"Elder, what you're saying isn't right. Since when is Chu Feng arrogant and self-important? Since when does Chu Feng look down on everyone?"
"Though this is my first time seeing Chu Feng, I haven't seen any arrogance or condescension from him whatsoever."
"Surely this is your first time seeing Chu Feng as well, so where exactly did you get the idea that Chu Feng is as terrible as you say?"
The moment the Heavenly Dao Manor Elder finished speaking, a number of people voiced their objections — and there was no shortage of them.
"Hmph, this brat Chu Feng conceals himself deeply. How could people like you possibly see through his true nature?" The Heavenly Dao Manor Elder let out a cold snort and swept his gaze across the crowd with undisguised contempt.
As an elder of the Heavenly Dao Manor, he looked down on everyone present from the bottom of his heart.
"I see. But why don't you say that to Chu Feng's face?" someone called out loudly.
"..." Upon hearing those words, the Heavenly Dao Manor Elder's brows furrowed instantly, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Despite his fury, he found himself at a loss for a response.
"Heh..."
Seeing him like this, many people in the crowd let out soft laughs, their eyes glimmering with mockery.
Did the Heavenly Dao Manor look down on them? Did that mean they had to look up to the Heavenly Dao Manor?
Perhaps before this, many people had still believed the Heavenly Dao Manor to be a righteous pillar of justice, a golden standard for the human race. They might have felt a degree of envy whenever they saw the elders and disciples of the Heavenly Dao Manor.
But after the series of events that had unfolded, the Heavenly Dao Manor's standing in people's minds had already done a complete one-eighty. That aura of sanctity had long since taken a massive hit.
"In my opinion, you just don't dare say it to Chu Feng's face, isn't that right?" the same person spoke up again, followed by a hearty laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha ha..."
At the same time, many people in the crowd burst into laughter. The members of the Hell's Manor, in particular, laughed with unrestrained relish.
Not only were they laughing freely, but the gazes they directed at the Heavenly Dao Manor Elder were brimming with scorn.
Everyone knew exactly why this elder didn't dare say those things to Chu Feng's face — it was simply because he didn't have the nerve.
If it were merely a matter of cowardice, that might have been understandable. After all, Chu Feng's strength surpassed his own, and Chu Feng was decisive when it came to killing. Fearing for one's life and staying silent — no one could fault him for that.
But the fact that he didn't dare say a word to Chu Feng's face, yet the moment Chu Feng left he immediately started running his mouth — that was what truly disgusted people.
If he had been badmouthing Chu Feng before this, people might have let it slide. After all, ignorance was no crime. Before Chu Feng had even appeared, not just him but many others present had doubted Chu Feng's strength as well.
But having witnessed Chu Feng's power firsthand, having already been spared by Chu Feng — and yet still refusing to mend his ways, still choosing to badmouth Chu Feng behind his back?
People could only look down on him. Who asked him to be a dignified elder of the Heavenly Dao Manor who possessed nothing but the ability to gossip behind people's backs?
Ferocious as a tiger behind the scene, lowly as a dog in person — that kind of person was a true scoundrel. If people looked down on him, he had no one to blame but himself.
"All of you, shut your mouths! You think you can humiliate this old man as you please?" Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao Manor Elder erupted in fury.
In an instant, his oppressive aura surged outward like an invisible flood, sweeping in all directions and crashing toward everyone who had been laughing at him.
"What, you're allowed to talk about others behind their backs, but no one is allowed to point out your mistakes?" But just then, an equally formidable wave of oppressive aura rolled forth, neutralizing the Heavenly Dao Manor Elder's pressure. It was Elder Changping of the Hell's Manor who had made his move.
"Hell's Manor — what are you trying to do now?" The Heavenly Dao Manor Elder turned his hostility toward Elder Changping.
"Nothing in particular. I just want to say a few fair words."