The Jianghu People who were about to rush forward all froze, instinctively halting their steps.
Master Xuanqing held the glowing Talisman high, channeling the Qi from his body into it, ready to unleash its power at any mont.
His words made everyone freeze. Master Xuanqing sighed in relief internally.
’The na of Qingyun Cloud Temple’s top disciple is useful after all. I managed to play it safe in a dangerous situation.’
As this thought crossed his mind, Master Xuanqing’s gaze fell upon Shen Bai, his eyes revealing a hint of gloating and vengeful satisfaction.
"Shen Bai, I’ll be taking this thing. It’s not like you can get your hands on it anyway. Look at you before, hunting down. Why aren’t you making a move now?"
In front of this large crowd, he was certain Shen Bai wouldn’t dare to act. Thus, Master Xuanqing’s expression was not only one of triumph but was also tinged with mockery.
Qin Shuang instinctively turned to look at Shen Bai, her mouth opening as if to speak.
But she didn’t say a word.
The situation was now very clear. Master Xuanqing was using his status with Qingyun Cloud Temple to keep everyone at bay, and Shen Bai was in a difficult position to make a move.
She felt that Shen Bai would probably suffer a hidden loss this ti.
Zhou Qing stood to the side, his hand tightening on the hilt of his long saber.
If Shen Bai made a move, Zhou Qing would surely act as well. Even though Zhou Qing was only at the Daoist Scripture Realm, he showed no fear.
He was Shen Bai’s good brother and knew his personality well. Shen Bai would absolutely not let himself be taken advantage of in a situation like this.
The only question was when he would strike.
Chief Zheng frowned, extrely displeased with Master Xuanqing’s actions.
In this great tomb, strength was supposed to be what mattered. But now, Master Xuanqing was using his so-called background with Qingyun Cloud Temple. It was simply shaless.
The key was that it seed to be very effective. All those Jianghu People were holding back, daunted.
Chief Zheng felt as though Master Xuanqing had seized control of the situation.
At this thought, Chief Zheng subconsciously glanced at Shen Bai, also wondering how Shen Bai would act.
In his mind, he felt that Shen Bai would probably endure it for now.
Just as everyone’s gazes turned to Shen Bai, he let out a soft chuckle.
At this mont, the Space was dead silent. Shen Bai’s quiet laugh imdiately drew everyone’s attention, and all eyes focused on him.
Master Xuanqing sneered, "What, Shen Bai, you still want to fight? Fine, go ahead. I’d love to see how you’ll attack under the watchful eyes of so many people."
Shen Bai shook his head. "You’ve been the one hunting all this ti. Why would I try to kill you?"
Master Xuanqing said angrily, "Still twisting the facts, are we? In that case, you can forget about getting this Deceitful Object."
"It doesn’t matter to whether I get the Deceitful Object or not," Shen Bai said slowly. "But I have a feeling you might not live past today."
Master Xuanqing froze for a mont.
He didn’t quite understand.
It wasn’t just him; no one else understood either.
If Shen Bai really wanted to kill Master Xuanqing, now was not a good ti to act.
So why would Shen Bai say that Master Xuanqing wouldn’t live past today?
Shen Bai took two steps forward, imdiately putting Master Xuanqing on high alert.
Shen Bai stood his ground, looked around at the crowd, and said coolly, "Everyone, are you satisfied with this?"
The Jianghu People present stood there dumbstruck, not understanding why Shen Bai would suddenly say such a thing.
Shen Bai clasped his hands behind his back. "We are all Cultivators from the bottom, who have endured bitter winters and scorching sumrs, the turning of the sun and moon, and countless hardships."
"Now is our ti to seek opportunity, but that opportunity has been snatched away by a piece of trash who uses his background to suppress us."
"Are you satisfied with this?"
As Shen Bai spoke these words, the Jianghu People in the crowd clenched their fists, their eyes filled with fury.
They knew better than anyone how much they had suffered.
Cultivators may seem glamorous, but the hardships that these low-level Jianghu People endured were unimaginable to ordinary people.
Ceaseless Cultivation, the nerve-wracking politics of personal relationships, the brutal battles for survival.
What was it all for?
It was all for that one, faint dream.
But now, soone was personally strangling that dream.
The crowd’s gazes toward Master Xuanqing were now filled with killing intent.
Shen Bai continued, "On what grounds? In this great tomb, strength is paramount. On what grounds does he get to use Qingyun Cloud Temple to snatch the Deceitful Object?"
"If this is how it’s going to be, he’ll take all the other Deceitful Objects that co after this one. On this trip to the great tomb, we won’t even get to drink the soup! I ask you, are you satisfied with this?"
One of the Jianghu People couldn’t hold back any longer and roared, "We are not!"
No one present refuted him, because they truly were not satisfied.
Master Xuanqing’s eyes went wide, a trace of panic in his voice. "Don’t listen to him! Are you willing to offend Qingyun Cloud Temple for a single Deceitful Object? Let tell you, there’s a heavy price to pay for offending Qingyun Cloud Temple! You can forget about making a living in Fenglin State."
Shen Bai smiled. "Inside this great tomb, if everyone acts to take you down, then wouldn’t everyone be a participant?"
"And in that case, no one would snitch on anyone else, would they?"
As soon as he said this, the eyes of many Jianghu People lit up.
To be honest, by now, for many of the Jianghu People, it wasn’t even about the Deceitful Object anymore. All they wanted was to vent their anger.
Why should you be able to do whatever you want just because of your status?
This anger had to be vented today.
Chief Zheng said slowly, "Inside the great tomb, strength has always been paramount. We from the Governnt Office are only here to maintain order and solve a recent major case. This has nothing to do with our Governnt Office."
With that, he and the constables silently took a step back.
Shen Bai continued, "If not now, then when?"
After he said this, a few of the Jianghu People could finally bear it no longer and drew their Weapons.
More and more Jianghu People drew their Weapons and surrounded Master Xuanqing.
It was impossible to tell which Jianghu Person struck first, but the slaughter began in an instant.
Master Xuanqing had a few treasures on him, but at this mont, he had nothing of value left, as he had used them all to deal with Shen Bai.
Facing the crowd’s assault, Master Xuanqing raised his index finger. A number of Talismans materialized and floated around his body, and all sorts of attacks clashed with those of the Jianghu People.
The scene descended into chaos.
anwhile, Master Xuanqing’s left hand tightly gripped the glowing Talisman. He was contemplating whether to use the Deceitful Object’s power to break out of the encirclent.
At this very mont, Qin Shuang, who had been watching from the sidelines, noticed sothing was wrong.
The person beside her was gone. When she turned to look, she saw that Shen Bai had, at so point, already mixed into the crowd.
She saw Shen Bai hiding in the crowd, occasionally shouting a few taunts. Then, under Qin Shuang’s watchful eye, Shen Bai stealthily extended his fist.
A gleam of golden Fist Gang erged from his fist. Filled with unstoppable power, it bypassed a group of Jianghu People and, from an angle no one else could see, slamd into the back of Master Xuanqing’s heart.
The scene was already chaotic, so Master Xuanqing didn’t notice it. He imdiately spat out a mouthful of blood and looked in Shen Bai’s direction.
"You..."
Before he could finish his sentence, more and more Weapons pierced Master Xuanqing’s body.
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