227 The Unrivalled Master (2/2)
[Given his cultivation level, this person ought to be strong enough to cross the waters, the mountains, and soar above the clouds in silence, but instead his footsteps are making slight sounds as he moves… this means that his anger must've already reached insuppressible limits. ]
[It seems that the four of us are unlikely to get out of this alive! ]
”Do you all belong to the Silver Blizzard City?” The man in the black mask asked with his hands folded behind his back and head held up high, almost as if he was floating with the winds while his voice sounded extremely bright, clear and devoid of any kind of fireworks.
”Who… may I ask the Sir's introduction…” The Third Elder stood up perfectly straight as he respectfully asked this question while cupping his hands. Giving respect to another man never brings any harm; anyway, one really couldn't blame the Third Elder for being overly respectful at this time since any sort of courtesy would be deemed as necessitated when faced with a man of such strength.
”Oh…” The masked black-robed man issued a long 'Oh' sound which was completely devoid of any traces of anger or joy, and rather made it seem as if he'd just woken up from a long dream: ”Think of it this way; this Old Man has had relations with the Old Silver City's Masters for several generations, dating back to a time when that Han Feng Xue's services used to be at the fingertips of the Old City's Master. Anyhow, that time has long past, but still… I had never thought that the Silver Blizzard City would fall to this point! Is it just bad luck? Or do the riches and wealth really don't survive more than three generation?”
He shook his head almost as if he was feeling extremely sorry, and then sighed as he said: ”Sad, very sad!”
”Since the Old Master and our Old City are friends of old, then we aren't really foreigners to each other. Ah…” Even though the Third Elder replied politely, his mind had already taken a different direction: [What did he mean by the City's previous Masters? He knew our second generation of Masters? Or was it the First?… my god, this man's age may have already surpassed more than two lifetimes… ]
”A small punishment needed to be delivered since the younglings broke into my territory and disrupted my practice; and as for you Elders, instead of teaching mannerism to your descendants, you allow them to act as audaciously as their heart desires, and then you go about wantonly implicating others for the situation? Is this what the Silver Blizzard City has been passing down its generations?” The black masked man's voice gradually became stern.
The hearts of the Third Elder and the others started drumming with fear, while Little Princess was left muddleheaded in the face of this crisis. She was finding it extremely strange that a violent man who was previously running amok naked, was now portraying himself as a highly respected member of the society and was actually being received by his Elders as such…
[Is it really that same person? His entire body was covered in mud at that time, but I can still sense that violent streak in him… but, if it is the same person, then why is there such a big contrast now? Is it just because he's wearing clothes now? ]
The black masked man didn't say anything for a while, but it seemed that he was only getting angrier and angrier. Finally, he hummed and said: ”I've heard that you are tracking me down? And that you wish to extract your revenge from me? So I decided to come here voluntarily in order to give you that opportunity!”
”Ha ha, please forgive us Sir for our younglings were unaware of the factors surrounding this situation. We understand this matter quite well and will teach them as well, but by the virtue of being their Elders, we still can't completely ignore this matter. Moreover, our Old City's Master had entrusted this task upon us before we left the City… I request the Master to ignore this matter in case they've offended you.” The Third Elder smiled as he explained the situation without denying anything.
[Parents shouldn't even be allowed to ask questions if their children were bullied outside their house? Even if the parents are fully aware of the situation, they must still be allowed to discuss the matter! ]
The Third Elder could be described as a true master of words; even though he had been very respectful with his reply, he hadn't left any weak spots in his argument for the man in the black mask to exploit.
”Is that so? If that's the case, then I will not pay any mind to this. However, you also went to the Jun Family in order to investigate my identity! And since you've insulted the Jun Family in the process, wouldn't I be the one to be blamed for all of it? On top of that, a dignified Spirit Xuan expert actually attacked a young child?!”
The man in the black mask started becoming even more furious, and soon shifted his gaze towards the Sixth Elder: ”An experienced Spirit Xuan expert actually hurt a little child! Is this a good way to demonstrate power?! I'm afraid I find such people excessively pathetic and evil spirited!”
”Sir, I'm afraid that your words are very subjective in nature since the Jun Family and the Silver Blizzard City, both have old resentments of their own which are rooted very deep within our paternity. Since this matter is difficult to explain in words, I request that the Master mustn't interfere since it may cause damage to his name…”
The Sixth Elder still hadn't been able to recover from that choking sensation after suffering that humiliation at the hands of the Solitary Eagle, and was still feeling rather ashamed of himself. Then, soon after leaving the Jun residence, he unfortunately ended up running into a peerless Master, who too had simply showed up in order to question his actions as well.
The Sixth Elder was almost on the verge of collapsing again!
The Sixth Elder was left thinking that all the bad things under this heaven were his to encounter today, [what good will I have to do in order to get out of this? One humiliation after another… this Old Man has had enough already… ]
[I really can't take it anymore! I'm not going to endure everything that comes out of your mouth, not even if you're strong enough to kill me at your whims and fancies! You think I was wrong? Well I feel the same way about you! ]
”Are you trying to say that I'm being nosy?” The black-masked man's face suddenly became very serious, and then his body simply disappeared into thin air with a sudden flash, leaving no traces of existence behind.
A man, who was standing in front of their eyes just moment ago, had simply disappeared now; it wasn't enough to say that they had never thought it possible, for this was something they hadn't even heard of; not even in a distant myth!
The Third Elder was the first to react since his cultivation level was the highest within his company. However, left with no other option at this time, he resorted to shouting with all his strength: ”Mercy, Sir!”