Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun were helpless.
No matter how they persuaded him, Duan Lingtian stubbornly insisted on leaving.
At dusk, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun accompanied Duan Lingtian as they walked out of Paladin Academy's main gate.
Duan Lingtian had only just walked out when he noticed a fierce gaze descending onto him and locking onto him.
"You're Duan Lingtian?"
In the distance, the City Guard Army Commander Xue Lu's gaze was like a bolt of lightning as he stared fixedly at Duan Lingtian, as if he was deeply afraid that Duan Lingtian would disappear from his line of sight.
Even if it was a grade 1 student, the students of Paladin Academy were generally around the age of 20, and an 18-year-old youth was extremely rare.
Most importantly, this youth wore violet clothes, exactly the same as the rumored Duan Lingtian.
So, Xue Lu easily recognized Duan Lingtian.
"You two go back first."
Duan Lingtian smiled to Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun.
However, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun didn't leave. As friends, how could they leave at this time?
They would endure hardships together.
Duan Lingtian smiled and didn't continue persuading the two of them. In any case, as far as he was concerned, everything before his eyes was only a farce and was nothing to worry about.
"Yes, I'm Duan Lingtian."
Duan Lingtian walked towards Xue Lu in large strides with a carefree expression, as if the person before him wasn't a ferocious tiger, but a docile kitten.
Xue Lu squinted his eyes, and his fierce gaze descended onto Duan Lingtian. "You actually dared to use inscriptions to cripple my son's Dantian and destroy his future, his entire life …. Did you think of the consequences before you did this?"
Duan Lingtian shrugged, his gaze calm, and the corners of his mouth carried a trace of a smile from beginning to end. He turned the Spatial Ring on his right hand as he said, "Commander Xue, before today, I didn't know your son. Why didn't you ask me why I crippled his Dantian?"
"Hmph!"
Xue Lu's face sank as he coldly shouted, "I don't want to know why you crippled my son's Dantian, nor do I have any interest in knowing … All I know is that today, you, Duan Lingtian, will die without a doubt!"
"Are you so sure?"
Duan Lingtian spun the Spatial Ring at a slightly faster speed, and a trace of disdain appeared in his eyes.
"You will soon know why I am so sure!"
Xue Lu's eyes were filled with killing intent as he took a step forward with an imposing aura!
"Xue Lu!"
Right at this moment, a figure that was like a ghost instantly flashed out from within Paladin Academy and descended before Duan Lingtian, protecting Duan Lingtian behind him as he confronted Xue Lu.
When he saw Xue Lu intending to make a move against him, Duan Lingtian was already prepared to activate the Bone Corrosion Inscription to annihilate Xue Lu …
The figure in front of him appeared out of nowhere, and Duan Lingtian stopped what he was doing.
"Vice Principal!"
When he saw the old man, Duan Lingtian was slightly surprised, but he still greeted the old man.
"Duan Lingtian, you really know how to cause trouble."
The grey clothed old man, the Vice Principal of Paladin Academy, Zhan Xiong, shook his head and laughed.
Duan Lingtian rubbed his nose and laughed embarrassedly.
"Zhan Xiong!"
Xue Lu's movements slowed down as well, and his face sank as he looked at Zhan Xiong. "I respect Paladin Academy, so I didn't forcefully barge in to kill this Duan Lingtian … Now, outside Paladin Academy, do you still want to obstruct me?"
Zhan Xiong lightly smiled. "Commander Xue is exaggerating. I naturally won't pay attention to matters outside Paladin Academy …"
"Then why aren't you moving aside?"
Xue Lu's eyes went cold as he interrupted Zhan Xiong with a deep voice.
Right at this moment.
A large luxurious carriage came from afar, and it attracted the attention of everyone.
Even Xue Lu couldn't help but frown.
The carriage directly charged towards the entrance of Paladin Academy, but it was stopped by the soldiers of the City Guard Army.
"F * * k off!"
The face of the old man acting as the coachman sank as he pushed out with his palm. Vast amounts of Origin Energy condensed into a palm print that whistled out and blasted all the City Guard Army soldiers that were blocking the carriage flying.
"Giddy up!"
The old man swung the horsewhip in his hand, and the carriage pulled by three large horses directly charged in.
"Hmm?"
Duan Lingtian was slightly surprised when he saw the old man.
If he didn't remember wrongly, this old man was precisely the Duan Clan's third elder.
To be able to make the Duan Clan's third elder drive the carriage, then the person within the carriage surely had an extremely distinguished status.
Duan Lingtian was curious.
Who would it be?
"Xue Lu, you're really awe-inspiring!"
An aged voice filled with rage sounded out from within the carriage.
Subsequently, Duan Qiu stood at the side and welcomed the old man from within the carriage.
"Grand Elder!"
Duan Lingtian's eyes constricted when he saw the old man who came out, and he was slightly surprised.
The Duan Clan's Grand Elder was completely different from the Su Clan and Xiao Clan's Grand Elders.
The Duan Clan's Grand Elder, Duan Zhen, was the previous Patriarch of the Duan Clan, and his status was extraordinary. His status in the Duan Clan surpassed the Patriarch and was equal to the other Supreme Elders.
Xue Lu's face sank when he saw the old man appear.
Although he'd heard that this Duan Lingtian had returned to the Duan Clan to acknowledge his ancestors, he never imagined that this old man would personally come for Duan Lingtian.
"Senior Duan Zhen."
Xue Lu took a deep breath, then looked at Duan Zhen and slightly bowed.
"Xue Lu, you made such a big show just for the sake of dealing with an 18 year old youth of my Duan Clan?"
Duan Zhen's calm gaze descended onto Xue Lu.
Instantly, Xue Lu felt a wave of pressure, and he took a deep breath and said in a clear voice, "Senior Duan Zhen, Xue Lu came here this time for the sake of taking revenge for my son … I know that this Duan Lingtian is a genius disciple of your Duan Clan, but he crippled my son's Dantian and destroyed my son's life!"
"I swore before my son that so long as I, Xue Lu, still have a breath left, this Duan Lingtian won't live past tomorrow! So, Senior Duan Zhen, I'll ask for your forgiveness after I've taken revenge for my son. "
Xue Lu's words weren't courteous in the slightest.
"Hmph! Xue Yun really has a good son … Good, good! "
Duan Zhen's eyes constricted, and a trace of a fierce light flashed within. "Then let me see how you make our Duan Clan's Duan Lingtian won't live past tomorrow with me, Duan Zhen, here today!"
"Senior Duan Zhen, I respect you as a senior, but don't go too far!"
Xue Lu's face sank, and he completely turned hostile.
"Too far? Hahahaha … "
Duan Zhen started laughing, and within his wanton laughter was traces of a terrifying aura.
Duan Lingtian noticed the difference in this aura at the first possible moment, and his eyes constricted as he was shocked in his heart. "This Grand Elder is actually an existence at the Half-step Void Stage … Right, he's an expert of the Duan Clan's older generation after all."
Half-step Void Stage!
Xue Lu's pupils constricted, and he had an astonished expression as he looked at Duan Zhen. "You … You're actually at the Half-step Void Stage!"
"Hmph! I'm from the same generation as your father, Xue Yun. Even that old fellow Xue Yun has broken through, could it be that I'm inferior to him? "
Duan Zhen couldn't help but sneer when he saw Xue Lu's expression.
Meanwhile, the gazes of the surrounding Paladin Academy students lit up.
Of course, they didn't know what a Half-step Void Stage was.
They only thought that Duan Zhen was a Void Stage expert.
"This Duan Clan's Grand Elder is actually a Void Stage expert!"
"As expected of the previous generation's Duan Clan Patriarch, his strength is truly shocking."
"Duan Lingtian ought to be fine today. Even a Void Stage expert has appeared. Even though this Xue Lu is the Commander of the City Guard Army, he's probably helpless."
...
Amidst the discussions of the Paladin Academy students, Xue Lu's expression became more and more unsightly.
He never imagined that the Duan Clan would actually dispatch a Half-step Void Stage expert for Duan Lingtian!
With this Half-step Void Stage expert present, not to mention him, even if he led the 1,000 City Guard Army soldiers behind him, they still wouldn't be able to stop the Half-step Void Stage expert …
It would be extremely easy for the Half-step Void Stage expert to take away Duan Lingtian!
"Let's go!"
As he thought up to here, Xue Lu chose to retreat in order to advance. His icy cold eyes that concealed killing intent flashed past Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian's brows raised, and he didn't take Xue Lu's threat to heart.
As far as he was concerned, if Xue Lu dared come look for him, then Xue Lu was purely courting death!
However, the appearance of the Grand Elder, Duan Zhen, today had allowed him to save a Bone Corrosion Inscription.
The City Guard Army arrived menacingly, and now that all of them had retreated, it caused some of the people that came to watch the show to be unable to refrain from sighing.
"I originally thought that this Commander Xue Lu was going to go all out, but I never imagined that he would only be all bark and no bite."
"Exactly, truly boring, a waste of my time."
"It can't be considered to be a waste of time. At least we know the ins and outs of the matter … This Duan Lingtian is too awesome, he actually crippled Commander Xue Lu's only son!"
"Yeah, this isn't something that anyone dares to do."
...
After the group of City Guard Army retreated, the crowd of people that came to watch the show dispersed as well.
"Thank you, Grand Elder, for helping me out of this predicament."
Duan Lingtian smiled to Duan Zhen. Even if Duan Zhen didn't come, he still had the confidence to escape, but since Duan Zhen had come, he'd saved a Bone Corrosion Inscription for him, so he still had to thank Duan Zhen.
"You little fellow, you're really a troublemaker."
Duan Zhen shook his head, and then his gaze descended onto the nearby grey clothed old man. "Zhan Xiong, long time no see."
"It has indeed been a long time … No matter what, it's been over 10 years."
Zhan Xiong nodded, and he obviously knew Duan Zhen.
"I'll be taking my leave first."
Duan Zhen nodded to Zhan Xiong, then looked at Duan Lingtian. "Little fellow, I'll send you back?"
"Grand Elder, there's no need, I can return by myself."
Duan Lingtian shook his head.
Duan Zhen nodded and didn't say anything before boarding the carriage once more and leaving directly.
"Duan Lingtian, aren't you worried that Xue Lu will come back and kill you?"
Zhan Xiong looked at Duan Lingtian as he asked with a smile.
"I do hope that he comes back again."
Under Zhan Xiong's dumbstruck expression, Duan Lingtian bid his farewells to Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun before leaving as well.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun heaved a sigh of relief.
"I never imagined that the Duan Clan's Grand Elder would personally come … Could it be that Duan Lingtian knew beforehand? No wonder he was so calm. "
Xiao Yu's brows slightly twitched as he guessed.
"To think that we were worried about him."
Xiao Xun laughed bitterly as he shook his head.
Meanwhile, the group of students at the entrance of Paladin Academy had dispersed as well.
However, their hearts were still filled with shock.
The Duan Clan actually thinks so highly of Duan Lingtian!
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