The three poisoned darts pierced through Elder Quan's body with lightning speed.
Chapter 105: Before You Arrived, Others Had Already Started a Massacre [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
105.
The three poisoned darts struck Elder Quan's Qi Sea, Stone Gate, and Guanyuan acupoints. Damage to these three points meant Elder Quan's dantian was completely crippled.
More than the pain, what terrified Elder Quan was the rapid loss of his internal energy throughout his body.
"Ah! He crippled my martial arts!"
Elder Quan wailed in agony, glaring venomously at Chu Yang.
Elders Chen, Wu, Song, and Xi's expressions changed, and they couldn't help but glare at Chu Yang. They believed that even if Elder Quan had been disrespectful, it wasn't serious enough to warrant crippling his martial arts.
Huang Rong was also startled and quickly turned to look at Chu Yang.
"Elder Quan was at fault first. It would have been enough for you to teach him a lesson. Why cripple someone's martial arts that they've painstakingly cultivated for decades? Such ruthless action, do you not put our Beggar Clan in your eyes?"
Elder Xi clenched his fists, consumed by rage.
"Poor Elder Quan just got promoted from Helmsman to Elder…"
Elder Chen sighed with emotion, turned to glance at Elder Quan, and shook his head helplessly.
Elder Quan helped Kang Min frame Qiao Feng and afterward used some underhanded methods to gain an Elder title. He was currently at the peak of his good fortune, but he never expected to encounter a bane like Chu Yang.
"You people are quite interesting. He shot me with poisoned darts, and I returned them. He's suffering the consequences of his own actions, yet you blame me."
"For heroes and great chivalrous figures to be so unreasonable, the Gouketu Gathering truly lives up to its name."
Chu Yang said with a half-smile, "But there's one thing you said that's correct: without Qiao Feng, I truly don't put the Beggar Clan in my eyes."
As soon as these words were uttered, all the martial artists watching the commotion were in an uproar!
That was the number one martial arts clan!
To be subjected to such humiliation!
The four Elders of the Beggar Clan trembled with rage, pointing at Chu Yang, unable to speak for a long time.
"Little Chu, did I cause you trouble?"
Huang Rong silently moved beside Chu Yang, feeling a bit uneasy. She knew Chu Yang always disliked troublesome things.
"You're overthinking it. For me, the threshold for trouble isn't that low. At most, they're just discarded trash on the roadside."
Chu Yang's voice wasn't loud, but anyone without hearing impairment could clearly hear his words.
Everyone discussed animatedly. Chu Yang's actions were tantamount to defecating on the Beggar Clan's head.
Who could tolerate this?
If they tolerated this, how could the Beggar Clan ever show their face again in the martial arts world!
The hot-tempered Elder Xi took a step forward, staring intently at Chu Yang. The other onlookers quickly retreated, fearing involvement.
"Elder Xi is a master of external martial arts in our clan, skilled with a steel staff, specifically countering hidden weapons. If you beg for mercy now, Elder Xi can spare your life."
The straightforward Elder Wu, before Elder Xi made his move, specifically reminded Chu Yang. He saw the opponent 'return' Elder Quan's hidden weapons with skillful technique and was convinced the opponent was a master of unorthodox arts.
Chu Yang, seeing that he was a decent person, nodded and smiled, "Out of consideration for your warning, I won't take his life."
"Little thief, what audacity!"
Elder Xi gripped the steel staff in his hand, leaped out, drawing a silver arc in the air, and smashed it towards Chu Yang's face. His arms even trembled slightly from the exertion.
Since he was a master of external martial arts, his strength was naturally extraordinary. A full-force strike was enough to smash a person's head to pieces.
Some passersby with weaker tolerance couldn't bear to watch this scene, so they silently turned their heads away.
Chu Yang's expression was composed, exuding strong confidence in his every move. He merely shifted his body slightly, and in the nick of time, he passed by Elder Xi.
Elder Xi was short and stout, not agile in his movements. He couldn't turn around abruptly, and when his back was facing Chu Yang, he was kicked in the lower back.
Thus, under everyone's watchful eyes, Elder Xi fell face-first.
The scene suddenly became quiet, and the onlookers immediately burst into laughter!
Elder Xi quickly got up. That kick just now didn't cause much harm, but it was extremely humiliating. As a renowned master in the martial arts world, he felt quite embarrassed.
Huang Rong clapped her hands nearby, cheering, "Falling face-first is a perfect match for your Beggar Clan disciple identity! Why don't you quickly thank my Little Chu?"
Mu Nianci quickly covered her mouth.
Hearing this, Elder Xi's temple veins bulged, his face turned crimson, and he quickly entered a "red-hot" state.
Even without relying on Observation Haki or Rinnegan, it was easy for Chu Yang to avoid Elder Xi's attacks. Their speeds were vastly different.
Elder Xi continued to swing his steel staff, attacking. His originally powerful and heavy moves appeared even clumsier against Chu Yang's graceful movements.
After a few exchanges, Elder Wu already knew Elder Xi was not Chu Yang's opponent and was eager to join in.
Group attacks had always been an excellent tradition of the Beggar Clan. If they could use ten against one, they would never use nine. This was common knowledge in the martial arts world, and the Beggar Clan members had no qualms about it.
After waiting for a long time and seeing Elder Xi fail to force out any weakness from the opponent, Elder Wu no longer waited and brought out his ghost-head saber.
Elder Wu, true to his name, moved like the wind, and his saber techniques were exquisite. Having known Elder Xi for many years, their cooperation in battle complemented each other, perfectly compensating for the disadvantage of the other's clumsy moves.
However…
Even combined, the two didn't seem to change the battle much. They were still being toyed with and suppressed by Chu Yang.
"Elder Chen, Elder Song, if you two don't act now, the Beggar Clan will truly lose all face today!"
Elder Quan, lying on the ground, wailed loudly. Hearing this, Elders Chen and Song no longer held back and picked up their weapons to join the battle.
The four Great Elders of the Beggar Clan were considered masters in the martial arts world. To have all four of them engaged in battle simultaneously, and for one to hold the absolute upper hand, indicated a first-rate master.
The problem was, among the many martial artists present, no one knew who the scholar fighting the four Great Elders was.
They had never heard of such a person in the martial arts world. His attire didn't suggest he was from outside the region, and he looked so young.
For a time, compared to the fight, the onlookers were more interested in Chu Yang's identity.
Mu Nianci watched for a while and whispered to Huang Rong, "Chu Yang clearly could have defeated them long ago. Why isn't he using his full strength?"
Huang Rong chuckled, "He usually doesn't want to spar with us using the martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual, fearing he might hurt us. Now that he has these sandbags to practice on, of course, he's going to conserve them."
"Oh ~" Mu Nianci suddenly understood, realizing that Chu Yang was using Elder Wu and the others to test the martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual. Her gaze towards them couldn't help but become pitiful.
The ghostly figure constantly moved among the four. After a while, even Elder Wu and the others, no matter how dull, understood Chu Yang's intention.
A strong sense of humiliation immediately filled their hearts.
At this time, the Gouketu Gathering at Juxian Village was imminent, and more and more invited martial arts Gouketu had arrived.
But these people were all outside, watching Chu Yang's battle with the four Beggar Clan Elders. The vast Juxian Village was deserted, with no one visiting.
The You Shi Shuang Xiong, waiting in the main hall for a long time, couldn't help but look at each other.
"Brother, did we perhaps get the date wrong?"
"Nonsense! You alone might get the date wrong, but did hundreds of people in this village all get it wrong?"
After speaking, the two brothers fell silent. If they hadn't gotten the date wrong, it meant no one was coming to their Gouketu Gathering.
How could the You Shi Shuang Xiong bear this?
"Master, Second Master, people are fighting outside the village!"
The butler ran in from outside the hall in a panic.
You Ji's face showed displeasure. It was one thing for no one to come to the gathering, but why were people causing trouble within the confines of Juxian Village?
Could it be that the two brothers were truly old and their reputation was no longer what it once was?
"Who exactly is causing trouble outside the village?"
"Initially, the four Great Elders of the Beggar Clan—Chen, Wu, Song, and Xi—had a conflict with a young scholar. The specifics are unclear to this servant, but I only heard that the newly promoted Elder Quan was disrespectful in his words and had his martial arts crippled by the scholar."
"Hiss~ Just a verbal conflict and he cripples someone's martial arts? This scholar's actions are too overbearing, not like a righteous person."
"This servant thought so too."
"However, the four Elders are renowned masters. They shouldn't have to team up against a junior. Are you mistaken?"
"Replying to Master, this servant is not mistaken. The four Elders, even teamed up, could not defeat that scholar. Like Elder Quan, their martial arts were crippled. Later, Shaolin's Grandmasters Xuan Nan and Xuan Ji passed by, saw the scholar's overbearing actions, and went forward to reason with him. The two also started fighting…"
"Wait! What did you just say about the four Elders?"
You Ji suddenly shivered.
The butler replied with a bitter smile, "Replying to Master, Elders Chen, Wu, Song, and Xi, three of them are severely injured and have lost all their martial arts. Only Elder Wu's condition is a bit better."
You Ji and You Ju, the two brothers, gasped, asking in unison, "Has Qiao Feng arrived?"
The butler quickly shook his head.
You Ju said in a deep voice, "What a formidable master! Big Brother, those four Elders are not easy to deal with, let alone when they team up. Yet, three of them had their martial arts crippled by him."
You Ji nodded, marveling, "How overbearing!"
Then, he asked again, "You just said Grandmaster Xuan Nan also started fighting that scholar? What was the result?"
The butler replied with a terrified expression, "The two Grandmasters were no match. After being captured by that scholar, he used a Zen staff to hit their heads, just like the Yamato monks in a temple striking a wooden fish. It was truly a complete loss of face."
"Later, Tan Gong, Tan Po, and Zhao Qiansun arrived, and only then did they help the Grandmasters escape."
You Ji listened, cold sweat streaming down, and asked, "The two Grandmasters' martial arts are superior to the four Elders. Adding the three seniors, Tan Gong, Tan Po, and Zhao Qiansun, they should have been able to subdue him."
The butler replied with a mournful face, "The two Grandmasters and the three seniors all had their martial arts crippled by that scholar!"
Crippling martial arts again!
Where did this demonic practitioner come from, so rampant?
The You Shi Shuang Xiong listened, their hands and feet turning cold, their bodies trembling.
None of the martial arts masters they invited to this gathering had stepped through the gates of Juxian Village. All of them had their martial arts crippled outside the village. If this got out, it would become a laughingstock in the martial arts world for decades!
You Ju was stunned, then suddenly, as if grasping a lifeline, he asked, "What about Swordsman Shan and his son?"
The butler shook his head, "Swordsman Shan Zheng didn't fight that scholar…"