"Look! Isn't that Chu Feng and Bai Ruochen?"
"Who's that red-haired girl? Could it be that girl named Sima Ying?"
"Then does that mean that beautiful woman is none other than Bai Ruochen's legendary young mother, Bai Suyan?"
"It really is them? They caused an uproar at our Greenwood Mountain before, and Bai Ruochen's mother had the audacity to beat up Bai Yunxiao and Tao Xiangyu — how dare they show their faces here?"
By now, Chu Feng and his group had appeared in the spectator stands. Since the stands drew everyone's attention, they were spotted almost immediately.
Most people didn't think much of it, but the elders and disciples of Greenwood Mountain were absolutely shocked. In their eyes, Chu Feng and Bai Ruochen were essentially criminals of Greenwood Mountain — coming here was practically seeking death.
After all, today the person overseeing everything was none other than Lord Tuoba Shakuang, the chief of the Punishment Department. No matter how powerful Bai Suyan might be, she couldn't possibly be a match for Lord Tuoba Shakuang.
"Look — they're actually heading toward the main stands! The nerve! What business do they have going there?"
When the crowd saw Chu Feng and his group walking toward the main stands, the disciples jeered endlessly, hurling insults left and right.
"Well, well — if it isn't Junior Brother Chu Feng and Junior Sister Ruochen!"
Sure enough, at that very moment, the five seated on the main stands — Bai Yunxiao, Tao Xiangyu, Qi Yanyu, Zhao Jingang, and Ben Leihu — could no longer sit still. They rose to their feet and blocked Chu Feng's group's path.
"Move." Bai Suyan walked at the very front, her voice cold as ice. To her, these five were nothing more than ants she could crush at any moment.
Upon seeing Bai Suyan, the expressions of Bai Yunxiao and the others shifted immediately, and they couldn't help but take a step backward.
Bai Yunxiao and Tao Xiangyu, who had been beaten by Bai Suyan before, had particularly thick expressions of dread on their faces.
However, after a brief internal struggle, they ultimately chose not to leave. Today, they weren't afraid of Bai Suyan — not for any other reason, but because their strongest backer, the chief of the Punishment Department, Tuoba Shakuang, was also present.
"Hey, Madam Sect Master of the Transformation Sect, you'd better get the situation straight. This isn't your Transformation Sect — you don't call the shots here." After mustering her courage, Tao Xiangyu sneered.
"Get lost. Aside from the presiding elders, only those of us disciples who carry out Dragon-level missions are qualified to sit here," Bai Yunxiao added.
"Scram, Chu Feng. When the Dragon-level mission was first announced, you didn't have the guts to participate. And now you have the audacity to sit in the main stands? Do you think you're worthy?" Qi Yanyu was even more direct, actually telling them to leave.
"Hmph, forget the main stands — you don't even qualify to sit in any of the other stands. Get out of this arena already. Stop embarrassing yourselves here," Zhao Jingang chimed in, driving them away as well.
"Where are the elders? Where are the elders responsible for screening? How did you even let them in? Did you not bother to check whether they're qualified to be here? Get them out, now!" Bai Yunxiao shouted at the top of his lungs, actually reprimanding the elders in charge of admission.
"Insolent! These are distinguished guests invited by Lord White Ape — how dare you try to drive them away!"
But just then, five presiding elders suddenly leapt onto the main stands. Pointing at Bai Yunxiao and the others, they launched into a furious tirade.
They were all subordinates of White Ape the Half-Emperor, stationed here specifically to prevent anyone from giving Chu Feng trouble.
Previously, they had remained neutral, merely watching as others hassled Chu Feng and his group.