Chapter 79: A Tooth for a Tooth

  Wang Shu fell to the ground, his mind filled with shock and horror. Under the intense fear, his internal injuries worsened, and he vomited out several mouthfuls of blood in a row. The onlookers were terrified, fearing that they would be the next ones to collapse and spit out blood uncontrollably.

  These worries were unfounded for most people present, and if Ye Wen knew what they were thinking, he would responsibly tell them: "In fact, most of you, if hit by my palm, wouldn't even have the situation of spitting blood continuously, because after being slapped by me with all my might, you would die instantly!"

  Ye Wen's Purple Mist Skill may not be fully developed, but facing the pile of mediocre people in front of him, he still has this confidence. Because among the many people present, there are only a few who understand internal strength, and most only know some superficial Jianghu moves. From this point of view, the actual strength of Zhengquanmen is indeed not ordinary. Not to mention Wang Shu, who is currently lying down unable to move, but also Zhang Gui and Shi Cui, these two Zhengquanmen executives, although they were defeated by him, they also understand some superficial internal strength cultivation methods.

  Otherwise, the two boxing methods of Zhengquanmen, even if they are more powerful than other schools' martial arts, have limited power. How can there be such a big influence? It's all about the gap in internal strength.

  After all, it's really too difficult to just rely on external skills to stand out, especially since truly exquisite external skills still require strong internal skills as a foundation. It can be said that only with inner strength will everything else follow.

  Of course, there are some exceptionally talented individuals who can rely solely on external skills to defeat their enemies, such as the Golden Strength Temple disciple in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" who cultivated the powerful Golden Strength Finger technique. Although he didn't have internal energy to complement his skills, he was still incredibly formidable due to his innate divine strength. However, someone like that wouldn't end up stuck in a place like Book Mountain.

  In short, Ye Wen's palm strike sent Wang Shu flying, unable to stop vomiting blood. This made everyone present feel fearful, and many people were afraid that after Ye Wen finished dealing with Wang Shu, he would come after them next.

  Actually, they guessed it right. Seeing that Wang Shu was unable to move, Ye Wen turned around and faced the anxious crowd again, saying: "The master of the Wang family has nothing more to say now. Is there anyone else who wants to have a private conversation with me?"

  Who dares to come out after seeing Ye Wen's kung fu?

  But nothing is absolute, at least the people of Zhengquan Gate cannot completely ignore their own sect leader being beaten. Several disciples rushed over to help Wang Shu up, and Shi Cui and Zhang Gui, two attendants who followed Wang Shu up the mountain, stepped forward: "I know my skills are not as good as those of Ye Zhangmen, but since Ye Zhangmen injured our sect leader, if you don't give us an explanation..."

  Just as he was about to finish speaking, Zhang Gui's face suddenly changed and he shouted: "Be careful!"

  Many people did not know why this sentence came out, but Ye Wen's face suddenly changed color, and he noticed a faint sound of breaking through the air coming from behind him. It was clear that someone had launched a sneak attack with a hidden weapon. If Zhang Gui hadn't reminded him, even if he wouldn't have lost his life because of it, he would still have to suffer some consequences.

  But behind him, there were only Wang Shu and two Zhengquanmen disciples who had gone to support him. The one who launched a sneak attack must be one of them. However, Ye Wen didn't have the mind to care about who it was. After sensing something was off, he immediately used all his strength to activate the Purple Mist Skill, mobilizing all the inner energy in his body. In just an instant, Ye Wen's face turned purple, and his aura surged, his long shirt fluttering as if blown by an internal wind, with a faint purple gas seeping out of his body.

  Everyone present was stunned by this strange phenomenon, and even the person who launched a sneak attack and Zhang Gui, who shouted loudly to remind him, were left with their mouths agape in an unbelievable manner.

  Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, two slender and elusive golden needles shot onto Ye Wen's long shirt, but due to the obstruction of the aura, they could not penetrate deeply and only managed to barely pierce the fabric before being unable to advance another inch. After a moment, their strength was exhausted, and they could only hang there on the surface of the shirt.

  Ye Wen didn't turn his head back, nor did he even look at it. He only saw that the purple color on his face was getting deeper, and his clothes were bulging more and more. Finally, with a burst of energy all over his body, even the dust around him flew up in large quantities.

  The crowd had not yet had time to applaud for this wonderful and extraordinary scene, when they heard one of Wang Shu's disciples supporting him let out a miserable cry, fell to the ground with his head upturned, and in just an instant, that person was shaking all over, foaming at the mouth, and then stopped breathing, apparently dead!

  Ye Wen used the Purple Mist Skill to stimulate his internal energy, protecting himself all over, then suddenly released a burst of energy, causing the two hidden weapons hanging on his clothes to rebound back.

  At this time, the ambusher was still standing in place and had not expected such an outcome. Adding to that, Ye Wen's counterattacking hidden weapon flew back even faster, leaving the person no time to react, and they were directly hit by their own thrown hidden weapon. Unfortunately for them, the hidden weapon was extremely poisonous, coated with a lethal toxin that could kill upon contact.

  Originally, Ye Wen only wanted to shock the hidden weapon back and let the sneak attacker suffer a little lesson first, then slowly collect it. Unexpectedly, this person was extremely vicious and actually used a poisonous hidden weapon. In the end, he was injured by his own thrown hidden weapon, suffering from severe poisoning, and ultimately lost his life, which can be considered as evil being punished.

  Compared to this guy who has already gone to the extreme bliss world, Wang Shu's heart was even more shocked. His gaze at Ye Wen, in addition to the previous malice and surprise, also had a deep-seated fear. Even after Ye Wen showed off his incredible internal strength, he didn't dare look straight at him anymore.

  Ye Wen saw Wang Shu's behavior and secretly thought to himself: "This person bullies the weak and fears the strong, he is not worthy of consideration!" And so, his evaluation of the Zhengquan Gate was also lowered a few points because of this.

  But thinking back to what just happened, it was all thanks to Zhang Gui's reminder. Although Ye Wen didn't understand why Zhang Gui, a member of the Zhengquan sect, would remind him, he had after all saved his life once, so he immediately clasped his fists and said: "Thanks to Brother Zhang for speaking up for me, I'm deeply grateful!"

  His words were sincere, but unfortunately Zhang Gui's current situation made him wish Ye Wen wouldn't mention this matter.

  After he spoke, the fellow disciple who had ambushed him died on the spot in an instant. The people of Zhengquan looked at him with a different gaze, especially several door masters' confidants, even looking at him with a gaze as if they were looking at a traitor.

  Zhang Gui asked himself that he was not a good person, but his life could be considered upright and honest. He would not stoop to secretly plotting against others! Just now, seeing someone sneak up on Ye Wen, he involuntarily spoke out to remind him, at the time without much thought. Only afterwards did he realize that his behavior seemed somewhat inappropriate.

  However, he didn't regret it, he just hoped that Ye Wen would pretend that nothing had happened and not mention it again. But unexpectedly, Ye Wen didn't avoid the topic at all and directly expressed his gratitude, which made him extremely embarrassed.

  Especially when Wang Shu returned to the midst of Zhengquanmen, looking at his own eyes, it was clear that he had already remembered his hatred for himself. Zhang Gui knew that his good days in Zhengquanmen were probably over.

  He didn't know that the disciple of Zhengquan Gate who had just ambushed Ye Wen was actually instructed by Wang Shu. After being severely injured by Ye Wen, apart from being shocked, he also understood that as long as Ye Wen was alive, Zhengquan Gate would never be able to unify Shushan. So he wanted to take advantage of the situation and get rid of him. After all, Ye Wen's strength was too powerful, so strong that Wang Shu asked himself if it was difficult to surpass Ye Wen in martial arts.

  So he wanted to use the method of sneak attack with poisonous hidden weapons to deal with Ye Wen. Once successful, there would be no one on Book Mountain who could threaten him and his Zhengquanmen again, and he could continue to be the number one master of Book Mountain! Then eliminate all forces that do not obey him.

  It was just that Ye Wen was stronger than he thought, and could actually block the hidden weapon from entering his body with pure internal energy, while also relying on the explosive force of his energy to rebound the hidden weapon. This level of cultivation he had only heard a little about in some Jianghu rumors, where had he ever seen it? At this moment, he was scared out of his wits and feared that Ye Wen would immediately take advantage of the situation and kill him.

  Fortunately, Ye Wen seemed to have no intention of attacking him directly and didn't continue to do so. Instead, he thanked Zhang Gui. At this time, Wang Shu realized that if it weren't for Zhang Gui's reminder, Ye Wen might not have even noticed someone was sneaking up on him, let alone use his internal energy to deflect the hidden weapon.

  "Zhang Gui has ruined everything!"

  Such an idea, once emerged, can no longer be controlled. Wang Shu gradually came to believe that if it weren't for Zhang Gui's timely reminder, he would have gotten rid of his greatest enemy today. Thinking of this, the gaze towards Zhang Gui, who was once his most trusted subordinate, also turned cold, and even the people beside him could feel how dissatisfied he was with Zhang Gui at this moment.

  For this, Zhang Gui could only smile bitterly. However, he didn't regret it, after all, some things are related to his personal principles of doing things, and maybe if the situation came again, he would still choose to speak out without hesitation, even if he knew what kind of consequences would follow.

  Ye Wenda finished thanking, just as Wang Shu returned to the midst of the Zhengquan Gate disciples. At this time, he looked at the crowd in the square again, and it seemed that everyone was stunned by his previous move. Over a hundred people were silent, staring blankly at him.

  At the same time, all the people of Zhengfeng Gate were rescuing their master back to his home. First, they gave him a massage, then fed him medicine, and at the same time, they watched him with full vigilance, as if they feared that Ye Wen would take advantage of the situation and kill their master, so they remained highly alert.

  However, Ye Wen found that the postures of these people were very telling. Although their upper bodies seemed to be on guard against themselves, the steps under their feet looked like they were about to run at any moment.

  "It seems that today's battle has completely destroyed the Zhengquan Gate!"

  Wang Shu's defeat and Ye Wen's dominance have made many sycophantic disciples feel that their future is bleak, perhaps these guys have already started thinking about how to muddle through today and then find another way out. Now even a fool knows that offending Ye Wen's Zhengquanmen will not end well, continuing to stay on is waiting for death?

  It's just that it's a difficult problem to let Ye Wen let them go, except for Zhang Gui, another executive Shi Cui asked: "Ye Zhangmen also showed off his power today, and our Wang Menzhong was also beaten into a serious injury! I don't know how Ye Zhangmen will agree to let us leave?"

  As soon as these words came out, more than a hundred people held their breath and waited quietly for Ye Wen's answer.

  Yue Wen's expression was as if he had expected this all along, and he smiled as he said: "I won't make any excessive demands either. Back then, your Zhengquan Sect treated me and my former Shushan Sect like that; today, I'll treat you the same way!"