Supreme Warrior in the City

Seeing the An Yang Saint Emperor remain silent, Su Yang smiled lightly and said, ”Everyone, this issue is both significant and trivial. Actually, we didn’t need to escalate it to this point. However, I’m just worried that someone might secretly set traps for me, leading me into them. Therefore, I’ve decided to hand this matter over to the Saint Emperor Hall for dealing. What do you all think?”

The four Saint Emperors accompanying An Yang Saint Emperor changed their expressions, as they were supporting An Yang Saint Emperor in opposing Su Yang. Su Yang has already gained the upper hand in this situation. If he hands it over to the Saint Emperor Hall, the matter will only escalate further, possibly involving the entire True Martial Realm.

If things escalate, losing face here would be the least of their concerns. Once the Saint Emperor Hall investigates, they would likely have to pay a price for this issue.

Frankly, An Yang Saint Emperor is the mastermind behind this incident, while the other four Saint Emperors were merely supporting him. They didn’t expect things to reach this point, and now they were all thoroughly tied to An Yang Saint Emperor’s ship, unable to extricate themselves.

If it truly escalates to the Saint Emperor Hall, An Yang Saint Emperor will be held accountable for this incident. As for the other four Saint Emperors, they cannot expect to escape unscathed, and will inevitably have to pay a price.

Paying a price is one thing, but the real issue is if the matter becomes known throughout the True Martial Realm. Then the reputation of these Saint Emperors would be thoroughly tarnished, and how would they command respect afterward?

Thus, the four of them simultaneously looked at the An Yang Saint Emperor, their eyes filled with some resentment.

This whole issue was entirely An Yang Saint Emperor’s scheme. When it comes to bearing the consequences, none of the four could escape, leaving them feeling aggrieved!

At this moment, these four Saint Emperors were extremely dissatisfied with An Yang Saint Emperor. At the same time, they were filled with regret, wishing they hadn’t gotten involved in the first place, leading to this hopeless situation.

An Yang Saint Emperor almost felt like spitting blood. Earlier, when bringing Hu Lingling for confrontation, he already felt something was amiss. But he thought resolving the issue with Su Yang would be enough, even if it meant paying a price or giving up some benefits.

He didn’t expect Su Yang to have gained the upper hand and still want to escalate the matter further.

If he had known earlier, he should have pinned everything on Hu Lingling and taken the chance to kill her, leaving no evidence behind, and avoiding this passive situation.

Finally, An Yang Saint Emperor understood why Su Yang had someone take Hu Lingling away. It turns out he had a plan. Hu Lingling remains a crucial witness capable of proving their setup against Su Yang!

An Yang Saint Emperor took a deep breath and looked at Su Yang again, realizing that he was filled with fear. It was at this moment he discovered that this young man before him, despite not being a Saint Emperor, was definitely not someone he could afford to provoke.

Whether in terms of martial prowess or intelligence, he was far behind Su Yang. Competing with Su Yang was indeed a losing battle!

An Yang Saint Emperor felt utterly desolate, realizing what kind of formidable opponent he had provoked.

”Brother Su Mo, we… we’re all on the same side. There’s no need to escalate the matter so much!” An Yang Saint Emperor said awkwardly with a forced smile, ”Actually, I suspect there might be some misunderstanding in this matter. How about you return Ling’er to me, and I personally investigate the matter thoroughly, giving you a satisfactory answer?”

”How could that be acceptable?” Su Yang laughed, ”Miss Hu and my brother have mutual affection. An Yang brother, you wouldn’t want to separate them, would you?”

”But after all, she is my disciple…” An Yang Saint Emperor said awkwardly.

”An Yang brother!” Su Yang’s gaze turned slightly cold, ”That’s my sister-in-law you’re talking about. By saying this, are you implying you want me to be inferior to you? We’re all on the same side; is it appropriate for you to act this way?”

An Yang Saint Emperor was taken aback and quickly said, ”Brother Su, you misunderstand, you misunderstand, that’s not what I meant…”

”Not what you meant, then what do you mean?” Su Yang said slowly, ”My sister-in-law as your disciple? Tsk tsk, everyone, what does this mean?”

An Yang Saint Emperor was almost swearing, but finally pressed down his anger and said softly, ”Brother Su, from now on, she… she’s not my disciple, from now on, we’ll be considered as equals!”

”Hahaha, An Yang brother, that’s the spirit!” Su Yang patted An Yang Saint Emperor’s shoulder, ”Since that’s the case, you don’t mind Miss Hu staying with me, do you?”

An Yang Saint Emperor was almost in tears; the words were already said to this point, what more could he say?

Su Yang chatted with these people for a few more moments before standing up to dismiss them, ordering someone to see them off.

An Yang Saint Emperor was the most aggrieved, having suffered a great loss, losing face beyond measure. Most importantly, his disciple was now left behind, and thus he now has a handle held by Su Yang. As long as Su Yang becomes unhappy and exposes the matter, his reputation in the True Martial Realm would be utterly ruined.

As a Saint Emperor, he has always been high above, a focal point for all eyes. Regardless of whatever foul deeds done behind the scenes, he still maintains the demeanor of an aloof sage in public. Once it’s exposed he committed such despicable acts, he indeed wouldn’t have any reputation left in the True Martial Realm!

This is the aspect they’re most worried about.

Being a Saint Emperor, losing in combat isn’t the main issue. However, having a reputation painstakingly built over tens of thousands of years ruined is more unbearable than losing their lives!

Back in the inner chamber, Su Yuan was waiting for him there.

”Brother, what… what did you do just now?” Su Yuan asked unwillingly, ”Why did you leave Hu Lingling behind? She… she simply deceived me, manipulated my emotions. This incident clearly shows she and her master were jointly targeting us. Yet, you decided to keep her behind?”

Su Yang smiled lightly, patting Su Yuan’s shoulder, ”In this matter, do you think we should focus our revenge on An Yang Saint Emperor or Hu Lingling?”

”Certainly An Yang Saint Emperor!” Su Yuan replied, ”Hu Lingling is merely a pawn of his; what is she worth!”

”Exactly!” Su Yang smiled, ”Our main target is An Yang Saint Emperor, not Hu Lingling. The most important thing is dealing with An Yang Saint Emperor. As for Hu Lingling, if her presence can keep An Yang Saint Emperor on edge and constantly obstructed, do you think her living has significant value?”