The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 163 Kneeling and Apologizing

"So, you’re a disciple of Cang Long," Jing Yan muttered with disdain, "No wonder you’re so arrogant. And no wonder Zhao Yifeng and the others are so deferential towards you."

Cang Long was an Outer Court Deacon of the Divine Wind Academy. Although he was only an Outer Court Deacon, the Divine Wind Academy was vast, and the authority held by an Outer Court Deacon should not be underestimated, particularly since they also controlled some of the academy’s resources.

It could be said that nearly all the disciples in the Outer Court of the Divine Wind Academy dared not offend an Outer Court Deacon.

Jing Yan’s gaze met Suo Wen’s. This fellow must certainly have a large following within the Divine Wind Academy. Upon his arrival in Donglin City, he was undoubtedly met with flattery and compliance at every turn.

To someone like Suo Wen, a family like the Jing Family probably didn’t amount to much.

"Now you know who I am, right?" Suo Wen arrogantly sized up Jing Yan with a sidelong glance, immensely pleased with himself. "You sure can jump around, kid. When you were expelled from the Divine Wind Academy, we all thought you were finished! Of course, not many paid attention to you; I just happened to hear your name by chance."

He acted as if he were high above!

In Suo Wen’s eyes, Jing Yan was like nothing more than a little lackey. It seemed as though speaking to Jing Yan was a grand favor from him.

"Heh, trash will always be trash. Maybe inside the Jing family, you’re treated like a treasure, but in our eyes, you’re still nothing but trash," Zhao Yifeng sneered with a sinister look in his eyes.

Zhao Yifeng had also returned to Donglin City with Outer Court Deacon Cang Long from the Divine Wind Academy more than ten days ago.

The reason for his return was the impending selection trials of the Three Major Academies. Traditionally, each of the Three Major Academies would send some management personnel to cities like Donglin City to oversee the selection process, in collaboration with the local City Lord Mansion, in order to choose some of the most outstanding disciples to undergo the final evaluations in Lanqu County City.

Clearly, Cang Long was the supervisor from the Divine Wind Academy who had come to Donglin City this time.

After Zhao Yifeng returned to Donglin City and heard about Zhao Dingtian’s defeat by Jing Yan, he was furious. However, he knew he couldn’t directly barge into the Jing family to demand someone, so he devised a sinister plot, encouraging Suo Wen, a disciple of Cang Long, to set up a challenge arena in front of the Jing family’s home. Even if they couldn’t kill or maim Jing Yan, they intended to deeply humiliate the Jing family.

As for Cai Guanglin of the Cai Family, he was simply an accessory, clinging on of his own accord. Firstly, to bring shame to the Jing Family, and secondly, as an opportunity to establish a good relationship with Suo Wen – even though he was not a disciple of the Divine Wind Academy, forming a bond with Suo Wen could lead him to speak well of the Cai Family to Cang Long. By doing so, there was a chance he could secure more spots for Cai Family disciples to attend the assessments in Lanqu County City for the Three Major Academies.

"Zhao Yifeng!" Jing Yan turned his gaze towards Zhao Yifeng, "You must know about your Zhao Family Head Zhao Dangyuan’s son Zhao Dingtian trying to ambush me at the Extreme Combat Association, only to get beaten by me, right?"

Jing Yan’s lips curled into a smile.

Hearing Jing Yan’s words, Zhao Yifeng’s eyes narrowed, his rage bubbling up.

"What’s there to be proud of? Zhao Dingtian has practiced for such a short time and has only reached the Martial Arts Eighth Layer Heaven in cultivation. You are nothing more than a weakling preying on the weak. Do you even have the face to mention this?" Zhao Yifeng retorted coldly.

"Ha, Zhao Yifeng, you really do have some thick skin. Zhao Dingtian was at the Martial Arts Eighth Layer Heaven, and at that time, I was only at the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Heaven. He ambushed me and ended up getting injured instead. Who’s the real trash here?" Jing Yan laughed heartily.

"You’re courting death!" Zhao Yifeng’s aura condensed, and his Primordial Energy surged as he glared furiously at Jing Yan.

Zhao Dingtian’s defeat by Jing Yan was indeed a source of shame.

If Zhao Dingtian had been just an ordinary disciple of the Zhao Family, it might not have been a big deal. But as the son of the Clan Leader, the incident brought shame to the entire Zhao Family.

"Come now, let’s not lose our tempers!" Suo Wen waved his folding fan, his eyes narrowing with amusement.

"Jing Yan, you must also yearn to re-enter the Divine Wind Academy for cultivation, right? How about I put in a good word with my master and get you a spot to participate in the assessments at Lanqu County City? Heh, it’s just a matter of my saying so. However, it seems that Yifeng here has some grievances with you. How about you apologize to him first?" Suo Wen suggested to Jing Yan with a smile.

"Apologize?" Jing Yan’s gaze shifted.

"That’s right, apologize. We won’t make it difficult for you. Just kneel before Yifeng and kowtow three times. I believe Yifeng will then no longer blame you. After that, I’ll speak with my master and get you a spot to take part in the assessments at Lanqu County City." Suo Wen said with a smile on his face.

Hearing Suo Wen’s proposal, Zhao Yifeng looked at him with confusion, but Suo Wen shook his head slightly with a mocking look.

Zhao Yifeng immediately understood.

This was Suo Wen making a fool of Jing Yan.

Even if Jing Yan truly knelt and kowtowed, Suo Wen wouldn’t really speak up for him in front of his master, Cang Long.

And if Jing Yan actually kowtowed to him, Zhao Yifeng, in front of the thousands of watching eyes, the news would spread instantly. It would be an enormous humiliation that would follow Jing Yan for the rest of his life.

"Right, Jing Yan. Kowtow to me three times, and I won’t hold a grudge against you," Zhao Yifeng also said with a laugh to Jing Yan.

"If Yifeng here lets it go, what about me? Brother Suo Wen, you can’t favor one over the other. Since Jing Yan is apologizing to Brother Yifeng, he should apologize to me as well, right?" Cai Guanglin chimed in at this point.

"Yes, yes, indeed. How could we forget you, Guanglin? Jing Yan, since you are apologizing anyway, you should do it one by one! Youshen, has this kid offended you? Have him apologize to you too," Suo Wen suggested, his gaze then shifting towards Lin Youshen, who had been silent all along.

"This is unnecessary... I have no conflict with Jing Yan," Lin Youshen hurriedly shook his head.

Actually, Lin Youshen was different from the others. Being here was completely for the sake of his family’s interests, hoping to curry favor with Suo Wen. His Lin Family was allied with the Jing Family, so getting involved with Zhao Yifeng and the others made him somewhat uneasy.

"What a pity..." Suo Wen glanced at Lin Youshen without much regard.

"Suo Wen, are you asking me to apologize to your two dogs? That doesn’t seem quite appropriate," Jing Yan’s inner fury ignited. This Suo Wen truly thought himself significant, acting so commandingly.

"Jing Yan, don’t bite the hand that feeds you! I am giving you an opportunity right now! If you don’t cherish it, there’s nothing more I can do. You see, we’ve set up this arena in front of your Jing Family home for ten days now. Only one boy from your Jing Family dared to come out and accept the challenge, but that boy’s strength was so poor that Yifeng slapped him down with ease. Unfortunately, the disciples of the Jing Family are just too weak. If you refuse to apologize, I can’t very well ask Yifeng to take this arena down, can I? Do you really want to see this arena standing here forever?" Suo Wen’s gaze was venomous, sinister as a scorpion’s sting.