Dashing Student Chapter 989: Establishing Authority

Chen Nan handed the remaining matters over to A-Yin.

He had a good impression of this little girl A-Yin, after all, she was a kind-hearted child.

But doing this was also to help A-Yin establish authority.

He would have to leave eventually, and if A-Yin’s authority wasn’t established, Moon Tower Dong Village would face countless crises like this in the future.

On his way, he had overheard a conversation between A-Yin and Hu Luo.

The Heavenly Border was already in chaos!

At times like this, leaving the Heavenly Border early was wise; Chen Nan certainly didn’t want to get caught up in trouble when he already had enough of his own issues.

A-Yin turned her head to look at Chen Nan’s profile, her cherry lips slowly curled into a joyful smile, even the Iron Mask on Chen Nan’s face seemed a bit more endearing to her.

When she turned back, the smile had disappeared from her face, and she slowly approached Hu Luo.

At this moment, Hu Luo was in a pathetic state, his limbs crippled, and his cultivation destroyed; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a cripple.

"A-Yin, please spare me, have you forgotten how we used to play together when we were kids? We do have some bond."

It would have been better if he hadn’t said that. Mentioning their past only fueled A-Yin’s anger, and she kicked Hu Luo fiercely twice.

"You still remember our bond? Then why did you try to kill me?"

"You bastard, you’re nothing but a beast!"

Just thinking about how Hu Luo and his group wanted to destroy her clan brought a surge of anger in her.

However, letting Hu Luo die by her hand was something she couldn’t bring herself to do.

Hu Luo might be heartless, but she couldn’t be disloyal. Though she had a small dagger in her hand, she hesitated to strike.

"A-Yin, didn’t you remember our fathers had bonds as well? We grew up together."

"I just made a mistake for a while, you can’t kill me, or I’ll complain to your parents even if I die..."

A-Yin’s heart wavered, and with a sigh, she slowly put down the dagger, seemingly intending to spare Hu Luo.

Hu Luo was overjoyed; although he had been reduced to a cripple, as long as he was alive, there was hope.

But just then, a despairing figure walked up beside A-Yin, an aura of severity emanating from the iron mask.

"Listening to what he said, the Heavenly Border is already in chaos. Do you think you can protect Moon Tower Dong Village like this?"

A-Yin’s body jolted, her eyes widened, and she suddenly came to her senses.

Yes, if it were any other time, letting Hu Luo go wouldn’t matter, as the Elder Council could punish them.

But now that the Elder Council and the Holy Daughter had disappeared, and the Heavenly Border was in chaos, letting Hu Luo return would mean Huotang Village wouldn’t spare Moon Tower Dong Village.

As soon as Chen Nan left, it would be the moment Moon Tower Dong Village perished.

How could she be soft-hearted at such a time?

Having followed the priest from a young age to study and cultivate, she knew well that in the Heavenly Border Mountain, the law of the jungle prevailed.

Thus, A-Yin’s expression became resolute again, but she didn’t kill Hu Luo with her own hands; instead, she released her Gu Insect.

A winged venomous scorpion flew out from her clothes, landing directly on Hu Luo, its tail raised high.

Upon seeing the scorpion, Hu Luo’s expression turned utterly terrified, his voice contorted with fear.

"No, A-Yin, you can’t do this to me... Ah..."

Amidst screams, the scorpion’s tail fiercely pierced Hu Luo’s body, and the venom quickly spread.

In just a few breaths, a living person was reduced to a skeleton by the venom, without even any internal organs left.

He had suffered the most terrible torment before death.

The remaining cultivators from Huotang Village, seeing Hu Luo’s miserable end, widened their eyes in terror, feeling an unbearable itch all over their bodies.

"We were all threatened by Hu Luo, it’s none of our business."

"Please spare us, Priestess!"

They began to kowtow to A-Yin, addressing her with newfound respect.

A-Yin turned to Chen Nan, but this time Chen Nan didn’t instruct her on what to do.

So, she approached the cultivators.

"You may escape the death penalty, but not the living punishment. From now on, you will stay in Moon Tower Dong Village. When your sins are redeemed, you may leave."

"Now, open your mouths."

As people of the Heavenly Border, the cultivators knew what was coming next. They were reluctant, but with Chen Nan present, they had no choice but to open their mouths.

They deeply regretted in their hearts why they had to come to Moon Tower Dong Village at all.

Now it’s too late, haven’t they hit a hard wall?

Looking at the standing Chen Nan, just his presence made them break out in a cold sweat.

No, this wasn’t a hard wall; it was clearly a steel plate!

A-Yin gestured, and four small insects flew out from her sleeve.

If you looked closely, those four insects resembled dung beetles, each flying into the mouths of the four Huotang Village cultivators.

"I don’t need to tell you that with my Gu inside you, you must obey me or suffer fates worse than death."

She said, untying a palm-sized drum from her waist, tapping it lightly with her finger, producing a single thud.

The sound was faint, yet an invisible wave of spiritual power radiated from the drum’s center like a ring.

The cultivators of Huotang Village immediately showed signs of pain, doubling over with their stomachs in agony.

Chen Nan closed his eyes to sense the surroundings. Although his cultivation had fallen, he could still sense the situation within a thousand meters.

The spiritual power from A-Yin’s drum quickly surpassed his sensing range, spreading out at least ten miles.

Indeed, the Gu Technique of the Heavenly Border held unique prowess.

After all this, even the villagers of Moon Tower Dong Village looked at A-Yin differently.

There was less casualness, more respect.

Previously, they always regarded A-Yin as the child they had watched grow up, and with the previous priest’s sudden death, A-Yin hadn’t yet matured, so they still treated her as a child.

But after witnessing A-Yin’s abilities, turning Hu Luo into blood water and controlling the Huotang Village cultivators, they suddenly realized A-Yin had grown up.

Moreover, she was a priest they could trust!

Seeing their expressions, Chen Nan nodded in satisfaction, having achieved his goal.

A-Yin had established authority, ensuring that neither the villagers nor people from other villages would dare to offend her.

Avoiding offenses against A-Yin was also beneficial for Chen Nan.

After some time, the four Huotang Village cultivators recovered, showing even more reverence towards A-Yin.

A-Yin was delighted in her heart but maintained a calm facade.

Now the Moon Tower Dong Village had four guardians, all with strong cultivation, around the fifth or sixth level of Foundation Establishment, and their Beast Taming skills were equally powerful.

This enhanced the village’s strength significantly.

Yet, an event that followed caused everyone’s faces to change.