Chapter 3203 — The Arrogant Intruders
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"Hmph. We have no need of such things—we have our own. All we want is for Tang Yuqi to come back with us!" Elder Chen said coolly. "I don't care whether you're from some Snow Valley or not. You'd best not meddle in the internal affairs of our Overseas Cultivators' Association, or I won't be so courteous!"
"Not so courteous?" Aunt Tang gave a cold laugh. "This is the territory of an ancient sect, not the turf of your Overseas Cultivators' Association. It is I who should be advising you not to run wild here—otherwise, it is I who will not be courteous!"
Smack! Elder Chen dealt her a direct slap across the face. He intended to bring Tang Yuqi back to work alongside him, so he was unwilling to strain relations too far; after all, if he struck Tang Yuqi, things would be awkward when they worked together after returning.
Aunt Tang, however, was another matter entirely. She was merely the second aunt Tang Yuqi had only recently acknowledged, and she was nothing but a Mystic-rank expert—surely her standing within Snow Valley could not be high. For that reason, Elder Chen did not regard her at all, and simply gave her a slap.
"You... you struck me?" Aunt Tang clutched her cheek, which had instantly swelled up high, shocked and furious. "You actually dared to strike me—are you trying to provoke Snow Valley?"
"And you, a mere Mystic-rank expert, think you can speak for Snow Valley?" Elder Chen sneered with contempt. "Don't imagine I know nothing. Even if you are from Snow Valley, you are hardly anyone of consequence. Enough—go sit quietly off to the side. If you keep chattering at me, I might just beat you into a cripple!"
"You... I am the mother of Snow Valley's Grand Elder, and a watcher and inspector of Snow Valley! The Overseas Cultivators' Association—I'll remember this. I will have you both killed!" Aunt Tang was beside herself with rage, pointing at Elder Chen.
"Kill us? I'll kill you right now!" Elder Chen drove a kick into Aunt Tang's body, sending her crashing into the wall with a thunderous boom. By the time she fell to the ground, her breathing was shallow and her intake of air scant—clearly, without help, she would not survive.
"You... you've gone too far!" Tang Yuqi, seeing his second aunt beaten to such a state over a mere exchange of words, cried out in fury. "She is innocent! How could you lay hands on her? You know the rules of the Overseas Cultivators' Association—we do not strike ordinary people!"
"Is she an ordinary person?" Elder Chen laughed mockingly. "I've heard she is one of Snow Valley's people—some sort of inspector, no less. How is that ordinary?"
"Yes, she is a cultivator!" Elder Wang nodded and chimed in.
"Alas!" With no other choice, Tang Yuqi fished out a Minor Restoration Pill from his person. After a moment's hesitation, he swapped it for a Major Restoration Pill—with injuries like Aunt Tang's, the Minor Restoration Pill would likely be useless; even if taken, she would recover only as a cripple, whereas the Major Restoration Pill should heal her completely.
But no sooner had Tang Yuqi produced the pill than Elder Chen snatched it away. "Since you intend to withdraw from our Overseas Cultivators' Association, our pills should be returned to us!"
"You..." Tang Yuqi choked with anger, yet could find no fault to argue. Elder Chen was right—it was indeed so; these pills belonged to the Overseas Cultivators' Association.
"Of course, if you agree to come back with us and serve as an elder of our Overseas Cultivators' Association, then I can still return this pill to you. After all, you would be an elder too, and such pills may be taken at will," Elder Chen said, a threat in his tone.