Chapter 161 - The Words Below The Stone Gate!
“Li Tianming, pay a visit to the entrance of the institute.”
Before the break of dawn, a crowd had already formed outside Flameyellow Scions Institute. Today was the first day of the challenge!
When Li Tianming rose to his feet from beside the Flameyellow Rock, many disciples looked at him with freezing gazes. Word had come down from their seniors; in three days' time, the Sanctum would have a new ruler. Therefore, they were to not communicate with anyone from the Wei Clan.
When Li Tianming walked away from the Flameyellow Rock, the disciples automatically cleared a path for him, slipping in some remarks as he passed through them.
“Go to the entrance of the institute and see it for yourself.”
“You are the cause of her death. You shall pay for this, Li Tianming.”
Bits and pieces of conversations travelled to his ears, but most of them were whispers and murmurs. But he did catch one thing.
Her?
Li Tianming picked up his pace, arriving at the stadium moments later. The seats were already fully occupied, the place stuffed to the brim even though it was still early morning.
The most crowded place, however, was the stone gate. Layer after layer of onlookers had practically blocked off the gate, with the people milling around it sighing and muttering.
“She must have been tainted, which was why she took her own life.”
“On top of that, Lin Xiaoting just married Yueling Ji, the final nail in the coffin.”
“How pitiful. Li Tianming, it was that Li Tianming who caused her death.”
“He'll pay the price soon. These three days will not be any easier for him.”
When Li Tianming arrived, he was once again greeted by stony faces. Details of the ceremony last night were already circulating around Ignispolis; pretty much everyone knew that the Wei Clan was going to end today. As much as the inspectors claimed to be fair, even a kid could tell that they were behind the Yueling Clan's appearance to Vermilion Bird.
In other words, the Wei Clan had no chance of winning. The only thing everyone was concerned about was cutting their losses. As for Li Tianming, his fate was already sealed,, along with the Wei Clan’s own. The crowd would not remember what the Wei Clan had done for Vermilion Bird. The inspectors were here to deal with them, and that was enough.
“Let him in!”
“Show him the results of his actions!”
“That bastard!”
Li Tianming wasn’t annoyed. He even found them funny. Why should he waste his time with idiots who thought they knew the whole story from some scattered rumours?
As Li Tianming walked past the crowd, he looked up to see a girl in white, swinging under the stone gate. Her eyes were fixed onto the Flameyellow Stadium, as if she was waiting for a show to happen. In fact, she was in a spot that could capture the entire stadium, a better seat than anyone could ask for. It was a seat where she could observe everything in the next three days.
Li Tianming halted his steps. The image in Lin Xiaoting’s arms three years ago coincided with the one hanging there right now. Li Tianming took a deep breath.
“How smart of you to leave at this time and not wait for another three days!” If she just waited for three days more, she would have seen the end of Lin Xiaoting too. But she did pick the most ideal spot.
