He knew that if he regretted killing someone or failed to stand firm, a woman like her would only look down on him.
But if he yielded to her while remaining unyielding toward Gong Xuan and his senior brothers, it might instead satisfy her.
After hearing Li Tianming's words, Lan Yun put some force into her knees, squeezing his skull until it throbbed with splitting pain.
She narrowed her eyes, her red tongue curling as she said, "Is your bottom line so important? I painstakingly cultivated disciples for ten years, and you killed them whenever you pleased. Where does that leave me? Will I still have any authority before your other senior brothers?"
"If they think you have no authority, then I'll kill them all! One of me is worth ten of them anyway." Li Tianming gritted his teeth.
"Insolence!" Lan Yun flared with anger.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Blood burst from Li Tianming's forehead.
Yet he still believed his approach was right.
He was not some murderous fiend. If there had been no conflict, he would not have insisted on attacking his senior brothers. But he knew what Lan Yun needed, so he had to establish this persona before her.
Originally, Li Tianming had not needed to establish such a persona. But Gong Xuan had provoked his evil thoughts the moment he arrived, and now there was no other path.
Because of those evil thoughts, Li Tianming had no choice but to take many roads to their bitter end!
"Master."
While she exerted pressure on him, Li Tianming said nothing further. He merely stared at her with blazing eyes, his gaze overflowing with desire.
It was precisely that look that gradually thawed the frost in Lan Yun's eyes amid this strange standoff.
"What makes you think you're better than all