Chapter 1154: I Am a Big Trouble?

The other party had only mentioned a "big trouble," but to this day, they hadn't specified who it was.

Even he didn't know the person's name, only that they were a powerful existence, invincible among those of the same level.

Although Zhang Xuan believed that almost no one could defeat him at the same level while cultivating the Heaven's Path Divine Art, he didn't truly consider himself invincible. After all, he couldn't even defeat his own clones repeatedly, so there must be others stronger than him at the same level.

For this reason, he never once considered that the "big trouble" mentioned by the other party was himself.

After all, he had left immediately after arriving in Qingyuan Empire and hadn't even met anyone from the Combat Master Hall. How could he possibly be their trouble?

Moreover, judging by Hall Master Xing's tone, the trouble was significant and difficult for the Combat Master Hall to handle...

He was just an honest, humble, and discreet person. After arriving in Qingyuan Empire, he had only visited the Spirit Awakener Guild. Surely, he wouldn't cause such distress to a super expert at the Leaving Aperture realm!

For these reasons, he subconsciously never thought it would be him, nor could it be him.

After calling out, Zhang Xuan hoped to hear from Hall Master Xing who the expert was. Instead, he saw the Leaving Aperture realm expert's mouth twitching uncontrollably, his entire body swaying, as if he might collapse at any moment.

To be honest, Hall Master Xing felt like dying at that moment.

He had taken every precaution, constantly worrying that the Xuanxuan Society would affect the entire Combat Master Hall. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that the other party had already infiltrated their ranks, and almost all the combat masters had become his students...

He had even been planning to find a powerful expert to challenge Zhang Xuan, hoping to make him retreat and resolve the Combat Master Hall's predicament...

And now, after revealing all their secrets, he discovered that this very expert was Zhang Xuan himself...

Instead of resolving the predicament, it had turned into a disaster...

With a mouthful of old blood threatening to burst forth, Hall Master Xing turned to look at Elder Qi, only to see him also on the verge of tears, looking completely bewildered.

Earlier, this very person had personally assured him that this was his savior and could guarantee he wasn't Zhang Xuan...

Yet now, it seemed Elder Qi himself didn't understand what was happening... If you don't understand, don't make guarantees!

He had truly caused a lot of trouble!

If he had known this, he would have found the portrait brought by Zhuo Dingfeng to look at it, and they wouldn't have made such a huge blunder.

Feng Xun, Jiang Yuan, and others had coincidentally been in seclusion for the past two days, preparing to face the exchange with their strongest combat abilities. They hadn't had the chance to meet him, so naturally, they didn't know that Master Sun was Zhang Xuan.

Clutching his chest, Hall Master Xing felt his breathing restricted, as if he might suffocate at any moment...

He had been constantly guarding against the Xuanxuan Society, only to find that their president had already infiltrated their ranks...

His heart felt so weary!

“You are... Dean Zhang Xuan? Why did you say your name was Sun Qiang?”

Unable to hold back any longer, he asked.

“I'm someone who dislikes causing trouble or attracting attention. I'm very low-key. After awakening the Spirit Awakener Guild, I was afraid of drawing notice and causing unnecessary trouble, so I just picked an alias. The meaning is simple: I didn't want anyone else to know!”

Zhang Xuan hadn't expected the other party to ask this question first instead of telling him whom to fight. He sighed, assuming the air of an esteemed expert who viewed fame and fortune as fleeting clouds.

He was too outstanding; even an alias couldn't hide him...

Perhaps this was his most helpless predicament.

“Pfft!”

It would have been better if he hadn't heard those words or seen Zhang Xuan's appearance. But seeing him like that and hearing what he said, Hall Master Xing could no longer hold back the old blood in his mouth, which spurted out, making his breathing even more difficult.

You don't like causing trouble? You don't like attracting attention?

Very low-key...

Low-key, my foot!

Since you arrived at our Combat Master Hall three days ago, it's been utter chaos! Almost all the core combat masters in the ten halls have become your students...

If you hadn't been attempting the trials these past few days, everyone would have swarmed you, unable to leave...

Every time you attempted a trial, you shattered records to an astonishing, desperate degree... And you call that low-key?

There's probably no one more high-profile than you!

“Hall Master Xing? What's wrong?”

Seeing the Leaving Aperture realm expert vomit blood after only a few words, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but step forward, ready to take his pulse.

“You...”

Looking at Zhang Xuan's innocent expression, Hall Master Xing, though feeling like he might explode from suppressed anger, eventually held back.

To be honest, he couldn't entirely blame Dean Zhang.

He had gone to him for spirit awakening... Zhang Xuan didn't know him, so using a fake name was no big deal.

The most crucial thing was that the other party had genuinely offered to help him solve the big trouble...

It was just an unfortunate series of coincidences that led to this situation.

“It's nothing, just a momentary blockage of qi...” Waving his hand to decline Zhang Xuan's offer to examine him, Hall Master Xing still couldn't quite give up. “Are you really Zhang Xuan?”

“Yes! I'm truly sorry, I didn't deliberately conceal it... I just thought we were going to have an exchange, and revealing my identity beforehand might cause significant complications!” Zhang Xuan chuckled.

He had indeed used the name Sun Qiang because he feared trouble. Later, he hadn't revealed his true name precisely because of the upcoming exchange; revealing it prematurely would have been somewhat awkward.

“Alright then...”

His face flushed with suppressed emotion, Hall Master Xing found it even harder to breathe.

Noticing that Hall Master Xing's complexion was indeed off, Zhang Xuan frowned. “Hall Master Xing, what's wrong with you? Weren't you fine just a moment ago? Could it be... that 'big trouble' you mentioned has already made a move?”

For the other party to have acted without him even noticing while standing right there, their methods must be astonishingly powerful!

“Cough, cough, Master Zhang, the 'big trouble' the Hall Master was referring to... is actually you, Master Zhang!”

Hall Master Liao, standing beside them, couldn't bear to watch any longer. He feared that if he didn't speak up, his Hall Master might literally die from anger.

“Me?” Zhang Xuan was stunned. “I'm the big trouble?”

“Yes, you are!”

Seeing his utter ignorance, Hall Master Liao nodded with a bitter smile.

“But before you even mentioned any trouble, I hadn't come to the Combat Master Hall, nor had I met any of you!”

Zhang Xuan was utterly bewildered.

“Alas... you'll have to ask them about that!” Hall Master Liao pointed to Wang Ying and the others.

Zhang Xuan frowned and turned to his two disciples, displeased. “What have you done now? Why is the Combat Master Hall so angry?”

“We...” Seeing their teacher scold them, Wang Ying's pretty face flushed. “Some combat masters from the Combat Master Hall didn't follow the rules and came to challenge us early. As a result, they were beaten by members of the Xuanxuan Society, and then... they insisted on joining and learning the martial arts and combat techniques you teach...”

“That's it? Our purpose in coming here was for exchange and learning... that's no big deal, is it?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

It was just mutual exchange and learning; it wasn't a major issue. Was it really necessary to label him as 'big trouble'? More importantly, why did it make this Hall Master and so many other Hall Masters so apprehensive?

“Cough, cough, it wasn't just ordinary combat masters... five Hall Masters also found your teachings excellent and joined the Xuanxuan Society...”

Seeing that his teacher still didn't understand, Liu Yang continued.

“Hall Masters joined too?” Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

This wasn't just a matter of joining or not joining; it concerned the honor of the Combat Master Hall.

No wonder the other party was acting as if facing a formidable enemy... He hadn't expected these little rascals to do something so outrageous after he had only been out for three days!

How infuriating!

“You... you truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! The Combat Master Hall graciously offered to exchange with us, yet you assimilated them... Is this fair to our friends in the Combat Master Hall? Regardless of whether we are master teachers or not, we must always act honorably, stand upright, and be neither servile nor overbearing! To arbitrarily entice so many combat masters into the Xuanxuan Society, regardless of whether their Hall Master agreed or not, utterly disgraces my usual teachings, ruins my glorious heroic image, and makes it impossible for me to face Hall Master Xing and my other friends in the future...”

Looking at Wang Ying and the members of the Xuanxuan Society, Zhang Xuan, frustrated, shouted in anger.

Before he could finish speaking, countless combat masters walked up from behind Hall Master Xing.

Zhang Xuan had been attempting the trials these past few days, and these combat masters had a host of questions they wanted to ask but had no opportunity to speak. Now, seeing him emerge from seclusion and stand there, they could no longer restrain themselves. All of them excitedly and uniformly knelt down.

“Greetings, Teacher!”

“...” Wang Ying.

“...” Zheng Yang.

“...” The members of the Xuanxuan Society.