Song of Adolescence

Chapter 180 Vow of Life and Death

The Patriarch struck with his palm, and Sikong Qianluo, Tang Lian, Ye Ruoyi and the others who were standing in front of Xiao Se were flung aside by the blast of the palm. They were completely powerless to fight back. Xiao Se forced himself to raise his Wuji staff and shouted angrily, "Come at me!"

The dark shadows in the Patriarch’s palms flowed. After absorbing Grandmaster Tang’s powers, the Yama’s Devil Palm was even more terrifying than when he used it against the Lei Clan twins!

However, a figure suddenly stood in front of Xiao Se.

Dressed in a white monk robe, his face was beautiful, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He looked like a monk, but possessed an awe-inspiring arrogance that a monk shouldn\'t have. The man pressed his palms together in front of his chest and softly called Buddha\'s name, "Amitabha."

A huge phantom of a monolithic bell appeared in front of him.

Inner Bell of Prajñā Divine Art.

"Too cocky!" The Patriarch smashed that Inner Bell into pieces with one palm strike. Wuxin retreated hurriedly just as a man in black clothes arrived right behind him. He grabbed Xiao Se’s collar from behind and followed in retreat.

"Rise again!" Wuxin yelled, and an even larger monolithic bell stood in front of him.

The Patriarch was inexhaustible, and struck yet another palm to shatter that Inner Bell!

"Rise again!"

"Rise again!"

……

"Rise again!"

Wuxin’s hands pressed together again and again, and incanted thirteen Inner Bells in succession. Finally, he stood still, with a trace of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. However, there was still a faint smile on his face. "I have another three hundred Inner Bells. Would you like to try again?"

"Your name." The Patriarch finally withdrew his palm and asked in a cold voice.

"The monk, Wuxin, of Snowy Peak Temple," Wuxin replied slowly, "Also, Ye Anshi of Outerheaven."

He was not only a little monk under a great master of Buddhism, but also the Sect Leader of the Demonic Cult in the outer territories.

"I’ve heard of your name. When we next meet again, I will take your life at the same time." The Patriarch tipped his toes, swept towards the other side and barked at Su Muyu, "Go!"

Su Muyu was covered in blood. He nodded, picked up Xie Qidao’s body, and jumped to follow.

In the courtyard, after Li Hanyi failed to kill her opponent with her last sword move, she vomited three mouthfuls of black blood. Xie Xuan hurriedly reached for her and took her pulse. He reacted in shock, “Not good!” He hurriedly prepared to help her manage her qi.

"I\'ll do it!" Lei Hong slapped his palm on Li Hanyi\'s back first.

The three remaining from Tang Clan, Tang Xuan, Tang Huang, and Tang Qisha, walked over to Grandmaster Tang’s body, crying bitterly. Lei Yunhe walked over slowly.

Tang Huang hurriedly stepped forward and blocked his path.

"You’ve lost." Lei Yunhe slowly raised two of his fingers.

Tang Huang said angrily, "So what if we lost? Although the three of us are not the most powerful, we’re not afraid of all you Lei people."

Lei Yunhe sneered, "Aren’t you just full of righteousness and awe. Just who was it who colluded with the treacherous Hidden River, resorting to conspiracy and plots to annihilate my Lei Clan!"

"Senior, please don\'t be rash," a young voice sounded, and a boy who looked no older than sixteen or seventeen came out of the hall.

"And who are you again?" Lei Yunhe asked.

The young man walked up to Grandmaster Tang’s body with a sad expression in his eyes, but after a brief glance, he turned his head and replied, "This one is Tang Ze of Tang Clan. This time, I accompanied Grandmaster to attend the banquet and drove the carriage for Grandmaster. I have a deal I’d like to discuss with Senior."

"A deal?" Lei Yunhe raised his eyebrows slightly. "Are you qualified to deal with me? Do you have a bargaining chip?"

"I wonder, if the lives of everyone in Tang Clan and the lives of all the guests in this hall, is that bargaining chip enough?" Tang Ze spoke as he lowered his head.

Lei Yunhe was taken aback. "What did you say?"

"Earlier, when all of you were fighting, this humble one, Tang Ze, was responsible for putting down all the workers and attendants in the backyard and also poisoning everyone in the hall," Tang Ze spoke evenly, but the words that came out shocked everyone present.

"Scorpion boss!" Wen Liang heard the words and hurriedly threw out the three-tailed scorpion that was hidden in his sleeve. The three-tailed scorpion fell into the hall and lightly stung the hand of one of the fallen swordsmen. Then, it ran back quickly. Wen Liang picked up the three-tailed scorpion, sniffed it carefully, and exclaimed in alarm, "Hongfang Flower?"

"That’s right, Tang Clan’s Hongfang Flower. You must be an expert of the Wen Clan. Wen Clan is indeed the number one poison user under Heaven, even above the Tang Clan. However, you’re but one person and you won’t be able to concoct so many antidotes in a short time." Tang Ze carefully showed his hand and pulled out a row of medicine bottles. "Yet I have it all here. I’m using these hundreds of lives as a bargaining chip. Is that enough to make a deal with Senior?"

Lei Yunhe stepped forward. "What if I don’t want to? Would you believe that even before you realise you’re dead, all this medicine before you will already be in my hand?"

"But what if not all of them are the antidote? What if they were a poison that caused immediate hemorrhage in the throat?" Tang Ze smiled. "Or perhaps, some of them are antidotes, and some are poisons? This brother from Wen Clan could test each bottle one by one, pill by pill, and by the time he’s done, half of the people would be dead, right."

"Say your name again." Lei Yunhe retracted his fingers and asked.

"Disciple of Tang Clan’s Grandmaster Tang, Tang Ze," Tang Ze said softly, bowing his head.

"Very good. You’re very good." Lei Yunhe nodded. "State your conditions."

"I will give all these antidotes to you. As long as they’re administered within four hours, their lives will not be in danger. And Senior, you must let us go," Tang Ze said.

"So simple?" Lei Yunhe curled his mouth.

"There is one more condition." Tang Ze raised his head and looked directly at Lei Yunhe. "What happened here today had nothing to do with the Tang Clan. The Hidden River infiltrated the Heroes Banquet and poisoned all these heroes. The Tang Clan, the Wen Clan, and also the few martial experts of Lei Clan Fort who were not poisoned, finally managed to fight off the Hidden River assassins. Grandmaster Tang died in the battle here!"

Lei Tianhen, who was still holding Lei Qianhu\'s body, trembled with anger, and shouted, "Shameless and despicable!"

Tang Ze replied, "Indeed, it’s shameless and despicable."

Lei Yunhe remained silent. Tang Ze kept his head raised and they looked at each other, neither backing off. After a long time, Lei Yunhe nodded slowly. "Fine."

"Senior is wise." Tang Ze nodded. "These medicine bottles are all antidotes, so please administer it to all the heroes with confidence."

As soon as he finished, Lei Yunhe had already stepped before Tang Ze. He reached out and wrapped his fingers around the young man’s neck, lifting him high off the ground.

Tang Xuan was about to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Tang Ze holding up his hand. Tang Ze looked at Lei Yunhe, still smiling and said, "Does… does Senior wish to go back on his word?"

"The Lei Clan’s word is absolute, once spoken will never be taken back." Lei Yunhe put Tang Ze down, and he kept his tone neutral. "Just like the promise of alliance we made with the Tang Clan in the past, the Lei Clan had always held up their word. So, all of you listen well. Today, you can go, and I can also tell the whole martial world that Grandmaster Tang died here while fighting the Hidden River assassins to protect the heroes of the world. However!

"This debt… the Lei Clan will settle it with the Tang Clan someday.

"For every generation henceforth, we’ll never rest until we die!"