Chapter 926: Chivalry (I)
While Hengxing and her companion whispered within the great void, another section of the void glowed dimly with firelight. A black-robed youth sat cross-legged in the void, a small golden hammer in his palm. He looked up and nodded slightly.
The void then shimmered with biting frost and howling wind. A middle-aged woman stood quietly within, watching. Below, Li Xijun had already ridden off on the scorching wind. She shook her head and said with a faint smile, "Quite formidable."
Tu Longjian could not tell whether she was mocking Guo Hongyao or praising Li Xijun, and simply said in a low voice, "Greetings, Senior Tianwan."
"I’m unworthy of the title," Daoist Master Tianwan's tone was as cold as ice and snow. Frost trembled throughout the great void with each breath as she replied curtly.
She was Guo Shentong’s wife, and a direct descendant of the Golden Feather Sect. Years ago, she had eloped with Guo Shentong in the Douxuan Sky, led Crimson Reef Island to its peak, and laid the foundation of its present legacy. She was now the island’s only Purple Mansion Realm cultivator who appeared openly.
Tu Longjian’s voice was clear and earnest as he replied, "The Li Family harbors no hostility toward your island. It was only a necessary act of self-defense... Thankfully, Hongjian is unharmed. I ask for your understanding, Senior."
Now that Tu Longjian had spoken, Daoist Master Tianwan’s form was surrounded by swirling frost. She said coldly, "Guo Hongyao acted rashly and was slain by Li Xijun. Since Junjian owes the Li Family a favor, that matter can be overlooked for your sake. But he also killed Guo Hongkang and stole a treasured item. How do you propose we resolve that?"
Tu Longjian knew full well that Li Xijun’s slaying and looting was likely orchestrated by Hengzhu Dao Gate and was meant to force him down. Everyone watching, especially the Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, surely understood this. Moreover, Hengzhu Dao Gate had acted under the guise of aiding the Li Family, which made it hard to denounce.
If he brought this up directly, he would be rejecting Hengzhu Dao Gate’s entire faction and siding with Crimson Reef Island, an Eastern Sea faction. How could he agree to that?
So he replied softly, "Your island acts with great force. In his panic, he may have overreacted..."