Chapter 243 Intimidating The Three Heavenly Kings (2/2)

Suddenly they all turned and saw a man in a gray gown walking into the hall. There was an enormous hat attached to his gown. His eyes sparkled like the stars in the night, and that was the only thing one could see from outside his gown.

The three Heavenly Kings instantly became serious, because they knew that this man was Wuya, the commander of the Black Crow Army and the most mysterious and terrifying man at Master Hou’s service.

Wuyan walked into the hall and sat opposite Mu Tingchuan.

“Mr. Tingchuan, are we all here except for Xiao Bing?”

Wuya’s voice was born with a hoarse voice. But no one ever dared to make fun of him. Master Hou mainly assigned him two missions in the Black Crow Army. One was to assassinate top masters who were his enemies. The other was to execute traitors. He even had the privilege of killing them first before reporting to Master Hou. Hence, among all the servants of Master Hou, he was considered the second most powerful martial artist and the first was none other than Miyamoto Shinji.

Wuya was the scariest person among Master Hou’s servants. After all, though Miyamoto Shinji was more powerful than Wuya, he would not kill unless he had to. Only when he took orders from Master Hou or sensed danger would he strike.

But it was not the same with Wuya. He could kill first without informing Master Hou beforehand, like the imperial guard of the Ming Dynasty.

The vipers on the Snake Lord began wriggling relentlessly after Wuyan sat down.

Mu Tingchuan said, “Mr. Xiao has not moved to the mansion yet, but I suppose he’ll move soon.”

Wuya grunted in assent and kept quiet after that.

The atmosphere turned weird after Wuya walked in. But Mu Ting broke it as soon as he discerned it. “Before Master Hou died, he asked us all to obey Mr. Xiao’s orders. Though he did not sit with us before, he is still one of us, which is something that I suppose you already know. Mr. Xiao is our partner.”

“What? Partner means that he’s our boss?” The Paint-face sounded indignant.

Mu Tingchuan said in a deep voice, “It’s Master Hou’s order. Mr. Miyamoto and I were both there when he said it. If anyone of you still has doubts about it, I can ask Mr. Miyamoto to come here so you can confirm it with him.”

Snake King explained instantly, “Of course the truth of Mr. Tingchuan’s word is beyond doubt. And we all should obey Master Hou’s last wishes. We just can’t quite understand why Master Hou chose an outsider. Though you said he’s one of us, yet he’s still just our partner.”

It was rare for others to see the Snake Lord and the Paint-face share the same opinion. But it was not only theirs. Almost everyone who served Master Hou had the same thought. If it weren’t for Master Hou’s last wish and Mu Tingchuan’s prestige, they might have been fighting for their own interests.

Mu Tingchuan gave a wry smile, “Because no one here is a better leader than him. Is any of you Heaven Kings confident enough to make others obey you?”

Paint-face still sounded reluctant, “But Mr. Tingchuan is. We will certainly obey your orders.”

Mu Tingchuan gave another wry smile, “I’m not fit to be a leader. I know myself. I can only perform better as an adviser.”

They all shot a glance at Wuyan, a self-knowing man. “I’m only good at killing.”

Mu Tingchuan said, “And I assume that it’s the same with Mr. Miyamoto.”

Paint-face flared, “But why should we let Xiao Bing take advantage of this?”

“Because I’m stronger than all of you!” Xiao Bing suddenly appeared at the door. After making sure that Su Xiaoxiao had her injection and having waited with her till her mother came home, he rushed over.

The party in the hall was shocked by Xiao Bing’s sudden and unexpected appearance. Without even looking at them, Xiao Bing strode towards the first seat, step by step. Then he sat on it without asking for others’ consent. He eyed them with his dominant eyes and spoke with arrogance, “Because I’m powerful enough to make all of you obey me! Master Hou granted me this honor. His wish is that I help you defeat the Long family. Challenge me if you disagree. I’ll disclaim this chair if anyone can defeat me.”

The Paint-face suddenly disappeared from his seat. His qinggong was the most subtle and untraceable among the Four Heavenly Kings’. He vanished in an instant. Yet Xiao Bing sent his fist flying towards his front. “Boom!” A shadow appeared from nowhere. He made a muffled grunt and was sent hurtling out of the hall and into the yard.

There was a big python and two small vipers wriggling on the Snake Lord’s body. The two small vipers suddenly hurled themselves at Xiao Bing’s face. But Xiao Bing somehow pinched their tongues with his fingers and flung them on the ground. The two vipers wriggled for a moment and got back on the Snake Lord.

At this moment, the Paint-face wobbled back to the hall. He looked at Xiao Bing in awe. Afterward, he sat quietly back on his seat.

“Anyone else still thinks I’m unworthy of this chair?” asked Xiao Bing arrogantly.