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Chapter 235: Ingrate

Ruan Mei, clad in a black robe, had an air of solemnity and ruthlessness.

Outside Wuliuxiang, the atmosphere was already tense and combative, ready to erupt into battle at any moment.

Yet, when Ruan Mei impassively made her way through the crowd to the center, even the half-demons of Liehai Hall subconsciously lowered their claws.

The bloody battlefield, poised for imminent conflict, experienced a temporary easing of its fraught tension.

Xie Shanhai, the helmsman of Liehai Hall who had been clamoring that "Shen Yan’s arrival would be useless," now looked at Ruan Mei with cold eyes and an ugly expression.

But as Ruan Mei approached, even Xie Shanhai managed to squeeze a slight smile onto his fatty face.

"Sister Mei, didn’t you accompany the Sect Hierarch on his patrol and preaching?"

Ruan Mei, the helmsman of Enforcement Hall, should have been among those accompanying the Sect Hierarch on his preaching tour.

Yet, here she was in Tianjiao City.

Faced with Xie Shanhai’s smile, Ruan Mei remained as cold and indifferent as ever.

She gave Xie Shanhai a chilly look, then glanced briefly at Li Muyang.

Finally she said, "Thinking I wasn’t in the city, you two were planning to rebel… weren’t you?"

Ruan Mei’s tone was stern.

But Li Muyang’s expression remained calm, as if the scolding wasn’t directed at him at all.

Xie Shanhai, with arms spread wide, said, "Sister Mei, it’s not fun for you to say that. In the Demon Sect and within Tianjiao City, who doesn’t know that our Liehai Hall is fiercely loyal? Every time there’s a fight, we from Liehai Hall charge to the forefront and retreat last."

"If you’re talking about which branch is the most loyal, our Liehai Hall is second to none."

"Today, the brothers gathered here not to rebel."

"It’s just that they’ve long held grievances against the oppressive behavior of this Li, the Banner Chief."

"Believing he has the young lady’s support, he has rampaged through the city, oppressing the good people, and numerous brothers have fallen into his hands and been tortured by him."

"These brothers fought and died on the battlefield. They barely finished the fight and were supposed to enjoy some well-deserved peace, only to be endlessly troubled and humiliated by this boy."

"Of the four banners of Enforcement Hall, only his Yellow Banner applies punishments most harshly and uses the most cruel methods."

"The brothers say that it’s not that Enforcement Hall is bad, nor is it the Sect Hierarch or the young lady who are wrong, but that the young lady has been deceived by this Demon Sect scoundrel."

"Today, when we heard that this Demon Sect scoundrel was bullying people in Crime Alley again, the brothers from Liehai Hall rushed over. The brothers from our four great Fragrance Halls and seven branches fought desperately to capture Tianjiao City; why should we let a glory-seeking Demon Sect pup be so arrogant?"

As Xie Shanhai spoke, he grew increasingly indignant, "You didn’t see how pompous this boy was just now; the brothers in Crime Alley hadn’t done anything yet, and he threatened to severely punish them three times and killed over thirty people without a second thought."

Speaking, he bent down to pick up a bloody severed arm from the ground, his anger palpable, "Look! This arm belongs to a brother from my Liehai Hall!"

"All the corpses here, they’re all my brothers! Their blood is not even cold yet!"

"And the reason they were killed was simply because they trespassed in Crime Alley!"

"The crime deserves at most thirty lashings, yet this Li Muyang killed more than thirty people!"

"Sister Mei, you’re the helmsman of Enforcement Hall. Tell me, can Enforcement Hall just kill people indiscriminately? Are the lives of disciples from our branches and Fragrance Halls so worthless that you in Enforcement Hall can kill us just like that?!"

With fury, Xie Shanhai hurled the bloodied limb in his hand directly at Li Muyang.

Li Muyang, in the crowd, remained expressionless, but Bu Hongsheng and Liu Fu behind him stepped forward at the same time, intercepting the arm.

Seeing this, Xie Shanhai scoffed in disdain but paid no further attention to Li Muyang.

He simply turned to Ruan Mei in front of him, his gaze calm but oppressive.

"Sister Mei, you owe my brothers an explanation today!"

"Why can Enforcement Hall disciples kill so freely!"

Xie Shanhai’s voice was not loud, but it clearly carried throughout the streets outside Wuliuxiang.

The half-demons of Liehai Hall, crowded outside the Sin Alley, roared angrily one after another.

"Give us a statement! Give us a statement!"

The simultaneous roar of hundreds of half-demons shook the night sky.

Such was their momentum that even the dark clouds above seemed ready to scatter.

The members of Enforcement Hall, standing amidst them, felt as if surrounded by countless demons and evil spirits, their lives hanging by a thread.

After a dozen seconds, the roaring finally ceased.

Ruan Mei looked indifferently at the dense crowd of half-demons filling the street.

Finally, she turned to Li Muyang, "Why did you kill?"

Ruan Mei asked with an icy tone.

But Li Muyang’s reaction was calm.

He pointed at the dozen or so half-demons holding hostages in Sin Alley, saying calmly, "They trespassed into Sin Alley, disregarding the laws and openly challenging the rules of our Sect."

"By the laws of our Sect, there’s absolutely no problem with me killing them."

Li Muyang succinctly stated his reasons.

The moment his words ended, the air outside Wuliu Alley seemed to freeze.

Everyone was stunned, even Xie Shanhai with his chubby face looked at him in astonishment, as if seeing a ghost.

As the flag-bearer of Enforcement Hall, faced with questioning from his direct superior, Li Muyang responded so forcefully, with not the slightest hint of submission or cowardice.

— Ruan Mei was not just anyone, she was the closest confidant of Shen Yan, who had helped him rise to power!

Was Li Muyang really defying even Ruan Mei’s authority?

This situation left the half-demons outside Wuliu Alley exchanging glances of confusion.

It wasn’t until Xie Shanhai’s loud laughter erupted that the silence outside Wuliu Alley was broken.

"Hahaha! What audacity! Hahahahaha..."

"Sister Mei, it seems you’ve raised an ingrate! He won’t even listen to you; this kid’s arrogance has truly reached the heavens!"

Xie Shanhai laughed wildly, his whole body quivering with fat. His tone was full of scorn, mocking Ruan Mei without restraint.

However, Ruan Mei’s response left him stunned.

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"... Is there a problem with what Flag-Bearer Li said?" Ruan Mei asked coldly, "Trespassing into Sin Alley, challenging and defying the laws. As the Sect’s Enforcement Flag-Bearer, he has the right to sentence them to death by a thousand cuts!"

"These are the rules written by the Sect Hierarch personally, if you have objections, you can go and raise them with the Sect Hierarch."

"These thirty-some people, their deaths are just the beginning. Once they are resurrected, I will have them thrown into the dungeon to undergo the punishment of death by a thousand cuts three times."

"Not one time less!"

Ruan Mei spoke with an icy and resolute tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

The smile that was wildly arrogant on Xie Shanhai’s face completely froze.

His face darkened.

The group of half-demons from Liehai Hall behind him also became restless.

Under the cover of night in Wuliu Alley, the sinister whispers of Xie Shanhai resonated.

"Sister Mei, oh Sister Mei, are you truly going to support this ingrate to the very end..."

Xie Shanhai’s face was sinister, his fat cheeks parting to reveal a gaping maw with sharp fangs, resembling a demon.

And behind him, hundreds of half-demons looked ferocious and menacing, their thousands of blood-red eyes glaring ominously in the darkness.