Chapter 812: Lord, you…

Is this kid even human?

How could there be such an abnormal speed!

They couldn't even see when Xu Tian struck; all they saw were afterimages.

"Die! Go die for me!" Zhuang Ping, battered and bruised, went completely mad and pulled a poison‑coated dagger from the pocket of his tight undergarment, charging at Xu Tian again.

"Brother One, watch out!" The dagger glimmered with a faint blue light, and Zhong Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Xu Tian didn't even raise an eyelid; before Zhuang Ping could approach, he lifted his leg and placed it on Zhuang Ping's wrist that held the dagger.

"Clang" the dagger hit the ground, and Zhong Yu, quick‑eyed and swift, kicked it away immediately.

Deprived of his weapon, Zhuang Ping, as if gone mad, charged at Xu Tian with his bare fists.

Xu Tian easily dodged his chaotic attacks, then kicked him over, and while he was still down, stepped on his head.

"Is that all you've got?"

"Old Xu!" The members of Thunder Hall, seeing Zhuang Ping treated that way, had their eyes reddened with anger, and just as they were about to step forward, Xu Tian's glance stunned them, and none dared to move another inch.

They had already witnessed Xu Tian's terrifying skill.

Even those who luckily survived only did so because he was too lazy to act.

"Ding… Ding Yi…" Zhuang Ping, with his head pressed down, dared not struggle and could only force out a word or two from his throat.

"What, not convinced?" Xu Tian lowered his head, looking with amusement at the dog‑like creature he had stepped on, "If I had wanted to kill you, you'd already be reporting to King Yama now."

"A useless piece who can't even block one of my moves—what right do you have to brag?"

"You… you… *gasp*…" Zhuang Ping, his anger flaring, suddenly spat out a huge mouthful of fresh blood, rolled his eyes white, and fainted.

A deathly silence enveloped the surroundings.

Both the members of Thunder Hall and the senior officials of Azure Wolf Hall were terrified into stupefaction.

Zhou Lao Si stared at Xu Tian, dumbfounded: why would this impostor use Ding Yi's exclusive technique, and so proficiently?

Moreover, Zhuang Ping, who they couldn't even parry, was in this kid's hands merely a human sandbag, only able to take blows passively, without a chance to counter.

In the end, Zhuang Ping was also knocked unconscious by his own anger.

As for the others from Thunder Hall, Xu Tian dealt with them so thoroughly that they dared not act again.

— they dared not act again.

Other senior officials turned to Zhou Lao Si, their gazes laden with responsibility.

"Fourth Elder, is this the impostor you spoke of?"

If every impostor possessed such strength, they'd gladly make him their leader.

Zhou Lao Si immediately searched the surroundings for Xu Rixin's figure, but at that moment there was none in the corridor; he had slipped away quietly when the two sides first clashed.

"Could it be that he truly is Lord Wolf King?"

Zhou Lao Si had never believed Xu Tian; ever since Xu Tian arrived at Azure Wolf Hall, he had constantly sent people to look for evidence.

Many senior officials within Azure Wolf Hall also shared the same view.

Because Xu Tian's current appearance and temperament differ greatly from the former Wolf King, and since his return no one has seen him act, they naturally concluded his personal strength was inferior to the Wolf King.

Thus, even without evidence, those senior officials almost certainly deemed Xu Tian an impostor, never treating him as the true leader.

However, after Zhou Lao Si found evidence, they discovered that the kid before them was as strong as the Wolf King, even surpassing the Wolf King's peak strength.

"If he isn't the Wolf King, then how do we explain what just happened?" The other senior officials, as if waking from a dream, knelt before Xu Tian.

"Lord Wolf King!"

"You really have returned!"

Some senior officials were even moved to tears.

Third Elder knelt before Xu Tian, then shuffled forward a couple of steps on his knees.

"It's all our fault; we were blinded by lard, doubting your identity…"

They had waited for years, from initial hope to gradual despair; most had thought the Wolf King met an accident and died outside.

No one expected they could truly wait for the Wolf King's return.

"Lord, you have returned; from now on no one will ever look down on us again!"

"Azure Wolf Hall is saved!"

These past years, due to the Wolf King's disappearance and internal discord within Azure Wolf Hall, their strength has steadily declined, unable to compare with its peak.

Now the Wolf King truly returns, and Azure Wolf Hall has hope!

"Lord, we were blind; you stand before us, yet we still doubted you were an impostor and sent people everywhere to find evidence. We truly deserve death… truly deserve it!"

A senior official stopped in his tracks, clutched his chest, regretting his past actions.

The senior officials who had backed Zhou Lao Si were now anxious, fearing Xu Tian would settle scores later.

They had never treated Xu Tian as the true Wolf King, so they showed him little respect; some even openly challenged him at senior meetings.

If Lord Wolf King were to pursue the matter, none of them could escape.

"Hmph, a bunch of senile eyes, still daring to babble, calling First Brother an impostor!" Zhong Yu snorted coldly, "I think you all just don't want to live!"

"Hmph, a bunch of old, dim‑eyed things, you actually still dare to babble nonsense, calling the eldest brother a fake!" Zhong Yu let out a cold snort, "I think you all just don't want to live!"

Actually, it's no wonder those senior officials doubted; she herself was skeptical at first.

Especially after First Brother returned, he didn't go straight to headquarters but stayed with an inconspicuous family; if that family hadn't been on their 'execution order' list, they probably wouldn't have known First Brother was back.

Facing the contrite senior officials across from him, Xu Tian gave no sign, but turned and walked toward the office at the end of the corridor.

"Lord, are you still blaming us?" The senior officials trembled, none daring to stand.

"Sir, are you still blaming us?" The senior officials trembled, and none dared to stand.

"Lord?"

"Lord?"

"What should we do with the Thunder Hall's followers and Zhuang Ping?" an elder, gathering courage, asked.

Xu Tian didn't even look back, walked into the office, and casually shut the door.

Everyone: …

"This… the Lord seems very angry…" the senior official said with a mournful face.

"All of us many doubt him, no one takes him seriously, and Lord Wolf King isn't stupid; it's no surprise he's angry!" another elder sighed, "Alas… this time it's also our fault… Fortunately the Thunder Hall people came and caused a scene, otherwise if we had stormed the office directly, we'd probably have no good outcome now."

"What should we do with these Thunder Hall people?" the crowd asked, watching the trembling Thunder Hall members.

"First, escort them down; once the Lord's temper calms, we'll seek instructions."

Under the senior officials' orders, the already unconscious Zhuang Ping and his subordinates were bound and taken to the dungeon.

The other senior officials, following Xu Tian, arrived at the office doorway.

They lingered outside for a while, finally knocked on the door and went in.

"Lord, you…"