A wave of disappointed sighs immediately filled the surroundings.

Especially those who had just mocked Chu Mo, they wished they could slap themselves twice—why were their mouths so loose? Why did they look down on others? Does every esteemed young person in this world demand such entourages and grandeur?

Alas, realizing this now was too late.

Indeed, it was a tremendous lesson.

Countless people were regretting in their hearts, thinking "if only…"

But there are no "if only"s in this world.

The guard who was cautious from the beginning, after verifying the jade card was correct, looked at Chu Mo with an entirely different expression, showing utmost respect, "Do you see… Would you like to go in now? Or…?"

Chu Mo glanced at him, smiled slightly, "May I wait here for a while? I have a friend who hasn't arrived yet."

"Ah, of course, of course, no matter how long you wait, it's no problem!" The guard said repeatedly, with the utmost courtesy.

Chu Mo nodded his head, then fell silent, standing quietly there.

At that moment, the girl in the yellow dress, Tong Ying, glanced at her several companions, then her gaze landed on the stern-faced Long Qiushui, and she said softly, "Lord Qiushui, let's go in first."

Long Qiushui took a deep breath, looked deeply at Chu Mo, and without saying another word, turned around to leave.

Zhang Shuangshuang, however, suddenly burst out, "So what about the jade card? It wasn't even given to you! What's there to be proud of? Whose ancestors haven't been supremes? Whose family doesn't have a few heavenly immortals? Don't think that just because you have a jade card, everyone will respect you! It's that card in your hand that people respect!"

Chu Mo frowned slightly, looking at Zhang Shuangshuang, "You make sense, I agree with what you said. But what business is it of yours? Does it have anything to do with you?"

Zhang Shuangshuang's eyes seemed to shoot fire, never before in her life had anyone dared to treat her this way. Even young elites like Long Qiushui were extremely indulgent towards her. Thus, she found it hard to swallow her pride; she now harbored a murderous intent towards Chu Mo.

"Brother, I'm sorry for being late," boomed a loud voice, and then a tall, muscular man strode over from afar, taking a few steps to come before Chu Mo, giving him a quick once-over, then patted Chu Mo on the shoulder. Chu Mo's face broke into a smile and he embraced Hu Lie.

He had seen Hu Lie from a distance a moment ago, but because he was using the Versatile Technique, Hu Lie didn't recognize him at first. Hu Lie must have guessed it was him when he took out the jade card, based on all the recent rumors.

Hu Lie said to Long Qiushui and the others, "Sorry, this is my brother, Hu Lie. Please give us some face. It's just a misunderstanding."

A slight murmur of surprise arose from the crowd.

"The young master of the Tiger Clan?"

"That's Hu Lie, the current young master of the Tiger Clan. His realm has advanced greatly these recent years, and he's said to have stepped into the rank of a true immortal."

"He's no ordinary person, indeed a young elite."

"Who would have thought that he is Hu Lie's brother? No wonder he had such confidence."

"Nonsense, he already had the confidence because he's holding a jade card, get it?"

The crowd suddenly broke into lively discussion.

Long Qiushui also stopped short upon seeing Hu Lie, but then his expression returned to normal, looking at Hu Lie indifferently, "Do you know who I am?"

Hu Lie was slightly taken aback and shook his head, "I'm sorry, I don't know you."

Zhao Dongming let out a cold laugh, "You don't even recognize Lord Qiushui, and yet you expect us to give you face? I'm sorry, but that's not possible! Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you don't get to decide."

As the name Long Qiushui was uttered by Zhao Dongming, a wave of uncontrollable astonishment finally erupted around them.

"My God... he, he actually is Long Qiushui!"

"The young master of the Long Family, young lord Long Qiushui!"

"No wonder... so it was him."

Hu Lie was somewhat stunned; after a long while, his mouth twitched slightly as he said, "So it's Lord Dragon, I'll apologize on behalf of my brother. Please, give me Hu Lie a bit of face this time, and I'll owe you a favor!"

In Long Qiushui's eyes flickered a hint of interest; securing a favor from the young master of the Tiger Clan was not a bad deal indeed.

However, just as he was about to speak, Zhang Shuangshuang exploded again, pointing at Chu Mo and exclaiming, "No way! This piece of trash must apologize to me today, or this matter isn't over! Thinking you can raise your worth just by showing a Zhang Qingyu card? Trash is trash no matter where it is placed!"

Long Qiushui shrugged, giving Hu Lie a look of helplessness, "I'm sorry, Hu Lie. This matter isn't really that related to me. The main issue is that he has offended my friend. You should just let your brother apologize to Shuangshuang."

Hu Lie's face darkened, and he frowned as he looked at Zhang Shuangshuang and said in a deep voice, "Young lady, could you possibly..."

"No!" Before Hu Lie could finish his sentence, Zhang Shuangshuang interrupted him and coldly barked, "This worthless dog bumped into me and won't apologize, so this matter isn't over!"

A flash of anger passed through Hu Lie's eyes. He had been there for a while now and hadn't recognized the man as Chu Mo at first. However, he quickly sensed from Chu Mo's mannerisms that this man was likely his sworn brother whom he hadn't seen for many years.

After seeing Chu Mo produce the Qingyu card, he thought of recent rumors and was finally able to confirm that this man might very well be Chu Mo. After arriving and seeing Chu Mo's reaction, Hu Lie was completely sure.

Others might not know, but Hu Lie was very aware of how influential his brother was. Not to mention someone like Zhang Shuangshuang—even confronting Long Qiushui, Chu Mo might not be able to defeat him, but he certainly wouldn't fear him!

If they fought at the same level, who would win or lose was still uncertain!

Therefore, faced with Zhang Shuangshuang's provocation, Hu Lie's expression turned cold. He was about to speak when Chu Mo grabbed his arm.

Then Chu Mo stepped forward and looked at Zhang Shuangshuang with calm eyes, saying, "Although you are a girl, your behavior is utterly that of a shrew!"

"You're seeking death?" Zhang Shuangshuang's eyes glittered with icy light, her brows furrowed fiercely as she glared at Chu Mo with a threatening expression.

"Firstly, I don't know you from Adam, we have no grievances or enmities, yet you relentlessly ridicule and pressure me incessantly. So, if you really want to fight, then stop talking nonsense! Come on, fight! Just a Heavenly Immortal." Chu Mo's voice was as calm as his gaze while looking at Zhang Shuangshuang, "Secondly…"

Chu Mo looked at Zhang Shuangshuang, "I hadn't taken out the Heavenly Dao Garden's card, and you did your utmost to mock me, wishing you could humiliate someone to death; when I did take out the Heavenly Dao Garden's card, you still went on and on without end. Do you think, in your eyes, everyone who is qualified to enter the Heavenly Dao Garden must dress in fine clothes? Must they all be surrounded by flatterers? Must they all act as arrogantly as you? If that's the case, then I might as well not enter this Heavenly Dao Garden!"

"Well said!" Just then, a voice of praise suddenly rang out. Following that, several people approached, and the speaker, also a young man dressed in a plain cloth robe, radiated an overwhelmingly powerful aura. He was like a dazzling pearl, pressuring everyone almost to the point they couldn't open their eyes.

Long Qiushui, who had maintained a calm expression until now, suddenly shot a piercing glare towards the newcomer, saying coldly, "Huang Wushuang..."

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