After hearing the rumors spread by Dai Shu, many people began to pay close attention to every move Chu Feng and Sima Ying made. When they discovered that Sima Ying truly treated Chu Feng with exceptional kindness, they became even more convinced that what Dai Shu had said was true.
Once more and more people came to believe that Sima Ying was in love with Chu Feng, Dai Shu began going around inciting the experts of the Spirit World Alliance, urging those who harbored secret feelings for Sima Ying or were actively courting her — all talented individuals — to deal with Chu Feng.
It could be said that the current situation was entirely orchestrated and brought about by Dai Shu's own hand. However, what he hadn't anticipated was that Liu Yang, Wang Chao, and Zhang He would be so audacious as to lead a crowd to Dragon Garden to crusade against Chu Feng.
What kind of place was Dragon Garden? It was the universally recognized forbidden zone of the Spirit World Alliance — the residence of Miao Renlong.
He had lost one of his eyes within Dragon Garden, and so he harbored a deep fear of the place.
"Dai Shu, don't be afraid. I know what you're worried about. Rest assured, I've already made inquiries — Elder Miao is not in the Spirit World Alliance today, so naturally he's not in Dragon Garden either."
"Besides, we're not here to target Sima Ying, let alone to disturb Elder Miao. We're only here to crusade against that Chu Feng. And we'll stay outside Dragon Garden — we won't set foot inside. Even if Elder Miao finds out, he won't do anything to us."
"After all, he's not the type to punish disciples without reason." Having seemingly seen through Dai Shu's fear, Liu Yang said with a smile.
"So that's how it is. Senior Brother Liu Yang, your insight is truly admirable — forgive Dai Shu's dullness." After hearing Liu Yang's words, Dai Shu found every sentence perfectly reasonable. His fear vanished entirely, and filled with newfound boldness, he pointed at Dragon Garden and was the first to shout: "Trash from Green Wood Mountain, stay away from Sima Ying and get out of the Spirit World Alliance!"
"Trash from Green Wood Mountain! Stay away from Sima Ying! Get out of the Spirit World Alliance!!!" After Dai Shu's words rang out, Zhang He, Liu Yang, and Wang Chao all raised their voices in unison.
"Trash from Green Wood Mountain!" "Stay away from Sima Ying!!" "Get out of the Spirit World Alliance!!!"
And under the lead of these three monstrous prodigies, the crowd assembled to crusade against Chu Feng began shouting in unison. Even the onlookers joined in with their cries.
In an instant, their voices boomed like thunder, resounding in all directions, causing both the void and the earth to tremble and hum.
Such clamor drew more and more people to the scene, and even the elders of the Spirit World Alliance came to watch the spectacle.
But even after the elders appeared, no one moved to stop it. As members of the Spirit World Alliance, if the disciples disapproved of Chu Feng's closeness with Sima Ying, the elders naturally felt the same way.
None of them wanted the Spirit World Alliance's most treasured prodigy to be lured away by an outsider. Deep down, they supported these disciples in their crusade against Chu Feng.
"Look! Aren't those Huang Xiuzhi — Elder Huang's four grandchildren — Huang Feng, Huang Ping, Huang Lang, and Huang Jing?"
"All four of them are genuine barrier geniuses. Though they haven't made it onto the Spirit World Masters Ranking, their barrier arts are undeniably powerful. Even they've come to crusade against that trash from Green Wood Mountain?"
Suddenly, someone spotted four familiar figures in the crowd — the same four Huang siblings who had previously clashed with Chu Feng in the Sealed Ancient Village, only to indirectly help him win countless treasures.
"Wait, something's not right. Why are the four of them so pale? They look like they're severely injured." Indeed, the more observant among the crowd noticed that something was off about the Huang siblings' complexions.
The reason for this was, in fact, also related to Chu Feng. The four Huang siblings had gone to great lengths to borrow the Green Qilin Ruyi from their grandfather, Huang Xiuzhi, with the intention of going to the Sealed Ancient Village to win the Sealed Ancient Water and present it to their grandfather to win his favor.
But who could have guessed — though they had defeated the peers of the Sealed Ancient Village, they lost to Chu Feng, and lost completely. They had even lost their grandfather's prized treasure, the Green Qilin Ruyi.
Although both of their parents had perished in a catastrophe, their grandfather had doted on them greatly, showering them with excessive affection.