Chapter 58: The Tree Desires Stillness, but the Wind Will Not Cease

The Di Lao of the Demon Saint's mansion was dark, damp, and permeated with a musty smell everywhere.

Zhang Yi, the Earth Dragon, and the Pterosaur were roughly thrown into one of the cells.

The heavy iron door shut with a "Clang!"

Nudi spat.

With a look of disgust, she shook the dirt off her body, "This Demon Saint's mansion's Di Lao is truly damn disgusting! They couldn't even be bothered to clean it up!"

The Pterosaur on the side also flapped its wings every now and then, attempting to disperse the surrounding musty smell.

Only Zhang Yi remained indifferent, completely unaffected by this Di Lao.

Instead, he directly found a corner that looked relatively clean and immediately began to cultivate.

When Zhang Yi had just been locked in, he had discovered that while the environment of this Di Lao was not great, the rich Qi surrounding it was a rare and valuable cultivation resource.

Now, the time for the Arena Competition hosted by the Demon Saint's mansion was almost here; in order to achieve a good result, he had to seize the time and improve his cultivation as much as possible.

To be locked in a Di Lao and still be thinking about the results of the Arena Competition—he was likely the only one.

……

At the same time.

The news that Hu Mei'er and her subordinates had been captured soon reached the ears of the Fox Clan patriarch.

Upon hearing this news, the Fox Clan patriarch was instantly furious.

"Preposterous!"

"This Demon Saint is becoming increasingly excessive; now he has actually captured my daughter without a word! He simply does not put my Fox Clan in his eyes!"

"No, this matter absolutely cannot be left at that; I must go find him personally to demand justice!"

At this moment, the Fox Clan patriarch did not even ask about the ins and outs of the matter; he immediately led a group of Fox Clan experts and marched aggressively toward the Demon Saint's mansion, swearing to demand justice for his daughter and regain face for his Fox Clan.

The Fox Clan patriarch soon arrived at the Demon Saint's mansion with his people.

With the Arena Competition about to begin, no trouble could be allowed at this time.

Facing the pressure from the Fox Clan, the Demon Saint, as the supreme commander, had to stabilize the situation.

He immediately had Zhang Yi and the others brought out from the Di Lao and taken to the main hall in front of the mansion for interrogation.

In the main hall.

Seeing that her backer had arrived, Hu Mei'er immediately put on a look of having suffered a great grievance: "Father, you must stand up for your daughter; it was him! It was him who injured me and my subordinates!"

Seeing the other party make false accusations first.

Zhang Yi did not show weakness either, immediately following up by putting on a pitiful look as he gazed at the Demon Saint sitting in the high seat.

"Lord Demon Saint, I am wronged!"

"It was clearly this Fox Clan woman who provoked us first; we were merely acting in self-defense."

"Moreover, we are just a few unknown little demons; how would we dare to proactively provoke the Fox Clan Shengnyu?"

While speaking, he did not forget to return a provocative look to Hu Mei'er on the side.

It wasn't just her who could make false accusations first; it was as if no one else knew how to do it.

Zhang Yi and the Fox Clan Shengnyu started arguing just like that.

Originally, the Demon Saint had only intended to go through the motions.

He never expected that the matter would actually develop into the current situation.

However, after this scene caused by Zhang Yi, the Demon Saint's view of Zhang Yi had changed significantly.

This guy, knowing full well that the Fox Clan patriarch was here to back Hu Mei'er, was not only unafraid but could even argue his case reasonably; it was enough to show that this guy must have seen the big world.

As it happened, the Demon Saint had long been dissatisfied with the conduct of the Fox Clan lineage.

Now, he could perhaps take this opportunity to knock them down a peg, kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and let those old-fashioned forces like the Fox Clan understand who exactly was in charge here!

Thinking of this, the Demon Saint first pretended to ponder for a moment, then spoke.

"This Demon Saint believes that the truth of this matter still awaits investigation."

"Men, take them all down first and keep them under strict guard!"

The Fox Clan patriarch never expected that the Demon Saint would dare to defy him in front of so many people, but hindered by the other party's status, even if he was dissatisfied in his heart, he could only endure it for the time being.

……

After dismissing these Fox Clan fellows, the Demon Saint soon dispatched capable subordinates to begin investigating the entire sequence of events.

The investigation results were as expected: Hu Mei'er was arrogant and domineering, often bullying others by relying on her status, and the cause of this conflict was indeed Hu Mei'er provoking them first.

As for Zhang Yi's group, although they appeared to be just ordinary little demons on the surface, the bloodlines of the Earth Dragon and Pterosaur accompanying him were extremely pure.

After obtaining the investigation results, the Demon Saint already had a decision in his heart.

He decided to take this opportunity to kill the chicken to warn the monkey and knock the Fox Clan down a peg, while also wanting to see Zhang Yi's performance under pressure.

Thus, in the main hall, the Demon Saint announced in front of the Fox Clan patriarch that both sides would receive fifty strokes as punishment.

Upon hearing this, Hu Mei'er immediately blew up.

"What? Fifty strokes each?"

"On what grounds?"

"It was clearly them who bullied me! Lord Demon Saint, you cannot be so biased toward them!"

The Fox Clan patriarch also hurriedly stepped forward to plead, "Lord Demon Saint, my daughter is young and ignorant; I ask that you show mercy and spare her this once!"

The Demon Saint, however, remained unmoved and snorted coldly, "This Saint has already made the judgment; whoever dares to plead will be punished as well!"

Hu Mei'er could only tearfully accept the punishment in the end.

As for Zhang Yi, he pretended to be afraid on the surface, but in reality, he secretly circulated his technique to neutralize the force of the strokes into nothingness.

After fifty strokes, not only was he completely unharmed, but he had also absorbed quite a bit of Qi.

After the punishment was carried out, Zhang Yi and the others were released, while Hu Mei'er was taken back to the clan by the Fox Clan patriarch to heal her injuries.

After Zhang Yi and his group left the Demon Saint's residence, the Earth Dragon could not help but complain: "Boss, this Demon Saint is being too unfair!"

"It was clearly that Hu Mei'er who started the trouble, so why did we have to receive fifty lashes too?"

The Wind God Pterosaur also chimed in: "Exactly! If you hadn't secretly neutralized the force of the planks, brother, we would probably be lying flat on the ground right now."

Zhang Yi sneered.

"This Demon Saint is cunning and sly; it is obvious he wants to discipline the Fox Clan and, while he's at it, test our background."

"However, he has also given us an opportunity—an opportunity to make a name for ourselves at the Demon Saint's Arena Competition!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Both the Earth Dragon and the Wind God Pterosaur looked at Zhang Yi with puzzled expressions.

"This time, although we appear to have been wronged on the surface, in reality, we have left an impression in the Demon Saint's heart. As long as we can achieve good results in the Arena Competition next, we should be able to gain the Demon Saint's appreciation, and perhaps even have the chance to enter the Demon Saint's residence to cultivate!"

"At that time, heh heh..."

He did not finish his sentence, but the Earth Dragon and the Wind God Pterosaur already understood what he meant.

Afterwards, the few of them returned together to the temporary Dongfu the Demon Saint had arranged for them.

However, just as they had settled in and were preparing to take out their previous treasures to have a full meal and properly nourish themselves.

Suddenly, a commotion came from outside the Dongfu.

Immediately following that, a voice with great penetrating power rang out from outside.

"You fellows inside, if you have the guts, get out here!"

"This lady is going to fight you to the death!"