Xiao Man clapped her hands as she walked forward, saying, "Impressive, impressive! This is the first time I've seen robbery done so brazenly, and by someone from the Divine Clan! If I didn't know I was in the Divine Clan's sacred land, I would have suspected I had stumbled into a demon lair, encountering a bunch of shameless fiends."
Chi Yuan frowned slightly, highly displeased at Xiao Man calling them fiends, but she suppressed her anger, "Who are you?"
Jiang Lan stepped in front of Xiao Man, "She's new and doesn't understand the rules. Please don't make things difficult for her, Elder Chi Yuan."
"Are newcomers this arrogant?" Chi Yuan's gaze fell on Xiao Man, a hint of apprehension flickering in her eyes. Since when did Zhongzhou Street have such powerful cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage?
"We can't compare to your arrogance. You can't outright rob, so you have to go home and ask your parents to help you rob. I've never seen such shameless people."
"Junior Brother Nangong, stop talking."
"Senior Brother Jiang, they've come to slap your face, and you still want to tolerate it?" Xiao Man asked with a gentle tone. "The reason they dare to come here and brazenly rob is probably because of your repeated concessions."
"Junior Brother Nangong!"
Xiao Man pushed Jiang Lan aside and stood before Chi Yuan. Even though she was a head shorter than Chi Yuan, her imposing presence was in no way inferior.
"You're not tall, but your arrogance is boundless."
"We can't compare to you. You have no real skill, only resorting to petty tricks and underhanded tactics."
"How dare you insult me? I'll kill you!" One of them threw a punch at Xiao Man. Xiao Man's eyes turned cold, and she was about to retaliate when Chi Yuan stopped her subordinate.
"What happened today, I did not investigate thoroughly before barging in. This is our fault," Chi Yuan said calmly. "Apologize to them."
"Boss Chi..."
"Apologize," Chi Yuan said with a cold face, even grabbing the neck of the person beside her, forcing him to bow to Xiao Man.
The man was somewhat stunned by Chi Yuan's actions, but he still apologized to Xiao Man as instructed.
"You've got the wrong person," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "You should apologize to Senior Brother Jiang and the junior brothers you bullied."
"Don't push your luck..."
"Apologize, quickly," Chi Yuan reprimanded again. The man looked at Chi Yuan with confusion, then reluctantly apologized to Jiang Lan.
Jiang Lan had never expected people from the Divine Clan to apologize to him. After all, the Divine Clan people were always arrogant, looking down on others with their nostrils in the air. Whenever they found something good, the Divine Clan would snatch it without hesitation.
"Since it was a misunderstanding, we'll be leaving now."
"Walk slowly, don't bother seeing us out," Xiao Man said with a smile. "Next time, I hope you'll investigate properly before coming. Otherwise, arbitrarily bullying our human race will come at a price."
"Alright." Chi Yuan gave Xiao Man a deep look and led her people away.
The people on Zhongzhou Street stared at Chi Yuan and her group in disbelief. This was the first time Chi Yuan had left so obediently. They knew that in the past, when Chi Yuan came here, they not only had to hand over their treasures but also suffered injuries. Yet this time, Chi Yuan had left obediently.
Jiang Lan wiped his hands on his clothes. His palms were already drenched in cold sweat. "How can you be so bold, offending even the people of the Divine Clan? Aren't you afraid of..."
"Within this inner city, is there anyone who can be my opponent?" Xiao Man asked softly.
Jiang Lan was stunned. That was right. Xiao Man's cultivation was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. In this inner city, besides the city guards, no one was Xiao Man's match. If Chi Yuan had clashed with them here, Chi Yuan and her group would have been the ones at a disadvantage!
Chi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after walking out of Zhongzhou Street. That newcomer had given her immense pressure. Her cultivation was extremely high. If they had dared to fight, they might not have been able to leave Zhongzhou Street today.
"Boss Chi, what's wrong with you today?" the man who was ordered to apologize asked curiously.
"Idiot, that newcomer alone could have wiped us all out." Chi Yuan looked back at Zhongzhou Street. "Go and find out the background of that newcomer. With such high cultivation, she won't be staying in the inner city for long. She'll enter Futu City soon, and then we'll settle the score!"
"That young man is at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"
"My cultivation is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but I couldn't see through her cultivation. This means her cultivation is higher than mine, and she emanates a terrifying aura. Chi Yuan frowned. This feeling wasn't like human pressure, but more like the pressure of a divine beast. This means that young man must have contracted a divine beast.
But do such things as divine beasts exist in the outside world?
"Boss Chi, if this person doesn't leave Zhongzhou Street soon, what do we do?"
"Entering Futu City is everyone's dream, and she's no exception. As long as there's an opportunity, she'll undoubtedly enter Futu City without hesitation. By then, Jiang Lan and the others will lose their backing and will be at our mercy." Chi Yuan said with certainty. She had no idea that Xiao Man did indeed want to enter Futu City, but she wasn't going to become a god; she was going to slay gods!
After Chi Yuan and her group left, the people who had gone out mining returned. Jiang Lan arranged for Xiao Man to stay and was about to inquire about the Wuji Purple Crystal when someone reported.
"Boss Jiang, Ah Si and the others are back, but Ah Si is seriously injured."
"Go and see." Jiang Lan's expression was grave, and he hurried off. Xiao Man pondered for a moment and followed. There were disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Sect here, so treating an injured person shouldn't be a problem. However, Xiao Man didn't know that most of the Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples were brought here as children and didn't know how to treat injuries.
Most humans here who were injured or sick needed to exchange their medicinal herbs and ores for healing pills.
The man named Ah Si was a young man, not looking very old, but one couldn't tell the age of a cultivator from their appearance.
"Do you have any more healing medicine?"
"Only Coagulating Blood Powder is left, but Ah Si has internal injuries, so Coagulating Blood Powder is useless to him," said the man standing next to Ah Si resentfully. "It's those people from the Chi Clan. They saw us find the Wuji Purple Crystal and tried to snatch it. Ah Si refused, so they injured him."
"Is the Wuji Purple Crystal still here?"
"Yes."
"Take it and exchange it for a healing medicine," Jiang Lan decided immediately.
"Boss, the Wuji Purple Crystal was something we risked our lives to protect..."
"Are people more important or things more important?" Jiang Lan reprimanded. "If our lives are gone, even the most precious things are useless. Be obedient, hurry and exchange for medicine."
The man took out the Wuji Purple Crystal and gritted his teeth, about to go and exchange it for medicine. Unexpectedly, the Wuji Purple Crystal in his hand was snatched away. His expression changed drastically, thinking it was the Chi Clan causing trouble again. He looked up and saw a stranger, a human.