Chapter 100: All of you, kneel and answer this venerable one!!

Under the moonlight, the greenish silhouette wasn't particularly tall, but once his aura unfurled, his clothes snapped in the wind, his black hair flew wildly, and his whole body exuded an overwhelming, unmatched pressure, making everyone in the courtyard feel as if facing a mountain, their hearts shocked.

Seeing Shi brother act righteously, Lu Chengfeng's face lit up; under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he pushed his wheelchair slightly forward, clasped his hands, and said with a smile:

"Lu Mou thanks Shi......"

But before he could finish, upon meeting the other's cold, indifferent gaze, the rest of his prepared words were swallowed back.

Forcing down his embarrassment, he slowly lowered his hands, his brows knotted tightly, his expression grew grave again, and he thought: This person surely comes with ill intent!!

Likewise, his cold, indifferent gaze swept over Sun Bu'er and Wang Chuyi, then settled on Ouyang Ke and the others; the Niu Dingtian on the roof suddenly spoke with a grim look:

"Answer this venerable one!!!"

Hearing such light humiliation, Sha Tongtian's face flushed red, his fists clenched, yet he hesitated, unable to advance, dare not strike.

Staring at Liang Ziyou's constantly trembling legs, Niu Dingtian gave a half‑smile; however, this old man still had uses, so he naturally didn't want to take his life.

"Who~gave~you~permission~to~run~wild~here?"

At the moment his knees touched the ground, his heart felt as if dripping blood; this humiliation could only be washed away by killing him!!! He had come to the Central Plains hoping to display his talents and make a name, so as to inherit his uncle's "Western Poison" title, but the first battle ended in utter defeat, his reputation sullied.

"Is there any misunderstanding, venerable sir? My uncle is the Western Poison Ouyang Feng; could you grant him face, let your anger subside, and when you visit the White Camel Mountain Manor another day, my uncle will surely entertain you well."

This conflict originally had nothing to do with him, but these damned fellows, early or late, chose to show up just when he was doing good deeds, and their clattering noise actually ended up in his own courtyard.

"All of you, kneel and answer this venerable one!!"

After a cold snort, his eyes glinted with chill, and he spoke in a low voice:

"Since you all treat my words as farts, then go……"

After Liang Ziyou slipped into a corner, Niu Dingtian also ignored the blind old hag Mei Chaofeng; seeing everyone warily watching him, he smirked and said lightly: "How about it? You all don't plan to continue, do you?"

Again, damn impressive!!!

A sudden voice shattered the courtyard's dead silence, making everyone's hearts tighten; Niu Dingtian glanced coldly at the fierce‑looking Sha Tongtian, then spoke softly:

"Ghost Gate Dragon King, aren't you going to avenge your junior brother? You want to kill me for revenge, but you lack the guts—you're just a spineless worm."

Zhu Chong gave an embarrassed smile, his face flushed, and fell silent.

As these words fell, he saw the people below looking at him with strange expressions, as if asking, "You've never indiscriminately killed the innocent? What about your face?"

Niu Dingtian paid no heed; he also knew what they were thinking, and continued: "Those who die at my hands are without exception great villains and evildoers."

"Hmph~ Your Excellency, your methods are truly vicious, but a scholar may be killed, not humiliated; if you want Ke Mou to kneel, first ask whether the iron staff in his hand agrees!!!"

Zhu Chong and Han Baoju exchanged a glance, then merely stood where they were, silent, but their heavy breathing showed their hearts could not be calm at the moment.

Seeing his body already past the courtyard wall, a bone‑chilling icy voice suddenly came from behind his head, followed closely by a tearing‑through‑the‑air sound.

"Hmph~"

This voice carried internal energy, icy to the bone, like the sound of the Nine Underworlds, booming straight into the ears of those below; after speaking, his eyes flashed like lightning, his chilling aura intimidating, so that none present dared to meet his gaze directly.

"Huh?"

Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly heard a snicker; glancing sideways, he saw the little thief on the eaves looking contemptuous.

"What a blind old fool!"

He actually dares to damage my authority, damn it!!

Seeing Ke Zhen'e so oblivious, Niu Dingtian's gaze snapped over coldly, but after staring a while he realized this blind man couldn't see.

Niu Dingtian's gaze swept over coldly without a word; Wang Chuyi involuntarily tensed, about to speak, when the unconscious Hou Tonghai on the other side woke up in pain, his face deathly pale, unable to hide his ferocity, he looked toward his senior brother Sha Tongtian and groaned:

"Senior...... brother......"

"Forehead......"

Just as Ouyang Ke had stepped out of the courtyard gate, Sha Tongtian and Liang Ziyou had already quietly reached the corner; seeing the wall right before them, Sha Tongtian could no longer endure, leapt forward, and rushed out of the courtyard.

"Kneel or not?"

Niu Dingtian let out a cold snort, then spoke in an icy tone:

"What are you even? This venerable one rewards good and punishes evil, acting on Heaven's behalf to enforce justice; you, this wicked creature, have heavy sins—if you want revenge, then go down and wait for this venerable one!!"

Still, the feeling of killing under the banner of righteousness isn't bad; as for corrupt officials and ungrateful scoundrels, he presently lacks the nerve to take lives like Hong Qigong does, but if he ever did, it would be for later.

"Boom~"

After a tremendous boom, Ke Zhen'e's iron staff smashed the ground's blue bricks to dust; before the second brother Zhu Chong could stop him, he quickly wiped the debris from his face, his face dark as iron, and snorted coldly:

"Do you still want revenge?"

"Junior brother!!!

As soon as the words fell, giving no time for reaction, he added: "Since you don't intend to continue, then this venerable one will begin."

"Huh?"

After reacting, Lu Chengfeng's spirits lifted, thinking of something, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he hurriedly announced loudly to the crowd:

"This is the Reward Good, Punish Evil Envoy of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, Shi Potian, the Venerable Stone."

Thinking of the surnamed Niu, and also of the seventh sister who came today, Zhu Chong's heart grew heavier; if anything happened to the seventh sister, given that Niu's temperament, he feared……

"I am Wang Chuyi of the Quanzhen Sect; thank you, venerable sir, for your assistance—your finger‑flick divine skill just now truly impresses me!"

Ouyang Ke was shocked!!! How could this person treat people differently? Not having time to think, he hastily clasped his hands and urged: "My uncle is the Western Poison Ouyang Feng!! Please, venerable sir, consider my uncle's……"

"May I dare ask your venerable name?"

"Old man, are you still leaving?"

Seeing this, Niu Dingtian gave a cold snort from his lips, paid no further attention, then spun the pinecone in his palm to the extreme, shifted his gaze to Ouyang Ke, and spoke in a cold voice:

A faint sentence suddenly came, surprising everyone and making Ouyang Ke startle:

"Huh?"

"Make this young master kneel?"

But Niu Dingtian forgot that, although Ouyang Ke dared not be dissatisfied, someone else was unafraid.

Sha Tongtian instinctively dared not block.

Immediately his gaze turned to Lu Chengfeng, and he said lightly, "Please trouble Manor Lord Lu to introduce me."

"Please wait, sir!!"

"Second brother, what's the situation?"

But seeing the people below looking at each other, yet no one paid him any attention, and Ouyang Ke even feigned ignorance, his face could no longer hold up.

"No… I won't go…"

"Stay inside and go!"

Hearing those familiar words, Zhu Chong's eyes flickered slightly; after exchanging a glance with Han Baoju beside him, he stepped forward, clasped his fists toward Niu Dingtian on the roof, and said with a smile:

After being startled awake by a shout, Ouyang Ke felt relieved; after kneeling, it seemed nothing much, but seeing that icy gaze fixed on him again, he didn't dare linger in the courtyard and fled in panic.

"Sir, you misunderstand! It's my uncle! No…"

He tugged at his elder brother's sleeve, then Zhu Chong fell silent, for if this person's terrifying skill led to a conflict, the brothers would hardly escape alive; only Niu Dingtian could withstand him.

"Hmph~ Wait until your old man arrives before we talk!" Niu Dingtian coldly interrupted.

Ouyang Ke fell into a brief silence.

In the end, he still knelt before everyone in the courtyard, tears of humiliation streaming down.

He spoke these words without humility, feeling he deserved them even more than Hong Qi; having wandered the jianghu for over ten years, the people he had killed could be counted on two hands, and every one of them was truly wicked.

"Sir, you misunderstand; my elder brother is not speaking up for Ouyang Ke—he is always straightforward and inflexible—please forgive him and do not judge him by the same standard."

Before he could react, he instantly lost consciousness; apart from the sound of blood spraying, Sha Tongtian died soundlessly.

Seeing that he could not dodge, Ouyang Ke shouted, stepped forward, clasped his fists, and bowed, saying:

At this point, he no longer dared to call Shi brother, for the other clearly did not want him to get close, and continuing to do so would be tactless.

He had not forgotten his earlier question; if he were to let it slip away so lightly, where would his authority be?

Having said that, he thrust his single claw toward the ground; a pinecone instantly sucked into his palm, the inner force in his palm roared into motion, a mighty qi clung to the pinecone as it spun rapidly; in just two breaths, his claw became a palm, the pinecone shot forth with a boom, and amid the astonished gazes of all, it carried a piercing force as it hurtled toward Hou Tonghai.

Seeing that this person's allegiance was unknown, Wang Chuyi stepped forward, composed himself, and with clasped fists spoke loudly, neither humble nor arrogant:

"May I ask, Envoy, do you know the chief of your sect, Niu Dingtian? I have some connection with him; I wonder how the Sect Master Niu has been lately?"

How will the jianghu view me, Ouyang Ke, from now on? 'Western Poison' Ouyang Feng, 'Western Kneeler' Ouyang Ke? Or 'Western Turtle' Ouyang Ke? Even if my uncle finds out, he will hardly spare me…

"The situation is unclear!"

Lu Chengfeng sat in his wheelchair, his face appearing calm, yet the corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably with madness. Though death is merely a bow to the ground, such terrifying skill and ruthless methods truly make it hard not to fear.

But before he could regain his senses, he heard the other side let out another fierce shout:

Upon hearing Zhu Chong's sudden interjection, Niu Dingtian's gaze involuntarily swept over; however, this guise was not yet fit to be revealed, so he glanced coldly at Ke Zhen'e and snorted.

"Hmph~ Give him face and call him Sect Master; if you don't want to give him face, just shout his surname, Niu!"

"I am the Envoy of Reward and Punishment of the Divine Sect, acting on Heaven's behalf to punish evil and reward good; since entering the jianghu eleven years ago, I have never slaughtered the innocent indiscriminately."

Seeing the ghostly face staring at him with a strange grin, Liang Zihong's body turned cold, his ruddy complexion already ashen; his trembling hands rose as he was about to beg for mercy, but Niu Dingtian's expression shifted and he spoke coldly:

Ke Zhen'e heard this, his face turned another shade of green; this concerned his dignity, how could he yield? He opened his mouth, intending to rebuke.

……

Though he said so with his mouth, today he bowed his head; the young master will surely repay this a hundredfold in the future, and when that day comes and he goes to White Camel Mountain, he will let his uncle entertain him well with the Toad Skill; thinking of this, a flash of cold light passed through Ouyang Ke's eyes.

"Hmph~ Unappreciative!!"

Seeing this miserable sight, Sha Tongtian let out a shrill wail, turned his head and fixed his blood-red eyes on Niu Dingtian, his gaze seeming ready to burst.

"Divine Sect?"

"Another spineless thing!"

Seeing Ouyang Gongzi's reaction, Niu Dingtian's eyes could barely conceal his contempt; however, this person cannot be killed for now, so it might be good to tame him a bit, seize an opportunity to PUA him, and then see how it works.

"Why don't you kneel upon seeing me?"

"Tsk~~"

"Of course"

"Except for those two blind men."

"Hmph~ Do I allow you to leave?"

Seeing this Ghost Dragon King frightened out of his wits, Niu Dingtian first had no intention of arguing with him; since he wanted revenge, he would inevitably collect another dog's life later.

"No difference!! I finally give you one chance!! I just ask whether you will kneel or not."

The pinecone struck his body, blood spraying, piercing Hou Tonghai's chest; the overwhelming recoil carried his shattered frame smashing into the hall behind with a boom, as onlookers stared in shock—tables and chairs shattered, the corpse lay like mud, the scene gruesome beyond words, and the courtyard fell into dead silence.

That is the flavor—ultimate degradation and humiliation—Niu Dingtian couldn't help but think of it.

Ouyang Ke and Liang Zihong's faces showed unhidden shock and fear, instinctively stepping back two paces; Sun Bu'er and Wang Chuyi's pupils contracted sharply, both inevitably feeling the sorrow of a rabbit's death, a fox's grief.

"Hmph~ Hurry up and get lost!! Even glancing at you once dirties my eyes! This time, for your father's sake, I'll spare your life!!"

Immediately he drew a pinecone into his hand, gathering his inner force to give him a look; the two Daoists said nothing, it's just you talking too much!!

Zhu Chong and Han Baoju saw the pinecone, their faces suddenly changed—was this for real?

After quickly signaling Han Baoju with a glance, Zhu Chong promptly lifted his leg to block the front, clasped his fists toward Niu Dingtian, and spoke solemnly:

Ke Zhen'e, not understanding, listened for a while; aside from his thumping heartbeat, all around was dead silence, so he couldn't help but ask in a low voice to the second brother, Zhu Chong.

Niu Dingtian's face could no longer hold!

"Damn it! Dare to mock me!!"

Immediately he pulled out a pine seed, pinched it between his fingers, aimed at that person's forehead, exerted force and flicked it—with a 'swish' it shot straight toward the little thief's brow.

Only Ke Zhen'e and Mei Chaofeng, whose eyes could not make out the scene, were unaware of how gruesome it was; but Mei Chaofeng had already tucked away her White Python Whip silently, and remained on quiet alert.

Ouyang Ke's breath instantly grew ragged, humiliated!! humiliated!! Upon hearing those arrogant words, he involuntarily clenched his folding fan tightly, yet fearing the other's earlier ruthlessness, he dared not erupt on the spot, nor could he show even a trace of anger on his face.

"Pfft~~"

But just as he let out a cry, Han Baoju clapped a hand over his mouth, holding it fast; for the sake of a moment's verbal indulgence, he threw away his life, and Han Baoju also felt such a death was too stifled.

Revenge...

His gaze then swept over the crowd again, landing on Ouyang Ke, and he said lightly, "Who dares to speak now? Who gave you permission to run wild here?"

Second Brother, waa...

Withdrawing his gaze, Niu Dingtian looked at the crowd and said loudly:

Pfft~~

If Han Pangzi had been killed just now, Niu Dingtian would have no face to return to bed; his feelings at this moment are easy to imagine.

Hmph~ Revenge?

Oh dear~~

Rushing~~

PS; There may be more later tonight.

(End of chapter)