Chapter 337: Making a Fool of Oneself

Before Ma Chulong could respond, Ma Chulan was incensed and preemptively retorted.

"Kong Yueqing, you're completely wrong. My eldest brother and I gave our names at the time. When traveling, one encounters all sorts of people; who knows if we would run into someone with ulterior motives? Your lack of caution is your own business, but our actions were perfectly justifiable. As for your claim that we were pretending to be ordinary people, that's even more absurd. Are we supposed to shout that we are exorcists to every person we meet?"

She had long found this Kong Yueqing eyesore—possessing little skill but possessing a formidable amount of malice.

Kong Yueqing hadn't expected Ma Chulan to be so sharp-tongued, and her expression shifted.

"At that time, the train encountered an evil spirit. We were fighting desperately to protect the safety of everyone on board, so what were you two doing? You were just hiding in the carriage. Is that what an exorcist is supposed to do?"

Facing Kong Yueqing's questioning, Su Yan didn't take a single word to heart. Instead, she looked toward Kong Nian and Kong Xiang, who were not far away.

The current situation was clearly that Kong Yueqing had initiated the provocation, yet the two of them, as the leaders of the Kong family contingent, had failed to stop her entirely.

This was tantamount to tacitly approving of Kong Yueqing's behavior.

Ma Chulan looked as if she had heard the greatest joke in the world. She was about to expose Kong Yueqing, but Su Yan pressed her down.

"Forget it, there's no need to waste breath." Su Yan's simple sentence expressed her disdain for Kong Yueqing to the fullest.

Kong Yueqing was so angry her nose practically crooked, and she became even more clamorous. "I see you two just have nothing left to say! Don't think that just because you've gained a little fame now, you're superior. In terms of moral character, you will never be worthy of being exorcists!"

She wanted to show everyone that even if the Zhou family held Su Yan up to the heavens, Su Yan was still nothing to their Kong family!

Kong Xiang had been observing all of Su Yan's reactions throughout. After all, facing such provocation and humiliation, few people could remain calm and rational.

This was also one of the reasons why he had not scolded Kong Yueqing.

He was observing Su Yan, from every possible angle.

Even if Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan could swallow their pride and listen to Su Yan, the low murmurs in the carriage and the pairs of questioning eyes made them feel as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

It was as if they were hypocritical pretenders.

"Junior Sister Kong, you should say a little less," Gan Hua, sitting nearby, truly could not listen to any more.

Setting aside the fact that Su Yan had done them a favor, the events that occurred on the train that day were not actually resolved by him and Ruan Tao.

At that time, they might not have known exactly what had happened, but ever since they confirmed the identities of Su Yan and Ma Chulong, the two of them understood immediately.

It must have been that after everyone fell unconscious, Su Yan and her group had taken action.

And yet now, Kong Yueqing was actually using this matter to attack them?

Wasn't this just lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own feet?

Kong Yueqing felt she had the upper hand and was gloating; she was in no mood to listen to anyone's advice.

"Senior Brother Gan, everything I'm saying is the truth. Everyone in the carriage is one of our own now, so there's certainly nothing to worry about."

Gan Hua was speechless to the extreme; he truly felt not a shred of pity for Kong Yueqing.

"Senior Brother Ma, why have you stopped talking? Actually, I didn't mean to bring this up intentionally, I just found it hard to understand. If I've said anything improper, I hope you and Senior Brother Ma won't hold it against me!"

In Kong Yueqing's dictionary, there was no such thing as knowing when to stop; there was only pressing an advantage and biting down until the end.

Ma Chulan's breathing became ragged, and she suddenly stood up from her seat.

"Su Yan, don't stop me from telling the truth. You are magnanimous, but we can't just let a petty person like this bully us!"

The crowd grew even more excited upon hearing this. Could there be a twist in this matter?

This time, Su Yan did not say anything further, but instead allowed Ma Chulan to continue.

Ma Chulan had to turn her head to see Kong Yueqing behind her, then let out a contemptuous laugh.

"Originally, we wanted to refrain from explaining out of respect for the Kong family, but you are just too stupid."

Being called stupid caused Kong Yueqing's face to darken instantly.

However, Ma Chulan had no intention of giving her a chance to retort. "You did indeed get off the train that day, but you didn't resolve that evil spirit at all. In the end, it was my brother and Su Yan who took action to settle the matter. I really don't know what you're so proud of."

Ma Chulan's words were like a bolt of lightning, striking Kong Yueqing until she was left defenseless.

As for the others, they were all dumbfounded, pricking up their ears in eager anticipation of the truth.

This time, it was Kong Yueqing who found herself gasping for air. "Impossible! It was Senior Brother Ruan and Senior Brother Gan..."

"Then why don't your Senior Brother Ruan and Senior Brother Gan tell us how that evil spirit was actually resolved?" Ma Chulan crossed her arms over her chest, revealing a direct, mocking smile.

Kong Yueqing panicked, casting pleading looks toward Gan Hua and Ruan Tao.

Gan Hua's expression was also extremely grim. He had warned her; if she hadn't been so arrogant, she wouldn't have fallen into such an embarrassing position.

Ruan Tao gave a dry cough, deliberately avoiding Kong Yueqing's gaze.

The reactions of the two men explained everything.

Kong Yueqing felt her brain buzzing. She had intended to strike a blow against Su Yan, but she hadn't expected that she would now become the target of ridicule.

Why had Gan Hua and Ruan Tao never mentioned such an important matter to her, allowing her to remain steadfast in her convictions?!

Now it was Ma Chulan's turn to laugh triumphantly. "It seems your two senior brothers are unable to explain for you. But you can't be blamed; after all, you were sleeping in the train the whole time, so how could you possibly know what happened outside?"

Watching Kong Yueqing's face change incessantly, Ma Chulan felt immensely satisfied.

The veins in Kong Yueqing's neck were faintly bulging; she could no longer contain the fury in her heart. Just as she was about to lash out, she was rebuked by Kong Xiang.

"Enough! Hurry up and apologize to Senior Brother Ma and Su Yan!" Kong Xiang commanded with a sharp voice.

Kong Yueqing had thrown away all the dignity of the Kong family, but now he was even more certain of Su Yan's depth.

She could have clearly explained things from the very beginning, yet she had held him back, allowing Kong Yueqing to dance around like a clown, only to deliver the fatal blow at the end, making everyone despise Kong Yueqing even more because of her previous arrogance.

This Su Yan was truly calculating.

Kong Yueqing's teeth ground together with a creaking sound; being forced to apologize to Su Yan was more painful than death to her.

Kong Xiang increased his volume. "Apologize."

Kong Yueqing shuddered violently, forcibly suppressing the moisture in her eyes, and used every ounce of her strength to utter the three words: "I'm sorry."

Kong Xiang let out a heavy breath and looked toward Ma Chulong and Su Yan.

"It is our failure in discipline that allowed a disciple to make such a fool of herself. Please, do not take it to heart."

(End of Chapter)