"Lord Hei Ao?!!"

Indeed, it was none other than the illustrious third son of the Hei Family, Lord Hei Ao!

Compared to these scoundrels merely squatting around among the Five Great Families waiting to die, Lord Hei Ao was like the bright moon in the sky, not of the same world as them!

Bai Kang hurriedly got up to bow, but was caught by Lord Hei Ao's icy gaze, freezing him like he had fallen into an ice cave!

Bai Kang was bewildered, he couldn't understand why the high and mighty Lord Hei Ao would suddenly come down to the fifth floor.

Moreover, what did those words mean earlier, Diao Deyi... why would Lord Hei Ao mention Diao Deyi? Wasn't Diao Deyi a nobody without any connections? How could Lord Hei Ao possibly know him??

Bai Kang glared at the people around him, but no one dared to meet his gaze.

A bunch of good-for-nothings!

Not even aware of the news that Diao Deyi had made acquaintance with Lord Hei Ao, they were shouting to help me kill someone!

At this moment, Lord Hei Ao spoke again.

"I will ask once more, just now, who threatened to kill my brother Diao Deyi!"

The cold voice and oppressive words made everyone at the table bow their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

Everyone inside cursed in their hearts.

Wasn't it said he had no backing? Wasn't he just a minor official? How did he become Lord Hei Ao's brother?? What the hell is Bai Kang trying to provoke!

The disturbance caught the attention of the surrounding crowd.

Upon identifying the troublemaker, the eyes of the crowd widened.

"Lord Hei Ao?!"

"It's the third young Lord of the Hei Family!"

"Why has he come down here? With Lord Hei Ao's status, he should only appear on the seventh floor..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, there's a good drama unfolding, it looks like that table has offended Lord Hei Ao."

"The main table of the Bai Family? Is that Bai Kang? He truly does not know how to spell death! Daring to offend Lord Hei Ao, Bai Kang doesn't have enough lives for that!"

Some reveled in the disaster, others were terrified.

For everyone on this floor, the identity of Lord Hei Ao represented a crushing blow!

With just a word, a command, he could take the life of anyone present!

Bai Kang was no exception, he too was hit by this crushing blow.

Thus, he couldn't understand, and hadn't even figured out, how that minor official had gotten in touch with the esteemed third young Lord of the Hei Family.

But regardless, at this moment, in order to save his own life, he must make a decision immediately.

With a thud!

Bai Kang unexpectedly knelt down right in front of everyone without hesitation.

"Lord Hei Ao, it was, it was this guy who said it! This Shan Sichen has such audacity! Merely a servant, yet dares plot to lay a hand on a brother acquainted with Lord Hei Ao! What is your intention!"

He pointed his hand, directing it at the stunned Shan Sichen.

Betraying his own comrade so naturally!

Shan Sichen never expected that one second Bai Kang, high and mighty, was preparing to dispose of Diao Deyi casually, the next second, he would be kneeling on the ground, shifting the blame onto him!

Thud!

Shan Sichen hurriedly knelt down, but before he could open his mouth to defend himself, a barrage of accusations already came from the table.

"Exactly! It's this reckless servant, slandering the friend of Lord Hei Ao and even claiming he wants to kill him!"

"Utterly wicked! Utterly wicked! This mere servant, not only did he malign Lord Hei Ao's brother but also tried to deceive us into becoming his tool of revenge! Fortunately, Lord Hei Ao arrived in time, otherwise we all would have been deceived!"

"Right, right, since Diao Deyi is Lord Hei Ao's brother, he naturally wouldn't do anything wrong! It must be this servant fabricating lies, thinking to use others to kill his enemy!"

The crowd voiced their opinions one after another, all pointing the blame toward Shan Sichen.

Shan Sichen had never seen such a scene and was instantly dumbfounded.

As for being a turncoat, he was no match for these cunning folks, utterly unable to defend himself.

"I, I didn't! I didn't! Lord Hei Ao, listen to my explanation!!"

Slap!!

Just as Shan Sichen finished speaking, Bai Kang approached and delivered a heavy slap, making Shan Sichen's head buzz as he covered his face in astonishment.

"What are you looking at! You deserve to be slapped, you troublemaking bumpkin! Now quickly apologize to Lord Hei Ao, perhaps he will be merciful and spare your miserable life!"

With his back to Lord Hei Ao, Bai Kang glared murderously at Shan Sichen.

Apparently, if Shan Sichen dares not to cooperate, the first person Bai Kang would kill is him!

Shan Sichen shivered, frightened, yet uncertain of how to proceed.

Admitting culpability and taking the initiative would mean being killed by Hei Ao.

Alternatively, he would have to face Bai Kang's tactics.

Either way, it meant death, and at the moment, he felt he had no way out!

Shan Sichen regretted it, deeply regretted it!

If he hadn't rushed to seek revenge from Diao Deyi through Bai Kang, how would he have ended up in this situation?

The origin of everything was still Diao Deyi!

If he had swallowed his pride and waited to report to Bai Kang the next day, even if something happened later, it would be a dispute between the two powerful figures, Bai Kang and Hei Ao, and it would have nothing to do with him, a minor figure!

But now, he was being pushed into the eye of the storm, clearly to be discarded!

Shan Sichen didn't want to die... He didn't want to die!!

On his knees, he crossed Bai Kang, and under the furious glares of the latter, hurriedly crawled toward Hei Ao.

"Lord Hei Ao, Lord Hei Ao, it wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was, it was Bai Kang..."

Before Shan Sichen could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a slender jade hand resting on Hei Ao's shoulder.

At that moment, Shan Sichen's mind buzzed, blanking for a second.

Who doesn't know Lord Hei Ao hates being touched by others!

Who dares to be so reckless, so desperate, adding fuel to the fire for Lord Hei Ao at this time! This is going to cost me my life!!

Shan Sichen was almost in tears, yet he realized... Lord Hei Ao didn't erupt in fury? Instead, he calmly removed the jade hand.

Then, Shan Sichen heard a pleasant female voice, belonging to the owner of that hand.

"Bai Family's Bai Kang, Lin Family's Lin Xiweng, Li family... so many of you, all ganging up against Diao Deyi? Then you'll have to include me too, because I am also a friend of Diao Deyi."

The woman listed their names as if counting treasures.

With each name revealed, the color of that person's face turned whitely pale.

Not only because they were recognized but also because... the woman before them was indeed an entity they absolutely couldn't afford to provoke.

"It's the Zuo Family's lady, Miss Zuo Lv!"

"How is she also here down on the fifth floor? What day is today??"

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's over! Lord Hei Ao is a person who secludes himself for cultivation, but Miss Zuo Lv is different; she knows everyone from the Five Great Families very clearly. Knowing their backgrounds, these people are probably not going to get away soon!"

"Now I kind of understand the whole story. It seems like Lord Hei Ao and Miss Zuo Lv both stepped up for something relating to Diao Deyi? What's the background of this Diao Deyi?"

"Don't know, never heard of him before."

"Interesting, quite interesting indeed!"

Bai Kang no longer listened to the nearby jests.

He only felt his limbs go cold, and his spine chill.

He never expected that just by trying to kill a patrol officer, not even having started yet, he directly provoked these two major figures.

Two figures, not just one!

One from the Zuo Family's heiress, the other the third young master from the Hei Family, each of whom alone could crush him easily.

Now, however, the two were joining forces to deal with him...

Bai Kang felt his vision darken, his palms and backs of his hands full of cold sweat, trembling all over!

"Miss Zuo Lv, Lord Hei Ao, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! I..."

Before Bai Kang could finish speaking, something suddenly grasped his hair.

It went dark before his eyes.

Bang!!!

With a loud noise, Bai Kang's head was smashed directly onto the table.

Unexpectedly, the table was quite sturdy, only cracking slightly under the impact.

When his head was lifted again, Bai Kang's forehead was already bleeding, and he felt dizzy.

"Lord Hei Ao, spare my life! Spare..."

Bang!!!

His head was smashed down hard onto the table again!

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