Chapter 251: Chapter 251 Trouble-seeking Chou WuHui
When the members of the Revenge Gathering arrived at the entrance of the Golden Phoenix Tower, the Revenge Gathering experts who had previously stayed here to guard Gu Qinghui, along with Su Yanru and others, immediately greeted them.
"Elder Rong."
The Revenge Gathering experts staying here all made a fist salute to the old man striding in.
Elder Rong nodded, his gaze shifting to Su Yanru, contemplating how such a beauty could reside in such a remote area.
His heart fluttered a bit, but as Elder Rong turned his attention to the young man in blue beside Su Yanru, his heart couldn’t help but feel turmoil.
"If I am not mistaken, you must be Young Hero Shi who took out the Revenge Token, right?"
Elder Rong asked with a deep expression.
"That would indeed be me, I am incredibly grateful for the Revenge Gathering’s assistance this time."
Shi Xiaole expressed his sincere gratitude.
"Hehe, it’s true your aunt recovered, but do you know, due to you, how many people and how much benefit our Revenge Gathering has lost?"
A shrewish young girl stepped out, her eyebrows knitted in anger as she stared at Shi Xiaole.
"Miss."
The girl had been hiding in the crowd before and many people hadn’t noticed her, but now that she had appeared, it immediately caused a commotion.
This girl, Chou WuHui, was the daughter of the Revenge Gathering’s Assembly Master.
Shi Xiaole had heard about what happened with the Revenge Gathering and it would be an understatement to say he felt sorry, but at the time he had no other choice. He could only respond with silence since he had no knowledge of the circumstances.
"Well, are you guilty and lost for words?"
Chou WuHui’s eyes were ablaze, seemingly wishing to burn Shi Xiaole to ashes. She pointed at Su Yanru, saying, "Just because of you, my Revenge Gathering brothers have suffered countless casualties, are you sleeping well at night with a full belly?"
Su Yanru’s face slightly changed.
"Miss, don’t say more."
Elder Rong stopped Chou WuHui.
Being older, Elder Rong had a more thorough understanding of the situation.
Frankly, even without Shi Xiaole, the Revenge Gathering would still have suffered countless casualties. In some ways, it was precisely because of Shi Xiaole that many people were diverted, thus avoiding even more casualties.
The real heartache for everyone was that they sacrificed so much, only for the Divine Fist Clan to snatch away their long-coveted treasure land.
Chou WuHui scoffed, appearing unchanged in her anger.
At Elder Rong’s request, everyone went together to the courtyard where Gu Qinghui was staying. Upon seeing her, the people of the Revenge Gathering behaved themselves, even Chou WuHui reined in her temper.
Gu Qinghui made her terms clear, if they wanted her help, she demanded a millennia-old Sky Mountain Snow Lotus in exchange. From top to bottom, the members of the Revenge Gathering looked at each other in disbelief.
Elder Rong said he needed to consult with the headquarters, and Gu Qinghui returned to her room to continue studying medicine.
Shi Xiaole swallowed his shock. Now he finally understood that just inviting Gu Qinghui here must have cost the Revenge Gathering a huge price.
The Golden Phoenix Tower did not have peace in the following days.
Chou WuHui seemed to be deliberately causing trouble. She criticized the food while eating and smashed the plates in disgust. She complained the bed was too hard, and she recklessly destroyed the beautifully decorated room...
Lan Ning, one of the three prodigies of the Golden Phoenix Tower, couldn’t stand by and spoke out, only to be knocked down by a whip strike from Chou WuHui, spitting out blood. A clear line of blood appeared on her jade-like face.
"What are you, dare to lecture me? In the Revenge Gathering, you don’t even deserve to carry my shoes!"
Chou WuHui looked down from her high position at Lan Ning, stepping on her body and rolling.
"Stop!"
"Let go!"
Jin Wuwei and Sha Zongheng shouted.
"Two dog things, shut up."
Chou WuHui flicked her wrist, lashing out with heavy whip shadows. Jin Wuwei and Sha Zongheng tried their best but were still knocked down by her whip, each of them seriously injured.
Both of them were only at the second tier of Qi Absorption, how could they compete with Chou WuHui who was at the fifth tier and possessed exceptional skills.
"Spare people where you can, Miss, why must you be so aggressive?"
Perhaps it was intentional, but the place where Chou WuHui caused trouble was not far from the courtyard where Shi Xiaole was staying. Hearing the commotion, Shi Xiaole stepped out.
"So what if I bully people? Can you stop me? Hehe, don’t think just because you got some first place you can be so smug. Martial arts are about resources and foundation, you, a countryside boy, only have momentary power in the eyes of major sects, you’re really not worth mentioning!"
Chou WuHui, after kicking Lan Ning away, opened her mouth and started insulting. The surroundings were already filled with experts from both the Revenge Gathering and the Golden Phoenix Tower, and the atmosphere subtly worsened.
"Are you okay?"
Shi Xiaole handed a healing pill to Lan Ning and asked.
"I’m okay."
Lan Ning whispered, touching the wound on her face, forcefully holding back her tears.
Her injuries were not serious, the true severity was the humiliation she was subjected to today. Being treated like this in full view of everyone, one could imagine Lan Ning’s feelings.
"Apologize."
Shi Xiaole lifted his head, looking directly at Chou WuHui. He differentiated between right and wrong, and though he remembered the kindness of the Revenge Gathering, he also couldn’t tolerate Chou WuHui’s behaviour.
"Are you joking?"
Made uncomfortable by Shi Xiaole’s gaze, Chou WuHui was first taken aback, then limitless rage surged within her. She pointed at him, yelling, "You hick, who do you think you are to demand an apology from me? Don’t you realize I could wipe out your Golden Phoenix Tower with a single word!"
Shi Xiaole remained silent, his eyes turning icy cold.
"That’s a bit much."
At a nearby pavilion, Elder Rong stood by the window. He had just witnessed everything and felt that Chou WuHui was bullying unnecessarily.
"Perhaps someone should teach her a lesson, but whether anyone dares to do it is the question."
It was a public secret in the Revenge Gathering that Chou WuHui was not Chou Huakun’s biological daughter, but the orphan of someone who once saved his life. Relying on Chou Huakun’s favoritism, Chou WuHui had been domineering and wilful since childhood, even bringing calamity to the Revenge Gathering several times. Because of this, most of the members held considerable resentment towards her.
If it was anyone else, they would only dare to fume inwardly, but as one of the top ten Elders of the Revenge Gathering, Elder Rong naturally didn’t need to bow to her.
Suddenly, quick footsteps sounded. Chief Steward Meng Qi ran over and whispered something in Shi Xiaole’s ear. Gradually, the chill in Shi Xiaole’s eyes intensified.
"Did you spread this news?"
Shi Xiaole looked at Chou WuHui.
It turned out that there had been rumors going around Feiyan City over the past few days, suggesting that he and Su Yanru had crossed a line. The details were so specific as if the informant was an eyewitness to the event.
What enraged him was that after a brief investigation by Meng Qi, the source of the rumors was found to be the disciples of the Revenge Gathering, who didn’t even bother to cover up their involvement.
"So what if I did?"
Chou WuHui laughed triumphantly.
No one hated Shi Xiaole more than she did.
The property the Revenge Gathering lost had abundant resources. She originally planned to use those resources to increase her power, but this young man ruined all her plans.
As for whether the Revenge Gathering could defeat the Divine Fist Clan without Shi Xiaole, she didn’t care about that. In her eyes, everything was this young man’s fault!
"If you don’t apologize, then there’s nothing I can do."
Shi Xiaole had noticed Elder Rong in the pavilion not too far away. He had not shown up until now, which seemed meaningful. Without moving his feet, Shi Xiaole dashed towards Chou WuHui.
"How dare you, back off!"
Just then, a blade’s shadow suddenly burst forth, slashing towards Shi Xiaole as if waiting for this moment. With his body moving unorthodoxly, Shi Xiaole easily evaded the strike.
"Kid, some people are beyond your league."
A man in his thirties, holding the Goose Feather Blade, was looking at Shi Xiaole with a haughty look on his face.
"Let me introduce you, this is my Senior Brother Dong Hao, an elite disciple of the Revenge Gathering. He has reached the first tier of Xuan Qi and was once ranked the sixth Young Hero."
Chou WuHui put her whip away and leisurely said.
She had never paid any attention to Shi Xiaole before. Not to mention others, just this Dong Hao, who she had been close to since childhood, was far beyond Shi Xiaole’s reach.
Keep in mind that with Dong Hao’s cultivation at the first tier of Xuan Qi, his strength could match that of a third-tier Martial World expert. What was Shi Xiaole’s cultivation level? If he insisted on fighting, he would only disgrace himself.
Elder Rong sighed.
He was fed up with Chou WuHui’s arrogance, but after all, he was part of the Revenge Gathering, and thus, could only turn a blind eye. Judging by tonight’s situation, Shi Xiaole was likely to suffer a setback.
Eight or nine months had passed since the end of the Heroes’ Tournament, even if Shi Xiaole was indeed a prodigy, he wouldn’t have progressed to the level of Dong Hao.
"Mr. Shi, how dare you disrespect my Junior Sister?"
"How fearless you are, aren’t you afraid you’ll bring disaster upon your Golden Phoenix Tower?"
Seeing Shi Xiaole make his move, some disciples of the Revenge Gathering appeared flustered. They were trying to curry favor with Chou WuHui, while others were silent.
As for the older experts, they all felt a little regretful. This Shi Xiaole was indeed a bit too impulsive. Didn’t he know that when his strength was insufficient, he could only swallow his pride?
Unlike the arrogant Revenge Gathering, the experts of Golden Phoenix Tower were quite worried. They realized that Chou WuHui had the intention to humiliate their young master and suspected that there would be no way out of it.
Upon the eruption of this conflict, Su Yanru also arrived at the scene. However, she didn’t say anything. Shi Xiaole had already proven himself through his actions, hence she believed he wouldn’t act recklessly without reason, even though she too was filled with concern.
"Shi Xiaole, apologize to my Junior Sister, or I won’t mind teaching you a lesson."
Looking at Shi Xiaole, Dong Hao smiled faintly.
Honestly, he didn’t really like Chou WuHui, but if he could please her by making a small effort, he wouldn’t mind doing so.
"Get lost."
Shi Xiaole uttered only two words.
"It seems that your past achievements have inflated your ego. Fine, today, I will use my blade to awaken you."
Testing the weight of the Goose Feather Blade and with eyes flashing intensely, Dong Hao suddenly struck with the blade at Shi Xiaole. His blade seemed to attack from a distance, but before anyone realized it, he was already at Shi Xiaole’s side, swinging the blade down onto Shi Xiaole’s head.
"Advanced stage of melding man and sword."
Staying calm, Shi Xiaole lifted his sword to parry.
Clang.
"Imprisoned Heaven Grid Slash!"
With the momentum, Dong Hao flew up, lifted his blade, and slashed down a few times horizontally and vertically. The slashes formed a dense grid-like streak of light, centered and crashing down on Shi Xiaole, like divine punishment from the heavens.
Dong Hao practiced a second-tier high quality internal power skill of the Revenge Gathering, Chou Retribution Divine Power. His internal power was on par with an average third-tier Xuan Qi expert. Adding his blade skills, even a common third-tier Xuan Qi expert might not be able to withstand his twenty moves.
He was confident that even if this strike couldn’t defeat Shi Xiaole, it would make him lose face.
