Lu Mian did not know Tian Feiyu, but he could make a fair guess from the man's appearance.
He looked at Tian Feiyu and flashed a mouthful of gleaming white teeth. "I'm your father."
That answer dealt a devastating blow.
Tian Feiyu flew into a towering rage and roared, "Corpse collector, you're asking to die!"
Lu Mian stood right in front of him without a trace of fear.
He knew the man could not attack him inside the Demon Extermination Palace.
Otherwise, the Sunflame Daoist Grounds would have descended into chaos long ago.
The two sides remained locked in a standoff at the entrance to the Demon Extermination Palace.
Neither would give way.
Lu Mian did not care, of course. Keeping this standoff going cost him nothing.
Tian Feiyu, on the other hand, found himself unable to back down.
He had intended to put Lu Mian in his place, only to discover that the brat was utterly unyielding and refused to be intimidated.
If he simply walked away now, he would lose face spectacularly.
But if he stayed, the disturbance would only grow, and he might even be punished.
"We have plenty of time."
"Let's see how things go from here!"
Seeing that he could do nothing to Lu Mian, Tian Feiyu left him with a threat and departed with his companions.
"Lu Mian, you're here early."
No sooner had Tian Feiyu left than Qi San, the supervisor of the Demon Extermination Palace, emerged from some corner with a chuckle.
"Supervisor Qi, what a coincidence."
Lu Mian smiled.
He was certain this fat man had been hiding nearby, enjoying the show.
"Without coincidences, there'd be no stories."
"Perfectly reasonable."
Qi San patted his belly.
He had become the supervisor of the Demon Extermination Palace not because he was particularly powerful,