Chapter 272 A Swindler?
"I advise you to go back and cultivate diligently, don't embarrass yourself here!"
Listening to the incessant chatter of the broad-eyed youth, Chen Xuan couldn't help but ask, "I wonder who that Mr. Chen is?"
"I can't believe you don't even know that. You're truly short-sighted."
Long Ziming said impatiently, "Seeing as you know nothing, I'll broaden your horizons!"
"That Mr. Chen is none other than Mr. Chen Xuan, who defeated and instantly killed the external reinforcement from Huangshan Martial Arts Hall yesterday!"
"Ah?"
Chen Xuan was startled, his expression turning rather peculiar.
"What 'ah' about it? Not even knowing this is embarrassing. Let me tell you, that Mr. Chen is now my idol, Long Ziming."
Long Ziming had a sudden idea and deliberately intended to humiliate Chen Xuan, saying, "My father has already arranged with that Mr. Chen Xuan. I'm going to become his disciple later. If you become my disciple now, you can get acquainted with Mr. Chen."
"How come I don't know you're going to become a disciple?" Chen Xuan frowned and retorted.
"What are you, to even need to know?"
Young Master Long's eyes widened, and he stared at Chen Xuan angrily, somewhat flustered.
Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged man resembling a butler came scurrying over, "Are you Mr. Chen?"
Chen Xuan nodded faintly, "Indeed!"
Long Ziming suddenly looked at Chen Xuan, his eyes flashing with shock.
The butler pointed to the hall and smiled, "That's great! Our master is already waiting for you inside!"
"Alright, I'll be right there."
Chen Xuan strode away.
As the butler was about to lead the way, Long Ziming grabbed him and glanced at Chen Xuan, hurriedly asking, "Butler Liu, who is this person?"
"Young Master, this is the Mr. Chen Xuan you've been talking about, who defeated the external reinforcement from Huangshan Martial Arts Hall yesterday!" the butler smiled.
The broad-eyed youth was instantly dumbfounded, standing frozen!
The butler quickly went to lead Chen Xuan.
If it were before, this butler would have been quite aloof. However, Chen Xuan had publicly defeated a martial artist with the strength of a ninth-grade internal force master. In Jiangzhou, he was already considered a top expert!
Naturally, he had to be attentive.
Upon entering the hall, he saw a pale old man in a Tang suit sitting on the sofa.
This was none other than Long Boxiong, the leader of the Jiangzhou Martial Alliance!
The butler walked up to the old man in the Tang suit, cupped his hands, and said, "Master, Mr. Chen has arrived."
Alliance Leader Long turned his head and looked over. Upon seeing Chen Xuan, a smile appeared on his pale face, "Mr. Chen, it's truly wonderful that you could come."
"Alliance Leader Long is too kind."
Chen Xuan said politely, "Thank you, Alliance Leader Long, for your help last time. If not for your assistance, the Su family from the capital would likely not have let this matter rest."
Alliance Leader Long smiled, "Mr. Chen is too polite, it was just a small matter."
Previously, Alliance Leader Long had been worried about offending the Tang family from the capital regarding this matter. However, after hearing yesterday that Chen Xuan had defeated a ninth-grade master, Alliance Leader Long felt a sense of closeness towards Chen Xuan.
"Mr. Chen, don't just stand there, have some tea first." Alliance Leader Long got up, intending to pour tea for Chen Xuan himself.
Chen Xuan grabbed Alliance Leader Long's wrist and said solemnly, "Alliance Leader Long, it's not advisable for you to move around too much right now."
"It's just an old ailment..."
Alliance Leader Long smiled, but when he looked up, he saw Chen Xuan's grave expression. Finally, he gritted his teeth and put down the teacup.
He took a breath, "Mr. Chen, is my illness very serious?"
Chen Xuan shook his head faintly.
Alliance Leader Long was stunned, not quite understanding his meaning, and pressed further, "Then what does Mr. Chen mean?"
"Alliance Leader Long, let me be blunt. You do have an illness, but it's not the illness itself that has worsened your condition, but rather you've been afflicted by malevolent energy!" Chen Xuan said calmly.
"Afflicted by malevolent energy?"
Alliance Leader Long frowned deeply and looked at Chen Xuan suspiciously.
"Yes, precisely afflicted by malevolent energy!"
As he spoke, Chen Xuan stood up and pointed to a three-foot-tall statue of Guan Gong enshrined nearby, saying, "For some unknown reason, this Guan Gong statue has been contaminated with blood malevolent energy. The position of Guan Gong's great saber points towards the main seat, which is your position. This is a terrible omen for you. Over time, as the malevolent energy enters your body, your condition will only worsen."
"Mr. Chen, are you joking?" Alliance Leader Long chuckled.
Although he revered Guan Gong, he didn't believe in Feng Shui or mystic arts at all.
He relied on strength when navigating the martial world, not unreliable Feng Shui.
At this moment, Long Ziming strode in from outside, looking furious.
As soon as he entered, he pointed at Chen Xuan and shouted, "Dad, you mustn't be fooled by this guy!"
"Ziming? Don't be rude!" Alliance Leader Long looked towards Long Ziming and said sternly.
Long Ziming narrowed his eyes, staring at Chen Xuan, "Dad, I'm not being rude. That Mr. Chen is someone who defeated a ninth-grade internal force master with a single move. Look at his aura; he's probably not even an internal force practitioner!"
He had been shocked when he learned Chen Xuan's identity outside, but after thinking it over, he felt something was amiss. He believed Chen Xuan was trying to impersonate someone!
Therefore, he ran over to expose Chen Xuan.
Alliance Leader Long was startled, looked at Chen Xuan, and immediately sensed Chen Xuan's aura. His expression turned slightly cold, "Who exactly are you?"
Chen Xuan couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.
He was still in the Qi Refining stage, which was equivalent to an ordinary practitioner. Judging by his aura, he was naturally at the level of an ordinary practitioner.
"I am Chen Xuan of Jiangzhou."
"Chen Xuan of Jiangzhou isn't an internal force practitioner, is he?"
Chen Xuan said faintly, "Alliance Leader Long doubts my identity? That's simple. I'll call Yunxi right now. Will that suffice?"
"Call? Alright, let's see how you get Miss Su to vouch for you," Long Ziming chuckled.
Chen Xuan took out his phone and called Su Yunxi. However, after several attempts, the call wouldn't go through.
Seeing this, Long Ziming burst into laughter, his eyes full of mockery, "Miss Su? Why isn't she vouching for you? Hmph, you big swindler!"
"If your Long family doesn't believe me, then so be it. However, I owe Alliance Leader Long a favor from before, and I, Chen Xuan, never like to owe anyone anything. From now on, we are even."
Chen Xuan's expression instantly turned grim.
He took out a protective charm and placed it in front of Alliance Leader Long, "Alliance Leader Long, this is a protective charm I made. It can ward off evil spirits and malevolent energy. You should immediately smash that Guan Gong statue and wear this charm on your body. Your condition will gradually alleviate, and you can stabilize it by finding a Chinese doctor for two doses of medicine."
With that, Chen Xuan turned and walked towards the exit.
"Protective jade charm? This thing can cure illnesses? He's truly a swindler!"
Long Ziming grabbed the protective jade charm and threw it into the trash can.
Alliance Leader Long also shook his head.
If protective jade charms were effective, why would they need doctors?
Wouldn't everyone live to be a hundred by burning incense and worshiping Buddha every day?
However, Long Ziming clearly had no intention of letting Chen Xuan go. He looked up at Chen Xuan, who was about to reach the door, and said coldly, "Did I say you could leave?"
Chen Xuan remained unfazed.
"Take him down!" Long Ziming's anger flared.
"Our young master told you to stop, didn't you hear him?"
A middle-aged man in a tight-fitting outfit stepped forward, coldly staring at Chen Xuan's back, and yelled, but Chen Xuan still didn't react.
"Hmph!"
He let out a cold snort, his figure moved, and he appeared behind Chen Xuan, reaching out to grab the back of his head.
"Scram!"
With this cold shout, Chen Xuan turned and kicked out.
The middle-aged man in the tight-fitting outfit was sent flying backward as if he had collided with a truck, smashing heavily into a table and shattering it.
Everyone was stunned.
"He... he... could he really be Chen Xuan?"
Long Ziming watched this scene, swallowing hard.
One had to know that this middle-aged man in the tight-fitting outfit was himself a ninth-grade internal force master, and he was instantly defeated. In Jiangzhou today, perhaps only Chen Xuan could achieve this.
He had always wanted to become Chen Xuan's disciple, and now he had driven him away!