Chapter 258: Look Clearly
"Cut off one of his arms?"
The very calm voice caused everyone's gazes to freeze completely.
Lin Feng, was he going to cut off Dugu Xiao's arm?
A descendant of a high-ranking noble, and he dared to cut off his arm?
Dugu Xiao's proud face also froze there, his mind trembling. What had he just heard? After he stated his identity, after he thought Lin Feng would come to apologize, Lin Feng didn't even look at him and calmly said, "Cut off one of his arms."
This calm voice, however, stirred up a monstrous wave in the hearts of the crowd.
"What did you say?" Nalan Feng's gaze also froze for a moment, then she looked at Lin Feng and said coldly. Dugu Xiao was her man, her pride.
When they learned that a large army had entered Yangzhou City, everyone panicked, except her man Dugu Xiao. He remained calm, extremely proud, saying that this army should come to apologize.
This made Nalan Feng very proud. She really wanted to see that army come to their doorstep. At that time, how glorious and honorable would she, Nalan Feng, be? But she didn't see it. The Crimson Blood Commander did come to their doorstep, but not to apologize.
"You heard that? He wants to cut off my arm?" Dugu Xiao said coldly, a chilling aura emanating from him. At the same time, a man wearing an iron-blooded mask rode out on a horse, exuding a dense, domineering aura.
"Cut."
Lin Feng ignored him and lightly shouted. Ba Dao leaped from his horse, soaring through the air. A flash of brilliant, cold light flickered and vanished in an instant, leaving behind only blood splattering in the air.
The entire space paused for a moment. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the blood spraying in the air, their hearts trembling violently.
Cut. It was really cut.
Without any hesitation, the Crimson Blood Commander directly gave the order: cut.
And his subordinate acted immediately. That flash of blade light was brilliant and dazzling, imprinted in the minds of the crowd, impossible to erase.
"Ah..."
The entire space paused for a moment before Dugu Xiao let out a miserable laugh. His other hand clutched his severed arm, his face pale as paper, devoid of any blood color.
Beside him, Nalan Feng stared blankly at this scene, her beauty fading, her pretty face turning deathly white. Dugu Xiao... had really had his arm cut off?
"It's over!"
Nalan Xiong's heart twitched violently. It was completely over. Dugu Xiao had his arm cut off in his Nalan residence. The Nalan family couldn't bear this responsibility.
"How could this happen?" Nalan Xiong's gaze was filled with intense killing intent as he looked up at Lin Feng, the Crimson Blood Commander wearing the bronze mask.
At this moment, Lin Feng was also looking at him. The eyes outside the mask were still so calm, so calm that there wasn't a single ripple.
"You wanted me to come and apologize?"
Lin Feng said indifferently, causing Nalan Xiong's gaze to freeze. He then realized that Lin Feng, who dared to cut off Dugu Xiao's arm and act so arrogantly, could he be simple?
Right now, his City Lord's Mansion was surrounded by a legion of ten thousand men. With just one order from Lin Feng, the Nalan family of the City Lord's Mansion would be reduced to ashes.
He, Nalan Xiong, had actually gone along with Dugu Xiao's idea and asked Lin Feng to come and apologize. It seemed somewhat ironic.
The commander of the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, apologizing to a city lord like him? Of course, all of this was only because Nalan Xiong trusted Dugu Xiao too much. A descendant of a high-ranking noble, how majestic.
But he never expected that this commander would dare to cut off the arm of even a noble's descendant, and do it without hesitation.
"Who are you?"
An extremely cold voice rang out. Dugu Xiao's eyes stared fixedly at Lin Feng, wishing he could tear him apart.
"I am from the Dugu family, the Dugu clan of the Imperial City, a descendant of a noble family. And you still dared to cut off my arm?"
"You must die." Nalan Feng also stared at Lin Feng, her gaze venomous.
"Dugu clan, descendant of a noble? I know." A hint of mockery flashed in Lin Feng's eyes as he said indifferently, his gaze falling back on Dugu Xiao. He said in a low voice, "Dugu Shang, what relation is he to you?"
"Hmm?" Dugu Xiao's gaze froze as he stared at Lin Feng. "My elder brother. You know him, and you still dare to touch me?"
At this moment, he was clutching his wound, his body constantly twitching.
"Your elder brother, huh. Just as I expected. Neither of you has much real ability, yet you look down on everyone. Idiot."
Lin Feng said indifferently, "Didn't your elder brother tell you that not long ago at the Heavenly One Academy, I slapped him a few times and made him kneel before me?"
Dugu Xiao's body trembled violently. Staring at Lin Feng, a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
It was him. It was actually him.
He should have thought of it earlier... The Crimson Blood Commander, enfeoffed in Yangzhou City. He should have realized it was him.
But because the Crimson Blood Legion in his mind should have been at Broken Blade City, their sudden appearance in Yangzhou City confused him at first. Now he understood. The Crimson Blood Legion hadn't returned to Broken Blade City but had come to Yangzhou City, this small city, with the newly appointed Crimson Blood Commander.
Lin Feng. He had burned the city with fire, rescued the princess from a thousand li away, rushed to the Imperial City, saved Liu Canglan at the critical moment, and in front of Duan Tianlang, killed Duan Tianlang's son, Duan Han. He was enfeoffed as a marquis and general, with Yangzhou City as his fief.
Lin Feng was a legendary figure. In his eyes, there was no such thing as fear. He wasn't even afraid of the Celestial Wolf King. He dared to kill the Celestial Wolf King's son right in front of him. What wouldn't Lin Feng dare to do?
Dugu Xiao's face turned pale. Even a descendant of a noble family could encounter a bone too hard to chew.
The crowd also noticed Lin Feng's silence, and their gazes all froze. Lin Feng had also slapped Dugu Xiao's elder brother? And made Dugu Xiao's elder brother kneel on the ground?
Who was this person, to be so arrogant? It seemed Dugu Xiao couldn't handle him either.
Nalan Feng and Nalan Xiong saw Dugu Xiao's silence, and their bodies trembled slightly. Dugu Xiao was silent.
Silence meant that what Lin Feng said was true. His elder brother might really have been slapped and forced to kneel.
"Who is he?" Nalan Feng asked in a low voice, but Dugu Xiao ignored her. Then, he laughed wildly.
"Good. Good!"
At this moment, Dugu Xiao seemed a bit insane, because he had no way to deal with Lin Feng. In terms of strength, he didn't even have the qualifications to challenge Lin Feng. In terms of influence, his elder brother was abused by Lin Feng, and his family chose to remain silent. What could he, Dugu Xiao, do?
Even when his genius elder brother was abused, the family remained silent. Today, his arm was cut off for nothing. How could he not go crazy?
"This Crimson Blood Commander is truly a big shot."
"Leading a legion of tens of thousands, he's indeed remarkable. It seems Dugu Xiao knows who he is, but he can't afford to provoke him."
The crowd thought to themselves as they watched Dugu Xiao's reaction. The Nalan family was finished.
Just moments ago, Dugu Xiao was arrogantly bragging, but after having his arm cut off, he didn't dare say a word. Yet the Nalan family had offended Lin Feng. They were completely finished.
Come and apologize?
Lin Feng did come, but who among them could bear the consequences?
At this moment, everyone was thinking about how to distance themselves from the Nalan family to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"Nalan Xiong, I have been enfeoffed by the Imperial Family as the Crimson Blood Marquis, with Yangzhou City as my fief. When I arrived in Yangzhou City, you, the City Lord, told me to roll over and come apologize. How domineering! How majestic!" Lin Feng said coldly, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.
"Tell me, Nalan Xiong, what crime should you be punished for?"
Lin Feng's words made Nalan Xiong's body tremble violently. Enfeoffed in Yangzhou City. So that was it. He had come to take over his fief. And he, Nalan Xiong, had actually asked Lin Feng to come and apologize. That was why Lin Feng was now asking him what crime he should be punished for.
Nalan Xiong remained silent, but Lin Feng looked at the others and asked indifferently, "You tell me. What crime should Nalan Xiong be punished for?"
Everyone's expressions trembled slightly as they looked at Lin Feng's cold gaze. Their eyes flickered.
"Whoever speaks last will be killed."
Lin Feng added another sentence. Immediately, someone shouted, "Nalan Xiong is guilty of high treason. He deserves death!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Nalan Xiong's face trembled. He glared viciously at the man. Not long ago, that man had been desperately flattering him, and now he was saying he deserved death. How ruthless.
"Yes, Nalan Xiong deserves to die ten thousand deaths. He must be killed."
"That's right. Kill him."
The crowd scrambled to answer, afraid of being slower than others. A faint smile appeared in Lin Feng's calm eyes. Finally, his gaze fell on Nalan Xiong. "Did you hear that? Everyone says you deserve to die."
Feeling the hint of killing intent from Lin Feng, Nalan Xiong looked at him. In those calm eyes, there was a trace of familiarity.
"Do you know me? Who exactly are you?" Staring fixedly at Lin Feng, Nalan Xiong suddenly realized that Lin Feng had come specifically for him.
"You want to know?" A cold smile flashed in Lin Feng's calm eyes as he said softly.
"Yes." Nalan Xiong nodded. Of course, he wanted to know.
"Alright then. Look clearly."
Lin Feng smiled. His hands rested on the bronze mask. Slowly, he lifted the mask, revealing his clean-cut face to Nalan Xiong's gaze, and also to the eyes of the crowd.
At that moment, the space fell into dead silence. There was not a single sound.