The onlookers held their breath.
But to everyone's surprise, she did not attack Chu Feng.
Instead, with a look of guilt, she bowed deeply to Chu Feng and said two words.
"I'm sorry."
Those two words came out, and setting aside everyone else, even Chu Feng was stunned.
Chu Feng had clearly killed Kong Qiuci's son. Kong Qiuci's heart should have been torn apart — tears had been streaming down her face, and her rage should have been sky-high. So why was she not attacking Chu Feng, but instead apologizing to him?
Yet, while the crowd was baffled, the gazes of Kong Xuanlian and
Others might not understand why Kong Qiuci had said she was sorry, but the two of them did.
They thought to themselves: "Qiuci is still Qiuci — her nature is still kind. What a pity, though."
After saying those words, Kong Qiuci picked up
She knew that today's outcome was brought upon themselves. No one else was to blame. Even though her son had been killed, she could only blame themselves.
After Kong Qiuci and Kong Yao carried Kong Ruozeng's body away, the onlookers dispersed one by one.
But the thought that Chu Feng had actually killed a genius of the
Today's affair was bound to spread far and wide, and once it did, it would surely cause a massive upheaval across the Hundred Refinements Mortal Realm.
After all, killing a member of the Kong Heavenly Clan while being a guest in their own home — that was something virtually no one had ever done before.
And now, within this hall, only Chu Feng,
"
"Today, it was only Kong Ruozeng who came. But if tomorrow it is no longer juniors who move against us — if it is someone our brotherhood cannot handle — what then?"
"That is why, Senior, my brother and I truly do not wish to stay here any longer," Chu Feng said to Kong Xuanlian.
What Chu Feng feared was not revenge for killing Kong Ruozeng. He did not believe the Kong Heavenly Clan was foolish enough to retaliate against him within their own clan over this matter.
What he worried about was the affair of the Mournful Calamity Mountain Range being exposed.
To Chu Feng and Wang Qiang, the Kong Heavenly Clan was nothing less than a tiger's den. Staying within such a place was far too dangerous, and Chu Feng naturally wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"To be honest with you,
"In that case, we will follow your counsel, Senior." Chu Feng felt helpless but could only nod in agreement.
After all, he too felt guilty at this moment. He had no idea how much the Kong Heavenly Clan had learned about the Mournful Calamity Mountain Range.
Since they had put it this way, insisting on leaving immediately would only arouse suspicion. He had no choice but to acquiesce.
"Two of you, I…"
Suddenly, Kong Xuanlian's expression grew conflicted. He seemed to want to say something but did not know where to begin. He then cupped his fists toward Wang Qiang and Chu Feng and said, "Sigh… today's affair — this old man has let you both down."
Having said this, Kong Xuanlian rose into the air and departed, not even giving Chu Feng and Wang Qiang a chance to respond.
In truth, he had much he wanted to say, but… he felt he had no face to speak it. He did not even feel he could stay in front of Chu Feng and Wang Qiang for much longer.
"Brother, look… it seems you succeeded," Wang Qiang said, stepping forward after Kong Xuanlian had left.
"I did succeed, but it still brought some trouble. I think I've already revealed a few things, and they've grown suspicious of me."
"From what I can tell, Kong Ruozeng provoking us this time wasn't his own idea — it was the Kong Heavenly Clan's doing," Chu Feng said.