Who gave you the nerve!
Just as Lin Bai had said, Yuan Qing had indeed been waiting nearby for quite some time.
When Liu Tian arrived at Shadow Mountain, he first went to greet Yuan Qing. Yuan Qing then followed Liu Tian, and the two of them arrived at Lin Bai's residence, one ahead of the other.
However, when Liu Tian had called for help, Yuan Qing had not stepped in to save him.
What good would saving Liu Tian have done?
Liu Tian had originally come to kill Lin Bai. Making the first move against a disciple inside the Sword Dao Institute was already against the rules.
But once Lin Bai killed Liu Tian, Yuan Qing would have a legitimate excuse to kill Lin Bai. After all, no matter how wrong Liu Tian was, he was still a junior elder of the Sword Dao Institute. Even if his crimes were monstrous, there was no need for Lin Bai to punish him. The Hall of Law Enforcement was responsible for that.
But Lin Bai had killed an elder. Regardless of how grave the elder's wrongdoing was, the fact remained that Lin Bai had killed someone!
The ironclad rule of Divine Relic Ridge forbade killing within its territory. Violators would receive severe punishment!
Just as back at the Pill Dao Academy, when Lin Bai had infuriated Chou Yun Kui so badly, Chou Yun Kui had endured it without striking because he had not dared kill anyone within Divine Relic Ridge.
Otherwise, given the temperament of the Blade Dao Academy's chief senior disciple, he would have long since chopped Lin Bai into a mound of minced flesh with a single slash.
"Surrender and submit to arrest!"
Yuan Qing took one step forward, and his towering aura immediately burst forth. The power of