I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 969 - 263: The Thirteen Protectors

Chapter 969: Chapter 263: The Thirteen Protectors

Tang Luo had sharp brows and starry eyes; he was tall and muscular. Even when seated, he was nearly as tall as an average man, let alone when he stood up.

In the world of martial arts, strength was never determined by size, and at least the people in the tavern didn’t take the young Tang Luo seriously.

Seeing the chunk of red gold the size of a fist, almost everyone had the thought of snatching it. A skinny man even drew the long knife from his waist and placed it against Tang Luo’s neck.

“Kid, where do you think you are? Who do you think we are?”

The skinny man had a sharp chin and drooping moustache that hung at the corners of his mouth. He said menacingly to Tang Luo, “You think you can boss us around with just a chunk of red gold? Who gave you the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard!”

Casting a glance at the man, and then at the cheap long knife resting on his shoulder, Tang Luo said indifferently, “If the price isn’t enough, we can talk. But it’s no fun to bring out knives and guns.”

Everyone laughed. To them, Tang Luo’s words sounded like he was begging for mercy after being scared by the sharp-chinned man, and his calm demeanor was just a facade to hide his fear.

What a fat sheep!

The knife-wielding man’s eyes were filled with excitement. He stroked the small mustache on his lip and said proudly, “Since you’re so sensible, it saves us brothers the trouble of getting rough. You look tender and fresh; probably a young master on his first journey out. Consider it as paying for a lesson. For red gold like this, each of us thirteen guardians of Lian Guan wants one ingot. Do you understand?”

“Thirteen guardians of Lian Guan?” Tang Luo scanned the men surrounding him and asked in confusion, “There are only twelve of you. Why do you call yourselves thirteen guardians?”

The man hadn’t expected Tang Luo to ask questions at this time and felt unable to save face. His cheeks twitched as he said viciously, “What the hell are you acting so calm for? Don’t you know who’s in control of the situation right now?!”

As he spoke, the sharp-chinned man’s left hand, which had been stroking his beard, shot up, ready to give Tang Luo a slap on the ear.

The onlooking guardians cheered, but the “scared silly” Tang Luo just glanced at the man who thought he was in control. The guardians then saw that the knife-wielder’s left hand froze in mid-air as if struck by terror. His face turned deathly pale, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he fell straight to the ground.

Even the dumbest person could now see that the young master sitting on the chair was not a fat sheep but a killer.

To die with just a glare—what kind of power was this, when the man at the peak of Mortal Realm just perished?

The remaining eleven guardians didn’t even bother with their brother’s body; they immediately scattered to escape, some through the door, others over the windows, and one even jumped three feet high onto the roof beams, with an unknown plan in mind.

In the face of the bandits’ escape, Tang Luo’s expression remained calm. He merely took a handkerchief from his bosom and laid it neatly on the table in front of him. At the same time, the Great Mighty Dragon and Mysterious Serpent Phantom burst forth from within him, swirling and flying out. The dragon and serpent phantoms knocked the fleeing guardians to the ground one by one. After a series of screams, the remaining eleven guardians were dragged in front of the table by the phantoms, which also closed the tavern’s doors and windows.

In the dim light, Tang Luo still sat in the chair, bold and imposing. The eleven guardians who had just been in control now lay sprawling before him, trembling all over, silent as cicadas in winter.

Tang Luo’s expression was as calm as it had been when he first walked into the tavern; he interlocked his fingers and rested them on the newly laid square cloth on the table, and said indifferently, “Well, now you should all be clear about who is controlling the situation. So who will answer, why do the thirteen of you call yourselves the ‘Thirteen Protectors’ when there are only twelve of you?”

“To…to answer the master…”

After exchanging anxious glances, a sallow-complexioned, gaunt man replied on behalf of the others, his voice trembling, “Originally there were thirteen of us, but one of our brothers was hacked to death, so now there are only twelve…”

“So what are you all doing here today?”

“Discussing how to avenge our brother…”

“How loyal of you.”

Tang Luo curled his lips: “Then why did you run when I killed your brother?”

The sallow-faced man’s complexion darkened, and the young man who had flipped up to the beam just then said in a cold voice, “What run! The elder brothers were merely looking for an angle of attack. Since you killed our brother, you are the enemy of the Thirteen Protectors of the Lian Sect. If one of us manages to escape today, you will be haunted by the nightmare forever!”

What they meant by ‘the calf does not fear the tiger’ was that the young man, with around 700 points of Spiritual Power in the mid-levels of the Mortal Realm, had no idea what he was facing, while his elder brothers, stuck at the shed-Mortal Realm level, were so scared that they were nearly prostrating themselves.

The sallow-faced man even kicked the young man to the ground and glared at him fiercely before kneeling down and flattering Tang Luo, “How could you say that, sir? The Monkey was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai. Offending a great man like you was simply asking for trouble. We’d be clapping our hands in glee, let alone thinking of revenge!”

“Exactly, exactly, you don’t know, sir, how the Monkey did all sorts of evil in his day. Although he was one of us, he was a real scoundrel. We had long intended to kick him out of the Thirteen Protectors, and even if you hadn’t acted today, we would never have let him off!”

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“Of course, sir, your profound wisdom and valor imposes righteousness. We are grateful and could never bear a grudge!”

Following the lead of the man with the sallow face, the remaining Protectors all chimed in with a cacophony of voices, their testimony so emphatic that it seemed as if they were on Tang Luo’s side, as though their earlier approach had been only to protect him.

The young man who was kicked to the ground couldn’t believe his ears, as the brothers he knew to be as righteous as Yun Tian were now speaking in such a manner. He couldn’t help but roar out, “What are you doing? This man killed Brother Monkey, even if we are no match for him now, we should still stand shoulder to shoulder. How can we bow our heads to the enemy!?”

“Shut up!” The sallow-faced man was furious and turned his head to glare viciously at the young man, snapping menacingly,”Monkey brought this upon himself. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?”

The young man looked incredulously at the man and exclaimed in a lost voice, “Wu Brother…”

After berating the young man, the sallow-faced man turned back and gave Tang Luo a fawning smile, like the cheapest courtesan in a brothel, flirting with passersby.

After leisurely witnessing the performance of the eleven Protectors, Tang Luo held up a finger and said with a smile, “I think the young man makes a lot of sense. After all, with the Thirteen Protectors being so powerful, if you ever rise to power and seek revenge against me, I would truly be terrified and unable to sleep. But I’m especially curious as to what an eternal nightmare looks like. How about this? Let’s have you all fight it out, and the last one standing, I will let him go. How does that sound?”