Seeing Chu Lang’s stance, many people’s pupils contracted slightly as they scrutinized Harold Huang and Jack Chen’s expressions.
Could it be that the three great immortal clans have already made some plans…
“How dare you!” Zhao Ling’s eyes were sharp. “Do you, a mere minor immortal clan, intend to defy the Inspection Hall?”
Thinking of the immense power of the Inspection Hall, Chu Lang’s heart trembled. He said solemnly, “Inspector, you misunderstand. We, the minor immortal clans, naturally dare not defy the Inspector, let alone the Inspection Hall. But who will clear our grievances when baseless accusations are forced upon us? We implore the Inspectors to reconsider…”
“Reconsider? Is that a threat?” Zhao Ling sneered disdainfully.
Chu Lang took a step back, standing alongside Harold Huang and Jack Chen, lowering his gaze and remaining silent.
Whoosh~
A gust of wind blew through the deathly silent square, echoing clearly.
Everyone stood like statues.
“Heh.”
Zhao Ling glanced at Chu Lang and the others, then raised her head and spoke coldly, her words as authoritative as a decree.
“The Chu Immortal Clan, the Huang Immortal Clan, and the Chen Immortal Clan are highly suspicious and have defied the Inspection Hall. Such audacity! Today, we Inspectors will take Chu Lang, Harold Huang, and Jack Chen back to the Inspection Hall for a second trial!”
At her words, Chu Lang and the other two raised their heads sharply, their eyes flashing with determination!
The surrounding crowd also nervously rubbed their fingers.
Taking them back to the Inspection Hall for a second trial?
It sounded nice, but everyone knew that these three clan leaders would likely be killed by the Inspectors on the way…
“We do not agree! You have no evidence, and so many people are watching. On what grounds do you take us away?” Chu Lang shouted, his face flushed.
Zhao Ling’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “Naive. Does the Inspection Hall need your agreement to act? Take them!”
“Yes!”
Immediately, the four Inspectors behind her bowed and responded. The next moment, they fixed their eyes on Chu Lang and the other two, slowly approaching with a palpable sense of pressure!
Seeing this, Chu Lang calmed down, turned his head to signal Harold Huang and Jack Chen, and the three nodded in unison.
“Do you think you five Inspectors are enough to capture us?”
As he finished speaking, hundreds of figures from the three great immortal clans in the center of the square erupted with immense immortal energy!
Various pressures swept through the area! The weakest among them were Earth Immortals!
And Chu Lang, Harold Huang, and Jack Chen, the three clan leaders, were all Golden Immortals of no less than the fourth rank!
Instantly, the entire square became restless. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the crowd to remain calm!
“Did you think I wouldn’t know you would resist? How laughable, you minor immortal clans!”
Zhao Ling laughed coldly, her aura exploding with a ‘boom,’ sweeping across the entire area!
Everyone was frozen in place.
This… this was at least a seventh-rank Golden Immortal!
Indeed, in this remote Langtian Region, an Inspector wouldn’t dare to arbitrarily convict three clan leaders without some strength!
Even if she was only a bronze-level Inspector in the Inspection Hall!
“An eighth-rank Golden Immortal…!”
Chu Lang and the other two were shaken to their cores!
An eighth-rank Golden Immortal… The Sect Master of the Tianheng Grand Sect was also an eighth-rank Golden Immortal back in the day!
How could they fight this?
If she were a fifth or even sixth rank, they might have had a chance with their numbers.
But an eighth rank, surpassing their fourth-rank Golden Immortals by four whole levels!
These four levels were like an insurmountable chasm!
To put it bluntly, they had just stepped into the mid-stage of Golden Immortals, while she had long entered the late stage!
At this moment, the other four Inspectors also unleashed their immortal energy!
Three second-rank Golden Immortals, one third-rank Golden Immortal!
Chu Lang and the others were utterly despairing!
“Resist? Do you have the strength to challenge the Inspection Hall?”
Zhao Ling mocked coldly. She loved coming to these small places to lord over others!
Because here, as an eighth-rank Golden Immortal, she was the Supreme God!
She could dictate anyone’s fate!
“I advise you not to waste your efforts. As long as you three obediently come with us to the Inspection Hall, I won’t harm your clansmen,” Zhao Ling said indifferently.
There were too many people here. For now, she would take the three clan leaders away, then send two people back to annihilate the three clans.
Chu Lang and the other two retracted their auras, slumping in defeat. From the moment they knew Zhao Ling was an eighth-rank Golden Immortal, they had lost the will to resist.
Even if they resisted, it would be futile.
And Zhao Ling’s words made them even more reluctant to resist.
As clan leaders, they had to consider their clans. Even if they knew Zhao Ling was likely lying, they had no choice.
“Clan Leader…”
The elders behind them felt sorrow as they saw their clan leaders retract their auras.
They understood Chu Lang and the others’ thoughts.
Chu Xiruo looked at Chu Lang’s desolate figure, and for some reason, her heart tightened.
All her past grievances vanished in this moment.
“Take them.”
Seeing the three had lost their will to resist, Zhao Ling waved her hand coldly.
The four Inspectors received the order and cautiously approached Chu Lang and the other two, wary and not daring to be careless.
They were only second-rank and third-rank Golden Immortals.
If the three clan leaders suddenly erupted, they would be in trouble.
Watching the Inspectors approach Chu Lang and the others, Chu Xiruo’s face changed repeatedly, but she was powerless!
That feeling made her feel extremely distressed!
The elders also had dark expressions, as if they could barely restrain themselves from acting. But thinking of the clan leaders’ intentions, they could only hold back!
The Inspectors’ steps seemed unusually long at this moment…
Everyone in the square watched tensely, their eyes fixed on Chu Lang and the other two, wondering if the silent clan leaders would suddenly erupt.
Soon, the four Inspectors reached Chu Lang and the others, taking out three chains of unknown material.
With a simple spell, the chains shot out, binding Chu Lang and the others tightly!
The complex runes on the chains flashed with silver light, then calmed.
Seeing this, the four Inspectors breathed a sigh of relief. Good, no resistance.
The crowd inside and outside the square also felt a sense of regret. Was today’s matter ending just like this? Many had come from afar hoping to see the three great immortal clans erupt and give these detestable Inspectors a hard time. What a pity.
The Inspectors tugged at the chains, making them clink.
“Let’s go.”
Chu Lang and the other two, like prisoners, lowered their heads and moved slowly, filled with extreme unwillingness, but…
“Father!”
At this moment, Chu Xiruo could no longer hold back and cried out, her eyes red.
Chu Lang’s steps paused. He looked up at her and smiled with relief.
After twelve years, she finally called him. Today, at least, there was one good thing.
“Move along, stop dawdling,” Zhao Ling said indifferently.
Tap, tap, tap…
At this moment, steady footsteps sounded!
Everyone’s eyes changed, instinctively following the sound. They saw a man in cyan cloth, escorted by a hunched old man, walking unhurriedly towards the center.
What is he going to do?
Ambrose Lu walked with his hands behind his back, his tone somewhat leisurely,
“Your Inspection Hall… how audacious!”
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