Chapter 699: Please Be Merciful

Xu Tian watched the unreliable pair disappear in an instant, and the burden in his heart relaxed a bit.

No acquaintances, at least there would be no risk of being exposed.

The ponytail in front of him didn't recognize him. Even if he lost the stone gambling, he wouldn't be questioned about whether he was the real Wolf King.

"Please." The ponytail had a gentlemanly demeanor. He pointed to the raw stones placed not far away. "I've seen the ones in the west area, there's nothing valuable. Let's pick from the east half area. Half an hour, is that enough?"

"Enough." Xu Tian bit the bullet and walked toward the east half area mentioned by the ponytail.

He might be able to make up some ways to deceive laymen by identifying jade, but he really knew nothing about stone gambling.

The raw stones in this area were smaller in volume, the largest being only the size of a football. Perhaps it was for the convenience of stone cutting that the ponytail man specially chose here.

Xu Tian turned around and felt more and more that these raw stones all looked the same; he didn't know which one to pick at all. He glanced at the ponytail's direction and saw that he had already picked out two palm-sized raw stones and was comparing them.

Xu Tian's gaze turned back to the raw stone in front of him. Anyway, he couldn't see the way, so he might as well pick one at random.

"I..." Just as he was about to speak, more than a dozen men in black suddenly broke into the stone gambling hall.

These people carried a very strong murderous aura, and it was clear they weren't here to play stone gambling.

After the leader in black came in, his gloomy gaze swept across the entire stone gambling hall. When he saw Xu Tian standing next to the raw stone display stand, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and a ferocious smile curled on his lips.

"Everyone don't be afraid, there is a cause for every grievance and a debtor for every debt. We are here to find someone, and we won't involve innocent people." After the man in black finished speaking, he went straight to Xu Tian with his subordinates.

Other guests in the stone gambling hall saw this and just looked at Xu Tian's direction curiously, without panic or fleeing.

Most of those who could come here to play had seen some of the world, and like this farce of bringing people to seek revenge, it happened every once in a while, so everyone was already used to it.

Xu Tian looked at the men in black walking toward him, his face sinking.

These people were targeting him.

He just didn't know who sent them.

"My Lord, you've been away for so long, but your style upon returning is no less than it was back then!" The leader in black stared at Xu Tian with a cold smile.

After hearing the man in black's words, Xu Tian guessed the other party's identity in his heart.

The news of Zhou Mingrui being beaten should have reached Zhou Lao Si's side. These men in black should be Zhou Lao Si's subordinates.

No matter whether the Azure Wolf Hall believed him or not, he was currently wearing the identity of the Azure Wolf Hall's leader. These people dared to come and find trouble with him so openly, showing how arrogant those old guys were usually, not taking the Wolf King seriously at all.

"Kill them!" The man in black didn't wait for Xu Tian to speak and couldn't wait to give orders to his subordinates. "But anyone who is with this kid, not a single living person can be left!"

Hearing the man in black's instructions, the thugs behind him immediately rushed toward Xu Tian.

Xu Tian suppressed the nervous emotion in his heart, looked at the ponytail man beside him, and said to the rushing men in black: "Wait a moment, I came alone, I don't know this person, you don't need to take action against him."

The ponytail looked at Xu Tian with some surprise, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

This person he had never met before was actually righteous. He was in big trouble himself, yet he still had the heart to pave the way for him.

The man in black originally had all his attention on Xu Tian. After hearing his words, he looked at the ponytail man not far away.

Just one look was enough to freeze the cold smile on the man in black's face.

"You... you are... the effeminate one..." The man in black pointed at the ponytail man in shock. "How could you be here..."

"What did you say?" The ponytail man lifted his eyes indifferently, the icy tail tone rising slightly, giving people a sense of oppression that made them unable to breathe.

"Effeminate one..." The man in black didn't know if he didn't hear the threat in the ponytail's tone or if he was scared silly and didn't react, and replied in a low voice again.

The next second, the ponytail man who was standing beside Xu Tian picking raw stones came to the front of the man in black like lightning. With a "bang," before everyone could see his movements clearly, the man in black's body was thrown onto the shelf several meters away like a withered leaf swept by a cold wind.

"The last person who called me that is already dead." Murderous intent surged in the ponytail's eyes.

Other men in black looked at the man who was beaten away by the ponytail, and were horrified to find that he had stopped breathing. Before he died, his eyes were still staring in disbelief, unable to close his eyes in death.

Xu Tian was calm on the surface, but a stormy sea was surging in his heart.

This ponytail was actually the effeminate one, the man the Wolf King had always been unconvinced by and wanted to challenge.

This person's identity was very mysterious. No one knew his background, let alone his name and appearance, but he could be said to be an extremely terrifying existence on Wuji Island. No one dared to provoke him, and anyone who angered him had no good end.

Because the Azure Wolf Hall members had previously followed the Wolf King's orders to investigate the effeminate one, some members knew a little about him. The man who was beaten to death by the effeminate one never expected that just because of a quick tongue, he would lose his life.

The men in black who were originally clamoring to kill Xu Tian looked at each other. The miserable state of their leader made them dare not act rashly.

And why would the effeminate one protect the Wolf King? Weren't these two rivals?

"Retreat immediately!" An older man among the men in black immediately commanded others to retreat.

In this situation today, they must report to the Fourth Elder immediately.

"Did I tell you to get lost?" The ponytail man's gaze swept across the men in black one by one, his eyes still as cold as ice, making people feel cold all over.

The men in black who originally intended to retreat immediately froze in place, not daring to move, fearing that they would become the next unlucky ghost beaten to death by the effeminate one.

"Effem..." The older man just opened his mouth, but saw the obvious cold light flashing in the ponytail man's eyes, and hurriedly changed his words. "My Lord... we were wrong, please be merciful..."

"People from the Azure Wolf Hall?" The ponytail said coldly.

"We..." The older man hesitated. They were indeed sent by the Azure Wolf Hall elders to kill the Wolf King, but how could they expose their identity by doing such a rebellious thing?

However, they didn't have the guts to lie to the effeminate one. If the lie wasn't exposed, it would be fine, but if the effeminate one already knew their identity, then this lie would be enough to send them all to the Yellow Springs. ===== CHAPTER 700 =====