After being gravely wounded, Long Daozhi also lost his ability to levitate, plummeting down from high in the sky.
Truthfully, merely speaking the truth had earned him such treatment.
Long Daozhi was utterly pitiable.
Yet the crowd felt not a shred of pity for this scene.
Instead, they deemed Long Daozhi deserving of it, many even voicing further mockery.
While others might ignore Long Daozhi, Chu Feng and the people of Ancestral Martial Dragon City could not stand idly by.
Seeing the dire situation, they hastily rose into the air, catching Long Daozhi before descending.
In particular, Chu Feng and Master Liang Qiu swiftly employed barrier power, setting up a formation to seal Long Daozhi’s wound and treat his injuries.
Long Daozhi’s wound was severe, Lord Tonghe’s strike, though merely a lesson, had shown no mercy.
Fortunately, Chu Feng’s spiritist techniques were proficient, and with Master Liang Qiu’s aid.
Treating him now was timely, preserving Long Daozhi’s cultivation.
But further delay would damage his cultivation, perhaps permanently.
“Lord Tonghe, you deceived me, you deceived me.”
“That Dragon Vein Origin Stone was clearly given to you by me, not the Ninefold Dragon Gate.”
“Why would you do this!!!”
“Why so unjust, so utterly unjust!!!”
Yet Long Daozhi, heedless of his injuries, continued shouting.
Only, due to his grave wounds and extreme weakness, his voice was now exceedingly faint.
These words drew little further attention.
But Long Daozhi was already in tears, his face streaming, on the verge of collapse.
He had believed he could return to the Long clan, only to be toyed with thus.
All his hard work had merely served as a wedding dress for others.
He now understood Chu Feng’s suspicions were not unfounded.
Yet he had never dreamed that Lord Tonghe, whom he had so revered, could prove so despicable.
To wrest the seat rightfully his and bestow it upon another.
“City Lord, say no more, if you continue, they will kill you.”
“Such a Long clan, we forgo returning, is that not enough.”
The people of Ancestral Martial Dragon City urged, some in haste even covering Long Daozhi’s mouth with their hands.
Though Long Daozhi’s voice was faint, they feared.
Feared his words being heard.
If they truly enraged Lord Tonghe, Long Daozhi’s life might be forfeit.
“Senior, where there is life, there is hope.”
“Today’s grudge, we shall settle another day.”
Chu Feng said to Long Daozhi via covert transmission.
Yet Long Daozhi showed no response, merely muttering to himself, tears ceaselessly falling from his eyes.
His state was near madness.
Seeing Long Daozhi thus, Chu Feng’s heart ached profoundly.
If not for such high hopes placed upon him, how could he end in such desolation?
Chu Feng looked up at the lofty Lord Tonghe, a chill flashing in his eyes.
Today’s events were not merely Long Daozhi’s affair.
After all, Chu Feng had found that Dragon Vein Origin Stone.
Even setting Long Daozhi aside, Chu Feng would never let this so-called Lord Tonghe go.
Though powerless against him now, in future, Chu Feng would exact double repayment for today’s debt.
Long Daozhi was but an interlude.
In most eyes, merely a joke.
Thus, after his wounding, few paid him further heed.
Now, all eyes fixed upon the void above.
At present, all of the Ninefold Dragon Gate had ascended to the void, standing neatly before Lord Tonghe.
Lord Tonghe even produced multiple Long clan identity tokens, handing them one by one to the Ninefold Dragon Gate members.
Seeing those Long clan tokens, many eyes gleamed with envy towards the Ninefold Dragon Gate.
What immense honour was this?
Most crucially, the Long clan token was the lifelong dream of those below.
In many eyes, even without returning to the Long clan, receiving a single Long clan token was glory supreme.
Yet now, such precious tokens, each Ninefold Dragon Gate member held one.
Moreover, Lord Tonghe handed a cosmos sack to the Ninefold Dragon Gate’s sect master.
Within the cosmos sack were all Long clan tokens.
These Long clan tokens were not only for the present Ninefold Dragon Gate members, but also for those absent.
From this day, the Ninefold Dragon Gate truly returned to the Long clan.
Becoming part of the Long clan.
Henceforth, in the Saint Light Heavenly River, who would dare disrespect the Ninefold Dragon Gate?
“From now on, the Ninefold Dragon Gate exists no more, you are all my Long clan kin.”
“And my Long clan kin tolerate only us bullying others, never others bullying our kin.”
“Yet today, someone has dared challenge my Long clan’s dignity.”
Suddenly, Lord Tonghe spoke.
As he did, his chilling gaze swept below.
Hearing this, the crowd exchanged glances, yet ultimately all turned their eyes towards Ancestral Martial Dragon City.
Challenging the Long clan’s dignity, who had such audacity?
Among those present, none dared, but if one must name…
Long Daozhi earlier had indeed challenged the Long clan’s dignity.
And challenged the lofty Lord Tonghe at that.
Lord Tonghe suddenly voicing this clearly intended no leniency.
Thus, many looked on with schadenfreude.
They all reckoned Long Daozhi and Ancestral Martial Dragon City doomed.
“Bring them forward.”
Yet suddenly, Lord Tonghe withdrew his gaze, waving his sleeve grandly.
After Lord Tonghe spoke, Long clan members shot forth from the warship.
Only, the Long clan members dragged two people in their grasp.
Seeing those two, the others present all wore baffled expressions.
None recognised them.
But upon seeing those two, Chu Feng’s heart tightened.
Chu Feng recognised them.
It was an elder and a youth.
The elder named Long Busheng, the youth named Long Xiao.
These two were precisely the pair Chu Feng had encountered in the Endless Abyss.
“Damn, I forgot about this.”
That day, Chu Feng had toyed with the Ninefold Dragon Gate’s young sect master, disguising himself.
But this elder and youth had not.
Chu Feng had not expected the Ninefold Dragon Gate’s influence so vast, prompting the Long clan to avenge them, even directly capturing this elder and youth.
“These two challenged my Long clan kin’s dignity.”
“But the true culprits are not them.”
“The true culprits are right here.”
As Lord Tonghe spoke, he swept his gaze below once more.
“I hope that true culprit will step forward.”
“Do not let your companions suffer due to you.”
“If you dare step forward, I can spare your life.”
“But if you do not, your two companions die because of you.”
“And you, I will find you sooner or later, flee to the ends of the earth, you cannot escape death.”
Lord Tonghe said coldly.
The person he meant was, naturally, Chu Feng.
Only, at the time, Chu Feng had disguised his features, so searching by that face, they could never find him.
