Li Ping'an fell silent for a moment, then sighed softly again.
Sigh...
"It seems I cannot persuade you."
Zhao Ling'er said as well, "Nor can Ling'er persuade you, sir."
The Lei Family Patriarch clenched his fists, his eyes narrowing to slits.
He stared at Li Ping'an like a hunter who had fixed his sights on his prey.
Others might have feared him somewhat.
But he did not!!
Li Ping'an rubbed his head.
The student he had taught wanted to kill the emperor he had saved many years ago.
It felt as though the seeds of today's story had already been planted all those years before.
Li Ping'an closed his eyes.
He seemed to be considering just how today's matter should be resolved.
We probably cannot talk this out... strike first to gain the upper hand!
Several lineage heads exchanged glances.
The Lei Family Patriarch's gaze sharpened.
He struck abruptly, hurling a punch at Li Ping'an from the side.
An immense force gathered in this punch, affecting even the surrounding space.
Like a force smashing rotten wood and withered stalks, it hurtled toward Li Ping'an's body.
As though it would blast him into dust the very next second, annihilating his soul and extinguishing his Dao.
Li Ping'an opened his gray eyes, feeling only vexed and unsettled.
Now, seeing someone take the initiative to attack,
he swung a fist back in return.
Boom-!!
The punch landed squarely.
The Lei Family Patriarch's head snapped back, and a great swath was torn open across his chest.
This entire protective robe, woven from an Immortal's enchanted vestments, was ruined.
His whole body toppled backward.
In everyone's minds,
all of a sudden, it seemed that this was not merely a fist crashing down.
Rather, it was a massive meteor falling from the heavens, bearing an unstoppable,