“Audacious!” Master Nan Shuo erupted in fury, his sleeve billowing outwards, instantly creating a tidal wave of power that reversed heaven and earth. The terrifying might descended upon the teahouse, suffocating everyone within.

It was as if the world was about to be destroyed, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

As if all things, tangible and intangible, could no longer exist!

“Rash youth, it’s not too late to surrender now. This old man does not wish to bully the weak, or accidentally kill you and be shamed before my old friends!”

His voice boomed like thunder, shaking the hearts of all.

So strong!

This thought arose in everyone’s mind.

And from the meaning in his words, he was actually an old acquaintance of Mo Ya, the great scholar of Qingya Academy. No wonder he was so disappointed in Xu Xiangqian. It all made sense now. His criticisms of Xu Xiangqian were the care of an elder for a junior. The deeper the scolding, the deeper the love.

Unfortunately, this Xu Xiangqian did not appreciate it.

Xu Xiangqian had not appreciated it before, and he refused to surrender now.

Nor was he the only one who refused to surrender.

Amidst the grand, thunderous voice of Master Nan Shuo,

A sharp sound rang out.

It was the piercing shriek of an arrow tearing through space.

Like the sound of a giant bubble being popped.

When Qi moved, the arrow was released; when Qi moved, a flaw appeared.

An arrow, as if carrying a white, flowing stream of light, with a long tail of flame, instantly arrived before Master Nan Shuo.

The airflow was turbulent, the flame-wind swayed.

This was an arrow of Qi.

This arrow was so powerful, yet almost no one thought it could do anything to Master Nan Shuo.

Because the momentum displayed by both sides was on completely different levels.

But…

That slender and clear sound was the sound of tearing silk.

Master Nan Shuo stood in place, still with his hand outstretched, but half of his sleeve had already been torn away.

The Qi-arrow, carrying a white flame tail, brought with it a round object, and nailed it fiercely to the wall, embedding it several inches deep!

Jiang Wang looked closely and saw a very round and precious pearl. Inside, clouds changed constantly; sometimes there were crowds of people, sometimes rivers and mountains shifted, sometimes mountains collapsed and seas overturned, sometimes the sky fell and the earth cracked.

He recognized it as a Mirage Pearl!

Only, it was larger and more rounded than Zhu Biqiong’s, and the changes within the pearl were even more numerous and complex.

And Master Nan Shuo, who had just displayed an aura almost capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, instantly lost his momentum. His cultivation at the Tenglong realm could no longer be concealed, and was exposed before everyone.

The illusion had been shattered.

“Mirage King Pearl!” The darkness in Yang Liu’s face could not be concealed even by powder, and it was extremely unsightly.

Mirage Pearls possessed the ability to create illusions and were extremely precious. Mirage King Pearls were even more exquisite among them.

Now that things had come to this, how could he not see that this so-called Master Nan Shuo was just a charlatan who used the Mirage King Pearl to deceive people?

And the matter that he had so firmly believed in, that Master Nan Shuo had guided Chen Zhitao, the eldest disciple of Diaohai Tower, could now be analyzed for flaws.

Chen Zhitao was known for being easy to talk to and of upright character. It was possible that he had indeed come into contact with Master Nan Shuo in his early years and heard a few ambiguous words. Even if it had no effect on him at all, Chen Zhitao’s character would probably not lead him to deny it specifically.

Thus, Master Nan Shuo had used the reputation to swindle people to this day.

A Mirage King Pearl and a rumor that he had guided Chen Zhitao had deceived countless people in the Near Sea Islands!

Looking back now, he was the most ridiculous one in the whole affair, busy and jumping up and down.

He felt like killing someone on the spot.

Li Longchuan used his Zhūwēi Divine Vision to see through the truth, and an arrow took away the Mirage King Pearl, shattering the illusion.

Xu Xiangqian also did not hesitate. He still grabbed forward and easily captured Master Nan Shuo, throwing him to the ground.

“Who are you, pretending to be a deity, boasting wildly?”

He roared, “Speak!”

Master Nan Shuo was thrown to the ground, but he did not lose his momentum. “You two young men, you don’t play by the rules of martial ethics, launching a sneak attack right away! Is this appropriate? This old man was just careless for a moment and didn’t dodge. If you have the guts, let this old man go, and we’ll fight again!”

Zhao Wuyan, who had been sitting on the futon witnessing the whole affair, suddenly smiled lightly and shook her head. “My Dao heart is not firm, I deserve this humiliation.”

For a proud genius like her, being easily deceived by a Jianghu trickster was undoubtedly a great shame.

“Senior Sister Zhao…” Yang Liu said anxiously from the side.

If it weren’t for his assurances and the story of Chen Zhitao, the eldest disciple of Diaohai Tower, receiving guidance, how could someone like Zhao Wuyan have easily believed a secretive “master?”

His words as a true disciple of Diaohai Tower were simply too convincing…

Zhao Wuyan waved her hand, signaling him not to say any more. “It’s not your fault.”

She stood up and said to Xu Xiangqian, “Junior Brother Xu, let him go. He’s just a clown, it’s enough to laugh at him. To argue with him too much would be beneath our status.”

“Heh!” Xu Xiangqian sneered. “A clown can indeed be laughed at. But I can’t stand him jumping around in front of you all the time, even jumping around in your house!”

He took the opportunity to slap down, directly sending Master Nan Shuo’s head swinging back and forth several times.

The round-faced cat mask was also knocked off, revealing Master Nan Shuo’s own wretched and尖酸 face.

Normally, Xu Xiangqian would definitely listen to Zhao Wuyan’s words. Because he had always been obedient to Zhao Wuyan.

But this time, he didn’t.

Jiang Wang and Li Longchuan would not care about such a clown. But they would not be tolerant for Xu Xiangqian’s sake. Because only the person who is actually slandered knows the pain!

Who was the one being said to be worthless?

Who was the one being scolded as the shame of Qingya?

Who was the one being ridiculed for not being able to cast a single Dao technique, for being a complete waste?

It wasn’t any of the bystanders who were not affected.

It was Xu Xiangqian himself.

It was Xu Xiangqian, who loved to brag and claimed to be stronger than Wang Yi-Wu and overpower Jiang Qingyang!

He was always smiling and carefree, but he wasn’t truly without skin or face.

So he felt wronged in his heart, so he was furious.

He firmly restrained Master Nan Shuo with one hand, and lightly slapped his face with the other. “Oh dear, Master!”

“You kid…”

“You have…”

“Have the guts…”

“Brother…”

Every time Master Nan Shuo opened his mouth to say two words, Xu Xiangqian would accurately slap him.

His slaps did not seem heavy, but they easily dissipated Master Nan Shuo’s voice, trapping all his harsh words and pleas for mercy in his stomach.

Xu Xiangqian slapped his face, his tone exaggerated and surprised. “This Master, I wonder what school he’s from, which mountain he seeks Dao from, what deeds he has to show for himself, how did he become a Master?”

“Alas.” Jiang Wang sighed appropriately. “It seems that just pointing and commenting makes one a Master!”

“Ah, is that so?”

Xu Xiangqian widened his eyes in surprise, staring at Master Nan Shuo’s face, which was already swollen like a pig’s head, and looked around in great surprise. Suddenly, he burst into wild laughter. “So this is a Master? So this is a Master!!”

“Hahahaha…” Li Longchuan also laughed.

“Hahahaha…” Jiang Wang also laughed.

For a moment, the entire teahouse only echoed with the laughter of these three people…肆意响彻!

After this, on Crescent Island,

“Master” became a curse word.