At first, their attacks and exclusion of Yang Chen had mainly stemmed from the followers Mo Wanchou had brought with him.
Those subordinates of Mo Wanchou had first spread word around, making everyone believe Yang Chen was merely a joke. Meanwhile, Mo Wanchou supposedly possessed the ability to defeat Xuan Zhen. That was why everyone began to disregard Yang Chen, even joining in the mockery and ostracizing him.
But as time passed, they discovered something.
Mo Wanchou simply could not defeat Xuan Zhen. Yang Chen frightening Xuan Zhen away might not have proved much, but Xuan Zhen did not dare set foot even half a step into the territory controlled by the Shenye Sect. That was an ironclad fact.
This was something Mo Wanchou could never accomplish. At the very least, Xuan Zhen had fought Mo Wanchou time and again, yet he still delighted in coming to provoke him.
Until now, when Mo Wanchou had chased after him, Xuan Zhen had beaten him into such a state that he had nearly failed to return alive.
A group of people had already begun to regret their actions, most of them powerful figures native to Shiye City. These experts hoped to persuade Yang Chen again and ask him to lend a hand.
Yet there was another group who still held to the belief that since Mo Wanchou could not defeat Xuan Zhen, Yang Chen was merely a supporting act as well.
For a time, the experts of Shiye City found it difficult to completely fall out with them.
But it would have been one thing if Xuan Zhen had come to harass and wreak havoc once. As time went on, however, he showed no intention of stopping. Instead, he became increasingly brazen. Seeing that Taiyuan Palace could do nothing to him, he