In the splendid hall, people were scattered around, each taking their own seats.
Above the main seat, Jian Ming, wearing a golden robe, stood impressively.
At this time, Jian Ming was slowly raising his eyes filled with golden light. His eyes without any emotion passed over everyone in the hall one by one. Finally, he stopped at the eyes of a young man in white robes.
The person on his body is none other than Zhuo Lin, the eldest son of the Zhuo family.
"Nephew Zhuo Lin, according to what you said, Xiao Yan disappeared right in front of your eyes?"
Slowly narrowing his eyes, Jian Ming stared at Zhuo Lin, who was still standing tall under his gaze. After a few breaths, he asked in a low voice.
As soon as Jian Ming finished speaking, several other people in the field also turned their gazes. Bai Ying was fine, and the expression on his face did not fluctuate much. On the other hand, people from the other two families turned their gazes at this moment.
Looking at Jian Ming, everyone's expressions looked particularly gloomy.
"Sect Master, please don't listen to this kid's nonsense. This matter must have been jointly organized by the Zhuo family and the Bai family. The purpose is to suppress our two families. Sect Master, please don't..."
"Did I ask you?!"
However, just when an old man in purple robes from the two families stood up and was about to finish his words, Jian Ming, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the old man in purple robes with a cold look on his face and spoke.
His tone was even more shocking.
Following Jian Ming's scolding, the purple-robed old man sat back down in his seat with a look of unwillingness. There was a deep resentment on his face. After a long time, he buried his head deeply and put his sleeves on his face.
A pair of dry palms under the robe clenched suddenly at this moment.
On the seat next to him, a middle-aged man wearing a black robe also had an extremely gloomy expression on his face. From time to time, his eyes looked at the people from the Bai family and the Zhuo family sitting opposite, his eyes deep.
, murderous intent emerges.
This person is none other than the current head of the Huo family, Huo Xianrui.
The purple-robed old man sitting next to him is now the Supreme Elder of the Sun family, Sun Zhi.
The deaths of Huo Tianyi, Huo Ba and Sun Shuo can be said to have fundamentally shaken these two families. Each family has a three-star Dou Emperor, and there is also a strong one-star Dou Emperor in the late stage. This kind of lineup, looking at it,
The entire Western Region can be said to be walking sideways. However, the three people who were already so powerful ended up dying tragically in the ruins. Among the people who traveled with them, the ones who came back alive were the other two major families.
For such a person, it is difficult to avoid making people suspicious of such a result.
Apart from Zhuo Lin and Bai Ying, there were no witnesses to this incident. This also meant that only the two of them knew about anything that happened in the ruins at that time. Naturally, they were allowed to do whatever they wanted to say to outsiders.
He opened his mouth, so naturally the words of the two families were the most untrustworthy.
Jian Ming naturally knew this, but when he heard Xiao Yan's name from Zhuo Lin, he still couldn't help but feel a little suspicious in his heart. If all this is related to Xiao Yan, then I'm afraid
He really needs to listen carefully.
Seeing Sun Zhi sitting back, Jian Ming slowly moved his eyes away. Immediately, he paused for a moment on Huo Xianrui beside him. Deep in his eyes, a cold light flashed imperceptibly, and then,
He looked at Zhuo Lin again, and the expression in his eyes quickly returned to normal, but his face still looked rather cold.
"Zhuo Lin, tell me exactly what you saw that day."
Jian Ming spoke calmly, and at the same time, he lay back gently, leaning on the seat, staring at Zhuo Lin with half-squinted eyes.
Hearing this, Zhuo Lin, who was sitting upright, raised his head, as if he had just heard Jian Ming's words, and as if he was shocked by the latter's momentum.
Standing up slowly, Zhuo Lin's eyes swept over everyone in the field one by one. The moment he met Bai Ying's eyes, the latter clearly saw a stern look in Zhuo Lin's eyes, which seemed to be
Threat seems to be a request, or it means neither humble nor overbearing.
"You also have times when you're afraid..."
Seeing this, Bai Ying sneered secretly in his heart. Although Zhuo Lin had the intention to kill him that day in the ruins, neither of them were in good condition at the time. If he took action, it would be no good for both of them, and it was very likely that he would be killed.
Both of them stayed there forever, so in the end, in desperation, they had no choice but to leave the ruins with mutual caution.
Zhuo Lin raised his head and told most of what happened in the ruins that day. Of course, there were some edited contents. Even though he could hear it, Jian Ming was too lazy to explain it.
proposed.
Regardless of whether you mention it or not, these contents are no longer important. If you die, you will die. Even if you find the reason, what's the use? It will completely intensify the relationship between the four major families. This is not good for him, Tianjian Sect.
It's also not a good thing. It's better to do less than to do more. Anyway, Jian Ming's purpose is only Xiao Yan.
Everyone on the scene was listening to Zhuo Lin's explanation whether they wanted to hear it or not. Due to the space in the hall, there were constant echoes. Zhuo Lin spoke alone, but everyone seemed to have heard it several times. They understood it whether they wanted to hear it or not.
It's almost done.
Huo Xianrui and Sun Zhi frowned at Zhuo Lin's speech. They both sneered at it, and they didn't believe it at all. Even with the help of puppets and a strange snake whose strength was no more than a one-star Dou Emperor, Huo Xianrui and Sun Zhi didn't believe it at all.
, how strong can such a team be? It can actually make people from the four major families so embarrassed. This is simply nonsense!
It's just that they don't believe it, but that doesn't mean that everyone doesn't believe it. At least, Jian Ming at this moment has been attracted by Sun Shuo's words.
Listening to the words coming from Zhuo Lin's mouth, Jian Ming gradually listened attentively, and his body lying on his back stood up unknowingly, staring at Zhuo Lin with his narrowed eyes, until finally, when Zhuo Lin talked about Xiao
When Yan's figure suddenly disappeared in the square, Jian Ming couldn't help but feel some ripples in his eyes. What everyone didn't know was that at this moment, Jian Ming's heart was stirred up by this.
According to Zhuo Lin, among the ruins at that time, after Xiao Yan tried his best to display his fighting skills, his state was already at the end of a powerful battle, and it was impossible for him to fight back, let alone in such an energy storm.
survived.
However, the result Zhuo Lin gave was that Xiao Yan and the Narwhal Snake disappeared into the square. This was simply impossible, but it actually happened.
Xiao Yan, who had lost all his fighting power, would never be able to escape there with his own strength, let alone take the Narwhal Snake with him.
In this case, the only explanation is that someone else was secretly helping them to escape from the ruins!
And that person's skills were so superb that even with the strength of Zhuo Lin and Bai Ying, they didn't notice the slightest movement. This also shows that the latter's strength is far superior to them!
A mysterious strong man suddenly kidnapped Xiao Yan when he was in danger. This kind of thing may seem illogical and unreal in the eyes of others.
But in Jian Ming's eyes, it was a different view.
"Could it be that...behind Xiao Yan...are there really other strong people protecting him?"
Jian Ming sat on the main seat with a blank look, her brows furrowed, but she couldn't help but think of the battle in Leng Cui City a few years ago.
The four powerful Dou Emperors gathered in one city for the sake of a mere half-emperor who they regarded as an ant. They originally thought it would be an easy parade, but what they did not expect was that the four Dou Emperors
The strong will eventually end up running away like a lost dog.
Jian Ming will never forget the shame of that day, nor can he forget the power of the aura that day. If any mysterious person really takes action, Jian Ming can guarantee that even if the four of them are added together, he will definitely not be able to do it.
It won’t be the one-in-one general of that mysterious powerful man!
However, now, a scene similar to that of the past appeared again. When Xiao Yan was in danger, another mysterious strong man suddenly took action. If this news reached the ears of the other three sect masters, I am afraid it would cause an invisible wave of chaos.
What a storm!
After narrating all this, Zhuo Lin calmed down and stopped talking. His eyes swept over the people of the two families indifferently, then looked at Bai Ying again, and then sat back in his seat.
Everyone on the field turned their attention to Jian Ming who was sitting on the main seat. After what happened before, this time, without Jian Ming opening his mouth, everyone present consciously kept their mouths shut.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall became strange again. It did not appear tense, but it also made everyone dare not relax at all. Everyone hoped to be called out by Jian Ming, but at the same time,
They are all afraid of saying the wrong thing.
"Can you guarantee that everything you said is true?"
The atmosphere in the field was deadlocked for a long time. After a while, Jian Ming spoke again.
"I dare to guarantee with my life that what I just said is true!"
Zhuo Lin stood up and looked at Jian Ming on the main seat, his eyes were calm and he said without squinting.
Seeing Zhuo Lin's appearance, Jian Ming couldn't help but feel surprised, and then nodded lightly.
"Well, I hope I can trust you."
Zhuo Lin sat down again, and at the same time, Jian Ming turned his attention to Bai Ying and said in a condensed voice:
"Master Bai, you and Zhuo Lin's nephew were the only two people who came out of the ruins that day. Can you guarantee that what Zhuo Lin just said was not even the slightest bit false?"
At the end of the words, Jian Ming stared at Bai Ying with a cold gaze. If Bai Ying criticized Zhuo Lin's words, then the latter would have to pay the price for what he just said. Who would make him willing to use his life as a guarantee?
.
At this moment, people from the other three families on the field immediately looked at Bai Ying. Jian Ming's move could be said to have put Zhuo Lin's life in Bai Ying's hands. Whether it was life or death, it was Bai Ying's decision.
One sentence.
Huo Xianrui and Sun Zhi stared at Bai Ying with sneers on their faces. They naturally wanted Bai Ying to say what they wanted to hear. They were also sure in their hearts that Bai Ying would definitely say those words. As soon as Bai Ying opened his mouth, not only
It was regarded as revenge for the two of them, and it also saved the three of them from a big trouble. Naturally, the two of them were happy to do this.
Compared with the reactions of the two families, the expressions on the faces of everyone in the Zhuo family all changed. They did not expect that Jian Ming would actually use such a method. In this way, Zhuo Lin's life would be at risk.
It's all in Bai Ying's hands.
Beside Zhuo Lin, a middle-aged man next to him wanted to get up, but then he was pulled down by Zhuo Lin who looked calm.
Zhuo Lin shook his head without trace. When the latter saw this, although he was still very worried in his heart, he finally sat down heavily with a swaying figure.
At the same time, Chang Zhong, who was being stared at by everyone, Bai Ying, also felt a sense of embarrassment in his heart at this moment.
If he says what the two major families and even Jian Ming want to hear, Zhuo Lin's life will definitely be in danger, and the Zhuo family's momentum will be greatly reduced because of this. At that time, even their entire family will be worried about it.
Being affected by this, this situation must be what these three parties want to see.
But if Zhuo Lin dies, then Bai Ying will have to face not only the hostile eyes of the other two families, but also the Zhuo family. In addition, the Tianjian Sect is always eager to kill the four major
The greedy wolf who annexed the family will definitely bring the Bai family's situation to the bottom.
Besieged on all sides, the future of the Bai family is in jeopardy.
But if Bai Ying disobeys Jian Ming's wishes, then the Bai family will inevitably be suppressed by the Tianjian Sect. In this case, his family will also become the target of public criticism, and life may not be easy!
However, even so, compared to being annexed like the former, it is better to temporarily restrain it and wait for opportunities in the future, which is not a bad idea.
"Jian Ming... I didn't expect that you would finally take action against my four major families. You want to annex us. If you don't break a few of your dog teeth, you can't even try to break our hard bone!"
He cursed bitterly in his heart. After a moment, Bai Ying finally slowly raised his head. Under the gaze of everyone present, he looked at Jian Ming on the first seat. The corner of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile like a spring breeze.
A normal warm smile.
Huo Xianrui and Sun Zhi stared at Bai Ying, fully expecting Bai Ying to say what they wanted to hear. But when Jian Ming saw the smile on Bai Ying's lips, he couldn't help but feel a wave of excitement in his heart.
Feeling a bad premonition, a pair of dry palms slowly lifted up under the wide sleeves of the robe, and then involuntarily grasped the armrests of the remaining chairs tightly in their palms.
"Reporting to the sect leader, what Zhuo Lin just said was true with my own eyes, and every word is true."
"Wow!"
As soon as Bai Ying finished speaking, everyone in the hall was in an uproar. They never expected that Bai Ying would actually say such words. Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces, and here
At the same time, above the main seat, the stone handrail that Jian Ming clenched tightly in his hand also turned into a pile of powder inadvertently.