Chapter 683 How Can I Take It to Heart?_1

"I don’t know which seat your dad occupies in True Martial Hall, but let me advise you to release Xuanyuan immediately and apologize to him."

Duan Taiyi watched Yin Tian with a cold smirk, "Otherwise, I don’t mind making you suffer."

"Do you know what happened at Liu Pengcheng’s home this morning?"

"Liu Shengxin was executed, flayed and dismembered, for the crime of insubordination. If you’d like the same treatment, I wouldn’t mind giving you the experience."

"Is that so?"

Yin Tian looked at Duan Taiyi very seriously, "And what does this have to do with you?"

"Don’t you know who he was insubordinate to?"

Duan Taiyi let out a ferocious laugh, "It was me!"

He spoke with immense pride, as if indeed Liu Shengxin had been executed for insubordination against him.

Not just Yin Tian, but even Uncle Teng couldn’t help laughing upon hearing this.

This guy...

Got too cocky in front of the man in charge, who wouldn’t laugh at that?

Seeing the smile at the corner of Yin Tian’s mouth, Duan Taiyi’s face immediately turned extremely sour, "Kid, are you mocking what I said?"

"No, it’s just that you should think before you speak in the future."

Yin Tian said with a light chuckle.

"You!"

Duan Taiyi was clearly angered by Yin Tian’s words, his gaze venomous as he stared at Yin Tian, "It seems you’ve decided not to listen, then?"

The smile disappeared from Yin Tian’s face as he responded indifferently, "Who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?"

At those words, Duan Taiyi truly felt like he was about to explode with rage.

"You damn cur..."

As he was speaking, Uncle Teng instantly moved in front of Duan Taiyi with extreme speed.

Without any hesitation, he slapped Duan Taiyi across the face.

Smack!

Duan Taiyi’s body flew backwards like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily to the ground.

Duan Taiyi lay there, his face showing his astonishment.

Teng was known to him, always appearing as a kindly old man.

He had even never seen Teng make a move before.

But today...

Teng actually struck him!

"Teng Zibin!"

Duan Taiyi stood up, fixing a deathly stare on Teng, "Have you gone mad? Why the hell did you hit me?"

Teng looked at Duan Taiyi coldly, "Disciplining you on behalf of your father, to save you from running your mouth and causing a disaster."

"Fine, fine, fine!"

Duan Taiyi’s eyes were icy as he glared at Teng, "You’ve got nerve. Save those words for my father!"

He said, turning to head upstairs.

"Duan..."

Xuanyuan Yuhao looked at Duan Taiyi pleadingly, "Save me..."

Duan Taiyi turned his head, looking at Xuanyuan Yuhao, "Don’t worry, Xuanyuan, I’ll definitely save you. With me here, no one dares to touch you!"

Yin Tian didn’t bother with any nonsense and immediately strode forward, kicking Xuanyuan Yuhao in the abdomen.

"Ahh!!"

Xuanyuan Yuhao let out a painful moan, his facial features all scrunched up together.

"You!!"

Duan Taiyi turned to look at Yin Tian again.

He hadn’t expected that right after he’d made his boast, Yin Tian would start roughing up Xuanyuan Yuhao!

"Alright! You’re asking for it, I hope your father can withstand the wrath of the Duan family!"

Duan Taiyi left these harsh words behind as he walked upstairs.

Uncle Teng then looked at Yin Tian, "Sir?"

"Take him away, three thousand slaps, not one less."

Yin Tian ordered.

"Yes!"

Uncle Teng nodded, then had the two Shadow Palace Assassins take Xuanyuan Yuhao away.

Xuanyuan Yuhao’s face turned ashen.

The previous fifteen hundred slaps had left his face swollen for several days, and even after obtaining a swelling and bruise-healing elixir from Zhang Family Patriarch Zhang Qun, it had taken a full three days to recover.

This time, with three thousand slaps, he didn’t even dare to imagine what his face would end up looking like...

Once Xuanyuan Yuhao had been dragged away, Teng approached Yin Tian, "Master, the Xuanyuan family is of no concern, but you still need to be careful with the Duan family."

"How so?"

"Across the whole world, there are eighteen subsidiary halls of Shadow Hall, and among them, the one controlled by the Duan family ranks within the top three in terms of strength."

"I see."

Yin Tian nodded, then cracked a smile, "It doesn’t matter, just a sub-hall, why should I be concerned about it?"

"Be that as it may, master, you still need to be wary."

"Alright, thanks for the warning."

Yin Tian smiled lightly at Teng.

Teng kept his light-hearted demeanor, "Master, all eighteen Sub-hall Masters have arrived upstairs, though number two is out on a mission and might take some time to return."

"When would you like to go up? I’m worried I won’t be able to manage these Sub-hall Masters by myself, perhaps we should wait until..."

Teng was still speaking when Yin Tian waved his hand dismissively, "No need to wait, let’s go up now."

"I don’t have the time to waste with them here."

"As for you... go attend to your business if you have any, I shouldn’t need you for the time being."