95 Twists And Turns (2/2)
As the voice finished speaking, several waiters appeared outside the Li Family's box. Li Zhen stood up instantly and was brought out by the guards. As someone who was extremely arrogant, he was surprisingly compliant and unresisting. He did not even bother to plead for mercy! His face was extremely pale and his body was stiff as he made his way out.
Watching from the side, Jun Mo Xie felt that something was increasingly amiss! This clearly was a case of embarrassment evolving into anger. But, why did things turn out this way? Even if Li Zhen had made a mistake, it was not severe enough to revoke the entire Li Family's rights to enter the Magnificent Jewel Hall!
”After getting rid of Li Zhen, his next target would probably be Tang Yuan and me. But I'd like to see how the Magnificent Jewel Hall justifies all its actions. Even if it has a thousand plots, I am not afraid! At most, Jun Family would just lose its rights to enter the Magnificent Jewel Hall. What is the big deal? If that's the case, the first thing I would do after attaining greater mastery in the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune is to burn down the Magnificent Jewel Hall to ashes!”
Who could not see that Li Zhen had been causing trouble from the beginning? The Magnificent Jewel Hall was not foolish. Naturally, it understood the situation clearly. However, it chose to switch its attention to Li Zhen after intentionally creating trouble for Jun Mo Xie! The Magnificent Jewel Hall was obviously trying desperately to free itself from this entanglement.
Suddenly, a thought struck Jun Mo Xie, ”DId the situation unfold this way because someone else stepped in? Was the intervention the reason why the Magnificent Jewel Hall changed its original intention? But, who is this person? Who has such great influence over the Magnificent Jewel Hall?”
Just as Jun Mo Xie was thinking, the voice sounded out again, loudly and distinctly such that everyone could hear it, ”Jun Mo Xie, although it was Li Zhen who had flouted the rules of our Magnificent Jewel Hall, you are still wrong for insulting the Magnificent Jewel Hall. You showed disregard to the Magnificent Jewel Hall and you must be answerable for it!” The voice was stern and seemingly angry.
After a deep reflection, Jun Mo Xie was certain that the mysterious man merely wished to free the Magnificent Jewel Hall from this entanglement. Jun Mo Xie decided that it would be best if he made a strategic retreat right then and played along with the mysterious person. ”At the current moment, I'm still a novice without much power. However, once my cultivation of Xuan Qi reaches higher realms, the first thing I would do is to kill this bastard who has just spoken!”
Jun Mo Xie laughed heartily and said, ”When have I insulted the Magnificent Jewel Hall? Li Zhen was schemingly causing trouble and deceiving me but thanks to the astute judgment of the Magnificent Jewel Hall, the culprit has been banished and severely punished. You are unyielding in your righteousness and the Magnificent Jewel Hall certainly deserve its reputation. I have nothing but admiration for the Magnificent Jewel Hall!”
The next moment, Jun Mo Xie turned to the crowd and said loudly, ”Has everyone seen it? No wonder the Magnificent Jewel Hall is said to be the most righteous place on Earth! Reasonable pricing, honest dealings, fairness for all; it deserves all our respect indeed! I am extremely honored and proud to have a righteous organization like the Magnificent Jewel Hall established in the Tian Xiang Empire! Let us all cheer and applaud for the Magnificent Jewel Hall!”
With a face filled with admiration and respect, Jun Mo Xie clapped loudly before speaking, ”Why isn't anyone applauding for the Magnificent Jewel Hall? Do you people have different opinions? If so, then I shall speak on behalf of the Magnificent Jewel Hall!”
The audience immediately broke into a thunderous applause!
While the audience was applauding, they were cursing under their breath, ”So shameless! Truly shameless! Jun Mo Xie is shameless to a whole new level! He is so thick-skinned that it makes me sick and ashamed!”
Only Dugu Xiaoyi appeared excited and elated. Smiling happily, she clapped vigorously and enthusiastically for a long while before stopping.
The mysterious voice went silent and did not utter a single word.
In an elegant room within the Magnificent Jewel Hall, two white-clad middle-aged men sat facing each other. One gnashed his teeth vehemently as a sour look flashed across his face. He slammed his hand on the desk, smashing it apart, and cursed angrily, ”Jun Mo Xie! You are a really crafty fellow! I will not spare you!”
The other man closed his eyes and gave a disapproving look. He frowned and said, ”It was your fault in the first place, how can you put the blame on this young man?”
The first white-clad man grunted in dissatisfaction and said, ”But, with the Blazing Heart Meridian, I'm afraid Jun Wu Yi may…”
The man stopped suddenly. ”Jun Wu Yi?” His partner stood up suddenly and asked, ”What do you mean?”
The white-clad man snorted and closed his eyes. He remained silent for a long time, while his partner stared at him, ”I do not care about the grudges between you and Jun Wu Yi in the past. But right now, he is already crippled and his fate is doomed! If you still have any plans to take him down, I will kill you first!” His partner said this with absolute conviction and without a hint of mercy! He seemed to carry the determination and intent to follow through with what he had said!
The white-clad man simply snorted again and turned away without speaking.
Looked at him coldly, the partner asked suddenly, ”The auction originally did not have the Blazing Heart Meridian but it suddenly appeared! What is the reason behind this? Moreover, who supplied you with this Blazing Heart Meridian? And most important of all, why must it specifically be auctioned off at Tian Xiang Empire?”
The white-clad man rolled his eyes coldly and replied,”If you really want to know, why don't you ask the elders? Don't question me with such an interrogative tone. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?”
”Is it…” the partner's face turned grave as he continued, ”Did she… did she… specifically ordered you to send it to Jun Wu Yi as a gift? If not, why would the nine elders come today?”
Upon hearing this, the white-clad man's eyes snapped open and he shouted, ”What nonsense are you talking about? How can an inconsequential Jun Wu Yi worth the sacrifice of half the power of our nine elders!”
”I did not mention anything about sacrificing the power of our nine elders! What do you mean by this?” A murderous look appeared on the partner's face as he asked, ”Are you playing some dirty tricks again?”
”So what? The Jun Family only spent a mere 300,000 taels of silver to buy the Blazing Heart Meridian. Isn't this the same as giving it to Jun Wu Yi directly?” The white-clad man snorted.
”Ridiculous! What use is there if he only has the Blazing Heart Meridian! Without a Divine Xuan expert controlling the process, Jun Wu Wi will only die faster under the extreme poison of the Blazing Heart Meridian!” The partner was shaking in anger. ”You are such a despicable man! I will kill you!”
”Enough!”
Another voice thundered from afar. Surreal and nebulous, it sounded old yet stern. ”There is no need to argue any further!”
The two stared daggers at each other for a long moment. After a while, both snorted and sat back down facing away from each other, each not uttering another word.