"Chief Priest Mu, I'm not trying to be mean to you. It's just that many priests from the five upper temples are heading from Qianlong Valley to Black Wood Prison this time, and the available formation bases are really limited. You came too late, and I have no choice. Who told you not to come earlier?" Zhao Xinghu laughed, looking like a smug villain.
Behind him, Fei Changle, Ou Mingzhi, and the priests from various temples also laughed out loud, looking at Mu Hanyan with some disdain in their eyes: He is just the chief priest of a declining temple, and he actually dares to offend Lord Zhao. Isn't that asking for trouble?
"You are really going too far!" Su Baoer clenched her fists and looked at Zhao Xinghu and others with indignation.
Although she was simple, as the daughter of the chief priest of the Temple of Light, how could she be completely ignorant of the intrigues among the priests? She could also see that Zhao Xinghu and others were clearly deliberately making things difficult for Mu Hanyan.
"Where did you come from, little girl? You don't know your place. Do you have the right to speak here?" Zhao Xinghu scolded harshly.
When Su Bao'er first came to the Life Temple for training and cultivation, she was still a young girl, and she didn't make a big fuss about it. So, besides the Gao family, only the head priest of the Life Temple was there. Even if others had some suspicions about her identity, the passage of time had changed, and seeing the grown-up Su Bao'er, they couldn't associate her with the little girl who had followed Gao Weihu back then.
Zhao Xinghu thought that this little girl was the maid brought by Mu Hanyan. He couldn't help but think of the punishment and humiliation he suffered in the Huayu Temple last time because of a maid. He reached out his hand and prepared to teach her a lesson.
"Stop!" Gao Weihu moved his feet and stood in front of Su Baoer like a mountain.
"Gao Weihu, you'd better mind your own business. There are some things you are not qualified to interfere in." A young man stepped forward and said with a dark face. It was Zhao Zhiyuan who was severely punished by Gao Weihu last time.
Mu Hanyan glanced at Zhao Zhiyuan. This hunting trial was really lively. All kinds of people came to join in the fun. First it was Ou Mingzhi, and now it was Zhao Zhiyuan.
However, Zhao Zhiyuan's situation is obviously different from Ou Mingzhi's. If Ou Mingzhi was forced to come to Qianlong Valley, then Zhao Zhiyuan, like Su Baoer and Yuan Xiangzhi, came here to gain fame.
Yuan Xiangzhi, though a bit of a loser, was at least a second-rank Divine Heart Priest. Zhao Zhiyuan, whose strength wasn't even at Divine Heart Priest, had the nerve to join in the fun and gain experience. This was, of course, because he had a father who was the Left Priest of the Temple of Light. Mu Hanyan already despised Yuan Xiangzhi enough, and now, she despised the Zhao family even more.
"Zhao Zhiyuan, your injury has healed. It seems that I was a little too gentle last time." Gao Weihu glanced at Zhao Zhiyuan and said with a grin.
"Gao Weihu, I was giving you face last time in Tianyang City. Don't think I'm really afraid of you. If you dare to act arrogantly in front of me, Zhao Zhiyuan, be careful or I will be rude to you." Zhao Zhiyuan was hurt by Gao Weihu's words. He felt ashamed and angry, and his face turned red.
"Really? Then I'd like to see how you're being rude?" Gao Weihu sneered. Back in Tianyang City, before he'd even been promoted to Divine Heart Priest, he'd already beaten Zhao Zhiyuan to the ground like a dog. Now that he'd been promoted to Divine Heart Priest and had the Wild Fire to boost his combat power, he certainly didn't take Zhao Zhiyuan seriously.
As he spoke, the huge hammer appeared in his hand again.
"You dare to take action in Qianlong Valley? You all saw that he was the first to attack." Although Zhao Zhiyuan had suffered a great loss at the hands of Gao Weihu, there was no fear in his eyes. Instead, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
"Stop!" Mu Hanyan stepped forward and pressed Gao Weihu's shoulder.
Although Gao Weihu is much stronger than Zhao Zhiyuan, if a fight breaks out, Zhao Xinghu and other priests will definitely intervene. Gao Weihu cannot fight four hands with two fists, and even if he does not die, he will inevitably be seriously injured.
Gao Weihu had clearly been thrown into the Blackwood Prison by his clan's enemies to die, and there wouldn't even be anyone to help him reason with him. Zhao Zhiyuan must have understood this, so he dared to challenge Gao Weihu.
"Zhao Xinghu, do you really think that such a despicable trick can embarrass me, Mu Hanyan?" Mu Hanyan pressed the hilt of the sword, with obvious threats in her eyes.
Since the Zhao brothers' methods were so despicable, she was not going to reason with them anymore.
The strong are respected; this is the eternal truth of this world. Just because she didn't let Gao Weihu take action didn't mean she couldn't do it herself. With her current level of cultivation as a seventh-rank Divine Heart Priest, even if Zhao Xinghu and the others rushed forward, they would still be courting death.
"Mu Hanyan, what do you want to do?" Seeing the fierce look in Mu Hanyan's eyes, Zhao Xinghu subconsciously took a half step back and roared in a fierce voice.
Zhao Zhiyuan dared to confront Gao Weihu because he had the support of him and the priests from various halls. However, there was no one behind him, so who would support him?
He had experienced Mu Hanyan's strength and knew that if she was determined to use him as a scapegoat, even if the other priests rushed forward, they might not be able to protect him.
"Get out of here!" Mu Hanyan shouted, and murderous aura instantly filled her body.
Mu Hanyan had experienced countless life-and-death battles in her two lifetimes. At this moment, she was enraged by the Zhao brothers' despicable tactics. The murderous intent surged like a surging wave, making people feel cold all over.
Although Zhao Xinghu was quite powerful, given his background, he had never experienced any real life and death trials. He had never seen such a murderous aura. He felt his heart tremble and took a few steps back in fear.
Mu Hanyan sneered and walked straight towards the formation base.
Seeing that even Zhao Xinghu was frightened by Mu Hanyan and took steps back, no one else dared to block the way and retreated one after another.
Zhao Xinghu had never imagined Mu Hanyan would be so bold. He had originally thought that since he had won over the priests from various halls, Mu Hanyan, being alone and isolated, would have to retreat. But she refused to budge, and Zhao Xinghu was the one who retreated repeatedly, frightened by her murderous aura.
Zhao Xinghu was both embarrassed and angry. He wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw the cold look in Mu Hanyan's eyes, he didn't dare to say a word.
Behind her, looking at Mu Hanyan's proud figure, Su Baoer's eyes were full of stars, and she was completely impressed.
Not to mention her, even Gao Weihu's eyes showed admiration.
He had only seen such majesty and courage in Guan Xiujing, the chief priest of the Temple of Life, but how old was Guan Xiujing, and how old was Mu Hanyan?
At such a young age, she already has the courage and authority that is no less than Guan Xiu Jin. In time, I'm afraid even Guan Xiu Jin won't be able to compare to her.
Mu Hanyan ignored the others and came to the base of the formation. She focused her mind and carefully comprehended the principles of the formation.
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