Yang Kaitai was beside himself with rage!
Ye Xuan had killed his son, yet now he was slapping him in the face like this-and in public, no less.
This was trampling on his dignity, grinding his face into the dirt and ruthlessly crushing it.
Yet did he still dare repeat what he had said earlier?
He had no doubt that if he dared say it again, Ye Xuan would immediately bring Han Bingning over to investigate and uphold justice.
If that happened, even if he survived, he would probably lose a layer of skin!
For a moment, Yang Kaitai was riding a tiger he could not dismount.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan smiled disdainfully and said mildly, "May I ask, Elder Yang, am I guilty?"
Yang Kaitai clenched his fists, his aged face flushing crimson, but said nothing.
Was he guilty?
Naturally, he was not.
Ye Xuan stood on the side of justice and reason.
Had the person who set the trap not been his son, not been a member of the Law Enforcement Hall, Ye Xuan would naturally have been guilty of killing someone openly.
But since the Law Enforcement Hall was involved and had already lost its impartiality, Ye Xuan was innocent.
With the Law Enforcement Hall no longer impartial, what else could Ye Xuan do?
He could only take matters into his own hands and carry out justice on Heaven's behalf.
Besides, in this world where the strong reigned supreme, strength, power, and status sometimes stood above everything else.
Never mind that Ye Xuan had done nothing wrong-even if he had, what could Yang Kaitai do to someone with his status as Holy Son?
Would he dare kill Ye Xuan?
At least for now, he absolutely would not.
Ye Xuan snorted coldly. "Since you have nothing to say, I am innocent. In that case, I'll be leaving."
As he spoke, his gaze abruptly turned icy. "The Law Enforcement Hall belongs to the holy land, not your family."
"Your son used his position and authority in the Law Enforcement Hall to satisfy his selfish desires, bullying others with his power and acting without regard for any law. His death is no loss!"
"If you feel wronged, indignant, or resentful, come at me all you like. I'll take whatever you throw at me."
"But if you dare retaliate against outer sect disciple Lin Xue or anyone else, hmph, bear the consequences yourself!"
His voice was icy, ringing with force, every word striking the ground.
With that-
"Let's go!"
He took Lin Xue by the hand and strode away.
Watching Ye Xuan's departing back, Yang Kaitai was beside himself with rage.
The fury in his heart was like oil poured into boiling water, erupting and seething wildly.
Yet he dared not touch Ye Xuan. He could only watch helplessly as the murderer who had killed his son swaggered away.
Ye Xuan felt not the slightest pity for Yang Kaitai.
He had only gotten through today's events because he was Ye Xuan. Any ordinary disciple would probably have been toyed with until they died long ago.
If possible, he certainly would not have minded finishing Yang Kaitai off.
But his strength was not enough yet. He was still incapable of killing Yang Kaitai.
As for bringing out his beautiful master, forget it.
His master was so beautiful, her slender, jade-like hands so lovely. Better not stain them with blood.
He could handle such a small matter himself.
"Holy Son Ye, please wait!"
Just as Ye Xuan was about to leave the Law Enforcement Hall, a voice suddenly rang out.
It came from the young man behind Yang Kaitai.
The young man was named Song Yu, one of Yang Kaitai's two outstanding disciples. His cultivation had reached the Wheel Sea Realm First Stage, and he was very strong.
As for Yang Kaitai's other outstanding disciple, that was naturally Wu Qing, the woman beside Song Yu.
Wu Qing's cultivation was comparable to Song Yu's, also at the Wheel Sea Realm First Stage.
Both were extremely arrogant. When they had followed Yang Kaitai inside earlier, they had looked down their noses at everyone.
Song Yu's eyes burned as he stared fixedly at Ye Xuan, his fists already clenching slightly.
His master had been humiliated like this, and he wanted to do something for him.
Yet Ye Xuan paid him no attention whatsoever.
As though he had not heard Song Yu at all, Ye Xuan continued leading Lin Xue and the others onward without even pausing.
Seeing this, Song Yu's expression briefly froze.
Was he being ignored?
For a moment, endless humiliation washed over him, and he finally understood how his master felt right now.
A dignified cultivator at the Wheel Sea Realm First Stage, ignored in public-was there anything more humiliating, more of a slap in the face?
The surrounding disciples could not help exchanging looks.
Those who had long disliked Song Yu were especially delighted inwardly.
So this fellow who looked down his nose at everyone had his day of reckoning too?
They wanted nothing more than to laugh aloud, then shout, "Serves you right!"
Seeing that Ye Xuan and his group were about to disappear into the distance, Song Yu gritted his teeth and spoke again in a hoarse voice:
"Holy Son Ye, I, Song Yu, have long heard of your illustrious reputation and know that your talent is unparalleled. I would now like to seek your instruction for a few moves. Would you oblige?"
As Song Yu's voice rang out, the entire place instantly fell silent.
Was Song Yu challenging Ye Xuan?
For a moment, countless people were dumbfounded.
Yet Ye Xuan still did not turn around. As though he had heard nothing, he continued walking farther and farther away.
Song Yu could no longer keep his composure. He truly could not hold it together anymore, feeling nothing but overwhelming fury.
It seemed a hundred thousand times more humiliating than what his master, Yang Kaitai, had suffered.
But he was nowhere near as calculating as Yang Kaitai.
With a flash of movement, he swiftly appeared before Ye Xuan, blocking his group's path.
Through gritted teeth, he spoke again. "Holy Son Ye, could it be that you dare not accept my challenge?"
Ye Xuan finally raised his head, gazing skyward as he looked down his nose at Song Yu. "Who are you to dare challenge me?"
He enunciated each word. "Are you worthy?"
At those words, the entire place erupted.
How satisfying!
The Holy Son really delivered!!!
Most of the disciples here had long been sick of Song Yu looking down his nose at everyone.
After a brief silence, countless disciples began denouncing him.
"Song Yu, who the hell do you think you are, daring to challenge the Holy Son?"
"Exactly! You're at the Wheel Sea Realm First Stage, yet you want to challenge the Holy Son, who's in the Meridian Opening Realm. Have you no shame?"
"Who are you, and who is the Holy Son? Are you qualified to challenge him? Is the Holy Son someone any stray cat or dog like you can challenge?"
"Meridian Opening, Essence Condensation, Wheel Sea-you're two whole major realms above the Holy Son, yet you have the nerve to talk about challenging him. Don't you know your own place?"
"Shameless, utterly shameless! How could our Ancient Desolate Holy Land have someone as shameless as you? Sharing a sect with someone like you is a disgrace!"
For a moment, denunciations flew thick and fast, spittle spraying everywhere.
It could not be helped. They truly could not stand watching any longer.
Hearing these words, Song Yu's aged face instantly flushed crimson, just like Yang Kaitai's.
His gaze shifted, settling coldly on one person.
But before he could speak, that person glared at him. "What are you looking at? What? You want to challenge me?"
As he spoke, his presence suddenly erupted. He was actually at the Wheel Sea Realm Second Stage!
A true disciple!
Song Yu furiously suppressed the rage in his heart and turned toward someone else.
That person sneered, his presence surging as well. "What, you want to challenge me? Come on, then!"
Another true disciple, at the Wheel Sea Realm Fifth Stage!!!
Song Yu was on the verge of breaking down. Why had true disciples joined in the commotion too?
With nowhere to vent his seething fury, he felt rage assaulting his heart.
Just then, another disciple spoke disdainfully. "Song Yu, do you only dare challenge people with lower cultivation than you? And two whole major realms lower, at that?"
He even spat. "Pah! Calling you trash isn't the least bit unfair. I'm at the Wheel Sea Realm Third Stage. Challenge me if you have the guts! We're in the same realm!"
"Why don't you look at how many years you've cultivated, and how long the Holy Son has cultivated? Trash like you should be kicked out of the sect!"
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Song Yu finally could not hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.