Of course, those who came crashing down were only ordinary martial artists.
The experts of the Spirit Martial and Emperor Martial Stages landed with ease. Then, one by one, they stared blankly at the middle-aged madman as he sat back down to drink, watching him start pouring wine down his throat again...
Their entire bodies shook violently. For a time, none of them dared say a word.
After crashing down, the tavern attendants had already dropped to their knees in front of the tavern, trembling so hard they did not dare move an inch.
Yet the middle-aged madman paid them no heed.
Suddenly, he picked up the jars of wine Deputy Adjudicator had given him and said, "Good wine. I'll be taking it."
Carrying the wine jars, the middle-aged madman staggered deeper into the street as though he had done nothing at all. Yet nearly everyone who had fallen and survived dropped to their knees before him with repeated thuds...
They still did not dare speak. They were still utterly at a loss. But the middle-aged madman had saved their lives.
The middle-aged madman was surely one of the most terrifying powerhouses on this land. Naturally, everyone had unconsciously knelt before him.
At that moment, Deputy Adjudicator seemed to snap awake from a dream. As though recalling something, his entire body shook wildly.
He stared fixedly at the middle-aged madman's back, then abruptly chased after him and shouted, "Yao Bajue! You're Yao Yulou—Yao Bajue!"
The middle-aged madman paused slightly, then continued walking without acknowledging him.
Thud...
Deputy Adjudicator fell to his knees as well and shouted, "Yao Bajue, my name is Zeng Lu."
"I am an ordinary Deputy Adjudicator from the Heavenly Tyrant Branch of Bright Dragon Stronghold, but I once followed Bright Dragon Stronghold's highest adjudicator, Yao Yuzhi, and