No one on Annan Peak expected this to happen and were completely stunned.
Even Jiang Yuanxin froze on the spot, her mind blank, unable to react for a moment.
"Xin Xin!"
Jiang Yuancheng reacted the fastest. He rushed forward with a furious shout, his chest filled with rage, "Jiang Yunnuan, are you crazy?!"
"Ah—!!"
Only then did Jiang Yuanxin feel the burning pain on her face.
Not long ago, she had already been slapped once. At that time, the mark had been extremely obvious. Later she applied medicinal ointment to remove it.
But now the slap had landed in the exact same spot again and she felt as if her teeth were about to shatter.
She screamed in disbelief, her voice shrill, "Jiang Yunnuan!!!"
Jiang Yuanxin was about to go insane.
Was Jiang Yunnuan mentally ill? Why did she attack her the moment she walked in?!
Jiang Yuancheng also lunged forward in fury, launching an attack at Jiang Yunnuan.
But just like before, his strike never even touched her, it was effortlessly dodged.
Then Jiang Yunnuan swung her hand again and delivered another slap with the back of her hand, sending him flying.
"Ah—!"
"Ah!!"
This time Jiang Yuancheng crashed directly into Jiang Yuanxin, knocking her to the ground.
The two siblings rolled into a tangled heap, groaning in pain.
Zhao Hanxue's eyes nearly popped out.
Were these people insane?!
This was Annan Peak, not Minglu Peak or Changwen Peak!
"Bastard! Stop!" Cui Yi'an finally snapped out of his shock. Furious, he waved his hand and sent a surge of spiritual power flying toward Jiang Yunnuan.
Cui Yi'an was also a Spirit Severing Stage powerhouse, and this strike held nothing back.
If Jiang Yunnuan were hit, she would be seriously injured.
However, before the attack could reach her, Ke Minglu intercepted it.
"Cui Old Man, do you still have your dignity? You're actually bullying a child like that!" Ke Minglu shot the spiritual power back while mocking him.
Cui Yi'an was nearly driven mad with anger.
He was three hundred years old which was indeed older than the two-hundred-year-old Ke Minglu.
But if he was an old man, could Ke Minglu really call himself a young fellow?
Where did Ke Minglu get the nerve to call him old?!
"Ke Minglu! You barged into Annan Peak and started attacking people. Are you completely disregarding me?!" Cui Yi'an shouted, his face flushed red. "This isn't your Minglu Peak!"
"Of course I know this isn't Minglu Peak." Ke Minglu lifted his chin arrogantly. "If this was Minglu Peak, I would've disciplined them long ago!"
Cui Yi'an clutched his chest in fury.
So this wasn't discipline?
"Then what do you call what you're doing now?" Cui Yi'an's face turned green. "If you don't explain yourself, I won't let this go! I'll ask the Sect Master to judge this!"
He didn't want to act like a tattling child but Ke Minglu was simply too unreasonable.
More importantly, Wen Yan and Ke Chongzhen had come as well!
Three Spirit Severing Stage cultivators from the Ke Family had arrived together!
Just thinking about that made Cui Yi'an feel like having a heart attack.
Family ties were the tightest bonds in the world, far more reliable than alliances.
His own wife was only in Nascent Soul Stage, and although she was respected outside, she simply couldn't compare to three Spirit Severing experts!
As for other allies, none of them would constantly be ready to oppose the Ke Family.
So when trouble arose, Cui Yi'an had to face it alone.
He had no choice but to bring in the Sect Master, otherwise he feared he might die of anger!
"Ask the Sect Master?" Ke Minglu snorted. "I also want to find the Sect Master! I want to ask how to punish your negligence!"
"Negligence?" Cui Yi'an blinked. "Who's negligent?"
Ke Minglu huffed angrily, "Isn't this competition your responsibility?"
"Yes."
"And isn't the safety of Yingke Peak and the contestants your responsibility too?"
"Yes…"
"Then if a contestant nearly gets hurt, isn't that your negligence?"
"Well—" Cui Yi'an was momentarily stunned, but he still argued. "You're talking nonsense! He Biyu isn't a contestant!"
Although He Biyu was injured, she wasn't competing. What did that have to do with Annan Peak's negligence?
"I'm not talking about what Biyu!" Ke Minglu waved dismissively. "I'm talking about Xiao Jiang!"
"Xiao Jiang?"
Everyone's gaze fell on the Jiang siblings.
They had already been helped up, their faces twisted with rage.
If not for the situation, they would've already started screaming curses!
But now Ke Minglu was speaking up for them?
They looked toward him, only to see him roll his eyes, "Who said I meant them? I mean this Xiao Jiang!"
He pointed at Jiang Yunnuan, "Xiao Jiang is a contestant. Such a beautiful young girl, gentle as water, innocent and lively, never competing with the world… such a wonderful child was attacked and nearly hurt! Shouldn't you take responsibility?!"
Jiang Yunnuan: "…" Innocent and lively?
Xin Jinrui and the others: "…" Gentle as water?
Thinking of Jiang Yunnuan's explosive temper and her habit of throwing hands the moment someone annoyed her, everyone fell silent.
Even Ke Chongbo remained quiet, afraid he might laugh out loud.
Jiang Yunnuan was the ultimate contrast between appearance and personality, an immortal-like beauty with a fiery temper.
Among all the descriptions Ke Minglu used, only beautiful was accurate, the others...
But everyone knew he was defending them, so naturally no one exposed him.
Jiang Yunnuan clenched her teeth, forcing her trembling face to stay composed. She lifted her chin, adopting a stubborn yet aggrieved expression.
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Cui Yi'an shouted, bewildered by Ke Minglu's barrage. "The injured one is someone else!"
He pointed at He Biyu, who lay unconscious on the couch, "The injured person is He Biyu! Her contracted beast is dead!"
"Wow, that's great. Congratulations," Ke Minglu blurted out.
Wang Zhengfei instantly glared at him.
"Ahem, wrong thing to say. My condolences." Ke Minglu corrected himself, though his attitude remained the same, he even became more aggressive. "Which means you're even more responsible! Why did her contracted beast die? If everything were fine, why would anyone attack her?"
The more Ke Minglu spoke, the angrier he became, "I already found out the truth. She sent her centipede to attack Xiao Jiang. Luckily a big bird showed up to uphold justice, otherwise Xiao Jiang would be the one injured!"
"You'd better give me an explanation. Why was she able to sneak onto Yingke Peak and attack a contestant? And how did birds and beasts even get inside? Your security work is utterly garbage!"
"What does that have to do with us?!" Jiang Yuancheng finally exploded, his face turning green with anger.
If he didn't know Ke Minglu's identity, he would've already rushed forward and bitten him!
"If you hadn't secretly encouraged her, why would He Biyu come to ambush me? So this whole thing is your fault!" Jiang Yunnuan sneered. "As your elder sister, the eldest sister is like a mother, I should educate you properly on behalf of your mother!"
The eldest sister is like a mother?!
The words made the siblings feel as if a mouthful of blood had surged into their throats!