Ten Thousand Dragons Technique-Chapter 193: Neglected

Ye Qingwu was speechless. She glared fiercely at Lin Xuan. Earlier, when they arrived, the Pavilion Master had already warned Lin Xuan to be low-key, to not brag, and to not offend Sword Casting Manor.

But here they were. The moment Lin Xuan arrived, he had already offended disciples of Sword Casting Manor—and two of their geniuses at that.

This is infuriating!

She had just started getting to know them, and now Lin Xuan had gone and offended them.

I should just kick him into the sky!

At this time, the other disciples from Wangyue Pavilion spoke up. "Young Master Tieyun, perhaps you and your peers aren’t too familiar with the situation in the outside world. This Junior Brother Lin of ours may only be a Four-star Martial General, but his strength is extraordinary. He can fight opponents several realms above his own. He did indeed defeat Tian Xing."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Tieyun and Iron Mountain were stunned. The other disciples of Sword Casting Manor were also dumbfounded.

Is that true? How can it sound so unbelievable?

"This is impossible!" Iron Mountain snorted coldly. "Are you all ganging up to trick us? Do you think we’re idiots? Are you playing us for fools?"

"No, not at all," a disciple from Wangyue Pavilion explained. "We’re telling the truth. Lin Xuan is incredibly strong. He didn’t just defeat a Seven-star Martial General; he has also defeated an Eight-star Martial General. You’ve heard of the Little Celestial King from the Prince’s Mansion, right? He also lost to Lin Xuan."

"Nonsense! Lin Xuan can fight across four realms? What a joke!"

Tieyun slammed the table. "You people from Wangyue Pavilion are unbelievable braggarts! I don’t like it. None of you are welcome here. Please leave."

"Guards, show our guests out," Tieyun commanded with a broad wave of his hand.

The surrounding disciples stood up and said coldly, "Go on, you’re not welcome here!"

Thus, the members of Wangyue Pavilion were driven out of the garden. They were mortified. It had only been a few minutes, and they were already being thrown out. It was utterly humiliating.

Lin Xuan, however, didn’t care. He said, "The people of Sword Casting Manor have poor judgment. Why do they seem like a bunch of frogs in a well?"

"You, shut up!" Ye Qingwu stomped her foot in anger. "Weren’t you told to be low-key and not to brag? Why are you bragging again?"

Lin Xuan spread his hands helplessly. "How am I bragging? I’m just telling the truth."

Ye Qingwu was speechless.

Lin Xuan was indeed telling the truth. The problem was, it was so shocking that anyone who didn’t know the situation would assume it was a lie.

She sighed. "Even if you really did defeat Tian Xing, you shouldn’t have said it out loud! This is a huge slap in the face to Sword Casting Manor, don’t you see? Why are we here this time? To win over Sword Casting Manor! That means we should be catering to them, not opposing them."

The other disciples of Wangyue Pavilion lowered their heads, knowing they had made a mistake. They fidgeted uneasily.

But Lin Xuan shook his head. "Senior Sister Ye, I disagree on this point. What’s the use of currying their favor? If you can do it, so can others. Will sucking up to them get us a Spiritual Artifact? I doubt it. I think it’s better to display our strength, to shock them and make them look up to us. When you’re strong enough, they’ll be the ones trying to curry favor with you. Believe me, if they knew my actual combat record, we wouldn’t have to offer them gifts. They’d be the ones offering us several superb weapons just to win me over."

"Just shut up!" Ye Qingwu was absolutely furious.

If Lin Xuan hadn’t brought back the Celestial Spirit Fruit that allowed her to break through, she would have sent him flying with a slap right then and there.

The two of them began to argue, and the other disciples quickly rushed to intervene.

Meanwhile, back in the garden, Tieyun was also fuming.

The people from Wangyue Pavilion are such incredible braggarts. Ah, Fairy Ye is so beautiful. It’s a shame she’s with a group like that.

Iron Mountain said, "Those people from Wangyue Pavilion must really take us for fools. It’s true that our Sword Casting Manor stays on this island year-round and isn’t up to date on outside affairs, but that doesn’t mean we’re brainless. They actually dared to make an outrageous claim about someone fighting across four realms? How obnoxious."

"Exactly," the other disciples chimed in, feeling they had been played for fools.

Someone added, "It’s one thing if he takes us for fools, but if he tries to fool the elders and the Manor Master, it could cause real trouble."

"You have a point," Tieyun said with a nod. "Later at the banquet, arrange for the Wangyue Pavilion delegation to be seated as far away as possible. Better yet, stick them in a corner. Don’t give them any chance to interact with the Manor Master. If they anger him, we’ll be the ones who suffer."

「Half a day later.」

The banquet began. Representatives from the various families and sects headed into the grand hall and took their seats. However, the people from Wangyue Pavilion were arranged in an extremely remote corner, surrounded by members of minor sects, a seating arrangement completely at odds with their status. They were from the Heavenly Dao Institute, after all!

One of their elders protested, "There must be a mistake. How can we be seated here?"

A disciple of Sword Casting Manor replied flatly, "This is your assigned seating. Take it or leave. If you don’t want to sit, you can go."

They were extremely firm, showing no respect for Wangyue Pavilion whatsoever.

The Wangyue Pavilion elders were seething. The Pavilion Master’s face darkened, but he suppressed his anger and said, "Let’s just sit down for now."

The group sat down, but the atmosphere was incredibly tense. They never expected to be so openly suppressed and snubbed.

What’s going on? We haven’t offended Sword Casting Manor, have we? Why were we put here?

The Pavilion Master and the others were utterly baffled, but Ye Qingwu said angrily, "It’s definitely because of Lin Xuan."

Everyone turned to look at him.

The elders’ expressions changed. "Lin Xuan, did you cause trouble again? Did you fight someone from Sword Casting Manor?"

They knew how reckless Lin Xuan could be. He didn’t even respect Chu Zhongtian, so he certainly wouldn’t respect anyone else. If Lin Xuan had really made a move, it would be a huge problem.

"I didn’t lay a hand on anyone," Lin Xuan quickly shook his head. "I’ve been very low-key, alright?"

"You call that low-key? Back in the garden, you embarrassed two of Sword Casting Manor’s geniuses and left them humiliated. They’re definitely retaliating against you now, and they’re taking it out on all of Wangyue Pavilion. That’s why we’ve been stuck in this corner."

"How is this my fault? I was telling the truth. They could have just asked some other geniuses to verify it," Lin Xuan said, feeling thoroughly wronged.

"What happened?" the Pavilion Master asked.

Ye Qingwu quickly recounted the earlier events in the garden. When she finished, the elders were left speechless. As they’d suspected, Lin Xuan had stirred up trouble again.

One elder said, "Tian Xing’s defeat is an embarrassing matter, so the people from Star Pavilion would never speak of it. Others wouldn’t bring it up voluntarily either. After all, mentioning it would be offending Star Pavilion, and no family or sect would dare to do that lightly."

With no one to explain the truth, the people of Sword Casting Manor naturally assumed Lin Xuan was bragging.

Lin Xuan was speechless upon hearing this. Truly and utterly speechless.

The Pavilion Master finally said, "Alright, what’s done is done. There’s no use talking about it anymore. After the banquet starts, I’ll go offer a few toasts to the Manor Master, take the opportunity to present our gifts, and explain the situation. There shouldn’t be any problem then."

Lin Xuan also chimed in, "Even if I did offend them, it’s no big deal. I have one of the ten legendary Divine Wines. As soon as I take that out, it will smooth everything over."

"Just stay quiet," Ye Qingwu said, glaring at him again.

Divine Wine? This guy is bragging again!