“Don’t you all trust them; for the sake of escaping punishment, they would of course make a false countercharge.” Among the masses, someone immediately called out, making a few of them regain their looks of rage and return to glare at Ling Han and Yue Kai Yu.
Ling Han strode out, his eyes sweeping over the crowds, and said, “To hide the head and show the tail, do you think I don’t know that you’re hiding there?” He directly acted, and peng, peng, peng… there were a few that attempted to stop him, but Ling Han forced them away with a palm strike each.
He instantly grabbed onto a man and asked Yue Kai Yu, “Senior Brother Yue, do you recognize this person?”
“He should be one of Attendant Ao’s sons, but as for his name… hehe!” Yue Kai Yu said after a moment of consideration.
Ao Feng really had too many illegitimate children.
With a toss, Ling Han threw the man onto the ground and said, “Everyone should know by now that these two belong to the Ao Clan, they are merely putting on the trick of covering for one by the other shouting with the crowd.”
It was very obvious that this guy was there to fan the flames.
Silence fell upon the crowd. They were not fools, after all. Ao Zi Tai could make use of their admiration for her, but ultimately, she could not continue to deceive them forever.
Ao Zi Tai screamed shrilly, “Don’t listen to their nonsense. They almost molested me, and are still trying to slander my name, they have gone too far!”
Ling Han humphed and once again walked towards Ao Zi Tai. His slender figure created a long shadow on the ground, which shrouded Ao Zi Tai.
“You, what are you doing?” she asked in a trembling voice.
“You framed myself and Senior Brother Ao, so should you not receive some punishment?” Ling Han asked coldly and stretched out a hand to subdue Ao Zi Tai.
“Stop!” Instantly, there was a considerable number of people who acted simultaneously, attacking Ling Han at the same time.
It was one thing for Ao Zi Tai to make use of their feelings, but even if they knew that they had been deceived, how could they simply let go of their feelings of admiration just like that? They naturally could not simply stand by and watch as Ling Han made a move against Ao Zi Tai.
“Those who attempt to stop me should pray for luck!” Ling Han said coldly, his battle prowess on full power.
Peng, peng, peng, peng . Six flashes of Fist Qi danced unhindered. Silvery images of dragons surged forth, and those who stood in his way were completely unable to stand against their might. They were all flung away with a punch from him, and it was as if stalks of straw were flying around in the air.
Ao Zi Tai was astonished, and she could no longer pretend to sob piteously on the ground. She hurriedly leaped up, intending to make her escape by ducking into the crowd. There were over a hundred Spiritual Ocean Tier martial artists here, and she did not believe Ling Han could defeat all of them in one go.
“Your limbs are quite swift!” Ling Han smirked coldly. He used the Shadow Wind Motion and instantly appeared behind Ao Zi Tai. With a hook of his right arm, this woman fell into his grasp.
Chapter 350
Chapter 350: Killed with a Single Slash
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
“Who is this guy, how could he have such dominating power!”
“One punch was enough to fling seven martial artists of the Spiritual Ocean Tier away, and furthermore, Senior Brother Liu is someone in the sixth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier!”
“Hiss, when did such a freak appear in our sect?”
“Hehe, you guys don’t know, do you? He is one of the newly accepted disciples this year. Moreover, he has just entered into our sect the day before, and today, he has gained the first place position in the entrance trials!”
“What!?”
“With the Seven Sons of Ao Family participating, he still managed to get the first place?”
“What kind of news did you guys get? The Seven Sons of Ao Family, as well as Senior Brother Yue, have all been defeated by him!”
“I seem to get it now; no wonder Ao Zi Tai had put on such an act.”
There were no idiots here, and as long as they could keep their calm, they could very easily understand the ins and outs of the whole story.
“Han Lin, release Junior Sister Zi Tai first, we can discuss things calmly!” Someone asked Ling Han for mercy.
Ling Han smiled calmly, and said, “When you all burst in just now, you all looked very fierce, as if you wanted to beat me to death at any moment. I’m really very scared!”
“Eh!” Everyone was struck speechless. You are so ferocious that you have even defeated all the Seven Sons of Ao Family, so who amongst the people gathered here would be able to threaten you? But as Ao Zi Tai was still in his grasp, he could naturally say whatever he liked.
“Junior Brother Han, I know that there is displeasure in your heart, but Junior Sister Zi Tai is Attendant Ao’s beloved daughter, and is also the great-granddaughter of Grand Elder Ao!” someone reminded.
Ling Han laughed lightly, and said, “Senior Brother Yue is also Yue Zhen Shan, Attendant Yue’s son, as well as Grand Elder Yue’s great-grandson, but this ugly woman had still set him up without the slightest bit of hesitation! Since she has not given any face to him, Senior Brother Yue naturally need not give her any face, either.”
Yue Kai Yu suddenly gaped. Why was he so suddenly dragged into this issue? But when he thought about it for a moment, he did not say anything to refute Ling Han’s words. Ao Zi Tai’s actions had made him extremely displeased, and he had the intention to make her suffer a bit.
If he really tolerated this without making any attempt at payback, then wouldn’t that mean that the Yue Clan was beneath the Ao Clan?
Thus, this was not a matter that could be settled with him simply saying that he would let things go, because this affected the competition between two different factions.
“Junior Brother Han, you are indeed unusually strong, and there may be no one capable of standing against you in the Spiritual Ocean Tier, but there are so many of us here now, so we are at the advantage in terms of numbers. Why don’t you first release Junior Sister Zi Tai? The sect will naturally serve out justice for yourself and Senior Brother Yue,” another said.
Ling Han laughed, but turned to look at Yue Kai Yu and said, “Senior Brother Yue, if the accusation that we attempted molest and rape was made solid, what would happen to us?”
“There are three taboos in martial arts: defying one’s parents, betraying one’s master, and committing a sexual offense. Our Winter Moon Sect has always strictly observed these three taboos, so if the accusation of rape was really made solid, the punishment would be execution!” Yue Kai Yu said after some consideration.
Ling Han’s eyes turned cold, and said, “I am actually someone nice. If you respect me, I will respect you as well. But I also remember my grudges very well; whoever treats me badly, I will definitely avenge myself!
Since you want me to die, then why should I allow you to live?” These words were directed at Ao Zi Tai.
Ao Zi Tai could not help but quiver, and said, “Could it be that you actually dare to kill me?”
“Junior Brother Han, don’t be rash. That, after all, is merely conjecture—” Yue Kai Yu hurriedly said.
Pu!
Yet Ling Han snatched away someone else’s sword, and with a light scrape, blood gushed forth and Ao Zi Tai’s throat was already slashed open. She stared at Ling Han in disbelief, one hand holding onto her throat, yet she was not able to stop the onsurge of blood at all.
She had died just like that?
She had merely come to stand up for her brothers, and planned to use her influence among the younger generation to forcibly remake Ling Han into a despicable character who would molest women, and by that time, public clamor would be able to obscure the actual truth. How would Ling Han be able to continue to stay in the Winter Moon Sect?
He would
definitely have his cultivation crippled and be forced out of the sect.
Even if events had exceeded her expectations in the later half, she was not the slightest bit anxious. Anyways, if one plan did not work, there was always another. But she had never thought that Ling Han would be such a decisive character—he had actually killed her with a single slash!
She was of the Ao Clan; why had Ling Han dared to do something like that?
She would never know the reason. As the last signs of life left her body, she fell onto the ground with a peng , and her beautiful face, just like that, was stuck onto the dirt.
Hiss , continuous sharp breaths were heard from all around. Then, a considerable number turned to stare at Ling Han with red eyes.
“Want to fight? I am willing,” Ling Han said calmly.
He was especially angry, because he had just about managed to get some information about his mother, but was forcefully interrupted by Ao Zi Tai. Furthermore, his mother was currently imprisoned, and the cause for it was because the Ao Clan was involved. Now that Ao Zi Tai was also planning to set him up, his killing intent was naturally overflowing.
He entered the Winter Moon Sect indeed to find out his mother’s location, and indeed because he wanted to obtain the Thunder Battle Armor, but this did not imply he was willing to submit to humiliation!
He was someone who had been in the Heaven Tier and the Alchemy Emperor in his last life—how could his backbone be soft?
In the worst-case scenario, he could give up on the Thunder Battle Armor. Moreover, as long as he was able to become more powerful, how could he not be capable of crushing the Winter Moon Sect and rescuing his mother? It was only that this plan would take longer, and he wanted to rescue his mother as soon as possible.
“Han Lin!” at least a few dozen people roared in anger, eyes red, their killing intent sky-high.
No matter what fault Ao Zi Tai had done, she did not deserve death! Now that their goddess had passed away, this made them extraordinarily outraged, and they were determined to crush Ling Han into dust.
It was only now that Yue Kai Yu came back from his shocked state, and he could not help but wipe away the cold sweat that had gathered on his forehead. This guy was really a little ancestor; he had actually killed Ao Zi Tai just like that.
What could be done now? The Ao Clan would definitely not let things go like that!
But after only an instant, he made the decision to shield Ling Han with all his effort.
The Yue Clan and the Ao Clan had been on fair terms twenty years ago, and had even advanced to the level that they wanted to ally their clans through marriage, but after Yue Hong Chang’s matter had happened, the relations between the two clans swiftly deteriorated.
Currently, the two clans would oppose each other in all aspects and compete in everything, and the Yue Clan was now obviously at disadvantage.
If they were comparing the older generation, Ao Feng dominated over Yue Zhen Shan, and in the younger generation, those Seven Sons of Ao Family were all stronger than Yue Kai Yu, and the gap between the two clans was not small in any way.
It was all thanks to the fact that their elders were at a tie, and the deciding factor was the ability of the Spiritual Infant Tier. Thus, even if the younger generations of the Yue Clan were not as strong, they were still able to stand on equal footing with the Ao Clan—at least, this was true now, while the Elder of the Yue Clan was still alive.
But the problem was, if the Yue Clan continued to wither in this manner, or if the younger generation of the Ao Clan completely developed, then the Yue Clan would definitely lose in the competition between the two clans.
The Yue Clan had really put in enough effort. For example, Yue Kai Yu had obviously obtained more cultivation resources than the Seven Sons of Ao Family, but why was his cultivation still at the eighth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier? That was because he had continued to suppress it and did not make any attempt to break through yet, intending to solidify his foundation and trying his best to perfect his cultivation at the level of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
Yue Kai Yu’s talent was not too bad, but he was not so talented as to defy logic. Furthermore, he alone was standing against seven opponents, so his chance of winning was really miniscule.
Yet it was at this moment that Ling Han had appeared.
His talent defied logic and he had the backing of an alchemist. More importantly, right from the start, he was already on the opposite side of the Ao Clan. Thus, Yue Kai Yu wanted to befriend Ling Han. Who knew, perhaps he would become a strong weight on the power balance against the Ao Clan in future.
Now that Ling Han had killed Ao Zi Tai, on the surface, he had made a life-or-death enmity with the Ao Clan, but in truth, wasn’t this a chance for the Yue Clan? A chance for the Yue Clan and Ling Han to become real allies.
Chapter 351
Chapter 351: Ao Feng Appears
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
“What are you planning to do?” Yue Kai Yu exclaimed darkly. Since he had made his decision, he displayed the decisiveness that was characteristic of a member of a Great Clan.
“He killed Junior Sister Zi Tai, we will kill him to avenge her!” the crowd shouted in fury.
“Insolence!” Yue Kai Yu humphed coldly. “Is the sect the kind of place that allows you all to have fights in private? It is naturally up to the sect to judge whether Junior Brother Han has committed a crime, so how could you all be allowed to make trouble?!”
“That’s right. This is indeed something to be handled by the sect!” A clear voice rang out, and all of a sudden, there was another person in the courtyard, and none of them actually managed to see how he had suddenly appeared.
Of course, Ling Han was the exception.
“Greetings, Attendant Ao!” When the masses saw the newcomer, they all raised their clasped hands to pay their respects.
Ling Han was a little surprised. So this was Ao Feng?
He turned his eyes to the newcomer, and saw that it was a man who looked to be in his forties. He was quite tall and slender, his complexion as clear as jade, and looked extremely handsome. Furthermore, he had an elegant bearing, and could very easily make women fall for him. No wonder he could be a stud. His appearance and bearing were both well above average.
Moreover, Ao Feng was also unusually talented in martial arts and already had one foot in the Flower Blossom Tier by now. That was already over a dozen years ahead of the greatly talented and bold Rain Emperor, which was proof enough of his extraordinary ability.
Of course, there were talented people in every generation, and among the Seven Sons of Ao Family, at least Ao Xing Lai had already exceeded Ao Feng when the latter was at his age, and set against the whole north region, Lu Yang, Zhu Xuan Er, and Zuo Yu Da were even more dominating.
Ao Feng’s eyes paused on Ao Zi Tai’s body for quite a while. He had been a womanizer his whole life, with innumerable illegitimate children, and it was only these few years that he had exercised a bit of restraint. In truth, even he himself could not remember the names of every single one of his children.
However, there were a few outstandingly talented children that were precious to him.
One example was Ao Xing Lai and another was Ao Zi Tai.
A mere disciple who had just recently entered into the sect actually dared to kill his beloved daughter?
The more outraged Ao Feng was, the calmer his expression became. He said calmly, “It is a great breach of rules for a battle to commence in private within the sect. However, as an Attendant, I probably have the right to handle this matter, don’t I? Isn’t that right, Nephew Kai Yu?”
The aura of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier surged forth, and Yue Kai Yu erupted in an uncontrollable cold sweat. Ao Feng already had one foot in the Flower Blossom Tier and possessed a sliver of an immortal’s aura. This made Yue Kai Yu feel as if there was a mountain weighing down on him. Even standing up was an exercise of willpower and force for him, but his legs were alre
ady uncontrollably shaking. How could he even speak now?
However, it was at this moment that Ling Han stepped out and stood in front of Yue Kai Yu, taking this kind of tremendous pressure onto his own shoulders.
Yue Kai Yu instantly felt lightened. He could not help but feel both thankful and worried, because no matter how much of a monster Ling Han was, he was also in the first layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier just like himself, so it was practically an impossibility for him to be able to take on the aura exuded from someone who was half a step away from the Flower Blossom Tier.
Yet Ling Han appeared extremely calm. Ao Feng wanted to use his aura to suppress him, someone who had once been in the Heaven Tier? He had better try it again when he had reached the level of someone like Sword Emperor or Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden.
He smiled calmly, and asked, “What does Attendant Ao plan to do to me?”
Hiss!
The crowd inhaled sharply at this and could not help but be secretly impressed by his courage.
In front of someone who was half a step away from the Flower Blossom Tier, Ling Han could still be so calm. He had to be exceedingly brave, and this point alone was worth them all giving him a thumbs up.
“A life for a life; naturally, the punishment is execution,” Ao Feng said calmly as well. He was half a step away from the Flower Blossom Tier, and possessed absolute authority here.
Ling Han suddenly laughed loudly and said, “Ao Zi Tai plotted and intended to frame and set up both myself and Senior Brother Yue. I am the champion of the open trials this time round, and with my talent, it would be no issue for me to break through to the Spiritual Infant Tier in future. Senior Brother Yue is Grand Elder Yue’s great grandson. Who are we? And how very important are we to the sect? Yet Ao Zi Tai actually wanted to frame us and accused us as despicable, lewd villains. Such a person… shouldn’t she be executed?”
When everyone heard this, they could not help but twitch as they all shared the same thought. They had seen some who had really thick skin, but they had never seen someone who would praise themselves to the extent that Ling Han had! He actually dared to exaggerate and claim that he would definitely break through to the Spiritual Infant Tier in future; this kind of boast was really mad!
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