"Qin Jishi, this is what you get for opposing us." Liu Kai glared at him viciously. "Don't worry, I won't let you die easily. I'll turn you into a Human Swine and have you suffer torment and devastation day and night."
It could be said that Liu Kai hated him to the bone, wishing he could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
It was over!
Qin Jishi was dead for sure!
The Zhang Family was finished!
Even the two great families probably would not escape being dragged into this.
"Elder Sun, hand him over to me." Liu Kai rubbed his fists together, already unable to wait.
"Shut up!" Sun Baitan squeezed out those two words through a grim expression.
"E-Elder Sun..." Liu Kai did not understand and glanced sideways at Liu Qiang.
"Elder Sun..." Liu Qiang said in a low voice, "Just leave this trivial matter to Kai'er."
"I said shut up." Sun Baitan had a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent it.
The more he looked at the Liu father and son now, the more enraged he became. If not for them, would he have made such a spectacle of himself in this tiny Soaring Dragon City?
His furious rebuke left the Liu father and son frozen in place. Even the surrounding spectators were stunned and baffled.
Qin Jishi looked at Sun Baitan calmly. "You know what to do now?"
Creak~
Sun Baitan gritted his teeth. "Qin Jishi, although I don't know what your relationship with the Young Prefecture Lord is, I'm telling you, don't push things too far."
Before so many people, Sun Baitan truly feared that Qin Jishi would make him do something excessive.
"Threatening me?" Qin Jishi shook his head. "Elder Sun, what I hate most in my life is being threatened."
"Of course!"
"I know what you mean. You don't want to make a spectacle of yourself. After all, you are an elder of Black Eagle Prefecture."
Hearing this, Sun Baitan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Good that you know. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Simple!" Qin Jishi turned and walked before Zhang Jinhua, his voice ringing through the surroundings. "Come... kneel before Uncle Zhang and respectfully kowtow three times. Then this matter will be settled."
"You..." Sun Baitan frowned, a flash of killing intent crossing his face. "Don't go too far."
"Too far?" Qin Jishi shrugged. "I don't think so. Compared to what you did before, this is merely a firefly before the moon."
Uh!
Silence!
The entire scene seemed to freeze at that instant.
They stared at Qin Jishi in utter shock, as though looking at an idiot.
Playing with fire and getting burned, playing with fire and getting burned!
"M-Master..." Tang Xiulan was terrified, and the panic in her eyes was plain to see.
"No..."
"No..."
Tang Xiulan stretched out her hands, both arms trembling. "S-S-Sun Elder... it's... it's not like that... not like that... Qin Jishi's words are not what we mean..."
Though Sun Baitan had been overbearing and used his power to force them into submission, he was still an elder of Black Eagle Prefecture. He represented not only himself, but also the dignity of Black Eagle Prefecture.
If he were made to kneel and apologize, who in all of Soaring Dragon City could bear the consequences?
Sun Baitan said nothing, merely staring at Qin Jishi.
Tang Xiulan grew even more panicked. Was this the dead stillness before a storm?
"Qin Jishi... hurry... hurry and kneel to Elder Sun and apologize."
"Hurry..."
Tang Xiulan's nearly hysterical voice shattered the silence around them.
Once the Zhang Family members came to their senses, every one of them began condemning Qin Jishi.
He was going to get them killed...
Qin Jishi remained unmoved, saying only coldly, "Sun Baitan, the fact that I'm willing to speak to you like this already gives you plenty of face. If you keep hesitating, then let the Black Eagle Prefecture Lord speak with you instead."
As he spoke, Qin Jishi took out another Sound Transmission Stone.
Creak~
Sun Baitan's body trembled violently. He ground his teeth, his fists clenched tightly.
He stared at Qin Jishi, but unfortunately... he could not see the slightest ripple in the other man's eyes.
"Must it really come to this?" Those stiff words seemed to drain all the strength from Sun Baitan's body.
"Otherwise?" Qin Jishi said blandly. "Or should I have you stripped of your position as Eighth Elder?"
"You..." Sun Baitan forcibly swallowed the words that followed. "Fine, you win."
If Pan Xu had not mentioned this matter through the Sound Transmission Stone, Sun Baitan might not have been so wary.
But now?
He did not dare gamble. If he truly lost his position, what awaited him would be a tempestuous onslaught from his enemies.
His fists loosened, and Sun Baitan suddenly burst into loud laughter. "Hahaha, hahaha... I never expected... that today I would fall into the hands of a brat still wet behind the ears."
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
Thud!
Sun Baitan dropped straight to his knees.
Eagle Three's expression changed. "Elder..."
"None of you move!"
Sun Baitan stopped them with a shout, then raised his head to look at Zhang Jinhua. "Patriarch Zhang, what happened before was my fault. I hope you will be magnanimous and not lower yourself to my level."
As he spoke, Sun Baitan heavily kowtowed three times.
Zhang Jinhua was completely dumbfounded, so much so that he did not even react when Sun Baitan performed such a grand salute before him.
Everyone present was stunned rigid at this sight, their mouths hanging open and their eyes round as ox bells, as if they had seen something terrifying.
"Qin Jishi, are you satisfied now?"
"Of course!" Qin Jishi nodded. "Remember this: if there is a next time, I will not be so merciful."
"Hmph!" Sun Baitan snorted coldly. "I will remember today's humiliation."
"Let's go!"
At that moment, Sun Baitan only wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible. His face had been utterly thrown into the mud.
No...
Liu Qiang finally reacted and hurried forward. "Elder Sun... Elder Sun... how can you... no... you can't leave... if you leave, what will happen to our Liu Family?"
"You should pray for yourselves." Sun Baitan did not even turn his head. He now hated the Liu Family to death. If not for the Second Madam behind them, he would have long since used them to vent his anger.
"Elder Sun... Elder Sun... my sister asked you to come help us..."
"Elder Sun... don't go... Elder Sun..."
"Elder Sun..."
No matter how Liu Qiang shouted, it was all futile. The figures of Sun Baitan and the other two soon vanished from everyone's sight.
No...
How?
This?
Not only the Liu Family, but even the watching factions had yet to process what had happened.
The change had come too quickly, so quickly that they were at a complete loss and could not react at all.
Qin Jishi... he... Black Eagle Prefecture was simply...
No...
Sun Baitan had actually been forced to kneel?
At that moment, when they looked at Qin Jishi again, their gazes had turned to fear.
They could not imagine what kind of power had forced an elder of Black Eagle Prefecture to kneel before Zhang Jinhua and apologize. Could the power behind him be even greater than Black Eagle Prefecture's?
"Jishi... what was that?" Zhang Jinhua looked at him in utter shock. "What exactly happened?"
"Uncle Zhang!" Qin Jishi chuckled. "There's no need to be surprised. I said there would be no problem, and there would be no problem."
"J-Jishi." Zhang Jinhua's shock turned into excitement. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
At this point, how could Tang Xiulan and the other Zhang Family members dare say another word? Their scalps tingled and cold sweat drenched them. What kind of power was this?
"So you know the Young Prefecture Lord of Black Eagle Prefecture." Zhang Shiqing had heard the earlier conversation between Sun Baitan and Qin Jishi clearly, and she asked without concealing it.
Gulp~
Her words made everyone swallow another mouthful of saliva. So Qin Jishi knew the Young Prefecture Lord of Black Eagle Prefecture. No wonder he had been so fearless from beginning to end, and no wonder Sun Baitan had knelt and apologized.
At that moment, their earlier doubts were answered.
Qin Jishi merely smiled. "We can discuss that later. The most urgent matter now is dealing with them first."
"Clan Leader Yang!"
"Clan Leader Zhao!"
"You should know what to do next."
After finishing those words, Qin Jishi looked over the Liu Family members with a teasing gaze.
"Understood!"
Yang Kun and Zhao Tai accepted the order. With a wave of their hands, the disciples of the two great families slowly closed in on the Liu Family members.
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