"No way! Absolutely not! We cannot let Lin Tang beco Long Tianji's disciple! He's already lawless as it is. If he gets Heavenly King Long as a backer, who in the world could possibly control him? I don't want him to make a coback and start walking all over us again!"
Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng exchanged an anxious and solemn glance. Others who couldn't stand Lin Tang, or had a grudge against him, found it equally unacceptable.
Of course, there were also so who were happy to see it happen, especially the foreigners. The more Xiao Xuanye's group lost prestige and continued to look foolish and unlucky, the happier they were.
Originally, Shen Youling had been ecstatic, thinking she was finally free. But when she heard Long Tianji was only joking, she felt as if she had climbed a mountain peak only to be thrown into an abyss. The jarring shift was too much to bear. When she saw Long Tianji was now willing to accept a disciple, she didn't dare to feel happy again. Instead, a deep worry settled in. With Lin Tang's foul mouth and nasty temper, what if he offends Long Tianji and gets slapped to death?
Ning Yuexi, however, noticed sothing else. Long Tianji said he has no disciples? Then was the one who did those beastly things to his nephew or his son?
Big Brother Lin is so good at stirring up trouble, playing all these fools like a fiddle! If they ever find out that Big Brother Lin is Long Tianji himself, they'll probably die of pure rage! Wei Zichu could barely keep a straight face and was secretly shaking with laughter.
Chen Yuyan watched him. Why does it always seem like that boy's brain is short-circuiting?
"What are you standing there for? Go find the man!" Lin Tang urged impatiently.
"Heavenly... Heavenly King Long, please reconsider!" Guo Jufeng rattled on. "Lin Tang is rebellious by nature, unruly, and skilled in using poison—he's despicable and shaless. He is not fit to be your disciple! Most importantly, his martial arts were crippled, his Dantian destroyed. Even if you take him in, you won't be able to teach him anything..."
"Are you telling how to do my job?!" Lin Tang snapped, striking out with his palm.
Hey, this looks familiar... Isn't this my hard-practiced Fiery Fire Sky Palm? How can he use it even more skillfully than I do... Damn it! Guo Jufeng was stunned for a mont, then horrified. He hastily raised his hands to block, but it was useless. He was sent flying like a cannonball for dozens of ters, rolling across the ground and smashing a large swath of floor tiles and chairs. He plowed a long trench in his wake.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
"Terrifying!"
"A casual strike from the Heavenly King can cause such incredible destruction!"
A few won with overactive imaginations felt goosebumps erupt all over their skin. He's so fierce... If I married him and he got too excited in bed and lost control of his strength, wouldn't I...
"Heavenly King Long, please calm your anger. I'll send soone to find him right away, but it will take so ti..." Xiao Xuanye said, bracing himself.
Soone in the crowd called out, "Didn't Lin Tang just co here? You locked him up yourselves. Just bring him out. How long could that possibly take?"
"Who said that?!" Xiao Xuanye roared, furious enough to want to tear the person to shreds.
"Hmm? You dare to deceive ?" Lin Tang attacked again, this ti with the Cloud Flipping Rain Covering Hand. The attack descended like a collapsing sky, turning a seemingly soft technique into one of imnse, crushing power.
Xiao Xuanye had learned his lesson and didn't try to block it head-on like Guo Jufeng. Instead, he quickly retreated to dodge.
But... could he possibly evade it?
BOOM!
Naturally, Xiao Xuanye suffered the sa fate, left in a pathetic state.
"Alas, Heavenly King Long..." Yan Qinghe sighed.
"You want to fool , too?" Lin Tang squinted, staring straight at him.
Yan Qinghe's scalp tingled with fear. He imdiately shook his head. "Of course not. I'll have soone bring Lin Tang over at once. Please, wait a mont."
Soon, Lee Encai appeared, still impersonating Lin Tang. He strode in with his head held high, looking arrogant and haughty.
Look at him, gloating over his minor success! The adjutants were grinding their teeth in frustration, but they were helpless. Who could they bla but him for having the dumb luck to catch Heavenly King Long's eye?
Cough, cough, cough... Guo Jufeng and Xiao Xuanye's faces were ghastly pale. They desperately wished they could have Yu Huaji draw more blood from that boy, Mu Ping'an, for them to consu. They were also filled with regret. If they had known this would happen, they would never have ntioned Lin Tang in front of Long Tianji. This whole situation... Ugh!
"Well, well, what happened to you two bosses? Get run over by a truck?" Lee Encai asked, feigning surprise.
"Lin Tang! Get over here and pay your respects to Heavenly King Long! How dare you act so insolently in his presence?" Guo Jufeng scolded.
"Tch—" Lee Encai pouted with seeming disdain before walking up to Lin Tang. His expression changed in a flash. "My, my! You must be the wise and mighty, the unstoppable and peerless, the suprely domineering Heavenly King Long Tianji! It is truly an honor!"
Whispers of contempt rippled through the crowd. "What a bootlicker!" "He has the ntality of a slave!" "So shaless!" "What happened to all his backbone?" They had thought Lin Tang was proud and feared no power, but it turned out even he had monts where he would bow and scrape.
Seeing this version of "Lin Tang," Shen Youling was stunned. She felt both relieved and a sense of unreality, along with... a faint feeling of disappointnt.
"Hmph!" Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng felt sick to their stomachs. They couldn't help but speculate with malice. Heavenly King Long will probably look down on such a suck-up. We just have to wait for him to lose interest in Lin Tang before we deal with the boy severely... They didn't dare to resent Long Tianji, so they redirected all their anger toward Lin Tang. They believed that if it weren't for him, Long Tianji would never have beaten them in front of everyone.
"Hehehe—" Lin Tang, however, just chuckled and said, "Indeed, I am Long Tianji. And you must be Lin Tang? Truly a handso and debonair man of exceptional talent, both elegant and refined..."
"Huh? What? Did I hear that right?!"
The entire hall was stunned into silence once again. No one had expected Long Tianji to lavish such high praise on Lin Tang. What had he possibly done to deserve it? Was there really a need for such blatant mutual flattery? It was one thing to say he was handso, but in what universe was he "elegant and refined"?
"Heh heh, you're too kind, too kind." Wei Zichu was laughing so hard he nearly rolled on the floor, and Lee Encai almost burst out laughing as well. She clenched her fists, forcing herself to stay in character, and bowed deeply with her hands clasped.
"See? He's quite polite. A good child who respects his elders. Lin Tang, are you willing to beco my disciple?" Lin Tang asked with a perfectly straight face, his skin thick enough to be immune to his own self-praise.
Everyone stared intently at Lee Encai, waiting for her response. They all thought he would be thrilled and drop to his knees to kowtow imdiately. It was a chance to make it big, and the envy in the room was palpable.
In a corner, Dong Mingfeng and his family held their breath. They didn't want Lin Tang to succeed, yet they couldn't help but think that if he really managed to get on Long Tianji's good side, it might not be so bad to have Shen Youling put in a good word for them and nd their relationship.
The key question is, with him being so petty, would he even give us the ti of day? Shen Jiayue muttered doubtfully.
Lee Encai, however, shook her head. "I'm sorry. I did impersonate your disciple once for certain reasons," she said seriously. "But to actually beco your disciple... I cannot do that."
The crowd was speechless. He actually refused? Has he gone mad? He was throwing away a chance to soar to the heavens! What was he thinking? It was unbelievable!
"Oh? And why is that?" Lin Tang asked, feigning confusion.
Lee Encai actually wanted to nod, thinking it would be more interesting to beco his disciple. But Lin Tang was the one writing the script, so she had to stick to his plan. "Because I already have a master, and I don't intend to have a second one."
"Insolent fool!" Guo Jufeng was secretly delighted but deliberately fanned the flas. "What abilities could your master possibly have to compare with Heavenly King Long? Heavenly King, this boy is looking down on you! He thinks you're inferior to his master! His audacity is punishable by death..."
"Shut up!" Lee Encai snapped. "You call yourself a Grandmaster, yet all you can do is run your mouth? To avoid any misunderstandings, should I beco his disciple just to satisfy you? Fine, I'll accept him as my master! Are you happy now?"
"Eh?" Guo Jufeng was dumbfounded. A second later, he was filled with regret and wanted to slap himself. He shouldn't have said that extra sentence!
Xiao Xuanye nearly kicked him. You idiot, Guo! Who asked you to be so clever?
Lin Tang shot a glare at Guo Jufeng before speaking. "Forget it. A plucked-too-soon lon isn't sweet. Since you are so devoted to your master and unwilling to accept another, I won't force you."
"Thank you for your understanding, Heavenly King Long!" Lee Encai's eyes flashed. "Actually, I feel we have a certain rapport. Since we can't be master and disciple, why don't we beco sworn brothers instead?"
Her words were another stone cast into a calm lake, sending ripples of shock through the entire crowd.
"This Lin Tang! He's really clueless!"
"Does he really think Heavenly King Long is an easygoing person?"
"He's pushing his luck too far."
"Now the Heavenly King is definitely going to be angry."
"He's done for!"
Shen Youling was sowhat disappointed to see Lin Tang refuse the apprenticeship, but she also thought it might be for the best. She assud the matter was over, but she never imagined he would harbor such a wild fantasy as becoming sworn brothers with a Heavenly King.
What in the world is he thinking?! she panicked, blurting out, "Lin Tang, retract that crazy statent right now and apologize to the Heavenly King!"
"An apology won't be enough! He must be punished!" Guo Jufeng started spouting off again, his eyebrows dancing with glee.
Ha! Lin Tang! You just had to keep pushing your luck, didn't you! You're courting death! Let's see how you get out of this one!
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