Had he killed Lady Belin?
The nobles present all fell silent. Angry and alarmed, they were also somewhat cowed, and no one spoke.
A corner of the secret from ten years ago had been lifted, and even that tiny glimpse of the truth was enough to frighten these young nobles.
This could well trigger a confrontation between Sky City's two major powers.
Of course, some were already turning things over in their minds.
They thought Belin was better off dead. All the secrets would end here, and all the leads would be cut off.
Someone had died, after all. That should count as an answer to the Dawn Blade.
"Aaaah-"
Old Zheng roared. It sounded like an asthma attack, and to everyone listening, he seemed liable to stop breathing at any moment.
His eyes were panting and screaming, his whole body trembling.
Then he charged at Xu Ye.
"Master!"
Zhou Ye shouted and rushed forward as well.
His heart was bleeding.
This was his master, the man who had pulled him out of the abyss, both teacher and father to him.
He had never realized that his master had been trapped in the abyss too, yet had lifted him out of it.
Bang!
He mustered every ounce of his strength, trying to stop him.
But the eye on Zheng Chengdong's left arm merely glanced at him. Zhou Ye reacted as though struck by lightning, flying backward as if electrocuted and slamming heavily into the wall.
"Bandit Lord, can your power suppress him?"
Holding the Black Blade, Xu Ye faced Old Zheng head-on. With every step Old Zheng took, the entire corridor shook, as though a speeding train were bearing down on him.
He was so fast that as he passed the walls, their plaster and murals were ripped away, disintegrating