The Enemy of Old

"Fellow Daoist, are you really going to be this overbearing?" Zuo Ning's face was livid. He was deeply displeased by Queen Mother of the West's forceful attitude. Though the Mysterious Yellow Holy Land was indeed in the wrong, this had never been a particularly serious matter. Yet somehow it had become known throughout the world, and Yaochi had come right to their doorstep. Did she really think the Mysterious Yellow Holy Land was easy to bully?

By now, this was no longer a simple matter of one disciple's death. It had become a major issue concerning the dignity of the Two Great Holy Lands.

Zuo Ning understood perfectly well that if he backed down today, word would spread that the Mysterious Yellow Holy Land feared Yaochi. For the Mysterious Yellow Holy Land, which was about to sweep across the universe and usher in an age of glory, that was unacceptable. He could not do it either; otherwise, that cheap ancestor of his would never let him off.

Gritting his teeth, he said coldly, "Fellow Daoists of Yaochi, Hai Ding did indeed commit an atrocious crime by slaughtering Yaochi's disciples. But he is still a member of the Mysterious Yellow Holy Land. If anyone is going to punish him, it should be us."

"So you're not going to hand him over?" Queen Mother of the West's face turned icy. A murderous aura erupted from her, suffocating everyone around her as if they had been plunged into a frozen world.

Zuo Ning drew a long breath and sighed. "It's not that I'm unwilling to hand him over. You're simply being too overbearing, Fellow Daoist. We could have sat down and talked this out. The Mysterious Yellow Holy Land wouldn't shield a criminal. But you've come to demand justice with such a grand