"Hicks from out of town really think they can bully Zuiyue Pavilion!"

Seeing Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao make a move, Madam Li frowned and let out a light snort, suddenly striking out as well!

In an instant, Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao exchanged palm strikes with Madam Li in the narrow corridor!

The people nearby quickly stepped aside.

Despite Madam Li's seemingly frail and elderly appearance, her strikes were suppressive. She held her own against the two, not showing any signs of weakness!

"This Madam Li looks like her cultivation level should be at least at the Nascent Soul Stage. She should be able to defeat Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao, yet it seems like she's deliberately holding back?"

Qin Tian, observing the exchange between Madam Li and the two men, quickly noticed something amiss—

Madam Li was concealing her true strength and hadn't used her full power!

Even so, Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao could not gain any advantage over her.

After a moment, Madam Li abruptly withdrew her hands, retreating three steps back and said, "Gentlemen, Zuiyue Pavilion does not welcome you; please leave at once!"

Madam Li had issued an order to leave.

Though Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao didn't defeat Madam Li, they hadn't been defeated by her either, so their faces still bore an arrogant expression.

Wang Tinghu shouted, "What nonsense! You want to kick us out? Then you'll have to ask my fists for permission first. What if I refuse to leave!?"

Buzz!

As soon as Wang Tinghu finished speaking, everyone felt a strange gust of wind suddenly sweep through the corridor—

Slap! Slap!

The sound of two loud slaps rang out!

Qin Tian, who had been dumbfounded moments before, snapped out of his daze upon hearing the noise and saw that Wang Tinghu's cheeks, both left and right, had been slapped, turning red instantly!

"Where is the person?"

The strangest part was that everyone knew Wang Tinghu had been slapped, but no one saw who did it!

"Such a swift movement technique, this person's cultivation must be quite terrifying!" Qin Tian inhaled sharply, thinking to himself, indeed, East Capital City is full of strong people, even an ordinary brothel hides experts of this caliber, terrifying!

"Who hit me? Come out and face me!"

Holding his slapped face, Wang Tinghu roared, "If you don't come out, I'll set this Zuiyue Pavilion on fire..."

Slap! Slap!

As soon as he spoke, Wang Tinghu inexplicably received two more slaps.

Enraged, Wang Tinghu was about to start a massacre, but when he looked up, he saw the girls of Zuiyue Pavilion, even Madam Li, were bowing their heads—

A significant figure had arrived!

Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao looked up and saw a middle-aged man in grey at the far end of the corridor, around thirty years of age, expressionless but every step he took exuded the pressure of a strong individual!

"Was it you who hit me?"

Seeing the man in grey, Wang Tinghu angrily shouted, "Damn it, are you mute? Courting death!"

A drunken man's aggression couldn't be stopped; Wang Tinghu was clearly one of those who dared to challenge the heavens and the earth under the influence, like Zhao Ritian.

However, before he could act, Qin Tian saw the grey-clad man simply lift his hand lightly, and Wang Tinghu was instantly struck and sent flying through the air!

Crash!

Wang Tinghu, at the Peak of the Primordial Pill stage, was like an ant before the grey-clad man!

This time, Wang Tinghu was severely injured, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth, finally sobering up and exclaiming in shock, "Who, who are you?"

The grey-clad man still did not speak. Instead, he walked in and stood aside, bowing respectfully.

Whew!

Only then did Qin Tian notice that behind the grey-clad man stood a woman in white, wearing a black veil!

It turned out the respectful bows from Madam Li and the others were not for the grey-clad man, but for this woman!

Even the grey-clad man appeared to act as if he were this veiled woman's servant!

As the woman in white walked forward, all the women of Zuiyue Pavilion and Madam Li respectfully greeted in unison, "Miss."

The woman in white did not speak; her eyes behind the veil fixed on Wang Tinghu. At this moment, Wang Tinghu sobered up completely, his mind went blank, especially oppressed by the non-aggressive yet overwhelming aura emanating from the woman in white, making it hard for him to breathe!

"I, I... Miss... you... you..." In front of the imposing presence of the woman in white, Wang Tinghu stammered, his prior arrogance vanished.

At this moment, he truly felt what pressure meant! What temperament meant!

The woman in white glanced at Wang Tinghu, then turned and started walking back, saying casually as she walked, "Throw these two out and never allow them to enter Zuiyue Pavilion again."

Her voice was clear and pleasant, yet carried an indisputable command.

The grey-clad man cupped his fists, then his True Qi surged, making the entire corridor wobble slightly—

Crash! Crash!

The grey-clad man effortlessly tossed Wang Tinghu and Wang Chao straight out onto the street outside Zuiyue Pavilion!

Everything returned to calm; the woman in white left, the grey-clad man also left, and Madam Li continued to entertain the guests.

In the corridor, Qin Tian looked at Wang Haoran, smiling, "Brother Wang, you may continue. I'll wait for you."

Wang Haoran glanced at the beautiful Ming Yue by his side and shook his head, "Ah, forget it, that commotion just now; I'm not in the mood anymore. Let's go, Brother Qin Tian; we'll go outside for a drink and chat. This Zuiyue Pavilion, I'll refrain from coming here again without enough strength."

After the commotion with Wang Tinghu, Wang Haoran lost interest, so the two found a place to stay after leaving Zuiyue Pavilion in the middle of the night. Qin Tian was at a loss about this as well.

The two found a small tavern to drink, and Wang Haoran kept mumbling about what had happened earlier in Zuiyue Pavilion, "That man, that woman, amazing... East Capital City is truly East Capital City. I might be considered a genius in Immortality Cultivation in the Plains City, but... ha, luckily I didn't act earlier, couldn't have even beaten Madam Li... Alas."

Qin Tian took a sip of his drink and asked, "Do you know what identity that man in grey and the woman have?"

Wang Haoran shook his head, "I have no idea. However, I imagine they must be the real bosses behind Zuiyue Pavilion. See, that woman doesn't dare show her true face. I guess she must be from some noble household or a Prince's family."

"Noble family, Prince's household..."

Qin Tian murmured softly, deep in thought.

The next day, he and Wang Haoran wandered around East Capital City for two days, and on the third day, they arrived at East Han Academy early in the morning.

"Whoa, so many people? It's only seven o'clock, are these people not sleeping and lining up here?"

Seeing that the gate of East Han Academy already had a line of nearly a hundred people, Wang Haoran was dumbfounded.

Qin Tian was also stunned, "So many Immortality Cultivators in East State meet the enrollment requirements?!"