**Chapter 217: The Trouble with My Brother’s Woman**
Just one glance, and Yun Zhonghe immediately understood what was going on.
It was clear as day that Su Xiaoxiao’s unfortunate luck had struck again, attracting a heap of trouble.
These guys were likely seniors from the Outer Gate; he didn’t know which year they were from, but their cultivation levels were impressive. The weakest was at Foundation Establishment Level 7, while the strongest had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment—halfway to Golden Core!
In a big forest, you can find all kinds of birds, and the Xuantian Sect was no exception.
Of course, there were some who liked to bully the newbies and even extort the weak.
Judging by their fearless demeanor, they probably had quite a history of doing this without any consequences.
Su Xiaoxiao kept her head down, her eyes filled with terror.
She recognized these people; they were the ones who bullied her in Suzhou City many years ago. Since they all left for the sect, she hadn’t seen them for years and was shocked to run into them here.
Feeling the malicious energy radiating off them, all the bad memories flooded back.
The previous humiliations, the insults, the cursing, the sneering, the disdain…
Just thinking about it made Su Xiaoxiao feel a little short of breath, her instincts screaming in fear.
“Ha ha ha! She’s still so timid!”
“No way, is she going to cry? Ha ha ha!”
“I really don’t know how she got into the Xuantian Sect; isn’t she just a waste?”
These comments made Su Xiaoxiao feel even more humiliated.
But she held back her tears, gritted her teeth, and tried to suppress her fear while continuing to walk forward.
This left the seniors momentarily stunned.
The old Su Xiaoxiao would never have dared to ignore them like this!
“Hey, hey, hey, who said you could keep walking?”
The senior with the highest cultivation level grabbed Su Xiaoxiao by the wrist.
His grip was strong, and she winced in pain, trying to break free but failing. Instead, she managed to say, “L-let go of me! I’m not the same as before! I know what you want, and you won’t get a single Spirit Stone from me; I don’t have any…”
Back in Suzhou City, these guys used to rob Su Xiaoxiao of her Spirit Stones all the time.
She had never enjoyed any resources growing up; it wasn’t that she didn’t have them, but they were always snatched away.
It was always the same; if she didn’t comply, they would beat her until she was bruised before finally getting bored and leaving, only to come back for more.
She thought that if she just went along with them a little, they might let her be.
But she was wrong; that only encouraged them.
Now, Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t willing to be at their mercy anymore.
My fate is mine, not heaven’s! You can’t expect others to change; you have to change yourself. That’s the lesson she learned from Yun Zhonghe!
So, Su Xiaoxiao absolutely wouldn’t yield again.
Hearing her words, the group of seniors first stared in confusion, then burst out laughing.
“Oh, look who’s got some guts after a few years! Fighting back, huh?”
The half-step Golden Core senior sneered, raising his other hand to slap Su Xiaoxiao’s face!
Smack—!
“Ah—!”
A tragic cry echoed, but it didn’t belong to Su Xiaoxiao.
It came from the half-step Golden Core senior!
Just moments ago, he was strutting around with arrogance, and now he was clutching his cheek, a bright red handprint blooming on his face, bl**d trickling from the corner of his mouth—now that’s what I call a slap!
Su Xiaoxiao stood frozen, watching as the half-step Golden Core senior crouched on the ground, holding his swollen cheek, his eyes locked onto a young man standing beside her.
Where did this guy come from all of a sudden?!
The young man was dressed elegantly, tall and handsome, with shimmering golden hair!
At this moment, he had an air of arrogance about him, looking down at the half-step Golden Core senior with disdain.
“Yun… Yun Brother?!”
Su Xiaoxiao gasped, suddenly filled with a strong sense of safety!
Yun Zhonghe was furious—this was going to end badly!
His usually friendly face turned fierce, his expression darkening.
“Step back; I’ll handle this.”
Yun Zhonghe pushed Su Xiaoxiao behind him.
How dare they humiliate my brother’s woman?!
I’ve got to take care of things properly so that Su Xiaoxiao doesn’t get dragged down again, worrying that she might fall into depression—everything I’ve done is to help her have a different life and step out of the shadows.
And now she’s getting bullied?!
Ever since awakening his past memories, this was the first time Yun Zhonghe felt this much irritation.
Screwing up Su Xiaoxiao’s story was hard enough already, and just when she was making great progress, this disgusting incident brought his mood to a boiling point.
If Wang Hao had not called for him to take care of something and he happened to pass by, who knows where Su Xiaoxiao would have ended up?
And how was he supposed to explain this to Huang Aotian?
Not protecting the female lead properly? Talk about monumental failure! How could he ever hold his head high in front of her again?
“You’re asking for it!” Yun Zhonghe snarled coldly.
Suddenly, an overwhelming aura exploded from him, his dominating presence locking down the space around them, making everyone stand still. With a single powerful kick, he smashed into the chest of the half-step Golden Core cultivator!
Though Yun Zhonghe’s punches and kicks weren’t particularly fast, after all, he wasn’t a physical cultivator, it was as if his furious aura had them pinned in place, making it impossible to dodge, even at a slow speed.
Boom—!
A mouthful of bl**d spurted out, and the half-step Golden Core cultivator didn’t even have the chance to groan as he was sent flying.
So powerful! What kind of strength is this?! Isn’t he just at Foundation Establishment?!
The half-step Golden Core senior crashed to the ground, his mind in turmoil.
Yun Zhonghe’s kick not only nearly punctured his chest; it also shattered their understanding of the world.
These seniors thought they were superior and that they could easily handle freshmen like Yun Zhonghe. They even believed they could make them bark like dogs without resistance.
After all, they had trained at the Xuantian Sect longer, with more experience than the newbies!
“Y-you’re dead…!”
Even on the brink of collapse, the half-step Golden Core senior still had to spew some tough words, his eyes filled with venom.
Someone like Yun Zhonghe, who didn’t show respect to seniors, had to be made an example of; otherwise, how would they survive in the future?!
Yun Zhonghe squinted, his icy gaze fixed on this group.
He was just a freshman, yet here he was provoking them like this; it was ridiculous!
“Want to fight? Then let’s go together! Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance; if you all jump in together, maybe you’ll have a slim chance.”
Yun Zhonghe said casually, but the killing intent in his tone was impossible to hide.
In an instant, eight Spirit Sword conjured swords appeared around him!
Yun Zhonghe’s gaze hardened.
He was ready to get serious.
