Wang Tianpo’s face turned pale. “The reason the Wang family had fewer casualties was because close family members supported one another through the crisis.”
Wei Liang shook his head slightly. “No, it’s because you surrendered your lands to the enemy, allowing the devils to march straight through, slaughtering their way from Qianqi Pass to Yunshui Plain.”
Wang Tianpo’s expression darkened further. “Qianqi Pass was breached by the enemy force—what does that have to do with the Wang family? How could our family alone be responsible for failing to stop the devil army?”
Wei Liang leaned forward slightly and said with certainty, “No one understands what happened at Qianqi Pass better than I do.”
Wang Tianpo’s eyes flickered wildly, but he gritted his teeth and held his ground. “I was stationed at Dongting, completely unaware of what happened at elsewhere! Sword Monarch, please do not evade the matter at hand! The theft of the Stalactite Spiritual Essence must be fully investigated. Regardless of the perpetrator’s background, our Wang family won’t stop until they are brought to justice! While I dare not suspect the Sword Monarch, your first disciple, Qin Yunxi, must receive the same investigation!”
“I see,” Wei Liang let out a cold sneer. “Turns out the Wang family preserves its strength only for internal strife, huh? Since you’ve come under the order to test the bottom line of the Wanjiangui Sect, then let me make it perfectly clear to you.”
Wang Tianpo opened his mouth to retort, but the moment his eyes met Wei Liang’s cold, profound gaze, a chill went down his spine, rendering him mute.
Wei Liang continued, his tone devoid of emotions, “Twenty-three Great Sword Immortals of the Wang family… Though I am gravely injured, wiping out half of your forces single-handedly is well within my power. If you don’t believe me, feel free to test it.”
As soon as his words fell, all swords in the area vibrated in unison, letting out a resonant hum…
Right, this was the sword intent of a Sword Monarch—under its terrifying pressure, all mundane weapons in the world must bow down!
Clad in white, the Sword Monarch Wei Liang stood before the Wang family members, giving the illusion that he alone could withstand all the storms of the world.
The disciples of the Wanjiangui Sect were filled with pride, their eyes gleaming with fervor.
Standing at a distance, Lin Jiu observed the scene, feeling a genuine sense of righteousness and awe—If the person who had snuck off with her last night to secretly plunder the Stalactite Spiritual Essence was not Wei Liang, she might have actually started to admire him!
Having lost all their momentum, the Wang family members had an embarrassed expression on their faces as they instinctively backed away—except for one.
The young man, dressed in a dark green luxurious silk robe, had been too busy staring lustfully at Liu Qingyin that he failed to notice when the rest of his family had already taken several steps back. Like a reef exposed by the receding tide, this lecherous man suddenly found himself exposed in front of the disciples of the Wanjiangui Sect.
In an instant, mocking laughter rippled through the crowd.
Lin Jiu immediately recognized this man—Wang Hantan, Wang Tianpo’s di-born grandson, also the same person who currently had a hold of her two undergarments.
He had a refined and handsome appearance, but his eyes were dull and lifeless, clearly a sign of someone who had long indulged in a life of debauchery. If it weren’t for the spiritual water he drank at birth to strengthen his meridians and physique, he likely wouldn’t even be able to stand straight now.
As Lin Jiu observed him in secret, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her spiritual sea!
The second lotus petal, which had opened to eighty percent, was slowly closing. A powerful suction surged within Lin Jiu as if trying to drain all the spiritual aura from her body. She gasped for breath, feeling the meridians throughout her body begin to tighten and convulse as her entire being was on the verge of being consumed by the thing inside her spiritual sea.
Lin Jiu instinctively realized that the lotus had a time limit—if the malice absorbed wasn’t enough to fully open the petals in one go, they would close again, and the backlash would be severe! Fortunately, the Stalactite Spiritual Essence from the Wang family, which she had absorbed last night, had greatly strengthened her meridians and dantian. Otherwise, she would have been rolling on the ground in pain by now.
With no moment to spare, Lin Jiu’s mind quickly raced. She immediately lifted her skirt and ran toward Wei Liang, calling out, “Husband~”
At this moment, Wei Liang had finished speaking, but his aura remained cold and imposing. Wang Tianpo’s face was a mix of red and green as he awkwardly led his people to leave. Lin Jiu’s sudden interruption was like a colorful pebble tossed into a still pond, disrupting the solemn atmosphere at the gate.
She rushed to Wei Liang’s side, quickly scanning the surroundings before locking her gaze on Wang Tianpo. The patriarch appeared to be around thirty years old, extremely dark and thin, with a pair of sharp, authoritative eyes. Lin Jiu lifted her chin arrogantly and put on an aloof expression as she spoke in a coquettish voice, “Who would be stupid enough to raise such a ruckus for a few worthless rocks? Only your Wang family would treat them as heirlooms! Even if you gave them to me, I’d find them too heavy to bother taking!”
‘No malice to absorb? No problem—just create them on the spot!’
Wang Tianpo’s face instantly darkened. His gaze fell coldly on Wei Liang, not even sparing Lin Jiu a glance—clearly, in his view, she wasn’t worth talking to. But Lin Jiu didn’t care about Wang Tianpo’s attitude and continued contemptuously, “Your Wang family is so delusional, thinking everyone covets your so-called treasures, but the truth is you’re simply too narrow-minded, treasuring something worthless! Otherwise, how is it possible that the thing has never been stolen in many years?”
Wang Tianpo considered it beneath him to respond to the woman, but his grandson Wang Hantan had no such reservations and a much shorter temper. He rushed forward and rebuked with his chin haughtily lifted, “That’s because in the past, there were great sword immortals who took turns to guard the place! Who would be foolish enough to sneak in and seek death?! It just happened that the Flowing Fire Sword Immortal was in turn yesterday…”
Lin Jiu clapped her hands crisply, cutting him off, “Oh, that’s it, then! Who else but someone from your Wang family would know that a sword immortal, not a great sword immortal, was guarding your precious treasure yesterday? Case closed! The culprit is from your Wang family—only you people regard that thing with such importance!”
The members of the Wang family glared at Lin Jiu, their anger rising. In an instance, many strands of malice trickled toward her, just enough to keep the second lotus petal from closing.
‘I need to fan the flames a bit more…’ Lin Jiu pondered. As she plotted her next move, Wang Hantan seemed to have realized something, and his previously dull eyes gradually began to light up with a strange gleam.
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