Chapter 349 - Fifth Elder
"Palace Chief Zhao, you said it yourself. This will make things difficult for us, so why force others to do it?" Patriarch Four said with a cold face. He still refused decisively without holding back.
It was not because the Fourth Elder was trying to protect Wang Hao, but because the dignity of the Villa was in front of them. Not to mention the other party wanting to capture Wang Hao, even if it were a disciple, the Fourth Elder would not easily agree to it.
Otherwise, if word of this got out, the Crouching Dragon Villa would definitely sweep the floor with his dignity.
The dignified number one power of the County of Wolong had actually been captured by the County Palace and the three sects and taken away as a disciple at their own base camp.
For example, when the Misty Rain House was threatened by Wang Hao, they would gather such a large force.
Everyone in the sect cared about face and valued it highly.
"Humph, that is not up to you guys! Wang Hao is mine!" The higher ups of the Misty Rain House snorted in anger.
The Fourth Elder looked at him coldly with the corner of his mouth raised: "You can give it a try, this old man wants to see who dares to forcefully take someone from my village!"
"Fourth Elder, I'm only following the laws of the empire. If you don't cooperate like this, I'm afraid it's not good!" Palace Chief Zhao once again raised his hand to stop the Misty Rain House's upper echelons. He said calmly: "It would be better if the Villa Master and Great Elder come out. I will personally discuss this with them."
The Palace Chief Zhao relied on his identity as the County Palace to use the laws of the Empire to oppress others, secretly ridiculing the Fourth Elder's lack of status, making him unable to be the master of the Crouching Dragon Villa.
"There's no need. This matter has long been regulated in our sect. Any elder can make the decision. If you want us to hand over the person, we can!" But we have to prove it, or we won't talk about it. " The Fourth Elder unceremoniously waved his hand and emphasized: "Palace Chief Zhao, do you have any evidence to prove that Wang Hao killed City Lord Yun?"
"Even if Wang Hao really killed City Lord Yun, what is Wang Hao's goal? Whether it's a malicious killing or a justifiable defense, all of these have to be clarified first. "
"If Wang Hao had killed City Lord Yun and provoked County Palace without any prior conflict, then this villa would not have protected Wang Hao and the Palace Chief Zhao would be allowed to take him away and he would receive the punishment that he deserves."
"However, if Wang Hao was only defending himself, then it wasn't because you, Palace Chief Zhao, came to ask for an explanation from Wang Hao, but because this villa needs an explanation from your County Palace."
"The crime of murdering a young genius, according to the laws of the empire, is very heavy!"
At the end of his speech, the Fourth Elder's aura surged, showing signs of suppressing the four of them, "Of course, if we do not abide by the laws of the empire, we can speak according to our strength."
"However, if you want to deal with the number one heaven's pride expert and the Great Elder's sole successor, you'd better reconsider!"
"In short, handing Wang Hao over is impossible! If there's nothing else, please go back! " The Fourth Elder decisively ordered them to leave.
BOOM!
The Fourth Elder's rudeness caused the four Palace Chief Zhao s to be extremely displeased. The aura of their eight circulation of Jindan exploded out at the same time, instantly defeating the Fourth Elder's aura.
With a stern face, the Palace Chief Zhao said coldly: "Fourth Elder, are you sure you want to represent the Guizhou? Are you sure you don't want to hand over Wang Hao? "
The Fourth Elder, whose aura had been suppressed, had an ugly expression on her face. Without saying anything, she raised her hand and shouted: "Please go back!"
The fourth elder was resolute.
Palace Chief Zhao's eyes flashed with coldness, and he shouted: "Good! Very good! If that's the case, then I, the Palace Chief, will not give the Guizhou any face, and now, I, the Palace Chief, have announced, the matter of Wang Hao killing the Lingyun City's City Lord has been investigated thoroughly by the County Palace. The evidence is already conclusive, Wang Hao is guilty of murdering the City Lord, today I have been ordered to come here and capture Wang Hao, if anyone disobeys, it will be punished according to the laws of the Empire. "
"Fourth Elder, are you sure you want to disobey County Palace's orders?" Palace Chief Zhao interrogated the Fourth Elder.
The Fourth Elder's eyelids twitched. His already furrowed brows grew even more serious.
If the County Palace officially gave the arrest warrant, this matter would not be easy to deal with.
After all, the nature of the matter was different. Crouching Dragon Villa could not fear County Palace's strength, but Crouching Dragon Villa was still wary of her background.
"Hehe, please be careful, Palace Chief Zhao. This name of murder is not something that my sect's disciples can bear."
Just as the fourth elder was suppressed, unable to refute his words, a light laughter rang out from the direction of the Elders Palace.
Swish!
At the same time, a figure rushed out and arrived beside the fourth elder.
It was a plump old man. His face was filled with wrinkles, and he seemed as though he would close his eyes at any moment. With a stomp of his legs, he would die at any moment.
Jindan cultivator's lifespan of three hundred years was not difficult, but as the cultivation stagnated, the body's functions would gradually shrink, revealing its old state.
It was rumored that he was already over two hundred years old and was an existence which was considered a senior granduncle. It was rumored that he had reached the level of eight circulation of Jindan a hundred years ago, and was ranked amongst the top ten elders.
However, it seemed that in the past hundred years, his cultivation had been progressing very slowly, which resulted in his aging being more severe.
However, no one could ignore his existence.
Furthermore, he had a gentle personality and was a good person. Adding on his seniority, he could be said to be someone of great virtue and prestige. Even the manor lord and the grand elder treated him with utmost respect and did not dare to slight him.
"This old man's life force has already been drained by more than half. If he can't make a breakthrough within ten years, he will definitely die."
At the back of the mountain, he used his spiritual will to observe the dragon soul above the plaza and suddenly said.
Wang Hao was a little surprised, "Didn't you say that it won't be difficult for Jindan cultivator to live past three hundred years? I heard that this Fifth Elder is over two hundred years old. Why does her cultivation and eight circulation of Jindan only have ten years left to live! "
I think that this old man should be more than two hundred and fifty years old. Furthermore, my cultivation level has been stuck at eight circulation of Jindan for too long, so I think that the life in my body will not be able to survive. My brother said that ten years is still the best, if he fights with experts of the same cultivation level, his chance of survival would be reduced quickly, and he might not even be able to live past ten years.
"So that's how it is. What a pity. I heard that the Fifth Elder is very good and has great reputation within the Villa." Wang Hao sighed, feeling pity for the Fifth Elder.
"If you can't bear it, you can help him!" The dragon soul casually said.
Wang Hao was startled, "Oh, that's right! If I teach the Chinese Divine Art to the Fifth Elder, maybe the Fifth Elder will be able to break through within ten years! "It might even be possible for him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future!"
"Mm. But don't be in such a hurry. It won't be too late to teach them when you have enough strength to protect yourself." Dragon Soul Society.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. Let's see what attitude the Fifth Elder has towards me first. If he's dissatisfied with me, it'll be good enough if I don't kill him. How can I help him?" Wang Hao replied indifferently.
In the air above Inner Gate Square.
"Senior granduncle!" The fourth elder hurriedly cupped his fist and bowed towards the Fifth Elder beside him.
Even though the ranking was higher than the Fourth Elder, and in theory, the power was also higher than the Fourth Elder, the Fifth Elder's seniority was still there, and even the Manor Lord and the Great Elder had to perform the junior salute when meeting the Fifth Elder, so how could the Fourth Elder dare to be rude?
Basically, whenever a ranking elder met the Fifth Elder, they would respectfully address him as Martial Granduncle.