Chapter 21 – Truly a warrior
Chapter 21 – Truly a warrior
"Don't, don't attack the formation, we'll come out ourselves!"
Seeing how fierce the crowd was, the disciples from Beast-Taming Peak immediately cowered.
If the formation was damaged, they'd have to spend their own contribution points to repair it.
"We'll come out on our own, but we need to know why you're attacking us. If you can't give a reasonable explanation, we'll see you at the Law Enforcement Squad."
The crowd responded with cold laughter.
"Stubborn to the end, huh? Don't you know what you've done?"
"They want an explanation? Let's drag them to the marketplace and give them a proper explanation."
The crowd escorted the Beast-Taming Peak disciples back to the marketplace in a grand procession.
Along the way, they encountered many outer sect disciples. Upon hearing that the ones being escorted were from Beast-Taming Peak, they quickly went to call their friends.
One told ten, ten told a hundred!
Countless disciples came upon hearing the news, surrounding the marketplace until not even water could pass through.
On the way, the disciples from Beast-Taming Peak were almost in tears.
What on earth did we do to deserve such treatment?
Each of them carefully reviewed the past few days, trying to recall any misdeeds, but found nothing out of the ordinary.
Then why were these people capturing them?
With this thought, everyone's gaze shifted to Kong Tianjiao.
‘They shouted Kong Tianjiao's name as soon as they arrived. They must be here for him.’
‘He must have done something wrong, dragging all of us down with him.’
At this moment, Kong Tianjiao was on the verge of collapse.
He was tied up and held above their heads like a monkey on display at the zoo.
The worst part was that his face was covered in talismans, utterly humiliating.
The crowd arrived at the marketplace and pushed the Beast-Taming Peak disciples to the front.
"Look at the mess you made last night, ruining the marketplace like this. How are we supposed to do business?"
Someone added, "And the central plaza, it's so messed up that we can't even walk through it."
Staring at the filthy streets, the Beast-Taming Peak disciples were dumbfounded.
"Did I do this?"
"How come I don't know?"
"No way, damn it, this wasn't us. Someone's framing us."
"You idiots, can't you see we're being framed? Look at this pile of dung, the left half is from an Iron-Eating Beast, and the right half is from a Flying Mouse. It's obviously forged."
Xiao Zhi: "Damn it, the evidence is right in front of you, and you still dare to argue!"
Li Zhengtong: "If this isn't from your spirit beasts, did it just appear out of thin air?"
Qin Yu: "Damn, you ruined our marketplace and then called us idiots. Brothers, let's beat them up!"
The crowd, filled with righteous indignation, rolled up their sleeves, ready to jump straight to the final step.
Beat them first, talk later.
"Wait, wait, don't hit us yet!"
The Beast-Taming Peak disciples retreated repeatedly, and someone, in a panic, fell into a pile of dung.
"Ev... everyone, calm down. We admit that this is from our spirit beasts, but they would never do it here."
Li Zhengtong: "Not here? Did it grow legs and walk over on its own?"
Qin Yu: "As long as you admit it's from your spirit beasts, brothers, beat them up."
"Wait, don't hit us yet, there must be some misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding my ass, Kong Tianjiao hasn't said a word, seems like he's already admitted it."
Kong Tianjiao: "Mmm... mmm mmm mmm..." (You've stuck an immobilization talisman on me, how am I supposed to speak?)
The Beast-Taming Peak disciples hurriedly untied Kong Tianjiao.
But under Qin Yu's instigation, a group of people had already charged forward.
Those at the back rushed to catch up, afraid they'd miss their chance to hit.
The ones at the front charged forward with a howl, while those at the back shouted:
"Brothers in the front, hurry up, we agreed on one hit each, and we're still lined up back here."
Someone even started a commotion.
"Anyone want a scalper ticket? Just five contribution points to get priority in hitting the Beast-Taming Peak disciples."
"I'll pay, I want to hit Kong Tianjiao."
Scalper: "Kong Tianjiao is priced separately, ten contribution points."
The shop owners were constantly observing the situation outside.
"When I count down from three, you all rush out and beat them up. Focus on their legs, make sure they can't get out of bed for months, and remember to come back before the Law Enforcement Squad arrives."
"Got it, boss!"
The shop clerks, holding iron rods, were eager and ready to go!
The slower Beast-Taming Peak disciples were pinned to the ground and beaten.
After being untied, Kong Tianjiao ran desperately forward.
"Where's the Law Enforcement Squad, why aren't they here yet?"
Kong Tianjiao still held a glimmer of hope.
But with such a big commotion, the Law Enforcement Squad should have arrived long ago.
Everyone realized this, so they gave them a chance to escape.
After all, they weren't going to get away.
In ancient noble hunts, it was more enjoyable to let the prey run. The more fiercely the prey struggled, the more satisfying the hunt was.
As the top disciple of the Beast-Taming Peak's outer sect, Kong Tianjiao's character might be lacking, but his strength was undeniable.
At this moment, Kong Tianjiao was channeling all his spiritual energy, sprinting like the wind on the filthy road.
The disciples chasing him had to constantly dodge the "landmines" on the road, falling further and further behind.
"Hahaha, you think you can catch me!" Kong Tianjiao laughed out loud.
Just then, a large number of shop clerks suddenly emerged from both sides, blocking Kong Tianjiao's path.
Kong Tianjiao hurriedly stopped.
"What should I do?"
He looked at the shop clerks and owners in front of him, then at the disciples clenching their fists behind him, feeling at a loss.
"Kong Tianjiao, you've done so much wrong, now you have no escape."
Kong Tianjiao gritted his teeth, glaring at the people in front and behind him, and shouted:
"None of you dare touch me!"
With that, Kong Tianjiao closed his eyes, steeled his heart, and dove headfirst into the dung left by the Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant, rolling around in it.
This explosive scene shocked everyone to their core.
Seeing this, Qin Yu felt his brain freeze. This was too ruthless!
Even those who were beating the other Beast-Taming Peak disciples stopped, looking over in horror.
The Beast-Taming Peak disciples, who were howling in pain, also stopped, craning their necks in disbelief at the scene.
The entire marketplace seemed to freeze in time, with only Kong Tianjiao emerging from the dung, roaring at the crowd.
"Come on, hit me!"
"Hit me if you dare!"
"Come on, if you have the guts, do it!"
With every step Kong Tianjiao took forward, the crowd retreated in fear.
Kong Tianjiao transformed from a lamb to be slaughtered into a fierce tiger covered in filth.
‘This guy is truly a warrior!’
Even Qin Yu couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
Qin Yu reminded everyone: "Don't be afraid, use long-range spells to attack him!"
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