Chapter 4: Chu Jiaoyue

Chu Jianqiu's eyes narrowed, a cold and sinister look appearing in his gaze.

He had always thought this woman was just a snob, but he never expected her to be so despicable and cruel, ready to kick someone when they were down the moment she saw them in trouble.

"Get out!" Chu Jianqiu said coldly.

Chu Jiaoyue's face suddenly turned cold, and she said in a chilly voice, "Chu Jianqiu, do you still think you are that high and mighty young master? A mere waste of space, and you dare to be so arrogant to me? You really don't know when to die!"

"If you don't move, don't blame me for being impolite!" Chu Jianqiu's patience with her repeated provocations had reached its limit.

"Being impolite to me!" Chu Jiaoyue laughed as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world, "Did everyone hear that? This waste of space actually says he will be impolite to me!"

The onlookers also burst into laughter, their faces full of ridicule. Chu Jiaoyue was a Sixth Rank Body Tempering martial artist, and she could easily kill Chu Jianqiu with a single palm. For Chu Jianqiu to dare challenge her was simply the biggest joke in the world.

"I want to see how you can be impolite to me! If you want the pills, kneel down and beg like your little maid, and perhaps I will be merciful and give you a couple!" Chu Jiaoyue said coldly.

"Ruhua was beaten by you!" Chu Jianqiu's eyes instantly turned icy. Although Ruhua was his maid, she had served him since childhood, and he had long regarded her as his own sister.

Seeing the coldness in Chu Jianqiu's eyes, Chu Jiaoyue couldn't help but shiver. Then she felt extremely ashamed and angry. How dare this waste of space scare her? Today, she would make him kneel and beg for mercy.

"You despicable woman!" Chu Jianqiu spat out four cold words.

The surroundings instantly fell silent. This guy was really bold. Chu Jiaoyue was not only a Sixth Rank Body Tempering martial artist but also a direct descendant of the Grand Elder. To insult her like this was courting death.

Chu Jiaoyue's face turned red with anger, and she roared, "You're asking for death!"

With that, she slapped Chu Jianqiu. Everyone could already predict Chu Jianqiu's fate. If this palm landed, Chu Jianqiu would either die or spend the rest of his life in bed.

But the next scene left everyone stunned.

Chu Jianqiu casually waved his hand, and Chu Jiaoyue flew out like a rag doll, spewing blood from her mouth and collapsing on the ground, unable to get up.

Chu Jiaoyue's face was full of disbelief. Wasn't he supposed to have a broken dantian and be a waste of space? How could he still have such formidable strength?

If Chu Jianqiu's cultivation hadn't been lost, she wouldn't have dared to attack him even if she had ten lives.

Even though Chu Jianqiu had made no progress in cultivation for three years, he was still the only one among the young generation of the Chu family to have broken through to the True Qi Realm, far beyond what they could match.

"Chu Jianqiu, what are you doing, daring to use force in the Pill Pavilion!" The Pavilion Guardian Elder hurried over, quickly ordering someone to help Chu Jiaoyue to get treatment. If anything happened to Chu Jiaoyue, he couldn't bear the consequences.

"Is the Elder blind? Didn't you see her attack me first!" Chu Jianqiu said coldly.

The Pavilion Guardian Elder was momentarily speechless. As a mere Pavilion Guardian Elder, he didn't want to get involved in these conflicts. Such matters could easily lead to his own destruction.

Although the Grand Elder was powerful, there were also many of the Ten Elders who supported Chu Jianqiu.

Although he was an Elder, as a mere Pavilion Guardian Elder, he was far from being on par with the Ten Elders.

If Chu Jianqiu had really become a waste of space, he would have unhesitatingly sided with the Grand Elder.

No one would support a waste of space. Even if some Elders would spare Chu Jianqiu's life out of past friendship, they wouldn't support him as they used to.

But the current situation was a bit murky. If Chu Jianqiu really had a broken dantian and was a waste of space, he couldn't possibly still have such formidable strength.

Moreover, the Pavilion Guardian Elder couldn't gauge Chu Jianqiu's true strength. From the aura Chu Jianqiu emitted, he was clearly a Fourth Rank Body Tempering martial artist, but the ease with which he defeated Chu Jiaoyue showed at least Seventh Rank Body Tempering strength.

The Pavilion Guardian Elder couldn't figure out Chu Jianqiu's true strength and didn't want to offend him too much. He forced a smile and asked, "What brings the Young Master to the Pill Pavilion?"

"I haven't received this month's pills yet. I came to the Pill Pavilion to collect my monthly share!" Chu Jianqiu said calmly.

The Pavilion Guardian Elder looked at Chu Jianqiu, pondered for a moment, and then handed him a bottle of pills.

Chu Jianqiu took the porcelain bottle, glanced at it, and immediately became furious. "What does the Elder mean by this?"

The bottle contained only six Body Tempering Pills. According to his usual share, he should have received three Qi Gathering Pills.

Body Tempering Pills and Qi Gathering Pills were not comparable. Body Tempering Pills were only First Rank pills, while Qi Gathering Pills were Second Rank pills.

The effectiveness of the two was more than ten times different!

The Pavilion Guardian Elder forced a smile and said, "The Young Master knows that the Pill Pavilion's distribution is based on each person's cultivation. The Young Master used to be at the First Rank of the True Qi Realm, so you naturally received Qi Gathering Pills, but now..."

Chu Jianqiu coldly snorted, took the six Body Tempering Pills, and turned to leave.

The Pavilion Guardian Elder was right. The Chu family's resource distribution was based on cultivation and status. The head of the Chu family and the Ten Elders' direct descendants could receive a certain amount of pills from the Pill Pavilion for free each month based on their cultivation. Other collateral descendants had to exchange for resources with merit points.

Chu Jianqiu looked at the bottle of pills in his hand and couldn't help but feel worried.

Six Body Tempering Pills, even in the past, were not enough for him to break through to the Fifth Rank of Body Tempering, let alone now, when they were like a drop in the bucket.

He had originally thought he would receive three Qi Gathering Pills. With the powerful effects of Qi Gathering Pills, three could勉强 help him break through to the Fifth Rank of Body Tempering.

But now!

Chu Jianqiu couldn't help but slap his forehead, feeling troubled. It seemed he would have to find a way to get pills from elsewhere.

Chu Jianqiu returned to his room, where Ruhua had already cleaned up the broken furniture.

"Master, I heard that Young Master Chu Han has proposed to the Elder Council to compete for the position of the Chu family's young master in the clan competition ten days from now, and the Elder Council has agreed!" Ruhua said with a worried face.

Chu Jianqiu was stunned for a moment and then sneered inwardly. The Grand Elder's lineage couldn't resist taking action anymore.

Chu Jianqiu was very clear about the Elder Council. Each of those old men was shrewd. Even though many Elders supported him now, if he really was a waste of space, most of them would immediately side with the Grand Elder.

The news of his broken dantian and being a waste of space had been widely spread, but those old men wouldn't easily believe it without personal verification.

The battle ten days from now was crucial. If he lost to Chu Han, he would have no place in the Chu family. At that time, even if the Grand Elder tried to harm him, as long as it wasn't too blatant, most of those old men would turn a blind eye.