"Where in the association?"
"On the second floor of the warehouse. Several people saw it. If Spirit Hall finds out, they'll definitely come demanding answers."
"So what if they find out? You think I'm afraid of them?"
"That dog Miles has been throwing his weight around in Gengxin City under Spirit Hall's banner. You people may put up with him, but I never have."
Si Long looked thoroughly embarrassed.
He had long expected his teacher to react this way.
His teacher was famously hot-tempered.
He had clashed with Spirit Hall years ago. Though they had maintained a surface peace these past years, he had always been suppressing his anger deep down.
More than once, Lou Gao had said of someone like Miles, "I'll kill him sooner or later."
"Right, who killed Miles?"
"A child of thirteen or fourteen."
"A thirteen- or fourteen-year-old child killed Miles? Wasn't that bastard a Soul Emperor? And didn't he have so many subordinates?" Lou Gao looked utterly disbelieving.
Only then did Si Long freeze. "That's right. Miles was a six-ring Soul Emperor, and that child... killed him instantly."
"Eight people. One sword strike each."
"Haha... what a fine lad. Bring him to see me! Go, quickly!"
"Alright, I'll go right away."
In the meeting room downstairs, the two groups sat distinctly apart.
The three Si brothers sat on the left side of the long table, each wearing a different expression.
Wu Changkong and the others sat on the right.
Shui Bing'er lowered her voice and said to Wu Changkong, "No matter what they decide in the end, I'll stay with you."
"I killed him. I'll handle it myself."
"Class Monitor, what are you saying?" Shen Liuyu said. "We're a team. How could we possibly abandon you and run when something happens?"
Shui Yue'er said anxiously,