Martial Cultivator Chapter 82: Murdering with Words

When he heard that sentence, Xia Yuan could not help but think that the first sentence was indeed said by a sage. It was said by that sage who founded the Confucian teachings back then and was renown throughout the world. However, the second half of the sentence was not said by that sage, but rather, by a great Confucian of the previous dynasty, Mr. Shen, in his philosophical essay. Now, it was almost universally known among the children who had attended private schools in the Great Liang Dynasty.

Mr. Shen naturally could not be mentioned in the same breath with that Confucian sage. There was naturally no possibility that the two people's famous quotes could be combined too. Even children who were a few years old would not mix them up. But, this young man in black in front of them managed to combine these two sentences together.

If it was pieced together, forget it. Yet, it did not seem... out of place either.

Someone repeated the sentence under their breath, "Friends come from afar, with whips numbering dozens, drive them out of the courtyard."

As he said, he could not help laughing.

Earlier, when He Yi asked if an unwelcome guest counted as a guest, Xie Nandu said that they naturally did. So he used this to ask the girl. But before the young girl could answer, a young man dressed in black came walking in from outside, giving him a dumbfounding answer.

But thinking about this answer carefully, there was a profound meaning to it.

If they were really distinguished guests, then they would naturally be treated according to that saying about friends who came from afar.

But since they were unwelcome guests, it would naturally be that sentence that the youth in black said.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, the young man in black looked at He Yi a little embarrassedly and said with belated realization, "I didn't study much and don't know if I remember it wrongly. Everyone, please forgive me."

He Yi's expression was ugly as he said woodenly, "Who are you?"

The arrival was naturally Chen Chao. Hearing this

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