Chapter 335: Rest Assured, I Will Not Kill You
With a loud crash, the once majestic Yun Leng was slammed into the ground by a red-winged, muscular man who had fallen from the sky. The powerful impact shattered the ground's flagstones. Yun Leng felt as if he had been hit by a cannonball, losing control of his body in an instant. When he regained his senses, he found himself pinned to the ground with the man's foot!
"You old man, you have no intention of helping Yunlan Sect, but you certainly have a big desire to use their tiger skin to benefit yourself," Yun Leng, unable to move, said from the ground, his words directed at Jiang Lin. He then looked up at the Yunlan Great Hall and loudly asked, "Sect Master Yun, this old man just happened to appear at the spot where I landed and was struck by me. This can't be considered an attack on a Yunlan Sect Elder, right?"
From a distance, Xiao Yan, who had been holding the Strange Fire Heavy Ruler, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. After all, Yun Leng was a Dou Wang, and despite the Strange Fire Heavy Ruler's barrier, the strength of a Dou Wang still caused Xiao Yan to feel a powerful recoil. However, Xiao Yan understood that he didn't need to reveal his final trump cards, because Jiang Lin had arrived.
Meanwhile, the Dou Huang-level cultivators who were preparing to stop Yun Leng stared dumbfounded at the scene, where the muscular man had pinned the Dou Wang to the ground with a single foot.
"That kid's aura... he's only a Great Dou Shi! How is this possible?" someone exclaimed.
"No wonder... no wonder," some people quickly came to understand. For example, Hai Bodong, who now finally realized why he had felt a natural shiver when he first encountered Jiang Lin. It turned out Jiang Lin truly had the power to defeat a Dou Wang.
"Heh, this is getting more and more interesting, isn't it?" Jia Xing Tian and the others chuckled. Following their principle of enjoying the show, they were happy to see Yunlan Sect take a hit before Jiang Lin and Yunlan Sect truly clashed. Additionally, it wasn't guaranteed that Yunlan Sect would actually fight with Jiang Lin.
"However... Yunlan Sect does have some ties with the Refiner's Guild, and the Alchemist Guild... sigh." Fa Ma, watching from a tree, seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at Gu He nearby and sighed inwardly.
Yunlan Sect, if nothing else, seemed to have the best timing and luck. Jiang Lin, the most talented Refiner of the Refiner's Guild, seemed to have some connection with Yunlan Sect, while Gu He, the most talented Alchemist of the Alchemist Guild, seemed to have become the personal servant of the current Yunlan Sect Master.
"What kind of magic does Yunlan Sect possess? How did it manage to attract the top talents of both the Alchemist and Refiner's Guilds?" Fa Ma thought, increasingly puzzled, although more than anything, he was angry at Gu He for not doing what he was capable of and instead ending up as a sycophant, which would lead to nothing but losing everything.
"Cough, cough... You dare to ambush Yunlan Sect's Grand Elder?! Hurry, someone, capture this assassin!" Before Yun Yun spoke, Yun Leng, who was still pinned under Jiang Lin's foot, coughed a few times. Realizing he hadn't been seriously injured, he immediately understood that Jiang Lin was merely making a lot of noise, confident that Yunlan Sect wouldn't dare to provoke him. So, he turned his neck with difficulty, glaring at Jiang Lin, who had his foot on his back.
"Oh? You're unhappy?" Seeing the anger in Yun Leng's eyes, Jiang Lin could tell he was upset, almost as if saying, "Besides ambushing me, what else can you do?" With a slight smile, Jiang Lin showed him a radiant grin.
"Alright, I'll give you a chance. Let's see if you're worth it." Jiang Lin smiled faintly, then, as if kicking a ball, gently kicked Yun Leng several meters away. Yun Leng rolled a few times on the rocky ground, covered in dust, before getting up, still glaring at Jiang Lin in fury.
However, Yun Leng first glanced behind him at the other silent Yunlan Sect elders, trying to gauge their opinions, because Jiang Lin was not someone easily defeated.
"Since Master Jiang Lin has given you a chance, whether you can seize it depends on you," Yun Yun's voice came from inside the hall. Her calm words held a hint of something strange.
Perhaps others didn't understand why Yun Leng had acted against Xiao Yan, but Yun Yun and the others slowly started to realize. Inside Yunlan Sect, Yun Yun had always remained hands-off, delegating most of the power to Grand Elder Yun Leng. Mo Cheng's death had been Yun Leng's responsibility, or rather, Mo Cheng had been Yun Leng's subordinate.
The entire Yunlan Sect could forgive Mo Cheng's mistakes because of the mysterious Dou Huang behind Xiao Yan, but Yun Leng couldn't let this go. Mo Cheng was his subordinate, his face. If Yun Leng wanted to continue asserting his power in the Gama Empire, he had to regain some face from Xiao Yan, as a form of accountability to his own people.
For that reason, Yun Leng was unafraid of the mysterious Dou Huang behind Xiao Yan because, behind him, there was not only a Dou Huang but also a Sect Master in seclusion.
If Jiang Lin had not seen through Yun Leng's intentions, Yun Yun and the others might not have realized so quickly that Yun Leng was using Yunlan Sect's authority for his own dirty dealings.
"Did you hear that, kid? Surrender now and you can still save yourself!" Yun Leng's eyes slightly tightened when he heard Jiang Lin's words. From Yun Yun's manner of addressing Jiang Lin, he understood her stance, but now that it had come to this, he couldn't back down. At most, he could choose to show a little mercy and not let Jiang Lin be humiliated too much.
After all, he was an Eight-Star Dou Wang! Although he knew his situation was delicate, Yun Leng didn't care. The opponent was only a Great Dou Shi. If he backed down now, his authority as the Grand Elder of Yunlan Sect would be completely shattered.
And besides, 'I'm doing this for Yunlan Sect!' Yun Leng silently roared in his heart, rallying himself. Throughout this ordeal, Yun Leng saw himself as the representative of Yunlan Sect's will. When he oppressed others, it was the will of Yunlan Sect. If anyone offended him, they were offending the entire Yunlan Sect!
"Hey," Seeing Yun Leng still holding onto his arrogant "I represent Yunlan Sect" attitude, Jiang Lin just slightly curled his lips and beckoned to him with his finger.
"Rest assured, I won't kill you."
(END CHAPTER)
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