Chapter 1778. Loyal and Righteous (2)

At that moment, heaven and earth fell silent. When the crowd witnessed with their own eyes that Chu Feng had slain Zhan Qiankun, no one could find the words to speak.

Zhan Qiankun may have deserved death — everyone wanted him dead — but how many among them would actually dare to kill him?

No matter how fiercely others wished for Zhan Qiankun's demise, it was nothing more than a wish. Chu Feng, however, had done it. And he had done it without hesitation, clean and decisive.

"A moment ago, quite a few of you seemed eager to deal with me, Chu Feng. Now that I'm here, those who want to make a move — stop hiding and come at me." Chu Feng spread his arms wide and swept his gaze over the crowd below, wearing an expression that dared them to try.

At that moment, every last one of them hung their heads in silence. Even those who had never harbored any thought of killing Chu Feng did not dare meet his eyes.

Though Chu Feng's gaze carried a gentle smile, the bone-chilling cold hidden within it pierced straight into the soul.

They were afraid. Afraid Chu Feng would misread their intentions, afraid he would mistake them for enemies. Simply put — they feared being killed by Chu Feng.

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In that instant, the already-silent area grew eerily still. The only sounds were the wind stirring the grass and the thudding of hearts pounding in chests.

"If you don't have the guts to act, then at least stop running your mouths behind people's backs. Otherwise, all you're doing is ruining your own reputation." Chu Feng spoke again, his tone dripping with mockery.

The moment those words left his mouth, the members of the Heavenly Dao Manor felt their hearts clench and their bodies shudder. They knew full well he was talking about them.

In truth, they had indeed considered making a move against Chu Feng — but that was before. After laying eyes on him in person, they had long since abandoned that notion.

There were certainly plenty of people within the Heavenly Dao Manor who could deal with Chu Feng, but the lot of them here? They weren't even worthy.

"Elder of the Heavenly Dao Manor — tell me, am I right or not?" At that moment, Chu Feng suddenly turned his gaze toward the Heavenly Dao Manor elder.

Caught off guard by Chu Feng's question, the elder's brows knotted together as his expression shifted between a grimace and a forced smile.

"Young friend Chu Feng speaks the truth. You speak the absolute truth." Left with no other choice, the elder could only force an uncomfortable smile.

Not only did he smile, but he clasped his fists and bowed — a clear, silent plea for mercy, signaling for Chu Feng to let him off.

He was afraid. He feared Chu Feng, and the reason was simple: killing him would be effortless for Chu Feng.

Moreover, he knew that aside from possessing the strength to kill him, Chu Feng had the courage to do so as well.

A Chu Feng like that — he had no choice but to be afraid.

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Seeing this scene, everyone in the crowd drew a sharp breath.

A few words had been enough to reduce a Heavenly Dao Manor elder to such a state. Only two words could describe such a thing — overbearing.

"Heh…" At the sight of the elder's pathetic deference, Chu Feng let out a contemptuous laugh, then shifted and appeared before Jin Wei'e, Yin Wei'e, and Tong Wei'e.

"Chu Feng, please don't misunderstand. We truly were ignorant — we had never heard of your great reputation. If we had known how powerful you are, even ten times our courage wouldn't have been enough for us to speak against you." The already gravely injured trio of Jin Wei'e and the others begged repeatedly for mercy.

"You can say whatever you want about me, I'll let it slide. But if you insult my friends, I will not tolerate it." With that, Chu Feng struck out with three consecutive palms. With three muffled thuds, Jin Wei'e and the other two fell dead at his hands.