Don't You Owe Me Justice?

The Sword Cave erupted, unleashing terrifying power.

Sword Qi throughout the heavens roiled without end, alarming the entire Cangyun Sect.

The disciple who had originally accompanied Wang Ming sat collapsed outside the Sword Cave, frightened out of his wits.

Earlier, when he had seen things going wrong, he had turned and run to inform the sect, but there had been no time at all-the Sword Cave had already exploded.

"What happened?"

Luo Tian was the first to arrive. His heart trembled at the sight of the Sword Cave.

That power was too terrifying. If he were caught within it, he would most likely die too. He could not withstand it. There was simply no withstanding it!

The old woman also came upon hearing the news, startled by the power of the Sword Dao.

The Cangyun Sect's Sword Cave had been built by its founding patriarch as a place for disciples to comprehend the Sword Dao and cultivate.

Though it occasionally went out of control, a disturbance this great was rarely seen.

The peak masters and elders hurried over one after another.

As Luo Tian looked over, the imposing force within the Sword Cave slowly dissipated. Beneath his gaze, streams of light scattered, almost entirely gone.

Only then did someone notice the disciple outside the Sword Cave.

"Li Yu, what happened here?" an elder asked.

The disciple named Li Yu turned his head blankly. He opened his mouth several times but could not speak.

"Look how frightened the boy is. It must have been something terrible!"

An elder sighed softly.

But another said, "Wasn't he responsible for accompanying young friend Wang Ming? Why is he here?"

"Li Yu, don't panic. Take your time and tell us what happened!"

As he listened to their words and the disturbance in the Sword Cave gradually subsided, he slowly came back to his senses.

"Wang Ming wanted to go to the Sword Cave, so I went with him. But then... then he..."

"What did he do?" Luo Tian frowned.

Li Yu continued, "He wanted to kill Senior Brother Changsheng!"

"What!"

In an instant, everyone's expression changed.

Gaze after gaze turned toward the cave.

"He wanted to kill Changsheng?"

"Why?"

"How could Changsheng possibly have come to the Sword Cave?"

They did not understand, but their faces darkened.

What would happen if Zhou Qingyu found out?

Though Zhou Qingyu usually paid no attention to outside affairs, he was fiercely protective of his junior brother. If someone wanted to kill Lu Changsheng, he would never stand idly by.

Moreover, he was stubborn to a fault. He would not care who the other party was or what backing they had.

Beyond that, killing a Cangyun Sect disciple within the Cangyun Sect showed utter disregard for the sect.

The old woman's expression grew somewhat gloomy. She had known earlier that Wang Ming had gone there, yet had not stopped him.

Now she felt the hostile gazes around her.

"Quick, go take a look!"

Seeing that the Sword Cave had calmed, Luo Tian sent someone to investigate.

An elder approached, but before he could get close, a head poked out of the Sword Cave.

It was none other than Lu Changsheng.

Beside him followed a bewildered Ning Yuxin.

She had been cultivating, only to open her eyes and discover that everything around her had changed. The Sword Cave looked as though it had undergone a great calamity.

"Changsheng!" Seeing him, the elder hurried forward to check on him. "You're alive! Thank goodness!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that he was still alive.

Yet they found it somewhat strange.

Wang Ming was at the seventh layer of essence condensation. Killing Lu Changsheng should have been as easy as turning his hand, yet Lu Changsheng had survived. It puzzled them.

As Lu Changsheng watched the group approach, his face seemed to show lingering fright.

"I almost never got to see you all again!"

His voice trembled, and he could not help looking around.

Hearing this made everyone's hearts clench.

Luo Tian's expression softened. "Lu Changsheng, what exactly happened?"

"Sect Master, Wang Ming of the Divine Firmament Sect barged into the Sword Cave and declared that he would kill me. Luckily, I was hard to kill, or I really would have died!"

Everyone frowned again.

Luo Tian continued, "Where is Wang Ming?"

"Dead!"

"How did he die?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. With such a huge disturbance, Lu Changsheng had survived, yet Wang Ming had actually died.

Lu Changsheng said, "He wanted to kill me, but he triggered an eruption in the Sword Cave and was blasted to death by the turbulent Sword Qi. Junior Sister Ning and I also narrowly escaped death and nearly lost our lives. I ask the sect to uphold justice for me!"

Everyone stared blankly.

Lu Changsheng had given an explanation. After all, Ning Yuxin was the daughter of the richest man in Cang Province. It was perfectly reasonable for her to have some means of protecting herself.

Lu Changsheng had been with her and escaped disaster. That was not unreasonable either.

Some elders looked grim as they turned toward the old woman.

Lin Po, the master of Flowing Cloud Peak, spoke outright. "Elder Zhao Jing, please give our Cangyun Sect an explanation!"

Hearing this, the old woman frowned and immediately looked at Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng spoke up just then as well. "Exactly! There is no grievance or enmity between us. Before, Wang Ming humiliated me in the street and toyed with me. I already put up with that, but today, you must give me justice!"

At those words, Zhao Jing's expression grew even uglier.

Who exactly had humiliated whom?

But she did not want to bring up what had happened before either.

After all, a dignified elder of the Divine Firmament Sect had been led around by the nose by a mere child. She had lost all face, yet could only bear it herself.

She had to swallow her shattered teeth along with her grievances. She had her dignity to preserve too.

Even with Lu Changsheng clamoring right to her face, she could do nothing. Surely she could not admit that a youth had made a fool of her?

"You little thief!"

Zhao Jing gritted her teeth, while also thinking Wang Ming was useless.

Lu Changsheng appeared furious, but inwardly he was entirely at ease.

He knew very well that she most likely would not reveal it. Everyone cared about face, especially these great sects.

Even if she decided to cast her dignity aside and said it outright, given Lu Changsheng's reputation, who would believe her?

In the end, people would only think she was framing and slandering him.

Moreover, even at a time like this, with Wang Ming dead, no one suspected Lu Changsheng.

After all, with such an enormous disturbance just now, who would think Lu Changsheng had caused it?

What could a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth do, no matter how heaven-defying he was? Could he possibly rival the Holy Sons of those holy lands?

If he truly had such ability, why would he stay in a place like this?

Even Zhao Jing did not suspect him much. She only thought him a devious little bastard.

She understood Wang Ming well enough. Toying with his opponent, flaunting his strength, and drawing upon the Sword Cave's Sword Qi to torture his opponent to death were all things he was capable of doing!

"That is merely one side of the story. Who knows whether he is making false accusations!" Zhao Jing said, unwilling to lower her head and maintaining her haughtiness throughout.

Luo Tian said gravely, "Are you suggesting that Lu Changsheng killed Wang Ming himself, then came here crying that he had been wronged?"

Lu Changsheng froze at those words and could not help glancing at the sect master. He had almost touched upon the truth.

Zhao Jing sneered. "Who knows? Why not let me search his soul and see what really happened?"

"You would humiliate our Cangyun Sect?" Luo Tian's expression was very ugly.

Zhao Jing said, "Sect Master, are you going to attack me?"

As she spoke, her presence manifested. Her cultivation at the eighth layer of core formation was not at all weaker than Luo Tian's.

Everyone's gazes changed, their eyes fixed upon her.

"Right and wrong will be judged in due course. Does Elder Zhao Jing intend to use her power to oppress others?" Luo Tian snorted coldly.

Zhao Jing smiled. "Sect Master Luo, how imposing you are, pressing me so aggressively. But our Divine Firmament Sect is not afraid of trouble!"

"You..."

Everyone was furious. She was using the Divine Firmament Sect to pressure them.

Luo Tian's face darkened.

Lu Changsheng also narrowed his eyes at her, suddenly feeling the urge to kill.

But before they could react, an unseen force abruptly descended and pressed down upon Zhao Jing.

Her expression changed drastically. Just as she was about to speak, a surge of Law Power rose.

Smack!

A slap struck her face, its crisp report ringing out in every direction.

Zhao Jing's face rapidly swelled, five vivid red finger marks appearing upon it. She collapsed there, but it was not over yet.

That force lifted her up, and another slap rang out. Several followed in succession, giving her no chance to catch her breath.

"How dare you!"

Zhao Jing roared, her eyes filled with humiliation as she looked toward the depths of the Cangyun Sect.

At the same time, an aged voice rang out, filled with dominance and authority.

"You wretched hag, take a good look! This is our Cangyun Sect, not your Divine Firmament Sect. Who are you to swagger around and throw your weight about here?"

As those words fell, everyone around was shaken.

"Patriarch!"

Someone spoke, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Lu Changsheng was also lost in thought. The patriarch usually kept out of sight, but the moment he appeared, he was this forceful-and fiercely protective of his own, too. No question about it, this was someone worth knowing!