One pair of eyes after another stared at the leading figure, Su Yan, and the Yang Kai she was supporting, a myriad of emotions such as envy and jealousy rapidly spreading, a thick sourness rising up.
Before today, they had never seen Su Yan be so close to any man. Even the few outstanding core disciples had not been granted such an honor.
Su Yan practiced the Ice Heart Technique, her heart frozen for many years. Normally, it was rare to see her speak to other men, let alone be close to them.
Every Lingxiao Pavilion disciple, regardless of their strength or status, could only be cautious in front of her, for fear of offending the beauty. But at this moment, she was actually supporting a young man at the third level of the Kaiyuan Realm, her small, white hand gently supporting his waist, her icy face slightly flushed, looking incredibly alluring.
The person who was usually unattainable now seemed much closer.
But, the hearts of countless male disciples of the Lingxiao Pavilion were shattered, feeling as if their high and mighty goddess had been desecrated.
And the one who desecrated the goddess was right before their eyes, being supported by the goddess, smelling her fragrance, feeling the softness of her small hand, enjoying a treatment that no one else could!
"There's a killing aura!" Yang Kai smiled strangely, his demeanor calm, walking forward with Su Yan, exuding a somewhat fox-like arrogance.
A figure appeared before them, a man with a refined and handsome appearance, clear eyebrows, and bright eyes, blocking Su Yan and Yang Kai. His star-like eyes were filled with deep affection for Su Yan, but also concealed a deep jealousy and displeasure.
Su Yan's steps paused, and she looked up at him.
"Move aside!" Her usual cold voice sounded, calm and devoid of any烟火气息 (worldly烟火), making it impossible to discern her emotions.
The man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Sister, don't make it difficult for your senior brother. I have my duties!"
This man was the second most powerful young expert of the Lingxiao Pavilion, Jie Hongchen.
"Move aside!" Su Yan repeated, seemingly unwilling to say another word.
Jie Hongchen said helplessly, "Sister, these people cannot leave yet! They have violated the sect rules. Before the elders make a decision, no one can take them away."
"Rules of the sect?" Yang Kai stepped forward, sneering, "May I ask, Senior Brother, which rule have we violated?"
Jie Hongchen looked at him with disdain and snorted, "Gang fighting, murder, and contempt for the Law Enforcement Hall. Any one of these is enough to have you expelled from the Lingxiao Pavilion."
"Gang fighting?" Su Yan took over, "Who did we fight with? If it was a gang fight, there should be an opponent, right? Why did your Law Enforcement Hall only arrest one side? Where is the other side?"
Jie Hongchen's face turned red with embarrassment, and he was speechless. The other side was Wei Zhuang and his group, whom they dared not arrest.
"Murder? Where is the body of the person killed?"
Jie Hongchen smiled bitterly and quickly explained, "It was an attempt to murder, but fortunately, we in the Law Enforcement Hall stopped it, preventing any major incident."
"Disciples of the sect take responsibility for their own lives during sparring! If we follow your logic, wouldn't every pair of sparring disciples be attempting to murder each other? With so many people in the Law Enforcement Hall, why don't you arrest all the disciples of the Lingxiao Pavilion?" Su Yan's expression was indifferent, her tone icy: "As for contempt for the Law Enforcement Hall, if you truly acted fairly, who would dare to show contempt? I fear that this Law Enforcement Hall, which claims to represent the sect rules, has already become a tool for certain people to vie for power, losing its own authority and inviting others to step on it!"
" Sister." Jie Hongchen's smile was dry, his handsome face filled with deep helplessness, "Do you have to be so blunt?"
"Right and wrong, you know in your heart."
Jie Hongchen's expression turned gloomy, and he said softly, "Sister, I have always been sincere to you. Why do you make it so difficult for me?"
Su Yan said coolly, "If Sister Zhao Feixue heard these words, I wonder what she would think?"
Zhao Feixue, like Jie Hongchen and Su Yan, was a core disciple of the Lingxiao Pavilion. However, her relationship with Jie Hongchen had always been ambiguous.
Jie Hongchen's body trembled, and he looked deeply at Su Yan, his face filled with pain and helplessness. Then, his gaze shifted to Yang Kai, his eyes suddenly filled with intense resentment.
Yang Kai remained calm, meeting his gaze without fear.
"Do you call yourself Yang Kai?" Jie Hongchen asked, suppressing the bitterness in his heart. Anyone who saw the woman they liked supporting another man so intimately would not feel good.
"Senior Brother, what do you want to say?"
"I know you started this trouble. Without you, there would be no current problems. If you don't want to involve Sister Su, you should obediently return to your cell, saving me the trouble of having to act." Jie Hongchen said calmly. He couldn't persuade Su Yan and didn't dare to act against her, so he had to find a breakthrough with Yang Kai.
Yang Kai smiled wryly.
"What are you smiling about?" Jie Hongchen frowned and asked.
Yang Kai, now covered in blood and looking quite disheveled, smiled and slowly extended his hand, grabbing the jade-like hand Su Yan had placed on his waist, gently and tenderly patting it, then turned to look at Su Yan with deep affection, saying, "I don't want to involve Senior Sister, but she has been so sincere to me. I can't let her down, so I can only let her do as she pleases."
Jie Hongchen's face turned pale, and Su Yan was stunned, her face filled with confusion.
Li Yuntian and the others' jaws dropped to the ground, their throats making strange creaking sounds, but they couldn't utter a single coherent word.
The hundreds of Law Enforcement Hall disciples surrounding them felt their hearts suddenly crack, all of them standing there like wooden statues!
"Senior Sister, isn't that right?" Yang Kai, seemingly unaware of the dire situation, added more salt to the boiling oil.
Jie Hongchen watched Su Yan with great tension, deeply afraid of hearing an answer he didn't want to hear.
Su Yan suddenly came to her senses.
In all her years, no man had ever treated her so lightly. Her hand was being held and caressed by him, the rough calluses on his hand causing a stinging pain and a bit of warmth on her skin.
Su Yan was furious! She almost struck Yang Kai on the spot, but after a moment's thought, she understood what Yang Kai was trying to do. Suppressing her anger, she nodded slightly, openly admitting, "Yes!"
As she spoke, she sent a hidden force into Yang Kai's meridians.
Yang Kai grunted, and two streams of blood suddenly gushed from his nostrils.
"Why are you bleeding?" Su Yan asked, taking out a white silk handkerchief and gently wiping the blood from Yang Kai's face.
"It's nothing, nothing!" Yang Kai felt a chill in his heart, thinking that this Senior Sister, who seemed so calm, would indeed use harsh measures if provoked.
"You... " Jie Hongchen was almost driven mad with jealousy. If he had any doubts about Su Yan's admission, the scene before him left no room for doubt about her feelings.
When had he ever seen Su Yan treat a man so gently? When had he ever seen Su Yan's hand be held by a man without struggling?
If she wasn't truly willing, with Su Yan's strength, how could Yang Kai have succeeded?
"Sister, with your extraordinary talent, how could you look at such a waste of a man?"
"Who are you calling a waste?" Yang Kai and Su Yan turned their heads simultaneously, their faces dark like the night before a storm.