Best Young Master
Chapter 566 - 505: Having a Sword but Playing Cheap

Chapter 566: Chapter 505: Having a Sword but Playing Cheap

"A Ye who uses a Flying Knife, could he be the Ye Fan who recently became notorious in the Huaxia Cultivation World?"

Upon hearing Xiao Selang’s words, the seventh senior brother had a thought and suddenly blurted out a question.

Ye Fan?!

Although the other three Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples didn’t recognize Ye Fan, they had heard of his fearsome reputation and knew about his deeds of blood-washing the Nanqinghong and single-handedly challenging the Hongwu Sect, all wearing surprised expressions as they looked at Xiao Selang, waiting for his answer.

"Yes, he is Ye Fan, the personal disciple of Chu Xuanji."

Xiao Selang nodded, but he didn’t reveal Ye Fan’s background as a member of the Ye Family; he only mentioned the identity of Chu Xuanji’s personal disciple.

"So, it turns out that’s why he dared to be so arrogant!"

"Even if he is Chu Xuanji’s disciple, he shouldn’t disregard our Tian Shan Sword Sect, should he?"

"Exactly, Chu Xuanji is strong, but if Sect Leader and the secluded Inner Sect Elder join forces, defeating him wouldn’t be difficult!"

Apart from the seventh senior brother, the other three disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect suddenly realized why Ye Fan was so arrogant and seemed quite displeased.

As inner disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, they were well-aware that the strongest person in the sect was not Cang Bo but the secluded Inner Sect Elder Xiao Jian.

Like the three great Inner Elders of the Yanhuang Organization, Xiao Jian was also a hidden Supreme Strongman, not listed within the Dragon Rankings, but his strength was comparable to the top ten experts in the rankings; he was only unknown to the world because he secludes himself for cultivation all year round.

"Xiao... Junior Brother Xiao, could it be that Ye Fan has offended you before?"

As the dialogues of the three Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples concluded, the seventh senior brother suddenly thought about how Xiao Selang had not only brought up Ye Fan’s likeness but also mentioned something about Ye Fan "showing up at their doorstep," hinting at something, and couldn’t help but ask.

"Hmm."

Xiao Selang nodded his head.

Although he personally had no grievances with Ye Fan, he knew Ye Fan was on good terms with Su Liuli and hence attributed her matters to Ye Fan.

The reason he had Ye Fan’s portrait was that he had informed the outer disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect to collect portraits of the young generation’s strong individuals, including Martial Arts genius Emperor Bai of the Bai Family and the top expert of the young generation from the Yanhuang Organization, Leng Feng.

"Junior Brother Xiao, since that’s the case, we must teach him a lesson, or he’ll think our Tian Shan Sword Sect is easy to bully!" The seventh senior brother suggested.

"I was thinking the same," Xiao Selang sneered, then said, "Alright, you guys go back first; I’ll go find Elder Meng to discuss this matter."

As his words fell, Xiao Selang no longer paid attention to the four of them, and with a flicker under his feet, he dashed out of the door, heading towards the innermost building of the sect.

The owner of that building was Elder Meng—Meng Bai.

Meng Bai was one of the three great elders of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, who had long reached the half-step Gang Qi realm and was an absolute overlord among half-step Gang Qi cultivators, his strength even surpassed Nolan Mingde, the clan leader of the Nolan Family, and was on par with Hong Lie of the Yanhuang Organization.

Usually, if Cang Bo was in seclusion or out, all matters of the Tian Shan Sword Sect were handled by the three great Outer Elders together, with Meng Bai having the final say.

"Little Wolf, come in."

A moment later, as Xiao Selang reached the entrance of Meng Bai’s room, the door automatically opened, and Meng Bai’s voice came from inside, carrying a terrifying penetrating power.

"Greetings, Elder Meng."

As Meng Bai’s voice reached his ears, Xiao Selang’s consciousness shuddered, secretly admiring Meng Bai’s strength while swiftly entering the room and bowing deeply to Meng Bai.

In the room, Meng Bai sat cross-legged on a mat with a black long sword placed beside him, his whole person resembling an unsheathed sharp treasure sword, emitting a daunting presence.

Even though Xiao Selang had broken through to the half-step Gang Qi realm, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable facing the sharpness emanated by Meng Bai.

Noticing this, Meng Bai retracted his aura and asked, "Little Wolf, what brings you here?"

"Elder Meng, it’s like this..."

As Meng Bai retracted his aura, the pressure on Xiao Selang drastically reduced, prompting him to speak about the conflict between Ye Fan and the four including the seventh senior brother.

"Did Little Seven and the others get hurt?"

After listening to Xiao Selang’s report, Meng Bai fell silent for a moment before asking again.

"No."

Xiao Selang shook his head, then quickly realized something and added, "However, that guy Ye Fan was utterly boastful, saying that if he encounters the seventh senior brother and the others again, he’ll kill them, completely disregarding our Tian Shan Sword Sect!"

Meng Bai raised his eyebrows but didn’t reply.

"Elder Meng, that guy Ye Fan is way too arrogant; we must show him some color, or outsiders will mock our Tian Shan Sword Sect and think we are afraid of him!" Xiao Selang expressed his thoughts.

"Punishing him is easy, but this will bring trouble to the sect—Chu Xuanji is not someone to be trifled with."

Meng Bai frowned, being an Outer Sect Great Elder of the Tian Shan Sword Sect; he not only knew of Chu Xuanji’s terrifying strength but also knew that Chu Xuanji had killed Wu Mu two days ago.

"Elder Meng, I know Chu Xuanji is very strong, but if teacher and Elder Xiao join forces, we have nothing to fear!" Xiao Selang said fearlessly.

"With the strength of Senior Brother Cang and Elder Xiao, if they join forces, they naturally don’t have to fear Chu Xuanji, but turning him into a sworn enemy over a mere Snow Ginseng that doesn’t even count as plant essence is truly unwise."

Meng Bai shook his head and said, "Moreover, Chu Xuanji has a not-so-shallow friendship with Yan, and six years ago, because Yan emerged from seclusion to save the world, if we really break with him beyond repair, Yan will definitely side with him."

"Elder Meng, you’ve misunderstood my intentions," Xiao Selang explained.

"Oh? How so?"

Elder Meng had assumed Xiao Selang was going to settle scores with Ye Fan and was admittedly puzzled by Xiao Selang’s words.

"The lesson I spoke of does not involve killing Ye Fan but merely requires him to hand over the Snow Ginseng and admit his fault, then we can let this matter rest."

Xiao Selang said, seizing this opportunity to trouble Ye Fan. It appeared to be a gesture of standing up for the four disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect and defending the Sect’s honor. More importantly, it was an excuse to vent the frustrations he suffered at the hands of Su Liuli and achieve mental clarity.

Elder Meng countered, "Presumably, you’ve also heard of Ye Fan’s exploits. With his style of conduct, getting him to relinquish that Snow Ginseng might be harder than reaching the heavens. If he doesn’t hand it over, what will you do?"

"I will challenge him with the Snow Ginseng as the wager, but not to kill him, only to defeat him!"

Xiao Selang confidently declared, "By doing so, not only will the Sect’s honor remain intact, but Chu Xuanji would have nothing to complain about. After all, it is his disciple who lacked in training."

"Given that boy’s arrogant nature, he would probably accept your challenge. Not a bad idea, but I will go with you," Elder Meng said, his eyes sparkling as he made his decision.

"Elder Meng, do you doubt that I am his match?"

Xiao Selang looked unhappy; he had absolute confidence in his own strength. To him, defeating Ye Fan was as easy as flipping his hand.

"Not at all."

Elder Meng shook his head and gave a bitter smile, "You’ve recently broken through to the Half-step Gang Qi realm and have mastered the Sixth Form of the Heavenly Sword Nine Forms; defeating him should be easy. However... you’ve just reached the Half-step Gang Qi realm, and your control over Gang Qi is still unrefined, making it hard to guarantee that you won’t accidentally kill him in a duel."

"Elder Meng, you worry too much; even without invoking Gang Qi, I can easily defeat him," Xiao Selang said confidently.

"Although that boy is indeed at the Peak stage of Innate, he possesses the strength to kill someone in the Innate Great Perfection realm and likely has many techniques at his disposal. If you do not use Gang Qi, defeating him will not be an easy task. I should accompany you just in case."

Elder Meng shook his head again; to him, while the honor of the Tian Shan Sword Sect was indeed important, it was imperative to ensure Ye Fan’s life and to prevent him from sustaining severe injuries. Otherwise, the Tian Shan Sword Sect would face Chu Xuanji’s wrath.

This was something he did not wish to see!

After all, neither Sect Leader Cang Bo nor Elder Xiao Jian would want to provoke Chu Xuanji!

"Alright."

Seeing that Elder Meng was insistent, Xiao Selang reluctantly agreed, yet he secretly resolved to prove his strength in front of Elder Meng—easily defeating Ye Fan without resorting to Gang Qi!

Half an hour later.

A sharp cry of an eagle resounded through the sky, as a golden eagle appeared above the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

Generally, an eagle is only seventy centimeters long, but the one that appeared was six to seven meters in length, with wings spread wide like a fighter jet soaring in the sky.

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, the golden eagle swooped down from the sky, landing in the plaza of the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

"Why has the Golden Eagle appeared?"

"Could it be that another cultivator is causing trouble in Mount Tian?"

In the plaza, disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect stirred, looking around and asking each other, their expressions filled with shock.

The shock was because they all knew that the golden eagle that landed in the plaza was a mutant beast that had absorbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, with feathers hard as iron and a beak sharp as a knife, possessing the strength comparable to a Half-step Gang Qi realm Cultivator. It served as a Guardian Beast of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, with an esteemed status and was only used by Sect Leader Cang Bo and Great Elder Meng Bai!

In their memory, the last time the Golden Eagle was used was three years ago.

At that time, Sect Leader Cang Bo and Xiao Selang had left to travel, and a cultivator from the Tianzhu Alliance came to Mount Tian, killing three disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect. Great Elder Meng Bai rode the Golden Eagle across Mount Tian, ultimately finding and killing the invader from the Tianzhu Alliance on the spot.

"Looks like Junior Brother Xiao has convinced Elder Meng to teach that Ye Fan a lesson!"

In a small courtyard of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, the four disciples who had previously clashed with Ye Fan saw the Golden Eagle, and the one called Little Seven by Xiao Selang let out a cold laugh.

"Since the Golden Eagle is involved, surely Elder Meng will go too. That boy is as good as dead!"

The other three disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect were thrilled, lamenting only that they could not witness Ye Fan being splattered with blood on the spot.

Meanwhile, Elder Meng, accompanied by Xiao Selang, arrived at the plaza.

"Elder Meng, has someone else killed our brothers?" asked a disciple of the Tian Shan Sword Sect as the two appeared among the crowd.

Whoosh!

Though others didn’t speak, they shared the same thoughts, all casting their gaze toward Elder Meng, awaiting his response.

"Continue with your Cultivation; I’m taking Little Wolf to handle a matter," Elder Meng answered, deliberately vague, grabbing Xiao Selang by the arm, leaping onto the back of the Golden Eagle, and communicating with it through his mind.

The Golden Eagle let out another sharp cry and, with a powerful flap of its wings, soared high into the air, heading towards the snowy mountain Ye Fan had left earlier.

...

...(To be continued. If you enjoy this novel, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)