From a scholar to a villain, I was a good person at the beginning

Everything has changed since Jiang Zheng left the sect to participate in the hunting conference.

At the beginning, the reputation left by Jiang Zheng could still intimidate those outer disciples, but someone leaked the news that someone would not let Jiang Zheng come back alive.

After the news got out, the lives of the menial disciples returned to what they were before. Not only that, the outer disciples became even more aggressive in order to vent their anger.

Every day, there were menial disciples returning home injured, and the number was increasing.

After the hunting meeting ended, Jiang Zheng was still nowhere to be seen. The hearts of the menial disciples fell to the bottom, and they seemed to have seen a dark future.

Now suddenly a great blessing comes from the sky, the manager has returned!

For a moment, all the errand disciples were ecstatic, and they planned to block the steward's door together, and when the steward returned home, they would all make suggestions together.

We must seek justice and a clear sky.

However, not everyone thinks this way.

"Alas... seeking justice? I'm afraid the steward may not come forward this time."

Wang Zhengfeng sat in the house and sighed, listening to the excited discussions outside, but had no intention of joining the discussion.

He knew that ever since Liu Wenhua suppressed the steward last time, everyone had been silent.

The manager was already heartbroken. These days, whenever he recalled the manager's sad laughter on the top of the mountain that day, he felt endless regret.

That laughter still echoes in my ears.

He only regretted why he didn't stand up and speak a few words in defense of the manager. Even if he couldn't change anything, at least he would feel at ease.

Jiang Zheng stood up for everyone, but ended up being deserted by everyone. Anyone would be heartbroken. How could anyone possibly meddle in other people's business?

Now those errand disciples outside the house are still thinking of asking the steward to help them. How ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous! Daydreaming!

Wang Zhengfeng thought back to what Jiang Zheng asked him at Lingxi Square that day, and he made a conclusion in his mind.

I'm afraid that when he comes back this time, he will soar into the sky and will never be a fish in a pond again.

Jiang Zheng's capture of outer disciples and their sending them to the Stage of Life and Death further confirmed his thoughts.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhengfeng sighed again, filled with regret. He knew that he had chosen the wrong side.

If he had mustered up the courage and stood behind Jiang Zheng at that time, he would probably be able to take advantage of the situation at this moment. After all, he had already become the leader of the mountain earlier.

But now, everything has become a joke. Even if Jiang Zheng flies higher, what does it have to do with him?

He was still just a lowly errand disciple, at best a tall man among the short ones.

"Oh! I made my own choice, who can I blame?"

Wang Zhengfeng gave a bitter smile, then fell on the bed and fell asleep.

No matter how his friends knocked on the door and asked him to go out and make a decision, he pretended not to hear.

If Jiang Zheng didn't summon him, he would not have the face to see him again.

…

The news spread quickly. Before Jiang Zheng arrived, people had already gathered around Shengsi.

He had already become famous long before, and after the news came out, everyone wanted to get in on the fun.

A tall black building was surrounded by stands. Not only were there outer disciples but there were also many menial disciples mingling among them. All of them looked expectantly, as if they were waiting for something.

"Brother Hao, you have already reached the foundation-building stage. Did you just endure Jiang Zheng's humiliation last time?"

In the stands, an outer disciple asked Liu Wenhao.

"Humph! He's lucky to be able to come back alive from the hunting competition. My grandfather is a late-stage foundation building elder, so killing a mere errand disciple like him is a piece of cake, isn't it?"

Liu Wenhao's gaze fell on the life and death stage, his eyes slightly narrowed, with a fierce look on his lips.

"How dare you come out and jump around? You're simply courting death! Wait, I've sent a message, my grandfather will be here soon"

Hearing this, many followers around him stopped talking and became excited.

"Look! Here it comes!"

Everyone raised their eyes and saw a black spot in the sky rapidly enlarged.

"Miscellaneous disciple Jiang Zheng! Today, I will challenge Zhu Shengwu on the life and death stage!"

A loud shout reached everyone's ears, and Jiang Zheng threw Zhu Shengwu in his hand towards the stands from a distance.

After being baptized by the essence of heaven and earth, his physical strength became even more terrifying. With the blessing of the demonic fire, even if he did not use the rhythm of martial arts, his strength was still terrifying.

Zhu Shengwu was like an arrow shot from a bow, rapidly magnified in the eyes of everyone, so fast that he had no time to turn around in mid-air and was hit hard on the stage of life and death.

"ah--!"

A scream resounded throughout the life and death stage, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Zhu Shengwu fell sideways on the life and death stage, and the sound of bones breaking came to his ears. Many bones in his body were broken directly, and the pain was excruciating.

"Please come and witness it, fellow Taoists!"

There was another muffled sound, and Jiang Zheng immediately smashed down the life and death stage. No one knew what material the life and death stage was made of, but it was extremely hard and had stood for countless years without being damaged in a fight.

As Jiang Zheng came on stage, the surrounding stands became lively.

"They catch people and bring them to the life and death stage. Awesome! That's crazy!"

"Haha, if I had his level of cultivation, I would be even crazier than him!"

"How long has it been? This errand steward has done something that has alarmed the entire sect again. Last time, he even alarmed the sect leader."

"How can this be called a challenge? This is clearly a call to kill!"

"So what? A life-and-death challenge cannot be refused. That's the rule. Unless it's an inner disciple challenging an outer disciple, a challenge to an upper disciple cannot be refused. That's the rule. As long as the challenge is successful, you can replace the other person's position."

"It seems that this errand steward will be promoted to the outer sect today."

In Lingxi Sect, if a menial disciple wants to be promoted to the outer sect, he must successfully challenge an inner sect disciple. This is an iron rule, but no one has ever succeeded since the founding of the sect.

No menial disciple had ever launched a challenge. The gap in qualifications was like an unbridgeable chasm that no one had ever been able to cross, making this rule almost meaningless.

Today, Jiang Zheng made everyone recall it again.

"puff……!"

Zhu Shengwu struggled to get up, but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell straight down. His injuries were so serious that he couldn't even stand up.

His face was covered in blood and he lay on the ground gasping for breath like a dead dog, breathing more out than in.

"hehe"

Jiang Zheng looked at Zhu Shengwu struggling on the ground, sneered twice, and slowly squatted down.

"Come on, tell me... should I kill you?"

"Hu...Hu..." Zhu Shengwu gasped for breath and raised his head with difficulty. His tone was extremely humble, "I...please don't kill me..."

"Do you remember that day?" Jiang Zheng said in a low voice.

"That cliff, that grass... that red cloud grass is the product of years of hard work by my grandfather and grandson. It is also the lifeblood of my grandfather. He begged you desperately, did you let him go?"

He suddenly became excited, like an angry lion, roaring:

“Have you ever let go!!

Relying on your own strength, you want to force my grandfather to death!"

He paused, then let out a cold laugh, ferocious and crazy, which spread to the surrounding stands and reached everyone's ears.

“Hahahaha… you didn’t expect that, that loser in your eyes now controls your life?!

I've wanted to kill you for a long time! How is it? How does it feel? I believe you understand how I feel now, the feeling of dominating other people's lives! "

Most people heard the conversation between the two clearly, and they understood why Jiang Zheng wanted to take this man's life.

It turns out there is a deep blood feud!

"No, don't kill me. I just went with him. I didn't kill your grandfather. It was you who came up with the idea to steal the red cloud grass."

Zhu Shengwu begged for mercy frantically and was extremely humble. Thinking that his life was about to come to an end, fear made him tremble all over.

"I have thought about what you said, but no snow is innocent in an avalanche. It's a pity that your companion is already dead... I will send you down now... Remember to repent!"

Jiang Zheng smiled grimly, stretched out a hand, placed it on Zhu Shengwu's eyes, and brushed down his eyelids.

"Don't be afraid, close your eyes, I will give you a quick death"

As if he knew he could not escape his fate, Zhu Shengwu did not resist but closed his eyes tightly. He was so frightened that his whole body trembled uncontrollably and his eyelids kept shaking.

"very good"

Jiang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and looked around. His gaze stayed on Liu Wenhao for a moment.

Then he looked away and said loudly to everyone:

"Now, I, Jiang Zheng, challenge Zhu Shengwu. Please be my witnesses!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh" and a strange flame burst out from his body, and tremendous power filled his whole body.

"If you take the wrong path, you will have to pay the price..."

Muttering softly, in front of everyone's gaze, he raised his left foot high and chopped down vertically towards Zhu Shengwu, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed. The terrifying force caused a whistling sound.