The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Not Giving You Face Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Not Giving You Face Recalling the day at the Manager’s Mansion, in front of Mu Liantian, when Jing Yan fiercely slapped his aged face back and forth, Gao Zhao Hai felt as though a thorn was lodged in his heart.

In his entire life, he had never been so humiliated.

And all of this, was because of the little bastard in front of him, this damned beast.

Gao Zhao Hai’s gaze toward Jing Yan was oppressively repressed.

If it wasn’t because of Mu Liantian, he truly wished to kill this little beast with his own hands here and now!

Hearing Gao Zhao Hai’s words, Jing Qingzhu was also infuriated.

Although Jing Yan had not told her much previously, she could now discern that Jing Yan must have offended Gao Zhao Hai at some point, causing Gao Zhao Hai to bear a grudge and seek revenge against Jing Yan constantly.

Now, Gao Zhao Hai wanted Fang Xu to remove the Jing Family Lanqu Office from the list of auction participants, with the true intention of taking revenge on Jing Yan.

Such a tactic was indeed despicable.

Jing Qingzhu’s face turned pale with anger, biting her teeth, she really wanted to publicly denounce Gao Zhao Hai as shameless.

But in the end, she held back.

Because, she was still unaware of the specific details of the matters involved.

Moreover, Gao Zhao Hai was a director of the Alchemist Association, and offending him completely could cause an unbearable blow to the entire Jing Family.

If it were just her, she wouldn’t mind, but she must consider the family, for the sake of the clan.

Jing Qingzhu was a very steady person, otherwise, she would not be in charge of the Jing Family’s office in Lanqu County City.

“Alchemist Fang Xu, I believe you can see that Gao Zhao Hai is intentionally seeking revenge, right?”

“I, Jing Yan, have had some unpleasantness with him, Gao Zhao Hai, previously.

Alchemist Fang Xu, and all the pill masters present here, you do not know the nature of the unpleasantness between me and Gao Zhao Hai, and some of you may think that I am at fault.

But I want to say that from the beginning to the end, I have never provoked Gao Zhao Hai.

The reason why he harbors such resentment against me is because in the realm of alchemy, I have reached places he cannot, and it is precisely because of this that he lost face in front of several important figures in our Lanqu County City.”

“So, he harbors resentment against me and wants to eliminate me.

You all must be curious, I, Jing Yan, come from Donglin City, which is just a small city within Lanqu County City’s region, some of you might not even have heard of Donglin City.

I come from this small city and am preparing to participate in the assessments of the Three Major Academies, to enter and cultivate, I do not have any significant background.”

“Gao Zhao Hai hates me so much, why doesn’t he just get rid of me directly?

It’s because there’s that person with high status, I’ve helped this lord, making Gao Zhao Hai hesitant to openly take action against me.

Everyone here is wise, and you should be able to see that what I’m saying is true.”

“What I want to say now is that Gao Zhao Hai dare not blatantly take action against me, so he resorts to such means, obstructing the Jing Family from participating in the Green Jade Auction.

Everyone, don’t you feel that this Gao Zhao Hai is too low and shameless?

Is such a person suitable to be a director of the Alchemist Association?”

Jing Yan’s voice rose as he rapidly spoke these words.

He did not directly respond to Gao Zhao Hai but instead chose to say these things.

Of course, he had a purpose.

He wanted to plant a seed in the minds of the crowd first, to let these people know that Gao Zhao Hai’s actions were utterly unjustified.

Hearing Jing Yan’s words, many pill masters in the room remained silent.

They did not speak up for Jing Yan.

But from their expressions, it was apparent that most of them believed Jing Yan’s words.

It was only because of Gao Zhao Hai’s identity that they found it difficult to speak up for Jing Yan.

Even Fang Xu frowned slightly and cast a glance at Gao Zhao Hai.

Previously, when Gao Zhao Hai found him and asked for a favor to remove Jing Qingzhu’s name from the list, Fang Xu did not think too much and removed her name after knowing she was a representative of a small family from Donglin City.

In his view, this was not a big deal.

It was not the removal of someone with clout from the list.

Now thinking back, if things were really as Jing Yan had said, then Gao Zhao Hai’s pettiness was indeed too narrow-minded.

Taking revenge against Jing Yan in this manner was indeed a bit of a villainous act.

However, Gao Zhao Hai was ultimately a director of the Alchemist Association, a position similar to Fang Xu’s own.

In this moment, he could only keep quiet and avoid further entanglement in this matter.

“Little beast, stop spouting nonsense!” Gao Zhao Hai’s face darkened, he felt as though his lungs were about to explode with rage.

This damn brat was too sharp-tongued, and what was worse, what he said was all true, leaving him with no grounds to refute.

“I’m spouting nonsense?” Jing Yan sneered.

“Gao Zhao Hai, you are well aware of your own deeds.”

“You harboring a grudge against me is a personal vendetta between the two of us.

Now, you are exploiting your power in the Alchemist Association for personal vengeance.

To call you despicable is to overstate your merit,” Jing Yan countered disdainfully.

“Little beast, you’re looking for death!” Gao Zhao Hai felt the gazes of the pill masters in the room upon himself, and suddenly he could barely maintain his composure.

A flash of fierce light in his eyes, his aura solidified, and Primordial Energy circulated around his body.

He was, after all, a practitioner of the Dao Spirit Realm; killing Jing Yan would indeed not be difficult.

But still, his heart was heavy with reservations.

To kill Jing Yan in front of so many—would the Chief Manager of Prince Manor, Mu Liantian, pursue the matter?

The key was, if he were to kill Jing Yan, it was without justification.

If he had sufficient reason, he would not fear Mu Liantian’s pursuit.

Although Mu Liantian’s status was extraordinary, he could not simply act against the director of the Alchemist Association without cause.

The senior figures of the Alchemist Association would not let Mu Liantian easily touch a pill master of the Association.

In the high-stakes game of power, holding onto reason was of vital importance.

When one’s strength isn’t sufficient to crush the rules, whoever has the reason, has the initiative and can make things difficult for the other party.

Gao Zhao Hai, took a deep breath.

In the end, he suppressed the raging fury in his heart.

Although he loathed Jing Yan, to kill Jing Yan now could very likely cost him his future, or even his life.

In his eyes, that obviously wasn’t worth it.

The more he endured, the more other Pill Masters started to believe what Jing Yan said was true.

Perhaps, Jing Yan really did help an influential figure, and this favor wasn’t something even Gao Zhao could assist with, causing Gao Zhao Hai to harbor resentment against Jing Yan.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t Gao Zhao Hai dare to make a move right now?

As for Jing Yan not revealing the name of that influential figure, this was understandable too.

If you did a favor for a big shot but blabbered about it everywhere, wouldn’t that be foolish?

Which influential person would want to see someone they owed a favor to, broadcasting that fact for all to hear?

Jing Yan saw Gao Zhao Hai forcefully suppressing his anger and couldn’t help feeling slightly disappointed as he shook his head.

Of course, he hoped Gao Zhao Hai would attack him, because if Gao Zhao Hai did so, the subsequent blow to him would be even heavier, possibly depriving him of any chance of recovery.

Regrettably, Gao Zhao Hai, the old man, still managed to maintain his reason even under great rage.

“You little rat, no matter how sharp your tongue is, or how eloquently you argue!

Your family will still not be able to attend the Green Jade Auction.” Gao Zhao Hai gritted his teeth and said viciously.

“I’ve seen shameless, but someone as shameless as you, not often.

I’ve certainly broadened my horizons.” Jing Yan scoffed.

“Jing Yan, stop talking, let’s go.

It doesn’t matter if we don’t participate in the Green Jade Auction,” Jing Qingzhu said angrily.

“Hmph, not only will you fail to participate in this year’s Green Jade Auction, but you also won’t be able to attend any Green Jade Auction in the future,” Gao Zhao Hai said gloomily.

“Gao Zhao Hai, do you really have that much power?

I almost thought you were the President of the Association!”

Just then, a weighty voice suddenly broke the silence.

“Haha… Of course, I have that…” Gao Zhao Hai let out a laugh.

However, before he could finish his sentence, his eyes narrowed and he then closed his mouth, his gaze turned startled towards the front.

A gray figure was slowly walking into the room from outside the door.

“Gao Zhao Hai, I’m telling you, you do not have that power,” the gray figure said with a smile.

“Vice President?”

“Vice President!”

“Greetings to the Vice President!”

Upon seeing the person who just entered the room, the Pill Masters within quickly bowed in greeting.

Alchemist Fang Xu, too, swiftly stood up to greet and pay respects.

This person who just came in was Vice President Liu Wen from the Alchemist Association.

“Alchemist Liu Wen,” Jing Yan greeted Liu Wen with a slight upward curve of his mouth, smiling.

“Jing Yan, it has been a while since I’ve seen you.

I’ve heard you’ve come to Lanqu County City to take part in the entrance examination of the Three Major Academies?” Liu Wen greeted Jing Yan with a smile.

The other Pill Masters in the room, upon seeing Jing Yan and Vice President Liu Wen greet each other so casually, were all stunned into disbelief.

How could Jing Yan know the Vice President of the Alchemist Association?

Even if he knew him, their manner was so casual; it was like old friends meeting.

Just who was this Jing Yan?

Even Jing Qingzhu beside Jing Yan had her beautiful eyes wide with incredulity as she looked at Jing Yan.

She had already known that Jing Yan was acquainted with Vice President Liu Wen.

When Jing Yan asked Jiao Ming to go invite Liu Wen, she thought Jing Yan was oversimplifying.

Even if Jing Yan knew Vice President Liu Wen, it was unlikely that the Vice President would intervene, especially for such a minor matter.

For her, Jing Qingzhu, whether they could attend the Green Jade Auction was of utmost importance, but for someone like Liu Wen, the Vice President of the Alchemist Association, such a matter was inconsequential.

Yet now, Vice President Liu Wen had not only appeared but also greeted Jing Yan so casually in front of so many Pill Masters…