Chapter 443: Chapter 443: Punishment!

Quan Yulong’s expression changed dramatically.

"Impossible!"

He glared coldly at the Martial Cabinet disciple.

The disciple shuddered with fear.

"You dare to spout nonsense."

"I... I am not, Group Leader Wu... they really have returned."

Quan Yulong’s face became instantly unsightly.

You see, he had fled back, and in the Martial Cabinet, that was a big taboo, let alone, he was also representing the Punishment Hall, which was an even greater taboo.

Damn it.

How could the people from the eighth group possibly survive facing Tianqing?

Yang Tianpeng saw Quan Yulong’s reaction and frowned.

"Let them in."

"Yes."

The Martial Cabinet disciple immediately bowed and withdrew.

Quan Yulong’s face was unsightly as he spoke in a low voice,

"Lord Yang, I..."

Yang Tianpeng said nothing, but with one cold glance, Quan Yulong quickly shut his mouth.

Soon, Wu Yue and the others walked in.

Each of them was ragged and bloodstained.

Upon seeing Quan Yulong, anger flared in their eyes.

"Quan Yulong!"

"You damn still have the face to live?"

Wu Yue didn’t care about hierarchy anymore and cursed outright.

"When disaster struck, as a special envoy of the Punishment Hall, you actually abandoned all of us and ran away!"

"You truly are the disgrace of the Punishment Hall."

Quan Yulong’s face turned grim.

"Impudent."

"I returned to seek reinforcements for you."

Lu Xiuying scoffed,

"Reinforcements?"

"Where are the reinforcements?"

"Do you take us all for fools?"

"That’s right!"

The people from the eighth group were all enraged, their fury burning.

As the situation looked about to spiral out of control, Yang Tianpeng shouted,

"Silence!"

A terrifying aura spread, causing everyone to struggle to breathe, and they each took a few steps back.

Yang Tianpeng looked at Quan Yulong with cold eyes.

"Quan Yulong’s failure to provide adequate reinforcement deserves punishment."

As the words fell, Yang Tianpeng suddenly struck with his palm.

The powerful force hit Quan Yulong squarely in the chest.

Puh!

Quan Yulong spat out a large mouthful of blood, flew backward, and slammed heavily onto the ground, falling unconscious.

Everyone jumped with fright, none expecting Yang Tianpeng to act without warning.

At this moment, Yang Tianpeng looked toward Wu Yue and Lu Xiuying and spoke indifferently.

"Group Leader Wu, Group Leader Lu, Quan Yulong has been punished for his failure to provide adequate reinforcement. Are you both satisfied?"

"If not, you can go and kill him now."

"I assure you, the Punishment Hall will not hold you responsible."

Wu Yue and Lu Xiuying fell silent.

They exchanged glances and saw mutual dissatisfaction in each other’s eyes.

It was clear that Yang Tianpeng was protecting Quan Yulong.

By framing the escape as a failure to reinforce, it greatly reduced the severity of the offense. If they really killed Quan Yulong now, that’s when the real trouble would begin.

What a special envoy of the Punishment Hall.

Although their rage burned within, they were powerless to act.

After a pause, Wu Yue finally spoke,

"Lord Yang’s handling is appropriate, we have no objections."

Yang Tianpeng nodded.

"Good."

"If that is the case, let us put this matter to rest and not bring it up again."

"Yes."

Wu Yue and Lu Xiuying reluctantly agreed and then left.

At that moment, Zhao Songqing suddenly spoke up,

"You’ve all returned, but what about Zhou Yu?"

Wu Yue hesitated, then said,

"Mr. Zhou had matters to attend to and has already left."

A cold glint passed through Zhao Songqing’s eyes.

Zhou Yu is not dead!!!

He waved his hand impatiently.

"Get out."

"You..."

Lu Xiuying was furious but was pulled away by Wu Yue, who forcibly dragged her out.

Once outside, Lu Xiuying’s anger erupted.

"What’s the meaning of this Punishment Hall special envoy bringing in a young master to show off his power in our Martial Cabinet?"

"And that nonsense about not providing reinforcement just now, it was clearly just a cover!"

Wu Yue was also angry, but he still maintained his reason.

"Group Leader Lu, getting angry now is useless. We are just small fry, with little say. To have this matter handled to this extent is already not bad. The rest, we’ll have to wait for Deputy Director Jiang to return and make a decision."

Lu Xiuying’s chest heaved with rage, but she understood that what Wu Yue said was correct.

...

Inside the office.

Zhao Songqing’s face was cold as he got up to leave.

Yang Tianpeng inquired,

"Songqing, where are you going?"

"If that little bastard isn’t dead, then naturally, I’m going to take care of him."

Zhao Songqing didn’t turn back and left.

After Zhao Songqing left, Liu Zongsen hurriedly spoke up.

"Lord Yang, Zhou Yu is a major obstacle to our efforts to restructure the power dynamics in Qinzhou. Now that he’s alive, it’s hard to carry out our plans. Wouldn’t it be better if you, Elder, took action and completely took care of him?"

Yang Tianpeng spoke indifferently.

"My status is special. If I were to act, I’d need a plausible excuse."

Liu Zongsen quickly proposed.

"That’s easy. I can come up with an excuse right away."

Yang Tianpeng gestured dismissively.

"There’s no need."

"Zhao Songqing has already made his move. We’ll just wait for the results. If he’s successful, great; if he fails, an excuse will naturally arise."

Liu Zongsen’s eyes shone.

"Lord Yang, brilliant!"

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