Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 119 - 17 You Have to Stand Up for Me! [Extra update for "Troublesome Life Complaints" of the Alliance Hierarch]_1

Chapter 119: Chapter 17 You Have to Stand Up for Me! [Extra update for "Troublesome Life Complaints" of the Alliance Hierarch]_1

Has he mistakenly injured someone again?

Chu Liang felt his heart tighten. What was happening recently? No matter where he struck with his Flying Leaf Sharp Knife in an unpopulated area, he always seemed to hit someone.

But he didn’t have the time to inspect the aftermath of his actions before he heard whistling sounds behind him, and a swift silhouette shadowing him closely.

"Thief, dare to disturb the peace of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall!"

The voice was from a middle-aged man in a long robe. He appeared strict and noble. Judging by his aura, his cultivation had reached the Five Elements Realm!

"Hold on!" Chu Liang shouted, "I am not..."

However, before he could finish, a sharp and vicious look had already flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged man. He lashed out at Chu Liang with a swift strike of his palm!

BOOM——

When his palm fell, the wind was thunderous and large black clouds rolled towards Chu Liang!

Something wasn’t right.

Chu Liang’s mind spun. He immediately noticed that something was off with this man.

If the man was indeed from the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall and had mistaken Chu Liang as the thief who was stirring trouble, then, being considerably weaker in cultivation than him, he should be confident about capturing Chu Liang and interrogating him about the mastermind behind all this.

Yet the man lashed out at him with full force with such urgency, seemingly wishing to kill Chu Liang on the spot before he could speak out. This was not the behaviour of someone who simply wanted to capture a thief!

Regardless of his suspicious behaviour, the man’s high level of cultivation and the palpable terror of his strike were unquestionable!

Chu Liang had no choice but to recall the Flying Leaf Sharp Knife right away. He quickly transformed his form in an attempt to assume a defensive position!

CRASH——

A flash of green light indicated Chu Liang transforming into his defensive form. But the massive black cloud-enveloped palm strike still landed, denting Chu Liang’s stout defence of the magical instrument.

"Uh..." A heat surged in Chu Liang’s chest.

A cacophonous sound echoed from his transformed defensive form, and large cracks began to spread. The man’s palm strike had nearly destroyed the Green Leaf Magical Instrument and seriously injured Chu Liang!

Swiftly, Chu Liang removed the protective cover of the Green Leaf Magical Instrument. It was severely damaged now, not only providing little to no defence, it was also restricting his movements.

But what good would it be if he could move freely?

In face of the terrifying Fifth Stage cultivator, both escaping and fighting seemed feeble. But Chu Liang had no intention of sitting and waiting for his doom. He quietly gathered his True Qi, ready to muster all his strength for a counterattack, hoping to seize a chance to survive.

Just as the middle-aged man readied to land his second palm strike that would surely kill Chu Liang, a woman’s sharp cry rang out from the distance.

"Second Uncle, hold your hand!"

The middle-aged man paid no mind and raised his hand to let loose another powerful palm strike.

SWOOSH——

A silver eight-diagram pattern shield of about three meters in diameter unfolded in front of Chu Liang just in time to block the palm strike, BAM!

The man’s giant cloud-covered palm hit the eight-diagram shield, causing only ripples to propagate but failed to shake it.

A moment’s delay allowed an elderly bearded man to descend from the sky. Upon seeing him, Chu Liang immediately recognized him. This was the same man who injured Brother Wenren in the day at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall.

"Elder Cang Xing, why are you protecting this thief!" The middle-aged man spoke first, demanding angrily.

The elderly bearded man remained silent, but a sharp voice from behind said, "He is not a thief!"

They saw a woman clad in a red hunting suit approaching rapidly from the end of the long street. While her clothes fluttered like flames in the night wind, her face was as cold as ice.

It was Xu Hongqiu.

And the middle-aged man who had been relentlessly attacking Chu Liang was none other than Xu Nanling, the person in charge of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall.

The three were initially discussing matters at the backyard of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall when they suddenly heard a loud noise. The demonic beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall had collectively escaped and were scattering in all directions. Immediately, the members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall and Taotie City’s law enforcement team began to round up these runaway demonic beasts. Meanwhile, Xu Nanling was in pursuit of the "thief" who had apparently caused this chaos.

Xu Hongqiu sensed something was amiss, so she followed closely with Elder Cang Xing.

Just as they arrived, they saw Xu Nanling attacking Chu Liang.

"I saw him flying out of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall with my own eyes, escaping all the way to here. How could this possibly be a mistake?" Xu Nanling barked rhetorically.

Looking at his enraged face, it seemed that he wouldn’t be satisfied until he undid Chu Liang on the spot!

"Whether it’s a mistake or not, I don’t know. But what I know is that he is definitely not a thief." Xu Hongqiu stepped forward, looked at Chu Liang and said aloud, "If it was someone else, I might have believed you. But this person is Warrior Chu Liang from the Shu Mountain Sect!"

What?

Chu Liang was calmly surveying the situation, recognising the woman as Xu Hongqiu, the young lady of the Whale Guild from earlier in the day, and was trying to make sense of the undercurrents flowing between these people.

But hearing Xu Hongqiu mention his name, he was slightly caught off-guard.

"You know him?" Xu Nanling landed on the ground, walked over, his gaze still unfriendly.

"When I investigated the crimes of the East Whale Guild in the Southern Border City, it was thanks to the Shu Mountain Sect that the crucial point was uncovered, and Warrior Chu played a major role in it," Xun Hongqiu explained.

Then she turned to Chu Liang and said softly, "On the day of Xue Lingxue’s performance, I was there. I saw Warrior Chu confront Marquis Ding Shan with my own eyes."

I see.

With this, Chu Liang finally understood why he was allowed to enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall during the day. It was not because they were agreeable, but because he had helped them a great deal.

He had exposed a crime involving the East Whale Guild during the dispute between Xu Baishan and Jiang Shenting!

Upon this thought, he answered softly, "Thank you Miss Xu for your help."

"Warrior Chu has greatly helped us. I wanted to formally thank you when I had the opportunity, but I didn’t expect you to get hurt today. I hope you won’t bear a grudge against us." Xu Hongqiu spoke to Chu Liang with a still chilly tone, but it was noticeably softer than how she spoke to others.

Then she turned back to Xu Nanling, her face icy again. "Second Uncle, if Shu Mountain Sect holds you accountable in the future, I will not defend you."

"Hmph." Xu Nanling snorted coldly and said haughtily, "I have a clear conscience!"

"Um..." At this moment, Chu Liang said, "I happened to be outside the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall when the demon beasts escaped. I saw a dark figure fleeing, which must be the culprit. I followed because of my sect’s teachings to punish evil and promote good."

He spoke with conviction and righteousness.

"This elder was also chasing the murderer. There was a misunderstanding, but both of us are after the thief. Knowing this, how could I let my sect hold him accountable?"

Listening to his fair and understanding manner, both Xu Hongqiu and Xu Nanling were surprised.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, where aggressive individuals were commonplace, a pure one like him was indeed rare.

"Since Warrior Chu is so understanding, let’s not dwell on this any longer. You’re injured, let’s go back and treat your wounds," Xu Hongqiu suggested.

"It’s just a minor injury, nothing to worry about." Chu Liang waved it off casually and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Xu, but please kindly drop me at the First Class Scabbard; I have urgent matters there."

"But you’ve been coughing up blood..." Xu Hongqiu said uncertainly.

"Just a bit of blood." Chu Liang casually wiped his mouth, shook his head and laughed off the concern.

"Alright." Xu Hongqiu nodded helplessly.

With the destination not far away, she personally accompanied Chu Liang to the First Class Scabbard in Taotie City and only then did she return.

Inside the First Class Scabbard, Empress Feng, who had been waiting for her disciple for half a day, was notified and came out to greet him.

Not until he saw Empress Feng did Chu Liang finally let down his guard. Although Xu Hongqiu had vouched for him earlier, he didn’t dare act presumptuously.

No matter what, the others were a family, whereas he was an outsider with no support. Even if he had some suspicions about Xu Nanling, he couldn’t voice them.

But now, he was finally with one of his own.

The very next moment, Chu Liang, who had appeared calm and composed just minutes ago, suddenly bent over, stooped, clutched his chest, leaned against the wall and wore a woebegone expression.

"Master, I almost didn’t make it to see you!" He said pathetically to Empress Feng, "You must stand up for me!"