The Sword God of the Universe

The anger in Yuan Jihu's words was palpable to everyone present.

Nobody was surprised at the anger directed towards City Lord Yuan Jihu. Even Jing Yan had anticipated it to a certain extent. If he were the city lord of a city, he would certainly feel frustrated if a martial artist from another region suddenly entered his territory and began a massacre.

However, although understanding Yuan Jihu's anger, Jing Yan felt no remorse.

As the City Lord of Haofeng City, Yuan Jihu had indulged the Song Family's misdeeds! In Jing Yan's view, he was somewhat unqualified for his position!

As a city lord, one is responsible for managing the city. And this Song Family would readily annihilate an influence like the Flame Adventure Team. If the Haofeng City Lord had been stricter with the various forces in the city on a daily basis and restrained these major families and powers, would the Song Family dare to casually attempt to wipe out the Flame Adventure Team?

This was like the time when Huo Chunyang was still the city lord of Donglin City. The Zhao Family was powerful within the city, but ultimately, they did not dare to casually attack Jing Yan and start a war. It was only after the Zhao Family went through Lanqu County City's Wen Family and hired the Dark Night Assassins that they first targeted City Lord Huo Chunyang before making a move against the Jing Family.

The principle was the same!

Jing Yan glanced at Yuan Jihu and said indifferently, "Actually, I didn't want to take action either. This trip to Haofeng City was just for some personal matters. I had no intention of killing anyone. But some things are simply unavoidable."

"You might as well first understand why I am targeting the Song Family," Jing Yan said, raising his eyebrows at Yuan Jihu.

When Yuan Jihu heard Jing Yan's words, his anger grew even more intense.

It was clear to him that this young-looking fellow had no regard for him as a city lord. After coming to Haofeng City to kill, he still acted as though he was completely blameless!

Patriarch Liu and Hu Clan Leader also shook their heads.

Yuan Jihu's appearance was something they had discussed beforehand. As the Haofeng City Lord, he could not possibly remain indifferent to Jing Yan's slaying of Haofeng City martial artists.

Of course!

Even if Yuan Jihu had not appeared, Jing Yan probably wouldn't have met a good end! The fact that the Song Family Patriarch was still alive and had shown up meant that Jing Yan, having killed Song Zhongshan and many other strong members of the Song Family, could not possibly be allowed to leave safely by the Song Family Patriarch.

Clearly implausible!

And Zhang Yibing and the others were also nervously looking up at the sky. They had a bad premonition when the Song Family Patriarch appeared, and now that City Lord Yuan Jihu had also shown up, even with Jing Yan having extraordinary abilities, it seemed unlikely that he could leave this place, right?

"City Lord," at this moment, the Song Family Patriarch gave a respectful bow to Yuan Jihu.

"Old Clan Leader!" Yuan Jihu returned the respect.

Evidently, Yuan Jihu held considerable respect for the Song Family Patriarch.

"This matter was provoked by my Song Family, so please allow me to deal with it," the Old Clan Leader spoke.

"Hmm?" Yuan Jihu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He pondered for a moment.

After a short while, he nodded and said, "The Old Clan Leader makes sense, please proceed!"

Although Yuan Jihu was quite annoyed, he still conceded to the request of the Song Family Patriarch given the circumstances. Moreover, with the Song Family having lost so many strong members, including the patriarch Song Zhongshan, it was a reasonable demand for the Song Family to seek to personally handle Jing Yan.

"Thank you, City Lord," the Old Clan Leader thanked Yuan Jihu.

After that, he turned to Jing Yan, and his murky eyes suddenly brightened.

"Young man, what you said just now does make sense. Indeed, my Song Family's handling of the Flame Adventure Team matter was too overbearing," the Old Clan Leader said, not holding back his voice.

Thus, everyone in the Song Family Mansion, including the martial artists outside, heard him very clearly.

Jing Yan, hearing this statement, felt somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that this Song Family Patriarch, unlike the likes of Song Zhongshan, appeared to be a more reasonable person.

"From your perspective, you are defending a friend, which is sensible. However, I cannot stand from your perspective. I am a member of the Song Family; you have killed so many of our people, including our patriarch Song Zhongshan, and I cannot just let you leave!"

"As for the Flame Adventure Team, I assure you, as long as I am still alive, the Flame Adventure Team will never again face threats from the Song Family," the Old Clan Leader said in one breath, stating several points in succession.

These words, indeed, made Jing Yan hold some admiration.

And the onlooking martial artists also nodded in agreement. The Song Family Patriarch's actions were indeed very different from Song Zhongshan's. What kind of character was Song Zhongshan? Regardless of whether you were right or wrong, he would simply slap you down and kill you.

But the Old Clan Leader was upright and proper. He said he couldn't let Jing Yan leave just like that, and from his standpoint, there was indeed no problem. Regardless of whether the Song Family was the instigator, the fact that over ten strong members of the Song Family had died was also true.

"Old Clan Leader, what do you want?" Jing Yan's tone was also much softer.

If the Old Clan Leader wanted him to give an explanation, he certainly couldn't provide one. If the Song Family Patriarch wanted to kill him, it would have to be by force, and Jing Yan would never surrender without a fight!

"Young man!"

"To be honest, it has been a long time since I've taken action. Perhaps, you can tell that I am near the end of my life span, with not much left to live for. I also do not wish to engage in a fight to the death with you. Let's do it this way! I will strike only once, and if you can withstand my full-powered attack, then I will have tried my best. If I cannot stop you, as long as you no longer harm the Song Family disciples, you will be free to leave the Song Family Mansion," the Old Clan Leader stated.

Upon hearing this, Jing Yan subconsciously nodded.

This Song Family Patriarch indeed made Jing Yan feel a certain degree of goodwill, making him truly not want to kill this aged martial artist. As the Old Clan Leader said, Jing Yan could feel the constantly diminishing life force of this elderly person. His life span was indeed not much longer, and if he could not break through to the Daoist Master Realm, there was no turning back.

As for withstanding his strike, Jing Yan was not concerned at all. The opponent's aura was magnificent and his strength formidable, but he was after all not at the Daoist Master Realm. Moreover, even for a martial artist at the Early Daoist Master Realm, killing Jing Yan with one strike was unlikely to be a certainty!

"I agree!" Jing Yan said, "Regardless of the result of this strike, as long as the Song Family does not move against the Flame Adventure Team again, I will not kill the Song Family members!"

Hearing Jing Yan's words, the Old Clan Leader's wrinkled face also revealed a faint smile.

"Young man, get ready! I am about to strike!" The Old Clan Leader's arm trembled lightly, and in an instant, a purple ring appeared in his hand. This ring, with purple light flowing and immense power, revealed intricate magic patterns.

The method the Old Clan Leader had previously used to block Jing Yan from killing the Song Family disciples had evidently been emitted from this purple ring.