Chapter – 04
Even If I Wronged You, Are You Not at Fault Too?
Dead silence!
The scene fell into a prolonged, heavy silence.
Everyone exchanged glances, none having expected Chen Xuan to pull this move and prove his innocence on the spot.
This move was nothing short of a killing blow!!!
Righteous and orthodox sects care most about their reputationāthey tolerate no blemishes!
Having done something like this, Liu Ruyan would not even be married by an outer sect disciple, because it went against the sect’s principles!
Moreover, she would certainly be expelled from the sect… otherwise, it would be an insult to the name of the Haoran Sword Sect!
“Even if I wronged you, Chen Xuan, aren’t you also at fault?…”
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, still desperately grasping at straws.
“I am at fault! My biggest fault was not seeing your venomous heart and despicable baseness!” Chen Xuan responded coldly.
“Despicable!…”
Liu Ruyan, humiliated and furious, summoned a multicolored silk ribbon treasure, stepped onto it, and quickly flew away.
Chen Xuan stood tall, his heart filled with satisfaction!
That’s exactly how to deal with such a bitch!
Today, she should be expelled from the Haoran Sword Sect, and her reputation as a poisonous woman would be known to all, right?
At that moment, Ji Yaoyue also suppressed her displeasure and said softly, “Disciple, your master wronged you about the chastity mark! Now… you should announce what you promised yesterday…”
Her eyes smiled, full of anticipation!
But Chen Xuan only gave a cold laugh!
Ji Yaoyue really was all breasts and no brainsāhadn’t his insinuation just now been obvious enough?
He sneered, “Stop daydreaming! I won’t give up the Holy Son position! And I won’t give away the Haotian Sword or the Panlong Ring either!”
“Insolent!”
Ji Yaoyue instantly flew into a rage, her Nascent Soul pressure surging toward him.
“Pfft!…”
Chen Xuan couldn’t help but spit out blood, his body swaying unsteadily.
Ji Yaoyue’s anger was barely contained as she shouted coldly, “Wretched disciple! Since you’re crippled now, shouldn’t you wholeheartedly support your Junior Apprentice Brother? You won’t even give up this little bit?”
“Have you taken nothing of what I’ve taught you about being a person over the years?”
The scene erupted in murmurs.
Some elders and disciples stepped forward to speak up for Chen Xuan, but they were clearly in the minority.
Ji Wushuang stepped forward and put on a show, calling out, “Master, please don’t be angry! Wushuang doesn’t want to compete with Senior Apprentice Brother for the Holy Son position, and I don’t want his treasures either!”
At that moment, Elder Qingxu spoke with righteous solemnity.
“Wushuang, this concerns the great matter of Loose Immortal Mu Yun taking on a discipleāyou cannot refuse! Whether our Haoran Sword Sect can lead the righteous path depends on you!”
“Chen Xuan is already crippled. If he participates in the disciple-selection assembly as Holy Son, he will only bring shame upon the Haoran Sword Sect!”
Many nodded in agreement with this reasoning.
“Sigh!…”
Ji Wushuang stamped his foot and sighed heavily, putting on a troubled expression.
“Junior Apprentice Brother, the Holy Son position is destined for you! If Chen Xuan has any conscience at all, he shouldn’t refuse! All for the glory of the sect!”
Bai Ling spoke up, her tone gentle toward Ji Wushuang, as if eager to throw herself at him.
Ji Yaoyue’s face also turned frosty as she coldly shouted, “Chen Xuan, I’ll ask you one last time!!! Are you willing to give up the Holy Son position?”
“No!”
Chen Xuan didn’t hesitate for a moment, spitting out two decisive words.
“Wretched disciple! You’re utterly obstinate!…”
Ji Yaoyue raged, barely concealing her fury.
“Elder Ji, don’t go too far! Chen Xuan is still the Holy Son of our sect!”
More than one elder stepped forward and spoke out in support of Chen Xuan.
They couldn’t stand by any longer…
Ji Yaoyue had no choice but to suppress her anger and said softly, “Chen Xuan, you are the disciple I am most proud of! I hope you will carry on the spirit of passing the torch… alright?”
Chen Xuan shook his head without hesitation, saying, “Impossible! The Chen Xuan who was sincere to you… is already dead! You chose this, Master!”
Today, even if he bled to death on the spot, he would not back down!
Ji Yaoyue trembled with rage, secretly using her techniques to restrain Chen Xuan and force him to kneel.
But to her surprise, a mysterious force quietly stirred and blocked her hidden methods…
“Could this brat still have some extraordinary treasure on him?”
Ji Yaoyue was startled, unaware that in a distant dark corner, a shadowy figure was sneering contemptuously.
It was Shadow, sent by Loose Immortal Mu Yun, tasked with secretly protecting Chen Xuan.
At that moment, an immense and boundless aura descended, prompting everyone to bow in reverence.
The Sect Master of the Haoran Sword Sect, Li Yinglian, had arrived!
He exuded an unspoken authority, dressed in billowing green robes, with a rolling aura of righteous energy surrounding him.
“Sect Master…”
Elder Qingxu cupped his hands and quickly recounted what had just happened.
Li Yinglian’s expression visibly darkened.
He said displeasedly, “Enough! Chen Xuan, since you value the empty title of Holy Son so much, keep it! Now I announce that the Haoran Sword Sect shall establish the position of Dual Holy Sons! Ji Wushuang shall be the new Holy Son… The celebration ceremony will be held on Jade Maiden Peak in seven days!”
The entire scene was shocked!
Many began to mock Chen Xuan, thinking he was utterly foolish!
A cripple, still clinging to past gloryāwhat was the point?
Attending Loose Immortal Mu Yun’s disciple-selection assembly? He wouldn’t get a lick of good luckāhe’d only bring shame to the Haoran Sword Sect!
“Chen Xuan, you have deeply disappointed me! You… take care of yourself!”
Ji Yaoyue’s tone was icy cold, each word like frozen steel!
Ji Wushuang also sighed in disappointment and said sympathetically, “Senior Apprentice Brother, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight! Don’t bring shame upon yourself! It’s still not too late to change your mind…”
Ji Wushuang’s words of persuasion earned him thumbs-up from many.
But!
To everyone’s surprise, Chen Xuan shot back with five words.
“A dog’s eyes look down on people!”
In ten days, once his dantian recovered, he would be able to cultivate the *Nine Yang True Dragon Art*…
Chen Xuan was seventy to eighty percent confident that once he revealed his cultivation talent, Loose Immortal Mu Yun would scramble to take him as a disciple!
Ji Yaoyue was enraged and sneered, “Wretched disciple, if you truly can win the favor of Loose Immortal Mu Yun, I will kneel and apologize to you, admitting I have eyes but no sight! But… a cripple like youācan you do it?”
Her eyes were filled with contempt.
Senior Sister Zhao Caiyue’s eyes lit up as she quickly said, “Chen Xuan, if you’re not convinced, then swear a Great Dao Oath! If you’re not chosen by Loose Immortal Mu Yun, you’ll offer the Haotian Sword and the Panlong Ring to Master! Dare you?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?”
Chen Xuan retorted on the spot, feigning fury as he shouted, “If I am chosen as Loose Immortal Mu Yun’s disciple… then everyone on Jade Maiden Peak shall kneel and kowtow to me in apology! Do you dare?”
In his heart, he silently added another line.
“One day, when I, Chen Xuan, possess great power, I will not leave a single one of you beasts aliveāall of you will be slain!”
“Including you, Ji Yaoyue!!!”
Boom!
The scene erupted in an uproar!
Had Chen Xuan gone mad?
He actually proposed such an insane wager?
He was just asking to be humiliated!
No one knew that Chen Xuan was saying all this only for temporary self-preservation!
First, he would stabilize everyone with the Great Dao Oath. As long as he could hold out until the day of the disciple-selection assembly, he would truly be able to act freely.
Pay back grievances, settle scores!
Ji Yaoyue’s narrow, beautiful eyes contracted sharply, and fury appeared on her delicate face!
This wretched disciple Chen Xuan dared to be so presumptuous!
Utterly disrespectful!
My son Wushuang will definitely be chosen at first glance by Loose Immortal Mu Yun!!!
Thinking of this, Ji Yaoyue flicked her sleeve and shouted angrily, “Wretch! Since you’re so aggressive, your master has no choice but to accept the challenge…”
