At this moment, more and more onlookers gathered.
Inside Lingyue Courtyard, all the people present were notable figures. Many of them leaned on the railings like watching a show, observing the situation over here.
“I have heard long ago that this Ling Xiao is impossible to deal with using either soft or hard methods. He is extremely crazy. This kind of person is the one I least want to offend.”
“Yes, when you encounter a madman like this, it’s best to stay as far away as possible. This kid seems to have no one he fears at all. He dares to disregard anyone’s face. He is simply arrogant to the extreme.”
“What do you think Ling Xiao will do? Does he really dare to make a move?”
“I think he is just scaring Jia Tianfeng. If it were somewhere else, he might actually dare to kill. But this is Lingyue Courtyard after all. Did you not hear? Someone is already rushing over here.”
“True enough. Lingyue Courtyard is full of experts. Even Cave Heaven Realm martial artists would not dare cause trouble here.”
“Correct. I once personally witnessed a Third Cave Heaven Realm martial artist causing a disturbance here. In the end, he was beaten to death on the spot.”
The crowd chatted back and forth. Although they all felt that Ling Xiao was sufficiently arrogant and terrifying, most believed that in a place like Lingyue Courtyard, Ling Xiao still would not dare kill Jia Tianfeng.
Kong Ming stood right beside Jia Tianfeng.
He had a feeling that he had been tied to Jia Tianfeng’s sinking ship. If Jia Tianfeng stayed safe, he would be safe too. If Jia Tianfeng died, then he would also be in danger.
He quietly crushed a wax pill. This was a life-saving item given to him by his clan.
As long as he crushed it, experts from the clan would come to protect him.
Although Ling Xiao was strong, he could not possibly be invincible across the world. As long as he could survive today, he swore to stay within the clan afterwards, cultivate diligently, and never come out to cause trouble again.
Once he achieved great cultivation success, it would not be too late to seek revenge on Ling Xiao.
The Dragon-Tiger Selection would be a perfect opportunity.
Jia Tianfeng heard the sound of footsteps approaching from afar. A smile appeared on his face, and gradually, a hint of smugness emerged.
Although there were no Yin-Yang Realm martial artists in Lingyue Courtyard, there were still several Cave Heaven Realm martial artists. Otherwise, this place would have been smashed long ago.
Those footsteps belonged to the guards of Lingyue Courtyard.
Once those people arrived, the situation would completely reverse. It would no longer be him begging Ling Xiao for mercy. Instead, Ling Xiao would be the one begging him.
Ling Xiao seemed as if he had not heard those footsteps at all. He continued eating and drinking as before. The banquet originally prepared for the high-level members of the Five Poisons Hall branch was almost completely cleaned out by Ling Xiao.
Who would have thought that this guy was not only a terrifying martial artist, but also a big eater.
Watching Ling Xiao eat there, one of the killers from the Five Poisons Hall branch showed a sinister smile on his face.
His hand flicked lightly with almost no trace. A drop of extremely potent poison fell into the wine cup.
Ling Xiao appeared completely unaware. He picked up the wine cup and brought it to his lips.
The killer revealed a ferocious and triumphant expression.
He had thought Ling Xiao was so difficult to deal with. It turned out the other killers were simply incompetent.
As long as this poisoned wine killed Ling Xiao, not only would he receive endless gratitude from the Zhengqi Alliance and the Peacock Clan, but his status within the Five Poisons Hall branch would also rise dramatically. At that point, who would still dare look down on him?
He fantasised about achieving great merit and being surrounded by beauties.
However, in the next instant, his smile froze abruptly.
Just as Ling Xiao was about to drink the poisoned wine, he suddenly exploded into action. He forcefully poured the poisoned wine directly into the killer’s mouth.
Moreover, he swiftly struck several acupoints on the killer, forcing him to swallow the poisoned wine.
“No~~”
It really was a terrifying poison.
The moment the poisoned wine went down, the killer began bleeding from all seven orifices. His body rapidly rotted away, leaving no chance for any rescue.
“You! You! How is this possible!”
Before the killer died from the poison, he could not even utter a complete sentence.
He probably wanted to ask how Ling Xiao could possibly detect the poison in the wine.
Was he really that foolish?
If Ling Xiao were so easily killed, how could his comrades have died?
“You people from the Divine Phoenix branch of the Five Poisons Hall, why rush to your deaths? We will settle your accounts later.”
Ling Xiao coldly glanced at the killers from the Five Poisons Hall.
There would be even more exciting things to come later. He was not in a hurry to deal with these killers right now. However, if they insisted on seeking death, he would not be polite.
The crowd sucked in a breath of cold air.
“This Ling Xiao is truly too terrifying. He says he will kill, and he kills. What exactly happened just now? What was with that poisoned wine?”
“Did you not see clearly? Obviously, a killer from the Five Poisons Hall tried to poison Ling Xiao, but ended up getting killed instead. These killers are so stupid. If Ling Xiao were so easy to kill, would he not have died long ago? Why would it be their turn to act?”
Among the crowd, there were still sharp-eyed people who could see exactly what had happened.
The atmosphere instantly became even more tense.
Although the one who died was only a First Cave Heaven Realm killer, Ling Xiao had killed him right in front of everyone else.
This was equivalent to slapping the faces of the high-level members of the Five Poisons Hall branch present here.
And Ling Xiao even said he would deal with them next?
What did that mean?
How could there be such an arrogant and ignorant person in this world?
He even dared to provoke a killer organisation? Was he tired of living?
Yet he failed to realise that he had not offended them at all. They still wanted to kill him, and they had shown no mercy either.
Ling Xiao casually killed one killer, but his main target for pressure remained Jia Tianfeng.
“You seem very smug?”
Suddenly, Ling Xiao asked a question that sounded completely unrelated to killing.
Jia Tianfeng was stunned for a moment, then sneered coldly: “I admit I am not your opponent. You can kill me at any time. But in Lingyue Courtyard, there are people who can kill you.”
“Sigh.”
Ling Xiao let out a long sigh and said: “I was originally planning to give you one last chance to atone for your crimes. I never expected you not only to fail to cherish it, but to turn around and threaten me again. What a pity. It seems you do not need such a chance.”
“Ling Xiao, stop pretending there. Do you think the people in our Lingyue Courtyard are as useless as those reserve soldiers of the Justice Divine Guards that day? You may not fear superior numbers, but what if you face five people with cultivation equal to yours?”
Jia Tianfeng sneered.
“Young Master Jia, are you not planning to send out the Lingyue Five Dogs?”
The term “Lingyue Five Dogs” was not an insult. It represented the loyalty and ferocity of these five individuals.
Apart from the owner of Lingyue Courtyard, the Lingyue Five Dogs were the five most powerful people in this place.
Each of them possessed Second Cave Heaven Realm cultivation, and they specialised in combined attack techniques. Not to mention Ling Xiao, even Third Cave Heaven Realm or Fourth Cave Heaven Realm martial artists would not intimidate them.
Although they might not win, they absolutely would not lose.
