Hearing Shen Youling's words, Lin Tang was completely exasperated.
"Shen Youling, is there sothing wrong with your eyes? Am I the one causing trouble? It was clearly these pieces of trash who insulted first. Am I not allowed to fight back?"
"If you had just kept a low profile and stayed in a corner where they couldn't see you, how would a conflict have even started?" Shen Youling retorted.
She knew he still had his martial arts. With his abilities, if he really wanted to hide in a stadium this large, how many people could possibly find him?
"You were obviously trying to be the center of attention and deliberately provoking a fight!"
"Heh…" Lin Tang let out a bitter laugh. "Fine, fine, it was all my fault, alright? My biggest mistake was coming here to be humiliated in the first place! I'm leaving. That's it."
He pulled Lee Encai and turned to leave.
"Stop right there!" one person shouted.
"Who did you just call trash?" another demanded.
"You think you can co and go as you please? What kind of place do you think this is?"
A group of people blocked his path again.
Lin Tang couldn't help but laugh once more. He finally understood. As long as soone wanted to pick a fight, no matter what he did, he would be in the wrong. Just monts ago, Dong Mingfeng told him to get lost, and he was criticized for staying. Now that he was trying to leave, people were stopping him. Was there no law and order anymore?
"If you know what's good for you, get on your knees and apologize! Otherwise…" soone yelled, reaching out to grab Lin Tang's collar.
"Kneel to your mother!"
Lin Tang sent him flying with a single slap.
"He dares to hit soone?"
"Tear him apart!"
"Kill the bastard!"
In an instant, the crowd erupted, and the conflict escalated. A mob of people surged toward Lin Tang, looking ready to tear him limb from limb.
From the outer edge of the crowd, Wang Shouzhen craned his neck like a duck to get a better view. Seeing the scene unfold, he was delighted.
Even if Lin Tang isn't beaten to death, he'll be trampled to death. It's a pity I couldn't squeeze closer to teach him a lesson myself…
Faced with countless hands grabbing for him, Lin Tang gave a cold smirk. He opened his palm, revealing a swirling mass of poison.
"Everyone, stop!"
The aide-de-camp, who had been enjoying the show, could no longer stand by. He frantically ordered his subordinates to evacuate the crowd, then rushed to Lin Tang's side and warned him sternly, "Lin Tang, are you insane?! Are you really going to poison everyone over a petty argunt? You promised you wouldn't do sothing so monstrous!"
"Whoever started this is a scumbag. If they die, they deserve it!" Lin Tang stated indifferently.
The crowd buzzed with confusion.
"What does he an?"
"Poison?"
"This guy can do that?"
"It has to be fake, right?"
"It's real… Not long ago, Lin Tang used his terrifying poison arts to…"
"HISS! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
Those who were unaware were first filled with shocked disbelief. But after hearing the explanation from those in the know, their expressions changed completely. They had co to attend a ceremony, perhaps find a potential partner, not to et their end. Naturally, none of them were willing to risk their lives. They began to back away frantically, so even scrambling to flee the stadium.
Wang Shouzhen watched them go. Good thing I didn't get any closer. I'd better get out of here.
"Don't go! All of you, don't leave!" Dong Mingfeng and Shen Xin were as panicked as ants on a hot griddle. They resented Lin Tang for starting it all, but they were also filled with regret.
Why did I have to pick a fight with this nace at such an important event? If I had just ignored him from the beginning, none of this would have happened! It's over. With all the guests leaving, this ceremony will beco a laughingstock. Once word gets out, we'll carry this stain for the rest of our lives. Mr. Xiao is going to be furious, isn't he? He might even take his anger out on Youling and disown her… Lin Tang, you are truly vicious!
Watching the chaos unfold, Shen Youling herself shook her head bitterly. "Lin Tang, you've achieved your goal…"
"Poison? You want to try using poison in front of the treasured Poison-Warding Pearl of the dical Immortal Sect? Go on, give it a shot. If a single person here is poisoned today, I'll go back and personally smash the sign of the dical Immortal Sect!"
Suddenly, a disdainful voice cut through the noise.
Following the voice, Hong Yuanfei, son of the dical Immortal Sect's Vice Sect Leader Hong Yongqun, strode gracefully toward Lin Tang, flanked by a group of followers. In his palm rested an oval-shaped pearl, about the size of a duck egg, that glowed with a misty light. It began to release a peculiar dicinal fragrance that was both refreshing and calming.
"The dical Immortal Sect? Could it be the legendary dical Immortal Sect?"
"Heavens, they're here too?"
"I've heard that the dical Immortal Sect's Poison-Warding Pearl was forged by the ancient God of dicine from a thousand different poisons and ten thousand dicinal herbs, all fused around the inner core of an ancient mystical beast called the Qizhong. They say its wearer is immune to all diseases and invulnerable to all poisons!"
"That incredible? It sounds like sothing out of a myth…"
"The dical Immortal Sect is a living myth, a modern-day legend! Their background is imnse…"
"If that's the case, what do we have to be afraid of?"
"It looks like this Lin Tang has angered the dical Immortal Sect as well. He's a dead man for sure!"
After their initial astonishnt, the crowd's gazes toward Lin Tang were now filled with fearlessness and ridicule.
Hong Yuanfei also looked down on him, a hint of displeasure in his eyes. Originally, like Hua Tianxiong, Hong Yuanfei believed that the higher one's status, the later one should make their entrance. His main purpose in coming here was to build a good relationship with Xiao Xuanye; subduing Lin Tang was rely a secondary objective. But Lin Tang had lost his mind and was about to ruin the entire event. If all the guests ran away, how could he make his grand, impressive appearance? He had no choice but to show himself early and deal with Lin Tang first.
"Lin Tang, do you admit your guilt?" Hong Yuanfei asked coolly.
His followers chid in, shouting, "Lin Tang, from this day forward, you are the lowest-ranking beast of burden in our dical Immortal Sect!"
"Your life, your dical skills, your poison arts—everything you are and everything you have belongs to the dical Immortal Sect!"
"Now, get on your knees and pay your respects to the Young Master!"
The crowd was bewildered.
Lin Tang was even more confused.
Lee Encai was utterly baffled.
The mont she heard the words "dical Immortal Sect," Lee Encai was reminded of Zhuo Renxiang. He had been so benevolent and compassionate, so eager to help others. He had generously shared his unique dical skills to save complete strangers. She had respected him imnsely and, by extension, had developed a favorable impression of the entire sect. So why were these people from the dical Immortal Sect acting so arrogant? What happened to the benevolent heart of a healer?
Lin Tang first cast a curious glance at the so-called Poison-Warding Pearl, feeling a strong urge to grab it for research. Then he scoffed, "Just because you say I'm a beast of burden, that makes one? What arrogance. On what grounds?"
"Heh…" Hong Yuanfei smiled faintly. "According to the rules of the dical Immortal Sect, anyone who secretly learns our techniques must either die or submit! Lin Tang, did you really think you could hide the fact that you secretly learned the Water Soft Discontinuous Needle technique forever? You've been exposed!"
One of his followers puffed out his chest proudly and played a recording. It was a clip of Lin Tang learning the Water Soft Discontinuous Needle technique.
"Our dical Immortal Sect has always persuaded people with virtue; we are not ones to seize things through trickery or force. We require evidence for all matters. And now, the proof is irrefutable!"
"Since Lin Tang dared to secretly learn the techniques of our dical Immortal Sect, he must face the consequences!"
"Lin Tang! Do you choose death, or do you choose submission? I'll give you ten seconds to consider. Ten, nine…"
Hearing this, the crowd finally understood. They gloated at his misfortune while looking down on him even more.
"So he's a thief."
"How despicable!"
"He stole their techniques. Being taken as a slave is only right and proper!"
"Actually, this might be a good thing for him, right? He loses his freedom, but with the dical Immortal Sect backing him, even we couldn't easily offend him anymore."
"That's true…"
The vast majority believed Lin Tang was getting what he deserved. A few, however, felt that sothing wasn't right. For instance, who was the person who had taught Lin Tang the technique? It seed as if they had been setting a trap for him.
"You… you people are despicable!" Lee Encai trembled with anger, her illusions shattered. To think she had once admired Zhuo Renxiang for his high moral character. She had even thought Lin Tang and Zhu Yingning were overreacting when they called him a scher. She never imagined it had all been a trap from the very beginning. The Water Soft Discontinuous Needle was nothing but bait.
Before they could finish the countdown, Lin Tang spoke calmly, "I choose neither death nor submission. What are you going to do about it, bite ?"
"Hmph! It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
"Shackle him!"
Hong Yuanfei's followers produced shackles and chains and were about to move in.
"Wait!" Shen Youling cried out in alarm. She couldn't stand by and watch Lin Tang be enslaved by a behemoth like the dical Immortal Sect. But even more, she couldn't let him kill them and start a blood feud. It was impossible that the dical Immortal Sect didn't have super-powerful experts in its ranks. If Lin Tang ended up on their kill list, wouldn't she beco a widow?
"Lin Tang, you really are sothing else, learning soone's techniques without finding out the details first…" she said with frustration, stepping in front of him to prevent him from revealing his martial arts. She then forced a smile at Hong Yuanfei and said politely, "I'm sorry, there might be a misunderstanding. Could you do a favor and let my husband… let my ex-husband go?"
Appreciating her stunning beauty from up close, Hong Yuanfei was quite taken. This piece of used goods is definitely worth taking ho to play with. I wouldn't get tired of her for at least a month.
He replied just as politely, "Miss Shen, I would like to grant you this favor, but the rules of the dical Immortal Sect have stood for a thousand years. We have never violated them, so please understand. Don't bla for being unaccommodating. You should bla him for taking without asking!"
Lin Tang was growing impatient. "Shen Youling, step aside. They're not going to listen to you. I'll handle them."
"Shut up! What do you an you'll handle them? How? Don't you forget what you promised ! Are you going to go back on your word? Can you please, I'm begging you, just stop causing more trouble?" Shen Youling's voice cracked with anger, and tears of desperation welled up in her eyes.
"My dear daughter, don't cry. He's not worth it."
A gentle voice suddenly drifted over.
It was Xiao Xuanye! He had finally made his entrance.
Seeing the teardrops on Shen Youling's face, Xiao Xuanye erupted with a terrifying killing intent that locked directly onto Lin Tang.
"Boy, I warned you not to make Youling cry again, yet you dared to defy ! Today, I will have you executed. Do you accept this judgnt?"
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