Ever since the Rui Emperor joined the Heavenly Emperor Sect, he practically vanished without a trace and kept a very low profile.
He didn't want to be in the limelight and rarely fought. Therefore, the Rui Emperor's reputation in the Endless Ruins of Gods had weakened a lot over the years.
But at this moment, Emperor Rui's casual words made the Guan family feel his domineering and insolence.
It wasn't scary when the lion was napping, but once the lion showed its might, the domineering aura of the king of beasts was enough to make ordinary beasts tremble in fear.
The Guan Clan was a prestigious clan, and it was a prestigious clan of the Heaven Emperor Dynasty. The Guan Clan had produced many experts in the past, and there was even an old Guan Emperor who was a famous Great Emperor in the Heaven Emperor Sect.
However, the Guan Clan wasn't part of the Heavenly Emperor Sect's inner circle. At the end of the day, their status was similar to the Heavenly Emperor Sect's vassal clans.
If Emperor Rui really hardened his heart to act, even if he didn't destroy the Guan Family, he could at least greatly damage the Guan Family.
It wasn't that the Guan Clan didn't have any Great Emperors. They still had three Great Emperors. However, everyone felt that if the Rui Emperor were to make a move, these three Great Emperors might not be able to stop him.
This was a powerhouse who had fought against more than a dozen big clans by himself. He was a god of death who had walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
If he retracted his aura, people might unconsciously ignore him. Once he drew his sword, that aura could scare ordinary people to death.
Some of the lords of the Guan Family were frightened, and they felt their bodies turn cold. They couldn't even muster the will to resist.
If the Rui Emperor wanted to make a move, they wouldn't even have the courage to do so.
The patriarch of the Guan Clan's branch, Guan Yun, was quite a character. His face revealed a trace of shame, anger, and grievance. He gritted his teeth and said, "Emperor Rui, even though you are a big shot of the Heavenly Emperor Sect and your combat power is unparalleled, you can't bully people like this, right?
Your family's disciple killed a hundred soldiers and an elder of our Guan Clan. He even killed our direct descendant, Guan Qianqiu, in front of everyone.
Could it be that only your disciples are allowed to set fires, but we're not allowed to light lamps?
Could it be that your disciple wants to exterminate the entire Guan Family, and we can only wait for him to kill us?
There is no such logic in this world, right? "
"Lu Li killed Guan Qianqiu and your Patriarch?"
The Rui Emperor was taken aback. How could Lu Li be so vigorous?
Wasn't this just like how he was back then?
Also, why was his battle prowess so strong?
Killing Guan Qianqiu was nothing. The three overlords in the Ancestral Dragon Realm were at least mid-stage overlords. The corpse beside him was also very strong.
"Guan Changhe."
Guan Yun waved his hand and a lord flew away. In the time for two incense sticks to burn, he came back with a man. It was the scout of the Guan Family who witnessed Lu Li killing Guan Qianqiu.
"Hum ~"
Guan Changhe's spatial ring flashed, and 102 corpses appeared on the ground. Guan Changhe pointed at the scout and said, "Report everything you saw to the Rui Emperor."
The scout nervously swallowed his saliva, then recounted what Guan Qianqiu had shouted and what he had seen.
In the end, he added, "There were at least a hundred people who saw this. If the Rui Emperor needs them, we can find those people.
And I reckon that once this matter spreads, it will spread throughout the Sky Emperor Dynasty very quickly. "
Guan Yun angrily said, "That's what happened. We received Guan Qianqiu's jade talisman and immediately rushed here, chasing him all the way here.
Brother Fourteen of our family tried to capture him but he was killed instantly. We had no choice but to kill him.
Emperor Rui, I want to ask … where did we go wrong?
If you still need an explanation, then kill us all. "
The Rui Emperor said nothing. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Lu Li is in a coma. What you said is only a one-sided story. I will not side with him.
I will bring him back to the Celestial Emperor Sect. Send a message to your Family Patriarch. Go to the Hall of Penalty and find out who is right and who is wrong. If it is Lu Li's fault, the Celestial Emperor Sect will give you an explanation. "
"Okay!"
Since the Rui Emperor had already said so, Guan Yun and the others didn't dare to say anything else. One of them flew over and collected Old Fourteen's corpse, then Guan Qianqiu and the others' corpses, and the group quickly flew towards the city.
"Lu Li, if you can't give me a reasonable explanation when you wake up, I will not be able to save you!"
The Rui Emperor sighed and flew away with Lu Li.
Lu Li was in a coma and he seemed to be very weak. The Rui Emperor was afraid to open the portal. He had to take Lu Li to the city in the north and then teleport back.
…
The news spread out quickly. The nearly one hundred people saw how Lu Li killed Guan Qianqiu and heard Guan Qianqiu's last roar.
More importantly, Guan Qianqiu said — Lu Li was a human disguised as a beast. A disciple of the Celestial Emperor Sect, the personal disciple of the Rui Emperor, was a beast in disguise?
The news was so shocking that it spread out quickly.
By the time the Rui Emperor brought Lu Li back to the Celestial Emperor Sect, the news had spread out.
The Rui Emperor had just settled Lu Li down and told Wang Ningxue to tend to his wounds when someone from the Hall of Penalty came to take Lu Li away.
The Rui Emperor stopped them and told the Hall of Penalty that Lu Li could not leave. He was in a coma and when he woke up, the Rui Emperor would take him to the Hall of Penalty in person.
The Rui Emperor also asked the Hall of Penalty to invite the Guan Family Patriarch over and asked the Hall of Information to investigate.
The Celestial Emperor Dynasty and the nearby dynasties were in a heated discussion. Everyone was talking about this. The Celestial Emperor Sect had to send out a notice that they were investigating and would give a fair and just result.
The Guan Family Patriarch was furious but he did not come to the Celestial Emperor Sect at once. Instead, he mobilized all his connections to form a public opinion.
At the same time, he used all the resources in the Celestial Emperor Sect. This time, he must kill Lu Li even if the Rui Emperor wanted to protect Lu Li.
If Lu Li could stay alive, the Guan Family would be disgraced. How could a noble family develop and grow when it was disgraced?
If anyone could kill a disciple of the Guan Family, then in the future, the Guan Family would be trampled on.
Wang Ningxue and Hu Shimeng were shocked. Lu Li was cultivating in a secluded place. How could something happen?
He killed Guan Qianqiu and two patriarchs of the Guan Family?
Had Lu Li lost his mind?
How could Lu Li be so powerful?
Also, why was there a rumor that Lu Li was a beast?
How could a perfectly fine human be a vicious beast?
Lu Li was injured and it was Wang Ningxue who treated him.
Wang Ningxue checked. Lu Li was no different from a human being. Why was he said to be an orc?
They could not figure it out but they still used their connections to fight for Lu Li. At the very least, they hoped that Lu Li would not be sentenced to death.
For one thing, it would damage the reputation of the Celestial Emperor Sect. For another, Lu Li had killed a disciple of the Guan Family. If Lu Li killed a disciple of the Guan Family for no reason, it would be against the rules of the Celestial Emperor Sect.
Lu Li woke up after three days of sleep. He noticed that his arm had grown back and his wounds were healed. He felt comfortable.
He opened his eyes and looked around. He was back in the Rui Castle. Had the Rui Emperor come?
He had brought Lu Li back.
"Whoosh!"
Wang Ningxue had been waiting outside. As soon as Lu Li woke up, she rushed in and asked, "Lu Li, you are awake?
Why did you kill Guan Qianqiu?
You have made a big mistake. The Hall of Penal Laws has come several times but my master has stopped them. "