Xu Hui had intended to use this opportunity to establish her authority and intimidate the villagers watching nearby, but instead, she had ended up taking a slap to her own face.
"Pfft, I always thought she was so powerful. Turns out a little girl could make her cough up blood with one sweep of her sleeve."
"She spends all day acting like she's beyond our reach. I was wondering why someone so powerful would stay in our village."
"Stop talking, you lot. That little immortal master isn't afraid of her, but once she leaves, do you think she'll let you off?"
"Bah, she's nothing but a fox spirit. Poor little Ya."
Hearing the villagers begin whispering around her, Xu Hui's face flickered with panic. She gave Su Jiu a smile that never reached her eyes. "Senior, it's better to leave people a way out."
Su Jiu gave her a cool glance. She had never wanted trouble and had intended to let Chen Ya handle her own affairs, but now this woman was forcing her to stand on Chen Ya's side and confront her.
"I don't see anything about you that deserves a way out. Your cultivation at only the fourth Qi Refining layer when you're already fifty?"
The panic on Xu Hui's face grew more obvious, while the male cultivator beside her stood frozen like a wooden chicken.
"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Xu Hui shrieked.
"How can you be so vicious at such a young age?"
The male cultivator beside her struggled to process what he had heard. For the first time, a crack appeared in his normally refined expression. Like a puppet on strings, he turned toward her. "Is what she said true?"
"Of course it isn't! So young, and every word out of your mouth is a