As soon as the old man said that, Hu Yue's face immediately turned ugly.
Whether the other party admits it or not, the provocation and contempt in this question are all too obvious!
Hu Yue remembered very clearly that when she first met Song Mengmeng and sent a message back to the Xuanmen headquarters, she specifically mentioned that Song Mengmeng was not very old and was a genius expert who had only recently entered the world!
When she sent the message back this time, she further explained Song Mengmeng's role in this incident, which could almost be considered the most meritorious!
Now, she brought such a meritorious person to meet the members of the Xuanmen for the first time, but she was met with such contemptuous treatment. This behavior is clearly sabotaging and offending people!
But despite her anger, Hu Yue was well aware that now was not the time for her to lose her temper.
The Xuanmen (Taoist sect) has always been a place where seniority is so strictly enforced that the rules are almost abnormal. While Elder Lin Songzi of Maoshan is certainly annoying, his high seniority is undeniable!
What's worse, the Maoshan sect and the Qingcheng Mountain sect have never been on good terms. They've been constantly looking for excuses to make things difficult for the Qingcheng Mountain sect.
But what Hu Yue couldn't understand was that it would be one thing to trip them up like this under normal circumstances, but what kind of situation was this?! With a formidable enemy at hand, and the life and death of millions of people in a city right before their eyes, how could they still have the energy to engage in internal strife!
This attitude was something she could never accept.
As if sensing Hu Yue's anger, and before anyone could respond, Song Mengmeng, who had seemed incredibly well-behaved when she entered, suddenly looked up, staring disdainfully at the man with the goatee who was clearly trying to stir up trouble, and said with considerable contempt, "Who do you think you are, daring to point fingers at me like that?!"
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Songzi was slapped hard across the face, like a kite with its string detached. The chair she was sitting on flew three or four meters away, crashing into the wall before she was finally done.
This sudden turn of events left everyone present dumbfounded.
This... this is a direct attack right from the start?!
"You, how dare you, how dare you disrespect your elders?!" Lin Songzi was thrown to the ground, and those who found this most unacceptable were naturally the Maoshan disciples who had come with him.
Although Lin Songzi was indeed considered sharp-tongued and annoying by people from other sects, he was, after all, one of the ten elders of Maoshan, with a superior status and strength. Yet, this very person, who was like a mountain in the eyes of his disciples, was now slapped into a pulp by a little girl...
This isn't just hitting Lin Songzi; it's like slapping the entire Maoshan Mountain in the face!
The one who angrily accused Song Mengmeng was Lin Songzi's eldest disciple, who, like Hu Yue, belonged to the special case investigation team, but was a member of a different group.
Seeing his master treated this way, he naturally couldn't hold back and immediately flew into a rage. If it weren't for his fellow disciples who were still calm, he probably would have rushed up and confronted them head-on.
"An elder? Do I even know him? Does he deserve to be my elder?!"
Song Mengmeng raised her eyebrows slightly, completely ignoring the other party's tense demeanor. The other party's reminder not only failed to frighten her, but also aroused her dissatisfaction.
They are Pixiu, born at the beginning of chaos, and are the darlings of the primordial power!
Let alone the humans in front of her, even their ancestors would have to kneel down and pay their respects to her!
And now, these ungrateful bastards dare to shamelessly claim in front of her that they are her elders...
What a huge face!
"You, you..."
Lin Songzi, who had finally been helped up, almost fainted again from anger because of Song Mengmeng's words.
His words were deliberately spoken with a hint of provocation and a desire to intimidate her. He had considered that this young girl, being hot-blooded, might resist the challenge, and in that case, he could rightfully teach her a lesson, and even the Qingcheng Mountain Sect that had brought her here, a lesson he could also teach them a lesson!
However……
He never expected that he wouldn't even last one move against this girl!
He did indeed foresee how things would unfold, but the Joker was himself!
"What? It's not that I look down on you, nor that I'm bullying you! You, if I were to bow to you as an elder, could you handle it?!" Before Lin Songzi could react, Song Mengmeng continued to mercilessly attack his weak points.
"Please calm down, both of you. It's really not the right time to keep arguing about this endlessly."
Lin Songzi was about to say something more when Song Mengmeng saw a woman sitting in front of Luo Yueling, whom she knew well, who looked similar to her, smile slightly and speak. With a very natural sentence, she reminded everyone of the key point that was currently in front of them.
This can be seen as giving both sides a way to end the dispute.
However, Lin Songzi did not appreciate her kindness. He did not feel relieved; instead, he felt a sense of anger at being humiliated in a group.
In his opinion, if Lin Xushan really wanted to resolve the issue fairly, he should have rebuked Song Mengmeng when she spoke up!
Now that he has lost all face and dignity, she's only now coming out to play the good guy; she has no good intentions at all!
Despite his resentment, he knew that now was not the time for him to continue losing his temper; he could only wait and see if another opportunity would come.
With a stern face, Lin Songzi sat down in the chair that had been helped to him. However, compared to his previous enthusiasm and eagerness, he was no longer in a hurry to speak. Instead, he adopted a smug attitude, saying he would not offer any opinions and would just let others say what they wanted.
Lin Xushan knew Lin Songzi's temper, so he didn't take it too seriously. Instead, he stood up with a smile and politely invited Song Mengmeng to sit down.
Although there were quite a few people gathered in the private room, very few of them were actually qualified to sit at the table.
Among the seated people, Song Mengmeng seemed out of place. She was too young, and compared to the group of people, she even exuded a touch of childish innocence.
But she simply sat down without any hesitation, as if nothing was amiss.
Her actions, in the eyes of many people in the private room, confirmed her image as someone who didn't know the rules and was arrogant and rude.
If this were someone who knew the proper etiquette, they would at least have shown some courtesy and humility first. Otherwise, how could they dare to sit down so openly in front of so many senior members of the Xuanmen sect as if no one else was there?!
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