Everyone's eyes were on the speaker, who was Sally. Only a second after she had finished speaking did she remember what Blue Rabbit had told her earlier. On the boat, Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit had explained some of the customs and rules of Phoenix Island to the other five heroes, including the fact that women were not allowed to practice martial arts, which had been repeated multiple times, so Sally had already committed it to memory, but just now was her first reaction, and for a moment she had forgotten Blue Rabbit's reminder.
However, despite the turmoil in her mind, Sally's face remained calm and unruffled, as if everything was none of her concern. Perhaps due to years of experience on the rivers and lakes, she had learned to face any unexpected changes. The elder looked at Sally with a displeased expression and said: "Miss, it's not that I intentionally want to make things difficult for you, but if we don't handle you according to the island rules, I'm afraid all the women on the island will follow your example in the future. As an elder, I absolutely cannot sit back and do nothing!" At this time, some voices from the crowd rose again: "Women practicing martial arts, expel her from Phoenix Island! Expel her from Phoenix Island!" Da Ben could no longer hold back his anger, the fire in his heart had been ignited, what nonsense rules! He took a step forward, but was held back by Ai Tiao and Tiao Tiao. Tiao Tiao whispered: "Da Ben, don't be impulsive, let's explain to the elder first!" Hong Mao turned around and glanced at Da Ben, signaling him to calm down for now.
"Elder." A clear voice stopped the crowd's noise, and it was still that controversial person - Sally. Sally slowly opened her mouth and said: "May I ask, Elder, since you have already said that I am not a native of Phoenix Island, how can you deal with me according to the island rules?" As soon as this was spoken, the elder hesitated for a moment, coughed twice, and solemnly said: "You have entered the territory of Phoenix Island, so you should follow the island rules."
"I've given you a chance, so don't waste your martial arts skills. Please hurry up and prepare, you'll need to leave in an hour!" Sally heard this and couldn't help but laugh inwardly at the absurdity of his words, as if he hadn't wasted her own martial arts skills and she should be grateful to him instead. Her eyes involuntarily turned towards Blue Rabbit, as if saying: What kind of thinking do people on this island have? It's simply unreasonable!
Lan Tu helplessly shook his head. The rules of the island couldn't be changed by one person's power at this time, and this matter still needed to be carefully considered from a long-term perspective. Ding Dang was straightforward in nature, and originally didn't approve of the island's rules, so he blurted out: "This outdated custom should have been changed long ago!" His words were just like what he had said at the edge of the arena that time, only today, they carried more weight and confidence.
"Dingdang, don't be reckless! These things are not for you to intervene in!" Shuilingling was worried that her daughter would be dragged into this again and couldn't help but straighten up her attitude, taking out the mother's tone. "Mother!" Dingdang ignored Shuilingling's threatening gaze and continued: "The island rules of Fenghuang Island were established how many years ago? Why use these outdated customs to restrict people now?"
"Are women born to just stay at home and do laundry and cooking? Are women destined to be inferior to men?" Putting it in today's context, these island rules are simply laughable!" "How dare you!" The elder shouted, his body trembling with excitement: "The ancestors' established island rules will not tolerate your blasphemy! Tingdang, if you still want to continue learning martial arts, then don't interfere with these matters again! Otherwise, I will immediately strip you and Blue Rabbit of your rights and abolish your martial arts!" Shu'er also felt indignant and retorted: "If the ancestors established these rules just to suppress women and discriminate against their status, then such island rules are not worth having!"
Dingdang, being scolded by Shu'er and the elder, also became agitated, coldly laughing and pointing at Blue Rabbit: "Even if you want to abolish my martial arts, that's up to your abilities! Moreover, you don't have the qualifications to abolish Blue Rabbit's martial arts!" The elder had lost patience, his bottom line touched, waved his hand and ordered: "Dingdang of Feng Huang Wu Guan disrespects island rules, considering he won honor for me on Phoenix Island, order him to reflect at home, not allowed out for half a year, and copy 'Nü Ze' and 'Nü Xun' each 200 copies, can't come out until finished! As for Sally, follow the previous rules!" At this time, Hongmao said: "Elder, it's not that we disrespect Phoenix Island's island rules, but this is really unfair to women, please spare them." Hongmao knew in his heart, at this moment, arguing would only make the elder angrier, for now, just calm down the elder's emotions first.
The elder didn't want to entangle any more, just as he was about to speak, a voice stopped him. "Hold on! Elder, are you going to deal with the Seven Heroes too?" As soon as this was said, it shocked everyone present. They of course knew about the Seven Heroes! Among the Seven Heroes, there were two women, one was the master of the Jade Toad Palace, Blue Hare, ranked second in swordsmanship, and the other was the master of the Purple Cloud Sword, named below, who managed a family inn at Golden Whip Creek.
Anyone of the Seven Swords is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also has a high reputation in the Jianghu. In comparison, it can be said that they have neither the ability nor the right to dispose of the Seven Heroes. For a time, rumors spread. "Are they really the Seven Heroes?" "Who knows, I think they are pretending to avoid punishment!" "Yes, yes, how could the Seven Heroes bow down at the door of the Phoenix Martial Arts Hall? They must be fake!"
The elder coughed twice to signal quiet, saying: "You say you are the Seven Heroes, what evidence do you have?" "Exactly! Don't even look in the mirror!" someone else said in the crowd.
Dada and others couldn't help but feel a little helpless. On the day they fell into the Not-Old Spring, they had left their swords in the Jade Toad Palace, and now they didn't know how to respond. At this time, a weak voice floated out: "Don't believe them, they're just a bunch of scammers." Suddenly, Xiong Jianqiang squeezed in with the help of his family's servants, still not forgetting to kick someone while they were down at critical moments. Da Ben's eyes widened in anger, and he shouted loudly: "I'm Da Ben, and I won't change my name or surname! If it weren't for my Ben Lei sword not being in my hand, do you believe I would teach you a lesson right now?" Dada said calmly: "You really are stubborn, it seems like you still haven't had enough lessons." This voice was a bit familiar... Suddenly lifting his head, he saw Dada looking at him with a calm face, and suddenly realized, angrily saying: "So it's you, you're the one who made me become like this!" Dada blinked his eyes innocently and said: "When did I ever harm you? You need to have evidence when speaking, you can't just spout nonsense."
Taking advantage of this gap, Xiong Youcai quietly walked to the elder's ear and said a few words. The elder listened, his brow furrowed even deeper...
In the distance, Mo Xuan had just landed on Phoenix Island when his subordinate came to report on Hong Mao's situation. The corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up. This time, he didn't know how Hong Mao would resolve it.
