Lei Teng was deeply uneasy. If his Sect Master, Wu Longfeng, had died, then the Taixuan Sect was probably in danger. One wrong turn could mean its annihilation. After all, Huang Xiao was standing here perfectly well, and the world was destined to be his.
As long as Huang Xiao was around, if he wanted to destroy the Taixuan Sect, who in the sect could possibly stand against him?
This was what frightened Lei Teng, for the situation was far too unsettling. If that really was the case, how could there be any doubt about the outcome?
"Please forgive me, Sect Master Huang! My four ladies, I offended you earlier!" Lei Teng said respectfully.
Huang Xiao raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "You think asking for forgiveness is enough?"
"As long as Sect Master Huang spares the Taixuan Sect, I am willing to accept any punishment, even death," Lei Teng said.
Lei Teng had figured out why Zhuge Zheng was doing this. His purpose was to preserve the Taixuan Sect, to give the Taixuan Sect a future.
Now that the Sect Master was dead, they could only submit. What use was pride?
Perhaps some would choose to fight until the fish died and the net tore for the sake of so-called pride and self-respect. But now, the fish would die while the net would almost certainly remain intact. The gap in strength was too great. They would only be throwing their lives away.
It was not that Lei Teng feared death. If he did, Zhuge Zheng would never have thought so highly of him.
Rather than struggle meaninglessly, he might as well find a way to preserve the Taixuan Sect, at least allowing its legacy to continue. If the sect truly came to an end in his generation, even in