Ding Yan was extremely anxious, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. His gaze darted back and forth between Bai Ying and Yao Yanliang, his heart filled with fear. He was afraid that Bai Ying might not know her place and completely enrage Yao Yanliang. In his view, Yao Yanliang's status within the sect was far too high; they were definitely not people they could easily offend.
He rushed to Bai Ying's side, his face flushed with anger, and his voice rose involuntarily as he shouted, "Bai Ying, do you even know who he is? He's Elder Qi Haoyuan's grand-disciple! You apologize to Junior Brother Yao right now, immediately! If you want to live peacefully here, don't act recklessly, or your future will be truly over!"
The group of people around Ding Yan were also extremely nervous, like ants on a hot plate. They knew that if Bai Ying really offended Yao Yanliang, those of them who were connected to Bai Ying would inevitably be caught in the crossfire. So, they all chimed in, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Bai Ying, apologize already! Stop dawdling!"
However, Bai Ying seemed not to hear. She stood tall and straight, her eyes firm and cold. She walked straight past the crowd and looked directly at Yao Yanliang. Her gaze seemed to carry an invisible pressure as she said, word by word, "You, I told you to let her go, did you hear me?"
Upon hearing this, the scene fell into a deathly silence. Everyone felt their hearts sink into an ice cellar, and a chill ran from their feet straight to their heads.
Ding Yan's face turned deathly pale, his hands clenched tightly together, his knuckles turning white from the force, and only one thought remained in his mind: It's all over now.
In his eyes, Bai Ying was just a reckless fool who didn't know the immensity of the world. She was just a girl from a remote little place who had never seen such a scene before. Now she dared to blatantly provoke Yao Yanliang. She was simply courting death.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Bai Ying's words, Yao Yanliang's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he actually released his grip on Ling Shuang's hand.
However, he wasn't intimidated by Bai Ying's imposing manner. Instead, he felt that this girl, who was oblivious to her own mortality, was behaving in a ridiculously foolish and laughable manner, so much so that he didn't bother to argue with her and simply treated it as a farce.
"Your name is Bai Ying, right? I'll remember you. Now, kneel down and apologize to me, or I'll make sure you can't even get into the Lingyin Sect."
Yao Yanliang looked at Bai Ying with a cold smile. She was just a nobody from the Lingxiao Sect. Even if he killed her, the people of the Lingxiao Sect wouldn't be able to say anything.
His grandmaster, Qi Haoyuan, was the first person to step into the Void Refinement stage, and it's likely that he will soon become the first powerful figure in the Lingyin Sect to enter the Void Refinement stage.
Not to mention back then, even now, ordinary Nascent Soul stage experts would tremble before his grandmaster.
Such a terrifying existence is his strongest backer.
Yao Yanliang had already come up with all sorts of ways to torture Bai Ying, and even if Bai Ying knelt down and apologized to him, he had no intention of letting her go.
To his surprise, Bai Ying did not kneel down as he had expected. Instead, she sneered at him and said, "I think you're the one who should be kneeling!"
These words were like a thunderbolt striking everyone's heads, causing them to gasp in shock, as if the air itself had frozen. Ling Shuang's heart sank; she knew Bai Ying had made a huge mistake, yet she was also secretly worried about her decisiveness.
Yang Anqi was terrified and her face paled. She was both angry and anxious. At this moment, she just wanted to sever ties with Bai Ying as soon as possible. She hurriedly called out to Yao Yanliang in a sweet voice, "Junior Brother Yao, Bai Ying has nothing to do with me. I hate her even more than you do. Please don't confuse me with her."
Several people on their side, like startled birds, jumped out one after another, eager to protect themselves, and shouted all at once: "This is the first time we've met Bai Ying today. Who knew she would be so ignorant and arrogant? She must be a wild and unruly girl."
Yao Yanliang's eyes grew even colder as he stared coldly at Bai Ying, a cruel smile creeping onto his lips that sent chills down one's spine.
He swiftly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, making the newly set-up array even more solid. Powerful spiritual energy fluctuations reverberated in the air, and a visible spiritual energy barrier rose from the ground, airtight, making it truly impossible for even a fly to escape.
"Dead."
The group of people around Ding Yan were all drenched in sweat, and they hated Bai Ying to death.
Although Yao Yanliang appears to be only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, his strength is already comparable to that of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. Such a brilliant and talented individual is considered a standout among the younger generation, and even Elder Qi has personally praised him.
Bai Ying didn't understand the situation and was just talking nonsense, but she ended up getting them into serious trouble!
Only Ling Shuang remained calm. She secretly took out a communication talisman, attempting to contact her master. Although Bai Ying had acted rashly, she had ultimately stood up for her, and she couldn't just watch Bai Ying perish here. However, the formation set up by Yao Yanliang seemed to have hidden secrets, strangely blocking the communication talisman. No matter how much spiritual power Ling Shuang activated, the talisman remained unresponsive.
Ling Shuang's face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with despair and anxiety.
Just then, she caught a glimpse of Yao Yanliang leisurely opening an exquisite fan, the eerie runes painted on its surface faintly emitting a ghostly glow. Yao Yanliang strode leisurely to an empty seat beside him and sat down casually. Then, he raised his hand and gently pointed the fan in Bai Ying's direction. The gesture seemed casual, yet it was as if he were issuing a death sentence.
He casually said to the people around him, "Kill her. Then just say that she accidentally wandered into the Lost Forest and died at the hands of a monster."
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