Yan Zhaoge descended, his gaze sweeping the area. He did not speak, but his very presence overawed the hearts of everyone present.
Seeing that Yan Zhaoge had come back with Shi Jun and Shen Ying, Xu Fei heaved a sigh of relief.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Senior apprentice-brother Xu, I have been successful in my endeavours, having fortunately managed to bring Jun’er back safely.”
Shi Jun first bowed towards Xu Fei, “Master, I have worried you.”
Xu Fei shook his head, “It is fine for Master. Instead, it is these seniors here whom we have troubled, having made a long trip here over your matter.”
After bowing to Xu Fei, Shi Jun apologised to the people of Changli Mountain. They all nodded slightly before their gazes began to shift between him and Shen Ying.
A Blood Dragon Sect Martial Grandmaster said coldly, “Your disciple has come back safely, yet how many disciples of my sect have been killed by him?”
He stared at Shi Jun, “Atrocious and immoral–when has Changli Mountain turned to harbouring such filth?”
“Or is it to say that relying on powerful external assistance, you want to act unbridled and rampantly beneath the heavens as you like?”
A Changli Mountain martial practitioner frowned, “What did you say?”
Yan Zhaoge smiled coldly but did not speak while Xu Fei said loudly with no change to his expression, “The truth of the matter will be decided by all. It is not something that can be decided just based on your mere baseless words alone.”
That Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioner had still wanted to speak when the middle-aged woman who had once visited Changli Mountain put up a hand to stop him, her gaze sweeping past Shen Ying, Shi Jun and Xu Fei to finally land on Yan Zhaoge.
“The two people related to the matter are both here now. It is now possible to learn the truth of the matter from their words,” This female Elder of the Blood Dragon Sect said slowly, “Can you return our disciple to us first? Or could it be that you want to hold her hostage?”
Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “I am worried that someone might kill and silence her in order to cover up the truth of the matter.”
While the people of the Blood Dragon Sect all feared Yan Zhaoge’s might, they still directed looks of anger at him now.
Yan Zhaoge smiled nonchalantly, “If I let her go back now but something happens to her very soon afterwards, you could then conveniently throw all the blame onto me. Your sect is very accustomed to such practices. Therefore, I feel that this Miss would instead be a little safer over here with me.”
That female Elder inhaled deeply, “Yet, threatened by you, how can Ying’er tell the truth?”
Yan Zhaoge turned to look at Shen Ying who had a pale expression on her face as she said softly, “This is my Master…”
While she was Shen Shicheng’s daughter, Shen Shicheng was extremely busy with the sect’s affairs as its Chief. Therefore, Shen Ying had entered the tutelage of this female Elder in her usual cultivation.
Seeing this, Yan Zhaoge smiled faintly and made a sweeping gesture with his hand.
Shen Ying nodded in thanks, walking towards her Master. Seeing this, the Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners all sighed in relief.
The experts of the other sects who were present were all watching Shen Ying very intently. Whether it was because the Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners truly had no such intention, because of Shen Shicheng’s authority or because it was not possible to make a move with so many people watching, Shen Ying ultimately managed to go over without incident.
Seeing this, Shi Jun sighed in relief as well. There were some who had been constantly observing him as well. Seeing his expression, they all began to secretly wonder about things.
The leading Elder of Changli Mountain asked loudly, “Many people have already heard the Blood Dragon Sect’s account of things. Shi Jun, we would now like to listen to your explanation. How exactly did things play out?”
Shi Jun nodded, saying loudly, “Back then, this junior chanced upon a stroke of fortune on this island, inadvertently finding a stalk of spirit medicine here…”
He narrated the incident from start to end, many Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners being unable to hold themselves back in the process as they glared furiously at him, wanting to scold and curse at him.
Every time this happened, Yan Zhaoge’s cold gaze would sweep over, causing a chill on their backs as their cursing was forcibly swallowed back in by them.
Shi Jun’s version of events was a completely different one from that of the Blood Dragon Sect. The two of them could not be any more divergent.
Having finally managed to let Shi Jun finish his account without incident, Yan Zhaoge no longer obstructed them as a Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioner immediately yelled, “Stuff and nonsense! Nian Wei and Shen Ying grew up together since young, the two being very happy together. Nian Wei had always been full of tenderness towards Shen Ying. How could he have tried forceful means?”
Yan Zhaoge asked mildly, “Oh? Is that really true? What I heard is that although their parents had indeed had such in mind, the two of them had not been engaged. Might it not have been one-sided affection on his part with embarrassment finally turning into enraged action?”
That Blood Dragon Sect Elder halted slightly before he continued, “The old Chief and the current Chief had already set up an engagement between the two. This is something that everyone in the sect knows. What would you as an outsider know about it?”
The other Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners began to voice assent as well, but their gazes all naturally drifted towards Shen Ying.
The gazes of everyone else present were currently focused on Shen Ying as well.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 538: Don’t be flustered
538: Don’t be flustered
It was not just those of Changli Mountain. The higher echelon experts of the other sects were all gazing towards Shen Ying as well.
While they were not intentionally exuding their auras, the pressure emitted by the gazes of so many Martial Grandmasters at once was enough to leave any Martial Scholar feeling suffocated.
Currently, Shen Ying was like a lone vessel amidst a stormy sea as she appeared exceptionally flimsy.
Her lips twitched. Raising her head to survey the surroundings, what she saw were the concerned whilst also worried gazes of the seniors of her sect.
Before she could answer, Xu Fei suddenly asked, “May I ask if Miss Shen’s body is currently still pure and untainted?”
Shen Ying’s Master asked angrily, “What do you mean?”
Xu Fei said calmly, “I do not mean to offend you. It is just that we martial practitioners possess the twin qis of yin and yang. Whether a female is still pure and untainted, whether or not she has already experienced the matter between a man and woman would influence the circulation of yin and yang within her body very greatly, this also being something that cannot be reversed.”
The Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners all realised with a start what Xu Fei was going to say.
Xu Fei looked first at Shi Jun and then at Shen Ying, “If my disciple was really that kind of immoral person, having abducted and killed to satisfy his own personal desires, it would have been sufficient for many things to have happened between them with them having been missing together for so long.”
“However, observing from the exterior, Miss Shen should still be a virgin. Of course, my observation may be inaccurate. However, it would be sufficient just by examining the flow of qi within her body.”
The difference between the cultivation bases of Xu Fei and Shen Ying being too great, as long as he wanted to, he would be able to see through the circulation of qi within Shen Ying’s body and the changes in yin and yang therein with a single glance.
However, Xu Fei did not do so, instead scanning the area, “We do not lack female experts amongst the various great sects here. They can be invited to help with the examination, this bei
ng comparatively fairer as well.”
Yan Zhaoge’s expression was calm as he just said as he looked at those of the Blood Dragon Sect, “Under the eyes of so many, don’t be up to your little tricks now. Everyone’s watching you.”
Someone whose cultivation base far surpassed Shen Ying’s would be able to infuse their true essence into her body, temporarily changing the equilibrium of yin and yang within it for a short period of time.
However, with Nian Chen not being present, no one of the Blood Dragon Sect here had the ability to fool the eyes of so many.
Shen Ying’s Master frowned. In truth, right after Shen Ying had returned to her side, she had already generally checked her once over and determined that she was fine.
Having inwardly sighed in relief, she instead tensed up again due to Xu Fei’s words now.
Xu Fei said, “Don’t say that there would not have been the time for it due to the pursuit. If my disciple were really an atrocious person with his motive originally having been to abduct and violate her, the more perilous the circumstance, the easier it would have been for his evil desires to be aroused.”
He looked at Shi Jun, “Were they chasing you all the way without any chance for you to catch your breath?”
Shi Jun answered, “It was actually not very tense before we arrived at the foreign dimension. We had just wanted to search for a path and leave the Star Shifting Sea as soon as possible. When arriving in the vicinity of the foreign dimension, it was then that we were accidentally discovered by those of the Blood Dragon Sect.”
Xu Fei surveyed the surroundings, “Therefore, if he had had really wanted to do anything, there were lots of time and opportunities for doing so.”
The people of the other sects all scanned Shen Ying.
The people of the Blood Dragon Sect wanted to stop them yet had no way to do so. There were those who wanted to tamper with the evidence yet were helpless going about it under the gazes of all.
After having checked, those of Water Crystal Palace were the first to say, “It is indeed still pure and untainted.”
Those of the Spirit Returning Sect nodded as well.
Those of Myriad Sword Pool, Spirit Rhino Island and the Blazing Wind Sect all exchanged looks but did not speak.
Now, a longtime Elder of the Blood Dragon Sect said darkly, “Perhaps this brat had the desire to yet was physically unable to do it?”
Everyone was taken aback as he continued, “Countless strange things exist in the great thousand worlds. This old man had once heard of people who were unable to reproduce yet were exceptionally brutal, taking great pleasure in ruthlessly deflowering others.”
The atmosphere quietened somewhat, everyone looking at Shi Jun and Shen Ying as they were rendered lost for words for a time.
They were currently all filled with doubt, no longer being as certain as before of Shi Jun’s guilt.
However, while the words of this Blood Dragon Sect Elder sounded ridiculous, it was also not like it was completely unfounded.
The atmosphere was rather awkward. Due to the changes within Shen Ying’s body, her chastity could easily be determined.
However, what about Shi Jun? Asking him to prove it himself, it would not be easy to do it here. They couldn’t just find some random woman for him do it with right here, right now, right?
Shi Jun appeared furious. Xu Fei pressed his shoulder, turning to look over at the Blood Dragon Sect.
A Changli Mountain Elder snorted, “Old Man Wang Qin, this old man also suspects you of being unable to reproduce! What do you say?”
That Blood Dragon Sect Elder, Wan Qin, did not take the bait, “At this old age, being fully focused on cultivation, this old man already no longer thinks of relationships of the flesh as important.”
He did not continue going down this line, instead changing the direction of his argument as he said, “This old man is naturally also happy that Ying’er has maintained her chastity, not having been tainted by this brat. However, this does not mean that in having abducted Ying’er away, he held no other untoward intentions.”
Wang Qin pointed at Shi Jun, “Instead, it is his defamation of our disciple Nian Wei of having tried to forcibly make a move on Shen Ying that is pure nonsense.”
“Nian Wei and Shen Ying were already engaged, just that the two of them were still staying apart first. At the same time, we as seniors were also afraid that due to their cultivation bases not being stable enough as well as their lack of self-control, engaging too much in relationships of the flesh might instead harm their foundations. Therefore, they had yet to truly reach that stage yet.”
Yan Zhaoge looked at Wang Qin, who had turned the point of contention back over.
He had wanted to vouch for Nian Wei, in this way naturally shifting the issue back over to Shi Jun.
At the end of the day, Shi Jun had killed several Blood Dragon Sect disciples. This enmity could not be alleviated, with a battle between the two sides seeming imminent.
As for what problem lay with Shi Jun, they could slowly quibble over it afterwards. However, the fault ultimately lying with Shi Jun, reason would then stand on the Blood Dragon Sect’s side.
Like this, they would be able to legitimately pursue the matter of Shi Jun having killed their disciples.
The Blood Dragon Sect currently needed to protect their reputation as well as gain the support of the other five great sects of the Seven Pillars of Good.
A Myriad Sword Pool Elder now looked at Shen Ying, saying harmoniously, “Why doesn’t Niece Shen talk about what really happened that day? This old man knows that such matters may be rather difficult to voice out for a girl. However, this old man believes that the daughter of Chief Shen is a responsible person.”
“With this being a public case and one side having even died in it, a conclusion must be made to this matter and a satisfactory end brought about.”
Looking at that Myriad Sword Pool Elder, the people of Changli Mountain all snorted coldly inwardly, “Huh, this level of rhetoric…”
Everyone’s gazes now focused on Shen Ying once more.
Shen Ying’s face was pale to the extreme as she looked at Shi Jun.
Meeting her gaze, Shi Jun’s gaze sunk.
Then, he heard Shen Ying saying softly, “Senior apprentice-brother Nian did not bully me…”
Shi Jun was enraged. However, seeing Shen Ying’s face that was completely devoid of the colour of blood, he could not get the words out of his mouth.
Now, he felt a hand pressing down on his shoulder. Looking back, he saw Yan Zhaoge behind him.
“Don’t be flustered,” Yan Zhaoge’s gaze was calm as water as though he was not surprised by the current turn of events in the least.
At the same time, the distant horizon shook as several powerful auras emerged from the direction of the Star Shifting Sea, resembling vicious dragons emerging from the sea.
They quickly arrived near the small island, revealing their appearances. They were precisely Nian Chen, Shen Shicheng and the other Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 539: Who dares to touch my junior apprentice-nephew
HSSB539: Who dares to touch my junior apprentice-nephew
Nian Chen looked down from high above at Yan Zhaoge and Shi Jun, his eyes virtually about to spew fire.
Yan Zhaoge’s expression was as per usual, a hint of a smile visible at the corners of his mouth as he waved leisurely at Nian Chen, asking him, “Yo, ‘Eight-Fingered Dragon King’! How’re you doing?”
Everyone on the island was taken aback as they stared at the hovering Nian Chen, stunned.
Nian Chen’s face was livid as he glared furiously at Yan Zhaoge.
Looking at Nian Chen’s rather stiff hands, everyone discovered now that other than the thumb of his left hand which had been removed long ago in the past, Nian Chen was now shockingly missing the index finger of his right hand as well!
He was indeed the ‘Eight-Fingered Dragon King’
now. However, no one could smile. As they gazed between Yan Zhaoge and Nian Chen, they all had a shocking suspicion.
The Northern Ocean Clone beside Yan Zhaoge relaxed his firmly clenched fist a little, blood light and golden light emanating from within.
It was as though an extremely powerful existence had been firmly caught by the Northern Ocean Clone as it was completely unable to move.
Their guesses having been confirmed, everyone was rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied, “Nian Chen had his finger cut off by him?! A segment of the Sacred Artifact, the Nine Dragon Fingers, was actually wrested away by him?!”
While they knew that this young person was powerful, they had never thought that he would actually be powerful to this extent.
Shen Shicheng’s gaze fell on Shen Ying, “Ying’er, are you okay?”
Shen Ying nodded while Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “Not even a hair on your daughter’s head has been harmed. Instead, it is my junior apprentice-nephew who is injured quite a fair bit.”
A Blood Dragon Sect Elder snorted, “Him having killed so many of my Blood Dragon Sect disciples, you still have the gall to say that?”
Yan Zhaoge laughed, “Oh, yeah. So many people having surrounded and tried to kill just my junior apprentice-nephew alone, a whole bunch of them was instead all killed in the end.”
That Blood Dragon Sect Elder glared furiously, “You…”
“I what?” Yan Zhaoge ignored him as he instead turned to look at Shen Ying, “This Miss Shen, you said that Nian Wei did not bully you. Did my junior apprentice-nephew, Shi Jun, bully you then?”
Shen Ying hesitated and looked downwards while the Blood Dragon Sect martial practitioners beside her all looked nervously at her.
Before she could speak, Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “If my junior apprentice-nephew did bully you, can I ask which part of you he bullied? While you are the victim, your claims still cannot be completely baseless, right?”
“With so many people here, you can just say what harm you received. There are many people who can confirm the issue for you.”
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