The crowd’s gaze instantly gathered at the entrance.
At this moment, Yuan Chenfeng boldly led three direct disciples and a group of followers into the courtyard.
Of all the martial arts halls that came, their Chenfeng Martial Arts Hall brought the most people.
Seeing this scene, many people had peculiar expressions on their faces.
The grudge between Chenfeng Martial Arts Hall and Dingtai Martial Arts Hall was known to everyone present.
The third disciple of Yuan Chenfeng, Xia Cunyi, was publicly defeated by Zhao Ya, who was only at the peak of the Third Realm at the time, and they lost a thousand taels of gold.
This incident caused quite a stir in the entire Commandery.
Unexpectedly, the people of Chenfeng Martial Arts Hall came again this time.
It’s worth noting that this banquet’s theme was for Dingtai Martial Arts Hall to celebrate Zhao Ya’s recent breakthrough to the Fourth Realm and to enhance its reputation.
Under normal circumstances, even if Chenfeng Martial Arts Hall attended, they would have sent someone insignificant just to make an appearance.
Who would have thought that Yuan Chenfeng himself would lead a group of disciples in person?
This clearly indicated that the visitors were not friendly.
Many at Dingtai Martial Arts Hall couldn’t help but subtly change their expressions.
Miao Shaocheng and Xu De exchanged a glance, then quietly moved to their master’s side, preparing covertly.
If this group dared to cause trouble, Yuan Chenfeng would be dealt with by their master, and his disciples would be handled by the three of them.
They silently wondered where their junior brother went and why he hadn’t arrived yet.
Lu Dingtai showed no sign of any unusual emotions, instead, he laughed heartily.
"Old Yuan, I didn’t expect you to come; what a rare guest."
These words were loaded with meaning.
After all, just two months ago, Yuan Chenfeng had come with people, but that time it was to demand justice, and he had left in disgrace.
Now, Lu Dingtai’s words were clearly a veiled mockery, but others couldn’t find fault with them, some even unaware might think the two had a good relationship.
Miao Shaocheng listened, secretly admiring.
It had to be the master; his subtle mockery left the others speechless with bitterness.
Yuan Chenfeng naturally understood the underlying meaning, silently enraged, but still wore a broad smile.
"Younger Brother Lu, you jest. Your martial arts hall has such a grand event, how could I not come personally to offer congratulations?"
"But it’s truly astonishing. The last time I saw your fifth disciple, he was just at the peak of the Third Realm, yet in just a few months, he’s advanced to the Fourth Realm, a genius among geniuses, indeed."
Although it seemed like a compliment on the surface, it was actually a blatant questioning. Advancing from the peak of the Third Realm to the Fourth in just a few months, who would believe there wasn’t something fishy?
After exchanging just two sentences, neither was willing to back down.
Just then, a charming laugh was heard.
"Hey, wasn’t this banquet supposed to celebrate that junior brother? How come we haven’t seen him all this time?"
A soft female voice came from behind Yuan Chenfeng, revealing a woman.
This woman was quite tall, even half a head taller than Yuan Chenfeng.
Her build was very robust, her arms thicker than those of the average man, and her appearance could only be described as ordinary.
Despite this, the woman affected a coy demeanor, speaking in a deliberately cute manner.
However, given her stature, it was jarringly out of place, not cute at all, rather somewhat creepy.
This woman was Yu Guizhi, Yuan Chenfeng’s first disciple and the senior sis of Chenfeng Martial Arts Hall.
Seeing it was her speaking, Miao Shaocheng, Xu De, and even Shen Dao turned a little pale.
Despite her ordinary appearance, she was indeed very strong, having achieved Great Success in Skin Grinding and advanced to the Fourth Realm three years ago.
It’s said that during her Skin Grinding process, it lasted for nearly half an hour, causing quite a stir across the Commandery, making her a person of interest at the time and Yuan Chenfeng’s proudest disciple.
Since this woman rarely showed up publicly, her presence this time indicated that they weren’t coming in peace.
Just as the three senior brothers were startled, Meng Shiwen, who had been standing silently, suddenly stepped forward and said.
"My junior brother got delayed by something unexpected, but he’ll be here shortly."
Seeing Meng Shiwen, a flash of envy crossed Yu Guizhi’s eyes.
Although Meng Shiwen’s strength was just a half-step into the Fourth Realm, far less than her own.
But in the Commandery, Yu Guizhi’s reputation was not as loud as Meng Shiwen’s.
The reason was simple: Meng Shiwen was prettier than her.
Yu Guizhi felt indignant about this and constantly dressed up.
But alas, her natural attributes were really poor, and no matter how she dressed, she always gave off a stout impression.
So when she saw the graceful figure and the elegant appearance of Meng Shiwen at that moment, her jealousy nearly overflowed.
Why was she so pretty and even admired by many Martial Dao disciples?
After looking at Meng Shiwen unfavorably for a while, Yu Guizhi chuckled coldly.
"Oh? I wonder what could be so important for your junior brother to delay such a significant banquet?"
Meng Shiwen could naturally sense Yu Guizhi’s hostility, and knowing the reason behind it, her expression remained aloof.
"It’s not really something an outsider like you needs to worry about, what my junior brother is up to."
"That may be the case, but who knows if your junior brother is just too guilty to show up?"