Old man Fei heard this and let out a chuckle, nodding: "Good, good.
Old man Fei had always been an eccentric character, and he especially loved holding grudges. Liu Chengfeng's words had thoroughly offended him.
Liu Chengfeng let out a light hum, clearly not taking old man Fei's words to heart. Among the four great dojos, the Qianlan Northern Palace had always ranked first in power.
So Liu Chengfeng truly didn't care much about old man Fei's threats. Besides, Liu Chengfeng knew full well about old man Fei's past — he knew that old man Fei was an abandoned pawn of the Treasure Tree Sect. Having offended someone in the Treasure Tree Sect, he'd been cast out, and his life was essentially ruined.
Naturally, Liu Chengfeng didn't waste any concern on a ruined man's threats.
"Brother Shi, this old man Fei says
Liu Chengfeng was planning to pick them off one by one, and this question was directed at Duobao Dojo's
Shi Xiaoyao's temper was no better than old man Fei's.
Seeing Liu Chengfeng's rude question, he rolled his eyes: "What Qiao Baishi has to do with me is none of your damn business. Aren't you being a bit too nosy?"
"Shi Xiaoyao, what are you being so cocky about? Our Palace Master is asking you — that's giving you face!" a high-ranking member from the Qianlan Northern Palace called out.
Liu Chengfeng shot a cold glance at Shi Xiaoyao, then turned his gaze to Zhou Gui.
Zhou Gui didn't wait for Liu Chengfeng to speak. He smiled faintly: "Old Liu, don't bother asking me about my connection to Qiao Baishi. I, Zhou Gui, simply admire young people like him. No reason needed."
This response shut Liu Chengfeng down completely, leaving him no room to even follow up with a question.
As Deputy Steward of the Dragon Tooth Guard, Zhou Gui held an exalted and powerful position — not at all inferior to Liu Chengfeng as Palace Master of the Qianlan Northern Palace. Moreover, since they had no dealings with each other, Zhou Gui truly had no reason to fear him.
As for Crown Prince
And as for Consort Dan — forget about her close relationship with Grand Tutor Ye; even without that connection, a woman who looked like an immortal just sitting there was enough to make Liu Chengfeng think twice about causing trouble.
Glancing at
Liu Chengfeng knew exactly what Jiang Chen's background was. The Qianlan Northern Palace's backing in the Treasure Tree Sect was Elder Tie.
How could he not know who Jiang Chen was — Elder Tie's sworn enemy?
Jiang Chen glanced at Liu Chengfeng coolly: "Palace Master Liu, there's no need for pleasantries between us. You still have a whole bunch of disciples under your command who have a life-and-death grudge against me. I'd suggest you keep a close eye on them and make sure they don't fall into my hands."
Since they were enemies, Jiang Chen saw no need for courtesy. The Qianlan Northern Palace had come here today to snatch Ning Qingyan — sooner or later, things would come to blows anyway, and Jiang Chen had no intention of playing nice.
On top of that, on his way to the Tiangui Kingdom, a whole bunch of Qianlan Northern Palace disciples had hunted him down. Though he'd killed
Liu Chengfeng had already hit a wall with the first few people he'd approached. He hadn't expected that when he got to Jiang Chen, things would be even worse — Jiang Chen flipped on him outright.
"Fine, fine, fine. At my age, I really am learning new things every day. Jiang Chen, you talk about life-and-death grudges? Last time in the Royal Capital, one of my Qianlan Northern Palace disciples was beaten to death by you in the streets. And then there's Liu Can, who died under mysterious circumstances in the Labyrinth world — you're probably not innocent in that either. These accounts really do need to be settled properly."
Liu Chengfeng was fuming.
He had always believed that Elder Tie's loss at Jiang Chen's hands was due to the pressure from Grand Tutor
Liu Chengfeng intended to use this opportunity to deal with Jiang Chen and earn Elder Tie's favor.
Jiang Chen smiled with cold indifference: "No need to find another time. Today works just fine. Your sect supposedly has three great geniuses? Perfect — I happen to despise good-for-nothings who desecrate the title of 'genius.' My greatest pleasure in life is crushing every fake genius I meet and obliterating them completely!"
A provocation — a brazen, naked provocation.
Even Crown Prince Ye Rong and Consort Dan were somewhat surprised, casting astonished looks at Jiang Chen.
But they quickly grasped the deeper meaning behind his words.
For one, Jiang Chen and the Qianlan Northern Palace had old grudges and new grievances — reconciliation was impossible.
For another, this was a perfect opportunity to crush the Qianlan Northern Palace's so-called geniuses and crush their arrogance without even fighting.
Once those so-called geniuses were suppressed by Jiang Chen, how could
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Chen's words left his mouth, several disciples behind Liu Chengfeng turned pale with rage.
Over the past while, they had heard of Jiang Chen's reputation, learned about many of his exploits, and come to know the history between him and their Qianlan Northern Palace.
The legendary feat of Jiang Chen killing
Though Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian's cultivation levels couldn't match the three great geniuses of the Qianlan Northern Palace, the gap shouldn't have been too far.