Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1170: Chapter 1169: Law Enforcer Xie Yuan

”What rule is this? I won’t accept it!” Third Ancestor shouted angrily.

”You won’t accept it?” The golden-armored man swept a cold glance at him and said solemnly, ”Are you trying to challenge the authority of the Heavenly Court?”

The Third Ancestor was hot-tempered, and in his anger, he could no longer care about anything else, and shouted loudly, ”The rules of the Heavenly Court are completely inappropriate. Why... why can’t I refuse to accept them? You make no sense, and I can’t even question it?”

”How dare you!” The golden-armored man on the left scolded angrily and reached out to grab a golden whip that appeared in his hand. With a swing of his hand, the whip lashed straight at the Third Ancestor.

The Third Ancestor’s expression turned icy, and he raised his hand to slap it away, intending to fend off the whip.

However, he had seriously underestimated the golden-armored man’s strength. His palm strike did nothing to sway the whip, which still struck his body, leaving his flesh torn and bloodied.

Fang Mingyuan was startled. The Third Ancestor’s strength was not much different from his own. Both were Terrestrial Immortals with incredibly tough bodies, which ordinary people could barely injure.

Yet this golden-armored man’s single lash had lacerated the Third Ancestor’s flesh. How terrifying must his strength be?

But on second thought, it made sense. Only the top three on the Heavenly List or the Evil List could compete to be Law Enforcers. Moreover, once they became Law Enforcers and could cultivate in the Heavenly Court, their strength could skyrocket again. This showed how formidable the Law Enforcers were. He and the Third Ancestor were far from the Heavenly List, let alone comparing with these Law Enforcers.

The Third Ancestor grunted, his face growing even more ferocious as he yelled, ”Are you preparing to force me to submit to your rules? You... you are being unreasonable, and now I’m not even allowed to speak?”

”You’re seeking death!” The golden-armored man on the left roared again, about to make a move when the golden-armored man in the middle waved his hand gently, stopping him.

”You say we’re unreasonable? Then let me reason with you!” The golden-armored man in the middle said coldly, ”Wan Lao San, do you know who I am?”

The Third Ancestor shook his head. How could he recognize a Law Enforcer?

”When I was in the secular world, my name was Xie Yuan!” said the golden-armored man in the middle coldly. ”People from your Wan Family should have heard of my name, right?”

The Third Ancestor’s face changed drastically. They had not just heard of it; it was thunderously familiar.

The Third Ancestor’s grandfather had once had a deep relationship with Xie Yuan. However, after a conflict arose, the people of the Wan Family held a grudge.

Xie Yuan, with his high cultivation, rose to the rank of Terrestrial Immortal and climbed to the first spot on the Heavenly List before being chosen as a Law Enforcer.

At that time, the Wan Family annihilated Xie Yuan’s entire family, killing all of his descendants without leaving a single survivor. This included several of Xie Yuan’s sons and grandsons, none spared.

This incident was well known among the upper echelons of the Wan Family, and the Third Ancestor was very clear about it. He had even accompanied the Wan Family to witness the slaughter of Xie Yuan’s descendants.

However, afterward, no one mentioned the incident again. Xie Yuan had gone to the Heavenly Court and had not been seen for a hundred years. The people of the Wan Family thought the matter was in the past.

To their surprise, they encountered Xie Yuan here today, making the Third Ancestor shiver all over.

”From your reaction, you know who I am!” Xie Yuan said coldly. ”So, what do you think, how deep is my hatred for your Wan Family?”

The Third Ancestor’s lips trembled, unable to speak.

”My hatred for your Wan Family goes bone-deep!” Xie Yuan said coldly. ”You eradicated my family, killed my descendants, and wiped them out completely, not sparing a single one. By rights, I should kill all of your Wan Family members and completely annihilate your clan. Do you think I should?”

The Third Ancestor bowed his head and, though silent, knew in his heart that if Xie Yuan did so, they would have nothing to say in retaliation.

”But I didn’t do that!” Xie Yuan continued coldly. ”Because, as a Terrestrial Immortal, I must follow the rules set for Terrestrial Immortals. If Terrestrial Immortals had no rules and could slaughter mortals at will, how pitiable and pathetic would the mortals of this world be? They wouldn’t have the slightest power to resist!”

”Therefore, Terrestrial Immortals must abide by rules. And yes, when it comes to Terrestrial Immortals, we are indeed unreasonable. But to mortals, we are their protectors!”

”In fact, since I became a Law Enforcer, I even lost the right to execute Terrestrial Immortals from your Wan Family. If we’re talking about being unreasonable, who should I take my grievances to?”

The Third Ancestor looked up at Xie Yuan, who had a calm expression on his face, yet the Third Ancestor could still hear the turmoil in his words.

At that moment, the Third Ancestor had no more defiance. He slowly bent his knees and knelt, his voice trembling, ”I submit!”

Xie Yuan nodded slowly. ”Mortal affairs are for mortals to deal with; you must not intervene. You just injured a mortal; according to the rules, you should be imprisoned for ten years. Do you have any complaints?”

”I fully accept the punishment!” Third Ancestor replied respectfully.

”Then follow us,” Xie Yuan turned, and the three golden-armored men soared away.

The Third Ancestor stood up slowly, glanced at the expectant eyes of the Wan Family members behind him, then resolutely turned and followed the three golden-armored men away.

The members of the Wan Family immediately despaired. With the Third Ancestor gone, their last reliance was lost; they were truly doomed!

Fang Mingyuan descended from the sky, shaking all over with fright. The arrival of the Law Enforcers made him not want to stay a moment longer. After all, he had once exploited a loophole in the rules of the Heavenly Court at the gates of Qinghe Academy; who knew whether the Law Enforcers would hold him accountable.

”Master Su, we’ll be on our way too, until we meet again!” Fang Mingyuan said and hurriedly left with the Fang Family members.

Soon, the bar, which was almost in ruins, was left with only Su Yang and these people from the Wan Family.

Of course, most of the Wan Family members were already dead, and those remaining were seriously injured.

Wan Fei struggled on the ground, and Wan Tianyao, with multiple fractures, could no longer move.

Especially panicked, the departure of the Third Ancestor made them realize they had completely lost their protection.

Next, if Su Yang decided to kill them, they would be utterly powerless to resist.

Su Yang took several deep breaths, regaining some strength, and slowly stood up, moving over to where Wan Fei and Wan Tianyao lay. Looking down at them from above, his gaze was filled with endless chill and intent to kill.

The two were so terrified they were about to wet themselves. Wan Fei, still capable of movement, struggled to kneel and pleaded in a trembling voice, ”Master Su, Master Su, spare my life, please, I beg you! I know I was wrong, please spare me, I won’t dare to do it again...”

Wan Tianyao couldn’t even kneel, only managing to say in a trembling voice, ”Master Su, we were wrong about this matter. I... I know I was wrong. I will personally kill Wan Fei to give you an answer. Please... please spare the Wan Family...”