“Relax, I won’t kill you. No need to wet yourselves in fear. Kneel here, and we’ll leave in a quarter of an hour!”
Ling Xiao said calmly.
“Ling, you’re too arrogant. We represent the Red-Robed Elder!”
One of the three shouted loudly.
Ling Xiao sneered, “Even if you represented Chen Nanxing, the Sect Master of Sword King Sect, for barging in and breaking my door today, and for disrespecting me, you must pay a price. Kneeling is letting you off lightly. Any complaints?”
“Too much!”
The three struggled to their feet and jointly attacked Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao stood there, hands unmoved. A chilling, overwhelming killing intent radiated from his eyes, covering a hundred-metre radius. Even Tantai Lingzi, standing nearby, fled in fright.
The three were even worse off, collapsing to their knees instantly.
“That’s better!”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly, then sat aside to wait.
The three knelt on the ground, their faces twisted in humiliation, bodies trembling.
At this moment, Dai Yuling, Lan Yuer, Leng Hao, and several Moonlight Sect leaders came out. Seeing the three kneeling, they showed mocking expressions.
This made the three feel utterly humiliated.
They had come under orders from the Sword King Sect’s Inner Red-Robed Elder to summon Ling Xiao, thinking they could act arrogantly with the elder’s backing. Instead, they were kneeling here, pointed at like street-performing monkeys.
Ling Xiao ignored them. To him, today’s events were unsurprising. If anything was unexpected, it was that Sword King Sect’s Sect Master Chen Nanxing didn’t show up, only an Inner Elder of the First Heaven Realm.
“A quarter of an hour is up, Ling Xiao. Let’s go settle old and new scores clearly today.”
Wu Xiang appeared before Ling Xiao after waiting a quarter of an hour.
He had discussed thoroughly with Ling Xiao last night. With Moonlight Sect’s strength rising, now was the perfect time to suppress Sword King Sect and showcase their power.
In the past, when Moonlight Sect disciples were killed by Sword King Sect, Moonlight Sect didn’t dare protest.
Today, Wu Xiang would seek justice for Moonlight Sect’s fallen souls, solidifying his position as Sect Master.
Once successful, people would forget Chang Yueying and remember him as the one who truly raised Moonlight Sect!
“Alright!”
Ling Xiao wasn’t reckless. He wouldn’t face Sword King Sect’s fierce members alone.
Knowing you’re outmatched and still going is not bravery; it’s idiocy!
“You three, get up. Isn’t your Red-Robed Elder waiting to see us? Lead the way!”
He looked at the three kneeling Sword King Sect Inner Disciples and said calmly.
“But where are the two slaves who escaped yesterday?”
One of them, trembling, mustered the courage to ask.
“I told you to lead the way. Didn’t you hear?”
Ling Xiao said coldly.
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The man dared not ask further. Facing Ling Xiao, the three were like frightened rabbits, not daring to say an extra word, obediently leading the way while trembling.
Of course, they were plotting in their minds.
Just wait, Moonlight Sect scum. You made us kneel. Soon, you’ll kneel before everyone too!
But could their plan succeed?
Outside the temporary base, the open ground was crowded.
Besides the Sword King Sect disciples brought by the Red-Robed Woman, many others had come on their own.
Say what you will, Sword King Sect disciples were united, especially when bullying the weak.
The Red-Robed Woman sat on a chair, holding a teacup, with Chang Yueying serving her.
This scene made Wu Xiang frown.
Some people, used to being servile, truly couldn’t change.
“Elder, that’s him. That kid is Ling Xiao!”
As a voice rang out, all eyes turned to Ling Xiao, as if he were the main character, overshadowing even Wu Xiang.
Ling Xiao walked side by side with Wu Xiang, followed by Lan Yuer, Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, and Golden Light Heavenly Lord.
Chang Yueli and Tantai Lingzi trailed behind, seemingly uninvolved and uninterested in today’s matters.
No matter how you looked, the two slaves who escaped from the Beast Arena were nowhere in the crowd.
Seeing Ling Xiao and the others, the Red-Robed Woman stood up angrily, smashed her teacup on the ground, and glared at the three visibly injured Inner Disciples.
“What happened to you three?”
“Reporting to the Elder, Ling Xiao not only refused to come with us but also… but also…”
They were too ashamed to admit they were forced to kneel.
But Ling Xiao smiled and said, “Nothing much. I just had them kneel at my door for a quarter of an hour.”
“Scoundrel!”
The Red-Robed Woman was furious. Ling Xiao’s arrogance towards her disciples enraged her. “It seems Moonlight Sect really wants to be wiped out!”
“Calm down, Elder. This Ling Xiao has always been this arrogant, even our Moonlight Sect elders can’t control him.”
Chang Yueying hurriedly said.
Clearly, she feared Sword King Sect would take action.
Then she turned to Ling Xiao. “Ling Xiao, playing at the Beast Arena is fine, but why kill so many of their disciples, and for two slaves?”
“Elder, I don’t understand your words. You’re still Moonlight Sect’s Law Enforcement Elder, yet instead of questioning why Sword King Sect stormed our temporary base and broke my door, you question me? What’s the logic?”
Ling Xiao looked at Chang Yueying calmly and asked.
He had no strong feelings about her before, but recent events made him increasingly dislike her.
Selfish, cowardly, bullying the weak, and fearing the strong. This woman seemed to have it all.
“Sword King Sect is a top-ranked sect among the twelve, while Moonlight Sect is last. In this dog-eat-dog world, what’s wrong with listening to them?”
Chang Yueying said coldly, displeased that Ling Xiao disrespected her in front of outsiders.
Though no longer Sect Master, she was still the Law Enforcement Elder.
“Is that so? If that’s the logic, what’s wrong with me killing a few weaklings yesterday?”
Ling Xiao countered. “Survival of the fittest, right?”
“You’re twisting words!”
Chang Yueying was so angry she nearly cursed.
“Am I? If there’s nothing else, Elder, please step aside. I’m not in the mood for internal disputes now.”
Ling Xiao glanced at Chang Yueying and said calmly.
