"Clan Chief Xiao, what is the meaning of this?"
Outside the Flying Magical Beast, Gu Bai, who had been slapped off its back, looked at Xiao Tian Ce with blood trickling from his mouth, his face full of indignation and resentment.
He hovered in midair, the handprint on his face starkly visible. That slap had knocked him straight off the Flying Magical Beast, leaving him thoroughly humiliated.
He felt he had lost face before his clansmen. However much he feared Xiao Tian Ce, he could not simply say nothing.
Yet Xiao Tian Ce merely glanced at his displeasure before smiling. "This is a little punishment to teach you a larger lesson. A dignified Dou Sheng Expert actually laid hands on a youngster of my Xiao Clan.
"Since you called it a little punishment to teach him a lesson, I decided to give you one too.
"Of course, if you find that unfair, feel free to tell me. I have always been a reasonable man. I prefer to win people over with reason and virtue. I am very easy to talk to."
Gu Bai's expression grew uglier still. Only a ghost would believe Xiao Tian Ce was easy to talk to. He reckoned that if he dared offer any excuses now, more slaps would follow-perhaps even a threat to his life.
"Please calm your anger, Clan Chief Xiao. I acknowledge my mistake and accept my punishment."
Circumstances left him no choice. His life lay in the other man's hands, so Gu Bai could only bow respectfully and admit his fault.
"Good. Admit it when you are wrong, and stand straight when you take a beating. A decent attitude. I will spare you this once."
Xiao Tian Ce nodded with a smile. Noticing Xiao Xun'er studying him closely, he chuckled. "What is