frail. The scene where he subconsciously used all his strength but was easily resolved by the opponent still lingered in his mind.

  Wow!

  Light footsteps and rustling clothes, someone keeps approaching, apparently the previous commotion, even in the quiet inner courtyard, has attracted a lot of attention.

  Before long, many disciples gathered outside the courtyard, but after seeing the people inside, they all restrained their temper and stood respectfully outside.

  "Don't be so polite, where did a group of kids come from with such big temper, must fight to the death?"

  Hou Dan Chen's name may sound elegant and refined, but his personality is just as stubborn and unyielding. Those who know him well are aware that he is an absolutely difficult person to deal with.

  "Report to the master, this person's name is Lei Chen. One year ago, he killed someone and stole treasure in the ancient Cang mountain range, injured my senior brother Qiu Tianyi and his sister Qiu Qianhua, and also wounded me."

  Now missing for a year, he has made rapid progress in his evil cultivation from who-knows-where, and bursts into Chu Shi's residence, intending to do something improper to Liu Shi, and forcibly snatches the demonic pet that was given to Shi by her junior.

  "Disciples rushed over and fought with him. Both Yang and Chen, two of his fellow disciples, were injured by his hands. Chu Shizhi, Liu Shizhi, and Peng Shidi can all testify to this!"

  Zhang Chulang took a step forward, bowed respectfully, and began to recount one by one.

  "Is this really happening?"

  Hou Dan Chen's gaze swept towards the few people, his face suddenly darkening. He who had always been intolerant of evil could not bear to see fellow disciples harming each other. If these crimes were proven true this time, Li Chen would absolutely not be able to leave alive.

  Especially Yang and Chen who were lying on the ground humming, as if they were telling about Li Chen's crimes.

  "Returning to the main topic, the matter..."

  Pang Wenshan and Chu Ziying exchanged a glance, things were indeed as Zhang Chulung had said, but they had all heard it from others, no one knew the truth.

  But if he refutes it now, he will inevitably lose face in front of Zhang Chuloung, and it won't look good for him in the future.

  "Returning to the master of the house, this matter is indeed as Elder Zhang said, but..."

  Chu Ziyan gently bit her red lips, wanting to plead for Li Chen.

  "Chu Shi Mei, I know you have a past with Li Chen, but someone of his character is really not suitable to be friends with!"

  Zhang Chulang's timely stop of "weighty words and long thoughts".

  "What else can you say, you scoundrel?"

  Listening to their conversation, Hou Dan Chen's face turned gloomy and he said in a cold tone.

  "Scoundrel? As a disciple, I respect the abbot as a person, but I never thought he was someone who wouldn't distinguish between right and wrong!"

  Li Chen clenched his fists, from that day on, he secretly vowed that he would not let anyone ride roughshod over him, with youthful vigor, how could he bear such humiliation?

  "Hey, okay, today this old man will destroy your skills, let's see how you'll show off!"

  Hou Danchen's anger turned to laughter, as the master of a courtyard, one of the strongest at the beginning of the Yuanjing realm. His noble status was unmatched, except for those elders and the Supreme Ones. Who had ever dared to scold him like that before?

  In an instant, a powerful and overwhelming aura spread throughout the courtyard, forcing everyone to involuntarily retreat.

  Yang and Chen, both severely injured, let out a stifled groan under the intense pressure, almost fainting.

  Li Chen was the first to bear the brunt, his face suddenly turned pale, but in an instant he held back the inner breath of his whole body, desperately resisting, his face turned red, and then purple.

  Only persisted for a few breaths, stumbling backward, suddenly spewing out an arrow of blood, body trembling and half-kneeling on the ground, the pair of eyes under the disheveled long hair shot out a shocking unyielding light.

  Squeak!

  Hiss!

  The two beasts, although equally fearful of the gaunt old man before them, saw that Li Chen was injured and their fur stood on end as they bared their teeth and glared at Hou Danchen, their eyes revealing a light identical to Li Chen's.

  Zhang Chulang and his party looked at each other with a hint of joy in the corners of their mouths, and stopped Pang Wenshan and Chu Ziying who were about to move forward.

  "Hey, it's a tough bone, old man likes to gnaw on hard bones, exercise his mouth!"

  Hou Danchen smiled with a gash in his mouth, revealing a dark red gum with only a few teeth, which was eerie.

  His right hand reached forward, and a golden light burst forth. A powerful and unmatched golden aura transformed into a golden palm several feet in size, slapping down towards Li Chen's head.

  In the realm of true energy, a martial artist's true energy can be released externally. In the realm of solidifying the origin, a martial artist's true energy can take shape and manifest perfectly in their hands.

  "Is this really the strongest warrior in Ginyu Force? I refuse to accept it, if you give me time..."

  Li Chen was half-kneeling on the ground, his steel teeth biting out blood, his eyes filled with dense blood vessels, his fists clenched tightly, making a cracking sound as he tried to get up.

  But his body was as heavy as lead, weighing over 10,000 catties, no matter how hard he struggled to the death, he couldn't move at all, the gap was really too big.

  Along with Xiao Huzi and Lei Peng, they were all subdued and crushed to the ground, unable to resist.

  As they saw the golden palm that contained endless power about to land on Li Chen's head, everyone watched with bated breath, waiting for the moment it would burst.

  Whoosh!

  At this moment, a dark golden light flashed suddenly, without the dazzling of the Golden Palm Light, but it was extremely eye-catching. At this time, people in the scene only felt a flash before their eyes and a inexplicable chill in their hearts.

  Looking again at the scene, the dark golden light flashed through the electric firestone, suddenly piercing through the golden palm, and both turned into sparkling stars scattered apart.

  Just as Li Chen was about to exert his last bit of strength, he suddenly felt a lightness in his body, and the pent-up energy lost its target, causing him to feel dizzy and almost spit out another mouthful of old blood.

  "Damn it, zombie face get out of here, old man!"

  One blow was broken, and Hou Dan Chen was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, jumping up and down and scolding loudly, without any of the dignity of an owner.

  Everyone who saw this scene was stunned, but they didn't dare make a sound.

  Whoosh!

  In the high courtyard, a majestic figure in dark blue suddenly descended into the yard, his movements were indescribably elegant, but gave people a faintly cold feeling.

  This feeling was not emitted from this person himself, but rather it naturally appeared in the hearts of everyone who saw this middle-aged man wearing a dark blue shirt.

  When everyone saw the newcomer clearly, they couldn't help but take a cold breath, and their bodies involuntarily retreated. Some even turned pale and walked away immediately.

  As if seeing a fierce beast in a flood, he didn't dare look at it again.

  "What's wrong with you, Elder Brother? Why are you so furious and insist on killing your younger brother?"

  A harsh voice like grinding iron, making people's teeth ache upon hearing it. The middle-aged man was none other than Zang Xingqian, whom Li Chen had met at the Shan Ding Jie Lü Tang previously.

  "You zombie face, stop pretending to be so virtuous! If you dare to ruin the old man's good deed today, I'll stake my life on it and make sure we settle this once and for all!"

  Hou Danchen's face was flushed red, his goatee trembling with rage.