"Heh."
Ye Cangtian chuckled, looking at the killing intent emanating from Sikong Longyin. He knew that the other party still held deep feelings for Old Zhou.
Thinking this, he spoke, "Naturally, it was that old fossil who gave it to me!"
"Impossible. You are not from the Imperial Dragon Villa. Master can give you anything, but never the Imperial Dragon Seal!"
"Speak, did you kill Master!"
Sikong Longyin said agitatedly.
After all, the Imperial Dragon Villa was established by Old Zhou after he left the Hidden Group.
Although the Imperial Dragon Villa, like the Hidden Group, was a Chinese power, both he and his fellow disciples knew that Old Zhou had considerable reservations about the Hidden Group.
Therefore, Old Zhou would never have accepted anyone from the Hidden Group as a disciple.
And the Imperial Dragon Seal was the token of the Villa Master. If Ye Cangtian were not from the Imperial Dragon Villa, Old Zhou would certainly not have given it to him.
"Who says I'm not from the Imperial Dragon Villa?"
Ye Cangtian smiled faintly and looked at the other party, continuing, "Not only am I from the Imperial Dragon Villa, but even the beauty by my side has been appointed by me as the Senior Sister of the Imperial Dragon Villa!"
As Ye Cangtian's words fell, Lan Yue, in perfect cooperation, took out the jade token representing her identity.
"What!"
Sikong Longyin's eyes widened. He could never have imagined that Ye Cangtian was also Master's disciple.
Nor had he expected that Lan Yue, who was beside Ye Cangtian, was also his junior sister.
While shocked, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
The next moment, he glared and questioned, "Even if you have the Imperial Dragon Seal in hand, the ranking among fellow disciples is determined by order of seniority, and you can't just change it as you please!"
"By doing this, aren't you betraying your master and ancestors!"
Heh heh.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and waved his hand, "Don't make a fuss. I'm not betraying my master and ancestors. I have my reasons for doing this!"
"Heh, what reasons? I'm very interested," Sikong Longyin asked with a cold smile.
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party and said mockingly, "It's very simple. You are all just nominal disciples of the old fellow, while my Senior Sister and I are his direct disciples."
"Do you know the difference?"
"What! Direct disciples?"
Sikong Longyin was stunned upon hearing this.
He naturally knew the difference between direct disciples and nominal disciples; their status was definitely higher than his!
In other words, if this were true, it wouldn't be unreasonable for Lan Yue to be appointed Senior Sister.
But he felt something was amiss.
Ye Cangtian, as a Heaven-tier expert with extraordinary talent, naturally had the qualification to be Master's direct disciple.
However, compared to him, Lan Yue seemed much more ordinary.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Your words might fool others, but not me!"
"Her aptitude is average, how could she be a direct disciple? Besides, the jade token in her hand is clearly the same as ours!"
In Sikong Longyin's eyes, if she were truly a direct disciple, Master would definitely have issued a jade token.
But this jade token should be different from that of nominal disciples, otherwise, how could their identities be distinguished by the token?
However, Lan Yue's jade token was clearly the same as theirs, which meant that Lan Yue, like them, was a direct disciple!
This way, Ye Cangtian's words had a flaw. Perhaps Ye Cangtian was also a nominal disciple, who had merely obtained the Imperial Dragon Seal.
"You are right, Senior Sister was indeed a nominal disciple before!"
Ye Cangtian nodded, not hiding anything, and said, "But Senior Sister was deeply favored by the old fellow, so she was later accepted as a direct disciple."
Having said this, Ye Cangtian paused and continued, "By the way, Lei Ming has already been killed by me. Now I am the rightful Villa Master. You don't doubt this, do you?"
What!
Sikong Longyin's eyes widened again.
Although he had suspected this after the other party produced the Imperial Dragon Seal and admitted to being Master's disciple,
He was still extremely shocked to hear it.
The feeling was very complex.
It was both a sense of inevitability, as the other party, being a Heaven-tier expert with the Imperial Dragon Seal bestowed by Master, was naturally the rightful owner of the Imperial Dragon Villa.
But at the same time, he also felt a deep sense of loss.
Because in his opinion, he was the Senior Disciple of the Imperial Dragon Villa, the one most deserving of taking over the Imperial Dragon Villa.
Moreover, he was only one step away from reaching the Heaven-tier realm, which could also be considered a condition for taking over as Villa Master.
But at this very moment, fate played a cruel joke on him, with Ye Cangtian being unceremoniously dropped in, shattering all his dreams.
In addition to this matter, he was also immensely shocked by Lei Ming's death.
He had left the Imperial Dragon Villa, but news from within the Imperial Dragon Villa still reached him continuously, yet he had not heard about these developments.
After a long while, he looked at Ye Cangtian and said in a deep voice, "Was Lei Ming really killed by you?"
"That's right. The old fellow said that he granted me the authority to kill or spare, and that I was permitted to act without regard for any personal feelings if someone went astray!"
Ye Cangtian looked at Sikong Longyin and continued, "Lei Ming was brutal and lawless, and he colluded with the Five Poisons Sect to persecute members of the Hidden Group. Do you think I would spare such a person?"
"This..."
Sikong Longyin could only accept half of Ye Cangtian's statement for the moment, which was that Lei Ming was brutal and lawless.
As for Lei Ming colluding with the Five Poisons Sect, he was unaware of it.
However, upon reflection, he did recall hearing some other news.
It was rumored that quite a few members of the Hidden Group had been captured and brought to the Imperial Dragon Villa, and these individuals had all disappeared afterward.
Thinking of this, Sikong Longyin gradually believed Ye Cangtian's words.
After a long silence, he looked up at Ye Cangtian again and asked, "So you brought me here to enforce the family law?"
"What? Do I not have the qualification?" Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow and asked.
"No! You have the qualification!"
Sikong Longyin gritted his teeth and said slowly.
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, the other party possessed the Imperial Dragon Seal and was a Heaven-tier expert, making him the rightful Villa Master, which left no room for his doubts.
Since he acknowledged the other party's status as Villa Master, the other party naturally had the right to enforce the family law.
"Heh heh, not bad. I thought you wouldn't acknowledge my status!"
Hearing his words, Ye Cangtian showed a satisfied smile.
The other party's acknowledgment of his status proved that Old Zhou held a significant place in his heart.
Thinking this, he continued, "Then I will ask you one last time, do you know your crime?"
"I know my crime!"
Hearing this again, Sikong Longyin finally lowered his proud head and admitted it through gritted teeth.
In his opinion, since Old Zhou had accepted Ye Cangtian, a disciple within the Hidden Group, it meant that Old Zhou had no intention of breaking ties with the Hidden Group.
And his previous actions of leading people to barge into the Hidden Group and injure many were an offense against an ally, thus deserving of punishment.
Thinking this, he spoke, "You win. Tell me how you wish to deal with me. If I even frown, then I am not a member of the Imperial Dragon Villa!"
Hmph!
Ye Cangtian snorted lightly and said, "Don't be so hasty. You must be punished, but there's no rush. I want to know now, what exactly were your mistakes?"
"You..."
With this remark, Sikong Longyin's gaze immediately fixed on Ye Cangtian, and he said in a deep voice, "I have already admitted your status and my crime. You had best not go too far."
In his eyes, Ye Cangtian's questioning implied a desire to further humiliate him, which made him feel extremely stifled.
"This is not the attitude of someone who admits their guilt. You had better change your attitude, otherwise, I might expel you from the Imperial Dragon Villa!" Ye Cangtian glanced at him and said.
You!
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Sikong Longyin trembled with anger, but he dared not say another word.
Previously, when Lei Ming had expelled him from the Imperial Dragon Villa, it had not meant much to him.
Lei Ming was not the rightful Villa Master, so even if he was expelled from the villa, he still considered himself a member of the Imperial Dragon Villa.
However, the current Ye Cangtian was different. Ye Cangtian was the true Villa Master and could issue notices in the name of the Villa Master, affix his seal, and spread this matter throughout the ruins.
If that were to happen, even if he still considered himself a member of the Imperial Dragon Villa, no one would acknowledge his identity.
Therefore, at this moment, he truly dared not confront Ye Cangtian.
The next moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "I trespassed into the Hidden Group, injured many people, and damaged the relationship between the two sides. My crimes are heinous..."
"Heh heh, you think that's all you've done?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian coldly sneered and continued, "You competed for the position of Villa Master, causing the Imperial Dragon Villa to be torn apart, its influence to plummet, and attracting covetous glances from the unscrupulous. Is this not a crime?"