#204 - Mr. Xu, have you always been so brave?

In a courtyard on Liefu Peak, Xia Donghua was leisurely making tea, appearing very relaxed, as if everything was within his grasp.

At this moment, Xia Donghua was waiting for news.

In Xia Donghua's opinion, those few people definitely couldn't defeat Xu Ming.

Their cultivation was only at the Sea Observation Realm.

In the White Wallow Secret Realm, Xu Ming killed Sea Observation Realm cultivators as easily as killing chickens.

Those few people probably wouldn't even be able to inflict a few wounds on Xu Ming.

But Xia Donghua didn't need to defeat Xu Ming at all.

Xia Donghua only needed a fuse.

Most of the Tianxuan Sect disciples' impression of Xu Ming was: despicable, colluding with the Demonic Sect, opportunistic, a petty person.

These impressions came from the rumors about Xu Ming from cultivators outside the sect.

Of course, he had also secretly fueled the flames.

But after all, impressions are just impressions.

People's impressions of you are kept in their hearts and won't be revealed to your face.

Therefore, someone needed to expose these cards and make it clear that Xu Ming, the "despicable, colluding with the Demonic Sect, opportunistic" person, had arrived!

I'm going to break ties with him.

Once someone had already broken ties with Xu Ming.

Others would be less likely to act friendly towards Xu Ming on the surface.

As for whether those rumors were true or false, was that important?

It wasn't important.

As for whether Xu Ming defended himself or not, did it matter?

It didn't matter.

Unless you had clear evidence to prove your innocence.

Otherwise, even if I don't have evidence that you are a "scheming, seizing opportunities, colluding with the Demonic Sect" villain, you also don't have evidence to prove that you aren't.

When you don't have evidence to prove yourself, I'll just assume you are that kind of person!

People are subjective and biased beings.

People only want to believe what they already believe.

People won't care what you really are; they will only "think" you are a certain way, and that's what you become.

Just as Xia Donghua was sitting in his chair, leisurely waiting for news, a Dharma sound came from the sky.

"Greetings, Tianxuan Sect disciples, my name is Xu Ming, from the Wu Kingdom.

In the White Wallow Secret Realm, since I was able to fight against thousands of human and demon cultivators with a few friends.

Today, dealing with you should not be a big problem either.

Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm can come and find me at any time; at worst, I'll just beat you all down again.

I hope the Tianxuan Sect disciples won't be so easily defeated."

Hearing Xu Ming's voice, Xia Donghua immediately straightened his back, his brow furrowed, his fingers tightly gripping the teacup, his mind racing.

"What exactly does this Xu Ming want to do? How dare he do this?"

The more Xia Donghua thought about it, the more puzzled he became.

Under normal circumstances, when a person is suspected, they should try their best to prove their innocence and try their best to be friendly.

But this Xu Ming actually directly provoked the entire Tianxuan Sect?

Did he really not know where he was?

How dare he?

At the same time, the deacons and elders of various peaks and halls all raised their heads, listening to the provocation from the young man from the Wu Kingdom.

Unlike those Tianxuan Sect disciples who were swayed by rumors.

These elders and deacons didn't take the rumors about Xu Ming seriously at all.

They were very clear about how much of a test a cultivator needed to undergo in order to gain the recognition of a secret realm.

Could one obtain a secret realm just by intercepting it?

Don't even think about it.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Xu Ming used some conspiracy to intercept it, so what?

This is cultivation, this is killing, it's not some children's game.

In the face of great opportunities, even wives and daughters can be sold, let alone things like "intercepting" opportunities.

"This Xu Ming... has quite the guts."

The Peak Lord of Yunhai Peak sat on the top of the mountain, with a man sitting beside him.

The man held a huge talisman sword, a piece of grass in his mouth, listlessly watching the clouds in the sky.

"Chen Yun, what do you think?" the Yunhai Peak Lord asked the disciple beside him.

"No matter what, I like this person's character," Chen Yun spat out the straw, "I really want to fight him."

The Yunhai Peak Lord shook his head: "You are in the Nascent Soul Realm, that's too much bullying the weak; even if you win, it's disgraceful."

Chen Yun grinned: "Then I'll suppress my cultivation to the same level as him, wouldn't that be fine?"

The Yunhai Peak Lord patted his proud disciple's head: "It's obvious that someone wants to use Xu Ming to target Qin Qingwan; you're still going over there on purpose to be used as a pawn?"

Chen Yun carried the huge talisman sword and stepped down from the sky, step by step: "No one can use me as a pawn; I live according to my own will, or else it's too boring."

In Wanhua Valley, Wang Xuan raised his head, listening to the voice coming from the sky, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Wang Xuan glanced at the hut in the sea of flowers, didn't say much, and turned to walk in Xu Ming's direction.

He wanted to see what kind of opportunity that little boy who couldn't cultivate back then had obtained to grow to this level.

"Too much! What does this Xu Ming mean? Does he think there's no one in my Tianxuan Sect?"

"When has my Tianxuan Sect ever been provoked like this!"

"The Civil and Military Minister of the Wu Kingdom? Is my Tianxuan Sect afraid of your Wu Kingdom?"

"Does he think his backing is very strong?"

"Let's go! Let's meet this Xu Ming!"

"Let's go!"

"Count me in!"

"I'm going too!"

In the Tianxuan Sect, cultivators were filled with indignation and wanted to settle accounts with Xu Ming; they wanted to see what kind of person this Xu Ming was!

On a mountain peak of the Tianxuan Sect, Xu Ming walked forward step by step, occasionally looking at the scenery along the road, looking like he was sightseeing.

Yue Lou followed beside Xu Ming, looking very nervous.

Yue Lou originally had a very good plan in mind.

But who knew that the plans she made were of no use at all; instead, Xu Ming was sprinting non-stop on the road to becoming the "public enemy of the Tianxuan Sect."

"Why don't Miss Yue go and take care of other things first?" Xu Ming said to Yue Lou.

This girl looked too nervous.

"No need, I don't have any other things to do," Yue Lou shook her head, her tone somewhat reproachful, "If Young Master Xu is beaten half to death by then, I can still try to mediate."

Xu Ming smiled: "Then I'll try not to get beaten half to death."

Xu Ming walked forward with his hands behind his back.

"Young Master Xu," Yue Lou glanced at Xu Ming.

Xu Ming: "Hmm?"

Yue Lou: "Have you always been this brave?"

Xu Ming really thought about it seriously: "I don't think so, I'm quite cautious in my actions."