Section 20: Making Things Difficult
2014-06-18 Author: Gu Zhenren
“This person is truly shameless. He’s a notorious failure, yet he shamelessly accuses others. Among the Chen Family’s team, he’s the least qualified to say such things!” Yun Xiaoai watched from afar, indignantly filled, her cheeks flushed.
Yun Baishen, however, smiled faintly, his expression one of keen interest.
“Hehehehe.” Zhao Fei roared, then suddenly burst into laughter. He provocatively looked at Chu Yun and sneered, “Where’s that signature move of yours, spewing Dan Qi? Let this young master have a look, how exactly did you deceive the Gongsun Family and the Chen Family?”
Chu Yun’s expression remained placid. He found Zhao Fei’s clamoring uninteresting.
Zhao Fei, however, mistook this silence for fear after being exposed.
His expression grew more ferocious. He snarled, “Speak up, don’t you even dare to speak? Huh, you even changed your name. Before, at the Gongsun Family, you were called Young Master Yun, and then you directly called yourself Young Master Wuming. You can really put on an act!”
Zhao Fei had long been annoyed with Chu Yun. It was one thing that Chu Yun was more handsome than him, but he also carried himself with a detached arrogance. Furthermore, Zhao Fei had suffered consecutive losses in the Continent Trial, leaving him feeling frustrated and losing face in front of Chen Yuqing.
Now that this opportunity had presented itself, he immediately seized it, blaming his failures on Chu Yun and venting his pent-up frustrations.
Zhao Fei’s voice was loud, attracting the surrounding crowd of onlookers.
Seeing the attention he had garnered, Zhao Fei became even more smug.
“How about this, Young Master Yun? I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Didn’t you obtain a Grassland Mountain Bear Beast? Coincidentally, Master Mu Bu, who is by my side, needs Heart Grass to perform his unique pill-refining secret technique. Hand over the Heart Grass, and our Gongsun Family won’t pursue your past transgressions,” Gongsun Wan’er said leisurely, her gaze condescending, a look of certainty that she had Chu Yun cornered.
“Heart Grass?” Chu Yun raised an eyebrow slightly.
When he first encountered Gongsun Wan’er, she had been collecting Heart Grass. Heart Grass was a supreme grade medicinal ingredient with a very special effect: it could greatly enhance the efficacy of pills. The Continent Trial did not restrict the personal performance of alchemists. The more Heart Grass Master Mu Bu had, the stronger he would naturally be. This would also benefit the Gongsun Family.
This was Gongsun Wan’er’s true objective.
However, Heart Grass grew on the chest of the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast. The roots of the Heart Grass extended all the way to the beast’s heart. Just like a dragon’s reverse scale or a snake’s vital seven inches, if this grass were to be pulled out, the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast would suffer a significant loss in cultivation, and in severe cases, it would even die.
If Chu Yun were to pull out the Heart Grass by its roots, his Grassland Mountain Bear Beast would be rendered useless.
Gongsun Wan’er’s plan was vicious and cruel. Even Yun Xiaoai, hearing from afar, frowned her delicate brows and snorted in displeasure, “Miss Gongsun is good-looking, but her heart is truly wicked. Brother, let’s go help that fellow.”
“No rush, no rush,” Yun Baishen remained still. His eyes gleamed, eager to see how Chu Yun would respond.
“You said Heart Grass?” Facing Gongsun Wan’er’s aggressive pressure, Chu Yun’s lips curved into a smile. He tapped his Immortal Pouch and summoned the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast.
This Grassland Mountain Bear Beast had been slightly cultivated by him into a Tribulation Demon, its size adjustable. Now, it emerged in its original form, shrinking to about human height, and crouched on the ground.
“This young man’s cultivation is not weak. He can actually control a Tribulation Demon; he must be at least at the Hegemon level,” someone in the crowd whispered.
However, there wasn’t much surprise. After all, this was the Hundred Families Pill Convention at Dan Saint Mountain, and there were many exceptionally talented young individuals. Controlling a Tribulation Demon was not unusual.
The Chen Family and the Gongsun Family were not surprised either. Chu Yun had always used this Grassland Mountain Bear Beast as his refining power. They were already accustomed to it.
“You want Heart Grass?” Chu Yun’s smile widened slightly. He slowly extended his index finger and thumb, drawing out a Heart Grass from the chest of his Grassland Mountain Bear Beast in front of everyone.
“Heart Grass!” Both Gongsun Wan’er and Master Mu Bu behind her lit up.
They were all too familiar with Heart Grass. The Heart Grass in Chu Yun’s hand was genuine.
“Very good. You know what’s good for you,” Gongsun Wan’er sneered and reached out to take the Heart Grass.
Chu Yun, however, gently slipped his hand away, retrieving the Heart Grass.
“No rush, no rush,” he said teasingly.
Gongsun Wan’er’s hand, extended halfway, was left in an awkward position. She immediately raised her eyebrows, about to fly into a rage. But the next moment, she saw Chu Yun draw another Heart Grass from the chest of the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast.
“Another Heart Grass!” Gongsun Wan’er was stunned.
Chu Yun ignored her and acted again, pulling out yet another Heart Grass from the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast in plain sight.
The crowd fell silent for a moment, then erupted.
“Am I seeing things? What is going on?”
“There’s only one Heart Grass on a Grassland Mountain Bear Beast. It takes at least two to three years for it to regrow!”
“This Grassland Mountain Bear Beast is very special, seemingly mutated. As soon as one Heart Grass is pulled out, another immediately grows back, and its cultivation is not affected in any way.”
Without anyone else needing to say it, Gongsun Wan’er’s eyes were fixed on Chu Yun’s Grassland Mountain Bear Beast, her gaze filled with intense greed.
Master Mu Bu behind her nearly had fire shooting from his eyes, wishing he could immediately gain control of the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast.
Chen Yuqing, Zhao Fei, and others also stared in astonishment at the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast.
“Very good, very good. This is luck. The Heart Grass we had just ran out, and this Grassland Mountain Bear Beast appeared before me. Young Master Yun, you are good, very good. Keep this Grassland Mountain Bear Beast, and I will not pursue your deception any further. Also, after this Continent Trial, you can visit me in Gongsun Main City, and I will offer you appropriate compensation,” Gongsun Wan’er declared proudly.
Everyone around cast envious glances at her.
Master Mu Bu possessed a pill-refining secret technique that could greatly increase efficacy using Heart Grass. This was known to many from the previous days’ competitions. Now, combined with this mutated Grassland Mountain Bear Beast that could yield an abundance of Heart Grass, it was a perfect match, like adding wings to a tiger.
“With this, Master Mu Bu can at least lead the Gongsun Family to contend for a top fifty spot!”
“Strange, with such a Grassland Mountain Bear Beast, why aren’t other families vying for it?”
“This is not difficult to understand. Without Master Mu Bu’s unique secret technique, obtaining Heart Grass is useless. Moreover, for a mutated demonic beast that could die at any moment, offending a rapidly rising, first-rate family is not worth it.”
Amidst the crowd’s chatter, Gongsun Wan’er walked towards the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast.
Just as she was about to claim it, Chu Yun unexpectedly opened the mouth of his Immortal Pouch and summoned the Grassland Mountain Bear Beast back.
“What is the meaning of this?!” Being toyed with for the second time, Gongsun Wan’er’s expression instantly turned grim, and she coldly demanded, “What is the meaning of this?!”
Chu Yun shrugged, his tone as calm as ever, “What is your Gongsun Family to be worthy of possessing this Grassland Mountain Bear Beast?”
Everyone around was stunned. They stood frozen, gaping at Chu Yun.
Was this person crazy?
What he had just said was an outright provocation to a first-rate family!
“Hehe, this person is as arrogant as you, Brother,” Yun Xiaoai laughed from a distance.
“He’s telling the truth,” Yun Baishen’s eyes gleamed. “This Grassland Mountain Bear Beast is actually an Innate Demonic Beast. So, it can produce Heart Grass infinitely. There are very few such demonic beasts, even among Emperor level powerhouses. How can your Gongsun Family be worthy of an Innate Demonic Beast?”
“You!” Gongsun Wan’er’s face displayed extreme disbelief. She almost thought she had misheard. Since she was young, no one had ever dared to speak to her, to offend her, in such a manner.
Not only was she offended, but the entire prestige of the Gongsun Family had been insulted.
“Don’t you understand human language?” Chu Yun calmly put the Heart Grass into his Immortal Pouch as well. “You can scram.”
His tone was as calm as water, as if he were discussing a trivial matter.
“This young man is crazy, truly crazy.”
“He actually told Miss Gongsun to scram. This is a challenge to the Gongsun Family’s authority. This young man may not have much skill, but he has a lot of nerve.”
“It’s over, he’s completely finished. To save face, the Gongsun Family will definitely condemn him. He’s already a dead man.”
The crowd buzzed with discussion.
“Hehehe…” Gongsun Wan’er laughed in extreme anger, stopping the family members behind her who were about to act. She looked at Chu Yun, her eyes like sharp knives, her smile filled with mockery, “Do you think that on Dan Saint Mountain, we can’t do anything to you? Young Master Zhao Fei.”
“Ah, Miss Gongsun, you know my name?” Zhao Fei was so excited he stammered.
A flicker of disdain crossed Gongsun Wan’er’s eyes. She was cunning and deep-thinking. Naturally, she had already investigated the entire Chen Family team to deal with Chu Yun.
“This person challenging my Gongsun Family is essentially challenging the authority of our first-rate family. Young Master Zhao Fei, you are from the Zhao Family. Will you protect someone like this?” Gongsun Wan’er continued.
“Of course not. Such a person is heinous and deserves to die!” Zhao Fei immediately patted his chest and loudly agreed.
“Miss Chen, are you going to disregard the Gongsun Family’s kindness for the sake of one person? The Chen Family is a first-rate great family, and we in the Gongsun Family have always held it in respect. Please do not misunderstand, I have no intention of provoking the Chen Family. However, the person before me is simply too rude. If he is not dealt with, where will the prestige of my Gongsun Family lie? Wan’er sincerely hopes that Sister Yuqing will understand.” Gongsun Wan’er added.
Chen Yuqing fell into hesitation.
She scanned the surroundings, trying her best to appear observant: the furiously indignant Zhao Fei, the extremely indifferent Master Jia Men, the angry Gongsun Family members, and the calmly smiling Chu Yun.
“Alas, on behalf of the Chen Family, I declare that Young Master Wuming is hereby expelled. Farewell.” With those words, Chen Yuqing turned and left. She didn’t even glance at Chu Yun to express her apologies.
“Hehehe, Young Master Yun, what are your thoughts now?” Gongsun Wan’er said softly, looking at Chu Yun with a gaze full of contempt and disdain.
(To be continued)
