Chapter 1263: The Peacemaker

Chapter 1263: Chapter 1263: The Peacemaker

"Big brother!" Just as everyone was lamenting Elder Wu’s miserable state, a man who bore a striking resemblance to Elder Wu from the Infinite Thunder Sect cried out mournfully and leapt into the arena. Seeing his brother’s painful appearance, he wanted to rescue him, but the adhesive’s tricky ability left him helpless. In a panic, he turned to the perpetrator and stepped forward, shouting, "Let my brother go!"

"Get back!"

Bam! The crash resounded throughout the scene as Second Elder Wu, charging directly at Yu Xueli, collided with Zheng Jia Ru. Facing Zheng Jia Ru, the Child of Origin who had recently broken through the eighth tier by inheriting powers from his predecessors, this elder couldn’t showcase his abilities before Zheng Jia Ru struck his chest. The Protective Array on his chest shattered with a slight bone-cracking sound, causing Second Elder Wu to groan and his body to fly backward. After smashing a hole in the outer wall of the Infinite Thunder Sect, he vanished into the courtyard, silenced.

With these successive exchanges, the atmosphere in the scene instantly became tense, with the members of the Infinite Thunder Sect rushing toward the door, while the experts invited by Pei Yan lined up behind him defiantly. Pei Yan cast a sidelong glance at Situ Maocai, who stood at the entrance with an undecided expression, and sneered, "Elder Situ, is the Infinite Thunder Sect preparing to officially defy the orders of the Spirit Lord? If there is no problem with that, I, Pei Yan, though not of the Immortal Palace, am happy to use my sister and your Spirit Lord’s relationship to act and clean up your sect."

"Pei Yan, this is a grudge between us! Don’t involve the Spirit Lord in everything. Using personal power to oppress others is unjust," Situ Maocai retorted harshly, his face looking extremely displeased.

"Ridiculous! What grudge do we have? Before tonight, I didn’t even know who you were. If assassins hadn’t attacked my household servants tonight, do you think I’d be willing to get involved in your mess? Isn’t it just you being so self-satisfied you could ignore it, continually defying the Spirit Lord’s orders until he grew extremely dissatisfied and used my hand to deal with you? I really can’t understand, why is the Infinite Thunder Sect interfering in this matter? Or are the assassins sent by your sect?" Pei Yan snorted disdainfully.

These words left Situ Maocai speechless. Pei Yan was right: regardless of the enmity now between the two sides, before tonight, they were indeed separate entities. Situ Maocai wasn’t intent on vying with Pei Yan, feeling merely irked that despite sending people to his residence for an explanation, his men were singled out to make a show. It was this little bit of irritation that left him caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

"Don’t argue! Don’t argue! Sigh! I knew things wouldn’t resolve peacefully today. Who would have thought that even if delayed just a bit, a mishap would occur."

At the tense standoff, a familiar voice rose from outside the crowd. Without looking, Pei Yan knew it was the well-meaning Feng Tianhe. However, Pei Yan, this time, chose not to give him face and turned his head away without acknowledgment.

"Junior Brother Pei, it’s been a while!" With those words and a brotherly address, Pei Yan had no choice but to acknowledge, as Feng Tianhe didn’t come alone this time but brought a helper.

Lin Daozi!

It seemed Feng Tianhe arrived a step later because he went to invite this person to intervene. Pei Yan couldn’t do much but turn around, salute the newcomer, and shake his head with a helpless smile, "I wondered who it was; turns out it’s Brother Lin. You’re here at the right time. Since this search is originally the Immortal Palace’s affair, you’re the favored disciple of Spirit Lord Lin. It’s most fitting for you to preside! This way, I wouldn’t be caught in the middle, being neither here nor there. Come! Come! Come! Brother Lin, I’d gladly step aside and let you take over. My subordinates and I are willing to comply with Brother Lin’s directions."

Pei Yan stepped forward, grabbed Lin Daozi’s hand, and spoke while dragging him into the scene, his face full of impatience, revealing his strong wish to wash his hands of the affair.

"Hold on, Junior Brother! Hold on, let your foolish brother speak!" Being dragged, Lin Daozi showed a helpless expression. Tonight’s incident was known to him as soon as the street assassins appeared. He was involved from the start, mobilizing the Divine Martial Guard to enter the city, along with transmitting orders from the Spirit Lord. He secretly dispatched people following Lin Ruxue, adhering to his teacher’s guidelines, and knew the situation from start to finish, understanding that Pei Yan was best suited to handle this disagreeable task, while he conveniently remained distant and observed the development.

However, people from the Immortal Palace weren’t fools. If they couldn’t meet the Spirit Lord, they’d target the disciple. Over the years, whether the Spirit Lord was in the Immortal Palace or not, the Six Mansions supported Lin Daozi relentlessly without any slack. With food, clothing, housing, and travel, nothing less than the best treatment was given to the siblings; even the precious resources collected annually within the sect weren’t without offerings for Lin Daozi. Having benefited, hiding at a crucial moment wasn’t acceptable!

In the end, the elder is more cunning. Cleared of suspicion, Feng Tianhe barreled through the barely guarded outer defenses, finding Lin Daozi’s residence without offering refusal, directly barging in to speak face-to-face. With Feng Tianhe’s emotional and reasoned persuasion, Lin Daozi received hints from his teacher to complicate things and settle it cautiously. Thus reluctantly, he set out with Feng Tianhe to the incident’s venue.

Upon arrival and seeing the scene, Lin Daozi felt a headache, enduring Pei Yan’s entanglement. Lin Daozi had no choice but to grab Pei Yan’s hand, begging, "Junior Brother Pei! You started this matter! My master entrusted it all in your hands; you can’t abandon it halfway, disappointing both of our masters’ hopes. Besides, I know nothing of the situation’s origins. Catching the culprits is a race against time, and we’ve already spent too much time on it tonight. If left to me in haste, I can’t ensure thoroughness. If we miss crucial traces of the culprits, it would waste your night’s efforts! So, diligence is needed; Junior Brother Pei, you’re still best suited to handle this."

I trust not a word of your ignorance! Pei Yan watched Lin Daozi solemnly denying knowledge before him, without exposing him, merely sighed helplessly, "No choice! Brother Lin, what can I do? I’m not of the Immortal Palace, nor of significance from the Daoist Plane. Even with the Spirit Lord’s decree to search, some dare to defy it. Others claim my sister and I secretly imprisoned your master, conspiring with the Embroidered Robe Envoy and the Divine Martial Guard to overthrow the Immortal Palace and control the Daoist Plane with malicious intent. Alas! Brother Lin, it’s not that I’m unwilling, it’s purely beyond my capacity."

"Who? Who questions the Spirit Lord’s safety! Who does not recognize the Spirit Lord’s orders?" Hearing this, Lin Daozi’s eyes sharpened, scanning the crowd and sternly questioning.