Chapter 77: Overbearing?

  As soon as Ye Wen's words fell, the crowd in the square was shocked, and many people hadn't reacted to what this sentence meant when they saw the originally open large door suddenly closed tightly. Several outer disciples of Shu Shan Sect had somehow circled around to the edge of the door and closed it.

  "What?"

  "What's going on?"

  "What's going on, Ye Wen?"

  "Leaf Palm Gate, is your esteemed sect planning to take us all down at once?"

  "Could it be that Ye Zhangmen wants to take this opportunity to unify Shushan?"

  "Hey? I'm just here for a casual visit!"

  ……

  It only took an instant for the entire square to erupt into chaos, and Wang Shu's face, which had initially seemed calm and collected, suddenly turned deathly pale.

  No matter what, he couldn't have imagined that Ye Wen would directly ignore the over 100 people and leave them behind. In his heart, probably no one with a normal brain would dare to go against the crowd at this time, even if they knew that they had made Shu Shan Pai angry this time, they wouldn't immediately turn their backs on them.

  Who would have thought that Ye Wen would not play by the rules, and instead turned against everyone on the spot, even closing the gate. Does this mean that the Shu Shan Sect really wants to catch them all at once? Take advantage of the opportunity to unify Book Mountain! But what makes the young sect leader believe he will succeed? Is this kid an ignorant fool who doesn't know his place?

  Just as he was about to turn around and ask Ye Wen what she wanted, a young woman of less than twenty years old walked out from behind the crowd of Shu Mountain Sect disciples. She wore a pale pink dress, with a clear and elegant appearance that seemed almost otherworldly. At first glance, one would think her a celestial maiden descended to earth. However, this fairy-like girl was holding a long sword, her pretty face stern, and she shouted: "Elder Brother Sect Master is absolutely right! You all come to my Shu Mountain Sect, show off your might, and then you think you can just leave like that?"

  Ye Wen heard the words and turned his head, only to see that his junior sister had come out from behind. However, he didn't expect Ning Ruxue to be wearing a dress and running out, as she usually wore martial attire and rarely wore this kind of clothing that was typically worn by ladies from noble families.

  Actually, he didn't know that Ning Ruxue returned to her room and became an ostrich for a while, then suddenly remembered the beautiful clothes she had been keeping in storage. She didn't know what idea struck her, but she tried them on. Just at this time, she learned that Zheng Quanmen was leading a group of people to come over, so she didn't have time to change out of her clothes and grabbed her long sword before rushing out.

  Perhaps it was because she ran too quickly, and the wound on her foot had not healed properly, that her last few steps were a bit unsteady. This caused some men who were enchanted by Ning Ruxue's beauty but did not know the details to sigh in regret: "What a beautiful woman! Unfortunately, she is lame!"

  Fortunately, these people were just mentally criticizing, otherwise if Ning Ruxue knew, they might have to use these people to test their swords today.

  Ye Wen then asked in a low voice: "How did you run out?"

  "Everyone else has come knocking on the door, how can I not come out?"

  "With your leg still injured, what's the point of coming out again! You'd better retreat, I can handle these stinky fish and rotten shrimp-like senior brothers on my own!" Ye Wen's words were extremely arrogant, and some people who were closer by heard them with eyes blazing red, wishing they could rush up immediately to fight Ye Wen to the death.

  But before they could make a move, a shrill cry suddenly came from behind them.

  "Oh no, stop hitting!"

  "Oh heavens, spare my life, sir!"

  "I give up! I give up! I surrender!"

  "You're going to get yourself killed! You've got what it takes to get yourself killed! If you can't get yourself killed, then I'll kill you!"

  ……

  Some people who were concerned about Ye Wen's side turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and when they saw it, they suddenly felt a tightness in their minds.

  Originally, everyone saw that the gate of Mount Shu Sect was tightly closed, but only two ordinary disciples were standing at the entrance. Some impatient people rushed up and scolded them, wanting to knock down the two disciples and open the gate so that they could leave.

  In their eyes, the leader of Shu Shan Sect, Ye Wen, was formidable, but no matter how strong he was, he was still far away from them. The two disciples in front of them, even if they had excellent martial arts skills, were limited after all. After all, there weren't many powerful people in Shu Shan County, and although the Shu Shan Sect had been quite popular recently, they didn't think these people would be much stronger than themselves.

  Not to mention that there are many fellow practitioners on our side, while the other party only has two disciples. We can beat them to death even if we gang up!

  It never occurred to them that these people would kick the iron plate, especially one of the knife-wielding men, who didn't even draw his sword and instead used the scabbard to fight back. Almost every move he made left those people crying out in pain, and in no time at all several of them fell to the ground.

  These fallen people were all clutching some part of their bodies, wailing in pain, especially those who had charged the most fiercely and cursed the loudest. The unnatural curvature of their arms or legs made everyone's blood run cold, and many people involuntarily took a few steps back.

  This made Xu Ping's skills improve greatly, and since Ye Wen healed his injuries with the Purple Mist Technique that day, he also gave him some pointers. After that, Xu Ping practiced diligently day and night, and as a result of this opportunity, his internal strength actually improved again. Moreover, Ye Wen had already looked at him highly, so in daily life, he would unconsciously take care of him more, giving him extra guidance, which made his progress in martial arts very surprising, becoming the number one person in the outer door of Shu Shan Sect.

  Even the outer disciples of Mount Shu acknowledged that Xu Ping was now the one with the highest martial arts skills among them, and some people even thought that Xu Ping would soon be able to enter the inner door of Mount Shu and become a direct disciple.

  In fact, if it weren't for the Liu Qingfeng incident that delayed Ye Wen's time, Xu Ping might have already been accepted as a disciple and wouldn't still be carrying the title of an outer sect disciple.

  That is to say, Xu Ping's kung fu is also one of the best in the Shu Shan Sect. Coupled with his recent experience of going down the mountain and having real combat experience against others, his actual combat power is also one of the top figures in the Shu Shan Sect. If not, he wouldn't have been called to block the door.

  Compared to Xu Ping, another disciple who came with him to block the entrance was slightly inferior, but this disciple knew that his martial arts were not as good as Xu Ping's, so he went all out from the start. With a long sword in hand, he danced into a silver glow and brought out a set of Songfeng Swordsmanship. Those men who had only practiced a few ordinary moves were almost injured by his sword light at first sight. After a round of fierce battle, they couldn't even touch his hair and retreated with a colorful escape.

  However, he was able to show off so prominently thanks to Xu Ping taking away most of the people who rushed up, and the few people who managed to get through were unable to pose a threat to him. He could fully utilize his exquisite swordsmanship and internal strength advantages. And again, he directly drew out his long sword, so this brother finished off this group of blind guys before Xu Ping did.

  After the two disciples showed their skills, none of the over 100 people dared to rush forward again. Even when the crowd shouted: "What are you afraid of? They only have two people, we can kill them with one punch per person!" However, no one was willing to be the first - after all, the first would almost certainly be killed without a doubt, and no one wanted to be that unlucky guy.

  At this time, the weakness of the mob was revealed. Although Wang Shu gathered so many people, at critical moments, these people played a very limited role.

  It was precisely because of this that Ye Wenchao would casually leave them all behind. He was confident that as long as he slightly revealed the power of Mount Shu, most people would lose their will to resist, and Xu Ping had already set off the first shot, so what happened next depended on himself.

  No matter how ugly Wang Shu's face had become, shocked by the strength of the Shu Shan Sect disciples, Ye Wen and Ning Ruxue finished their conversation and took a few more steps forward: "Just now you asked me if it was our Shu Shan Sect who changed the name of this mountain from Book Mountain to Shu Mountain. Although I didn't do it myself, I'm taking responsibility for it! If anyone has any doubts, they can come and discuss it with me alone!"

  "So, who's willing to take responsibility for the incident of gathering a crowd and rushing into our Mount Shu Sect?" Ye Wen's gaze swept across almost everyone's face in the room. Most people avoided eye contact with him, not daring to meet his gaze, and many turned their attention to Wang Shu, seemingly asking him, but actually shifting the blame onto Zhengquan Gate.

  "These bastards!"

  Wang Shu saw the situation and could only curse silently, then replied: "What's the use of being arrogant?" Although the reactions of the crowd made him unhappy, Ye Wen's words had stirred up Wang Shu's pride. He had been roaming the literary world for many years, but today was the first time he had seen someone even more arrogant than himself. He didn't believe it, what could a twenty-year-old kid like Ye Wen possibly have to be feared? Even if his sect's number one general Zhang Gui had told him that Ye Wen's skills were extraordinary and had lost to him, Wang Shu still had confidence in his own abilities and didn't think Ye Wen was much stronger than himself - he knew that Ye Wen was only slightly better than himself.

  "Worst comes to worst, it's just a fight, who's afraid of whom? If we really start fighting, I won't necessarily lose!"

  Although Ye Wen couldn't hear Wang Shu's inner voice, he roughly guessed it and this was exactly what he hoped for: "It seems that the master of the Wang family wants to take responsibility for this matter?"

  Wang Shu hadn't thought of a response yet, when Ye Wen continued, "Since that's the case, let's follow the Jianghu rules! You led your men to force their way into our Mount Shu Sect's mountain gate, so this matter is between our two sects. It just so happens that our two families have had some unresolved conflicts in the past... rather than choosing a date, why not settle it all today?"

  "Ye Weng is indeed domineering enough!" Wang Shu heard this and although he wasn't afraid, he was also very displeased with Ye Wen's way of doing things. He secretly ridiculed him with a sentence, but didn't think that it would immediately provoke Ye Wen's counterattack.

  "Overbearing? I didn't swallow anyone's property or destroy their sect. Where is the overbearing?" Ye Wen coldly gazed at Wang Shu: "On the contrary, the orthodox fist of the Wang Sect is truly overbearing!"

  Consecutively being ridiculed, Wang Shuhan could no longer endure it and scolded: "You little rascal, today I'll make you know the ferocity of Zheng Fist!"

  He finished speaking, took a deep breath and stepped forward, in the blink of an eye he rushed to Ye Wen's face, immediately followed by a punch that flew towards Ye Wen's face with a loud "Hong" sound, it was indeed his proud skill - Da Zheng Fist.