The front courtyard of the Mysterious Cloud Martial Hall.
"Hall Master Lu, our Taihao Sect disciple Ye Feiyu was bewitched by the Demoness Mu Yuchen yesterday, which was why he mistakenly injured your disciples and Dharma Master Chongde."
The Taihao Sect elder Huang Zong was a thin, short old man with a slight hunch.
The moment he entered, he apologized to Lu Rushuang with great sincerity, bowing until his body curved like a shrimp.
Ye Feiyu beside him, however, still stood there expressionlessly. He did not even glance at Xu Taiping and the others, as though none of this concerned him.
"Elder Huang Zong, what little performance are you and this prized disciple of your Taihao Sect putting on today?"
Arms folded across her chest, Lu Rushuang stared coldly at the two before her, her face like ice.
Sensing Lu Rushuang's anger, Elder Huang Zong hurriedly glanced sideways at Ye Feiyu, then his expression darkened as well.
"Feiyu, kneel!"
Yet Ye Feiyu stood there motionless and expressionless, as though he had heard nothing.
"Feiyu!"
Huang Zong barked sharply.
Only at that shout did Ye Feiyu's dead-fish eyes blink. Then he turned woodenly toward Huang Zong and said:
"I won't."
At those words, Elder Huang Zong's thin, withered face instantly darkened.
"Don't think that just because you've left Peerless Nether Heaven, no one can keep you in line."
As Huang Zong spoke, he took out a Jade Jue, laid it in his palm, and clenched his hand hard.
With a boom, the aura surrounding Ye Feiyu abruptly exploded outward as though beyond his control. At the same time, chains condensed from spiritual energy rose from the ground beneath his feet and bound his entire body.
Thud!
Dragged forcefully by the chains, Ye Feiyu dropped to his knees with a thump.
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