Chapter 1267: Reaping What One Sows

“Lei Tian, what are you doing?”

Standing at the very front, Xuan Yu shot a cold glance at the man before him, then asked, enunciating every word.

Wang Zhan and Sword Spirit were also standing behind Xuan Yu, step by step closing in on Lei Tian.

Both of their expressions were extremely grim.

Even an idiot could see it: Lei Tian in front of them was clearly a traitor, and he even wanted to shake the very foundation of the formation techniques for Li Yuan Yi!

Once the Eye of the Formation in front of them was destroyed, the entire formation techniques would likely go out of control. The final result would be Li Yuan Yi charging straight into the formation techniques, and by then, Inside Tian Pavilion would definitely be littered with corpses, rivers of blood flowing…

There might not even be a single survivor.

Lei Tian’s eyes turned slightly; how could he possibly let himself be captured so easily?

Anyway, he hadn’t actually done anything out of line. He hurriedly explained, “I just wanted to come over and stroll around a bit. I don’t know what’s around here at all, and I don’t even know what I did that alarmed all of you…”

“But Pavilion Master, please rest assured, I—I definitely don’t have any other intentions. I won’t do anything that betrays everyone in Sky Pavilion, and I absolutely won’t let down the expectations you have for me…”

Heh!

The corner of Wang Zhan’s mouth curled in a cold sneer. He folded his arms, shook his head, then spoke faintly, “Sorry, but I never had any expectations of you at all, and I don’t even know who you are…”

He really was telling the truth. During the period when Wang Zhan was away, everything had been handed over to Xuan Yu to deal with.

If Xuan Yu hadn’t recognized Lei Tian standing in front of them, Wang Zhan wouldn’t even have known Lei Tian’s name.

Lei Tian gave an awkward smile. He knew the gap in strength between himself and Wang Zhan was enormous, and with Sword Spirit and Xuan Yu standing to the side as well, if he really fought these few people, he wouldn’t last a single move…

So right now he could only try his best to buy more time and stall Wang Zhan.

Wang Zhan beside him narrowed his eyes slightly. He had already walked up to Lei Tian’s side. After patting Lei Tian’s shoulder, he spoke in a light tone, “If I’m not mistaken, you’re trying to destroy the Eye of the Formation in front of us, aren’t you?”

“Everyone knows the City Lord’s Mansion is my private domain, so on ordinary days no one gets close to it, precisely to avoid disturbing me and bringing trouble on themselves.”

“Yet you show up here at this exact time—are your intentions not obvious?”

Lei Tian was about to explain something, but Wang Zhan immediately waved his hand to cut him off, then spoke again, “Also, I just heard that Li Yuan Yi tried to lobby you all. I’m guessing you believed his words too easily and want to learn that cultivation technique he has, so you planned to help him enter Inside Tian Pavilion, right?”

Wang Zhan had already seen through everything. Even if Lei Tian wanted to hide it, he didn’t dare say much more.

Lei Tian’s legs suddenly went weak, and he dropped straight to his knees. Then he began kowtowing to Wang Zhan over and over, begging forgiveness.

“Pavilion Master, I know I really did do wrong, but I hope you can give me one more chance. Just forgive me this time, alright?”

“I was just momentarily blinded, but I absolutely haven’t done anything that actually betrays Sky Pavilion, and this will only happen once, never again!”

“Pavilion Master, please rest assured, in the days to come I’ll definitely do more, do everything I can so you see my value. I’ll absolutely not just sit here eating for free…”

Wang Zhan shook his head with a cold laugh. How could he believe a traitor’s words?

And from any angle you looked at it, the man in front of him was a despicable petty coward. Naturally, Wang Zhan didn’t bother to take him seriously.

“Mr. Wang, we don’t need to keep wasting words on him. Now that we have human and material evidence, and we’ve already seen through his intentions, there’s nothing for us to worry about. It’d be better to strike directly and get rid of him at once!”

“What do you think?”

“This also counts as a means of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, to let everyone Inside Tian Pavilion understand: whoever dares harbor disloyalty toward Sky Pavilion will end up like this!”

In extraordinary times, one must take extraordinary measures.

If this were an ordinary day, once something like this happened, Xuan Yu would just kick the person out from Inside Tian Pavilion and never give them a chance to return.

But the current situation had already gone far beyond his expectations. After all, Sky Pavilion was completely sealed off now, and even Wang Zhan’s own people couldn’t leave from here, so naturally there was no reason anyone could threaten them.

To prevent any more mistakes, the best approach was to kill directly.

Lei Tian had already been scared out of his wits by Xuan Yu’s words. The speed of his kowtowing grew faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye his forehead was already streaked with blood.

The matter of the City Lord’s Mansion had long since spread outside, and most of the people Inside Tian Pavilion had come rushing over. At this moment they were all gathered around in front of Wang Zhan and the others.

But after all, they had just arrived here, none of them knew the specific situation.

Lei Tian hurriedly let his gaze fall on everyone present, and quickly opened his mouth: “Everyone should know me, right? This time I really did something wrong, I even offended Mr. Wang, but I hope you can put in a good word for me, don’t let Mr. Wang strike me down!”

“I’ve also rendered great service Inside Tian Pavilion before, I think everyone should be aware of that, right?”

“And back then, when we went up against the surrounding Sects, I was always charging at the front. That alone is enough to show my value, what do you all think?”

Everyone glanced at each other, then all started discussing at once.

“What exactly happened? How could the Lord Pavilion Master make a move against someone for no reason?”

“There must be some misunderstanding in this, things aren’t as simple as we think. Lei Tian was never a good guy, I’ve long since had a bad feeling about him!”

“He must have offended Mr. Wang this time, otherwise with Mr. Wang’s magnanimity, how could he really make a move on Lei Tian?”

People were saying all sorts of things. Although they still didn’t know what exactly had happened, they still unconditionally believed Wang Zhan.

Meanwhile Xuan Yu walked to the front of the crowd. He absolutely couldn’t let Inside Tian Pavilion fall into greater turmoil, that would only make things even more complicated, and in the future they’d also have to guard against everyone around them, in case someone directly shattered the formation techniques!

Sky Pavilion had to be a harmonious place; only then could everyone stop living in fear, and at the same time carve out a Utopia on the Star War Battlefield.

As Xuan Yu stepped in front of the crowd, all their gazes gathered on him.

Compared to Lei Tian’s words, Xuan Yu’s held much more persuasive power.

After all, all matters Inside Tian Pavilion had always been entrusted fully to Xuan Yu to handle, and everyone also unconditionally believed Xuan Yu.

As Xuan Yu waved his hand at the crowd, the previously chaotic throng grew much quieter. Xuan Yu then Xu Xu stepped forward, and spoke firmly and decisively: “Everyone, things aren’t as complicated as you imagine. Mr. Wang is not some bloodthirsty person, I think you’re all clear on that, right?”

When everyone all nodded, Xuan Yu continued: “The reason Mr. Wang made a move on him is because he really couldn’t endure it any longer. This guy actually tried to sabotage the Eye of the Formation, all so that Li Yuan Yi outside could charge into Sky Pavilion.”

“I think you all understand Li Yuan Yi’s terrifying strength. If Li Yuan Yi is allowed to come here, then all of us will be plunged into difficult times, and the Sky Pavilion we painstakingly built will crumble to dust in an instant…”

Everyone suddenly understood, many of them following up with lingering fear.

If the formation techniques before them were really broken, then the situation would be truly dire.

“That damned bastard, to think he’s actually a traitor Inside Tian Pavilion?”

“I already felt before that this guy didn’t seem like a good person, he was clearly a rebel. Now he’s finally revealed his true nature!”

“Mr. Wang must not show mercy. We have to kill this kind of person as quickly as possible, and let everyone Inside Tian Pavilion take a good look. Whoever dares to harbor such crooked thoughts and act against everyone’s interests, this will be their end!”

“…”

The crowd’s stance was astonishingly unanimous.

This wasn’t just to protect Sky Pavilion, nor merely to uphold Wang Zhan’s dignity; even more, it was to preserve their own lives.

Once any upheaval really broke out here, all of them would be caught in the impact.

The fact that they could stay Inside Tian Pavilion was already a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes. After all, with Zuo Linglong’s help, after they took the elixir they could even raise their strength in a short time. It was precisely because of this that most experts had been drawn here.

Seeing the crowd surging, Xuan Yu’s gaze fell back on Lei Tian. Such a small matter naturally did not require Wang Zhan to act; everything could be left to him to handle.

He spoke coolly: “Do you have anything else to say now?”

“Everyone’s attitude is surprisingly unanimous. You understand your own mistake now, don’t you?”

Lei Tian’s face was filled with despair, but he had absolutely no leverage to bargain with Wang Zhan and the others. After hesitating for quite a while, he finally lowered his head and said: “Lord Pavilion Master, I only have one last request. Even if you abolish all my cultivation, could you spare my life?”

“As long as you let me live, no matter what you want me to do, I’ll obey willingly!”

But before Wang Zhan could speak, the people behind had already spoken in unison.

“No way!”

Yet Lei Tian didn’t pay them any mind, still waiting for Wang Zhan’s response.

Whether he lived or died now depended entirely on Wang Zhan’s attitude.