CH 64

Chu Liang returned to Silver Sword Peak and carefully reviewed the Shu Mountain's regulations. There were only a few paragraphs about Hongmian City, and as for the stall fees, there was only one rule: if selling large goods, occupying a lot of space, and disrupting the normal order of Hongmian City, one must pay a 10% stall fee. His fruit tea stall was just in line, so he didn't need to pay.

As for fines, if someone refused to pay the stall fee after multiple reminders, then all their income would be used as a fine. His behavior was obviously not included.

After analyzing the situation, Chu Liang came to a conclusion: he had been bullied, and there was reason to suspect that the other party had come for him.

He went to his master's small attic and waited for about an hour before Di Nvfeng returned with a gloomy face. She was already in a bad mood today and had gotten into an argument with someone during the meeting. She was surprised to see Chu Liang, who usually avoided her when she was in a bad mood.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Master," Chu Liang said calmly, "I've been bullied."

"Hmm?" Di Nvfeng frowned, finding it hard to believe.

Chu Liang explained what had happened at Hongmian City and analyzed the Shu Mountain's regulations. He concluded, "This behavior is undoubtedly extortion."

Di Nvfeng waved her hand. "I didn't understand what you said about the Shu Mountain's regulations. I just want to know...is it reasonable?"

"Absolutely reasonable," Chu Liang replied firmly.

"Heh..." Di Nvfeng's eyes flickered and she shook her head. After a moment, she couldn't help but laugh. "Hahaha...Cloud Remote Peak, huh?"

After laughing for a while, she turned around and walked out, muttering to herself, "It's rare to fight such a just battle..."

Chu Liang followed closely behind her.

...

Di Nvfeng didn't fly with her fire wings as usual, but flew slowly to Cloud Remote Peak.

The master and disciple hovered in the air above the peak. There were dozens of disciples on Cloud Remote Peak, and many small wooden houses surrounded the main tower. The scenery was beautiful, like a small town that was well-managed.

Di Nvfeng looked down and took a deep breath before suddenly shouting, "Shang Shuwen, I want three figures from you! Get out here!"

Boom!

With her shout, the leaves of the trees on Cloud Remote Peak turned from green to yellow, and the flowing water stopped for a moment. A wave of heat descended from the sky, and everyone on the peak felt like they were in a fire.

After shouting, Di Nvfeng landed in the empty space in front of the main tower.

Bang!

Another wave of heat followed her landing. Countless birds flew away from the peak.

"Di Nvfeng?" A white figure flew out of the tower in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

(Note: The translations of the names are based on the pinyin pronunciation and may not be the exact translation of the characters' names.)This is a middle-aged man with a refined temperament, dressed in a long gown with white hair and a clear gaze. If it weren't for his mature and steady eyes, he wouldn't look like an old man at all.

This person is Shang Shuwen, a famous Confucian cultivator on Cloud Remote Peak in Shu Mountain.

"You disciples of Cloud Remote Peak bullied my disciples of Silver Sword Peak. I'm here to seek justice for him," Di Nvfeng stared at Shang Shuwen with fiery eyes and an imposing aura.

"I see..." Shang Shuwen was quite calm and said immediately, "What exactly is the conflict between the disciples? Who did it? Please tell me the details first. If my disciples of Cloud Remote Peak are at fault, I will definitely punish them fairly."

Di Nvfeng glanced at Chu Liang behind her.

She probably didn't remember the details that Chu Liang had just said.

Chu Liang stepped forward and calmly saluted Shang Shuwen, "Greetings, Master Shang. It was a senior brother surnamed Zhang from Cloud Remote Peak who works in the Law Enforcement Hall. He extorted me for no reason on Red Cotton Peak."

"Surnamed Zhang? Law Enforcement Hall?" Shang Shuwen pondered for a moment and said, "That should be Zhang Xingyuan."

He then lightly pointed his finger, wrote Zhang Xingyuan's name in the air, and pushed it slowly.

Suddenly, a gust of wind lifted up the dust and leaves, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Xingyuan appeared in the whirlwind.

Chu Liang was slightly surprised to see this.

This naming and capturing technique was probably a rare Confucian magic on Shu Mountain.

He was just surprised, but Zhang Xingyuan was frightened.

In fact, he had just finished his inspection and returned to his room on Cloud Remote Peak to rest. When Di Nvfeng appeared and roared, he was also taken aback. But he knew it wasn't something he should be concerned about at his level, so he didn't think much of it and just wanted to go out and see what was going on.

Who knew that in the blink of an eye, he was caught by his master.

When he saw Chu Liang, he suddenly realized that he was Di Nvfeng's disciple.

Was she here to avenge him?

He had a vague feeling that he might be in trouble.

"Zhang Xingyuan, I'm asking you a question, answer truthfully," Shang Shuwen said in a deep voice.

Actually, he was quite helpless. This kind of small conflict between disciples was not a big deal. If it were other peak masters, they might not care at all. But this was Di Nvfeng. Even if he knew that the other party was making a fuss over nothing, he couldn't afford to be careless.

He joined Shu Mountain later and had only heard of Di Nvfeng's fierce reputation in the early years, but he didn't really understand it. But he had seen Di Nvfeng confront Wang Xuanling, the head of various peaks, many times without giving any face. He knew that she was definitely not someone to mess with.

"No, Master!" Zhang Xingyuan trembled.

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"Have you seen this junior brother today on Red Cotton Peak and extorted him?" Shang Shuwen pointed to Chu Liang and asked.

"Absolutely not! Master!" Zhang Xingyuan shouted loudly, "I work in the Law Enforcement Hall and everything I do is in accordance with the rules of Shu Mountain! How dare I..."

Shang Shuwen heard this and looked at Di Nvfeng, saying in a gentle voice, "There may be some misunderstanding here. Why don't we sit down and talk it over?""Hehe..." Di Nvfeng tilted her head slightly, her eyes playfully looking at him, "Didn't you hear what I just said? I said, my disciple was bullied by your disciple, and I'm here to seek justice for him. You don't think I'm here to ask you for verification, do you?"

"It's normal for the younger generation to have conflicts. Zhang Xingyuan serves as an official in the Law Enforcement Hall, and it's indeed easy for him to have disputes with ordinary fellow disciples. Let's go in and sit down, figure out the right and wrong, and there's no need to hurt our relationship..." Shang Shuwen slowly said, pointing to the pavilion behind him.

However, before he could finish speaking.

Di Nvfeng showed an impatient expression, and then, she snapped her fingers.

Snap.

A spark appeared out of thin air in the pavilion, and in an instant, it turned into a raging fire and exploded.

Boom——

With a snap of her fingers, the pavilion exploded.

A mushroom cloud rose into the sky above Cloud Remote Peak.

No one could enter anymore.

"What are you doing?!" Shang Shuwen's pupils shrank, and he was obviously both shocked and angry, completely unprepared for the other party's actions to be so violent.

"I've told you for the third time, I'm here to seek justice for my disciple." Di Nvfeng tilted her head, half an eye looking at him, her gaze deep, "I don't want to waste another word."

"But if you don't discuss the matter clearly, how can you tell what's fair? You..." Shang Shuwen, after all, was a scholar, and when faced with such a situation, although it was difficult for him to maintain his dignity, he couldn't bring himself to turn against Di Nvfeng like she did. Besides, he knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be able to win, so he could only scold, "You're not being reasonable at all."

"Tsk." Di Nvfeng only had a cold laugh for this.

That disdainful look seemed to say, is this the first day you've known that I'm not reasonable?

Looking at her fingers rubbing together, it seemed like she was brewing the next explosion at any time. Building a mountain peak might take a long time, but destroying it only takes a blink of an eye.

"Forget it, I won't argue with you." Shang Shuwen suppressed the anger between his brows, waved his sleeve, and looked at Chu Liang, "How much sword currency did he extort from you? Just give it back to you."

The reason he looked at Chu Liang was that he felt Di Nvfeng was simply unreasonable and didn't want to communicate with her. Her disciple, on the other hand, looked gentle and spoke clearly, like an honest person, and should not be as difficult and shameless as his master.

So, under Shang Shuwen's gaze, the honest child Chu Liang glanced at Zhang Xingyuan beside him, then looked at his master Di Nvfeng. Finally, with a timid expression on his face, he slowly said, "Fifty... thousand."