Chapter 879: Chapter 877: A Difficult Predicament
Of course, the dark demon knew that if he were to fight Dong Tianlei, the best outcome would only be mutual destruction.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would never engage with the dark demon.
The dark demon fell into a moment of hesitation, slightly clenched his fist, glanced at Xiang Tian and the others, and then stepped aside, subsequently dismissing the strange halo around Xiang Tian. "In that case, I’ll give you some face, but don’t let me see them again, or else I won’t let these three little guys off."
Xiang Tian fell from mid-air, landing on one knee, glanced at the dark demon, and then gritted his teeth as he spoke, "Old dog, don’t worry, the next time I see you, I’ll tear you to pieces and avenge today’s disgrace."
The dark demon completely ignored him from the side.
In an instant, he was already gone from the sight of a few people.
Dong Tianlei turned his back, and without looking back, said, "Let’s discuss matters outside."
Xiang Tian and the others dared not hesitate and quickly followed Dong Tianlei out immediately.
After all, the dark demon’s power was too terrifying, and they worried he might suddenly attack, which would lead to unimaginable consequences.
Ten minutes later, everyone was in a great hall on Luoxing Mountain.
Dong Tianlei sat at the head seat, glanced at Xiang Tian and the others, then slowly began to speak, "I heard you killed my disciple? So, the Elder sent you into the Water Prison, right?"
Since Xiang Tian was already injured, he spoke much less at this moment.
Meanwhile, Xuan Yu stepped forward first, bowed to Dong Tianlei, and then started to speak slowly, "There’s some misunderstanding here."
"Although it was wrong for us to hurt people, they were at fault first. The people of Luoxing Mountain put us in a tough spot everywhere, and Xiang Tian couldn’t stand it, which led to the fight. But the ultimate goal was a duel, and no one expected it to end like this."
Hmph...
The Elder sitting on the side immediately stood up, looked at Xuan Yu disdainfully, and coldly said, "Since you said it was a duel, why did your people still harm someone?"
"Don’t you know the rules of dueling?"
Xuan Yu slightly furrowed his brow, but now that Dong Tianlei was present, he dared not clash with the Elder again.
On the side, Luo Xue directly slapped the table and stood up, looked at the Elder, and without backing off, said, "According to your intentions, are we supposed to just take the beating passively?"
"Let’s be clear, we’re not unreasonable brats, but your people were aggressive, which led to this situation, and we’ve already been punished appropriately. Plus, we almost lost our lives, how does one account for this?"
The Elder glanced at Luo Xue, then replied with a bad mood, "You’re quite sharp-tongued for your age."
"Don’t forget that it was your choice to enter the Water Prison; it wasn’t forced by us, right?"
"So, don’t talk nonsense here; adults need to be responsible for their actions, am I wrong?"
The Luoxing Mountain disciples present nodded continuously.
"Naturally, not wrong."
"It’s your fault for killing."
Just at this moment, Xiang Tian stood up directly, glared at the crowd speaking, and angrily shouted, "What’s it to you?"
"The adults are speaking, what are you kids butting in for?"
"If you dare to babble here, do you believe I’ll rip your mouths open?"
Everyone’s expressions became much uglier.
But they all showed an expression of wanting to speak but holding back.
After all, everyone knew Xiang Tian’s hot temper; one disagreement, and he’d act.
So now, no one wanted to provoke this mad dog.
Xiang Tian saw their eagerness to try, then spoke again, "If you’re dissatisfied, then step forward directly, don’t worry, I can handle you bunch of losers alone."
"You..."
Suddenly, a disciple from Luoxing Mountain stepped out from the crowd, glanced at Xiang Tian, and then quickly rushed at him with a knife, "You damn bastard, today I’ll kill you."
Hmph...
Xiang Tian’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Overestimating yourself."
Although Xiang Tian suffered some minor injuries, he was more than capable of dealing with these people.
As he spoke, Xiang Tian had already engaged with the person.
After dozens of moves, this person was already defeated.
And this time, Xiang Tian did not ruthlessly finish him off.
Instead, he looked down on the speaker, then calmly said, "With just this bit of ability, you dare come out and boast?"
The disciple clutched his chest, instinctively glancing at the nearby Elder.
The Elder’s mouth twitched twice; Dong Tianlei had already arrived here, yet unexpectedly, Xiang Tian still dared to make a move. It was clearly showing no regard for the people of Luoxing Mountain.
In an instant, the Elder charged toward Xiang Tian.
"You disrespectful brat, today I’ll teach you a good lesson on behalf of your elders."
Xiang Tian’s face changed; there was no way he could be a match for the Elder.
In fact, even escaping from his grasp would be a tremendously difficult task.
Just then, Xuan Yu directly blocked Xiang Tian’s path, and forcibly exchanged a palm strike with the Elder.
In just a moment, Xuan Yu was forced back several steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face white as paper.
Clearly, he was no match for the Elder.
The Elder still had a condescending air, dusting off his hand as he said, "If I had used twice the force just now, you would already be dead. If you lack the skill, don’t shout here, or else you’re just embarrassing yourself."
Xiang Tian’s face darkened, being humiliated once again; this feeling was truly unpleasant.
Meanwhile, Xuan Yu gave Xiang Tian a glance, clearly indicating that since Dong Tianlei hadn’t stepped forward, they had to rely on themselves and definitely couldn’t confront the Elder head-on.
Fortunately, Xiang Tian had already restrained himself considerably, not continuing to tangle with the Elder.
Xuan Yu’s gaze fell on Dong Tianlei, frowning as he spoke, "Master of the Domain, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
"Presumably, you’re already aware of the whole story; the entire matter has nothing to do with us. If we’re talking about the cause of this situation, it obviously originated from the people of Luoxing Mountain."
"Moreover, we almost got killed by the dark demon, so if you calculate it, we should be even by now, right?"
Dong Tianlei remained silent, his fingers lightly tapping the table a few times. After hesitating for a moment, the Elder beside came over to him.
The Elder directly clasped his fists, saying, "Master of the Domain, I don’t understand why you want to insist on keeping these people. But their personalities are so arrogant; if they stay in Luoxing Mountain for long, it will cause our people from Luoxing Mountain to leave one by one, which wouldn’t be beneficial to our overall situation at all."
"Why not just drive them away, wouldn’t that be a win-win?"
Ha...
Xiang Tian chuckled indifferently.
"Do you really think we want to stay in this Luoxing Mountain? Before, following Brother Wang, although life was simple, we lived carefree days, at least without having to watch others’ faces."
"And now, coming to Luoxing Mountain, we’re constantly oppressed by you people, do you really think we’re weaklings?"
"Since they don’t plan to continue sheltering us, we shouldn’t waste our time here either."
Just as Xiang Tian was about to leave, Xuan Yu held his arm, lowering his voice, leaning close to whisper, "Dong Tianlei still hasn’t made a statement. We shouldn’t make any move for now; after all, Dong Tianlei calls the shots here. If we anger Dong Tianlei, then escape really would be impossible."
Luo Xue nodded along, clearly agreeing with Xuan Yu.
"Master of the Domain, what should we do?"
The Elder’s gaze also fell on Dong Tianlei.
Clearly, everyone needed Dong Tianlei to come forward to manage the situation.
Dong Tianlei lazily stretched, then slowly stood up, walked over to the Elder’s side, patting his shoulder lightly, before revealing a faint smile. He then looked at Xuan Yu and the others, saying, "Since we’re all disciples of the same school, why create such a situation? After all, it’s just a life, and I’ve learned that it was his own undoing, blame no one else."
"I won’t pursue his death further, but you shouldn’t continue making things difficult for Xiang Tian and the others, understand?"
Xuan Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Dong Tianlei stood on their side.
The Elder’s face grew increasingly unpleasant.
The disciples of Luoxing Mountain began to discuss one after another.
"The Master of the Domain is clearly intentionally favoring them, but what exactly is their relationship with the Master of the Domain?"
"Who knows what the Master of the Domain is really thinking?"
"After all, Luoxing Mountain is under the control of the Master of the Domain. We can only comply with the decision of the Master of the Domain."
For a time, everyone’s faces grew much more unsightly.
Dong Tianlei heard their discussions but ignored them.
Dong Tianlei rose slowly, glanced around at the crowd, then spoke, "Since the matter is settled, let’s not waste time here, everyone disperse."
