Chapter 56: A Huge Wave

  Blocking Cai Qing's declaration of the champion's birth made many disciples dissatisfied. The tournament was about to end, and if Qian Ming didn't give a good reason, he would inevitably be punished.

  "What do you have to say?" Qi Lao said coldly.

  At the words, Qian Ming stepped forward and saluted Qi Chang Lao, then turned to face the crowd and said: "What I want to say is that a great thief has stolen a 'dog'. Some days ago, Yuan Shuai's dog went missing, and a notice was posted. All of you disciples from Fei Yun Branch should know about it. Now, I am going to announce who stole Yuan Shuai's 'dog'."

  "Who is it?!" Dean Yao Buping heard this and immediately stood up excitedly, asking hastily.

  Xiao Chen immediately knew something was wrong when he heard this, and finally understood where the murderous intent in Qian Ming's eyes came from. Xiao Dou had stolen the 'Gui Yuan Dan' of the courtyard head, which might be a trivial matter for others, but Xiao Chen naturally knew the truth, and his eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent. This was Xiao Chen's reverse scale, and Qian Ming had touched it.

  "What a despicable person, truly shameful to the extreme. I actually thought he was a friend, but in front of benefits, he directly sold me out. With this report, not only will my first place be cancelled, but I'll also be heavily punished, and even face death penalty. And he can inherit the first place, taking all the rewards! Good! Good! What a wonderful judge!"

  Xiao Chen suddenly understood everything, and a fierce killing intent arose in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that they were in a public place, Qian Ming would have already been a dead man for daring to provoke Xiao Chen like this.

  "Haha……" Qian Ming saw the anxious look on Yuan Shouping's face and was very excited. He glanced at Xiao Chen with a proud and sly smile, pointed at him and said in a loud and clear voice: "It's him, Xiao Chen!"

  Whoosh!

  As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a huge stir among the disciples!

  "What! Xiao Chen is actually the one who stole the treasure 'dog' from the head of the institute, really can't judge a person by their appearance! He looks so kind and gentle, like a decent gentleman, how could he be doing such thieving things!"

  "Yes, I was just admiring him earlier, but it turns out he's a thief. How shameful! Someone like that doesn't deserve to be my idol!"

  " Bah! He's a total embarrassment to our martial arts community. If he had stolen precious elixirs or techniques, I'd still give him some respect. But stealing a dog? That's just despicable. His head got what was coming to it, getting clamped by the door."

  “……”

  Qian Ming listened to the discussions of his fellow disciples, feeling extremely pleased with himself. He looked at Xiao Chen, a smirk spreading across his face as he sneered silently to himself: "Xiao Chen, you never thought it would come to this, did you? No matter how powerful you are, like a demon in the mortal world, today you will meet your end. I said that being first is mine, and it will be mine. Just wait for your punishment."

  Facing Qian Ming's triumphant gaze, Xiao Chen's heart was filled with a fierce killing intent. If he had previously felt a slight bond with Qian Ming from their battles side by side, it all vanished at this moment. All that remained in Xiao Chen's heart was an endless desire to kill Qian Ming.

  However, Qian Ming was completely unaware of this. He was certain that Xiao Chen would definitely fall today and even be unable to recover. How could he still pose a threat to his existence? Therefore, he didn't think much of the killing intent in Xiao Chen's eyes, but instead felt very pleased with himself. "Xiao Chen, doesn't it feel great being thrown down from the highest point? If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too strong and blocking my path."

  However, not all of the disciples were so simple-minded. At this moment, one of the disciples spoke up: "This Qian Ming has lost his mind from losing too much, even I wouldn't go steal a dog, let alone Xiao Chen, how could he go steal a dog? If you want to frame someone, at least come up with a better excuse."

  "What's the use of dogs, anyway? I can kick a dozen to death with one foot. Apart from being food for Dog Days, what else can they do? Could it be that Xiao Chen had an attack of gluttony and stole them to eat?"

  "I see, so Qian Ming's resentment is because he can't accept his defeat, being beaten by Xiao Chen's one sword made him feel humiliated, so he intentionally framed Xiao Chen, wanting to get Xiao Chen punished, and then he would seize the first place. What a despicable person!"

  "Qian Ming is simply a despicable person, trash, and a pitiful worm. Even if he got first place, it's just leftovers from others, not something he achieved with his own true abilities. I'm the first to look down on him, how pathetic!"

  “……”

  When these rumors reached Qianming's ears, his face suddenly turned ugly, but he indeed had this mentality.

  At this moment, Qianming really wants to speak the truth, Xiao Chen stole not a dog but 'Guiyuan Dan', however, it also relates to the lie of Yuanzhu's list told by Yaobu Ping, he dare not expose it, he still hopes that Yaobu Ping will punish Xiao Chen, once exposed, he fears that he will be punished together with him.

  So these disciples' discussions and curses he could not refute, and had no choice but to swallow this dumb loss.

  Qianming's gaze locked onto Yuan Shou's leader, Yao Buping. He believed that Yao Buping would definitely make a move to get rid of Xiao Chen, after all, he was the one who wanted to obtain the 'Guiyuan Dan' and the Lihuo Unicorn.

  As expected by Qian Ming, Yao Bu Ping finally made his move. With a wave of his hand, he suppressed the noisy discussions of the disciples and fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen, saying word by word: "Take down this thieving 'dog'!"

  Xiao Chen suddenly burst into a loud shout: "Hold on!"

  "There are witnesses here, what else can you quibble about!" Yao Buping rebuked.

  Xiao Chen sneered, "Witness? Just based on Qian Ming's one-sided words, the head of the institute thinks I'm a thief, this is somewhat inappropriate. If I say now that Qian Ming lost to me because he was inferior in skill and harbors jealousy and hatred towards me, intentionally framing me, how should we talk about it? Shouldn't I be considered a witness?"

  Xiao Chen's simple two sentences left Yao Bu Ping speechless. Xiao Chen continued, "Besides, I didn't even know that the head of the institute had a habit of raising 'dogs', how could I have stolen his 'dog'? If the head of the institute is heartbroken about losing his 'dog', just tell me and I can give you several hundred more, why do you need to put a thief's hat on me?"

  "Can...can you afford it?!" Yao Buping was choked with rage by Xiao Chen's words, and he furiously rebuked.

  At this moment, Xiao Chen naturally understood what Yao Bu Ping wanted to get, not only wanting to retrieve the 'Guiyuan Dan' but also wanting to take his little Doudou away.

  Xiao Chen had already made up his mind. Today, he would rather die than admit it. Anyway, they didn't have any evidence, and there was no way to pin him down with just Qian Ming's one-sided words.

  He is now the first on the Hero Ranking, and also a disciple of the War Body Sect. The sect's positioning for him has not been determined yet, and without conclusive evidence, even the Dean cannot touch him.

  However, if Xiao Chen knew that Qi Changlao came for him today and the sect's evaluation of him had also come out with results, he probably wouldn't think this way.

  "Can't afford it? Xiao Chen can't afford it, I'll help him pay! I'd like to see how much the dog of Dean Yao is worth!" Just then, Qi Changlao spoke up. Qi Changlao didn't know about the complicated relationships involved, so he thought that Yao Buping was being deliberately mysterious and in cahoots with Qian Ming, dissatisfied that Xiao Chen got first place and wanting to support Qian Ming to get first place instead.

  Qin Yuan Chang was very dissatisfied with Gan Ming because of Qin Yue Er, and coincidentally liked Xiao Chen's appearance, so at this moment, he directly supported Xiao Chen and helped him speak.

  "This...this is not dare..." Officially, one level higher can crush people to death. Qi Changlao, the actual controller of Feilongyuan, was also a registered elder of the Elder's Court, with great power. Yao Buping was just an ordinary head of the institute, how could he dare to oppose Qi Changlao?

  "I have evidence!"

  Qian Ming took a look and saw that Yao Bu Ping was instantly suppressed by Qi Chang Lao, and his heart suddenly cooled down. However, he thought that Qi Chang Lao, as a person of such stature, must be impartial. As long as he presented the evidence, he would definitely be able to overthrow Xiao Chen, and even trample him into the "ditch".

  "Evidence? What evidence can a dog provide!" Qi Chang heard this and suddenly became enraged, his face turning red with anger as he scolded Qian Ming.

  "No! That's not just a 'dog'." Qian Ming was so frustrated that he really wanted to speak the truth, but Yao Bu Ping didn't seem to want to hear it. How could he dare say it? He could only twist and turn, wanting to say something but not daring to.

  This made Qi Changlao even more disgusted, thinking that Qianming was making a big deal out of nothing, and that he had lost but refused to accept it, deliberately bullying Xiao Chen, and becoming increasingly displeased with Qianming.

  "You just said it was a dog, now you say it's not a dog, are you taking me for a fool? What a big nerve!" Old Man Qi angrily exclaimed.

  "No, no, no..." Qian Ming explained repeatedly, regretting that his mother had not given birth to a few more mouths for him. He hastily said: "I really have evidence, that dog is in Xiao Chen's place, I've seen it before, if you don't believe me, just take a look at his room and you'll know."

  "Hmph! Fart!" However, at this moment, Ximen Wudi couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that his opponent was being humiliated, which was an insult to him. With indignation, he opened his mouth and said: "Qianming, you scoundrel, always bringing up the matter of a dog! This is an insult to Xiao Chen! Not to mention a dog, even if it were a tiger, Xiao Chen wouldn't care. I'm telling you the truth, Xiao Chen has the Starry Sky Battle Body, and our sect has already made a decision about him. He will participate in the inner door assessment with us half a month from now. Once he passes, his status will be noble and dignified, far beyond what someone like you can compare to! If you insult Xiao Chen again, I'll immediately kill you on the spot!"

  Ximen Wudi, what a character he is! Not only is he a disciple of the War Body, but also the young master of the Ximen family. The demeanor of such a young master is not something that ordinary people can compare to, it's like being a king who holds the power of life and death.

  To know that the Ximen family in Nan Zhan Bu Zhou, although it can't be compared to the eight major sects, is also stronger than ordinary sects. Therefore, Ximen Wudi's demeanor is naturally outstanding. This scolding was like a master scolding his servant, treating Qianming like a dog.

  But Sima's words were even more powerful than his aura, like a bomb thrown into the ocean, causing a huge stir and making all the disciples boil over.

  These disciples did not know that Xiao Chen was a War Body disciple, and at this moment, Xi Men Wudi suddenly revealed it, instantly making the more than 20,000 disciples on the training grounds like a turtle nest being overturned, completely exploding!

  "My goodness! Xiao Chen is actually a War Body disciple, no wonder he's so formidable!"

  "I told you, how could Xiao Chen Shixiong steal a dog? Now you all believe me, right? He's a Zhan Ti disciple, let alone a dog, even if it were the Institute Head himself, he wouldn't be a match for him."

  "It seems that Qianming is indeed framing Xiao Chen, what a retard! He's using a dog to make a point, this is equivalent to being slapped in the face, and still slapping himself, I reckon Qianming's face must be burning with shame."

  "It's not just boiling hot, it's probably turned into a liver color by now."

  “……”

  The discussions of the many disciples had entered Qianming's ears without any restraint, making Qianming want to die. His plan had failed and he was on the verge of collapse. Unless at this moment, he told the whole truth and risked everything, it was possible that Qi Changlao would personally take action against Xiao Chen, and there might still be a chance for a turnaround.

  At this point, a crazed look appeared in Qianming's eyes, his rationality gradually becoming blurred, his heart shrouded by interests and fame. A crazy idea emerged in Qianming's mind, "Xiao Chen, since things have gotten to this point, I absolutely cannot let you get away with it, I will reveal the whole truth and put you to death!"