The crowd watched Mu Hong warily.
Mu Hong strode up to Ye Chuan and asked fiercely, "Junior Brother Ye, tell me who hurt you. I will avenge you."
Both of them were from the Celestial Tiger Sect, and their bond was as close as brothers.
Ye Chuan clutched his chest and said, "I didn’t see clearly."
"What?"
Mu Hong looked utterly astonished.
Although Ye Chuan was the weakest of their Celestial Gate Five Tigers, his strength was still terrifying, enough to crush most of the geniuses in the Northern Profound Domain.
With such formidable strength, he hadn’t even seen who attacked him.
Not only had Ye Chuan failed to see, but no one in the vicinity had seen it either.
Except for the members of the Xiao Family.
Ye Chuan pointed at Chen Ge and said, "I didn’t get a clear look, but it was definitely related to him. I was ’sparring’ with them when I was kicked away."
’Sparring? That guy is shameless. He was clearly the one bullying people, yet he has the gall to call it sparring.’
’People from the Western Profound Domain are probably all shameless, aren’t they?’
’Now, now, you can’t just generalize and condemn everyone from the Western Profound Domain. Maybe some of them are reasonable.’
Murmurs spread through the crowd.
Although they despised Ye Chuan for lying, the crowd was still very wary of him.
Especially with Mu Hong present.
"Was it you?"
Mu Hong glared at Chen Ge, his face filled with rage, nearly scaring the piss out of him.
This was the third-ranked expert of the Celestial Gate Five Tigers.
Even more ruthless than Ye Chuan.
BOOM!
Before Chen Ge could answer, Mu Hong threw a punch at him, the terrifying force causing the air to explode.
THUD THUD THUD!
Terrified, Chen Ge stumbled backward.
However, no matter where he retreated, Mu Hong’s fist remained locked onto him.
’I can’t dodge it?’
Chen Ge panicked!
If that fist connected, he’d be half-dead.
BAM!
Just as he was about to be smashed to death, a large foot suddenly appeared in front of Chen Ge, blocking Mu Hong’s fist and knocking it back.
"Brother Lang?"
Chen Ge looked at Xiao Lang gratefully.
Xiao Lang, holding a plate with a large carp and his mouth glistening with grease, said, "Hey, what’s your problem? You’re so unreasonable. Brother Chen wasn’t the one who hit your junior brother, so why are you attacking him?"
"Who are you?"
Mu Hong stared intently at Xiao Lang.
At the same time, he was secretly astonished.
’This guy blocked my attack with a kick while holding a plate with a large carp, and the carp didn’t even spill?’
’Not a single drop of the sauce fell.’
’The implications were terrifying!’
Xiao Lang said lightly, "I’m Brother Chen’s good friend, Xiao Lang. Oh, and by the way, I was the one who kicked your junior brother, Ye Chuan. If you want revenge, come find me."
"What? You were the one who hit my junior brother?"
Mu Hong said in astonishment.
The onlookers in the tavern were also incredibly surprised.
’It was actually this kid who did it?’
’No way. He’s only at the Late Stage Martial Artist Realm, and he kicked away Ye Chuan, a Mid Stage Grand Martial Artist?’
’He must be bluffing!’
’I think he’s bluffing too. If he really did it, there’s no way so many of us wouldn’t have seen it.’
’Hmph, this kid is so desperate for fame that he’s taking the blame himself. He’s courting death!’
The crowd was full of disbelief, thinking Xiao Lang had only stepped forward to make a name for himself.
Mu Hong couldn’t care less about any of that.
Since Xiao Lang had admitted to it, he had to kill him.
Mu Hong clenched his fists and said, "You’re so vicious. You broke thirteen of my junior brother’s ribs."
"Huh? His ribs are broken?"
Xiao Lang said in disbelief, "But I didn’t even use much force when I struck. I guess your junior brother just can’t take a hit."
He thought to himself, ’If I had been serious, Ye Chuan would have been reduced to a bloody mist long ago.’
"You’re full of shit!"
Mu Hong said furiously, "So you’re saying my junior brother can’t take a hit, which means you can?"
Xiao Lang said, "That’s right. I can take a hit."
’Although I’m not as monstrous as Su Mo, my physical body is strong enough to withstand an attack from an Early Stage Martial Monarch.’
’Doesn’t that count as being able to take a hit?’
Mu Hong was so angry he started to laugh. "Good, good. Today, I’d like to see just how well you can take a hit!"
BOOM!
Mu Hong channeled all the power in his body.
However, just as he was about to throw his punch, a large, aged hand suddenly pressed down on him.
"Hm?"
Mu Hong looked to the side and saw a white-haired old man staring at him. "Kid, you’re from the Western Profound Domain, aren’t you?"
"I am!"
Mu Hong looked at the old man and said, "I am Mu Hong, a Core Disciple of the Celestial Tiger Sect. Surely, Senior, you don’t intend to meddle in the affairs of my Celestial Tiger Sect?"
He intended to use the Celestial Tiger Sect’s name to scare off the old man.
However, the white-haired old man was completely unfazed. He chuckled and said, "So you’re a disciple of the Celestial Tiger Sect. Heh heh, no wonder you’re so impressive. But don’t bother trying to threaten me with the Celestial Tiger Sect. I am Bai Yun, of the Celestial Sea Sect, serving under Mo Taishang."
"What? You’re Elder Baiyun?"
Surprise filled Mu Hong’s face.
The news of Bai Yun bringing Liu Wuxie and dozens of others to join the Celestial Sea Sect had been spreading like wildfire over the past few days, and he had heard all about it.
’No wonder he didn’t care about my threats.’
’Elder Baiyun also booked this entire tavern.’
’If we offend Elder Baiyun, we, the Celestial Gate Five Tigers, might not even be able to get a meal.’
Of course, he couldn’t just let it go.
Mu Hong thought for a moment and said, "Elder Baiyun, I can show you respect, but as for the matter of my junior brother being injured..."
"Rest assured, I will give you a proper explanation."
Bai Yun said lightly, then turned his head to look at Chen Ge.
At that moment, Xiao Lang suddenly called out, "Elder Baiyun, we meet again."
"What? It’s you?"
Surprise filled Bai Yun’s face.
Xiao Lang said, "That’s right. We were here eating with our Young Master, and that kid next to you ran over to bully us."
After speaking, Xiao Lang even pointed at Su Mo.
HISS...
The moment he saw Su Mo, Bai Yun almost shit his pants in fear.
’Why is this plague god here too?’
SLAM!
Su Mo suddenly slammed the beef leg in his hand onto the table and cursed, "Fuck, can’t a man even eat a meal in peace?"
"Ah..."
Bai Yun was so scared he let out a shriek.
’I’m doomed!’
’He’s angered Su Mo.’
’If Su Mo were to fly into a rage, no one here would survive.’
’What do I do?’
SLAP!
Bai Yun whipped his head around and viciously slapped Mu Hong across the face.
The slap was deafening.
Mu Hong was dumbfounded. "Elder Baiyun, you..."
Bai Yun, his anger flaring, roared, "You’re the fucking brat who’s bullying people in my tavern, aren’t you? Believe it or not, I’ll break your legs and kill you."
Seeing this, the onlookers were completely baffled.
’What’s going on?’
’Just a moment ago, he was promising to give Mu Hong an explanation. Now he’s turned around and wants to kill him.’
’He changes his tune faster than you can flip a page!’
Mu Hong’s eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth. "Elder Baiyun, you dare to hit me? Don’t forget, I am a Core Disciple of the Celestial Tiger Sect."
SLAP!
The moment the words left his mouth, Mu Hong was slapped again.
Mu Hong was sent flying a hundred meters.
Bai Yun said coldly, "So what if you’re from the Celestial Tiger Sect? Does that give you the right to be arrogant? Hmph, let me warn you, this is the Northern Profound Domain’s territory. Forget the Celestial Tiger Sect—even if the Celestial King himself came, he’d have to behave."
He thought to himself, ’Your Celestial Tiger Sect isn’t worth shit.’
’Dealing with you is as simple as a few slaps.’