Thump, thump, thump...
Several figures collided at high speed, with intense bursts of True Qi streaking through the air. When the dust finally settled, only one person remained standing.
It was Nie Yun, the leader of the Black Knight Gang.
His hair disheveled, his body bathed in blood, and in his hand, a black spear still as sharp as ever, its gleam cold under the sunlight, with fresh blood dripping from the tip.
The ground around him was littered with corpses.
Several Innate Martial Artists from the three major families had suffered grave injuries and lay on the ground coughing up blood.
The Innate Martial Artists of the Black Knight Gang had not been spared either.
"Come on, come and kill me."
Nie Yun let out a mad laugh, "You mixed breeds, hahaha... Where are the experts from Divine Sword Sect you all placed your hopes on? Where are they?"
The family heads of the three major families felt a chill in their hearts.
Indeed, the expert from the Divine Sword Sect had not intervened, allowing both sides to be equally wounded.
"Kill him..."
They struggled to get to their feet.
If Nie Yun, the leader of the Black Knight Gang, did not die, they would be the ones to perish.
At that moment, the sound of rapid hoofbeats approached.
A rider drew near swiftly.
It was Li Qian.
Finally appearing on the battlefield.
He surveyed the scene, assessing that perhaps only a few dozen members of the Black Knight Gang were still alive, most of them severely injured.
The three major families had suffered even greater losses; there weren’t many left standing.
This was a true case of both sides suffering losses.
No wonder the three major families resorted to dirty tricks against the Black Knight Gang—the overall strength of the Black Knight Gang was indeed stronger than theirs.
Any martial arts power would not allow a foreign force stronger than themselves to exist in their territory.
They say even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake.
But if the dragon is too powerful, it will ultimately devour the local snake.
Once the Black Knight Gang has fully rooted itself in Chuyun County, slowly erode... the three major families will either be assimilated or squeezed out of their living space, leading to their complete decline. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
If the three major families did not wish to be devoured by the Black Knight Gang, they had to act like this.
Li Qian’s arrival immediately became the focus of the entire scene.
With difficulty, Nie Yun turned his head, looked at Li Qian riding a tall horse, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you the expert from Divine Sword Sect?"
"Yes."
Li Qian nodded.
"I just want to ask one thing, does Divine Sword Sect also fail to distinguish right from wrong?"
Nie Yun, leaning on his spear to support himself, his face filled with intense unwillingness.
"You wiped out the Zhang Family, that’s a fact too," stated Li Qian calmly.
"The Zhang Family wanted to exterminate my Black Knight Gang. Why can’t my Black Knight Gang exterminate the Zhang Family?"
Nie Yun retorted loudly.
"Leader Nie, remember, this is Divine Sword Sect’s territory, not Purple Cloud Sect’s. By coming here, you must abide by the rules of Divine Sword Sect. Massacring an entire clan is absolutely not allowed," Li Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke softly, "Therefore, breaking the rules must be punished."
As he spoke, he suddenly waved his hand lightly.
Pfft!
Nie Yun’s left arm, which held the spear, suddenly broke off, and the spear fell to the ground.
The blood from the severed arm didn’t flow out before Nie Yun quickly sealed the blood vessels with his other hand, his face turning even paler, swaying on the verge of collapse.
He hadn’t even processed that his left arm had already been severed.
Such strength... absolutely at the Grandmaster level.
If what was severed just now wasn’t an arm but a neck... he would have died.
"As for the three of you... using false information to deceive Divine Sword Sect, your crimes are also unforgivable."
Li Qian looked towards the family heads of the Hong Family and the other two families, "The three of you, commit suicide to atone for your sins."
The Black Knight Gang had merely broken the rules.
The three major families from Chuyun County had deceived Divine Sword Sect, trying to use someone else to do their dirty work, which was even more despicable.
Divine Sword Sect absolutely could not tolerate such acts.
If Divine Sword Sect did not deal with the three families, where would their dignity lie?
And there were disciples stationed in the Divine Sword Mansion in Chuyun County... they must have been involved, they certainly knew the veracity of the information from the three families.
The family heads of the Hong Family and others all wore ugly expressions on their faces.
"I refuse to accept this, the Chu Family has members who are Inner Sect Disciples of Divine Sword Sect, fighting life and death for it... Why do you favor an outside force?"
The Chu Family Master said furiously.
Although his Chu Family did indeed conceal and deceive with their information... but they were also a vassal force of Divine Sword Sect.
Why was it that only Nie Yun’s arm was severed, yet he was demanded to commit suicide?
"Chu... brother..."
Hong Yangyuan’s face changed drastically. He did not expect the Chu Family Master to be so irrational... the mistakes they committed, if the higher-ups of Divine Sword Sect knew, the consequences would be unpredictable.
If the three of them committed suicide, they could maintain their family’s status in Chuyun County and avoid being purged... it would be entirely worth it.
"Do you two think the same?"
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