Chapter 78 The Outer Journey (4)
Gu Yangji’s composure left the warriors caught in conflicting emotions.
Gulp!
All the events they’d endured flashed before their eyes.
The time they challenged a duel only to be utterly ignored.
If that were all, it would have been fortunate. A few days later, someone claiming to be a lay disciple came and beat them senseless.
The injustices suffered simply because they belonged to a minor sect.
No one acknowledged it. Even the Martial Alliance only issued a one-time warning and mediated.
Gu Yangji poured oil on the fire.
“I swear by the name I received from Huashan and my alias, Plum Blossom Sword Hero.”
“……?”
“Even if I suffer humiliation in this free duel, or lose to anyone, Huashan Sect will not intervene. Should such a thing occur, I myself will go and apologize.”
What on earth had this man just said?
The martial artists fell silent for a moment. It was like the stillness that comes just before the boiling point.
“Did I hear that wrong?”
No one denied the muttered words.
A hollow laugh spread across the faces of those present.
Against thirty martial artists, he wouldn’t suffer humiliation, nor would he lose.
Gu Yangjie had essentially made such a declaration.
Moreover, these were men who prided themselves on their swordsmanship, each capable of a single decisive strike—men who had joined the Martial Alliance.
Even minor sects, warriors who lived by their pride alone.
The fury they unleashed was greater than anticipated.
“How utterly insolent!”
