Seeing the smile on Ye Cangtian's face, the sect leader hurried forward to pledge his loyalty.
However, before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Ye Cangtian's cold laugh!
"To resolve all my difficulties for me? Did you not just hear me say I would let him go? If you directly struck and killed him, it would be as if you were acting on my behalf, but it would also be calling me a reneging scoundrel!"
"Furthermore, you were just now loyal to the Bright Hall. Now you are immediately defecting to my Dark Association. Your attitude has changed too quickly!"
"Hmph! I truly don't know which of your words is true and which is false!"
Ye Cangtian could no longer listen, so he interrupted the other party.
Moreover, he would not give the sect leader any chance.
If he hadn't come in person today, Lan Yue would have been handed over to the Bright Hall, and the consequences would have been unimaginable!
As the saying goes, since they dared to touch someone close to him, they had to pay the price!
"My lord, everything I said comes from the bottom of my heart! Please give me a chance to serve the Dark Association!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, the sect leader suddenly became nervous and spoke repeatedly.
He had now killed the black-robed bishop of the Bright Hall and had completely offended them.
If he could not obtain the protection of the Dark Association, then the entire Nan Yan Sect would face annihilation.
Therefore, no matter what, he had to obtain Ye Cangtian's forgiveness.
"Hmph!"
"Under the guise of cooperation, you tricked Lan Yue to come here, preparing to hand her over to the Bright Hall in exchange for their cooperation!"
"And now you see that the Bright Hall cannot protect you, so you choose to cooperate with the Dark Association again. What do you think the Dark Association is!"
"Let me tell you, some opportunities only come once in a lifetime. If you miss them, they are missed!"
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly and spoke with icy words.
"Po Xiao! It seems you are determined not to give me a chance?"
"Then don't regret it!"
Seeing Ye Cangtian's cold attitude, the sect leader took two steps back, his expression also turning grim.
He now deeply regretted taking action against Lan Yue, which had led him into his current predicament. However, Po Xiao's refusal to give him any chance also made him resentful.
Since that was the case, he could not just wait for death and could only resist with all his might.
In any case, there were only four people on the other side. Even if he died, he would make Po Xiao suffer some humiliation!
The next moment, the sect leader suddenly roared, "All members of the Nan Yan Sect, listen up! Kill Po Xiao and the others with all your might! Anyone who can kill even one person will be heavily rewarded by this sect leader!"
Silence!
A profound silence!
The sect leader's voice echoed through the great hall, but no one responded.
These members of the Nan Yan Sect were not reacting for any other reason than the horrific state of the black-robed bishop before them. They were all stunned and feared that if they stepped forward, they would suffer the same fate.
They never wanted to experience that kind of agonizing pain again in their lives.
"What are you still hesitating for! Didn't you see that Po Xiao is not giving us a way out?"
Seeing that no one stepped forward, the sect leader's heart was filled with anger, and he roared again.
As his voice fell, some guards finally and reluctantly began to approach.
However, at this moment, Ye Cangtian slowly said, "Disciples of the Nan Yan Sect, listen up! As long as you hand over the teahouse owner and the waiter from yesterday and obediently retreat to the side to await arrangements, I can spare your lives!"
*Slam, slam, slam...*
With a single sentence, the guards who had just reluctantly drawn their weapons immediately dropped them to the ground.
But just then, two figures darted through the guards and rushed rapidly towards the entrance.
These two were the owner and the waiter from the teahouse yesterday.
They had also contributed significantly to capturing Lan Yue yesterday. Today, seeing that the sect leader was about to hand Lan Yue over to the Bright Hall, they had expected to be rewarded for their efforts.
Therefore, they had arrived at the great hall early to wait.
But now that the situation had taken a turn, they could only choose to flee for their lives.
"Heh heh."
Seeing the two figures fleeing, Ye Cangtian revealed a faint smile on his face, then glanced at Mandara.
Mandara immediately understood and flashed away, pursuing the two. In just one encounter, she captured both of them.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian did not pay attention to them for the moment and instead cast his gaze toward the sect leader.
He said with a smile, "Sect leader, you are too much of a failure, aren't you? Not a single person listens to your command. What do you plan to do now?"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Looking at Ye Cangtian's mocking smile, the sect leader trembled with rage. Although the Nan Yan Sect was not very strong, he was still the esteemed sect leader.
How could he tolerate such humiliation, especially when this was his own territory!
With his words, the sect leader had already charged in front of Ye Cangtian. At the same time, a greatsword appeared in his hands, and he swung it down towards Ye Cangtian's head.
"A good sword, but unfortunately, it serves the wrong master."
Looking at the descending greatsword, Ye Cangtian said contemptuously. Then, his figure flickered, and with a silver flash, he appeared behind the sect leader.
*Bang!*
In an instant, a bloodstain appeared on the sect leader's neck, and then he fell into a pool of blood.
After finishing this, Ye Cangtian then looked at the owner and the waiter who were beside Mandara.
*Plop! Plop!*
Feeling Ye Cangtian's gaze, the two immediately knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling, and their pants were already soaked, emitting a foul odor.
They had seen the painful state of the black-robed bishop from the Bright Hall earlier, which had already terrified them to the extreme.
Now, seeing the sect leader fall before them, they could no longer suppress their fear.
"Heh heh, we meet again!"
"I have traversed in and out of ruins, and I never expected to be deceived by you. You are truly formidable!"
"But it's a pity! You are truly unlucky. Besides Lan Yue's matter, you also made me encounter you!"
Seeing the two of them wet themselves in fear, Ye Cangtian sneered coldly.
"It's not that they are unlucky, it's that they are looking for their own death!"
Upon hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Lan Yue quickly stepped forward. If, according to Ye Cangtian's statement, they had merely tricked Ye Cangtian, then Ye Cangtian might not have acted so ruthlessly.
However, there were some matters that she could not suppress her anger without venting.
"Hmm?"
Hearing Lan Yue's words, Ye Cangtian cast a doubtful gaze.
Seeing this, Lan Yue said gravely, "Yesterday, we were just resting at the teahouse. It was there that I was drugged by them!"
This statement caused Ye Cangtian's expression to turn icy cold. Now he understood everything.
It turned out that their appearance there was not for any unsavory transaction, but to deal with Lan Yue.
This way, if anything happened to Lan Yue, the Nan Yan Sect could shift the blame, avoiding retaliation from the Dark Association.
With this thought, Ye Cangtian glanced at the two and said, "It seems you are truly unlucky. You almost pulled off a successful deception!"
"My lord, we know we were wrong. Please give us another chance!"
Hearing this, the owner immediately knelt down and began kowtowing desperately to beg for mercy. The waiter followed suit, also begging for forgiveness.
"Heh heh, some things, if you do them wrong, you must pay the price!"
"Last time you poisoned me, I could forgive you. But this time, you acted against my people, and you must pay with your lives!"
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian gave Mandara a look without giving the two any chance.
Mandara nodded, and her small hand quickly swept across the two's necks. The next moment, both of them fell into a pool of blood.
After finishing this, Ye Cangtian's gaze swept over the others leaning against the wall, and he slowly walked up to them.
"What you all did with the Nan Yan Sect before, I can overlook."
"But if you want to keep your lives, you must atone for your mistakes. You must all join the Dark Association. Do you have any objections?"
As Ye Cangtian's voice fell, the entire place fell silent.
The sect leader had been instantly killed by the opponent. How could they dare to have any objections?
To save their lives, they could only obey the opponent's arrangements.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian's face showed a satisfied smile. He glanced at Fei Yan beside him and said, "Fei Yan, go find the manager of the Nan Tong City Dark Association branch and tell him I want to see him."
"Yes!"
Fei Yan responded immediately and then left the great hall.