Sensing Xiao Zhan's brazen gaze, Yun Yun's expression darkened slightly.
Ever since she had taken over as the Misty Cloud Sect Master, no one had dared show her such disrespect!
Yun Yun seethed inwardly. This Xiao Clan Leader really was as arrogant as the rumors claimed!
"What deep-seated grudge could you possibly have against the Misty Cloud Sect to insult us like this?"
Perhaps because she sensed Xiao Zhan's powerful aura, Yun Yun lost her earlier confidence, and her tone softened somewhat.
"You exaggerate, Sect Master Yun. There is no deep-seated grudge between the Xiao Clan and the Misty Cloud Sect."
Xiao Zhan chuckled at her words.
"If there is no deep-seated grudge, why did you kill Elder Zhao and Steward Ge Ye of my Misty Cloud Sect a few days ago?"
"And why did you order their corpses hung up for seven days?"
A trace of anger crept into Yun Yun's voice as she demanded an answer.
"Why did I kill them?"
"Shouldn't you be asking yourself that, Sect Master Yun?"
At her accusatory tone, a cold smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Zhan's face.
"Those two old bastards came onto my Xiao Clan's territory and immediately ordered me to kneel and beg for mercy. They kept saying they would break all four of my limbs and cripple my cultivation..."
"If you were in my place, Sect Master Yun, how would you deal with people who came to your door with such malicious provocation?"
Xiao Zhan's deep voice echoed slowly across the sky, making the already peaceful Xiao City fall even quieter.
Hearing his words, Yun Yun knitted her delicate brows in disbelief.
She had clearly instructed Ge Ye to give the Xiao Clan a small punishment as a stern warning.
How dare they go this far!
After the shock passed, anger welled up within her.
Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan had actually obeyed her in public while defying her in secret!
"Is what you say true?"
Yun Yun looked at Xiao Zhan across from her. Though she already believed him to some extent, she still harbored doubts.
She found it difficult to accept.
She had come to Xiao City intending to demand an accounting for his crimes.
Yet now she learned that her Misty Cloud Sect had provoked the trouble first?
Then what was the point of her taking action in person?
Even if she won, what would that prove?
If word of this spread, wouldn't the Misty Cloud Sect be seen as using its power to bully others?
"Hmph!"
Seeing that Yun Yun refused to believe him, Xiao Zhan snorted coldly.
"Believe it or not, I've already killed them!"
"If you want a fight, I'll see it through to the end!"
"But let me make this clear first: if you insist on attacking, Sect Master Yun, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
As he spoke, a thick surge of killing intent erupted from him.
"Anyone who dares run wild on my Xiao Clan's territory!"
"Will receive no leniency from me!"
Xiao Zhan's voice rang out above Xiao City like a muffled thunderclap.
Everyone in the city below stared in astonishment at his words.
Even now, Xiao Zhan remained this arrogant!
He even dared threaten the Misty Cloud Sect Master?
Was he tired of living?
Though they had little faith in Xiao Zhan's chances, they had to admit it.
Seeing him remain so domineering even before the Misty Cloud Sect Master.
The people of Xiao City below could not help feeling a hint of admiration for him!
In the past, whenever they spoke of the Misty Cloud Sect, they regarded it as lofty and untouchable, like a sacred land, never daring to harbor the slightest disrespect.
But ever since Xiao Zhan had unified Xiao City.
He had killed a Dou Wang elder of the Misty Cloud Sect!
And hung his corpse up for seven days!
He showed no regard whatsoever for the mighty Misty Cloud Sect.
This had thrust Xiao City into the limelight throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
It had made a once-obscure, remote little city famous across the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Now, the Misty Cloud Sect Master had come in person.
And Xiao Zhan still paid her no heed!
He had even threatened her!
The wild arrogance Xiao Zhan displayed stirred the people of Xiao City.
Even if he died today, he would leave a bold mark on this place's history.
For a long time to come, everyone in Xiao City would likely.
Remember that there had once been a madman named Xiao Zhan!
"Xiao Zhan..."
In the Xiao Clan's rear courtyard, Ya Fei stared blankly at the tall, straight figure in the sky. An unusual gleam flashed through her beautiful eyes, and a complicated feeling stirred in her heart.
"All hail the Clan Leader!"
"All hail the Clan Leader!"
"All hail the Clan Leader!"
Just then, deafening cheers suddenly erupted from the Xiao Residence, soaring into the clouds!
Every one of the Xiao Clan disciples stared excitedly at Xiao Zhan in the sky, their faces flushed and their eyes filled with worship.
Beside them, the worry on the faces of the Xiao Clan's senior members slowly faded, and a trace of relief flashed through their eyes.
With a Clan Leader like this standing before them, their earlier fear seemed to have vanished.
"In all these years, you are the first person who has dared speak to my Misty Cloud Sect like this, Xiao Clan Chief..."
Up in the sky, Yun Yun was equally shocked. She had never expected Xiao Zhan to be so overbearing.
But after the shock passed, her expression instantly turned ugly.
His words were a threat to her, the Misty Cloud Sect Master, and even to the entire Misty Cloud Sect.
He had no regard for the Misty Cloud Sect at all!
If she could do nothing to Xiao Zhan today, the Misty Cloud Sect's standing in the Jia Ma Empire would fall far below what it had once been.
As the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect Master, Yun Yun cared deeply about its reputation.
She would not allow anyone to tarnish its name!
"Even if Elder Zhao Yuan and Steward Ge Ye were in the wrong, their offenses did not warrant death!"
"You killed members of my Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Clan Chief, and then wantonly desecrated their corpses."
"You must answer for this!"
Yun Yun spoke in a grave voice.
For the sake of the Misty Cloud Sect's reputation, she had to fight Xiao Zhan today, no matter what.
And.
She could only win this battle, never lose!
"Answer for it?"
"So you insist on fighting me, Sect Master Yun?"
Xiao Zhan sneered, a trace of contempt curling his lips.
"In that case, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
The instant his words fell, Xiao Zhan struck.
A vast, terrifying aura surged violently from his body!
As that terrifying aura spread, the three Dou Wang elders of the Misty Cloud Sect all caught their breath. Then, to their horror, they discovered that under this pressure, even the circulation of the dou qi within their bodies had become sluggish!
Sensing the immense aura pouring from Xiao Zhan, Yun Yun's expression slowly grew solemn.
Xiao Zhan was even stronger than she had imagined!
It seemed she faced a grueling battle today!
The next moment, dou qi surged wildly within Yun Yun. She gently raised her fair hand, and as her palm rose, a small cyan tornado suddenly appeared in the sky. At first, it was only two meters tall, but moments later, it swelled against the wind, growing into an enormous tornado more than a hundred feet tall in the blink of an eye.
Between heaven and earth, the cyan tornado spun and howled, like a natural disaster descending upon the world.
Such was the terrifying might of a Dou Huang expert!
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