Did I accidentally hurt someone again?

Chu Liang couldn’t help but feel a tightening in his heart. What was going on recently? No matter where he was, in places where no one could be seen, his Flying Leaf Blade always managed to hit someone.

But he didn’t have time to investigate carefully. He heard the sound of wind behind him, and a swift figure was following him.

“Thief, how dare you cause chaos in my Beast Hall!”

This was a middle-aged man in a long robe. He looked stern and noble, and his cultivation level had reached the Five Elements Realm!

“Hold on!” Chu Liang shouted, “I am not…”

But before he could finish his sentence, a ruthless look flashed in the man’s eyes, and he attacked with a palm!

Boom!

With this palm, the wind and thunder rolled, and a large piece of dark cloud pressed towards Chu Liang!

Something’s not right.

Chu Liang’s mind spun quickly, and he immediately realized that something was wrong with this man.

If he was from the Beast Hall and misunderstood that Chu Liang was the thief causing chaos here, given that Chu Liang’s cultivation level was much lower than his, he should have been confident enough to capture Chu Liang and interrogate him about the mastermind behind the scenes.

But his eagerness to attack with all his might, as if he wanted to kill Chu Liang instantly, clearly indicated that he wanted to prevent Chu Liang from speaking!

But even if he was acting strangely, his high cultivation level was undeniable, and the terror of this palm strike was beyond doubt!

Chu Liang could only hurriedly recall the Flying Leaf Blade, his form changing in an instant, to defend!

Bang!

A green light flashed, and Chu Liang was wrapped up like a dumpling. But the palm strike, which was accompanied by a vast wave of dark clouds, still hit the tightly defended artifact, causing it to deflate.

“Uh…” Chu Liang felt a surge of hot blood in his heart.

The dumpling leaf made a cracking sound, and large cracks began to spread. This palm strike had almost destroyed the Green Leaf artifact and injured Chu Liang inside!

He quickly removed the wrapping of the Green Leaf artifact, because it was already mostly damaged. Not only could it no longer effectively defend, but it would also restrict his movements.

But what could he do even if he could move?

Facing the terrifying power of a fifth realm expert, both escape and resistance seemed futile. But Chu Liang had no intention of sitting and waiting for death. He quietly gathered his true energy, preparing to muster the strongest force to resist, hoping to seize a chance to survive.

Just as the middle-aged man’s second palm strike was about to fall and kill Chu Liang on the spot, a woman’s clear shout came from afar.

“Second Uncle, stop!”

The middle-aged man turned a deaf ear and raised his palm again, bringing with it an overwhelming power!

Whoosh!

A silver light array of about ten feet in diameter appeared in front of Chu Liang, blocking the palm strike in time. Bang!

The middle-aged man’s dark cloud palm strike hit the array, causing ripples to spread, but it couldn’t shake the array completely.

With this brief delay, an old man with a long beard descended from the sky. Chu Liang recognized him immediately. This was the man who had injured Wen Ren earlier in the day at the Beast Hall.

“Elder Cang Xing, why are you protecting this thief!” The middle-aged man was the first to attack, shouting angrily.

The old man with the long beard didn’t speak, but a clear voice from behind him said, “He’s not a thief!”

A woman in a red dress came from the end of the long street, her clothes fluttering in the night wind like fire, but her face was as cold as ice.

It was Xu Hongqiu.

And the middle-aged man who had repeatedly attacked Chu Liang was none other than Xu Nanling, the master of the Beast Hall.

The three of them were originally discussing matters in the backyard of the Beast Hall when they suddenly heard a loud noise. The beasts in the front yard all escaped and scattered. The people of the Beast Hall and the law enforcement team of Glutton City immediately began to capture the escaped beasts, while Xu Nanling chased the thief in this direction.

Xu Hongqiu felt something was wrong, so she followed closely with Elder Cang Xing.

She saw Xu Nanling attacking Chu Liang.

“I saw him flying out of the Beast Hall and fleeing all the way here. Could there be any doubt?” Xu Nanling shouted.

He looked furious, as if he had to kill Chu Liang on the spot today to vent his anger!

“I don’t know if there’s any doubt, but I know he can’t possibly be a thief.” Xu Hongqiu stepped forward, looked at Chu Liang, and said loudly, “If it were someone else, I might have believed you, but this man is Hero Chu Liang of Shu Mountain!”

Huh?

Chu Liang was calmly observing the situation. He recognized the woman as Xu Hongqiu, the young lady of the Whale Gang he had met during the day, and was guessing the undercurrents among these people.

When he heard Xu Hongqiu mention his name, he was slightly surprised.

“Do you know him?” Xu Nanling landed and walked over, his gaze still unfriendly.

“When I went to South Gate City to investigate the crimes of the East Whale Gang, it was thanks to Shu Mountain that the key points were uncovered, and Hero Chu made a great contribution.” Xu Hongqiu said.

Then she turned to look at Chu Liang and said softly, “I was also present at Xue Lingxue’s performance that day, and I saw Hero Chu accusing Lord Ding Shan.”

So that’s how it is.Chu Liang finally understood why the elder had allowed him to enter the Beast Hall during the day. It wasn’t because they were easy to talk to, but because he had done them a great favor.

He had exposed a crime involving the Eastern Whale Gang during the dispute between Xu Bazhan and Jiang Shenting!

Upon this realization, he responded softly, “Thank you, Miss Xu, for your rescue.”

“Hero Chu has done us a great favor. We originally wanted to find an opportunity to express our gratitude formally. Who would have thought that you would get injured today? As long as you don’t blame us,” Xu Hongqiu’s tone was still cold when she spoke to Chu Liang, but compared to others, it was slightly softer.

She turned her head again, facing Xu Nanling with a cold face, “Second Uncle, if Shu Mountain Sect pursues this matter, I will not cover for you.”

“Hmph.” Xu Nanling snorted coldly, flicking his sleeve, “I have a clear conscience.”

“Eh—” At this moment, Chu Liang spoke up, “I happened to arrive at the Beast Hall and saw a monster beast fleeing. I saw a dark shadow darting out, presumably the culprit who caused this chaos. I remembered my master’s teachings to punish evil and promote good, so I chased after it.”

His words were firm and righteous.

“This senior was also chasing the culprit, it was just a misunderstanding with me. Our goal is to catch the thief. Knowing this, how could I let my sect pursue it?”

Seeing his reasonable demeanor, both Xu Hongqiu and Xu Nanling were somewhat surprised.

In the cultivation world, they were used to seeing aggressive people, but rarely such pure and good ones.

“Hero Chu understands the bigger picture, there’s no need to say more. You’re injured, come back with us to heal,” Xu Hongqiu said.

“A minor injury, not worth mentioning.” Chu Liang waved his hand nonchalantly, “I would trouble Miss Xu to take me to the First-Class Sword Pavilion first. I have urgent matters to attend to there.”

“But you’ve already coughed up blood…” Xu Hongqiu was slightly hesitant.

“Just a bit of blood.” Chu Liang casually wiped it off, shaking his head and laughing, not caring at all.

“Alright.” Xu Hongqiu had no choice but to nod.

Since the journey was not far, she personally led people to escort Chu Liang to the First-Class Sword Pavilion in Glutton City, and then returned.

In the First-Class Sword Pavilion, Di Nvfeng, who had been waiting for her disciple for half a day, also came out to meet him upon receiving the news.

It wasn’t until Chu Liang saw Di Nvfeng that his hanging heart finally settled. Even if Xu Hongqiu kept saying that he had done a favor for the Whale Gang, he dared not be presumptuous.

After all, they were a family, and he was just an outsider with limited power. Even if he had any doubts about Xu Nanling, he dared not voice them.

But now, he finally saw his own people.

The next second, Chu Liang, who had been calm and composed just a moment ago, suddenly bent over, hunched his back, covered his chest with his hand, leaned against the wall, and wore a look of sorrow on his face.

“Master, I almost didn’t get to see you!” He said to Di Nvfeng in a mournful voice, “You have to stand up for me!”

——Author’s Note——

Good morning.