Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 78 Take Revenge

Darren and Elsa took the two unconscious disciples of School of Sword Skill back to the SwordMountain immediately.

"Who's there?" A shaking voice reached their ears the second Darren and Elsa stepped into thelobby. They turned to the direction of the voice.

Most disciples of the School of Sword Skill were inside. When the disciple who had spoken saw theirfaces, his stance relaxed and his mind felt at ease.

"You're finally back, Elsa!" the one who outranked the rest gushed, crossing the lobby in long stridesto get closer to them but not before giving his orders to the other disciples. "Get a message to ElderThomas and Cody and tell them that Elsa has come back.”

Without wasting another second, several disciples ran out to fill Thomas and Cody in on Elsa'sreturn with some secret skill.

"Rick, those guys from the School of Arrow Skill bullied our companions. Why don't you inform myfather and Cody and ask them to do something about it?" Elsa asked with furrowed eyebrows,confused.

Rick let out a wry laugh and replied, "Elsa, you know we have been through this because of you.After replaceing out that Elder Thomas was not around, those disciples from the School of Arrow Skilltook that chance and often waited at the foot to attack us. We have experienced all sorts ofdifficulties. We have been beaten up, while some of us have been taken to Arrow Mountain andtortured.

I informed Elder Thomas of this several times, but even though he was angry about it, he didn'tcome back because he wanted to get you back at all costs.”

The rest of the disciples listening to their conversation sighed, looking frustrated.

"Now that you're back, everything will be fine. Once Elder Thomas comes back, he will give justice towhat happened to us. He will avenge us," Rick said, his eyes filled with desire to get back at hisenemies.

With all seriousness, Darren stood up and said, "I think this matter is more complicated than youhave imagined. The people of the School of Arrow Skill dare to ignore the rules and bully us inpublic. That's not a school's typical behavior. There must be some reason behind this."

"Shut up!” Rick shouted at Darren as his hands balled into fists

Everyone present in the room didn't notice Darren until he spoke. They cast unkind glances at him."Who the hell do you think you are?" Rick thundered, narrowing his eyes at Darren. "How dare youinterrupt us?"

The people of the School of Sword Skill already heard rumors about Darren and Elsa. It was said thatDarren hooked up with Elsa in the woods and the two eloped.

They didn't believe these rumors because they didn't think Elsa would actually be attracted to aloser like Darren.

"Watch your tone, Rick. You should show Darren some respect,”

Elsa demanded coldly before Darren could say a word.

"Elsa, how could you...? I can't believe you just said that,” Rick uttered acidly, his eyes filled with coldanger. He was mad about Elsa defending Darren, but he couldn't afford to say anything else todisplease her. After all, her father was Elder Thomas. He didn't want to get on his wrong side. As hesent Darren an icy glare, he thought, 'l don't get it. Why would Elsa speak up for this loser? Did shereally meet Darren in the woods just like what the rumors said?’

Other disciples didn't like Elsa's response either. They got angry and felt a little betrayed at how shedefended Darren against them, as though they were the ones at fault. It was unfair.

"Humph! He is just a nobody. I don't know why you're standing up for him. Did he cast a spell onyou or something?” a strong young man grumbled.

"lan, watch your tone too. Be nice to Darren," Elsa said again, frowning at the man.

"Be nice to him? No way! If you weren't Elder Thomas's daughter, I wouldn't spare you a look. As.the old saying goes, 'Birds of the same feather flock together’. No wonder you two losers gottogether," lan retorted.

"Have you lost your mind, lan? How could you insult Elsa this way? You've gone too far,” Rickberated as his face darkened. "lan is such an outspoken guy. Even if that's what he thought, heshouldn't have said it out loud, * he thought, knowing the consequences of such a daring action."Did I say anything wrong, Rick?" the bulky youth snapped with a defiant look on his face.

SMACK!

The sound reverberated through the whole place. lan got slapped hard. His hand flew to his cheekas his eyes landed on the person who slapped him.

"You!" He pointed at Elsa, eyes flashing dangerously and intending to fight back.

But before he could make a move, he was rendered immobile by a terrifying aura coming from Elsa.His mouth opened in horror.

Gaping at Elsa like a trapped animal, he swallowed his saliva and mumbled, "I-I am sorry, Elsa.”

Elsa withdrew her sword intent. Even though she could kill him, she had no intention of doing so inrespect to the years they spent cultivating together. She thought teaching him a lesson like thiswould suffice, and the slap was not cutting it short either.

Upon seeing this, the rest exchanged confused glances. They had no idea why lan suddenlychanged his attitude and apologized. “Perhaps he realized that he was being too rude to Elsa andDarren, ' they thought as they looked at lan's slumped shoulders. It didn't matter what reallyhappened, though, because they forgot about the incident soon enough.

"Look, the people of the School of Arrow Skill have gone too far this time. We should make thempay for what they have done to us." Elsa looked at the disciples around her and announced, "If youmeet any disciples of the School of Arrow Skill at the foot of the mountain, show them no mercyand beat them up.”

Her voice was lathered with murderous intent.

There was a moment of silence. Then, after a while, Rick spoke up.

"Elsa, you're still too naive. Those guys of the School of Arrow Skill take orders from Jerome, andyou know what? If we take actions, we run the risk of being caught by him. If that happens, all ourlives will be in danger,” he said, laying all the facts.

Darren couldn't help but sneer at him. "So, is this the reason you're hiding here like a coward? Butcome to think of it... It might not be a bad idea. Since you're weaker than them, you'll only getdefeated if you try to resist. In a way, hiding is your way to survive. Well, I have nothing to do withyou, but I will go ahead and avenge you for Elsa's sake.”

He and Elsa smiled at each other before turning around and walking towards the door.

"Darren, this bastard, he will get Elsa killed one way or another. He is such a pain in the ass. How Iwanted to end his life with one punch... if only it were that easy!" Rick cursed, his face turning redwith anger. He wished that Darren would meet the disciples of the School of Arrow Skills and getkilled. But Elsa had left with Darren and he didn't want Elsa to be in danger.

"What should we do, Rick? If anything happens to Elsa, Elder Thomas will blame us for not stoppingher," one of the disciples asked worriedly.

"This is Darren's fault. We have such rotten luck. Why do we have to get involved with that idiot?"another one followed.

Rick knitted his eyebrows and huffed, “Then why are you still standing here? Are you just going tostand by and watch Elsa get hit? Go follow them! But remember: all we need to do is keep Elsa safe.We could care less about that loser. If he dies, just leave him. You can even stab him yourself if youwant. I won't punish you for that. Do you understand?"

A sinister smile crossed the disciples’ faces. "Copy that, Rick!" And with that, Rick led a dozen menout of the lobby.

Darren and Elsa moved so fast that they reached the foot of Sword Mountain close to the square inless than a minute.

"It seems we've got company. Come on, guys. Let's kick their asses.”

Several disciples of the School of Arrow Skill dashed forward from the shadows and closed in onDarren and Elsa.

"What did you just say?" Darren asked with a mocking smile.

"Are you deaf? I said we will beat you up, you idiots of the School of Sword Skill!" the one in chargereplied aggressively.

On their way back to lImen Sect, Darren had taught the Aura-concealing Skill to Elsa. Since the twohad hidden their real strength, the disciples of the School of Arrow Skill thought their cultivationbase was low. Hence, they were totally underestimated. Darren could see that the disciples of theiropponents thought this was almost too easy.

"Go get them!" the one in charge of the group screeched. "And I don't mind if you take advantageof that hot girl. You can treat her as a--"

BANG!

Before he could finish his sentence, a fist landed on his face so fast that it took him a few seconds torealize what happened. He was thrown in the air as the punch he received started sinking in.BANG! BANG! BANG!

The rest of the group got thrown in the air as well like little pieces of garbage. Elsa could hear theirbones breaking along with a series of painful groans.

"Darren, why didn't you leave one for me? I wanted to deal with them," Elsa said, smiling.

"I can't let a lady resort to using force and I don't want your clothes to get dirty. So I took care ofthem for you," Darren replied with a smile of his own.

He then grabbed Elsa's hand and held it tightly. “Let's get going. There's nothing interesting hereanymore."

Elsa didn't see this happening. As she felt the warmth from his hand, her heart raced and it felt likeher rib cage might break. Despite that, she pretended to look calm.

She snorted to hide the smile in the corners of her mouth. With the most grace and eloquence shecould muster, she followed Darren.

Shortly after they left the scene, Rick came to the foot of the mountain together with the rest of hisfollowers. They moved cautiously, fearing the attack of their enemies.

"Stop!" Rick exclaimed urgently, raising his hand. The rest of the disciples paused in their tracks,eyes wide with shock.

They found the disciples of the School of Arrow Skill lying on the ground, moaning in pain.

"I know him!" Rick said, recognizing the man closest to him. "His name is Stefan Liu of the School ofArrow Skill. He is at the fifth stage of the Spirit Realm! What happened here? Who did this to him?"Rick asked as his eyes took in Stefan’s battered figure with a frown.

He had a wild guess, but he had a hard time believing it. After all, if his guess was correct, thatwould mean Darren was so much stronger than him and everyone else in the group combined.