Nalan Yanran had just been about to leave with them when a cold shout rang across the entire plaza, making everyone's hearts tighten.
"Stop! Xiao Yan, what do you take the Misty Cloud Sect for? Is this a place where you can come and go as you please?!"
Yun Leng's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. With a flash, he appeared directly before Xiao Yan, blocking his path. Dou Qi surged around him as his powerful aura pressed down on Xiao Yan, as though he intended to suppress him on the spot.
Xiao Yan halted, his gaze instantly turning icy as he stared directly at Yun Leng without the slightest fear. "Elder Yun Leng, what do you mean by this? Are you planning to forcibly detain someone?"
Yun Yun frowned tightly and shouted, "Yun Leng, do not act rashly!" However, Yun Leng seemed determined to see this through and paid no heed to Yun Yun's attempts to stop him.
"Hmph. Xiao Yan, if you do not explain yourself today, do not even think about taking a single step out of the Misty Cloud Sect!" Yun Leng said through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing with malice.
His heart was already filled with resentment toward Xiao Yan. It was not merely because of Mo Cheng and the outer sect elder, but also because he felt that Xiao Yan's unyielding attitude before everyone was an enormous provocation toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Law Enforcement Team, detain him!" Yun Leng waved his hand. More than twenty white figures suddenly shot out from among the nearly thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples on the plaza. Dou Qi surged wildly as they moved, surrounding Xiao Yan in an instant. Then, these grim-faced members of the Misty Cloud Sect's Law Enforcement Team flicked their hands, drawing their longswords. With a