“I know, you stand aside obediently!”
Ye Ling looked at the Qingyue envoy hovering in the air and directly used his spiritual power to sweep Guan Hu aside.
As the Qingyue envoy approached Tianren City, his gaze quickly fell upon Ye Ling.
Sensing Ye Ling’s extraordinary aura, the Qingyue envoy’s brow furrowed. He then instantly appeared before Ye Ling and asked coldly, “You were the one causing trouble in Tianren City and killed the City Lord, Tian Xiong?”
Ye Ling did not hide anything and frankly replied, “So what if I did?”
“Good that you admit it!”
Seeing Ye Ling’s unhesitating confession, the Qingyue envoy continued, “I am Li Xuezhi, an outer sect elder of the Qingyue Sect. I have come to Tianren City to investigate the death of City Lord Tian Xiong.”
“Since you admit to being the perpetrator, you will have to return to the Qingyue Sect with me for an investigation.”
Li Xuezhi was not foolish. Knowing he might not be Ye Ling’s match, he invoked the name of the Qingyue Sect, intending to intimidate Ye Ling with its reputation.
Let alone the thirteen cities under the Qingyue jurisdiction, even throughout the entire Lingzhou, the Qingyue Sect was a renowned existence. Few dared to defy the Qingyue Sect, except for a few major sects and sacred lands.
Li Xuezhi had expected this mission to be like his previous ones. Upon hearing the name of the Qingyue Sect, the target would obediently cease resistance, and he could then manipulate the target at will after bringing them back to the sect!
However, he never expected to encounter an extremely tough bone to crack!
Ye Ling smiled at Li Xuezhi and replied, “What if I refuse?”
“Refuse?” Li Xuezhi was slightly taken aback, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
The Qingyue Sect disciples in the sky immediately drew the swords from their backs and teleported around Ye Ling, surrounding him!
The atmosphere outside Tianren City instantly became extremely tense.
The surrounding Tianren City cultivators and soldiers, seeing that Ye Ling might engage with the Qingyue Sect members, all held their breath, their hearts filled with extreme tension.
The status and position of a Qingyue Sect member, even an outer sect disciple, were far superior to Tian Xiong’s!
If Ye Ling were to attack someone from the Qingyue Sect, it would undoubtedly be like stirring up a hornet’s nest, bringing about immense disaster!
Seeing the situation turn sour, Guan Hu quickly squeezed into the encirclement of Qingyue Sect disciples and prostrated himself before Li Xuezhi, begging for mercy, “My lord, please calm your anger. This senior is merely straightforward. It was all the fault of City Lord Tian Xiong!”
Li Xuezhi looked at Guan Hu and asked with a frown, “Who are you?”
Guan Hu replied tremblingly, “I am the captain of the City Lord’s personal guard, my name is Guan Hu.”
Li Xuezhi further inquired, “Since you are from the City Lord’s personal guard, why are you speaking up for the killer?”
Upon hearing Li Xuezhi’s question, Guan Hu trembled, unsure how to answer.
He couldn’t possibly state that he was afraid Ye Ling would kill all the Qingyue Sect members who came, thus causing the Qingyue Sect to retaliate against Tianren City.
In Guan Hu’s opinion, after killing Li Xuezhi, Ye Ling could simply leave and find happiness elsewhere.
But if the Qingyue envoy died in Tianren City, the people of Tianren City would suffer the Qingyue Sect’s revenge.
A mere small, insignificant city could not withstand the wrath of a behemoth!
There was only Baiyu City near Tianren City, and the two were sworn enemies. If Tianren City offended the Qingyue Sect, the people within would have no escape but to flee into the Luoyun Mountain Range!
Ye Ling, seeing Guan Hu’s troubled expression, smiled slightly and then explained to Li Xuezhi on Guan Hu’s behalf, “He’s afraid I’ll kill you all, and he wants to save your lives.”
As soon as Ye Ling uttered these words, both Li Xuezhi’s and Guan Hu’s faces turned green.
“Se-senior…” Guan Hu looked at Ye Ling in horror, not expecting Ye Ling to say such a thing!
While it was the truth, how could he say it directly to the Qingyue envoy?
Didn’t the Qingyue envoy have any pride?
At this moment, Guan Hu no longer dared to look at Li Xuezhi’s expression.
Li Xuezhi’s face was as grim as Guan Hu had imagined, exceedingly dark.
Veins bulged on his forehead, and he stared coldly at Ye Ling, gritting his teeth, “Kill us all, you speak with such arrogance!”
*Zheng!!!*
As Li Xuezhi finished speaking, the long sword behind him suddenly flew out and then descended from the sky, shooting towards Ye Ling!
Seeing Li Xuezhi make a move, the surrounding Qingyue Sect disciples no longer hesitated and lunged towards Ye Ling!
“Showing off in front of an expert.”
A hint of mockery flashed in Ye Ling’s eyes, and he softly uttered, “Kneel!”
*Boom!*
Ye Ling’s imposing aura spread with this command, and Li Xuezhi and the surrounding Qingyue Sect disciples all knelt down towards Ye Ling in unison!
Ye Ling easily grasped Li Xuezhi’s sword, and with a flick of the sword tip, he lifted Li Xuezhi’s chin, sneering, “With just an ant like you, you dare to attack me?”
Li Xuezhi felt the cold sword tip against his chin and was completely terrified. He looked at Ye Ling in panic and stammered, “Y-youngster, let’s talk properly! It’s all a misunderstanding!”
After a moment of stunned silence, Guan Hu quickly came to his senses and immediately kowtowed to Ye Ling, begging for mercy, “Please, senior, think twice. You must not kill the Qingyue envoy, otherwise, the consequences will be endless!”
With Guan Hu’s intercession, Li Xuezhi felt more confident and quickly said to Ye Ling, “Kid, what that guy said is right. I am a Qingyue envoy, representing the face of the Qingyue Sect outside. If you kill me, it’s equivalent to slapping the Qingyue Sect in the face!”
“I advise you to think carefully. Our Qingyue Sect is only here to investigate the death of Tian Xiong. If it was indeed Tian Xiong’s fault, as long as you return to the Qingyue Sect with me and explain clearly, we will not make things difficult for you.”
Li Xuezhi appeared to be advising Ye Ling, but in his heart, he was secretly plotting how to deal with Ye Ling upon his return.
The humiliation of being forced to kneel in public would be repaid a hundredfold!
Guan Hu, unaware of Li Xuezhi’s thoughts, continued to chime in, “Yes, yes! Senior, you must not act impulsively. Speak properly, otherwise, if you offend the Qingyue Sect, our auction will also be ruined!”
“Auction?” Li Xuezhi’s eyes lit up immediately, and he asked Guan Hu, “What auction, tell me quickly! I recently heard that a rare treasure has appeared in the Luoyun Mountain Range, could it be…”
*Chih!*
Just as Li Xuezhi was questioning Guan Hu, Ye Ling, with evident impatience, thrust his long sword into Li Xuezhi’s throat, severing his head.
Blood splattered all over Guan Hu’s face.
“Se-senior?”
Guan Hu was stunned on the spot, looking at Ye Ling with a dazed expression, not understanding why Ye Ling had made a move.
“Martial Uncle! How dare you kill our Martial Uncle!”
The surrounding Qingyue disciples, seeing Ye Ling kill Li Xuezhi, all cried out in shock, their faces filled with indignation!
Following that, a flash of golden light streaked past, and ten more heads flew off.
The headless corpses of the Qingyue disciples slowly slumped to the ground.
All the cultivators outside Tianren City once again fell into a deathly silence.
The surroundings were extremely quiet.
Not a sound could be heard!
Ye Ling… had actually killed all the Qingyue envoys just like that?
Everything had happened too suddenly; no one present could react.
Ye Ling tossed the sword in his hand aside and looked at the stunned Guan Hu, explaining, “Sorry, I couldn’t hold back for a moment. It’s mainly because those Qingyue guys were too arrogant. Even after kneeling, he was still thinking about the auction.”
Hearing Ye Ling’s casual explanation, Guan Hu’s mouth twitched.
He stiffly turned his neck to look at Ye Ling, forcing a smile onto his face, “Se-senior, you are right… Li Xuezhi was too arrogant.”
Guan Hu outwardly agreed, but inwardly he was lamenting.
It’s over…
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the headless corpses lying on the ground, his despair growing.
This time, whether it was him or Tianren City…
It was all over!