Nearly a hundred disciples from Lingxiao Pavilion's Law Enforcement Hall suddenly launched a killing attack. The rioters who had been fleeing in panic were caught completely off guard and quickly wiped out. The sight left the crusaders dumbstruck. Some cultivators trembled slightly, fear flashing in their eyes.
"Tsk, tsk. Nearly a hundred people with guilty consciences jumped out in the first round. That only proves what I said earlier." Ling Tian spoke with amusement. Seeing many of the crusaders let out a long breath of relief, he changed his tone. "But plenty of rioters are still hiding among you. Will you come forward yourselves, or should we point you out one by one?"
"Ling Tian, those people have all come forward. There aren't any more instigators among us." One cultivator spoke, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. "Can we leave now?"
"Do you think you can leave?" Ling Tian scoffed. Seeing the man's expression shift, he continued, "Don't tell me you're still holding out hope, thinking I was bluffing when I said I'd planted people among you."
"Brother Tian, this man just filled himself with deep resentment. He was one of the rioters, too." Lian Yue pointed a jade finger at him, her pretty face cold. "How despicable."
"Y-you, what gives you the right to say I..." The man stammered, but still forced himself to argue.
"Because I'm from the Nine-Colored Ice Lotus Clan," Lian Yue replied. As she spoke, three emerald-green lotus leaves appeared beside her, with a lotus blossom standing proudly amid their shelter.
Everyone knew that cultivators of the Nine-Colored Ice Lotus Clan had extraordinarily keen senses and could perceive the good and evil in people's hearts. Their ability was likely no weaker than the Heavenly Absolute Body's. Now that they had seen Lian Yue's true