Chapter 2279 Sense of Superiority

Zhu Mingcong led his men with a menacing Aura to the city gate of Jinma City. Along the way, the surrounding commoners scattered, fearing they would bring trouble upon themselves.

As soon as he arrived, the city gate official immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.

"Da Shao Zhu, why have you come?"

It was clear that the Zhu family held significant influence in Jinma City.

Zhu Mingcong said, "It's nothing. A few bumpkins from Tianluo State dared to provoke my younger brother, so I've come to teach them a lesson."

"These bumpkins are getting more and more out of line. Are their dog eyes blind? How dare they provoke even the Second Young Master!"

The city gate official fawned, "Da Shao, you don't need to lift a finger. I'll teach them a lesson for you."

"No need. You just need to watch from the side."

With a flick of his hand, Zhu Mingcong dropped a small cloth bag into the city gate official's hand.

"Take this for your brothers to drink!"

The cloth bag was filled with Spirit Stones. Although they were only Low Grade, such a generous reward was truly lavish.

It was precisely for this reason that the city guards were so enthusiastic when they saw him.

"Thank you, Da Shao! If there's anything we can help you with, just say the word!"

The city gate official beamed, tucking the small cloth bag into his waistband. In their eyes, teaching a lesson to a few people from Tianluo State was nothing at all.

After speaking, he had his subordinates bring over his chair, so Zhu Mingcong could sit and wait by the city gate.

Ye Bufan and the others galloped, and soon, they saw a city in the distance—their first stop, Jinma City.

He put away the Nine Heavens and walked forward with everyone.

Their group, with handsome men and beautiful women, and even the two old men, Zhang He and Zhongli Mei, with their youthful faces and white hair, exuded an extraordinary Aura. Along the way, they immediately attracted countless gazes.

The head of the guards had been looking around. From a distance, he saw Ye Bufan and the others and immediately stepped forward, saying, "Young Master, they're here. It seems to be these people."

"That's right. Four beautiful women. It's them."

Zhu Mingcong immediately revealed a look of astonishment. Although he had seen countless women, this was the first time he had seen women so beautiful.

It was no exaggeration to say that even the entire Jinma City couldn't produce women like these.

As they reached the city gate, feeling the gazes of everyone present, Jiang Fangzhou said, "Ye Dage, why are all these people looking at us? Something feels a bit off."

They had never been to Tianqiong State, yet from the gazes of these people, they felt disdain, mockery, and even hostility.

Ye Bufan was also a little puzzled at first, but then he saw Zhu Mingcong.

This fellow bore a slight resemblance to Zhu Mingying in appearance, and Ye Bufan immediately understood what was going on.

He said, "The guy you hit didn't catch up to us, but he sent the message back first. These people are here to cause trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Mingcong led his men to meet them, surrounding them completely.

"Everyone, stop!"

This fellow's demeanor was extremely arrogant; he didn't even put these people in his eyes.

They already held a superior attitude towards Cultivators from Tianluo State, and now seeing Ye Bufan and the others so young, they thought even less of them.

Ye Bufan said indifferently, "Is something wrong?"

Zhu Mingcong raised his chin and asked arrogantly, "Are you from Tianluo State?"

Ye Bufan didn't intend to hide it, nodding and saying, "That's right, we just arrived here not long ago."

"Then it's you."

Confirming that he hadn't mistaken them, Zhu Mingcong's expression darkened, "A few bumpkins from Tianluo State actually dare to provoke our Zhu family! You're truly courting death!

Now I'll give you a chance: hand over all these women to Young Master, then obediently kneel on the ground and wait for my younger brother to return and deal with you."

Ye Bufan chuckled mockingly, "So that's your younger brother, huh? He really does resemble you a bit—both pig-headed and pig-brained."

"You're f*cking courting death!"

Zhu Mingcong was furious. "Do you even know what place this is? This is Tianqiong State, not your Tianluo State.

When you come here, if you're a Dragon, you coil; if you're a tiger, you lie down. Hurry up and do as Young Master says. Our Zhu family is not someone you bumpkins can afford to provoke."

Ye Bufan said, "What if I say no?"

"Then you're courting death!" Zhu Mingcong shouted with extreme arrogance, "If you dare to say no, I'll break all your limbs and hang all of you on the city gate."

"Is that so?" Ye Bufan said, "In that case, I'll do as you say!"

Zhu Mingcong thought the other party was scared and said smugly, "At least you're sensible. Hurry up and hand over those women!"

Ye Bufan's face showed a mischievous smile, "My meaning is, I'll break all of your limbs and hang all of you on the city gate."

When he finished speaking, the onlookers present were in an uproar. The gazes cast over were some sympathetic, some mocking, and some gloating.

"A bumpkin from Tianluo State, who gave him the courage to speak to the Zhu family's Da Shao like that…?"

"Truly, ignorance is bliss. They've forgotten that this is Tianqiong State; it's not their place to act wild…"

"Exactly! They're young and simply don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. The Zhu family could send out a single guard and wipe out all of them…"

Regardless of their sentiments, all the onlookers were overwhelmingly pessimistic about Ye Bufan and his group.

This was understandable; regional superiority existed everywhere, just as it once did in Huaxia.

Whether it was the Imperial Capital or the Demon Capital, the native residents all had their own sense of superiority, looking down on outsiders.

It was even more so on that small, frog-in-the-well island, where many people actually believed that people on the Huaxia side couldn't afford tea eggs and pickled vegetables—ridiculous.

Now, the people before them held this exact mentality, directly looking down on everyone from Tianluo State, thinking that even the strongest masters there couldn't compare to themselves.

The city gate official was even more so, sitting by with a smile on his face, waiting to watch a good show.

He knew the Zhu family's strength; even a casual personal guard of their Da Shao was a Void Refining Realm Cultivator. How could these bumpkins before them possibly resist such power?

Zhu Mingcong's face turned ashen with rage, completely exhausting his last shred of patience.

"Attack them! Break all the men's limbs and hang them on the city gate! Seize the women and bring them back!"

The guards behind him had already been itching for a fight. Now, receiving their master's command, they swarmed forward.

In their view, Cultivators from Tianluo State were already of low cultivation, and besides, these people were either old or young. How could they possibly be their opponents?

Each one was like a wolf or a tiger, scrambling to be first, fearing that if they were slow, the credit would be snatched by someone else.

"Looks like I get to stretch my hands again!"

Jiang Fangzhou laughed, flexing his wrists, and with one punch, he knocked down the guard who charged at the front.

Then, with a flurry of punches and kicks, the people behind him were sent flying like broken sacks, completely unable to resist.

Xiaoqing watched from the side, constantly swallowing, her eyes filled with envy.

To be on the safe side, Ye Bufan had already instructed her before they set off not to act unless absolutely necessary, to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble.

In fact, no one else was needed. Jiang Fangzhou alone knocked down all dozen or so guards, breaking all their limbs.