Chapter 1229: The Seven-Day Ultimatum

Chapter 1229: Chapter 1229: The Seven-Day Ultimatum

As soon as Pei Yan spoke, there were indeed some curious elders from various sects who came forward to inspect, and after examining several corpses, they all shook their heads and sighed, confirming that Pei Yan’s words were true. But when one or two unimpressed elders wanted to step forward to inspect Wang Wenze, they were stopped by Hu Jiu’s piercing gaze, awkwardly retracting their probing hands and turning to leave.

After the crowd finished checking and dispersed, Pei Yan continued, "Everyone just witnessed what I said, right?"

"Pei Xiaoyou’s words are indeed true."

"These people were indeed injured by Hongjun Sword Furnace’s techniques."

The inspectors promptly voiced their agreement, which was precisely the effect Pei Yan wanted as he pointed sequentially with his fingers towards Wang Wenze, smiling, "My two colleagues who perished were ordinary people, let’s not mention them for now. Although my friend here is not as skilled as I am, he is also outstanding among the Tier Seven power wielders, and this member of the Fenrir Race is an outstanding Tier Eight expert, along with a severely wounded Tier Seven expert. Also, Xiang Zizhen, tell everyone the realm of your two subordinates."

"One is Human Dao Realm, the other is Asura Realm," Xiang Zizhen answered weakly.

"Everyone heard that! Three Tier Seven, two Tier Eight, five masters! For someone to injure or kill these individuals, it wouldn’t be possible unless they mastered more than just the superficial techniques of Hongjun Sword Furnace!"

Here it comes! Pei Yan finally got to the main point. Although the techniques of Hongjun Sword Furnace are indeed not secret to outsiders, back then Liu Xuanji even gifted Ye Ruozai a copy of the sword manual. According to Liu Jian’Er at the time, this sword manual could be learned by outsiders with some effort. The preciousness of the manual lay only in Liu Xuanji’s annotations on it. However, outsiders, even if they learned the most, would learn up to Tier Four entry level. The core techniques of Hongjun Sword Furnace would never be passed on.

And relying solely on the sword techniques learned up to Tier Four to injure so many masters is obviously impossible. Regarding this point, Hongjun Sword Furnace cannot explain it!

With no explanation possible, simply don’t explain it. Liu Xuanji did not directly answer Pei Yan’s question but instead asked in return, "Pei Xiaoyou, do you think our Hongjun Sword Furnace would be foolish enough to use our sect’s techniques to do something so reckless, leaving ourselves open to criticism from others?"

"No!" Pei Yan replied straightforwardly, "If I truly believed this matter was done by Hongjun Sword Furnace, today’s conversation with the elder would be very different! But even if I don’t believe it was done by your sect, it’s of no use. I have wounded a friend, lost colleagues, and my sister-in-law’s clan members died because they were caught up in this! Just saying I don’t believe won’t quell their anger. Elder, don’t you think that’s asking too much?"

"Oh! Understood! Pei Xiaoyou wants justice from my sect?" Liu Xuanji nodded knowingly.

"Exactly, your sect’s explanation since the incident has been no explanation at all, which leaves me dissatisfied!" Pei Yan leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and took out a cigar gifted by Gu Shenghui, inhaling its aroma indifferently.

"Then what explanation does Pei Xiaoyou want? Tell it to me so I can listen!"

"It’s simple! I’m not an unreasonable person. Elder Feng hinted to me about this matter several times before I came, given his relationship, I can’t be excessive." Pei Yan spoke and adeptly cut the cigar with his hand, lighting it casually, "It’s been days since the incident, and your sect has yet to provide us with a response. I’ll give Elder Liu seven days to investigate. After seven days, I need to know the true information about the assailant! Four people died in this attack, within these seven days, you send four Tier Nine Elders to our investigation team’s residence to help protect us."

Hearing this, the spectators breathed a sigh of relief, finding Pei Yan’s demands reasonable. But Liu Xuanji sharply noticed the subtle meaning in Pei Yan’s words, leaned forward, and asked, "What if we can’t identify the culprit within seven days?"

"Ah, that’ll be troublesome!" Pei Yan inhaled the cigar smell deeply, exhaled, and said helplessly, "Then I’ll have to send an elder every two days to talk with my deceased colleagues, tell them not to be anxious or resentful, we’ll eventually find the real culprit. After sending away these four elders, even if your sect hasn’t found the real culprit, my colleagues and allies will understand your sect’s difficulties and won’t resent me, Pei Yan, anymore."

Pfft, the meaning behind Pei Yan’s words was exceptionally ruthless, yet his tone was playful and helpless, causing Tushan Suisui and Hati behind him to burst out laughing, seeing Pei Yan’s demeanor like this for the first time.

"Pei Yan! You’ve pushed us too far!" An elder from Hongjun Sword Furnace shouted angrily at this demand, unable to endure anymore. This was tantamount to taking them hostage and coercing Hongjun Sword Furnace to find the real culprit for the investigation team. Since Hongjun Sword Furnace joined Immortal Palace, this was the first time anyone dared to openly threaten their sect in public.

"I’ve pushed you too far? I’ve pushed you too far?" Pei Yan pointed at himself with the hand holding the cigar and sneered, "Listen here, everyone, is there anything so unreasonable in this world? The people using your sect’s techniques killed my people, yet I haven’t directly come to arrest anyone. I’ve given you enough face! Let’s take a step back; even if this isn’t done by Hongjun Sword Furnace, you can’t escape responsibility, you at least have the crime of not managing well, leading to the leakage of the techniques. Adding the seven days I gave you, it’s been almost half a month since the incident, Elder Liu, I don’t believe your sect hasn’t any clues or leads about who the real culprit might be!"

"Pei Yan, I want to ask, what if I don’t agree to your demands today, what do you intend to do?"

Liu Xuanji’s question left everyone in shock, eagerly turning their heads towards Pei Yan to see how he would respond. Pei Yan snorted disdainfully and replied, "Elder Liu, then don’t blame me for being disrespectful. Recently, apart from my colleagues, I’ve also been reading quite a bit about the histories of various clans under Immortal Palace. Hongjun Sword Furnace’s dealings with Celestial Sword Manor don’t seem all that clean, do they? Now there’s this incident too. You say your sect wouldn’t do such a foolish thing, but how do I know whether someone, fearing their deeds will be exposed, might recklessly decide to kill to silence witnesses?"

At this, the busy long street fell silent, everyone realizing the weight of these words. After a long pause, Liu Xuanji raised his drooping eyelids slowly, and his eyes flashed sharply, like two sword beams, as he coldly retorted, "Pei Yan, are you threatening me with personal motives?"

"I wouldn’t dare, I’m simply going to report these matters truthfully to the Spirit Lord. As for how the Spirit Lord decides, I’m not in control! Elder Liu, at this point, you still have a way to resolve this matter!"