Lion's Mouth Wide Open

"Three Saint Artifacts."

"You almost killed my two personal disciples, so you will use three Saint Artifacts to compensate."

Su Muyao's face was cold, and her tone left absolutely no room for negotiation.

The Huangfu family almost killed the future palace master of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace; demanding three Saint Artifacts as compensation was not excessive at all.

"This is robbery!"

Before Huangfu Wujiang could even speak, a group of elders from the Huangfu family could no longer hold back and revealed themselves.

Aside from Huangfu Wujiang, who was a Quasi-Emperor expert, the Huangfu family had a full ten Saint Realm experts. This was the true foundation of a top-tier noble clan.

As for experts below the Saint Realm, their numbers were simply countless.

The ten Saint Realm experts stood behind Huangfu Wujiang, their faces filled with intense anger, staring fixedly at Su Muyao with eyes that seemed ready to spew fire.

This was daylight robbery!

Their Huangfu family's accumulation over tens of thousands of years amounted to only a dozen or so Saint Artifacts. For the other party to demand three right off the bat was simply too much.

Most importantly, the other party's personal disciples hadn't even suffered a single scratch. This was naked robbery!

"What!? Uncle and Aunt! You're saying the Huangfu family captured and brutally tortured you, damaging your root bones, breeding inner demons, and making it so your cultivation can never advance another inch!"

Right at this moment, a heavy voice of astonishment rang out. Everyone's gaze shifted to the shocked face of Mo Tianxiao.

He squatted in front of Zi Ling'er's frightened parents with a look of deep pity, his tone incredibly tragic.

"Uncle, Aunt, you are so miserable! You clearly had the chance to become Saint Realm experts in the future, but your bright future was ruined by Huangfu Yunteng!"

Zi Ling'er's parents looked at the grief-stricken Mo Tianxiao, then at each other, their eyes full of bewilderment.

They had a chance to become Saint Realm experts?? How come they didn't know that themselves?

They had a pretty good idea of their own talents. Reaching the Void Refinement Realm in this lifetime was about their limit.

However, now they could bask in their daughter's glory and perhaps go a step further, but it was absolutely impossible for them to reach the Saint Realm.

A Saint Realm expert needed not just resources, but more importantly, talent and luck.

Everyone watched Mo Tianxiao's performance, not knowing what he was up to.

Right then, Mo Tianxiao looked up at Su Muyao. With tears seemingly shimmering in his eyes, looking pitiful and helpless, he shouted hoarsely:

"Senior Su! These two elders had the potential of Saints, and they were crippled just like that by the Huangfu family! Two Saint Realm experts!"

"Now that Uncle and Aunt have developed inner demons, they have lost their destiny with the Saint Realm. Such a loss cannot be made up for with just three Saint Artifacts! It will take at least ten Saint Artifacts to compensate for the physical and psychological harm inflicted upon them!"

His shrill voice crashed into everyone's chests like a meteorite, causing everyone's expressions to freeze.

The corner of Su Muyao's eyes twitched violently, and her mouth spasmed slightly, a trace of speechlessness flashing across her face.

This kid was even more ruthless than she was. This was the rhythm of emptying out the Huangfu family's entire fortune.

Not far away, Zi Ling'er and Lin Wanyi stared at Mo Tianxiao with wide, round eyes, their small mouths slightly open, not knowing what to say for a moment.

When it came to being inhuman, demonic cultivators really set the standard.

"Ignorant brat! Is it your turn to speak here!"

Huangfu Donghai shouted angrily, his bloodshot eyes glaring straight at Mo Tianxiao, wishing he could crush him to death with a single palm.

This bastard caused everything. If he hadn't crossed Huangfu Yunteng, how could all these subsequent events have happened?

Mo Tianxiao glanced at Huangfu Yunteng, silently walked to Lin Wanyi's side, and gave him the middle finger.

"Senior Su, do you think what I said makes sense? Do everyone present think what I said makes sense?"

"Saint Artifacts are dead objects, but people are alive. Today I came to the Huangfu family only to safely bring back Zi Ling'er's parents, but who knew Huangfu Yunteng wouldn't believe our identities and actually attacked us!"

"Not only that, when he couldn't beat me in a fair duel later, he even sent out a Saint Realm expert! A dignified Saint Realm expert! Attacking a few weak little cultivators like us who don't even have the strength to truss a chicken!"

"In all my life, I have never seen such a brazen and shameless person!"

Standing beside Lin Wanyi, Mo Tianxiao looked impassioned, every word a gem, leaving absolutely no face for the Huangfu family as he loudly rebuked, "The Huangfu family has not only caused us physical harm! They have dealt a heavy blow to our psychology!"

"Ling'er and Nannan will both be the pillars of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace in the future! Yet today they almost died in front of the Huangfu family's gates. How much damage will this cause to their young minds?"

"They are just children right now! Nannan just turned seven this year. If this experience causes them to develop inner demons and affects their future cultivation, what a massive loss would this be for the Yaochi Heavenly Palace?!"

"I know everyone might think it's excessive to ask the Huangfu family to compensate with ten Saint Artifacts, but the Yaochi Heavenly Palace is the victim here. Is the future of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace's next palace master not worth ten Saint Artifacts?"

Mo Tianxiao abruptly raised his hand, pointed at the ashen-faced elders of the Huangfu family, and shouted loudly, "Is it unreasonable to make you compensate with ten Saint Artifacts?"

"Ignorant brat! Do you even know the preciousness of a Saint Artifact?! Opening your mouth to demand ten Saint Artifacts! Why don't you just go rob someone!"

"Exactly! Wanting us to compensate with ten Saint Artifacts! Don't even think about it, we won't give you a single one!"

The group of Huangfu family elders glared furiously, their bloodshot eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.

If Su Muyao weren't here, they probably would have struck long ago to crush Mo Tianxiao until not even slag remained!

A mere greenhorn brat, relying on the backing of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace, acting like a dog threatening others based on its master's power, completely lawless! Daring to challenge their Huangfu family like this was simply courting death!

"Holy shit! Brother Li is truly awesome! A Profound Comprehension Realm cultivator facing so many Saint Realm big shots, yet he doesn't have stage fright at all and even started arguing with them!"

"Don't you see who our Brother Li is? He is the first male elder of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace, how could he not be badass? He's absolutely incredible, okay!"

"Today really opened my eyes. Seeing so many big shots all at once, what if a fight breaks out?"

"It probably won't come to that. If the Yaochi Heavenly Palace goes to war with the Huangfu family, I'm afraid the entire Immortal City will be shattered."

With this uproar, Mo Tianxiao instantly became the idol in the hearts of many young cultivators in the Immortal City.

A man should be like this, unafraid of authority and power, cursing when it's time to curse, without any hesitation, regardless of whether you are in the Saint Realm or the Saint King Realm, completely disregarding them all.

Huangfu Wujiang looked at Mo Tianxiao with a smiling expression, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart. "This little guy is quite interesting."

He didn't think Mo Tianxiao was someone who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Instead, he felt the other party was a smart and potential-filled kid, otherwise he wouldn't have beaten his grandson into that state.

Raising his eyes slightly, he shifted his gaze to Su Muyao and slowly said, "What does Palace Master Su say?"

Su Muyao glared at Mo Tianxiao, then softly said, "What he says makes sense, but ten Saint Artifacts is indeed a bit expensive. Let's change it to... eight."

"......"

As Su Muyao's words fell, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Seeing that the situation seemed a bit off, Mo Tianxiao hurriedly pulled Zi Ling'er and Little Nannan, taking Ling'er's parents to retreat backward, and protected Lin Wanyi in front of him.

The elders and clansmen of the Huangfu family all fixed their gazes upon Huangfu Wujiang. The final decision rested solely on his word.

Huangfu Wujiang slowly raised his head. A faint, eerie gleam flickered within his deeply sunken eye sockets, a truly harrowing sight. His hoarse voice slowly rang out, Compensation is acceptable. However, forgive this old man, but I cannot agree to Palace Master Su's conditions.

Su Muyao shot him a glance. Her aura suddenly surged as she declared in a chilling tone, Then I will beat you until you agree!