Chapter 42

**Clang!**

Xu Wuzhou's sword did not strike Xie Guangping but was blocked by a man.

The man standing in front of him was tall and had a rough face, but the aura emanating from him was like a storm, making Xu Wuzhou feel the pressure.

"This battle ends here," the man said calmly to Xu Wuzhou.

"Are you one of the top ten experts in Lin'an City, a Xiantian realm powerhouse, Xie Linyuan?"

Xu Wuzhou asked.

"Yes! This battle ends here!" Xie Linyuan said, looking at Xu Wuzhou, "You have won."

The words "You have won" made everyone watching look at Xu Wuzhou with intense interest.

No one had expected such an outcome.

Xie Guangping, who had always been incredibly powerful and never lost, had actually been defeated, and by Xu Wuzhou, who was notorious and called a waste. He had to rely on Xie Linyuan to save his life.

Everyone felt this was a form of irony, especially the group of women who had idolized Xie Guangping as their dream lover. They were now disheartened and unable to accept this reality.

"Waste, truly a waste, he can't even beat Xu Wuzhou."

"Calling himself the first prince, he's just a conceited and arrogant trash."

"Not ashamed, I would rather die than face this humiliation."

"Suddenly, I think Xu Wuzhou is so cool. With such strength, he has endured the insults for so many years, his character is truly extraordinary."

"..." The group of women chattered, their initial admiration for Xie Guangping now turning into deep disappointment and disgust.

Hearing these insults, Xie Guangping, in a fit of rage, spat out another mouthful of blood.

Mao Yongliang and Li Qingfei, seeing this, not only felt no sympathy but also showed signs of disgust.

It was this arrogant attitude of Xie Guangping that had made them miss the best opportunity to kill Xu Wuzhou.

That was a perfect chance at the Shi family's place.

Xie Guangping was a fool.

"If admitting defeat were enough, then all conflicts could be resolved by admitting defeat. There would be no one to kill in this world," Xu Wuzhou said, looking at Xie Linyuan.

Xu Wuzhou's words made everyone pause. What did he mean? Was he not going to let Xie Guangping off and wanted to kill him?

Xie Linyuan was also taken aback. He had not expected that Xu Wuzhou would still not back down after he stepped in. Did he think he could still kill Xie Guangping with his intervention?

"Young man, don't be too aggressive. Sometimes, you need to know when to stop," Xie Linyuan said to Xu Wuzhou.

"Xie Guangping wanted to kill me, so it's normal for me to kill him. Of course, I'm not an unreasonable person. If you want to protect him, that's fine too. A life for a life. If you die, I won't care if he lives or dies. After all, he is just a waste to me, while you are somewhat useful."

Xu Wuzhou glanced at the heavily injured Xie Guangping and then turned his gaze to Xie Linyuan with a smile.

"Do you want my life?"

Xie Linyuan could not imagine that Xu Wuzhou would say such things to his face.

"The Xie family is the first family in Lin'an City because it has two Xiantian realm experts. If one of them dies, I think the position of the first family will change," Xu Wuzhou said with a smile, "The first family should produce the first beauty, that would be fitting."

Crazy! Many people could not help but want to curse Xu Wuzhou. These were just trivial titles. Why did he take them so seriously? Was he really challenging one of the top ten experts in Lin'an City? Was he out of his mind?

"I won't give you my life, and he won't die," Xie Linyuan replied to Xu Wuzhou.

"That's not up to you," Xu Wuzhou said to Xie Linyuan.

"I can still protect one person," Xie Linyuan said to Xu Wuzhou.

"That remains to be seen," Xu Wuzhou said, picking up the fragments of the steel glove that Xie Guangping had shattered on the stone platform. These were all metal, good stuff.

Everyone watched Xu Wuzhou, not understanding what he meant, especially when they saw him picking up the glove fragments, wondering what he was doing, picking up trash?

However, soon everyone understood what Xu Wuzhou meant. After picking up all the fragments, Xu Wuzhou suddenly pointed his sword at Xie Linyuan and said, "Let's see if you can protect him!"

"Wow!"

The crowd was in an uproar, everyone's eyes widened, including the group of chattering women, who were now staring at Xu Wuzhou with dry mouths.

Xu Wuzhou was definitely crazy. How could he dare to do this?

Who was Xie Linyuan? A Xiantian realm expert, one of the top ten in Lin'an City, standing at the pinnacle of Lin'an City. If there were ten kings in Lin'an City, he would be one of them.

Xu Wuzhou was very powerful, but even so, he was only in the Houtian realm. How could he be a match for a Xiantian realm expert?

He actually wanted to challenge one of the strongest in Lin'an City, was he crazy?

With his current strength and talent, reaching the Xiantian realm was not impossible. Why rush it?

Qin Li's eyebrows furrowed, feeling somewhat annoyed. What was Xu Wuzhou doing?

Returning victorious was the right path. Why challenge a Xiantian realm expert?

Was he getting too arrogant again?

Qin Qingmou stood to the side, her gaze somewhat complicated.

Xu Wuzhou had told her before, "I will solve the Qin family's problem." Was this his plan?

Yes, if the Xie family lost a Xiantian realm expert, Qin Li's pressure would decrease significantly, but... you are only in the Houtian realm.

Everyone did not understand Xu Wuzhou's actions. To them, Xu Wuzhou was no different from committing suicide.

A Xiantian realm expert against a Houtian realm expert was a crushing defeat.

Xie Linyuan looked at the sword pointing at him and was also taken aback.

For how many years had no one pointed a weapon at him since he became a Xiantian realm expert?

Now, he was being threatened by a young teenager.

Xie Linyuan felt a sense of disorientation, as if Xu Wuzhou were the Xiantian realm expert and he were the Houtian realm expert.

When did the intimidation of a Xiantian realm expert become so low that even a Houtian realm expert could challenge him?

"Do you want to fight me?"

Xie Linyuan was still somewhat in shock.

"I didn't say I want to fight you. I said I want to trade your life for his," Xu Wuzhou said to Xie Linyuan.

Xie Linyuan laughed, a happy laugh. "Xu Wuzhou, sometimes I really can't see through you. I don't know if your arrogance is real or fake. If it's real, you did defeat Guangping, so you do have the ability. But if it's fake, who gave you the courage to say you want to kill a Xiantian realm expert?"

"The world is vast, it can nurture prosperity and accommodate all things. But it cannot tolerate my small deviation from the norm. I just want to be true to myself, but I have been cursed. Sigh, no one understands me. Just like, killing you is a normal thing, but you see it as arrogance," Xu Wuzhou said with a melancholic sigh, wanting to look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle but thinking it would be too pretentious, so he held back.

But Qin Qingmou's eyes were fixed on Xu Wuzhou, her heart murmuring, "Is this your true thoughts?"

"Uncle Yuan, kill him," Xie Guangping, ignoring his severe injuries, screamed viciously, not wanting to see Xu Wuzhou alive.

"Carry the young master away," Xie Linyuan instructed the Xie family's servants, then turned to Qin Li and said, "This is his own doing, don't blame me."

Qin Li frowned and looked at Xu Wuzhou.

Seeing him standing calmly, Qin Li thought for a moment and ultimately said nothing.

This young man was becoming increasingly hard to read.

Just as Xie Linyuan said, was his arrogance his nature, or did he really have the strength?