"What a waste. If not for Master's orders, I would've beaten him until he couldn't take care of himself. Why would I have let him walk away like that?" After Chu Feng left, the Superior Lord's Manor disciple who had scolded Chu Feng earlier said mockingly.
"Forget it. Why bother with a waste like him? Hitting him would only dirty our hands," the man named Di Jiuzhou said disdainfully.
"Senior Brother Di speaks the truth." The moment Di Jiuzhou said those words, those disciples not only nodded in agreement one after another, but also smiled like pugs. Fortunately they had no tails, for if they did, those tails would certainly be wagging with great enthusiasm right now.
Their flattery skills had long since been refined to perfection — they could butter someone up whenever they pleased.
Despite the fact that the moral character of these Superior Lord's Manor disciples was plain for anyone to see from their words and actions, the people in the inn did not develop any dislike toward them because of it. Instead, they all felt that these disciples were formidable, and some even grew more admiring of them.
Naturally, no one thought better of Chu Feng because of his modesty and courtesy. On the contrary, they began to look down on him from the bottom of their hearts.
Not only that, many people even began to whisper among themselves, openly insulting Chu Feng.
After all, when Chu Feng had previously revealed his Half Ancestor cultivation, they had been very afraid of him, thinking him powerful, and had mentally tagged him as a powerhouse.
But his recent behavior had left them greatly disappointed, and they instinctively concluded that Chu Feng was nothing more than a bully who picked on the weak and feared the strong.
In truth, one couldn't entirely blame these people. After all, the world of martial cultivators was one where strength commanded respect — only the powerful were truly revered.
As for character, not many people cared about that.
"These people are really too much. Big brother already made way for them, and they still talk about him like that." Unlike the others in the inn, it was Xiao Shi who began speaking up for Chu Feng.
"Ki... kid, do you believe me when I say that not a single one of them — not a single one — is a match for my brother?"
"If... if my brother didn't have important matters to attend to and didn't want to bother with them, these guys would already be lying on the ground." After Chu Feng left, Wang Qiang said to Xiao Shi.
"I believe it, I do." Xiao Shi nodded innocently, flashing a smile full of unwavering trust.
Just then, the group from the Superior Lord's Manor had taken their seats. As if to display their intimidating presence, they had not entered any of the private rooms either, instead choosing to remain in the main hall.
"Senior Brother Di, that Chu Feng has really been in the spotlight lately."
"First, he defeated the Four Barrier Emperors at Cloud Crane Mountain, becoming the only Immortal-robed Spirit World Master at that grand gathering."
"Not long after that, Chu Feng killed Ying Liangchen, becoming the man the Ying Heavenly Clan would spare no expense to hunt down."
"And now, Luoxia Valley and the Three Star Hall — two of the top-ranked second-tier powers — have actually joined forces to back Chu Feng, even at the risk of going to war with the Ying Heavenly Clan."
"There are rumors that this young man will become the greatest genius in our Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, second only to Young Master Liming," a Superior Lord's Manor disciple said.
"He's nothing but trash. If he ran into our Senior Brother Di, Senior Brother Di would beat him so badly he'd be crawling away," a female disciple said with great disdain.
Hearing the female disciple's words, Di Jiuzhou smiled smugly and said, "Naturally."
"Yes, yes, yes! No matter how strong Chu Feng may be, when he runs into our Senior Brother Di, he's nothing but trash." Seeing this, the other Superior Lord's Manor disciples immediately resumed their flattery.
"Excuse me, beautiful... sor... sorry to bother you."
"I have a question I'd like to ask you. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to answer." Just then, Wang Qiang walked over and asked the woman who had been the first to insult Chu Feng, a grin on his face.
"What question?" Although the woman showed some distaste at Wang Qiang's approach, she did not refuse.
"Do you kn... know Chu Feng?" Wang Qiang asked.
"How could I possibly know a guy like that?" The woman shook her head, looking as if Chu Feng were some low-class trash and that knowing him would diminish her own worth.
"Th... then, have you... have you ever see... seen Chu Feng?"