Yao Gongbo was about to lose his mind.
This blockheaded youth, who seemingly popped up out of nowhere, insisted that he was an imposter, even though Yao Gongbo had already introduced himself. Without further ado, the youth slapped him "slap slap slap" across the face repeatedly, breaking his precious guardian Spiritual Treasure.
Hasn't he considered that not just anyone has the gall to pretend to be a disciple of the noble and renowned Jie Sect?
Even more outrageous was that the youth had even brought up the name of the Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal, but still, the youth accused him of fabricating tales!
Then came another round of thrashing, leaving him with a swollen nose and a hideously disfigured face, several bones fractured, and even his two front teeth parted ways with him.
He did think about escaping.
Yet whenever he tried to use the Five Elements Escape Technique to flee the peril, the blockheaded youth would timely slap him back into place, and then followed up with yet another round of slaps.
Perhaps tired from the slapping, the blockheaded youth then pulled out a grey-brown short stick from thin air, lit it with a flame flickering at his fingertips, took a gentle drag, and slowly exhaled a dense white smoke.
Yao Gongbo's eyes lit up as he suddenly recalled a "joke" a junior who passed by the other day had told him when visiting.
The protagonist of that joke was none other than Brother Lv Yue from Nine Dragons Island, and the person who turned him into a joke was the Inner Sect Third Generation Disciple Yu Yuan, whom he had heard of but never met!
Seizing the moment when the other was flicking ash, Yao Gongbo ventured to ask, "Do I resemble taro balls?"
Yu Yuan smacked him, "I'd rather be vanilla-flavored. Are you here to order a milk tea?"
Yao Gongbo didn't understand what a milk tea was, but he realized his speech was unclear because he lost all his teeth.
Swiftly, he switched to the Primordial Spirit Transmission Method and said: "Aren't you that Inner Sect Third Generation Disciple, Yu Yuan? I've heard about you... It's all a misunderstanding, I really am Yao Gongbo, a second-generation disciple of Jie Sect!"
Yu Yuan, with a cigarette in mouth, scoffed, "You expect me to believe you just because you said so? Who can vouch for you?"
Yao Gongbo paused for a moment, then as if struck by an epiphany, said excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes... When I came here, Brother Long-eared Ding Guang gave me a Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl, claiming that crushing the bead would allow direct contact with him..."
As he spoke, he reached into his large sleeve and pulled out a chicken egg-sized Bright Pearl.
Yu Yuan glanced over with a slanted look, "Then what are you waiting for?"
Hesitating, Yao Gongbo mumbled, "This is the only Treasure Bead I have. If I use it now, in the future..."
Yu Yuan shook his wrist mockingly, "What future? If you can't prove your identity today, do you think you still have a future?"
Feeling the undisguised malice from the other party, Yao Gongbo panicked a bit and felt like crying.
Even after he correctly stated his name, why did this blockheaded youth still suspect his identity?
Yao Gongbo cursed in his heart.
But under such pressing circumstances, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and crush the bead with force.
With a soft sound, the bead shattered into powder in Yao Gongbo's hand.
A breeze blew, scattering the powder.
Curiously, the powder was quickly transformed into a tall figure in the air.
This person had a handsome face, long ears that reached his shoulders, was dressed in a pine-patterned robe, and wore a Purple Sun Crown, embodying the image of a dynamic and virtuous immortal.
The ethereal figure first asked, then his expression slightly stunned, his gaze falling upon Yao Gongbo's head swollen like a pig's, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes, "What happened to you?"
"Brother, you have to stand up for me..."
Yao Gongbo, feeling enormously aggrieved, was on the verge of shedding tears on the spot, and hurriedly recounted the events through the Primordial Spirit Transmission.
Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal raised his eyebrows, only then noticing the presence of Yu Yuan.
"Junior nephew? What brings you here..."
As he spoke, just as Yu Yuan happened to blow a smoke ring.
Like ripples spreading across a pond, the image of Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal wavered, dissipating just like that smoke ring.
At the same time, his voice abruptly cut off.
Yu Yuan looked towards Yao Gongbo, "Where's Uncle Long-ear? Where did he go?"
Yao Gongbo was also a bit bewildered. Everything was fine just moments ago; how did it suddenly dissipate?
After thinking, he earnestly explained, "Perhaps something happened with Brother Long-ear Ding Guang, or there was some fluctuation with the Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl... You know, we are too far from the East Sea..."
"Make it up! Keep making things up! I want to see what fanciful tales you can spin."
Yao Gongbo was confused, "What did I make up?"
Yu Yuan took a drag on his cigarette and sneered, "That Uncle Long-ear just now was an illusion you conjured, huh... Hmph, you scoundrel impersonating a disciple of Jie Sect, strutting around here and tarnishing our Jie Sect's reputation, even trying to throw your filth onto my Uncle Long-ear's head!
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If I say you're an imposter, then you ARE an imposter!
If I don't beat your head in today, then my name, Yu Yuan, should be written backwards!"
Saying this, he raised his arm and swung a slap over.
Yao Gongbo was completely flabbergasted.
What on earth was happening?
Hadn't he already proven his identity? Why was he being slapped again?
And it seemed this slap was even heavier!
With one slap, one side of his skull was shattered, his Primordial Spirit quaked, and all he could hear in his ears was a ringing buzz.
Another slap came down, shattering the other half of his skull.
Along with the excruciating pain came fear.
At this rate, he was going to be beaten to death, wasn't he?
Even if he wasn't beaten to death, if his physical body was injured and his Primordial Spirit damaged, his Dao Xing would greatly diminish.
That's right, he had heard that not long ago, Zhou Xin and Li Qi, two senior brothers from Nine Dragons Island, were beaten back to their original forms by this very Yu Yuan, losing at least tens of thousands of years in Dao Xing.
At this thought, Yao Gongbo could no longer restrain himself, crying out loud, "Stop hitting me... I really am not an imposter!"
"Still talking back!"
"I'm truly not lying to you... That really was Brother Long-ear Ding Guang just now!"
"My Uncle Long-ear would never stoop to consorting with someone like you!"
As Yu Yuan spoke, he casually tossed out a Treasure Hall.
The hall swelled with the wind and finally landed with a thunderous crash, locking Yao Gongbo inside.
Just then, the dispersed smoke gathered once more, revealing the figure of Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal.
Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal: "..."
The two stared at each other, big eyes to small, and after a moment of silent confrontation, it was Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal who spoke first, "Where is he?"
Yu Yuan gestured with his lips towards the Treasure Hall, "There, that guy pretended to be a disciple of Jie Sect and slandered Uncle. I've suppressed him. Tomorrow, when I return to the East Sea, I'll hand him over to you, Uncle, to deal with personally."
Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal: "..."
"Umm... No... Let's do as my nephew says."