"These are the sect leaders and elders of the other great sects. Their imprisonment doesn't change that fact. How can you not accord them basic respect?" thundered Luo Long furiously. "How dare you humiliate them in this manner!"

His furious roar sent the disciples falling to their knees. They had not expected Luo Long to fly into such a rage for these prisoners.

These prisoners who were currently sitting on the ground, with their faces dirtied and their hair in disarray, were elders like Luo Long too.

They might have been captured and imprisoned, but they should not be abused in such a manner.

"Hm?" Luo Long turned around and narrowed his eyes when he saw Jiang Ning still standing. "You don't think you've done anything wrong, do you?"

"What I think doesn't matter. What matters is what Elder Luo Long thinks is right," said Jiang Ning mildly as he looked Luo Long in the eye.

He had not expected Luo Long's reaction.

He remembered that Luo Long had been the crazy extremist amongst them all. Yet, now, he was showing compassion to the other sects' sect leaders and elders. He seemed a changed man. When he heard Jiang Ning's words, Luo Long fell into a long silence before finally speaking. "It's you. You managed to infiltrate Tianlian Sect within such a short period of time."

An icy glint flashed in Luo Long's eyes. He stared at Jiang Ning quietly instead of launching an attack or calling for reinforcements to arrest Jiang Ning.

Luo Long walked up to the disciples who had delivered the meals. Then, with a sudden raise of his hand, he hit them right in their crowns, shattering their skulls and killing them on the spot. The prisoners were stunned by the sight.

They had no idea what Luo Long was up to. They couldn't believe that he had killed his own men without even batting an eyelid.

"Are you trying to keep my presence a secret?" said Jiang Ning. "You might actually stand a chance if you try and seize me now."

"You underestimate me," said Luo Long. He approached the prisoners and said in a deep voice. "My fellow comrades, Tianlian Sect has no intention of causing offense to you. You're here because someone has set us up. I only have one question right now."

Luo Long turned towards Elder Ting Feng. "Who killed Master Ting?"

His eyes flashed sharply as he waited for the answer to the only question that he cared about right now.

"Is it him?" He pointed at Jiang Ning. Li Xuan and the others had no idea what was going on. They didn't know that was Jiang Ning. Luo Long had been the first one to realize whom he was.

This had nothing to do with Jiang

Ning's skitt at disguising himself and had everything to do with how he had spoken to Luo Long. Jiang Ning was the only person who spoke to Lue Long this way.

"It's not him," said Elder Ting Feng. "I think you already know who it is."

Luo Long's pupils contracted when he heard that.

He had guessed correctly.

The murderer was Mr Lang.

The man was a terrifying opponent. He had killed someone as powerful as Ting Chan.

"I understand." Without saying another word to the prisoners, Luo Long turned towards Jiang Ning. "Come with me."

Elder Ting Feng was struck by a faint sense of unease and worry.

Jiang Ning nodded at him as an expression of comfort. The elder didn't need to worry for him. He

might be alone in hostile territoret

but Tianlian Sect hardly stood any chances at capturing him. They could forget about trying to kill him.

He followed Luo Long out of the prison, then eyed the latter when they were outside.

"You knew right from the start that there was something wrong with Mr Lang, didn't you?" Luo Long asked plainly.

"That's right," said Jiang Ning. "I realized it during the negotiation. You seem to have realized that there's something wrong with him now."

Mild surprise flickered across Luo Long's eyes. If he had not done the necessary preparations and taken a pill to preserve his reason, he might still be kept in the dark. "Why didn't you tell us anything?"

Jiang Ning smiled wordlessly. Luo Long knew that they had been on opposing camps then and that they might not have believed Jiang Ning even if the latter had told them the truth In fact, that might have alarmed the enemy unnecessarily.

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"So," said Jiang Ning. "What do you plan to do? Are you going to let this go on and let yourself be used by someone else or are you going to think carefully about what you're supposed to do?"