Li Zhu could easily understand the meaning behind his words, but he didn't care at all and just smiled and said...
"It's no use praising me now. You just stopped me from rescuing people trapped in the fire and even slandered me. You can't escape these serious crimes, so I advise you to surrender obediently..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Xun Daoren nearly flew into a rage. He had thought Li Zhu was just venting his anger, but it turned out he actually intended to arrest him...
"Li Zhu, do you know what you're doing? Do you have an imperial edict? If not, don't blame me for not warning you. It's not certain who will have the last laugh between us..."
"Oh ho? Did you see that? A Taoist priest, daring to threaten me? Don't you know who I am?"
Li Zhu said without giving any face whatsoever!
"Hey... you coward, look closely! This is the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty, whose status is far higher than yours. All citizens of the New Tang Dynasty must kneel and greet him. Why don't you, a mere peddler, kneel?"
Wang Yanzhang, standing nearby, also roared loudly, as if he were seeing Xun Daoren for the first time, completely forgetting how badly he had been beaten last time…
Wang Yanzhang was pleased, but Xun Daoren was on the verge of a mental breakdown. He had been insulted by an unknown person, and insulted so harshly...
You're a coward, you're a coward!
Am I some kind of living, breathing human being? He's a descendant of the emperor, yet he's belittling me as a commoner, saying I'm of low status and can only kneel and pay homage to Li Zhu…
No one could tolerate such humiliation, let alone someone like Xun Daoren who considered himself noble!
Do you think he deserves it?
Xun Daoren exuded a terrifying killing intent, which made even ordinary people feel an indescribable sense of oppression, let alone Wang Yanzhang, who was bearing the brunt of it...
However, they came here to vent their anger, and even so, he didn't back down at all.
"Unworthy..."
Upon hearing the name Wang Yanzhang, he thought the other party was about to back down, but who knew Wang Yanzhang would immediately continue...
"How dare someone as insignificant as you pay your respects to His Highness the Crown Prince? It would only lower the Crown Prince's status..."
"You're asking for it..."
As Xun Daoren spoke, he already held the Moon Wheel in his hand, preparing to attack Wang Yanzhang. His words were too hurtful; who would have thought that he himself would be the clown in the end…
"Where are the Imperial Guards?!"
How could Li Zhu possibly stand by and watch Wang Yanzhang die? While bullying the weak with superior numbers is despicable, was Xun Daoren even human? In Li Zhu's mind, no…
So even though they were outnumbered, Li Zhu didn't feel there was anything wrong with it...
"exist!"
The Imperial Guards' synchronized shouts startled Li Zhu. He hadn't expected their slogan-shouting skills to improve so quickly in just a few days; it seemed his methods were working…
Faced with the overwhelming momentum of the Imperial Guards, even Xun Daoren's killing intent faltered...
"What should be done to those who offend our New Tang?"
"kill!"
"What will be done to those who harm my people?"
"kill!"
"What should be done to those who disobey their superiors?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The roar of five thousand Imperial Guards soared into the sky, halting Xun Daoren's murderous intent...
Such a formidable force greatly alarmed Xun Daoren. Being the enemy of such an army made him feel incredibly insignificant…
This was the first time he had felt this way since his debut, and what gave him this feeling was just an army made up of ordinary people!
"Master Xun, will you surrender, or shall I capture you...?"
Li Zhu roared loudly…
Judging from everything that happened today, regardless of whether Li Zhu can arrest Xun Daoren or not, he has already thoroughly humiliated him...
"Li Zhu, no one in this world can arrest me, and no one dares to arrest me. You haven't realized yet that you've already caused a huge disaster. Today, no one who broke into Huayue Tower will leave alive..."
Xun Daoren stared at Li Zhu with icy eyes, constantly threatening him from beginning to end…
"You think arresting you will cause a huge disaster? Don't you realize that you're just a human being, an ordinary person who gets angry, fearful, and wants to run away when faced with problems..."
"If I don't arrest you today, ask the people of Luoyang if they'll agree?"
"No way!"
The crowd surrounding him immediately responded, which made Li Zhu somewhat excited. He hadn't expected anyone to actually respond to him!
"If I don't arrest you, what do you think of these young masters you abandoned at the Flower Moon Pavilion to die?"
"No way!"
Li Zhu spread his hands, looking helpless, and said...
"There's no other way; it's the will of the people. You'll have to spend a few days in jail..."
"Let's see who dares to touch me today..."
Seeing that Li Zhu remained unmoved, Xun Daoren roared loudly, his eyes sweeping over everyone…
"Imperial Guards, heed my command!"
"exist!"
Just as Li Zhu was about to send the Imperial Guards to attack Xun Daoren, a voice came from afar.
"Imperial edict has arrived!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then they saw Master Xun laugh loudly and say...
"Kid, you see? You'll regret what you did..."
Li Zhu, his face dark, watched as Eunuch Tang rushed over. He hadn't expected his cheap father, the Emperor, to value the Heavenly Alliance so much. A mere Xun Daoist had thrown him into disarray, leading him to issue an imperial edict to protect him…
"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:"
Just as Eunuch Tang opened the imperial edict and began to speak, they heard a whoosh, and something approached at an extremely fast speed. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that it was a long sword, too fast to be caught, heading straight for Daoist Xun…
Xun Daoren, who thought he could turn the tables, was stunned for a moment, then roared in a terrified voice.
"The Nangong family, you've crossed the line..."
But the answer he received was indeed that incredibly fast flying sword, aimed straight at his throat…
In the chaos, Xun Daoren used the Moon Wheel to defend himself, and the two weapons collided in mid-air...
boom!
A collision sound rang out, followed immediately by a cracking sound…
To everyone's astonishment, the moon shattered, its fragments flying back. Even with his protective aura, the fragments all seeped into his body, causing blood to gush out instantly, turning the scene into a bloody spectacle...
After being blocked by the moon wheel, the longsword's attack momentum was finally slowed down. Just as everyone was about to see the longsword's true form, it suddenly disintegrated on its own and disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if it had never existed at all...
Pfft!
Xun Daoshi coughed up blood, his eyes filled with resentment. Today, he had not only lost face but had also almost lost his life, which was a significant blow to him. However, given his current state, he could not continue the stalemate with Li Zhu...
Today he had no choice but to admit defeat. He glared fiercely at Li Zhu, not daring to utter a single harsh word, and turned to disappear into the night. For him, face and the Flower Moon Pavilion were nothing compared to his own life…
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