Bang!
Chen Zheng fell to the ground, his brows slightly furrowed, then he slowly opened his eyes, looking as if he had just woken up.
“Get lost!”
He rolled over and stood up, his face filled with terror, frantically waving the long saber in his hand, as if he hadn't yet emerged from the shadow of the Demonic Beast tide.
Watching this scene, Xu Hanliang's eye twitched slightly.
This kid… he's quite the actor!
“I survived!”
The next moment, Chen Zheng's face showed wild joy, as if he had just woken from a dream.
Xu Hanliang said coldly, “Young Marquis, why were you pursued by so many Demonic Beasts? Was the Demonic Beast tide in the Hunting Ground caused by you?”
“I've been wronged!” Chen Zheng's face was full of indignation: “It wasn't me! Someone ambushed me!”
With that, he looked at Zhu Hai, who was hidden in the crowd, and said with a ferocious expression, “It was him! He ambushed me! He even poured something on me, and those Demonic Beasts went mad.”
Zhu Hai quickly denied, “I didn't! I haven't even seen you in the Hunting Ground! Young Marquis, you are the Son of Marquis Chiye, but you can't just make things up!”
“You're spouting nonsense!” Chen Zheng's face flushed red, and he was about to charge with his saber!
But Peng Cheng stopped him!
“Chen Zheng! Where's Peng Yu? You must have seen him!”
Shi Quan followed closely, his eyes flashing with dangerous light: “And my son, Shi Tianhao, what did you do to him?”
Chen Zheng's lips curled into a sneer: “Seen them! Of course I've seen them! Speaking of which, I owe my survival to those two!”
He turned to Xu Hanliang: “Mr. Xu, please uphold justice for me! That Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao saw me surrounded by Demonic Beasts and even tried to take advantage of my misfortune to kill me!”
“That Peng Yu was about to succeed, but I was not destined to die. The two of them actually started an internal conflict. Shi Tianhao was ambushed from behind, and a spear nearly shattered Peng Yu's head!”
“As Peng Yu was dying, he threw two bottles at Shi Tianhao…”
Speaking of this, Chen Zheng paused, then looked at Zhu Hai with resentment: “It was the same stuff Zhu Hai poured on me! The Demonic Beasts that were originally fixated on me then turned their attention to Shi Tianhao, and I took the opportunity to carve out a bloody path and escape!”
“Oh, and there's also Sun Sheng! He was with Zhu Hai from the start, trying to surround and kill me, but thankfully my father left me a treasure, which prevented them from succeeding!”
Chen Zheng spoke with tears and a ferocious, sincere expression.
The onlookers, who had been watching the show, all showed a look of understanding, and no one doubted him.
Several families have been coveting the Marquis's position for more than a day or two… “No wonder those four, who were exempt from the exams, still insisted on participating in the Autumn Hunt. It turns out they wanted to cause trouble for Chen Zheng!”
“It's a miracle Chen Zheng survived!”
“But why would Shi Tianhao and Peng Yu fight among themselves?”
Whispers of discussion spread.
The faces of the Peng, Shi, and Tian families all turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
They never dreamed that Chen Zheng's survival was due to their own internal conflict!
“Why…”
Zhu Hai looked shocked and bewildered.
Tian Jingyi and his son, Tian Yilin, both glared resentfully at the Peng and Shi families.
A bunch of incompetent teammates!
What else could it be for?
Of course, it was for the Marquis of Chiye's title!
They did not doubt Chen Zheng's words, because Chen Zheng's explanation was completely logical! And in terms of logic, it also made sense!
In any case, it certainly made more sense than Chen Zheng directly killing the two of them and then fighting his way out through the Demonic Beast tide!
Peng Cheng and Shi Quan were also extremely depressed at this moment.
But in that situation, faced with the opportunity, if it were them, they would probably make the same choice!
“Mr. Xu! Please uphold justice for me! These Tian Family, Peng Family, and Shi Family! Taking advantage of my father, Marquis Chiye, not being present, they often bullied my Chen Family in Yan City! Now they even tried to take my life! Their intentions deserve death!”
Chen Zheng squeezed out bloody tears, looking wronged and miserable!
Seeing Xu Hanliang's cold gaze sweep over him.
The faces of the Peng and Shi families changed dramatically.
“You're spouting nonsense! My Peng Family has no grudge against you, why would Peng Yu want to kill you?”
“Exactly! I think you clearly have malicious intentions and are slandering my Shi Family!”
Peng Cheng and Shi Quan, at this moment, no longer cared about their grief and quickly stepped forward to deny it. The crime of attempting to murder the Son of Marquis, their two families could not bear!
Tian Jingyi also suppressed his hatred and said in a deep voice, “Young Marquis, you must be responsible for what you say! You say we targeted you, do you have any evidence?”
“I… I…” Chen Zheng was speechless for a moment, his face flushed red.
Seeing this.
Tian Jingyi felt a bit more pleased in his heart!
It seems that although they failed to kill this kid this time, they did scare him out of his wits!
“Mr. Xu?”
Chen Zheng looked at Xu Hanliang with a face full of anticipation.
Xu Hanliang's face was grim, and he shook his head: “Without evidence, I cannot determine that what you said is true…”
Although helpless, this was the truth.
The Tian Family was powerful, and without evidence, even if he was an Advanced Instructor of Xuanlin Academy, he could do nothing!
If Marquis Chiye were here… Xu Hanliang sighed softly.
“You! You…”
Chen Zheng gasped for breath, his words incoherent, his face distorted. Coupled with his disheveled appearance at the moment, he looked truly heartbreaking.
Zhu Hai stepped out at this moment and subtly said, “Young Marquis, you are talking nonsense. Are you perhaps trying to gain the sympathy of Xuanlin Academy with this? All of this is just a play you directed yourself, isn't it?”
“You!” Chen Zheng's eyes were bloodshot: “You're courting death!”
With that, Chen Zheng's figure flickered, and a saber light bloomed, heading straight for Zhu Hai's face, his killing intent as blazing as fire!
“Presumptuous!”
Tian Jingyi let out a cold shout, and with a flash of his body, he blocked in front of Zhu Hai.
He raised his hand and struck with his palm!
As the force surged, it directly shattered Chen Zheng's saber light!
Chen Zheng's long saber flew out of his hand, and he spewed blood as he flew backward!
Tian Jingyi narrowed his eyes, and instantly understood.
Chen Zheng's saber strike was indeed far superior to that of an ordinary Acquired ninth-level practitioner, but he absolutely could not have killed Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao, nor could he have carved out a bloody path through the crazed Demonic Beast tide.
So, it seems… this kid really was lucky!
“You're the one being presumptuous!”
A cold shout came, like a bitter winter, the words filled with endless killing intent!
Boom!
A long spear, like a Dragon galloping, charged directly towards Tian Jingyi's face.
Tian Jingyi's face changed dramatically!
Under this terrifying Qi, he couldn't even counterattack.
“My life is over!”
Tian Jingyi felt despair in his heart.
Suddenly!
A palm stretched out, and with the blooming of 罡 Qi, it directly locked the attacking spearhead, gripping the spear tip tightly in his palm.
“Enough!”
Xu Hanliang shouted in a deep voice.
“Are you going to stop me?”
Even facing Xu Hanliang, a Tiangang Realm expert, Chen Hongying's killing intent remained undiminished, showing every intention of acting if there was any disagreement.
“Forget it, Hongying Jie (Sister Hongying), let's remember today's humiliation for now! There will be plenty of time in the future, and I will make them repay it a hundredfold!”
Chen Zheng's voice came.
At this moment, he seemed to not even have the strength to stand, being held in Ai Linna's arms, who had rushed over.
Only then did Chen Hongying retract her spear and turn to walk towards Chen Zheng.
“Mr. Xu, this is my score token. At least give me a fair chance for a spot at Xuanlin Academy!” Chen Zheng reached out and dropped the token, which recorded his score and was glowing purple.
Then he gestured for Chen Hongying and the others to leave.
Bang!
Tian Jingyi, who had narrowly escaped death, plopped down onto the ground, his entire body drenched in sweat.
Xu Hanliang looked at the retreating figures of Chen Zheng and the others, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This kid!
He's really good at acting…