Chapter 1709

The gazes of Sha Hu and that sturdy middle-aged man collided in the void, as if there were intense sparks splashing in the void. All the people of the Sea Temple didn’t dare to take a breath and stood aside nervously.

After a long while, Sha Hu let out a sigh, and his gaze was no longer so overbearing. He said to the sturdy middle-aged man, “Huai’an, Yang Kai is this old man’s guest. Naturally, this old man will come forward to receive him. You lead your people and step back！”

Hearing Sha Hu’s address to the middle-aged man, Yang Kai immediately understood the other party’s identity.

The Great Hall Master of the Sea Palace, Jiang Huai’an！

Speaking of which, Yang Kai had also heard Jiang Huai’an’s name before. It was the first time he participated in the auction in Tianyun City. A Void Grade Low-Rank Condensing Void Pill refined by him was bought by this Jiang Huai’an at a high price.

At that time, Wei Guchang said that Jiang Huai’an bought that Condensing Void Pill for his son.

However, this was the first time they actually met.

Yang Kai casually sized up the Great Hall Master of the Sea Palace and found that this person’s strength had also reached the peak of the Void Returning Stage. His overall aura was even thicker than that of Qian Tong back then. Indeed, he had the qualifications and ability to be the Great Hall Master of the Sea Palace.

Moreover… this fellow also had a lot of guts. I don’t know what kind of conflict there is between him and Sha Hu. Anyway, it doesn’t seem that harmonious now.

Jiang Huaian smiled and said, “Uncle Sha is wrong. Although this Sect Master Yang is your guest, he wants to collude with the Sea Race. Forgive me for not being able to sit back and ignore it. Uncle, you should also know how deep the grudges and entanglements are between the Sea Race and our Sea Palace. Every year, there are examples of our Sea Palace disciples die at the hands of the Sea Race. Those guys in the Sea God’s Palace can be said to be the mortal enemies of our Sea Palace. Since Uncle knows this person, please avoid suspicion for a while. Just leave this to me to deal with, and I will definitely give Uncle a satisfactory explanation.”

Yang Kai raised his eyebrows and vaguely sensed that he seemed to be involved in the vortex of some kind of struggle. And this struggle was obviously from between Jiang Huaian and Sha Hu.

It seems that every family has its own hard-to-read scripture. Yang Kai secretly sighed.

Huaian, do you have to do this? Sha Hu’s face darkened and there was no sign of backing down.

“I am considering the Sea Palace!” Jiang Huaian’s figure stood upright, without the slightest look of avoiding or feeling guilty. “Please forgive me, Uncle!”

Sha Hu’s gaze was gloomy and fierce as he stared at Jiang Huaian, and his Saint Yuan faintly showed signs of being about to be mobilized. It seemed that he wanted to attack Jiang Huaian. Sensing this, Jiang Huaian was not afraid at all, but instead showed a look of eagerness to try, as if he couldn’t wait for Sha Hu to make a move.

“Old Sha, what exactly is the situation here？” Yang Kai asked in a daze.

Sha Hu turned his head and glanced at him, sighing and saying, “I’m ashamed. It’s that this old man has some womanly kindness, which has caused you to suffer.”

“Old Sha is too serious.” Yang Kai chuckled. “But the way you two are acting makes me a bit baffled.”

“You just wait for a moment. This old man will solve this matter and then come to talk to you！” Sha Hu said.

“Alright！” Yang Kai nodded, assuming a posture of watching from the sidelines, and smilingly looked around.

Sha Hu turned his gaze to Jiang Huaian and said in a heavy tone, “Huaian, back then you were also considered one of the peerless geniuses of our Sea Palace. However, your heart is too narrow. This old man originally thought that after so many years, and with you in the position of the Great Palace Master, standing high and seeing far, you would have changed somewhat. But you have disappointed this old man. No matter how high you climb or how profound your cultivation becomes, Jiang Huaian is still the same Jiang Huaian as before and won’t change at all！”

Being criticized by Sha Hu in front of so many powerful experts of the Sea Temple, Jiang Huaian’s face clearly couldn’t hold up, and he said angrily： “Don’t bother Martial Uncle about my nephew’s matter.”

Sha Hu slowly shook his head： “It’s easy to change the mountains and rivers, but hard to change one’s nature！ Since I have been missing for three hundred years. This time, with the help of Sect Master Yang to get out of trouble and return to the Sea Temple, I have no intention of participating in the power struggle anymore. As long as there is an opportunity to bring development and growth to our Sea Temple, it doesn’t matter who sits in the position of the three Hall Masters of the Sea Temple. Do you think I want to compete with you for the position of the Great Hall Master？ Joke, to say something you don’t like to hear, now the position of the Hall Master of the Sea Temple, I really don’t take it seriously！”

The corner of Jiang Huaian’s eye twitched slightly, staring at Sha Hu, as if trying to see whether what he said was true or false.

And Yang Kai on the side showed a clear expression, finally understanding why he would encounter such treatment.

Obviously, it was because Jiang Huaian was a bit of a small-minded person who judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, thinking that Sha Hu’s return threatened his position, so he made all kinds of difficulties for himself, thereby suppressing Sha Hu.

As for colluding with the Sea tribe and the like, it was just a good excuse. Even if there was no such excuse, the Sea Temple side would look for other pretexts. It can only be said that he just stepped into the power struggle vortex of others and was regarded as a bargaining chip that could be used by others.

And Sha Hu obviously didn’t want to fight for power and profit with Jiang Huaian. He had lived on Youhun Island for three hundred years and had long looked down on fame and fortune. In this life, he only pursued a more powerful martial way.

But no matter what, Jiang Huaian was still the Great Hall Master of the Sea Palace. Although Sha Hu was unhappy in his heart, he wouldn’t take action against him and could only endure.

This was also the reason why he said he had a woman’s kindness.

Jiang Huaian came forward to threaten Yang Kai, forcing Sha Hu to come forward and making him unable to endure any longer.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Yang Kai’s mind like lightning, allowing him to guess the root cause of the current situation in a very short time.

I’ll give you one last chance！ Apologize to Sect Master Yang, and I’ll pretend this didn’t happen. From now on, you’re still the Great Hall Master of the Sea Palace. As for me, I can leave the Sea Palace and never return！” Sha Hu looked at Jiang Huaian coldly, and his tone was beyond doubt.”

The latter’s eyelids twitched, and there was clearly anger burning in his eyes.

Sha Hu was relying on his seniority and speaking to him in a commanding tone, which obviously made him extremely unhappy. If he really apologized to Yang Kai as Sha Hu said, the dignity of his Great Hall Master would plummet. In the future, when people talked about him, they would only think that he was a puppet arranged by Sha Hu in front of the stage.

This was something that Jiang Huaian absolutely couldn’t tolerate.

“Uncle Shi, you are the one with the highest seniority in our Sea Hall. Nephew has always respected you, but you have disappointed nephew. As one of the elders of our Sea Hall, instead of considering for the Sea Hall, you actually want this Hall Master to apologize to an outsider？ What kind of thing is he？ Uncle Shi, this Hall Master will also give you a chance. Immediately withdraw and no longer participate in the matters here. Nephew guarantees that he will respect and be filial to you in the future. Otherwise, don’t blame nephew for being unfeeling.”

“It seems that we have nothing more to say.” Sha Hu’s expression was gloomy.

He also didn’t expect that when he happily returned to the long-absent Sea Hall, he would encounter these things. If he had known this earlier, it would have been better to stay on Ghost Island all the time and not come out.

“Uncle Shi is determined to oppose me and oppose the Sea Hall？” Jiang Huaian narrowed his eyes and looked at Sha Hu, and without asking, he put on a big hat first.

Sha Hu remained silent, but his expression was a little mournful.

“Since this is the case, then nephew will not be polite！” Jiang Huaian suddenly roared, “Activate the formation！”

As soon as the words fell, the entire Black Reef Island suddenly hummed and trembled. The next moment, a bright light curtain enveloped the entire Black Reef Island. The sea area within a radius of a hundred miles was surging with strong currents, and the waves rose ten zhang high.

A rich and incomparable water-attribute spiritual energy frantically gathered towards the Black Reef Island. In the mid-air, strange beasts composed of water-attribute spiritual energy rapidtook shape densely packed and indistinguishable to the naked eye, and also interspersed with many various weapons formed by the water-attribute spiritual energy.

The breath of destruction descended from the sky！

Sha Hu’s complexion changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise： “The Tide Sound Green Waves Formation！ So you had a plan long ago and are actually willing to use this formation to make things difficult for this old man？”

Jiang Huaian smiled and said： “Uncle Shi is joking. This formation is not aimed at Uncle Shi. After all, you are also a member of my Sea Palace.”

While speaking, Jiang Huaian turned his head and looked at Yang Kai.

“If it’s not to deal with Old Sha, then it’s to deal with me？” Yang Kai pointed to his own nose indifferently.

Jiang Huaian sneered： “I heard that Sect Master Yang is extremely powerful, and the leaders of the three forces, the Battle Heaven League, the Thunder Terrace Sect, and the Star Emperor Mountain, have all been defeated at the hands of Sect Master Yang. This Palace Master dare not be careless！”

“Hall Master Jiang is too kind. A little reputation is just a rumor spread by others.”

“Hmph！ Sect Master Yang is the master of the Lingxiao Sect and has nothing to do with my Sea Palace. But since you dare to collude with the Sea Race, you are the sworn enemy of my Sea Palace. Sect Master Yang, you might as well just surrender！” Jiang Huaian looked at Yang Kai proudly, as if he had full confidence that Yang Kai would be powerless to resist under this great formation.

“Yang Kai, you go！” Sha Hu suddenly shouted in a low voice. “The Tide Sound Green Wave Formation is the town sect formation of my Sea Palace. With the help of the rich water spiritual energy in the surrounding sea area, once it is activated, it will be continuous. Below the Void King Realm, no one can break this formation at all！ However, with your ability, it is not difficult to leave. You go first, and this old man will cover your retreat！”

“As expected of being my martial uncle, you really have a deep understanding of the town sect formation of my Sea Palace. However, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for you to say so much to an outsider？” Jiang Huaian sneered and looked at Sha Hu.

“Presumptuous! This old man has already said that this old man has no intention of competing with you for anything. But you are so short-sighted. Sooner or later, the Sea Palace will decline in your hands. For the sake of our ancestors, this old man has no choice but to fight you.”

“Old Sha, don’t be impatient！” Yang Kai gently patted Sha Hu’s shoulder, looking calm and composed.

“You… are so muddled! Sha Hu stomped his foot in annoyance. “Once this great formation is activated, the longer it accumulates time, the more powerful it will be. If you hesitate any longer, I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave even if you want to.”

“I don’t want to leave.” Yang Kai chuckled. “It’s just a formation.”

“Just?” Sha Hu’s expression froze. His great formation was evaluated like this by Yang Kai, and Sha Hu felt strange in his heart. But after seeing Yang Kai’s extremely calm expression, his brows relaxed again and he said thoughtfully: “Since you said so, then I won’t waste my words. You be careful.”

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