Chapter 1773: Please, Spare Me
Chapter 1773: Chapter 1773: Please, Spare Me
Han Yan only now vaguely understood that the humiliation An Xiaxin endured to support Huayu Temple at such a young age was much greater than she imagined. Even in the face of Long Wudang’s blatant and humiliating advances, she dared not easily retaliate. Ou Mingzhi’s words pierced deep into her heart’s wounds, thoroughly inciting her long-suppressed anger.
Today, let her vent once thoroughly. Thinking of this, Han Yan simply stepped aside. Anyway, Ou Mingzhi had already lost the ability to resist, so she need not worry.
Somehow the surroundings fell silent, and everyone stared at the fierce and brutal Priest Zuo in shock. Quite a few male priests instinctively clenched their legs. In their impression, this was the first time they had seen Priest Zuo so out of control. Seeing those relentless kicks, they all felt a phantom pain for Ou Mingzhi.
However, they quickly noticed the tears in An Xiaxin’s eyes and realized something, their hearts filled with complex emotions, feeling incredibly stifled.
"Stop... stop, spare me... spare me, please don’t hit me anymore, I’m begging you... spare me, I was wrong, please don’t hit me anymore..." Ou Mingzhi begged, gasping for breath.
He never dreamed that An Xiaxin’s strikes would be even harsher than Han Yan’s. He finally understood why people said not to bully honest individuals because once they went mad, they were even more terrifying, completely irrational.
He knew that if he didn’t beg for mercy, he would be finished. Even if he survived, he would completely lose his status as a man; perhaps now, he had already lost that qualification.
An Xiaxin finally calmed down a bit and realized everyone was looking at her with strange eyes.
"I’m sorry, I lost my composure." An Xiaxin blushed, stopped, and said.
"Do you feel much better now?" Han Yan smiled and asked.
"Much better." With this venting, the years of pent-up frustration were swept away, and An Xiaxin felt completely at ease.
"You can beat him a bit longer, you’ll feel even better." Han Yan said.
Ou Mingzhi barely caught his breath, and upon hearing this, he nearly fainted with eyes rolling back.
"No need." An Xiaxin shook her head.
Although she felt much better now, thinking about Ou Mingzhi’s identity, she began to worry again. How could this matter be resolved? The matter with Long Wudang wasn’t over yet, and now there was Ou Mingzhi. What should she do? Feeling uneasy, she had no interest in continuing the beating.
"Can we leave now?" Ou Mingzhi no longer had the courage to be arrogant and cautiously asked.
"You injured people from Huayu Temple, and now you want to leave just like that?" Han Yan sneered and said.
"We were wrong before, I’ll compensate!" Ou Mingzhi waved his hand, and a pile of silver taels, elixirs, medicinal herbs, and various meteorite gold appeared before him, even including the "Divine Array Scripture".
"And you all, compensate too." Ou Mingzhi turned his head and said to the followers, whose faces were bruised and swollen, making it impossible to distinguish who was who.
Those who had been beaten were only eager to escape Huayu City as soon as possible, so they wasted no time in placing the elixirs and meteorite gold from their bodies onto the ground.
"Let them go." Han Yan waved her hand.
Ou Mingzhi said nothing further, holding his legs together, and left Huayu City with his subordinates’ support.
"What a coward, not even as good as that guy with a penchant for Long Yang." Ling Baobao remarked disdainfully while gathering the spoils of war.
"Not as good? I actually think he’s far better." Han Yan shook her head and said.
Although Ou Mingzhi seemed cowardly, he knew when to bend and when to stretch. His cunning and scheming were, in fact, much stronger than Long Wudang’s. Han Yan knew that today’s matter would be far from settled!
In fact, taking this opportunity to eliminate Ou Mingzhi would be the best choice, but Han Yan knew she couldn’t do that. Setting aside Ou Mingzhi’s identity, even ordinary priests could not be killed at will, unless it was someone like Kang Qingyuan.
However, Kang Qingyuan had been cautious and secretive, not daring to reveal his identity. Killing him left no one the wiser. Yet, Ou Mingzhi’s visit to Huayu Temple was in high profile, likely at Ou Dechuan’s instigation. Killing him would certainly implicate Huayu Temple.
"Don’t overthink it. If they dare to come again, we’ll just beat them again, each time making a fortune. I’d be afraid they don’t come back." Ling Baobao said happily while counting the wealth and elixirs left by Ou Mingzhi and his people, for it was one of his greatest interests besides eating. As for the Lingyu Divine Hall or Ou Dechuan, he simply did not take them seriously.
Han Yan let out a relieved laugh. Indeed, why overthink? Even if Ou Dechuan came personally, what could he do? According to the power divisions among the divine temples, main priests in temples like Lingyu are usually Tenth Rank Divine Priests. Beyond this realm, they usually head to the Five Great Divine Temples to cultivate higher-level divine arts.
The fact is, Ou Dechuan, at most, is a Tenth Rank Divine Priest or slightly higher. With her current strength, she might not fear him. It’s just that Huayu Temple’s overall strength is slightly weaker, making her feel a bit insecure.
But truly, corner a rabbit and it will bite. Ou Mingzhi belittled Huayu Temple and casually injured her people, which was undeniably wrong on his part. Could it be that Ou Dechuan would exhaust the Lingyu Divine Hall’s resources to become Huayu Temple’s enemy? If they only sent a few experts to speak up for Ou Mingzhi, Han Yan was confident she could handle it.
Just as Han Yan was lost in thought, Yan Qingshan and Qi Ming approached, kneeling on one knee, with a hand over their hearts, solemnly saluting Han Yan.
"What are you doing?" Han Yan was utterly surprised and quickly helped them up.
"Sire, in the eyes of the priests, guards and followers like us are no different from commoners. Today, you stood up for us. We are beyond grateful. We swear by our blood that from now on, we will defend your honor with our blood, our lives. Whoever dares to harm you will have to step over our corpses." They ran their fingers over their sword edges, letting their blood fall.
Two blood-red halos rose from their bodies, soaring into the sky.
The unique aura of a Heaven and Earth Contract lingered around them.
"There’s no need for this. As I said, here in Huayu City, regardless of priests, guards, or the people, we are friends, partners, family." Han Yan said.
She originally wanted to persuade them not to dwell too much on it, but as she spoke, their expressions became even more emotional, their eyes filled with respect.
The priests, guards, and people behind her also showed the same excitement and reverence.
"We swear by our blood that from now on, we will defend your honor with our blood, our lives. Whoever dares to harm you will have to step over our corpses!" The unified sound of the oath echoed behind her, and one blood-red halo after another shot into the sky.