164: Small things become big, playing unreasonable games

"Spit it out."

"But only this once."

Jun Lingxiao said, then turned his head to look around again, the same movement as before.

But what was different was that this time, no one dared to meet his gaze; in fact, most people lowered their heads, not daring to look up.

They were scared, scared of death.

The scene just now had already proven that Jun Lingxiao was a madman! He dared to act in such a setting!

They didn't dare to look at Jun Lingxiao, so they could only look at the Zhang Family Elder standing beside him, hoping that as the host, he would come out and suppress Jun Lingxiao.

But facing everyone's gazes, the Elder nervously swallowed, unsure of what to do.

Logically speaking, if another Family dared to cause trouble on their Zhang Family's territory, he would certainly be the first to stand up and stop it, but... this was the Divine Son of the Jun Family, one of the Three Heavens...

"Uh... ahem, alright! Everyone, please calm down, allow me to speak..."

Even though it was against the Jun Family, such an incident meant he definitely had to step forward.

He had intended to downplay the situation, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, he was cut off by Jun Lingxiao's sharp gaze.

The next moment, Jun Lingxiao flashed and was already in front of the Elder, meeting his gaze.

A young Supreme, facing an Elder of a great Family, his Aura showed no signs of weakness; in fact, it subtly surpassed the other's, astonishing many in the crowd.

"Did I give you permission to speak?"

With that one sentence, there was a sense of the guest taking over as host.

"As an Elder, in such an important setting, when he first stood up to provoke and insult my sister, you didn't step forward to uphold justice and quell the matter. You only waited until someone died to step forward."

"Such obvious favoritism makes me wonder now if everything just now was instigated by your Zhang Family, or if it was simply due to your incompetence as a Zhang Family Elder."

"Do you know your crime?"

At these words, the onlookers were shocked.

They never expected that Jun Lingxiao would not only dare to kill someone on another's territory, but also turn around and demand an explanation.

What seemed like a small conflict was, in reality, a struggle between Families.

A guest being killed by another guest on their own territory, and the Zhang Family still having to apologize to the killer—if this got out, the Zhang Family's reputation would be ruined.

Everyone watched to see how this Zhang Family Elder would handle it.

Even Ling Tian raised his neck high, completely acting like a fox borrowing a tiger's might.

He almost had 'Look! This is my big brother!' written on his face.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the Elder understood what Jun Lingxiao meant: to pin everything on the Zhang Family.

But the key was that the person was already dead; what could he do when he couldn't explain himself?

If this matter escalated, it truly wasn't something he, as an Elder, could bear.

"Divine Child Jun, please don't be angry. This person has nothing to do with the Zhang Family. It is indeed this old man's incompetence that I couldn't stop him earlier. How about this, this matter..." The Elder's face flushed with anger, but he also knew what was important, so he could only yield for now, hoping to downplay the matter and avoid being caught with a handle.

But unfortunately.

Jun Lingxiao came with Divine Authority this time precisely to escalate a small matter.

He wanted to tell everyone that the Jun Family could not be provoked!

"How about this, I will decide this matter." Jun Lingxiao directly interrupted, then looked at Jun Siyu, who had just stood up behind him, wiping her mouth, and said:

"Come here."

Although Jun Siyu didn't know what her brother was going to do, she still walked over with unsteady steps.

Then she saw Jun Lingxiao looking at the tall Elder in front of him and saying to her:

"Give him a slap."

At these words, Jun Siyu was stunned.

The Elder was also stunned.

Everyone was stunned.

An Elder—if Jun Lingxiao had acted, it would have been one thing. He was a Divine Son, representing the Jun Family in punishing a Zhang Family Elder, and given the fault, it might have been acceptable.

But who was she?

The daughter of a concubine, a little girl not even publicly acknowledged by the Jun Family, dared to hit one of the Ten Chiefs?

As everyone was stunned, Jun Lingxiao continued:

"As a Zhang Family Elder, one of the Ten Chiefs, to allow an unknown person to insult and humiliate the Jun Family in such a setting—his intentions should be condemned!"

"But fortunately, the person is already dead, so this matter can be considered a minor punishment for your inadequate supervision."

"What are you standing there for? Do it."

Jun Lingxiao finished speaking, leaving Jun Siyu standing rooted to the spot, looking at the Elder in front of her, at a loss.

"I... I can't reach..." Having never hit anyone before, and it being an Elder, with so many people watching, Jun Siyu only had one thought now.

She wanted to run away.

"Divine Child Jun, you see, she said..." The Elder, whose face was already somewhat ashen, immediately used this excuse to back down, attempting to bypass the matter.

If others knew that he, an Elder, had been slapped by such a recently Cultivated girl, let alone whether he would still hold his Elder position, his authority would certainly be gone.

But unfortunately, Jun Lingxiao, who came with malice, would not let him go.

"She said she couldn't reach." Jun Lingxiao looked at the Elder with piercing eyes, repeating the phrase, giving no quarter.

In fact, golden light swirled in his eyes, and the threat grew stronger.

Either he actively bowed his head and let her slap him, or he would die here today, and I would then settle accounts with the Zhang Family.

The Elder's anger had reached its Peak. He stared at Jun Lingxiao's eyes like a dying beast, squeezing out a whispered sentence through gritted teeth: "Divine Child Jun, this has nothing to do with me, we must be reasonable..."

"I'll count to three."

"3"

!!

Under the powerful and terrifying pressure, countless thoughts flashed through the Elder's mind in an instant.

'The Cultivation gap is too large; he can't kill me, but the other party is the Divine Son of the Jun Family, holding Divine Authority. Injuring me should be more than enough. Tearing off all pretenses would not look good for anyone. And the higher-ups won't make enemies with the Jun Family just to help me...'

"Alright! Come on, hit me!"

After thinking everything through, the Elder directly bent down and offered his face to Jun Siyu.

It was then that the terrifying pressure from Jun Lingxiao finally dissipated.

Although he was a Zhang Family Executive Elder, an existence almost in the Emperor Realm, he absolutely did not expect that if Jun Lingxiao wanted to, he could have truly killed him just now.

Holding dual Divine Authority, though not yet fully mastered, Jun Lingxiao had already completely transcended the existing Cultivation system. These outdated Saints and Emperors could truly be dealt with casually.

"..."

Jun Siyu looked at the Elder in front of her, who was glaring at her, equally unavoidable. Finally, after a glance at her brother, she steeled herself, closed her eyes, raised her hand high, and then... a crisp 'smack!' echoed across the silent square.

No one expected the Jun Family's retaliation to be so fierce and thorough.

Against those who provoked them, no matter who you were, they would kill if they said so. Even a bystander Elder who did nothing still had to take a slap!

This wasn't just a slap to the face; it was a slap to the entire Zhang Family's reputation!

At this moment, the entire place was silent, no one knew what Jun Lingxiao would do next.

The vast square had, unknowingly, become his personal stage.

Some even looked at Jun Lingxiao's back with extreme envy, whispering:

This is... the Jun Family.

"Hahaha, I've long heard of Your Highness Jun Lingxiao's great reputation. We have specially come to welcome you."

"Meeting you today is indeed extraordinary, truly a blessing of three lifetimes, a blessing of three lifetimes!"

Suddenly, a voice came from afar, and then several people were seen descending from the sky. The leading young man's smile abruptly stopped after he landed. He looked around feigning confusion until his gaze fell upon the corpse on the ground, then he looked at Jun Lingxiao with a bewildered expression and asked:

"Has... something happened?"