A cold voice rang out, followed by a strong murderous intent. Several cold gazes locked onto the person who had spoken.
The crowd turned to look at the source of the voice. Three silhouettes slowly walked over. The one in the lead was an old man dressed in luxurious robes. He wore a jade ring on his thumb that was constantly rotating. His eyes were extremely cold.
Behind him were two middle-aged men. They followed him quietly, appearing extremely respectful.
"Brat, repeat what you just said." The old man's cold voice rang out again. He stared at the person who had spoken with a cold gaze.
The other person's expression stiffened slightly. He said, "Sir, the crown prince has just been appointed. As a citizen of the Chu Kingdom, why can't I casually evaluate the future crown prince?"
"Casually evaluate?" The old man's expression darkened. He said coldly, "Do you think you can casually evaluate the crown prince? Someone, come and pull his tongue out! "
As the cold voice rang out, a figure behind the old man flickered and turned into a phantom. He flew directly to the person's side. Then, there was a shrill scream, and the air was covered in blood.
The person who had spoken had a mouth full of blood. He howled like a pig being slaughtered, but he couldn't speak.
When the crowd saw this, their expressions froze. The person's tongue was actually pulled out!
Just because he said something bad about the new crown prince, his tongue was gone. These people were really overbearing.
"Scram!" The old man looked at the person Coldly and squeezed out a word.
The person's face turned pale with fear. He covered his mouth and left.
"His Highness Xuan King is the crown prince. That means he is the future king of the Chu Kingdom. This person is an example of who dares to criticize the future crown prince!" The old man's hawk-like gaze swept across the crowd. His cold voice was like thunder, resounding in everyone's hearts.
The crowd was terrified. They were glad that they had said something good about His Highness Xuan King. Otherwise, their tongues would be gone.
The new crown prince was indeed a new official. He only wanted people to say good things about him. He couldn't say anything bad about him. He was even more overbearing than the previous crown prince.
At this time, the crowd thought about what the person had said. It was very reasonable. The new crown prince was probably not much better than the previous crown prince.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the entire place fell into a dead silence. No one dared to speak again.
"The new Crown Prince has just been crowned. Everyone is discussing his merits and demerits and expressing their opinions. Even if all of you feel that he's wrong, there's no need to cut out his tongue, right? "However, right at this moment, a fierce voice resounded out, and every single word was clear and resounded without the slightest bit of cowardice.
Everyone's faces stiffened as they looked towards the source of the voice. The person who spoke was actually a teenager with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.
This person was none other than Duanmu Lu!
Duanmu Lu was young after all. His sense of justice was overflowing, and he was the first to speak up.
"Is this kid a fool? Trying to be a hero at a time like this? Isn't he courting death? "The crowd looked over, puzzled.
This old man was obviously one of the new Crown Prince's men. He had already cut off one person's tongue, so why would he mind cutting off another?
Duanmu Lu jumping out now was tantamount to seeking his own death.
The old man turned around slowly and looked at Duanmu Lu. His expression turned even darker as a cold glint shot out of his eyes. Immediately after, he laughed sinisterly and said in a cold voice, "Cutting off his tongue is for his own good so that he will remember. But you, how dare you talk back to this old man in front of everyone. You deserve to die! "
Swoosh! As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's body trembled. A sharp force whizzed out and turned into a black ghost claw in the air. It went straight for Duanmu Lu's neck as though he wanted his life!
When Nie Tian saw the old man's action, his gaze trembled slightly.
This old man was domineering and overbearing, but his strength was very strong. He was actually at the fifth level of the True Essence Realm.
After half a year of seclusion, Duanmu Lu refined the power of the medicine cauldron on the sacrificial altar in his body and his strength reached the ninth level of the Giant Spirit.
At his age, reaching the ninth level of the Giant Spirit at the age of 16 was enough to be said to be astounding. However, he was still too weak to contend against the old man in front of him.
If no one else made a move, based on Duanmu Lu's strength, he would be severely injured if not dead after this move.
"Courting death!" Nie Tian spat out. Just as he was about to stand up, someone had already made a move. It wasn't Gu Wuyou but Zhan Xiaoyi.
Zhan Xiaoyi stood up abruptly. His figure moved and he reached out with his palm, forcefully withstanding the old man's move. Moreover, his body didn't move at all like a boulder. He shouted fiercely, "Old man, who do you think you are? How dare you touch my brother!"
Chu Yang City was the imperial city of the Great Chu Empire, and the Great Chu Empire was an existence dependent on the Battle Cloud Sect. Therefore, Zhan Xiaoyi, the young master of the Battle Cloud Sect, was considered to be in his territory.
Of course, he couldn't tolerate being bullied on his home ground!
Moreover, Duanmu Lu was very right. When the new crown prince was appointed, all the citizens of the Great Chu had the right to judge who was better or worse. For the old man to not allow others to speak, he was truly arrogant and unreasonable.
Zhan Xiaoyi was currently at the third level of the True Essence Realm. Coupled with the Battle Cloud Overlord Body, even if he was up against a fifth level True Essence Realm martial artist, he wouldn't be afraid at all.
"My brother only said what he should have said. You want his life the moment you make a move. I would like to ask, who gave you the right to do so?" Zhan Xiaoyi shouted loudly, looking like he was going to interrogate the old man.
The old man frowned slightly, as if surprised by Zhan Xiaoyi's strength. However, he quickly calmed down and said coldly, "I just said that His Highness Xuan King is the future emperor of the Great Chu. Talking about the crown prince is a crime, and talking back to me in front of everyone deserves death! "
Hearing the old man's words, Zhan Xiaoyi's face darkened instantly.
This old man is too arrogant. Who does he think he is? The head of one of the four great clans? No one can talk back to him. Anyone who does should die.
He really didn't know where a mere fifth level True Essence Realm martial artist got such arrogant confidence.
"You, fighting with me in front of everyone, deserve death even more!" At this moment, the old man's voice sounded again. His figure moved, and he actually appeared less than five meters in front of Zhan Xiaoyi. He struck out with his palm, and an enormous aura pressed down, accompanied by a gust of black Yin Qi.
"Watch out!" Nie Tian suddenly smelled a pungent smell and immediately sensed that something was wrong. He warned, but it was already too late.
"Bang!" Zhan Xiaoyi struck out in a panic and met the old man's palm in mid-air. The sudden burst of energy from both of them directly shattered the tables and chairs around them.
"Hmm?" The old man grunted and took a few steps back. His body swayed a little, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Even though Zhan Xiaoyi had attacked passively and was at a disadvantage, he was still no match for him.
Zhan Xiaoyi was already at the third level of the True Essence Realm, and the strength of the Battle Cloud Overlord Body was gradually revealing itself. Close combat was his forte.
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