Chapter 22: Standing Up Against Injustice, Shattering a Skull
Right before everyone's eyes, a little girl was about to be trampled to death by a purple-robed woman on a white horse — yet not a single person on the street stepped forward to help!
Chu Feng watched it all with a slight furrow of his brow. He hadn't intended to get involved, but at the last moment, he acted.
He instantly teleported in front of the little girl and hurled a fierce kick straight at the charging white horse!
Boom!
The white horse's head exploded on the spot, and its body was sent flying more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground!
The purple-robed woman riding the horse was also sent flying, tumbling through the air several times before slamming into the ground.
"Young man, run while you can!"
"That purple-robed woman is Xiao Ziyi — the only daughter of the Lord of Shangyang City!"
"Xiao Ziyi is willful and arrogant. She often gallops through the city on horseback, with no regard for the lives of ordinary people!"
"Just a few days ago, she ran over and killed an old woman. A young man who witnessed it tried to seek justice for the victim."
"But that young man's corpse was soon left rotting in the street, and his entire family was destroyed!"
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The bystanders nearby all urged Chu Feng to flee at once!
Chu Feng gave a faint smile and turned back toward the little girl behind him.
"Little one, don't be afraid!" he said softly to comfort her.
"Nannai!" At that moment, a woman came rushing over from a distance and anxiously scooped the little girl into her arms.
"Mother!" the little girl cried out excitedly, clinging to the woman.
"You filthy dog — how dare you kill my beloved horse!"
At that moment, Xiao Ziyi, who had just been sent flying, came storming furiously toward Chu Feng.
"You two should leave first."
Hearing Xiao Ziyi's words, Chu Feng's expression instantly turned ice-cold, but he still gestured for the woman to take the little girl and go.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
The woman thanked Chu Feng twice in quick succession, then fearfully clutched the little girl and fled as fast as she could.
Only after the woman and the little girl had left did Chu Feng turn to face Xiao Ziyi. Suppressing his anger, he said:
"This is a busy marketplace. You were galloping through here on horseback — do you treat human lives as worthless?"
"Hmph! I called out for them to get out of the way beforehand. Those who couldn't dodge are nothing but lowly commoners!"
"Those lowly commoners couldn't get out of the way in time — if they got run over, they deserved it!"
"Besides, those commoners live lives worth less than dogs. Being run over and killed by this young lady — they should be grateful they died for something!" Xiao Ziyi declared with an expression of utter arrogance.
Slap!
The moment those words left her mouth, Chu Feng struck Xiao Ziyi hard across the face, sending her staggering and nearly knocking her to the ground.
"Ah!"
"You filthy dog — how dare you hit me?!"
"Not even my own parents have ever struck me since I was born, and you dare lay a hand on me?! You're dead!"
Xiao Ziyi's face twisted with venomous hatred. She whipped her long whip through the air and lashed it viciously toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng reached out and caught the whip mid-strike, then with a slight tug, wrenched it right out of her hand.
Crack! Crack!
Chu Feng seized the whip and, in a single motion, lashed it back across Xiao Ziyi twice!
"Ah!"
The whip tore into Xiao Ziyi's flesh, splitting her skin wide open!
One of the lashes caught her across the face, instantly disfiguring her. She let out a bloodcurdling scream!
"This young man actually dares to treat Xiao Ziyi like this — he's finished!"
"Xiao Ziyi isn't just the City Lord's only daughter — she's also a disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion. Daring to do this to her... his fate will be terrible!"
"Still, seeing Xiao Ziyi get a taste of her own medicine like this — damn satisfying!"
"Keep your voice down, do you want to die?!"
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The onlookers around them buzzed with whispered discussion!
Only when Chu Feng saw the sorry state Xiao Ziyi was in did he feel satisfied enough to toss the whip aside!
"Learn your lesson from this. Stop being so willful and arrogant — otherwise, you won't even know how you die."
Chu Feng left those cold words behind and turned to walk away.
"You filthy dog, you're dead — dead! You hear me?!"
"When my father gets here, I'll have your flesh carved off piece by piece and cure it raw!"
"Your family and friends — I'll have every last one of them carved up alive too!"
Xiao Ziyi glared at Chu Feng with eyes full of murderous venom, wishing she could cut him into a thousand pieces right then and there!
Chu Feng's footsteps faltered for just a moment — then his figure vanished in an instant!
In a flash, Chu Feng reappeared directly in front of Xiao Ziyi and threw a savage punch straight at her head!
Boom!
Xiao Ziyi's skull exploded on the spot, her brains splattering in all directions!
In an instant, the scene fell into a silence like death itself.
Everyone stared at Chu Feng with expressions of utter horror!
At that moment, Chu Feng stood like a demon god incarnate, radiating an overwhelming and terrifying aura!
Some people stumbled backward in fear!
"Xiao Ziyi is... dead?"
Many people still couldn't believe what they had just witnessed!
"Dead! And in such a gruesome way!"
"Something huge has happened!"
"I can't even imagine how furious the City Lord will be when he finds out!"
"This young man was too impulsive — couldn't he have just held back a little?!"
"Now his family and clansmen are all going to suffer because of him!"
......
The crowd around Chu Feng buzzed with discussion!
Chu Feng shook the blood from his hand, paid no mind to the surrounding chatter, and calmly turned to continue walking toward the Wanbao Merchant Guild.
"This young man isn't even running — he's heading deeper into the city. Does he have a death wish?!"
"Maybe he doesn't want to implicate his family and clansmen, so he's going to turn himself in at the City Lord's manor!"
"Too late! Given how much the City Lord doted on Xiao Ziyi, even if he turns himself in, his family and clansmen will still be buried along with her!"
"Young people are just too impulsive — it's too late for regrets now!"
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Seeing Chu Feng walk deeper into the city, everyone assumed he was heading to the City Lord's manor to turn himself in.
Not long after, Chu Feng arrived at the very heart of Shangyang City, where the Wanbao Merchant Guild was located.
The Wanbao Merchant Guild occupied a vast area, with a seven-story building known as the Wanbao Tower at its center.
The Wanbao Tower had a striking architectural style, blending various mysterious elements — even from a distance, one could sense its extraordinary nature!
The main entrance of the Wanbao Tower stood nearly ten meters tall, guarded by four sentries clad in black armor.
On the outer corridors of every floor, numerous guards were posted as well, keeping watch against anyone who might try to sneak up and steal.
Stepping inside the Wanbao Tower, one was greeted by a vast and spacious hall!
The hall was magnificently decorated, with display racks filled with all manner of precious items — weapons, armor, Pills, spirit herbs, and more — enough to dazzle the eyes!
At the center of the hall stood a large counter. Behind it stood a charming young woman with a stunning figure, alongside an elderly man in blue robes whose bearing was far from ordinary.
Chu Feng walked up to the counter, looked at the elderly man in blue robes, and said directly: "Does your guild carry any alchemy furnaces of the fifth grade or above?"
"A fifth-grade alchemy furnace?"
The charming young woman who had been bent over doing accounts nearby looked up at Chu Feng with a faint expression of surprise.
But upon seeing how young he was, she immediately lowered her head and returned to her accounting.
"Why does the young master wish to purchase a fifth-grade alchemy furnace?" the blue-robed elder asked with a warm smile.
"For alchemy, of course," Chu Feng replied plainly.
"May I ask what kind of pill the young master intends to refine that would require a fifth-grade alchemy furnace?" the blue-robed elder continued with his smile.
"Do I need to explain my reasons for buying something at your guild?" Chu Feng said with a slight frown.
"Of course not! It's just that for refining ordinary pills, a first or second-grade alchemy furnace would suffice — there's no need to spend the extra money on a fifth-grade alchemy furnace," the blue-robed elder said with a smile.