Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 650 - 651: Returning Kindness with Enmity

Chapter 650: Chapter 651: Returning Kindness with Enmity

The Gongyang family’s disciples all halted and gathered around.

Among them, a young leader stepped forward. This youth had a terrifying knife aura about him, clearly a powerful figure who had journeyed far in the path of the knife aura.

This young man’s realm had already surpassed life-and-death tribulations; his true strength had already surpassed that of Long Weiyang, Lu Hua, and others.

Behind him, there were seven or eight other youths of similar age, though their strength was not on par with this leader’s.

However, each of them had monstrous strength, nearly comparable to that of Luo Changhen, and even close to the seed disciples of Beimang’s holy domain.

As for those at the very back, there were two elders. The stronger of the two had reached the pinnacle of the life-and-death realm, almost matching the old ancestor Sikong Jingsheng of the Sikong family, while the other was slightly weaker but still at a high tier of the life-and-death realm.

The strength of the Gongyang family now seemed formidable.

"Second Elder, are you all right?"

The leading youth came forward, glanced at Chu Fengmian, and upon seeing the realms of Chu Fengmian and Han Yueli, did not pay much further attention.

Han Yueli’s realm had just reached the life-and-death realm, while Chu Fengmian was only at the peak of the Divine Power realm, a level not even worthy of his consideration.

"Gongyang Fan, we’re fine."

Gongyang Li was the first to speak.

"Gongyang Fan?"

Hearing Gongyang Li address him as Brother Fan, Han Yueli’s face slightly shifted as she spoke.

"This Gongyang Fan is also a notable figure in the top hundred rankings of the northern region, ranked twenty-eighth, much higher than Sikong Hong."

"Oh? Stronger than Sikong Hong by a margin?"

Chu Fengmian noted Gongyang Fan, giving him a subtle scrutiny. Gongyang Fan’s realm was about the third level of the life-and-death realm.

However, for geniuses on the top hundred list like him, their strength could not solely be judged by their realm. Chu Fengmian could at least sense that Gongyang Fan’s strength reached at least the upper tiers of the life-and-death realm.

Whether he could rival the pinnacle figures of the life-and-death realm, Chu Fengmian was unsure, but facing ordinary martial artists of the high life-and-death realm, he would surely not lose and might even defeat them.

"Oh? The lady has heard of me?"

Hearing Han Yueli recognize him, a hint of pride couldn’t help but show on Gongyang Fan’s face.

Hearing the name and recognizing the person indicated at least a very high reputation in the northern region.

"I’ve heard a bit."

Han Yueli casually responded, not bothering to answer further to Gongyang Fan’s question.

At the sight of Han Yueli, Gongyang Fan’s eyes betrayed a flash of greed.

"Innate Divine Body!"

Although this greed flickered swiftly, it was clearly noted by Chu Fengmian, causing his gaze to turn icy.

The Innate Divine Body was an immensely valuable treasure, but without sufficient strength, it was a calamity, not an opportunity.

"Gongyang Fan, it was these two from Beimang Academy that saved us, allowing us to survive the attack from the black iron crow flock."

"Oh? They saved you from the black iron crow flock?"

Upon hearing this, Gongyang Fan’s gaze swept over Chu Fengmian twice, and when he noticed the Spirit Sword in Chu Fengmian’s hand, his eyes flickered visibly.

"A heavenly-grade Spiritual Artifact!"

"A heavenly-grade Spiritual Artifact, Innate Divine Body, who exactly are these two people!"

Just Han Yueli alone, an Innate Divine Body, was already enough to astonish countless people, yet unexpectedly, the Spirit Sword in Chu Fengmian’s hand turned out to be a Heavenly Spiritual Artifact.

A Heavenly Spiritual Artifact, their Gongyang family only had one, and it was handed down from ancient times.

"This is a Heavenly Spiritual Artifact!"

"What a treasure! This sword is even more powerful than our Gongyang family’s Changfeng Saber!"

Not only Gongyang Fan, but several other disciples of the Gongyang family also noticed the Ancestor Dragon Supreme Sword in Chu Fengmian’s hand, their eyes flickering, seemingly pondering something.

"It turns out that the two of you are disciples from Beimang Academy. You saved our Gongyang family’s people this time. We invite you to our residence to talk, and our Gongyang family will surely treat you well."

Gongyang Fan suddenly spoke.

"I wonder what you two think?"

At the moment Gongyang Fan spoke, his eyes began to flicker.

"No need for the hospitality, we still have things to do, so we’ll be leaving now."

The eyes of these Gongyang family disciples had already begun to show a ferocious glint, which Chu Fengmian undoubtedly noticed.

Staying here would only invite trouble.

Chu Fengmian directly spoke and gave Han Yueli a look, planning to leave immediately.

"Stop right there!"

A disciple from the Gongyang family suddenly stood out, directly intercepting Chu Fengmian, blocking him.

"What, when our Gongyang family’s young master extends an invitation, do you also plan not to give any face?"

"Indeed, when our Gongyang family invites someone, no one dares not to give face. Please reconsider."

Another disciple from the Gongyang family suddenly stood out, speaking icily.

In their eyes was pure greed, their gaze never leaving the Ancestor Dragon Supreme Sword in Chu Fengmian’s hand nor Han Yueli.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

Gongyang Li and Gongyang Cai seemed to understand something as well, looking at Chu Fengmian and Han Yueli but not saying a word.

They understood why these people were stopping Chu Fengmian and his companion.

An Innate Divine Body and a Heavenly Spiritual Artifact were practically two walking treasures, coveted by everyone.

Though their Gongyang family claimed to be a family of Martial Artists, they only had one Heavenly Spiritual Artifact, and not a single Innate Divine Body.

If they obtained these two items, their Gongyang family’s power could instantly grow immensely.

Though their current behavior reflected ingratitude for kindness, in the face of family interests, what did such ingratitude count for? In this desolate wilderness, even if they killed someone, no one would know.

"So, you still want to force us? Is this the Gongyang family’s way of treating guests?"

Chu Fengmian’s expression was icy.

He kindly saved people, yet these people from the Gongyang family returned kindness with ingratitude, bringing him such a large problem.

Kind people are bullied it seems, Chu Fengmian’s kind act of saving people had made others think he was easy to bully.

Looking at the current situation, a peaceful outcome seemed almost impossible.

"Of course not, we just want to invite you two to the Gongyang family to verify something. Since Young Master Chu wants to leave, now that Yan Ming understands, we will certainly not stop you."

Gongyang Fan slowly spoke.

"I wonder if this is acceptable?"