Chapter 1761 (2/2)

“Of course, they’re false! How could someone with senior apprentice-brother Long Chen’s character do something so shameless?!” raged Meng Fei .

This anger from the third commander caused the surrounding disciples to laugh, but the tense atmosphere relaxed a great deal .

“Whether they’re true or not isn’t important . What’s important is whether you have the ability to determine what’s true or not,” said Long Chen .

“Long Chen, if you were so wrongly accused, even by us, why didn’t you explain or argue?” asked one disciple .

“It’s beneath me . ”

Hearing that, the disciples nodded . This was a true expert . He disdained having to explain himself .

Long Chen continued, “Those who believe me don’t need me to explain, and those who don’t believe me won’t believe me no matter what I say . They slander me, accuse me, and frame me in order to pull me into their chaos . If I tried explaining myself, I would be falling into their trap . I only have one mouth, so how am I supposed to argue against the millions of mouths in this world? I don’t have the time to waste on such a thing, nor do I have time to gather proof that would convince them that I’m innocent . I can’t waste time, or my death will be very miserable . Since I don’t have the time, whether you’re an enemy or someone instigated by others to become my enemy, the only thing I can do is raise my butcher’s blade and kill you without hesitation . ”

The third commander shook at Long Chen’s final sentence . He felt a chill on his back . If Long Chen had accepted his challenge, he probably wouldn’t exist in this world any longer .

Fortunately, this misunderstanding had been resolved . Although Long Chen still hadn’t explained anything, he had won their loyal respect . They no longer suspected him of such crimes .

“Xin Li, let me also apologize to you for my past conduct . ” Meng Fei actually kowtowed to Xin Li .

“Third commander, you can’t!” Xin Li hastily stopped him .

However, Meng Fei was faster and stronger . Although Xin Li managed to grab him in time, he couldn’t stop him from kowtowing .

“To tell the truth, the reason I’ve always targeted you is because I’m jealous of you,” said Meng Fei after completing this rite .

“Jealous of me? Over what?” Xin Li was startled .

“Because… of your white face… it’s more handsome . ” Meng Fei’s dark face twisted with embarra.s.sment .

“ . . . ”

“Amongst the four commanders, you’re the most handsome, and you’re also a sword cultivator! As for me… I’m just a monster . ” The third commander looked at his thick legs and sighed . “I always beat up whoever mocked me for my strange body . This gradually cultivated my temper . I only understand now with senior apprentice-brother Long Chen’s words that my brutality was to cover up my own flaws . I refused to be wronged by others, so I was never able to become someone magnanimous . But you, Xin Li, despite often being the target of my anger, are still willing to fight alongside me without harboring a grudge . So, that apology was necessary . You are more of a hero than I was . ”

“Third commander, you were willing to accept your mistakes . You are also a hero!” shouted the disciples beside Meng Fei emotionally .

“That’s right, the third commander is a hero, and the fourth commander is also a hero . As for senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, he’s an even bigger hero, and we’re heroes too! Yes, he’s just a bit bigger, and… cough, yes, just a bit bigger . ” One of the disciples began to ramble on, caught up in the flow . He actually began to spout nonsense, eliciting laughter from the crowd .

In the Martial Heaven Alliance, the fact that the third and fourth commanders didn’t get along was common knowledge . But today, these old enemies were laughing and talking together, becoming brothers . That excited the disciples, and the news spread .

More and more disciples were drawn over . There were hundreds of thousands of them, filling up the plaza .

Many disciples wanted to see Long Chen in person . After all, he was the strongest existence amongst the disciples of the Martial Heaven Alliance . He had dominated those in the same realm, taking first place on the Devil Slaughter Rankings . He had countless wors.h.i.+ppers amongst the junior generation . It was unknown how many young maidens let out startled cries when they saw him .

The entire plaza became chaotic, and people were too excited . Long Chen had just arrived, but he had managed to make Xin Li and Meng Fei shake hands . In the eyes of these disciples, Long Chen was practically a G.o.d .

“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, fourth commander, I have a question I want to ask you,” said Meng Fei suddenly after a moment’s hesitation .