The giant bear stood in the air like a small mountain. Its fur was pitch black except for a palm-sized patch of red hair on its forehead, which was particularly eye-catching.
It seemed as if Xiong Tu was stepping on water. Translucent white ripples continued to spread in all directions and disappeared after spreading out to a distance of ten feet. They were full of destructive power. Those were the demonic water ripples that only the Demon King could possess. It was a phenomenon that would only occur when the power of qi and blood was strengthened to a certain degree.
"Xiong Mo, I gave you the King's Protection a few days ago. How come you used it so quickly? Why did all your men die? What happened?"
This was just a projection of Xiong Tu, but when he opened his mouth, the air naturally vibrated, and it sounded like a huge bell in everyone's ears, with unparalleled power.
Anyone whose literary rank was lower than that of a Jinshi would instinctively show humility when seeing Xiong Tu.
Xiong Mo pointed at Fang Yun with his bloodstained bear paw and said, "It's this Jinshi from the human race... No, he's a Hanlin, disguised as a Jinshi. He killed two thousand of my men by himself, and almost killed me! If you can kill him, I'll tell you a big secret."
Xiong Tu shook his head slightly and said, "When I appeared, I had already used the power of the King's Protection to save you. Now I only have the projection but no power. It's difficult to kill him, but... it's easy to save you. In this ancient land of Xuemang, there is no one that I, Xiong Tu, can't protect. Hmm? Which university scholar is here? Why don't you come out and meet me?"
Fang Yun was stunned. He didn't expect that there was a Grand Secretary secretly watching him. His heart tightened. After all, he was a Hanlin. No matter how weak the Grand Secretary was, he still had the Wen Tai, which gave him a natural advantage.
Although the Grand Secretaries here are as impulsive and bad-tempered as the people of Xuemang Ancient Land, they have more practical experience than most Grand Secretaries in Shengyuan Continent.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be so lively here."
The sound of thunder came from the high sky in the east, and everyone looked in that direction.
Then a white cloud rose from behind the mountain peak, and above the cloud stood a university scholar in blue clothes with his hands behind his back.
"Lord City Lord!" everyone cried out.
Fang Yun was stunned like everyone else. No one expected that Yun Zhaochen, the Lord of Juyun City, would appear here.
Nie Que quickly dismounted and said, "Lord City Lord, why did you come here in person? We have already told the people in the City Lord's Mansion that we will sell all the Holy Blood Jade to them at a low price."
After hearing what Nie Que said, Fang Yun, Yun He and others suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Nie Que and Yun Ao were so confident in snatching the Dragon Pattern Rice and the Holy Blood Jade, it turned out that they had already colluded with the City Lord's Mansion.
Yun He gritted her teeth, angry but not daring to say anything.
Even the hot-tempered Kang Xingzhi remained silent.
Fang Yun looked warily at Yun Zhaochen who was slowly approaching.
Yun Zhaochen stood on Pingbu Qingyun, glanced at everyone, seemed to linger on Fang Yun for a moment longer, and said with a smile: "A mere rice field with dragon patterns is not worthy of my coming here in person. However, there is always a first come, first served. You guys go about your business first, and when you are done, I will tell you the reason for coming here."
Everyone was in a fog, confused and dared not say anything.
The translucent Xiong Tu turned around and looked at Yun Zhaochen with a proud look on his face. He raised his head and asked, "How many palms can you take from me now?"
Everyone was shocked. This Xiong Tu was too arrogant. Even if everyone knew that Xiong Tu could beat Yun Zhaochen, saying it in front of so many people was simply a naked humiliation.
Yun Zhaochen remained calm, a frank smile appeared on his old face, and he said, "Back then I could only take five of your palms, now, the most I can take is four."
"That's right. I have fought with more than half of the university scholars, and you are the one who knows the current affairs the best. If you were born in Shengyuan Continent, you would definitely become a great scholar." Xiong Tu praised.
"Brother Xiong Tu, you are too kind. If you were in the demon world, you would definitely be the great demon king now." Yun Zhaochen said.
Xiong Tu said: "It's a waste of energy for me to talk here, so I won't say more to you. I'll take this Xiong Mo away."
Yun Zhaochen looked at Xiong Tu, smiling without saying a word.
Xiong Tu's expression changed, and he opened his big mouth slightly, revealing his sharp teeth, and said sternly: "What? Yun Zhaochen, you dare not give me this face? Believe it or not, I will personally lead the army to destroy your Juyun City!"
Yun Zhaochen laughed and said, "Brother Xiong Tu has misunderstood. I am just a bystander and do not know Xiong Mo and that Hanlin literary friend. It is not my opinion whether Xiong Mo stays or not. You should ask the real owner!"
Most readers did not think much about it, but a few felt that the four words "Hanlin Wenyou" meant a lot.
Xiong Tu glanced at Fang Yun in confusion, and then said to Yun Zhaochen: "Don't lie to me. You are a university scholar, and your last name is Yun like him. He must listen to you!"
Yun Zhaochen showed a mysterious smile and said, "Brother Xiong Tu, do you think I would lie to you for such a small matter? You should ask the real owner who might be called Yun Fang."
Fang Yun's eyes flashed, and he looked at Yun Zhaochen carefully. The word "maybe" was definitely not groundless.
Yun Zhaochen happened to look over here. He smiled and nodded slightly at Fang Yun, as if saying hello.
Fang Yun didn’t know what Yun Zhaochen was up to, so he nodded slightly as a return gesture.
Xiong Tu looked at Yun Zhaochen carefully, making sure that he was not joking, then turned to look at Fang Yun.
"Who are you, and how can you defeat Xiong Mo's army by yourself?"
"Because I'm a little bit stronger than Xiong Mo." Fang Yun said with a smile.
The scholars around Fang Yun were all helpless. This answer was not really a good answer.
"How dare you make fun of me?" Xiong Tu's face changed drastically.
Fang Yun had long known that the monsters were brutal and violent, and there was no point in reasoning with them, and this was especially true in the Blood Mang Ancient Land.
"You are wasting my time!" Fang Yun responded bluntly.
"You have guts! Humph, give me a favor and let Xiong Mo leave. If you are besieged by the bear tribe in the Blood Mang Ancient Land in the future, mention my name and I can spare your life."
Fang Yun smiled calmly and said, "You are not worthy of mentioning face in front of this saint."
Fang Yun's voice was not loud, but his tone was full of unquestionable firmness.
"How dare you!" Xiong Tu was furious.
Thousands of people took a step back in fear. This was the strongest demon king of the bear clan!
All the scholars, including Yun Zhaochen, were puzzled, because Fang Yun did say the words "Ben Saint", but it was unbelievable for such a young Hanlin to call himself "Ben Saint". Everyone instinctively thought that it was a slip of the tongue by Fang Yun.
"Everyone else says so." Fang Yun answered honestly.
Yun Zhaochen, who was standing high in the sky, smiled and found it quite interesting, but the doubt in his eyes became even stronger.
"Are you the incarnation of a semi-saint?" Xiong Tu asked.
"No." Fang Yun said.
Xiong Tu was furious and said, "A mere Hanlin is calling himself the Holy Dao Ancestor in front of me. He simply doesn't take me seriously. Let me tell you, if Xiong Moruo dies on Fu Mountain, I will bury all the people in your city with him!"
Yun Ao and Nie Que looked at Fang Yun with pity in their eyes, as if they were looking at a fool.
Xiong Tu's projection has no power, but Xiong Tu himself has the ability to easily kill anyone in Xuemanggudi except Wei Huangan!
"Then I'll kill you too." Fang Yun said.
(To be continued…)