Chapter 264: No Way

At that moment, the crowd also noticed Elder Yin's trembling arm.

"Quick, look! It seems Elder Yin is injured?"

"No way. Elder Yin is a Martial King... Holy shit, Elder Yin really is injured."

"Elder Yin's arm is bleeding."

Seeing the veins bulging on Elder Yin's arm as blood steadily seeped from his skin, the crowd's faces were etched with disbelief.

Who could have injured Elder Yin?

Could it have been Xiao Lang?

Impossible!

No matter how strong Xiao Lang was, there was no way he could injure Elder Yin with a single punch.

Though they all thought it was impossible, they still turned to look at Xiao Lang, staring at him intently.

Hua Tianmen's pupils shrank. "Brother Lang, was this your doing?"

"Me?"

Xiao Lang scratched his head in bewilderment. "Couldn't be. Am I really that strong?"

"And why would that be impossible?"

Bai Luoxue said, "Other than you, no one else has exchanged blows with Elder Yin. If it wasn't you, who could it have been?"

"But I'm only a Grand Martial Artist!"

Xiao Lang said innocently, "To injure a Martial King, you'd need to be at least at the Martial Monarch Perfect Great Perfection Realm to challenge someone of a higher cultivation level, right?"

At his words, Bai Luoxue shook her head helplessly.

For an ordinary genius, it was true that one needed to be at the Martial Monarch Great Perfection Realm to challenge a Martial King.

But Xiao Lang was no ordinary genius.

He was one of Su Mo's people.

Su Mo could easily slap a Martial King to death when he was only at the Warrior Great Perfection Realm. He could even destroy the incarnation of a Half-step Martial Emperor Powerhouse.

His kinsmen couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.

Xiao Lang ventured a guess. "Could someone have made a move in secret and injured Elder Yin?"

"That's certainly a possibility!"

The crowd nodded hesitantly.

If someone had truly managed to injure Elder Yin with a sneak attack, and did so without anyone noticing, then that person's power was simply terrifying!

"Elder Shen, could it have been you?"

Bai Luoxue asked, turning her head.

Shen Weiyang shook her head. "I was just bathing in the pool, so I didn't make a move. Besides, I don't possess the ability to act without anyone here noticing."

Although Elder Yin was only at the Mid Stage Martial King Realm, several of the Celestial Tiger Sect elders behind him were at the same realm as she was.

In that situation, it would have been impossible for her to act undetected.

A flicker of disappointment crossed Bai Luoxue's eyes.

She had hoped it was her master who had acted to save Xiao Lang. That way, she could have repaid the favor she owed Su Mo.

But alas, it was not.

Bai Luoxue said, "Since my master didn't do it, then it must have been Elder Lu Ya."

All eyes turned to Lu Ya.

Besides Shen Weiyang, he was the only one present who had such capabilities.

"Elder Lu, was it you?"

"What kind of question is that? If it wasn't Elder Lu Ya, are you suggesting it was you?"

"Elder Lu, just admit it already!"

The crowd watched Lu Ya expectantly.

They had finally found the one who had made the move.

However, Lu Ya shook his head. "Don't look at me. It wasn't my doing."

"It wasn't you?"

Everyone's eyes went wide.

Lu Ya said earnestly, "To be honest, while we of the Great Demon Sect have our methods, we are not capable of acting without everyone here noticing."

At once, the crowd was completely bewildered.

'If it wasn't Shen Weiyang or Lu Ya, then who else could it be?'

Shi Lei glanced back at Duan En, Lady Hong Fu, and the others, but they all shook their heads, denying any involvement.

In that instant, Shi Lei figured it out.

'If even Shen Weiyang and Lu Ya, both at Martial King Perfection, couldn't act unnoticed, it was even more impossible for the four of them—Lady Hong Fu, Duan En, and their companions—who were only at the Mid-stage Martial King Realm.'

'It wouldn't be someone from the Xiao Family either.'

'If the Xiao Family wanted to intervene, they would do so openly to protect their disciple. They wouldn't resort to a sneak attack and then refuse to admit it.'

Xiao Lang said, "Well, if no one's fessing up, it must have been a ghost."

"A ghost?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison, dismissing the idea.

After all, there was no such thing as ghosts in this world.

They were just stories adults told to scare children.

Elder Yin was also completely baffled.

He had assumed someone from the opposing side had injured him, but after questioning everyone, no one would admit to it.

"Do you not have the guts to admit what you've done?"

Elder Yin shouted at Shen Weiyang, Lu Ya, and the others.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? What do you mean we don't have the guts to admit it? We're not cowards who hide in their shells."

"Hmph! So what if we did do it? Do you think we're afraid of you? The problem is, we didn't!"

"Why should we admit to something we didn't do?"

Shen Weiyang, Lu Ya, and the others retorted indignantly.

Elder Yin's expression turned even fouler.

Just as they said, if they had done it, they would have admitted it. After all, the strength of Shen Weiyang, Lu Ya, and the others was in no way inferior to his own.

Yet, the two of them denied it to the death, which proved they weren't responsible.

'Who in the world injured me?'

'Could it really have been a ghost?'

Elder Yin wondered to himself.

He would never in a million years have guessed that it was Xiao Lang who had injured him.

Xiao Zhan couldn't make sense of it either.

But he didn't need to. After all, Elder Yin's injury had nothing to do with him. He just needed to focus on protecting the Xiao Family disciples.

Xiao Zhan shouted, "Hey, Elder Yin of the Celestial Tiger Sect! Are you going to fight or not?"

The corner of Elder Yin's mouth twitched violently.

'Fight my ass!'

'If I keep fighting, what if that person in the shadows targets me again?'

'The person in the shadows could injure me without a sound and without anyone noticing. That proves they can completely crush me.'

'Next time, they might just kill me.'

"We're leaving!"

Elder Yin shot Xiao Lang a venomous glare.

'If I get the chance,' he thought, 'I'll tear Xiao Lang to pieces and make sure his soul is damned for eternity.'

However, he could only keep these vicious thoughts to himself, afraid that if he spoke them aloud, the person in the shadows would kill him on the spot.

"We're just leaving like this?"

"This can't be right!"

"Senior Brothers Huang Qian and Qiu Ze were both seriously injured. If word of this gets out, how will our Celestial Tiger Sect maintain its prestige?"

"We can't just let this go!"

The Celestial Tiger Sect disciples cried out, filled with righteous indignation.

It had always been their Celestial Tiger Sect bullying others. Who would dare to bully them?

They couldn't swallow this insult!

Elder Yin said coldly, "If you don't want to leave, then stay here and wait to die. Just don't blame this old man for not warning you!"

"This..."

The Celestial Tiger Sect disciples all looked at one another in dismay.

'Could it be? Is Elder Yin afraid of them?'

'But why?'

'Is it because Elder Yin is a coward?'

Hua Tianmen was also unwilling to let it go. "Are we really just letting them walk away like this?"

"Sigh..."

Lu Ya sighed. "Even if we don't want to let them go, we have no choice."

Shen Weiyang said, "The Celestial Tiger Sect is powerful, even stronger than the Celestial Sea Sect. If one of them were to die here, they would surely retaliate against us with full force."

"But they were the bullies!"

Hua Tianmen clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment.

Lu Ya comforted him, "My disciple, let it be. Letting them leave is the best possible outcome. Besides, our side hasn't suffered any losses."

Xiao Zhan had no objections either.

His mission was to protect the Xiao Family disciples to the best of his ability. As long as they were unharmed, his task was complete.

But just then...

A cold sneer echoed from the distance. "Heh, you think you can just leave after bullying someone? In your dreams!"