Hu Mazi had been so confident at the start precisely because Chen Ping was by his side.
Chen Ping stood nearby but did not strike immediately. Instead, he watched Hu Mazi’s predicament with amusement.
Hu Mazi was chased all over the place by the two black-robed cultivators, looking utterly dishevelled. Seeing that Chen Ping still did not move, he grew anxious and said: “What are you standing there for, you lad? If worst comes to worst, I’ll let you have a go later…”
Chen Ping was speechless upon hearing Hu Mazi’s words. To discuss who would “play” right in front of the woman, how was that any different from these two black-robed cultivators before them?
The woman also caught the implication in Hu Mazi’s words and involuntarily clamped her legs together a little tighter.
She had not expected Hu Mazi to have designs on her too. It seemed that today, she was inevitably doomed to be defiled.
“Stop?”
Chen Ping bellowed suddenly, then appeared abruptly. His gaze sharpened as he fixed it on the two black-robed cultivators.
His eyes were like two razor-sharp swords, piercing straight at them.
The two cultivators were startled by Chen Ping’s extraordinary bearing and felt a twinge of wariness in their hearts.
But recalling their own status, they quickly regained their composure.
However, upon seeing that Chen Ping was only at the fifth rank of the Earth Immortal realm, they immediately lost any fear.
A mere Earth Immortal cultivator, they could drown with a single stream of urine.
One of the cultivators sneered: “Who do you think we are, that you deserve to know? I advise you to mind your own business, or we’ll take you in too!”
His voice dripped with arrogance, as if Chen Ping were utterly beneath his notice.
“Oh? So your status is that impressive?”
A mocking smile tugged at Chen Ping’s lips.
His smile carried a hint of disdain, as if he were ridiculing the other’s conceit.
The cultivator seemed provoked by Chen Ping’s attitude and snorted coldly: “Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll oblige you! Listen up, we are cultivators of the Six Temples of the Divine Hall! If you’re wise, scram now, or don’t blame us for being rude!”
“The Six Temples of the Divine Hall?”
Hu Mazi’s expression changed at once upon hearing this.
He had not expected that a casual act of playing the hero to save a beauty would lead him straight to the culprits.
A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Ping’s eyes too, but it soon gave way to calm.
Truly, one searches high and low only to find it when least expected.
The people from the Six Temples of the Divine Hall they had been desperately seeking had appeared right before them just like that.
He felt a secret thrill in his heart, thinking that he could finally uncover clues about the Six Temples of the Divine Hall.
Seeing the change in Chen Ping and Hu Mazi’s expressions upon hearing the name of the Six Temples of the Divine Hall, the two black-robed cultivators assumed they were frightened. Smug grins spread across their faces.
“Well? Scared now?”
One of the cultivators said arrogantly, “It’s not too late to run while you can. Otherwise, once we make our move, you’ll regret it!”
His voice was thick with menace, as if victory were already assured.
“Chen Ping, these are people from the Six Temples of the Divine Hall. They might know the locations of the six temples!”
Hu Mazi said to Chen Ping.
Chen Ping nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
He had intended to cause trouble for the Six Temples of the Divine Hall anyway, and now that they had delivered themselves to his door, he had no reason to let them go.
Recalling the efforts he had poured into searching for the Six Temples of the Divine Hall, he vowed inwardly to make them pay the price.
“So what about the Six Temples of the Divine Hall? In my eyes, they’re all rubbish. Never mind you small fry, even your six temple masters are rubbish.”
Chen Ping said coldly, his aura growing sharp around him.
His spiritual power began to surge, sending the surrounding grains of sand swirling into the air with his presence.
The two black-robed cultivators had not expected Chen Ping to be so audacious as to publicly insult the Divine Hall. The grins on their faces froze solid.
“You insolent wretch! How dare you slander the Divine Hall? I see you’ve grown tired of living!”
One of the cultivators roared in fury. In an instant, he gathered a burst of energy in his hand and hurled it towards Chen Ping.
