"What kind of person is he, really?"

Cheng Huang’er nodded, her eyebrows slightly furrowing, with a hint of bewilderment in her eyes: "He gave away rewards that were within his grasp to others, and refused without hesitation the opportunity to join the Canglan Army that others dream of entering."

"In a fit of anger, he left Changling Academy, a cultivation holy land that many cultivators strive to enter, and willingly came to this abandoned plain to seek resources on his own."

"For the sake of brotherly loyalty, he offended many major powers. If not for discovering Gui Ying’s matters, he might not have easily freed himself from that small trading town. I really can’t see through him!"

Yuan Chong stood beside and listened to Cheng Huang’er’s mutterings, feeling slightly uneasy in his heart.

"Is the little princess talking about Jiang Chen? This is simple, he will definitely come here. When he arrives, if there’s anything unclear, just ask him directly. Would he dare not answer?"

Tang Jie spoke again, as if it was a matter of course.

"Are you talking about Jiang Chen?"

A questioning voice rang out, and Cheng Huang’er and the others turned to see several young men approaching.

"Lin Guanghui, a student from Changling Academy, greets the little princess and the seniors!"

The young man who spoke bowed to Cheng Huang’er and greeted with a slight smile.

These were Lin Guanghui, Sun Tian, Dong Zhenfeng, and two students from the Shaped Hall who had entered the abandoned plain.

They had been staying at the abandoned town until news of the Saint’s Relic about to appear came out, then they entered the abandoned plain.

This was Meng Changde’s idea, believing that only the Saint’s Relic in the abandoned plain had some value, as other relics had already been explored by others, and that the Necro Sphere wasn’t stronger than the academy’s Dao treasures, so there was no need to risk hunting Necro Spirits.

Once they entered the plain, they headed directly to the outside of the Saint’s Relic Formation, spending days observing the people from each major power who arrived. Now, hearing Cheng Huang’er and the others discussing Jiang Chen, they seized the opportunity to initiate a conversation.

This was Lin Guanghui’s idea. In his view, as long as they could exchange a few words with Cheng Huang’er and the others, in the relic, few powers would dare to compete with them for the treasures inside. After all, aside from themselves, no one would know their relationship with Cheng Huang’er and the others.

"Sun Tian from Changling Academy, greets..."

"Changling Academy..."

Dong Zhenfeng and the others also bowed and saluted.

"Students from Changling Academy?"

Tang Jie looked at Lin Guanghui with arrogance: "Since you are students from Changling Academy, you should know about Jiang Chen, right? Tell us what kind of person he is."

"This Jiang Chen...he’s an arrogant, ignorant guy who thinks his talent is strong and therefore has no respect for his elders."

Lin Guanghui rolled his eyes and spoke angrily.

"Oh?"

Tang Jie was a bit surprised and asked with interest: "Tell me in detail, what has he done?"

Cheng Huang’er and the others were momentarily stunned, with puzzlement in their eyes.

Cheng Huang’er and Yuan Chong had interacted with Jiang Chen before, and in their opinion, Jiang Chen wasn’t like that.

Dong Zhenfeng frowned, gave Lin Guanghui a discontented look, and was about to speak.

Sun Tian grabbed Dong Zhenfeng’s wrist and whispered in his ear: "Brother Dong, do you really want to offend Vice Dean Meng’s grand-disciple for someone who left the academy?"

Due to Liu Mei, Sun Tian was very displeased with Jiang Chen.

This time, because of Jiang Chen, Liu Mei didn’t team up with him and entered the abandoned plain earlier, which dashed his hopes of getting closer to Liu Mei through this team action, increasing his hatred for Jiang Chen.

Therefore, he was eager to see Lin Guanghui giving Jiang Chen a bad name and wasn’t willing to let Dong Zhenfeng ruin it.

"Since Jiang Chen entered the academy, he has..."

Lin Guanghui began recounting everything Jiang Chen did after entering the academy. Although the incidents were true, from Lin Guanghui’s mouth, Jiang Chen turned into someone who relied on his prowess to disrespect senior students, someone who relied on his talent to disrespect teachers, and someone blinded by vanity to become arrogant and self-important.

"Jiang Chen is indeed such an arrogant person! No wonder he dared to delay meeting us. He’s really quite full of himself!"

Tang Jie heard this, his face turning cold, and spoke angrily.

"I don’t believe it!"

Yuan Chong suddenly spoke up, looking directly at Lin Guanghui: "I have interacted with Jiang Chen for a few days. He is polite, warm, and humble to others. He possesses pride but is not arrogant, definitely not as you described."

"Brother, you’ve been deceived by him."

Lin Guanghui’s expression changed, then he spoke full of indignation: "I initially thought so too and actively tried to befriend him, but he..." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Are you the grand-disciple of Meng Youyuan from Changling Academy?"

Elder Feng interjected suddenly.

"Yes, does the senior know my grandmaster?"

Lin Guanghui’s expression brightened, hurriedly responding.

"I don’t know him, but Meng Youyuan is the only vice dean with the surname Meng at Changling Academy."

Elder Feng spoke calmly.

"This..."

Lin Guanghui was momentarily stunned, wondering how Elder Feng knew he was a grand-disciple if he didn’t know Meng Youyuan.

Seeing Lin Guanghui’s confusion, Elder Feng glanced at Sun Tian: "He told me. He just said to the friend beside him, ’Brother Dong, do you really want to offend Vice Dean Meng’s grand-disciple for someone who left the academy?’ From this sentence, what you said may not be entirely true, right?"

Sun Tian and Lin Guanghui’s expressions changed drastically, and they exchanged glances, eyes filled with a trace of panic.

"Do you know the consequences of deceiving us? The little princess is here too; deceiving her takes some nerve!"

Yuan Chong’s face darkened, and he shouted coldly.

The stern young man slowly got up, and as he did, a fierce killing intent burst from within him, fiercely impacting Lin Guanghui and the others.

The faces of Lin Guanghui and the others instantly turned pale, their hearts trembling violently, even making Dong Zhenfeng and the others feel an icy chill from the depths of their souls.

"What strong evil Qi!"

"He must be from the Canglan Army, right?"

"Judging from this evil Qi, he must be from that unit!"

"You mean..."

The surrounding people felt the killing intent from the stern young man and exclaimed, seemingly guessing the young man’s identity and showing profound apprehension in their eyes.

"I...I..."

Lin Guanghui felt a suffocating sensation, unable to speak clearly.

"Leng Ling."

Cheng Huang’er spoke softly.

The stern young man immediately retracted his coldness.

"You, tell us what Jiang Chen has done at Changling Academy. If there’s one more lie, you’ll go with Leng Ling for a trip!"

Cheng Huang’er glanced indifferently at Sun Tian. Since Sun Tian had stopped Dong Zhenfeng from speaking the truth, Cheng Huang’er was going to make him tell the truth.

Sun Tian was momentarily stunned, exchanged a glance with Lin Guanghui, and reluctantly told the truth.