The Lion Opened Its Jaws Wide-One Hundred Thousand Jin of Dao Crystals!

"Senior Li, please stay your hand!"

The Imperial Formation opened once more. Under Sikong Xuanfeng's lead, the bedraggled Sikong Haoyue was escorted out through a gap in the formation by two Sikong Family elders and brought before Chen An.

"This junior, Sikong Xuanfeng, Holy Lord of the Sikong Family, pays respects to Senior Li!"

After stepping out, Sikong Xuanfeng first bowed respectfully to Chen An, then pointed at Sikong Haoyue beside him. "This matter arose entirely because our clan's Dao Child, Sikong Haoyue, offended Senior. This is our clan's fault. Now, our clan hands Sikong Haoyue over to Senior, to be dealt with as Senior sees fit. I beg Senior, in your boundless magnanimity, to forgive our clan's transgression!"

Chen An gave Sikong Xuanfeng an indifferent glance before turning his gaze to Sikong Haoyue.

Looking at that face, eighty or ninety percent similar to his own, a strange glint flashed through Chen An's eyes.

That glint existed for only an instant before vanishing without a trace, replaced by deeper indifference and coldness, as though the man before him were no more than a clump of yellow earth by the roadside, an ant beneath his feet.

He swept his gaze over the pale-faced Sikong Xuanfeng, then over the densely packed Sikong clansmen within the Imperial Formation, all trembling like cicadas in winter. A mocking smile curled across his lips.

"What? You think handing over a mere Dao Child means I should let this matter go?!"

"Li Xiaoyao, kill me if you want! This was all my doing alone. If you have the ability, come at me! Do not implicate the innocent!" Seeing the mockery on Chen An's face, Sikong Haoyue, who had remained silent until then, suddenly seemed as though he had been slashed by a blade. He raised his head