Chapter 445: The Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 4)

"Young lady, we have come here not to harm your sect,"
"but to pay a visit to your sect's expert."
The scholar seemed to sense something was amiss with Han Xiyue, knowing she might have misunderstood something, and explained.
The other three also noticed that their unintentionally emitted aura seemed too powerful, frightening the young girl. They quickly suppressed their overwhelming auras and offered Han Xiyue kind smiles: "That's right, we have come simply to meet your sect's expert."
Han Xiyue's mind was buzzing. Where would her Mountain and River Sect find an expert? And one that would command such respect from four emperors?
Han Xiyue thought of Su Chen, but quickly dismissed the idea. How old was Su Chen? His ability to kill a King Realm expert was already heaven-defying enough; how could he possibly warrant such respect from four emperors?
"If they find out that my Shanhe Sect has no Emperor-level experts, I fear our sect will be thrown into turmoil again. This news must reach Han Chen... even if it means getting him to leave early."
Although Han Xiyue inwardly cursed Su Chen for being a show-off, she knew that the future of the Shanhe Sect rested on the shoulders of its sect leader.
The others, unaware of Han Xiyue's changing thoughts, were reminded by a burly old man: "We want to see the expert from your Shanhe Sect who slew six Emperor-level experts in a single day. To nail six Emperor-level experts to their deaths within the sect's gates—such courage is beyond my reach."
The Ice Emperor said, "That expert was from the Shanhe Sect. He even wrote 'Those who offend the Shanhe Sect meet such an end' beneath the corpses. Such boldness is unheard of in my life, hence my desire to meet him."
Han Xiyue: "?"
Their Shanhe Sect has such a powerful senior?
Han Xiyue suddenly remembered what Su Chen had said upon returning to the sect yesterday.
The six powerful patriarchs of the six major sects, all at the Emperor Realm, had been slain, their corpses still hanging on the mountain gates. Wasn't this exactly what Su Chen had said yesterday?
Han Xiyue had initially thought it was just an exaggeration by Su Chen, but now it seemed otherwise.
"Could it be that the expert they spoke of is Han Chen?"
Han Xiyue seemed to understand something. She nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go and inform the expert of my Mountain and River Sect."
The four nodded patiently.
Anyone else who dared to keep them waiting would have been hacked to pieces long ago.
However, thinking of the six old men from the six major sects...
Although those six old men were far weaker than them, they were still Emperor Realm experts. To kill six Emperor Realm experts in a single day was something they knew they couldn't do.
So they came to the Mountain and River Sect.
......
Han Xiyue found Su Chen in the back mountain of the sect.
At this moment, Su Chen was still leisurely holding a fishing rod, wearing a raincoat and a straw hat.
He was actually fishing!
Han Xiyue said irritably, "Sect Master, something terrible has happened outside, and you're still interested in fishing here?"
Su Chen watched as a fish about to bite was shooed away by Han Xiyue's loud voice. He asked helplessly, "Something terrible has happened outside? What terrible thing?"
Han Xiyue explained everything that had happened outside the mountain gate, including the identities of the four people from the Yan Emperor group.
After Han Xiyue finished speaking, Su Chen remained unmoved and cast another bait.
This made Han Xiyue wonder if this guy was even listening to her.
“Hey! Did you kill the six great sects' Emperor Realm experts?”
“There are still Emperor Yan, Emperor Bing, Emperor Yue, and Emperor Ru waiting outside the mountain gate. They are all renowned Emperor Realm experts, far superior to the Emperor Realm experts of the six great sects.”
“If not… then… then…”
Han Xiyue found herself speechless.
She tried several times to shout, her fair face flushing red, but she still couldn't speak, only pointing at Su Chen.
Su Chen waved his hand, lazily saying, “I thought it was something serious, look at you like this.”
“A few mere Emperor Realm experts have scared you like this?”
“Sigh, you've really disgraced my Mountain and River Sect.”
Seeing the mocking smile on Su Chen's lips, Han Xiyue wanted to scream, but she couldn't.
Su Chen said, "Since they've come to our door, it saves me the trouble of making another trip. From today onwards, the rules of the Great Yan are set by my Mountain and River Sect."
Su Chen snapped his fingers.
Han Xiyue was panting heavily.
She found that she could speak again.
But when she tried to speak, she found she couldn't utter a word.
Her eyes seemed to spit fire, as if they wanted to burn that figure to ashes.
Unfortunately, Su Chen ignored her.
Want to curse him?
What a joke.
Su Chen snapped his fingers again.
This time, Han Xiyue didn't speak; she had learned her lesson.
"Bring them over to meet me."
Looking at Su Chen's nonchalant demeanor, Han Xiyue couldn't help but curse inwardly, "What a show-off!"
Su Chen's eyelids twitched.
Han Xiyue left the back mountain, leading the Yan Emperor and the others into the back mountain of the Mountain and River Sect.
She looked towards the back mountain and said, "The master you all seek... is here."
The four members of the Yan Emperor's group joined them without hesitation.
Han Xiyue looked up at the sky.
She wondered if Elder Yan should lead the remaining disciples and flee first.
"I hope he... can hold on."
Han Xiyue knew.
This was another critical moment for the survival of the Shanhe Sect. The fate of the Shanhe Sect now rested on one person's shoulders... Just a few days ago, she wished that guy would die soon, but now she was praying...
........
The four members of the Yan Emperor's group arrived at the back mountain.
They saw a figure wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat by the edge of a river.
"May I ask if you are a master of the Shanhe Sect?"
Yue Huang spoke first.
He couldn't sense the slightest aura from that person.
Either their cultivation was too profound, or they had no cultivation at all.
The other three also looked at the figure.
"If there's no one else here, then the expert you've been looking for is me."
The voice was unusually youthful, causing the four to exchange bewildered glances before asking, "May I ask how you are addressed, senior?"
Seeing a fish take the bait, Su Chen was overjoyed. Ignoring the four, he pulled the fish ashore and placed it in a bucket. Only then did he seem to remember, turning to the crowd and saying, "I am the 138th sect master of the Mountain and River Sect."
The four, seeing Su Chen's excessively youthful appearance, all frowned.
"Boy, are your elders playing tricks on us?"
The hot-tempered Yue Huang felt he'd been fooled. He coldly said, "Boy, I'll give you two choices: either call out your elders' names, or hand over the Sage's inheritance for us to see."
Finally, Yue Huang was the first to reveal his true colors. Their purpose in coming to visit the Mountain and River Sect's expert was feigned; their real aim was to confirm whether they possessed the Sage's inheritance.
Now it seemed the Mountain and River Sect's 'expert' wasn't all that 'expert' after all, not even daring to show his true face!