Their chief and elders had been imprisoned, enslaved and treated inhumanely. They had suffered great humiliation. The perpetrators had to pay forthat. The six great sects gathered at the foot of the mountain where Tianlian Sect was situated.
"We will attack in the afternoon and destroy Tianlian Sect by nightfall," growled Li Xuan furiously. "I'm going to make Luo Qi pay for what he's done." "That's right. He's insulted and humiliated us. We have to make him pay for what he's done a hundredfold!"
"Talking isn't going to get anything done now. Let's move!"
The others voiced their views as well.
The look of rage on their faces was genuine.
They still remembered how they had been abused and humiliated by the disciples who had delivered them their meals while they had been imprisoned. Luo Long might have killed those fellows, but that didn't mean that the sect leaders could forget what they had suffered so easily.
Everyone began to talk at the same time while Jiang Ning simply sat there silently.
"Mr Lang's not making any move. Jiang Ning, I'm worried that something unexpected might crop up." Worry lined Liu Chuandao's face.
He was a formidable opponent and they knew nothing about him. They had no idea how they were supposed to fight him when the time came for that.
"Let's wait and see. We'll deal with whatever comes at us when it comes." There was nothing else that Jiang Ning could say.
He knew nothing about Mr Lang as well. He wasn't prepared and couldn't prepare himself for the fight that was to come.
They should count themselves lucky if they managed to get the man to reveal his true identity.
Jiang Ning paid no attention to the sect leaders. He knew that they were genuinely angry and that their fury would add a great degree of realism to their performance. What he had to consider now was how they were to deal with Mr Lang. Even though they had no information on him, they still had to prepare themselves somehow. Their enemy had concealed his true identity and tried to gain control over Tianlian Sect. Why had he done it?Original content from .
Had he really done everything so that he could get his hands on the Extreme Fist Technique Manual?
Could he be trying to find a way out of the mountain? Perhaps he was searching for something that lay outside the mountain.
Why hadn't he left the mountain then? It should be a piece of cake for him. Who could stop him once he was outside?
There were no answers to these questions.
Jiang Ning knew nothing now. All he could do was slowly dig out the truth.
"Sir!" Someone entered the tent and reported loudly. "Sect leaders, Elder Luo Long from Tianlian Sect has sent someone to negotiate a truce!"
"A truce? In their dreams!"
"Killing Luo Qi is the only way I'm going to be appeased!"
"They can forget about a truce. Tell Luo Long that we're coming for them right now!"
The sect leaders were livid. How dare Tianlian Sect attempt to seek a truce after what they had done to them?
What an insult!
Did Tianlian Sect think they were
pushovers?
"Elder Luo Long said that Tianlian Sect is willing to do anything to appease your wrath and that includes killing their chief, Luo Qi."
The sect leaders did not say a word when the heard that. Instead, they turned towards Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was the one who made the call.
"Tianlian Sect seems earnest in their request," he said calmly. "What does everyone think? Do we charge up the mountain and kill every last member of Tianlian Sect and let blood stain their halts or should we only punish the perpetrator, Luo Qi, and have him killed and pay for what he's done to you? I should remind you that while Tianlian Sect will fall if we attack, you too will lose many
disciples in the fight."
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Having said that, Jiang Ning simply sat there and looked at the rest patiently as they made a decision.
"Luo Qi must die," said Li Xuan. "There's no point in destroying Tianlian Sect if he lives!"
"The perpetrator must pay for his crimes. Luo Qi must die. He's the one we should kill!"
"That's right! We won't attack Tianlian Sect if they execute Luo Qi and make him pay for his crimes."
The other sect leaders voiced their views as well.
They looked at one another. Even though there was no expression on their faces, everyone could see the light glimmering in everyone else's eyes. en.s.net
This had been a performance all along.
They had merely been performing the script that Jiang Ning had written for them.
"In that case, we'll let them have our reply. We are open to discussion as long as Tianlian Sect kills Luo Qi right before our eyes," said Jiang Ning calmly. en.s.net