75 Li Lian Brings Hell (1/2)
Not long after Li Lian entered the Divine Sword sect, she began to hear all kinds of wild rumours about herself. Many of which insulted her appearance or cultivation practices. Some directly calling her weak or afraid for not making a public appearance like Xun Wei did.
Li Lian wasn't too bothered by this. Instead, she saw it as an opportunity to stretch her arms and legs before seeing Xiao Fang.
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The sect lacked many public hangout places, so many outer, inner, and very rarely even core court disciples would go to the sect's large open park during their leisure time.
Besides being a place to relax, disciples would often go there to spectate fights between disciples in a higher realm to attain greater insight from their battles. However, Li Lian had other plans.
She walked up to the stage attracting a few stares, then announced her name,
”I am Li Lian, Xiao Fang's fiancé!”
If her, as a stranger, walking up to the stage didn't attract everyone's attention, announcing her name and identity as Xiao Fang's fiancé certainly did.
Seeing that she got everyone's attention, she continued:
”I've heard the rumors accusing me of being weak and cowardly, but here I stand before you today, ready to fight anyone who still believe such thing. Those of you who spread false rumors, come now. Let's see who among us is truly weak.”
The crowd broke out into chatter. A few passing elders even came by to see what all the commotion was about. Some disciples left rather to call a friend or spread the news, but no one dared to walk up to the large stage.
”All bark, but no bite,” Li Lian taunted.
”You spread false rumors but shy away when asked to back up your words. I didn't know you'd all be so pathetic.”
Li Lian quickly enraged the disciples. It was bad enough for a spirit cultivator to be talking down on them, but she did it while hiding behind Xiao Fang's name. Was there anything more shameless?
Of course, Li Lian didn't come here just to taunt and insult them, she wanted to fight. She knew what was holding them back, so she made a crazy declaration.
”Whoever can leave a scratch on me will be personally reward by Xiao Fang.”
With that, the disciples all ran onto the stage like hungry wolves.
Li Lian laughed menacingly, making the weak of heart hesitate their hasty approach.
As her eyes, hands, and hair began to burn a rosy-red, her aura made her body look like a violently burning candlewick. What she was waiting for had final come.
Suddenly, with an extension of her arm, hell descended onto the stage. She even attacked the disciples outside of it, targeting those who were smart enough not engage her so recklessly.
Clouds of smoke blinded the disciples within, and confused the inner court disciples outside of it that wanted to get in on the action.
The elders present wanted to stop her, but no one she attacked suffered more than minor injuries, she only attacked them enough to knock them out.
Eventually, the inner court disciples realized that they had provoked a monster so they began to run in the opposite direction, but they couldn't escape without being burned.
From that day on, Li Lian would be remembered as the 'Tyrannical Fire Demon' and no one would ever speak poorly about her again.
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Meanwhile, Xiao Fang was on his way to his grandmother's house when he was confronted by a young inner court disciple.