Chapter 1226: Chapter 1225: You Are Divine Envoys

"Divine Envoy, save us!"

Second Young Master Yun and the Wu family Clan Leader shouted almost at the same time.

Second Young Master Yun absolutely could not let any clan’s elder have even the slightest accident. If an elder of any clan really died here, they would be offending that entire clan, maybe even turning into mortal enemies. That was the last thing he wanted to see.

The Wu family Clan Leader was even more anxious. If anything happened to these two elders, their Wu family would suffer an unprecedented blow, maybe falling straight to the bottom of the Nine Venerables, or even being carved up and devoured by the other families!

So he cried out in desperation, hoping the Divine Envoy would intervene and save them.

Just as their voices rang out, a piercing sound of a flute came crashing in!

The sound was sharp and screeching, like countless needles of sound stabbing straight into the eardrum, forcing people to clutch their ears in pain, unbearably uncomfortable.

At the same time, a whirlwind came howling through the sky!

It was a spinning bamboo fan, but it carried a whirling gale around it, like a circular wheel, spinning straight toward Iron Mask.

Seeing this, Iron Mask had no choice but to swing his fire whip at the bamboo fan.

However, the fire whip couldn’t get anywhere near the fan and was blown apart on the spot.

Yang Chen’s eyes narrowed at the sight. He shouted angrily, "Iron Mask! Fall back! That’s not something you can block!"

Yang Chen could feel the power carried by that bamboo fan—that thunderous momentum felt like it could slice the entire villa clean in half!

Without hesitating, Yang Chen brushed his hand across his waist, drew out a dagger, and charged forward!

It was called a dagger, but it looked more like a scaled‑down Longquan Sword. The blade was only six inches long, etched with beautiful patterns, forged with the Damascus Steel Skill.

Yunlai Dagger!

At the side, Yang Chenxi had already drawn the Blazing Phoenix Sword, wanting to hand it to Yang Chen, but Yang Chen had already rushed out.

Clang!

Yang Chen swung the Yunlai Dagger, rushed in front of Iron Mask, and chopped down hard.

A crisp ring sounded; the Yunlai Dagger trembled slightly, and that bamboo fan was slapped straight down into the ground!

Seeing this, Second Young Master Yun and the six Clan Leaders all felt their pupils violently contract!

They had seen the power the Second Divine Envoy displayed before! And this bamboo fan was obviously the Great Divine Envoy’s!

Not to mention, they had just witnessed the fan’s terrifying might that could make wind and clouds change color. Even Iron Mask’s fire whip had shattered before it could even touch it. Its power was obvious!

How did it get swatted down by a single slash of Yang Chen’s dagger?

They could hardly believe it.

Just then, the sound of wind tugging at clothes reached their ears as the Great Divine Envoy and the Second Divine Envoy leapt over.

The two of them even drifted down from the sky, looking like immortals descending, once again filling everyone with hope.

"The Divine Envoys are here!"

"Yang Chen! You’re dead this time!"

"Seeing the Divine Envoys, why aren’t you kneeling and begging for mercy already!"

"Beg properly, maybe the Divine Envoys will at least give you a quick death!"

"Hahaha! Let’s see how you can still act arrogant today!"

...

Hearing the name "Yang Chen" in mid‑air, the Great Divine Envoy couldn’t help but frown slightly.

The Second Divine Envoy didn’t think that far. He bellowed from the air, "I don’t care who you are. You dare destroy my senior brother’s fan? Watch me smash your head open today!"

The instant he landed, the jade flute in his hand spun once; he stamped the ground and was about to charge at Yang Chen. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

But in that same instant, the Great Divine Envoy’s face changed drastically. Without caring about his image, he lunged forward and grabbed the Second Divine Envoy in a tight hug.

Because the force between the two was too great, they went straight down, crashing to the ground.

Everyone was dumbstruck.

Just seconds ago, the two had made such a flashy entrance, capturing everyone’s attention.

But suddenly they were tangled up together, falling in a heap. This...

Everyone stared blankly at the two on the ground, finding it hard to believe—these were the so‑called legendary Divine Envoys?

"Why’d you pull me?" the Second Divine Envoy complained, pushing the Great Divine Envoy away and scrambling to his feet.

The Great Divine Envoy also hurriedly got up, looked at Yang Chen again, and the corner of his eye twitched madly.

So it really was him!

It was Yang Chen!

"Whatever it is, we can talk later. Let me handle this mess first!" The Second Divine Envoy hefted his jade flute and turned, ready to attack again.

But when his gaze landed on Yang Chen, his whole body jolted, and he stumbled back two steps in fright.

The Great Divine Envoy could only give a bitter smile as he looked at the Second Divine Envoy.

The Second Divine Envoy stared in shock, grabbing the Great Divine Envoy in disbelief. "The one they just said we’re supposed to deal with... is Yang Chen?"

The Great Divine Envoy nodded slightly, face full of helplessness.

"Holy shit!" The Second Divine Envoy couldn’t help cursing. He turned around and snapped, "You bastards trying to get me killed or what?!"

Second Young Master Yun and the six Clan Leaders were completely dumbfounded.

They had no idea what was going on, because the plot wasn’t developing the way they’d imagined at all.

"Damn it!" The Second Divine Envoy himself was also confused. From start to finish, he’d never been told the person they were targeting was actually Yang Chen, and just now he’d been shouting about teaching Yang Chen a lesson. If the Great Divine Envoy hadn’t stopped him, his jade flute probably would’ve smashed toward Yang Chen already.

If that had really happened, that would’ve been a huge offense.

And just thinking about Yang Chen’s terrifying strength made the Second Divine Envoy break out in a cold sweat.

Yang Chen also found the two of them familiar. Frowning, he asked, "You two are...?"

"Elder Yang, I am Shangbo. Back on the Lijia Continent, I trained under you for a time," the Great Divine Envoy replied respectfully.

"Oh! So it’s you!" Yang Chen suddenly understood. No wonder the man in front of him had looked so familiar.

As he spoke, Yang Chen sized the Great Divine Envoy up and down, nodding. "Not bad, your cultivation has progressed quite fast."

The Great Divine Envoy said happily, "It’s all thanks to Elder Yang’s guidance. Ever since we returned from the Lijia Continent, my cultivation has improved rapidly, like I suddenly opened up my mind."

Yang Chen nodded slightly. "Just shutting yourself in won’t work. Getting out and tempering yourself is the right way."

This exchange left everyone else completely stupefied.

Weren’t they supposed to be fighting?

How did it turn into exchanging pleasantries?

And the Great Divine Envoy calling Yang Chen ’Elder’—what was that about?

On top of that, the way the Great Divine Envoy was treating Yang Chen with such deference—what was that about?

Shangbo seemed to suddenly remember something. He hurriedly pulled the Second Divine Envoy over and said, "Elder Yang, this is my junior brother, Shangquan. He was reckless just now. Please don’t take it to heart, Elder."

The Second Divine Envoy, Shangquan, quickly said, "Elder, I—I didn’t do it on purpose. They... they never said the one we were dealing with was you. I thought, I thought..."

Yang Chen smiled faintly, not minding it at all. Instead he asked, "You two are the Divine Envoys?"

"That’s right..." Shangbo nodded with a wry smile.

He hadn’t expected that the first ’target’ they ran into on this mission would actually be Yang Chen.

That made Shangbo feel both helpless and amused. Fortunately, he’d taken a closer look. Otherwise, the misunderstanding would’ve blown up.

"Then the Venerable Master is...?"

Shangbo said, "He is an Elder of the Sect. Years ago, he came to Ancheng to gather the nine great families and established the Nine Venerables."

Yang Chen suddenly realized. No wonder everyone said the Venerable Master was mysterious and unfathomable—turns out he wasn’t in the mortal world at all, but in the Shangqing Sect the whole time!

With that, Yang Chen more or less understood everything.