jdhmnovel Chapter 170 The Cowardly Lizard
Chapter 170 The Cowardly Lizard
The whole audience was silent.
"What? The eldest son of the Duke's mansion has actually returned?"
"Wow, that's the legendary genius! He's said to be a true disciple of the Xuantian Sect, the undisputed number one genius of the Great Yu!"
"Such a prodigy has actually descended upon the Imperial Treasure Pavilion. Hehe, it's a good thing I came today, otherwise I would have regretted it to death."
Excited eyes turned towards the door, and everyone's breathing became rapid.
A young man in his early twenties walked slowly towards the door.
He was dressed in a well-tailored brocade robe, with a handsome face. He walked with his hands behind his back, exuding a powerful aura that made many of his peers feel ashamed of themselves.
It was Shen Ming.
"Greetings, Young Master Shen!"
The moment they saw the young man, whether he was a highly respected elder from a prominent family or a talented disciple from a martial arts sect.
At that moment, everyone subconsciously stood up, hurriedly stepped down from their seats, and bowed respectfully.
"Senior brother, who is this guy? What a grand entrance!"
A disciple who had just joined the Biyun Sect was very indignant.
"Hush, be careful!"
Senior Brother Wang Bin of the Biyun Sect, his expression tightening, warned:
“This is one of the top ten disciples of the Xuantian Sect. In terms of status, he is no less than the Grand Elder of our Biyun Sect’s inner sect. If you offend him, even I, your senior brother, cannot protect you.”
Upon hearing this, all the disciples looked surprised and their hearts pounded with anxiety.
At this moment, the martial arts sects, led by the Li Huo Sect and the Bi Yun Sect, all looked respectful and bowed to each other, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
This is the source of the power that dominates Yongning Prefecture, and also the source of the confidence of the true disciples of the sequence!
"Is this the number one genius of our Great Yu? Even geniuses from second-rate sects have to bow down. His aura is truly extraordinary..."
In the first row, Li Nanzhi stood on tiptoe and peered through the tightly packed crowd, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.
The next moment, she suddenly realized something, and her pretty face changed slightly. "Cousin, why are you still sitting? Hurry up and stand up to greet him. If you displease the eldest son of the Shen family, things will get bad."
At this moment, amidst the bustling crowd, only Li Wudao sat alone, calm and composed, his expression unchanged.
"Why panic?"
Li Wudao stretched and asked with interest, "Is this young master of the Shen family really that powerful?"
"That's natural."
Li Nanzhi nodded without hesitation, her beautiful eyes sparkling: "The eldest son of the Shen family began practicing martial arts at the age of six, reached the Body Tempering Realm in half a year, entered the Blood Transformation Realm at the age of seven... and by the age of fifteen, he was the number one person below the Martial Grandmaster, with no one able to rival him!"
Seeing his cousin's somewhat infatuated expression, Li Wudao shook his head slightly.
The number one person below the Martial Grandmaster at the age of fifteen?
Little did he know that at the same age, he didn't even respect King Wu.
However, he was too lazy to waste his breath showing off anything; it was rather pointless.
"I thought he was some kind of monster, but is that all?"
Suddenly, the green-haired tortoise beside him curled his lip and said, "To be honest, this kind of talent can only be called a minor genius at best. Not to mention the Central Plains, even in the Southern Region, it wouldn't rank at all."
With its experience of traversing the continent for tens of thousands of years, what kind of genius hasn't it seen?
Any high-level royal or imperial physique could easily defeat that young master of the Shen family, let alone those forbidden physiques that even the Heavenly Dao fears.
Putting everything else aside, Li Wudao in his current state is far superior to that young master of the Shen family.
Hearing the blunt belittling, Li Nanzhi immediately became indignant, put her hands on her hips and said, "You're just a little turtle, what do you know about geniuses?"
"Little brat, who are you calling a bastard?"
The green-haired turtle was panting heavily through its nostrils, as if it wanted to rush up and bite her.
"Alright, calm down, is it really that big of a deal?"
Li Wudao pressed down on the dark tortoise shell with one hand and sighed helplessly.
........
"Brother Shen, it's nice to meet you again. You're still as charming as ever."
Fei Han stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting to Shen Ming, who was surrounded by the crowd, and smiled.
Shen Ming glanced at him casually, then frowned slightly: "Who are you?"
Fei Han was stunned, then gave an awkward smile and explained, "During the last sect exchange, I represented the Li Huo Sect to your sect and had the honor of competing with Brother Shen."
Shen Ming thought for a moment, then pondered and said, "It seems there is such a thing. Your master is Chai Yan, the third peak master of the Li Huo Sect?"
"Exactly."
Fei Han was overjoyed and said excitedly, "I didn't expect Brother Shen to still remember me. It is truly my honor."
He was also a little surprised that the other party still remembered him. It really made him look good, and he subconsciously straightened his back a lot.
Not far away, the senior disciple of the Biyun Sect took in the whole scene, and his expression was rather unpleasant.
"I never expected that the Li Huo Sect would quietly establish a connection with the Xuan Tian Sect. Could it be that my judgment was truly wrong...?"
A shadow fell over Wang Bin's brow, and he sighed inwardly.
He couldn't help but feel remorse.
If they had been in the private room earlier, he would have followed the advice of his fellow disciples, joined the fray to help the disciples of the Li Huo Sect, and worked together to target that young man.
Now he might be able to show his face in front of Shen Ming.
Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now.
Just then, Shen Ming coldly said, "Do you know why I can remember you?"
"why?"
Fei Han was stunned.
Shen Ming glanced at him and said indifferently:
“In various sect exchange meetings, there are quite a few geniuses who have lost to me, but a cowardly lizard like you who begged for mercy before even lasting three of my moves is quite rare.”
At the time, he had only hit a little too hard, but he never expected that Fei Han would so readily admit defeat because of some internal injuries.
As the senior disciple of the Li Huo Sect, he cherishes his reputation so much that he doesn't even dare to fight. He doesn't even have the most basic pride of a genius, which makes him despise him from the bottom of his heart.
"Really? Fei Han is the senior disciple of the Li Huo Sect, after all. Even if Shen Ming is strong, he shouldn't be able to admit defeat after only three moves, right?"
"Tsk tsk, I knew Fei Han was no match for Shen Ming, but who would have thought the gap would be so huge..."
The crowd gasped in disbelief, and their gazes toward Fei Han became somewhat strange.
"A cowardly lizard?"
Wang Bin almost burst out laughing, his tense nerves quietly relaxing.
He had thought that Fei Han had gotten involved with the Li Huo Sect, but now it seemed that it was just a false alarm.
At this moment, the members of the Li Huo Sect undoubtedly became the focus of the entire event.
Pairs of mocking yet meaningful gazes swept over.
The faces of the many disciples of the Li Huo Sect immediately turned ugly, and they cursed Fei Han in their hearts.
Their own senior brother couldn't even withstand three moves in front of others and even begged for mercy to avoid fighting. As fellow disciples, what face did they have? They wished they could find a crack to crawl into.
What a shame!
"How...how could this be...?"
The smile on Fei Han's lips had long since frozen, and his face flushed and paled intermittently.
He originally wanted to take this opportunity to become familiar with Shen Ming and show off in front of everyone, but he never expected that he would shoot himself in the foot and end up in this situation.
He suppressed his shame and indignation and planned to explain a few words to Shen Ming in order to ease the current stalemate.
When he came to his senses, he found that the other person had already brushed past him and strode forward, leaving him completely standing there.
"Everyone, get out of the way and make way for Brother Shen!"
Fei Han took a deep breath, disregarding his embarrassment, and spontaneously stepped forward to clear the way.
Right now, he only hopes that Shen Ming will improve his attitude because of his hard work and dedication, so that his efforts won't have been in vain.
After all, it's not shameful to serve as a true disciple of the Xuantian Sect.
The crowd that had been surrounding them dispersed like a tide.
"Hehe, it is truly an honor for my Imperial Treasure Pavilion that Young Master Shen can come."
Upon hearing the news, Xiang Leping had already rushed over from backstage and greeted him respectfully.
"You're too kind, Pavilion Master. I'm only doing this because of my second uncle."
Even in front of a Pavilion Master with the strength of a King Realm, Shen Ming stood with his hands behind his back and spoke in a very calm tone.
"I was unaware of Young Master Shen's presence and apologize for any neglect."
Then, Murong Qinglan, dressed in a bright yellow flowing dress, gracefully entered everyone's field of vision.
"Her skin was like solidified cream, her waist like a willow branch, every frown and smile was full of charm, what a beautiful woman!"
"With just one glance, I felt that this woman's beauty was in no way inferior to that of Princess Nanzhi, the most beautiful woman in the Great Yu."
In an instant, countless young talents stared blankly, their minds captivated by the girl hidden beneath the veil.
Shen Ming was also stunned. It took him a while to come to his senses. He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and asked in confusion, "Who is this young lady?"
As the eldest son of the Duke's mansion, he had never heard of such a beauty in the capital.
"My name is Murong Qinglan, and my father is Murong Jincheng."
Upon hearing the last name, Shen Ming felt a jolt in his heart.
Isn't that the name of the Grand Master of the Imperial Treasure Pavilion?!
It's quite unusual that the daughter of such an important figure would condescend to come to the small capital of Dayu.
"So you are Miss Murong. I've heard so much about you."
Shen Ming suppressed the myriad thoughts in his mind, his expression becoming slightly solemn.
"Young Master Shen, please take a seat."
Beside him, someone warmly invited Le Ping to sit down, pointing to the first row.
"Um."
Shen Ming nodded slightly and turned to sit down.
But the next moment, he saw a familiar figure sitting there, and his pupils immediately contracted, "Master Li..."
He was just about to ask Li Wudao why he was here?
But before he could finish speaking, he was forced to swallow his words back by Li Wudao's warning look.
"Don't reveal my identity for now."
Boom——
Suddenly, Shen Ming froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.
"This is telepathy?!"
His eyes widened in disbelief. Even though Li Wudao hadn't opened his mouth, he could clearly hear the latter's voice.
Only a powerful expert who has reached the King Realm can perform such techniques!
"How could this be... It's only been a short time since the last competition, and Junior Brother Li has already advanced to the King Realm so quickly! He's monstrous!"
Shen Ming's expression kept changing.
Such a young Martial King powerhouse appears to be a rarity in the Xuan Tian Sect's history of thousands of years, except perhaps by its founding ancestor.
And now, Li Wudao has done it too!
"His appearance was comparable to that of the founder in his youth..."
Shen Ming's mind was in turmoil, his chest heaving, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Brother Shen, what's wrong?"
Fei Han approached suspiciously.
He had no idea what the other person was thinking; he was just busy being attentive.
However, when he noticed Shen Ming staring blankly at Li Wudao sitting in his seat, he suddenly realized what was going on.
It must be because the young man sat in the seat that Shen Mingzhong preferred, which is why he was displeased, but he was too embarrassed to lower himself to attack a young man.
And isn't this precisely the time for him to shine?
"Kid, it's one thing to be arrogant in front of me, but to dare to be so cocky in front of Shen Ming is just asking for trouble!"
Thinking of this, his eyes darted around, and he sneered, shouting:
"Kid, are you blind?"
"Didn't you see Brother Shen is here? Get out of the way! Is this seat fit for a piece of trash like you?"