Uncle Chen: ??????
"Kid, I'm in the Nascent Soul Stage, you know?"
Seeing that Lu Jiuyuan and his group were unfazed, and that he even looked at them as if they were monkeys, Uncle Chen was instantly enraged.
He was about to obliterate them when the young man standing beside him intervened and stopped Uncle Chen.
"Young Master?"
Uncle Chen was confused, but the young man shook his head and said calmly.
"Uncle Chen, leave this matter to me."
With that, the young man walked up to Li Qingping, a smile as warm as spring on his face, and said with confidence.
"Miss, my bodyguard offended you earlier. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Yuan Tianyi."
After speaking, Yuan Tianyi fell silent. In his opinion, these words were enough.
"Oh, and then?"
Li Qingping frowned upon hearing this, her displeasure evident in her tone. This made the supremely confident Yuan Tianyi feel a hint of doubt. He repeated himself.
"I am Yuan Tianyi, and my father is Yuan Changqing!"
He then proudly lifted his head. Anyone who wasn't an idiot would have heard of Yuan Changqing's name. He was a peak Void Refining Stage great power.
However, to his surprise, Li Qingping still responded indifferently.
"Oh, and then what are you trying to say?"
If Li Qingping had only been slightly annoyed before, now she was getting angry.
Hearing Li Qingping's words, Yuan Tianyi felt insulted. How could anyone not know the illustrious name of Yuan Changqing? He was a great power of the Void Refining Stage!
"My father is a great power of the Void Refining Stage, so I was wondering if I could get to know you, Miss."
Yuan Tianyi took a deep breath, repeatedly reminding himself to be a refined and amiable person and not to get angry. However, before Li Qingping could even respond, Lu Jiuyuan scoffed.
"I thought a Void Refining Stage great power was you. So you're just someone who bullies others with their connections?"
Turning to look at Lu Jiuyuan, Yuan Tianyi became furious. She, the beautiful young lady, could criticize him, but who was he to do so?
With that thought, Yuan Tianyi angrily declared.
"Kid, you look like you've got some swagger. Let me teach you a lesson today: don't be too arrogant!"
Yuan Tianyi then threw a full-power punch at Lu Jiuyuan. He wanted to show Lu Jiuyuan that there was always someone better. At the same time, he wanted to demonstrate his own power to Li Qingping.
But why was this kid just standing there foolishly? And why was there a hint of amusement on Li Qingping's face? However, since he had already made his move, he had to go all out.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. What can I say to you? You actually dared to attack me."
Lu Jiuyuan shook his head helplessly. He just wanted to keep a low profile, but trouble just kept finding him. Besides, Lu Jiuyuan wasn't a pushover, so he supposed he had to make a move.
The commotion here naturally caught the attention of many people.
"Senior Sister Cheng, look quickly, it seems like something is happening over there."
Not far from Lu Jiuyuan's group, two women in white robes were sitting on a rock. Their personalities seemed completely different.
One was lively and cheerful, while the other was taciturn.
Hearing her junior sister's words, Senior Sister Cheng withdrew from her meditation, a look of helplessness on her face.
"Junior Sister, don't pay too much attention to these things. How powerful can any genius be in such a remote place?"
Upon hearing her senior sister's words, the younger girl playfully stuck out her tongue and said.
"Senior Sister, I'm just bored, and besides, the Qingfeng Secret Realm won't open for another day. Let's just watch."
Facing her junior sister's coaxing, Senior Sister Cheng shook her head helplessly. What else could she do? She could only indulge her. She then turned to look at Lu Jiuyuan's side with her.
Other influential figures also noticed this scene, including the powers within Panshi Town.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I didn't expect someone to provoke Yuan Changqing's son. Someone's going to have a hard time now."
"That's not necessarily true. We don't recognize that young man. Perhaps his background is even more terrifying than Yuan Tianyi's."
"Are you kidding me? How could just anyone have a background comparable to a Void Refining Stage cultivator?"
Although they sympathized with Lu Jiuyuan and the others, they wouldn't intervene. It was a matter of minding their own business.
But just as Yuan Tianyi was about to land his punch on Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Jiuyuan finally retaliated.
With lightning speed, Lu Jiuyuan slapped Yuan Tianyi across the face, sending him flying. This sudden turn of events left most of the onlookers unable to react.
But once they did react, Yuan Tianyi's rage followed.
"You dare slap me? Uncle Chen, kill them all! Leave that woman for me, I'm going to refine her into a cauldron!"
Yuan Tianyi had originally intended to maintain his composure, but after being slapped, he threw all pretense to the wind.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Uncle Chen couldn't help but become enraged upon seeing this scene. If Yuan Changqing were to find out about this, he would likely receive quite a punishment himself.
With that in mind, Uncle Chen decided to strike decisively and kill Lu Jiuyuan and the others. This way, he could salvage some of his reputation and appease his young master's anger.
The surrounding powers were all shocked to witness this, but it was quickly followed by pity. After all, being targeted by a cultivator at the Void Refining Stage was no trivial matter.
"Wow, this young man is so amazing! Senior Sister, why don't we try to recruit him into our Northern Snow Sect after this?"
The younger girl, seeing Lu Jiuyuan's incredibly handsome demeanor, clung to Senior Sister Cheng's arm and pouted. Senior Sister Cheng, however, simply shook her head and said, "Junior Sister, while I do admire his strength, our Northern Snow Sect only accepts female disciples. It's probably best to forget about the men."
Hearing this, the girl thought about it and then dejectedly said, "Can't we make an exception?"
"Make an exception? Let's forget it. After all, he might not even survive today."
Senior Sister Cheng looked in Lu Jiuyuan's direction, her eyes filled with a hint of pity.
The cultivation world isn't just about being strong. The most important things when cultivating are having a background and backing. If you only know how to fight, you'll eventually be beaten to death.
This is also why some geniuses join major powers. Firstly, it's for a stable cultivation environment, and secondly, it's so they won't be bullied by other powers when they venture out.
However, it was clear they didn't yet know that Lu Jiuyuan's background was far more terrifying than they imagined. Meanwhile, Uncle Chen had already appeared before Lu Jiuyuan in the blink of an eye.
Since Lu Jiuyuan was the one who made the first move, he was naturally the first target.
But what Uncle Chen didn't expect was that this time, he had run into a steel plate.
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