Seeing that Zhou Ziyin was holding a chicken leg while threatening the three of them, the Tangmen Law Enforcement Leader's beard nearly flew off in anger. "Zhou Ziyin, how dare you insult us!"
"Die!" he shouted.
With that, the Law Enforcement Leader stepped forward, his true energy spreading, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
His palm struck like the wind, and Tangmen's White Jade Palm struck out with a boom.
Zhou Ziyin's expression changed. His opponent was a Transcendent Realm expert, and he had just barely reached the Beyond realm himself, so he was no match for the old man. Originally, his biggest reliance was the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus, but now it was nowhere to be found.
His first thought was to flee. But as soon as he turned around, the Third and Fourth Elders appeared behind him like phantoms. Their palms pressed on his shoulders, and their powerful true energy immediately suppressed him, making it difficult to breathe.
Boom!
The White Jade Palm struck Zhou Ziyin's back, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
His meridians were shattered by the force of the blow.
"Zhou Ziyin, hand over the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus!" the Law Enforcement Leader shouted angrily.
Zhou Ziyin gritted his teeth, staring at the chicken leg in his hand. He could not understand why the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus had inexplicably turned into a chicken leg.
"I hate this…"
Zhou Ziyin roared loudly.
"Speak up!" the Third Elder's palm morphed into a claw and gripped Zhou Ziyin's shoulder. With a crack, Zhou Ziyin's collarbone was crushed under the Elder's grip.
Sweat poured from Zhou Ziyin's forehead as he felt the intense pain.
By now, he still couldn't understand why things had turned out like this. Originally, with the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus in hand, even if Tangmen's experts came after him, he wouldn't be afraid. With that powerful weapon, he could kill any number of people from Tangmen. Once he escaped to the Cloud Wasteland, he would be free forever, and Tangmen would never find him again.
But now, some unknown person had stolen the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus from him and replaced it with a chicken leg.
What was even worse was that the chicken leg had already been bitten. It was nothing short of an insult!
"Kill me or maim me, do as you wish!" Zhou Ziyin glared at the three of them.
He knew by now that they wouldn't believe his claim of not knowing where the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus had gone.
The Third and Fourth Elders exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with anger.
"Take him back," the Law Enforcement Leader said coldly. "Tangmen has plenty of punishments for him. I don't believe we can't get the truth out of him!"
Zhou Ziyin was taken away.
This matter spread quickly throughout the martial world. News of Tangmen's Zhou Ziyin betraying the sect and stealing the Thousand Lives Ghost Lotus caused a stir.
However, far away, Li Hanzhou was completely unaware of this. He continued as usual these days, reading books and researching alchemy, trying to find a way to help Liu Dongyue improve his strength.
But Liu Dongyue had been in a bad mood recently, unable to sleep well. He felt like Li Hanzhou was looking at him strangely, almost as if he were a lab rat for experiments.
It had gotten to the point where Liu Dongyue almost wanted to run away from home.
This passage revolves around Zhou Ziyin's betrayal and the ensuing consequences, while also introducing more intrigue with Li Hanzhou's (Mike's) potential secretive actions and Liu Dongyue's growing unease. If you want to explore a specific part further or adapt the content differently, feel free to let me know!