"Ah!"
A miserable shriek rang out at the entrance of Immortal Grass Hall.
The passersby stopped to watch, pointing and commenting on the scene before them.
"This young man is useless. He wanted to bully others relying on his power, but he still can't beat one person even with five on his side."
"Losing to Layer Nine Fiend Aura when he's at the Peak of Fiend Aura, what a useless fool."
"Isn't this Young Master Luo? I heard he consumed medicines until his Fiend Aura reached the peak, all show and no substance. All show and no substance, haha."
"That guard from Holy Might Manor is quite formidable, it seems he's using a top-grade martial art!"
Among the onlookers were some experts who discerned the disparity in strength between the two parties at a glance.
Hearing these comments, Luo Hongfei's face turned red and pale in irritation.
Just then, an authoritative voice rang out from inside Immortal Grass Hall, "Who's causing trouble here? Do you know what kind of place this is!"
The crowd looked towards the source of the voice to see a burly middle-aged man coming down the stairs. His eyes were like those of a tiger, commanding awe without anger.
"Hall Master Guo!"
"The Hall Master of Immortal Grass Hall, Guo Zhenwei, a Layer Seven expert of the Cavern Heaven Realm!"
"Now the show is getting interesting!"
The onlookers immediately recognized this man's identity.
Xue Yi's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Cavern Heaven Realm Layer Seven...won't be easy to handle.
No, to be precise, completely unbeatable...
"Uncle Wei, please judge what happened here. This brat injured several of my brothers." Now Luo Hongfei didn't pretend to be tough anymore. Clutching his broken right arm, he pleaded to Guo Zhenwei.
Guo Zhenwei called over an attendant from Immortal Grass Hall and asked about what had happened.
The attendant didn't dare embellish and truthfully recounted the situation.
After listening, Guo Zhenwei's eyebrows creased deeply as he looked at Xue Yi in astonishment and asked, "You're Xiao Qingruo's personal guard?"
"That's right." Xue Yi replied calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.
Immediately, the crowd broke into an uproar.
"Xiao Qingruo actually has a personal guard now!"
"No wonder he's so strong. Turns out he received guidance from the Heavenly Lady Xiao!"
"Luo Hongfei's loss wasn't unjustified. This guard's strength and status are both higher than his!"
Hearing these comments, Luo Hongfei's expression turned even uglier.
How could there be people who thought a mere guard's status was higher than his as the young master of the Luo Family? It was simply preposterous!
"Uncle Wei, he's just a guard!" He quickly explained to Guo Zhenwei, afraid that Guo would think the same.
Guo Zhenwei's expression was unpleasant.
Behind Immortal Grass Hall stood Dark Robe Tower, and Dark Robe Tower was arch enemies with Holy Might Manor.
Xiao Qingruo was the young miss of Holy Might Manor and the person Dark Robe Tower wanted to get rid of the most.
But in reality...they didn't dare make a move at all.
On one hand, Xiao Qingruo was too powerful and no one they could send was a match for her.
On the other hand, whoever dared touch Xiao Qingruo would have to be prepared to be massacred by Holy Might Manor! No matter how declined Holy Might Manor was, it was still one of the eight great clans standing for two thousand years with extremely deep foundations. No one knew if some freakish old monsters several hundred years old would suddenly appear, so no one was willing to provoke this nightmare.
However, the one they met today was just a lowly personal guard, not so frightening after all.
"A mere personal guard actually dares cause trouble right outside my Immortal Grass Hall. Do you really think Immortal Grass Hall and Dark Robe Tower are pushovers?" Guo Zhenwei said coldly.
Xue Yi sneered, "Don't pretend you're blind to who started this. Do you have any self-awareness?"
"Brat, you still dare be arrogant before me!" Guo Zhenwei yelled angrily and stepped forward.
Buzz~
A surge of true aura erupted like two giant hands pressing down on Xue Yi's shoulders.
Xue Yi only felt his body sink as he almost kneeled down from the pressure.
But he gritted his teeth and endured!
He was the young miss's personal guard from Holy Might Manor. Kneeling under the stares of the crowd outside Immortal Grass Hall would be no different than slapping Holy Might Manor's face. His own people wouldn't let him off when he returned!
Crack!
The stone tiles under Xue Yi's feet shattered from the tremendous pressure.
The bones in his body creaked as if they would break at any moment. It was excruciating.
"Ha!"
Facing such a formidable enemy, Xue Yi had no choice but to mobilize the fiend aura in his body.
The Black Tortoise Fiend Aura from the Imperial Five Spirit Formula manifested on his skin, as if covering him in an extremely tough shell.
The pressure akin to Mount Tai pressing down was reduced significantly, no longer inflicting agony.
"Hm?"
Guo Zhenwei's gaze condensed. He didn't expect Xue Yi to be so capable, able to stand firmly under the suppression of a Layer Seven expert's true aura.
He was about to add more force.
Just then, a mocking voice sounded from the crowd, "Guo Zhenwei, you really have no shame. A man in his forties bullying a youngster."
"Who is it!"
Hearing this, Guo Zhenwei angrily shouted.
The crowd parted to make way.
A black-clothed youth in his thirties walked over unhurriedly.
This man was of medium stature and looks, unshaven, appearing somewhat unkempt.
But the aura emanating from him had also reached Cavern Heaven Realm Layer Seven, not inferior to Guo Zhenwei!
"Xiao Ye!"
"Xiao Ye of the Holy Might Residence Law Enforcement Team..."
"This man is Xiao Qingruo's cousin. Now the show is getting interesting!"
Some voices rang out from the crowd.
Seeing this person, Xue Yi relaxed.
He also recognized Xiao Ye. The Law Enforcement Team had only 36 people, and Xiao Ye was one of them as well as a squad captain with formidable strength.
Most importantly, this man was from the Xiao clan in Holy Might Manor, the same faction as Xiao Qingruo - an ally without a doubt!
"Xue Yi, are you alright?" Xiao Ye asked with concern.
"I'm not injured." Xue Yi replied.
"Good, well done." Xiao Ye nodded approvingly.
Then he looked at Guo Zhenwei and said, "Hall Master Guo, if you want to fight, I'll accompany you."
Guo Zhenwei's expression darkened.
Both of them were at Cavern Heaven Realm Layer Seven, but Xiao Ye cultivated profound martial arts. His strength was beyond Guo's. If it came to blows, he would lose face like Luo Hongfei.
Hence he harrumphed coldly, "Right outside Immortal Grass Hall, it's like Dark Robe Tower doesn't exist! Today I'll let it go for Xiao Qingruo's sake. Get lost!"
His words sounded imposing, but he had chickened out.
Hearing this, Xiao Ye laughed disdainfully and retorted, "You guys started it and you're the ones saying you don't want to fight. Tsk, with spineless subordinates like you, no wonder Dark Robe Tower is declining more and more. Let's go, Xue Yi."
Then he turned and left.
Xue Yi glanced at Fang Jie and Luo Hongfei, then Guo Zhenwei whose face was ashen. He smiled faintly and followed after Xiao Ye.
Out of those three, only Guo Zhenwei posed a bit of a threat.
The other two were purely clowns!
The crowd quickly dispersed. Gossip soon spread on the streets about how Holy Might Manor had suppressed Dark Robe Tower.
The people from the humiliated Immortal Grass Hall were very annoyed, but had nowhere to vent their anger.
"That bastard..."
Luo Hongfei stared fixedly at Xue Yi's departing figure, a trace of viciousness flashing in his eyes.
"Fang Jie, come here." He called Fang Jie over and they whispered, soon revealing sinister smiles, as if Xue Yi was already under their feet.