The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 748 - 746: High-ranking Elder of the Fist Daoist Courtyard! Zuo Kai!

Chapter 748: Chapter 746: High-ranking Elder of the Fist Daoist Courtyard! Zuo Kai!

"Hm? This is actually the Sky-covering Hand from the Fist Daoist Courtyard!"

Pei Ji exclaimed in surprise.

The Sky-covering Hand is an unspoken secret within the Fist Daoist Courtyard. To be able to master such an excellent secret skill, one had to either be a genius disciple in the courtyard, or occupy a high-ranking elder’s position.

After momentarily being taken aback, Pei Ji’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said in a cold voice, "As a disciple of the Fist Daoist Courtyard, you should know how severe the crime is to assassinate geniuses in Wooden Puppet Alley of Tianding City!"

"Since you have come, stay here."

Pei Ji waved his Storage Bag, and a sharp sword was unsheathed.

The moment this sword was drawn, a terrifying power resonated throughout the entire square.

"A Nine-grade Spirit Tool!" Lin Bai exclaimed.

The spiritual weapon in Pei Ji’s hand was actually a Nine-grade Spirit Tool!

After Pei Ji pulled out the spirit sword, he immediately took a step forward, his eyes sharp as a hawk, striking down with a mighty thrust. There was a flash of sword aura, a torrent of force that could not be resisted, bearing down on the body of Liujing Xing.

Liujing Xing, who was trying to escape, immediately turned pale, looking back, he saw the unstoppable sword aura carrying a destructive force, aiming straight for his forehead.

"This is bad!"

Liujing Xing quickly put up his defences.

But Pei Ji’s cultivation was obviously much higher than Liujing Xing’s.

This sword burst out, hitting Pei Ji’s body.

Thunk! A loud noise.

The strong sword aura shattered all of Liujing Xing’s defences, and Liujing Xing was hit hard, crashing into the stone walls, blood splattered all over the ground , and he fell to the ground in a sorry state.

One hit, and Liujing Xing was defeated.

Although Liujing Xing didn’t die, he was already half-dead.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish——

At that moment, a slew of shadows flew in from outside the Wooden Doll Alley Square, appearing in front of the Wooden Puppet Alley, seeing Pei Ji enact his sword skills and knock down this shadow, their faces slightly solemn.

This sudden appearance of shadows, astonishingly, there were as many as seventeen.

Among them were elders and women.

"The experts have arrived."

"It’s the Senior Elder Pei Ji from the Sword Art Academy!"

"More experts are coming!"

"My goodness, these experts are... the Senior Elder Zuo Kai from the Fist Daoist Courtyard, the Senior Elder Liang Chunhui from the Dan Dao Courtyard..."

"And the Senior Elder from the Artifact Dao Sect, the Senior Elder from the Spear Daoist Courtyard, the Senior Elder from the Heavenly Sound Court..."

"The Senior Elders from the Nine Great Institutions have all arrived at this moment."

Many warriors exclaimed in surprise.

At once, all the warriors present bowed in respect, "We greet the Elders!"

Zuo Kai, the Elder of the Fist Daoist Courtyard, immediately said coldly, "No need for formalities."

Upon hearing Zuo Kai’s voice, all the warriors present raised their heads once again to observe the situation within the Wooden Puppet Alley.

"What’s going on here?"

Zuo Kai stepped forward and asked, looking at the shadow in the Wooden Puppet Alley.

Zuo Kai, a middle-aged man dressed in a purple-gold robe, his eyebrows slanted down, his brow carrying an endless sharpness, provoking a chilling feeling in anyone who took a look.

Pei Ji said lightly, "This person dared to commit a crime in Wooden Puppet Alley. If I hadn’t acted in time, I fear he would have succeeded."

Zuo Kai scoffed, "Is that so? Who would have such audacity?"

"I’d like to know as well."

Pei Ji coldly walked over. With a swing of his sword, he cut through the black mist and the veil on Liujing Xing.

"Liujing Xing!"

Both Pei Ji and Zuo Kai exclaimed in shock, their faces drastically changing.

At that moment, Lin Bai gave a sidelong glance at Liujing Xing.

Liujing Xing had been severely wounded by Pei Ji’s sword earlier. Now he lay on the ground, blood flowing out of him. On his chest was a chilling sword mark, something that made anyone shudder at the sight of it.

"I knew it was you!" Lin Bai exclaimed, his eyes blazing with anger.

Upon seeing it was Liujing Xing, Bai Xiaoxiao was not surprised either.

Having seen Liujing Xing, Zuo Kai recognized him. After all, Zuo Kai was a high-ranking elder in the Fist Daoist Courtyard, and he was an old friend of Liujing Xing’s elder brother, Liujing Feng.

What’s more, Zuo Kai was fully aware that Liujing Feng was the son-in-law of the Director of the Fist Daoist Courtyard, so his status was far superior to his own.

Liujing Xing, incredibly weak, looked at Zuo Kai and pleaded, "Senior Zuo Kai, save me."

Zuo Kai walked up to Liujing Xing and asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

Liujing Xing coldly said, "That warrior. He killed my two nephews, Liu Hai, and Liu Ben..."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Kai’s face immediately changed, and he quickly turned his gaze to Lin Bai.

"Him?"

Zuo Kai exclaimed.

Liujing Xing said calmly, "Senior Zuo Kai, if you can help me kill Lin Bai, my elder brother will certainly be very grateful to you someday."

Zuo Kai’s gaze flickered and said, "Liujing Xing, don’t be impulsive, all the high-ranking elders of the Nine Great Institutions are here, so trying to kill Lin Bai now might not be so easy."

Liujing Xing then solemnly nodded his head and continued, "Senior Zuo Kai, you must save me. Killing someone in Wooden Puppet Alley is a defiance of the rules set by the Miracle Ridge. If I were to fall into the hands of Pei Ji, I might not be able to escape death!"

Zuo Kai said coldly, "I am well aware of that. This Pei Ji, relying on his profound Cultivation and superior Sword Skill, always has the rules of Miracle Ridge on his lips. I’ve long gotten sick and tired of it..."

Pei Ji glanced at Liujing Xing and said, "Zuo Kai, I remember right, Liujing Xing is a disciple of your Fist Daoist Courtyard, right? So are you guys going to take responsibility for this?"

Zuo Kai sneered, "Pei Ji, what kind of explanation do you want?"

Pei Ji snorted coldly, "The Fist Daoist Courtyard is becoming increasingly lawless, even openly inciting disciples to assassinate warriors in Wooden Puppet Alley. Are you guys even considering the rules set by Miracle Ridge?"

Zuo Kai said coldly, "Humph, Pei Ji, you keep insisting that Liujing Xing came here to assassinate warriors, did any warriors die in this place?"

Pei Ji glanced at Lin Bai and said, "Had I not intervened in time, Lin Bai might have been killed by him already."

Zuo Kai sneered, "Now that Lin Bai is not dead, what proof do you have to accuse Liujing Xing of trying to assassinate Lin Bai?"

"You really are stretching logic!"

Pei Ji roared in anger.

Pei Ji was a high-ranking elder of the Sword Art Academy and a Tower Guardian Elder of the Ascension Tower, with the duty of protecting geniuses.

When Pei Ji previously saved Bai Xiaoxiao at Lin Zhai but not Lin Bai, it was his duty. His responsibility was to protect the geniuses.

The Lin Zhai was considered Lin Bai’s private territory at the time, and Pei Ji didn’t have the authority, and he didn’t want to have an open confrontation with Liujing Xing either.

But now, Liujing Xing attempted to assassinate Lin Bai in Wooden Puppet Alley, which was a direct defiance of the rules of the Miracle Ridge. As a high-ranking elder of the Swordsmanship Courtyard of the Miracle Ridge, it was Pei Ji’s duty to bring Liujing Xing to justice.

Zuo Kai said coldly, "The matter hasn’t been clarified yet, Pei Ji, you better not be making false accusations."

Pei Ji sneered, "So you mean to cover up for Liujing Xing?"

Buzz——

As he said that, a strong Sword Intention naturally flowed out from Pei Ji: "The rules of Miracle Ridge are absolute, without rules, there can be no standards!"

"Since Liujing Xing has dared to attempt a murder in Wooden Puppet Alley, whether he has succeeded or not, he has already violated the rules of the Miracle Ridge!"

"According to the rules, Liujing Xing should be executed!"

Pei Ji said in an unwavering tone.