With that, he carefully studied Du Shu's expression. Damn you, keep pretending! Let's see if I don't scare you to death!
Du Shu played along nicely. After hearing the identities of the three men, his mouth fell wide open in astonishment.
Ye Liangchen, who had been seething with anger, sneered inwardly. No wonder you looked half-dead just now. So you hadn't heard my great name!
But they had clearly misunderstood what Du Shu's expression meant.
"Surely not, Zhong Family Head. Don't tell me you've never heard the rules of Reach the Summit?"
"Now that you have someone backing you, you want to buy up the pills meant for the martial artists of the Southern Wilderness?
"To put today's business nicely, you're a fox borrowing a tiger's might. To put it bluntly, how are you any different from a dog throwing its weight around with its master behind it?
"The mighty Zhong Family-why do you all wear such contemptible faces?" Du Shu demanded sharply.
"Well said!" The moment Du Shu finished, cheers erupted from the crowd. Damn, that really hit the spot!
Ignoring the Zhong Family Head's face as it turned pale and livid, Du Shu continued, "First come, first served—isn't that basic decency? Even a three-year-old knows that cutting in line is uncivilized."
"Are you saying that the more powerful a lineage becomes, the cruder and ruder it gets? Wouldn't that make it a laughingstock for the whole world!
"In a lineage with true depth and standing, every descendant has been brought up well.
"Zhong Family Head, you've hoodwinked these young masters into trying to force a deal and engage in petty, underhanded dealings together. Where does that leave the dignity of the Ten Great Families?"
"Your Zhong Family is part of Southern Wilderness City, too. Yet to curry favor