If they interfered, not only would there be no benefits, but people would seize upon it as an excuse, saying that the Haoran Sect was being overbearing, trying to manage even other sects' internal affairs.

Situ Hao's coup was actually quite normal. For everyone, this wasn't anything special—such things happened every year. It was just a matter of success or failure.

"I understand. Since that's the case, I can only abdicate." Yun Kaitai said calmly. He understood very well that under these circumstances, there was no point in struggling—it would all be futile.

In fact, he had been somewhat inclined to step down from the sect master position. To gain something, one must inevitably lose something. If he weren't the sect master, perhaps his daughter's situation wouldn't have been so complicated.

Back then, Yun Qingyi eloped precisely because she had a marriage arrangement with someone else. For the Fuyun Sect's interests, even though he knew Yun Qingyi loved Luo Yuntian, he still chose to continue with that engagement.

"Alright, let's talk business. Luo Yuntian, if you want your son to live, then kill yourself," Situ Hao looked at Luo Yuntian. At this point, he believed no one would stop him—at least not the Fuyun Sect people.

"Fine!" Luo Yuntian was very straightforward, immediately raising his hand to strike his own crown chakra, without hesitation. He understood Situ Hao and knew that Situ Hao would do as he said.

He also knew that if he died, Xiaoyao might be safe. Situ Hao only hated him, but he couldn't guarantee Xiaoyao would definitely be safe.

...

...

But he had no choice, because if he didn't kill himself, Xiaoyao would definitely be in trouble—at least that's what he believed.

He could sacrifice his life for Xiaoyao. Because Xiaoyao was his son, just like Xiaoyao had done before—he had no hesitation either. This wasn't because Xiaoyao had acted that way before that he was doing this; even if Xiaoyao hadn't, he would still do the same.

At the same time, this had nothing to do with his guilt toward Xiaoyao. It was simply because Xiaoyao was his son that he would act this way. If it were Yinping, he would do the same.

This was what it meant to be a father!

"Don't!" Yun Qingyi cried out tragically. Regardless of whether she thought someone nearby had a chance to stop him, just thinking of this possibility made her feel terrified.

"Stop him!" Xiaoyao commanded.

Guxing immediately acted, blocking Luo Yuntian's hand and making it unable to move. This wasn't because Guxing's strength was higher than Luo Yuntian's, but simply because Luo Yuntian wasn't using his full power—he wasn't even using ten percent of his strength.

It was just suicide. As long as he didn't resist, being able to kill himself was enough. Did he need to use full power to smash his own head to pieces? Even in suicide, no one would make themselves die so miserably.

"Why are you stopping me? Situ Hao will kill Xiaoyao. I understand him very well," Luo Yuntian said. "Do you want Xiaoyao to die?"

"Don't want," Guxing shook her head in reply.

"Then you should let me die."

"Whether you die or not, doesn't matter. Xiaoyao wants to stop, so stop!" Guxing said simply.

"..."

"Boy, do you think I'm joking? Huh..." Situ Hao said coldly, but soon he froze. Because he discovered something that shocked him—Xiaoyao had somehow escaped from his grasp.

And Xiaoyao was no longer in his original position, already some distance away from Situ Hao.

Not to mention how Xiaoyao had escaped, just that movement to a different position—it seemed no one had seen it, even though he was still the focus of everyone's attention. Why had no one seen it?

"I don't think you're joking, but can you really do anything to me? Let me tell you, no one in this world can kill me, not even if you cultivate for several more decades," Xiaoyao smiled and said to Situ Hao.

"Since you could escape, why didn't you leave earlier?"

"As you said, I can escape anytime. I just wanted to see how things would develop," Xiaoyao waved his hand, speaking indifferently.

"I knew Little Servant couldn't possibly be forced into a dead end like this. But Little Servant, do you know how worried we all were when you did this?" Nangong Suxin said at this moment.

"This servant knows his mistake," Xiaoyao replied.

"I'll forgive you this time, but don't do this again next time."

"Yes, yes!"

"..."

Situ Hao looked at Xiaoyao with a cold face and said, "Do you think escaping for a moment means you can escape completely? Look at the people around here—they're all my people."

At this moment, as if proving Situ Hao's words, many more people appeared around Xiaoyao, including several God Level martial artists. It wouldn't be so easy for Xiaoyao to escape Situ Hao's control.

At the same time, people blocked the path in front of Guxing and the others, preventing them from approaching to rescue him.

"Want to catch me? Let me tell you, no one in this world can, even if you replaced all your subordinates with God Level ones..." Xiaoyao smiled disdainfully, then flashed toward the interior, not breaking through the encirclement but entering the buildings.

"Haha, I've seen stupid people, but never anyone this stupid. Do you think you can escape from there?" Situ Hao was surprised to see Xiaoyao flash into the building, but he thought this behavior was foolish.

His people had completely controlled this place. Entering the building was just like those four words—catching a turtle in a jar.

"Go in and drag that boy out for me," Situ Hao ordered some people to enter while others stayed outside. He believed they would soon be able to drag Xiaoyao out.

"Guxing, Mo Yu, should we take action?" Nangong Suxin asked at this moment.

"No need. Trying to catch him is simply impossible. Only when he's willing to be caught will he let people catch him," the Young Miss shook her head. She believed Xiaoyao's words and had witnessed some of his abilities.

"How about we guess what method he'll use to leave and how long it will take?" Nangong Third Miss said with a smile at this moment.

"Aren't you worried about him at all?" Wang Yanyu asked at this moment. Her understanding of Xiaoyao wasn't as deep as theirs—they mostly communicated theoretically, and she wasn't very clear about his actual abilities.

"Rather than worry about him, we should worry about ourselves and how to break through safely. In the current situation, the other side seems very unfriendly," the Young Miss replied.

"They were never friendly to begin with, just even more unfriendly now," Nangong Third Miss added.

"If you're all not worried, then why did you rush over here so anxiously?" Wang Yanyu asked, somewhat confused. Guxing and the others had seemed very anxious on the way, so why were they so calm in this situation?

"Not worrying is one thing, coming here is another," the Young Miss replied with a smile.

"..." Wang Yanyu seemed to understand something.

At this time, Yun Kaitai and Yun Qingyi had both come to Luo Yuntian's side. Yun Kaitai said nothing, while Yun Qingyi spoke to Luo Yuntian with words like "how could you be so foolish."

After a while, someone came out, but it wasn't Xiaoyao being dragged out. Instead, someone with a strange expression came to Situ Hao's side.

"How is it? Did you find him?" Situ Hao asked.

"We didn't find him..." the person said somewhat weakly.

"Didn't find him? Then what are you coming out for?" Situ Hao asked coldly. Such a small place, and you've been in there so long without finding anyone?

Although Lingyun Pavilion was built quite uniquely, it wasn't large. All the rooms combined totaled only about ten.

"We've searched several times and haven't found anyone..." the person replied somewhat weakly. He knew this answer would definitely displease Situ Hao, but it was the truth.

"Searched several times? Didn't find anyone?" Situ Hao looked at the person. Although he found this ridiculous, he believed the other party wouldn't lie to him.

But if it was true, then where did Xiaoyao go? This place could be seen from all directions—he couldn't have vanished into thin air.

"Keep searching. If you can't find him, tear down the building!" Situ Hao said.

He must be inside, probably hiding somewhere. If they couldn't find him, they'd tear down the building and see where he could escape to.

After a while, they decided to destroy the building. They notified the people inside to come out, and also warned Xiaoyao that if he didn't come out, they wouldn't be responsible for injuries—they would use martial techniques to blast this place.

Of course, they would guard the place. If Xiaoyao came out, he would be discovered. But when they used martial techniques to blast the building to pieces, they didn't discover Xiaoyao coming out, nor did they see his corpse.

What was going on? How could he have vanished into thin air?

If this were somewhere else, one could understand that he might have burrowed underground, but this was in mid-air. Going down would be equivalent to appearing before everyone's eyes—there was no possibility of earth-burrowing here.

"He really disappeared. Susu, do you know what method he used?" the Young Miss looked ahead. She believed Xiaoyao had already left, but the problem was she didn't know how he had left.

"I don't know, but I feel something somewhere is a bit strange," Nangong Third Miss looked ahead, somewhat puzzled. She felt something in front of her was odd, but she couldn't figure out what it was for the moment.

Just then, a female disciple from the Fuyun Sect approached Guxing and the others, passing through what was originally their encirclement. This female disciple was very beautiful with a perfect figure. Although she couldn't compare to Guxing and the others, the difference wasn't much.

"Zhuoran, I've watched you grow up since you were small. I never thought you would betray me too," Yun Kaitai said to the female disciple.

"No time to talk to you, go play somewhere else!" the female disciple replied directly, walked to Guxing and the others' side, then said, "Safe now!"

"What do you mean safe?" Everyone was a bit confused, and so were the others, especially Yun Kaitai, who felt somewhat incredulous. This Zhuoran was also someone he had watched grow up, so how did she seem so unfamiliar, and her tone of speech was wrong too.

(End of Chapter)