At this time, on the busy commercial street of Xuecheng, Ye Wentian's shop was surrounded by a group of Jindan disciples of Xuehan Sect.
There was an arrogant look on their faces, and they were obviously menacing and would not give up until they achieved their goals.
Ye Wentian was in the store. Faced with this sudden pressure, his eyes were as calm as a mirror, without any trace of panic.
He knew in his heart that the current predicament required a calm response, as the slightest panic could lead to greater trouble. His palms couldn't help but sweat a little, but he tried his best to keep his appearance calm.
The disciples of the Xuehan Sect all had calm auras, and they were obviously prepared. They stood proudly in front of Ye Wentian's shop, like a group of proud greyhounds surrounding a seemingly harmless prey.
They looked at Ye Wentian coldly, as if their gaze could freeze Ye Wentian into an ice sculpture.
"Ye Wentian, do you know why we are here today?" A disciple of the Jindan stage said, his voice carrying pressure, and he was obviously the leader of this group of disciples.
Ye Wentian's heart trembled. He knew that today's predicament might be difficult to overcome. He tried to keep his voice as steady as possible and said: "Everyone who suddenly came to the store must have a purpose. But please make it clear so that I can answer everything."
The Jindan-level disciple snorted and said, "Although your Ye Wentian's shop is outside the jurisdiction of our sect, you can't be arrogant! I want an explanation today!"
Ye Wentian knew in his heart that these Xuehan Sect disciples might have come to see him for a deal or some misunderstanding. Although he knew something in his mind, he couldn't clarify it directly. He could only vaguely say: "Please make it clear that I will answer all the questions I ask Tian every night."
The golden elixir-level disciple narrowed his eyes, obviously not satisfied with Ye Wentian's answer. He strode forward, slapped his palm on the counter, and shouted: "In your Ye Wentian's shop, there are rare things that I need for the third peak of Xuehan Sect. If you don't hand it over, I will let you do this today." The shops were in ruins!”
Ye Wentian was shocked, and his first realization was that someone seemed to have misunderstood something. He quickly said: "Disciples of your sect, please don't misunderstand me. There is nothing that your sect needs in the shop."
The golden elixir-level disciple smiled, his smile full of sarcasm. He said: "Ye Wentian, if you don't hand over what you need, have you ever thought of using our Xuehan Sect's methods?"
Ye Wentian's face was gloomy, but his heart was in chaos. He knew that he couldn't fight head-on at this moment, so he could only try to delay as much time as possible and find an opportunity to get out of the predicament. He opened his mouth and said: "My shop does not have what your lord is asking for. If your lord doesn't believe it, you can search it yourself."
The golden elixir-level disciple's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Okay! You Ye Wentian are so refreshing! Today I want to see what secrets you have in your shop!" He waved his hand and shouted: "Search!"
"Search? Why do you want to search my shop at will? Don't you think the rules of Xuecheng can control you?" Ye Wentian realized at this time that the other party was not in good faith, and was provoking trouble in the name of looking for something.
"Rules? Can you see what this is?!" The leading disciple took out a token with the word "cha" engraved on it.
"The token of the Xuehan Sect's investigation hall?" Ye Wentian had already guessed, "Did you finally attack me?"
"Hahaha, search for me!"
The disciples of the Xuehan Sect rushed up in response and instantly filled the entire shop. Their eyes were cunning, looking at Ye Wentian like a cheetah staring at its prey. But Ye Wentian could only watch them quietly, but his heart was as chaotic as an ocean.
Suddenly, Ye Wentian's shop fell into deep trouble...
At this moment, questioning came from outside the shop: "But if you can't find anything, what should you do?"
Ye Wentian was also surprised when he heard the sound and looked out the door: "Junior brother?"
Long Yu, dressed in white, looked like ice and snow. When he stepped into Ye Wentian's shop, the whole shop fell silent instantly.
The leading disciple of the Xuehan Sect turned around. When his eyes met Long Yu's, he felt that Long Yu's eyes were sharp, like a sharp sword, making people dare not look at him.
Behind Long Yu, Baili Xingyu, Jiang Jian and others followed suit, also showing the pressure of the Golden Core stage. The leading disciple knew at a glance that the people behind Long Yu were obviously battle-hardened elites.
However, when the other disciples' eyes fell on Long Yu in the center of the shop, they were stunned for a moment. This handsome young man wearing a green robe turned out to be just a monk in the foundation building stage!
In the eyes of most monks in this world, the Golden Core Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage are like a chasm, and the gap between them is difficult to describe in words.
"Long Yu, he is that useless disciple of our Xuehan Sect." The discerning person next to him whispered.
"It's really ridiculous that a monk in the Foundation Establishment stage dares to act wild in front of the disciples in the Golden Core stage." Someone mocked.
"Isn't this self-humiliating?" Some disciples looked at Long Yu with condescending pity.
However, in the face of everyone's cynicism, Long Yu's expression did not change. He seemed not to have heard these people's words at all, and just looked at Ye Wentian with calm and firm eyes.
"Senior brother, in addition to having word search tokens, do they also have the approval from the great elder?" Long Yu asked loudly.
Ye Wentian was reminded by Long Yu that he remembered that the Xuehan Sect must have a word search token and the approval from the great elder and the approval issued by Xuecheng to check the shops in Xuecheng.
At the same time, Ye Wentian looked at Long Yu with a trace of confusion in his eyes. He didn't understand how long Yu had the confidence to speak like this in front of the Jindan disciples of Xuehan Sect.
"Did you know that he is a Jindan disciple of our Xuehan Sect, a core disciple?" Someone asked loudly.
"Of course I know." Long Yu said calmly, "But so what?"
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The main reason for this store inspection is that behind the prosperity of Xuecheng, the fifth peak elder Jiang Yunhe is famous for his cunning and greed.
Jiang Yunhe is a person who loves to take advantage, which is no secret in the fifth peak he is usually in charge of. After Ye Wentian's master Ye Shaoqiu passed away, he coveted Ye Wentian's shop in Xuecheng.
Some time ago, Jiang Yunhe disguised himself as other sect elders and visited Ye Wentian's shop.
When he saw his eyes flashing with cunning light, his fingers slid over the antique jades, as if he was stroking their value.
Jiang Yunhe's disciples knew that his heart was full of desire for wealth, especially the location of Ye Wentian's shop in Xuecheng. It was not just a shop, but a huge wealth and power.
A few days ago, Elder Jiang Yunhe and his disciples often wandered around the streets of Xuecheng, seemingly aimless, but in fact they were looking for opportunities. They formulated a detailed plan with the goal of occupying Ye Wentian's shop. They planned every step carefully, like thieves who had been plotting for a long time, just waiting for the opportunity to come.
The opportunity they had been waiting for finally came. After the death of Ye Wentian's master Ye Shaoqiu was completely confirmed and his cave was sealed, their plan could be implemented.
They took advantage of Ye Wentian's grief and the unattended shops to start their operation. They first wanted to secretly transfer the ownership of the shops, and then began to blatantly take possession of the wealth.
However, their actions were not entirely successful. The main reason is the sudden change of Monster Mountain, which has caused many processes to be put on hold.
But recently, because another master of Xuehan Sect was about to start something, no one paid much attention to these things, so Jiang Yunhe asked several disciples to rob Ye Wentian's shop.
The leader of the Golden Core disciple also showed a contemptuous smile after confirming from the other disciples that Long Yu was a useless disciple.
The leading disciple sneered. Relying on his own cultivation, he arrogantly mocked Long Yu: "Boy, you are also a cultivator. Do you know what is needed for cultivating the Dao?"
He paused, glanced at the crowd around him, and then said: "Of course it's strength! Now, I think this store should belong to me."
Long Yu's expression remained normal, and he spoke calmly: "Cultivation of Taoism does require strength, but I think what is needed more is virtue."
After hearing this, the leader of the golden elixir period disciple's face darkened. He did not expect that Long Yu would dare to speak to him like this.
"Okay! Very good! Since you said so, we will use martial arts to determine the ownership of this shop!" After the golden elixir disciple finished speaking, he took out a token from his arms and threw it on the table, "I don't know if you dare?"
The disciples of the Golden Core stage stared at Long Yu, a young man who was only in the Foundation Establishment stage, with cold eyes.
His eyes flashed with contempt, as if he was looking at an opponent who was already destined to fail. He raised his chin and said disdainfully: "I will decide the ownership of this store. Seeing as you are only in the foundation building stage, if you can survive ten moves in front of me, I may consider letting you live."
The crowd of onlookers immediately became chatty. This Golden Core disciple was so shameless that he actually wanted to use this method on a young man in the Foundation Establishment stage. However, they also understand that this kind of thing is not uncommon in this world where strength is respected.
However, the onlookers found that Long Yu had no fear on his face. He walked to the competition arena in Ye Wentian's shop and stood there calmly. His eyes were firm and bright, as if he had everything under control.
"Junior brother, don't..." Ye Wentian wanted to stop him, but when he saw Long Yu nodded confidently, he stopped mid-sentence. Ye Wentian believed that Long Yu would never be an impulsive person.
The competition began, and the Jindan disciple rushed towards Long Yu with contempt on his face. He thought he was already sure of victory in this round, after all, his cultivation level was several times that of Long Yu. However, he was wrong.
Long Yu dodged his figure and skillfully avoided the opponent's attack. Then, he drew out the sword from his waist and rushed towards the opponent quickly. His sword was like a spiritual snake coming out of its hole, stabbing the opponent accurately and hard.
The expression of the golden elixir disciple changed drastically. He did not expect that Long Yu could resist his attack. He hurriedly resisted, but it was too late. Long Yu's sword had already penetrated his body.
The Jindan disciple fell to the ground, his face pale. He looked at Long Yu with eyes full of disbelief. The crowd around them was stunned. They did not expect that this disciple of the Foundation Establishment Stage could actually defeat the disciples of the Golden Core Stage.
In this battle, Long Yu didn't even expand his territory.
Long Yu didn't stop. He walked up to the golden elixir disciple, squatted down and said, "Practice requires not only strength, but also virtue."
