"Trying to sow discord between you and the Ling family? Heh, how audacious! Dong Jinghua, is it?!"
Zhu Shan let out a wild laugh, his face growing increasingly ferocious as he stared intently at Dong Jinghua before him.
At this moment, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Even Ling Zhigao and Ling Yan and the others did not dare to approach.
Clearly, everyone could feel Zhu Shan's wrath.
Seeing that his sworn brother's mere wild laughter had already intimidated everyone around, Zhang Jia felt an immense sense of smugness.
His eyes were fixed on Dong Jinghua.
He chuckled inwardly, thinking how unlucky Dong Jinghua was to have run into his sworn brother. He was about to be toyed with to death!
"That's right, I am Dong Jinghua. You must be General Zhu Shan, I presume? I've heard much about you!"
Dong Jinghua's expression was grim as he cupped his hands towards Zhu Shan.
He appeared relatively calm.
However, everyone around knew clearly that Dong Jinghua's unsightly expression was a sign of his fear. They understood even better that Dong Jinghua was courting death by trying to contend with Zhu Shan now.
Many had already begun to speculate.
Dong Jinghua would likely be the shortest-serving head of the National Martial Arts Hall in Jiangbei history.
If this were to get out, it would truly become a joke.
"Heh, Dong Jinghua, very good. I heard you came from the capital. Are you trying to make a splash with your new position? But you've chosen the wrong person to show off your authority. Zhang Jia is my brother, don't you know?!"
Zhu Shan roared with laughter and began to advance step by step towards Dong Jinghua, looking as if he might attack at any moment.
This caused everyone's breathing to quicken.
The atmosphere became incredibly tense.
Dong Jinghua's brow furrowed, and he instinctively took a step back. He thought that Zhu Shan was overacting, his aura too powerful. He wouldn't be able to withstand such oppressive pressure for long, let alone fight.
At this moment, he should be handing the stage over to Zhang Jia!
With this thought, Dong Jinghua glared at Zhu Shan.
Zhu Shan seemed to instantly receive Dong Jinghua's signal, halting his advance and slightly retracting his imposing aura.
"However, your methods are quite despicable, trying to sow discord between me and my brother Zhang Jia. How laughable!"
Zhu Shan sneered and pulled Zhang Jia closer.
Zhang Jia looked like a small mouse beside Zhu Shan, but to everyone else, it was a clear display of Zhu Shan and Zhang Jia's close relationship.
Zhang Jia also sensed that Zhu Shan might be overdoing it a bit, but he thought it was because Dong Jinghua was simply unlucky today and had angered Zhu Shan, likely because Zhu Shan was already in a bad mood about something!
This suited his intentions perfectly!
With this in mind, Zhang Jia pointed at Dong Jinghua and sneered, "Director Dong, don't accuse me of bullying others. I, Zhang Jia, have always been about facts. Regarding your attempt to sow discord between me and the Ling family today, you owe me an explanation. Normally, I wouldn't bother with you, but, heh, as you can see, my sworn brother is here today. I can't give you face!"
Dong Jinghua's eyes widened at this, and his breathing grew rapid, as if he had suffered immense humiliation!
The onlookers all shook their heads.
They were all thinking the same thing: Dong Jinghua was truly in for a bad day.
At the very least, it would be impossible for him to establish himself in Jiangbei from now on. He should have conceded earlier!
However, to everyone's surprise, Dong Jinghua let out a sinister laugh, "Heh, do I, Dong Jinghua, need to resort to such despicable tactics? Zhang Jia, don't think I don't know you're being manipulated. If I'm not mistaken, it has something to do with the Bai family, right? Haha!"
Zhang Jia's eyes widened, and he immediately roared at Dong Jinghua, "Dong Jinghua, you'd better not spout nonsense here. Think about the consequences before you speak!"
"Haha, consequences!? Zhang Jia, do you think I have no evidence? The person who died today has a close connection to you. You brought your sworn brother here to pressure me, what? Do you think I'm afraid to make this evidence public? Do you believe I'll ruin your reputation right here today!?"
Dong Jinghua laughed maniacally, appearing somewhat unhinged.
But every word fell on the ears of others like a desperate plea!
So, Dong Jinghua really did have evidence!
So, this wasn't a false accusation after all!
The situation instantly reversed.
All eyes turned to Zhang Jia, whose face had indeed become extremely unsightly.
Zhang Jia was also very flustered. He never expected Dong Jinghua to have gathered evidence so quickly and to be boasting about it here. In such a situation, there was no possibility of reconciliation between them.
Someone had to back down today!
With this thought, Zhang Jia gritted his teeth and advanced directly towards Dong Jinghua!
Dong Jinghua's eyes lit up. The other party was about to make a move, and this was the moment Dong Jinghua had been waiting for. As soon as Zhang Jia made a move, Dong Jinghua would have the opportunity to kill him directly!
Everything would then fall into place!
But just as Dong Jinghua was preparing to counter,
Zhu Shan, standing beside him, grabbed Zhang Jia by the shoulder and, in a tone of accusation, roared, "Zhang Jia, what the hell is going on here? Did you set him up, or did he frame you?"
"Sworn brother, don't listen to this person's nonsense. Hmph, it seems this matter cannot be explained clearly today. Since that's the case, let's resolve it in the simplest way. Dong Jinghua, do you dare to fight me!"
Zhang Jia gritted his teeth, finding himself cornered by Zhu Shan. However, Zhang Jia was certain that even if Dong Jinghua's strength surpassed his, he would definitely not dare to defeat him here!
Because defeating him would mean completely falling out with Zhu Shan!
And Zhu Shan's wrath was not something Dong Jinghua could withstand!
Therefore, Zhang Jia subconsciously believed he was guaranteed to win!
Dong Jinghua's eyes widened, and he sneered at Zhang Jia, "Heh, you can't explain it clearly, or you simply have no explanation? Are you trying to provoke me into a fight out of anger? Hmph, I won't fall for your trap. Zhang Jia, I will not fight you today!"
"Haha, Dong Jinghua, you're afraid? If you're so timid and cowardly, how will you establish yourself in Jiangbei in the future!?"
Zhang Jia immediately laughed wildly and then approached Dong Jinghua, saying word by word, "If you're scared, then don't use these insidious tactics to trouble me again, or else, you'd better obediently return to the capital!"