"Senior Brother Arrow King, save me! Save me!" The moment the Right Elder saw the Arrow King, he felt as if his savior had arrived and scrambled toward him in a panic.
The Arrow King had met the Cui Family's patriarch and Family Head at the entrance and was shocked to walk in on such a scene. Still trying to understand the situation, he asked, "What exactly happened?"
At that moment, silver needles shot from Lin Yi's hand. Arriving without shadow and leaving no form, they were not only fast but also unnervingly strange, seeming to trace an arc through the air along an incalculable trajectory.
The Right Elder, who was still basking in the illusion that he had been saved, uttered a dreadful scream the very next moment. He collapsed to the ground. The silver needles had moved so fast that almost no one saw them clearly.
Enraged, the Arrow King bellowed, "Martial Nephew Lin Yi, what do you think you're doing?"
Lin Yi gave a wretched smile. "Martial Uncle, haven't you noticed the changes in me since I came out of seclusion? Heh, you're an honest man, uninterested in power and without a scheming bone in your body. You have no idea what the Left and Right Elders did to me."
The Arrow King hadn't given it much thought before, but now something dawned on him. His expression changed drastically. "Are you saying they forced you to practice *that* martial art?"
Lin Yi nodded.
The Arrow King fell silent, his anger dissipating. The Right Elder's death was deserved. That martial art was a taboo of the Huashan Sect. Legend had it that a former Sect Leader of Huashan, desperate to become the strongest under heaven, had resorted to all sorts of schemes and tricks to acquire the technique. Alas, he still failed to achieve his goal. But the martial art itself was preserved, becoming a forbidden technique that generations of disciples were forbidden from practicing. To think the Left and Right Elders, in their desire to bring glory to the Huashan Sect, had actually forced Lin Yi to learn it.
"Forget it, just forget it," the Arrow King sighed. "The future of Huashan will have to rely on you. You know that I'm simply not cut out to be the Sect Leader."
Lin Yi shook his head again and walked toward Wu Tian.
Seeing this, the Arrow King was startled. The Arrow Queen, however, was far more astute. She knew that Lin Yi must have offended Wu Tian and held the Arrow King back, signaling him not to act rashly.
"I have come to accept my death," Lin Yi declared, standing before Wu Tian.
Wu Tian nodded faintly. Lin Yi had offended him, and for that, he had to die.
Wu Tian's sword rose and fell. Another spray of blood splattered onto the ground.
The Huashan Sect disciples were stupefied. The Left and Right Elders were dead. Ding Yi and Wang Chong were dead. And now, Lin Yi was dead too. Aside from the travel-loving Arrow King, who rarely returned to Huashan, was there anyone left in their sect? Was the Huashan Sect destined to fall into decline from this day forward?
"Martial Uncle, you must get justice for us!"
"Martial Uncle!"
The Huashan disciples could no longer remain seated. One by one, they rose, walked over to the Arrow King, and knelt before him, pleading for him to take action and punish Wu Tian. This would show the world that even without the Left and Right Elders and Lin Yi, the Huashan Sect was not a force to be trifled with. However, none of them noticed the conflicted look on the Arrow King's face.
The younger Cui disciples were in a similar state. Wu Tian had shown them no regard, killing at will, and they had even been beaten by a child. They hadn't dared to speak up earlier, but now that the old patriarch, Cui Chong, and Family Head Cui Ming had returned, their courage was restored.
Cui Shanshui and the others glanced at Wu Tian. "I'm going to report this to my grandfather," he sneered. "You'd better pray for good luck."
"That's right, pray for good luck!" the others echoed.
With that, all the younger Cui disciples, except for Cui Shanhe, went to lodge their complaints with Cui Chong and Cui Ming. To dare kill someone on Cui Family property… In their eyes, Wu Tian was courting death. Cui Chong and Cui Ming's thunderous fury would not be easily appeased.
A buzz of discussion rippled through the crowd.
"Son, did you see that? Someone who can't endure may find a moment of triumph, but it won't last long."
"Daughter, you must remember today's lesson. Only those who can endure are capable of achieving great things."
The lords and ladies present once again took the opportunity to educate their own children.



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