Saunders was beaten senseless. Stars burst before his eyes, and his cheeks swelled visibly until his head looked like a pig's.
Blood and Tooth Fragments sprayed from his mouth, and his carefully styled hair became a tangled mess.
Su Baye held him like a battered rag doll. Saunders could not even get out a complete scream.
Niels watched in terror. His legs gave way, and he collapsed to the floor.
Su Baye snorted in disgust and tossed Saunders aside like a bag of trash. He even wiped the blood from his hand on Saunders's splendid Noble Robe.
He swept his gaze around the hall, pausing on the crumpled Niels and Freya in the seat of honor. Then, in a voice that boomed through the hall, he proclaimed Su's Law.
"Open your ears and listen up! I'm only saying this once!"
"I'm Su Baye, and I've always been a reasonable man! I don't bully youngsters!"
"But from today on, if that little punk Niels gives my grandson Su Ye trouble again, I don't care why or who put him up to it. I'll go after his father, Saunders!"
"Every time he bothers my grandson, I'll beat his father! I'll keep beating him until he can't take care of himself!"
"Got a problem with that? Go ahead and Summon Help! Have that sister of yours, the Second Heavenly King, come argue with me! See if I don't beat her too!"
His outrageous declaration echoed through the divine hall like thunder.
With that said, he did not spare another glance for Saunders and Niels, who lay on the floor like a pair of dead dogs. His fierce expression changed in an instant, replaced by a smile he apparently thought was kindly.
He beckoned toward the Side Hall, his voice turning remarkably gentle.
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