"It appears this matter was indeed Li Rui's fault. I will report the incident to our Valley Master exactly as it happened, and our Valley Master is not someone who fails to distinguish right from wrong."
"So, young friend Chu Feng, rest assured — Luoxia Valley will absolutely not pursue this matter further," Elder Ning Shuang said to Chu Feng.
It wasn't that he didn't feel Li Rui's death. After all, Li Rui was a talent, so how could it not sting?
But the circumstances were crystal clear to everyone now. Who was right and who was wrong — everyone could see it plainly. Even if Luoxia Valley was somewhat unwilling, they truly had no grounds to make a fuss.
Moreover, after their brief interaction, Elder Ning Shuang had grown rather fond of Chu Feng. He genuinely did not wish to pursue the matter.
"Chu Feng, I thought you wouldn't dare come out!!!"
But just then, a voice thick with killing intent suddenly rang out. At the same time, four figures closed in at tremendous speed.
It was the Four Emperors of the Formation. These four brothers weren't even willing to wait for Chu Feng to fully leave Cloud Crane Mountain before making their move against him.
"Stop!" Seeing this, Elder Ning Shuang hurriedly stepped in front of Chu Feng.
At the same time, he released the aura of a fifth-grade Martial Ancestor, directly sweeping away the overwhelming pressure rolling off the Four Emperors of the Formation.
Although the Four Emperors of the Formation were powerful — their eldest brother was a fifth-grade Martial Ancestor — Elder Ning Shuang's cultivation was also at the fifth-grade Martial Ancestor level. Naturally, he would not stand by and watch them harm Chu Feng.
"Get out of the way, you dog of Luoxia Valley. You dare stand against us?"
But who would have thought — the Four Emperors of the Formation didn't take Elder Ning Shuang seriously at all. They didn't even take Luoxia Valley seriously.
"You will not touch young friend Chu Feng," Elder Ning Shuang said firmly.
"You really won't cry until you're in the coffin, will you? If my mother were to become angry, forget about you — even your Luoxia Valley couldn't bear the consequences."
Hearing this, Elder Ning Shuang's expression shifted. If it were just the Four Emperors of the Formation, he could still handle them. But once they invoked their mother, he truly couldn't hold his ground.
Because that mother of theirs was not only a Robed Spirit World Master — her strength was formidable as well. In the Hundred Refinements Mortal World, she was a figure of considerable influence.
She was simply not someone at his level could afford to provoke.
Seeing Elder Ning Shuang beginning to waver, the Four Emperors of the Formation grew even more arrogant. Their eldest brother actually pointed a finger at Elder Ning Shuang's nose and said: "Old dog of Luoxia Valley, get out of my way right now, and I might pretend none of this ever happened."
"You!!!" Elder Ning Shuang's face flushed red with fury, but in the end he held it back and did not explode.
"What about me? Get lost now, or don't blame me for not being polite," the eldest of the Four Emperors said viciously, his arrogance on full display.
"I've finally caught you!!!"
But just then, a voice thundered through the air like a bolt of lightning, causing even the void itself to tremble.
Looking closely, it was True Master Three Swords.
"This is bad." The moment they saw True Master Three Swords, the Four Emperors of the Formation all changed drastically.
Inside Cloud Crane Mountain, their conflict with True Master Three Swords had already run deep. Running into him now was absolutely terrible news.
"I told you — once you stepped out of Cloud Crane Mountain, I'd show you what true misery feels like," True Master Three Swords said to the eldest of the Four Emperors.
"True Master Three Swords, you're an elder at the very least — are you really going to bully your juniors?" The eldest of the Four Emperors panicked and turned to flee.
"Hmph. I have always kept my word. Since I said I would teach you a lesson, why would I let you off just because of seniority?" True Master Three Swords sneered. He stepped through the air, appearing to move slowly, yet each stride covered several li. In the blink of an eye, he had caught up with the eldest of the Four Emperors, who was fleeing at top speed.
Slap, slap, slap, slap—
Arriving before the eldest brother, True Master Three Swords swung his arm and delivered a barrage of resounding slaps across his face.