Chapter 617 616: Face

"Wait! Saint Prince, stay your hand! Can you give this old man a little face and spare Eighth Elder this once?"

Just as Yang Xiao was about to slay Lu Tiansheng with a single slash of his sword,

Lu Tianyun, who was outside the No-fly Zone, could no longer hold back and spoke up.

"Give you some face?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao didn't press the attack, instead looking over.

But when he saw it was Lu Tianyun, his brows furrowed.

'This guy… he was against me before, too.'

'No different from Lu Tiansheng.'

'And now he has the nerve to plead with me?'

'How utterly absurd.'

Yang Xiao immediately sneered and said bluntly, "If someone else had asked, I might have let it go. But you tried to kill me before, and now you're pleading with me. Do you really think that's appropriate?"

"This…"

Lu Tianyun froze, rendered speechless.

Before, he might have been resentful, wondering how Yang Xiao could disrespect him so brazenly.

But now, having seen the Saint Prince's future potential and no longer under the influence of Demonic Qi, Lu Tianyun was naturally no longer angry.

He merely felt a bit awkward.

After a moment's thought, he had to admit he really had no standing to ask for such a favor from the Saint Prince. Involuntarily, his gaze shifted to Lu Fangliang.

When Lu Fangliang saw him look over,

he hesitated for a moment before turning his gaze to Yang Xiao.

But he saw the resolve in Yang Xiao's eyes.

He immediately shook his head,

refusing Lu Tianyun.

This left Lu Tianyun feeling utterly helpless.

But there was nothing he could do.

However, Lu Tiansheng was, after all, an Elder of the Lu Family and a Divine Marquis Level expert. Unwilling to give up, Lu Tianyun looked toward the Lu Family Patriarch.

This time, the Lu Family Patriarch did not refuse him.

He stepped forward.

"Saint Prince, I wonder if you could give me some face and spare the Eighth Elder?"

The words were the same.

But the person speaking them was not.

The Lu Family Patriarch believed

that Saint Prince Yang Xiao would spare Lu Tiansheng out of respect for him.

But the result

was a disappointment.

"Ah, so it's the Lu Family Patriarch. But when Lu Tiansheng was insulting me and Brother Lu earlier, why didn't you step forward?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the Lu Family Patriarch's expression stiffened.

He stammered, unable to get a word out.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of shame and anger.

But Yang Xiao's steady gaze made the Lu Family Patriarch's heart skip a beat.

He remembered that Lu Tiansheng, currently being trampled underfoot, was a Tier Seven Divine Marquis—not much weaker than himself. Then, he remembered that Yang Xiao had Human Emperor Xuanyuan backing him.

He instantly suppressed the shame and anger in his heart.

At that moment, while he might not have seen things as clearly as the Second Elder, he was no fool. He understood that if the old Yang Xiao was a Saint Prince with status but no real power—someone they could be superficially respectful to without truly caring—the Yang Xiao of today had become a man of both status *and* power.

Offending him now would be a terrible mistake.

With a silent sigh, the Lu Family Patriarch let his shame and anger dissipate, his expression becoming serene.

Seeing the Patriarch's change,

Yang Xiao knew he had come to his senses. His gaze swept over the others.

He met the eyes of each person unflinchingly, causing the hearts of the Elders to tremble.

They were no fools. Even if they couldn't see Yang Xiao's future potential as the Second Elder had, they could certainly understand the Patriarch's reasoning.

Some even thought, 'The Saint Prince didn't give face to the Second Elder or the Patriarch. Why should we step forward just to be humiliated?'

And so, in the end, not a single one of the Lu Family's many Elders dared to step forward and plead for Lu Tiansheng. None even dared to meet Yang Xiao's gaze, because they all knew that, just like the Lu Family Patriarch, none of them had stood up for Yang Xiao and Lu Fangliang earlier.

Now, they had no face to plead for mercy.

Only Lu Yicheng.

The man who had fought on Lu Tiansheng's behalf earlier.

Although he remained silent, his stoic face held a hint of a plea.

This surprised Yang Xiao.

However,

he was dead set on killing Lu Tiansheng. How could he possibly stop now?

So, he ignored the man named Lu Yicheng.

Instead, he addressed all the Lu Family members present. "You all saw how that old dog Lu Tiansheng treated me and Brother Lu just now. I have nothing more to say on that. I just want you to ask yourselves: if you were in my shoes, would you spare such an utterly shameless man?"

As his words fell, many of the Lu Family members' faces burned with shame as they recalled Lu Tiansheng's earlier shameless behavior.

Even Lu Yicheng lowered his head in shame.

This scene,

when it entered Lu Tiansheng's vision,

instantly filled his heart with despair.

He suddenly wondered, 'Was I really wrong?'

His heart filled with endless regret.

'Why did I have to provoke Yang Xiao? Why did I insult a junior like Lu Fangliang in a fit of pique? If only I had been more magnanimous…'

'…perhaps I wouldn't have ended up like this.'

But it was too late for regrets.

Yang Xiao had made it clear he wouldn't be spared.

And he couldn't escape. His own strength was clearly no weaker than Yang Xiao's clone—in fact, judging by their auras, he should have been slightly stronger.

But in the end, here he was, pinned underfoot like a dying dog, completely immobilized.

Completely at the other's mercy.

Lu Tiansheng was on the verge of a complete breakdown.

"No one's speaking? It seems you have no objections. In that case…"

Yang Xiao's indifferent expression suddenly changed.

His gaze shifted to the distance.

Seeing this, the members of the Lu Family couldn't help but follow his gaze.

They saw two streaks of light descend, one after the other.

When the Lu Family members saw the newcomers,

their eyes lit up with joy.

Lu Tiansheng also sensed the two powerful auras arriving from outside.

After a moment of shock,

he was overjoyed.

Forgetting everything else, he cried out, "Elder Long, Great Elder! The Saint Prince wants to kill me! Please, save me!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the two figures who had rushed over both looked stunned.

The news they had received was that Lu Tiansheng had trapped Saint Prince Yang Xiao in the No-fly Zone and was planning to humiliate, or even kill him.

So what was happening now?

However, both were Divine King Level experts, and they grasped the general situation in an instant.

Upon hearing the plea, Elder Long's eyes flickered. He could see the endless killing intent contained within Yang Xiao's resolute expression.

Recalling the earlier report,

he remained silent.

But Great Elder Lu Yunxiao was different.

Once he recovered from his shock, he immediately shouted, "Saint Prince, please be merciful! Eighth Elder is, after all, an Elder of our Lu Family. Even if he has offended you, I ask that you be lenient…"

But before he could finish, Yang Xiao looked over at him.

His eyes were so cold that they sent a chill through the heart of even a Divine King like him.

For a moment, he was at a loss for words.