Chapter 50: The Frustrated Zhang Chulang

  Crack!

  With a crisp sound, the expressionless Zang Xian suddenly pulled out an orange from somewhere and took two bites. He casually threw the peel on the ground, forced a smile, and said, "How dare I ruin Old Hou's good deed? I just came for something!"

  Although he had his back to Li Chen, the shape of that fruit pit was unmistakable to Li Chen, it was clearly a Yunli fruit, which he had been eating for a year.

  That icy breath and stiff voice made Li Chen guess who the visitor was.

  Squeak!

  The little monkey was trembling with fear, but at this time he mustered up his courage and crawled towards the fruit pit, stretched out his small paws to grab it and was about to eat.

  Whoosh!

  Just as it was about to reach his mouth, Lei Peng flapped its wings and landed on his head. In its light golden eyes, a hint of disdain flashed by, as if scolding him.

  The little monkey was extremely wronged and turned his head to look at Li Chen, but his eyes were all on Zang Xingqian at this time, and he didn't notice the small movements of the two beasts.

  Afraid of Lei Peng, the little monkey pouted and moved its tired body to lie down beside Li Chen, not daring to look at the fruit core again.

  "Get out of the way, don't block the old man from teaching his disciple!"

  Hou Danchen waved his hand with a gloomy face, as if driving away evil spirits.

  "It turns out that Master Hou was teaching his disciples, this kind of trivial matter is still better left to Xiaodi's Precept Hall!"

  Zang Xing nodded a thousand times, and slowly stood up, revealing Lei Chen's profile.

  "How dare you, zombie face! Today this old man is teaching his disciples in the courtyard, what right do you have to intervene?"

  Hou Danchen's face changed slightly, and he said with a hint of tension.

  Everyone sees it as a vague and mysterious thing, but how can teaching people lead to disputes, and the disputing parties are still the two giants of Nan Yunfeng?

  "Brother Hou, that's not right. When disciples in the yard make mistakes, aren't they always punished by me, the Disciplinary Hall?"

  His pale face, shrouded in an icy aura, gave off a gloomy and eerie feeling that made people dare not look straight at him.

  "You..."

  Hou Danchen was stunned by his words and couldn't speak, looking at Li Chen and the two beasts beside him, he couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks.

  "The abbot and the master of the hall, a disciple has something to say that can resolve this matter!"

  Seeing the two giants staring at each other without giving in, Zhang Chulang felt that his chance to show up had arrived. He immediately tidied up his clothes and stood out, bowing to both of them.

  "Speak!"

  "Speak!"

  In unison, but Zang Xing's expression remained indifferent, while Hou Dan Chen furrowed his brow slightly.

  "This man is named Li Chen, a repeat offender who has committed numerous serious crimes within the sect. The evidence of his guilt is clear and he should be put to death according to the law. However, Heaven has a benevolent nature that values life, so why not take this opportunity to publicly strip him of his status, expel him from the sect, and make an example out of him?"

  Zhang Chulang spoke eloquently, gazing around at his disciples, who looked at him with admiring and respectful eyes. He felt a sense of pride and satisfaction, unaware that the faces of the two great masters were gradually darkening.

  "How do you see it?"

  Almost at the same time, Zang Xingqian and Hou Danchen stared at each other, one with a calm expression but slightly tense, the other puffing out his chest and staring back, without any intention of backing down.

  "Can't say!"

  Then, there were more nonsensical words, leaving all the disciples bewildered and clueless about what the two big shots were up to.

  "If the master and the abbot can't bring themselves to do it, I'll take care of this evil person myself!"

  Zhang Chulung bowed his head and took a few steps forward, putting on an air of great righteousness.

  So profound and enlightening, solving the difficult problem of the sect's elder, showing a selfless and altruistic attitude, instantly earning the respect of the surrounding disciples, with some people even involuntarily calling out in admiration.

  If it weren't for the two giants, they would probably be cheering uncontrollably by now.

  "Get out!"

  Two loud, furious roars, if not for the distinct difference in the contained breaths, would have made it difficult for everyone to distinguish, these consecutive words spoken in unison were from the two people who had previously been at odds with each other.

  The two giants' auras burst out suddenly, which was far beyond Zhang Chulang's endurance. He was instantly knocked back by the impact and only stopped retreating when he was held back by Pang Wenshan.

  A handsome face turned red and white, even if he couldn't turn around at this moment, he understood that he had completely misinterpreted the meaning, let alone being a clever person who had already detected the purpose of the two people's confrontation.

  It seems that it's not about rushing to punish Li Chen, but rather about snatching him away.

  Thinking of this, Zhang Chulang felt a hard-to-express jealousy in his heart. It was clear that Li Chen's talent had caught the attention of the two giants, and it was likely that they were competing to take him as their apprentice.

  He thought that as a true master of the Quanzhen Sect, a genius and elite of the sect, his opponent was just an outer door disciple who had committed so many crimes, yet still managed to gain the favor of two great leaders, it was enough to make him burn with anger.

  But in the face of their anger, Zhang Chulang didn't dare to have any objections, and with a humble expression, he struggled free from Pang Wenshan's support and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

  The longer you wait, the more embarrassing it will be.

  "What are you looking at? Can't you all just scram? Do I have to invite you myself?"

  Hou Danchen's old eyes widened as he looked around, seemingly venting his anger at the crowd for ruining a good thing.

  These disciples were just inner door disciples. When facing Hou Dan Chen, who was at the solid yuan boundary, they didn't dare to speak out of turn and immediately scattered like birds and beasts, leaving in no time.

  Originally, Chu Zi Yun wanted to stay behind, after all this was her courtyard, but under the gaze of Pang Wen Shan, she left in the end. However, when she looked at Li Chen for the last time, there was once again a hint of unusual color in her eyes.

  Perhaps that's what happened after more than a year of sedimentation, because of Li Chen's reappearance, it triggered the unusual emotions of that year.

  For a moment, there was no one around the courtyard. In Nanyun Peak, probably no one dared to disobey Hou Dan's words, except for the master of Jielü Hall in front of him.

  Li Chen's foot moved slightly, and he was about to leave.

  "Listen up, kid! Behave yourself or you'll be in for it!"

  Hou Danchen glared at him with a burst of anger, like an elderly person scolding their own child.

  Li Chen glanced at him, from the subtle situation between the two, with his intelligence naturally visible, absolutely not to punish or kill him.

  At this time, Li Chen, who had no more scruples, reached into his bosom and took out a storage bag under the gaze of Hou Dan Chen. He poured in the remaining internal energy, opened the storage bag, and took out a cloud pear fruit, dividing it into three portions to share with the two beasts.

  This scene fell into Hou Dan's eyes, and he was immediately angry, blowing his beard and staring with anger, which was clearly mocking his sentence "no good fruit without you".

  I just want you to see that I have delicious fruit to eat and enjoy it very much.

  But with Zhang Xian by his side, Hou Dan couldn't overdo it, so he could only glare at him with a huff and say: "Zombie face, have you decided to compete with me for the old man's favor?"

  "What's the hurry? Let this kid choose for himself, Brother Hou."

  If there were acquaintances around, they would surely be shocked, because Zang Xingqian, who was feared by the Southern Institute's disciples like a fierce beast, actually smiled, and it looked quite natural and comfortable.