He had always considered himself an enemy of Jiang Dali and had seen Jiang Dali’s portrait before.
At this moment, upon seeing Jiang Dali in person, a wave of intense emotion surged in his heart as he immediately recognized him, feeling a chilling respect.
Both of them were taken aback, and needless to say, the Heavenly Demoness and the others were all filled with astonished uncertainty as they turned to look at Jiang Dali, who had just spoken mockingly, trying to guess his intention.
If it were an ordinary person daring to mock them , even if that person were very strong, they would be furiously ready to strike out and teach them a good lesson.
But the one mocking them again was the Black Wind Village Chief—who was not just very strong, but terrifyingly so.
Thus, even with the arrival of the Sky Wolf Venerable and Jizu Taoist, no one dared to provoke this Evil Star.
Jiang Dali glanced indifferently at the Sky Wolf Venerable without saying a word, with an air of disdain.
At this moment, Princess Li Xiangfang also emerged from her initial shock at the arrival of the enemy Martial Arts Experts. She turned to Jiang Dali, joyfully asking, "Master Jiang, are you willing to... to lend me a hand and drive them off?
To be honest, these are the Martial Arts Experts my Fourth Brother has called upon to suppress me. If you could take action now, I would surely repay you handsomely afterward."
Facing the wholly changed Jiang Dali of today, Princess Li Xiangfang no longer addressed herself with royal honors, believing instead in the "appearance fee" that Jiang Dali had mentioned earlier.
"Once, I had already placed him on the watchlist for the core inheritance of the Emperor’s Divine Fist (see Chapter 283), why not just finalize his nomination now and report it.
He should be interested in the reward of a spot in the core inheritance of the Emperor’s Divine Fist, right?"
As Princess Li Xiangfang pondered this, Jizu Taoist and Sky Wolf Venerable, among others, were shocked.
Jizu Taoist immediately gathered his anger and looked towards Jiang Dali with a "giggle," saying,
"I was unaware that we are graced by the presence of the renowned Black Wind Village Chief here—it was remiss of me earlier.
Giggle, giggle, a hero like Master Jiang, of course, aspires to greater heights, and would not settle for less.
What Princess Li can offer, our Fourth Prince can match, and even exceed, knowing the current state of Tang Country, Master Jiang must also have some understanding."
Sky Wolf Venerable suppressed his inner hatred and hostility towards Jiang Dali, and said with a feigned smile, "We don’t need the help of the Black Wind Village Chief; we just ask that you stay out of this. Afterward, our Fourth Prince will surely repay you handsomely."
Princess Li Xiangfang shouted angrily, "Silence! Master Jiang is already an acquaintance of mine. As I know, he embodies Righteousness and understands the greater good, not caring about petty rewards. He certainly wouldn’t agree to your terms."
At those words, Jiang Dali was about to refuse coldly with a laugh.
But just then, a faint mosquito-like voice rang in his ear.
Princess Li Xiangfang’s lips moved slightly, secretly transmitting some words into Jiang Dali’s ear with a technique, adding to it a promise of substantial reward.
"The core inheritance spot of the Emperor’s Divine Fist... and..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Dali’s expression softened a bit, and while surprised, he glanced at the real-time updated mission list on his panel, somewhat tempted.
The Jizu Taoist and the others felt their hearts sink.
With their strength, they could tell that Princess Li Xiangfang was secretly transmitting a message, but they couldn’t intercept what she was saying to Jiang Dali.
At this moment, seeing Jiang Dali show interest, they all feared the worst, and their faces turned ugly.
Jiang Dali burst out with a hearty laugh and coldly looked at the Sky Wolf Venerable and the others, "Princess Li is right; as the Village Chief, I value righteousness and understand the greater good. Why would I care about your offered reward?
You all can leave now; go back where you came from. Go tell your Fourth Prince that I, the Black Wind Village Chief, am taking care of Princess Li’s affairs."
With these words, the expressions of the Sky Wolf Venerable and others fell, as if a clear sky was suddenly overcast with dark clouds.
The Heavenly Demoness frowned and said, "Black Wind Village Chief, you did say earlier that you would not get involved in this matter."
Jiang Dali sneered, "I did say that, but now I’ve decided to get involved. What, do you think you can dictate to the Village Chief what decisions to make?"
Sky Wolf Venerable yelled angrily, his gaunt face elongating, resembling a malevolent deity, and glared coldly at Jiang Dali, "Black Wind Village Chief, don’t think we’re really afraid of you. To tell you the truth, envoys from the Holy Sect will be arriving shortly.
Even if you’re made of iron, how many nails could you possibly strike?
The power of our Fourth Prince is far beyond your imagination. I urge you not to bite the hand that feeds you."
"Not bite the hand that feeds me?"
Jiang Dali scoffed derisively and flipped the table over, rising to his feet.
His imposing, muscular frame radiated a terrifying and intimidating Momentum, folding his arms across his chest and speaking coldly.
"I’m not just addressing you all. To me, all of you sitting here, no matter the animal, are trash!
Using words with you is giving you some face.
If we were to speak with fists, none of you would be worthy! If you don’t leave now, soon I’ll have you all sinking to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!"
Jizu Taoist became so enraged his whole head and face flushed red, as if it matched the red hat on his head.
"Forget the talk, attack together! The Holy Sect Envoy has arrived!!"
He suddenly shouted, charging at Jiang Dali with a shrill scream, his eyes turning bloodred, and his aura explosively violent.