"Slap!"
However, just as Hong Ye opened her folding fan, preparing to subdue these ignorant clansmen.
A hand, from behind the girl, landed on her shoulder.
"Eh?"
Momiji froze.
She turned her head, only to see Bai Luo passing by her.
At this moment, due to the shock in her heart, Momiji did not react for a while.
There was nothing she could do; Bai Luo's move not only interrupted her rhythm but also scattered her magic essence.
'How could such a thing be possible?!'
It wasn't an attack, and it didn't harm her, yet it instantly silenced her magic essence!
If Hong Maru and the others made Momiji realize that there was always someone better, then Bai Luo's appearance completely shattered her worldview.
'So, so terrifying.'
Momiji: 'Is this Lord Bai Luo, the master of Hong Maru and Father?'
"Who do you represent?"
Bai Luo stood in front of this group of Tengu. He looked at the young Tengu named Zhu Yu and asked, "Is it yourselves, or someone else?"
"You, what do you mean?!"
Zhu Yu's magic essence was probably around 7000.
Similar to the former Cang Ying, he could be considered a young prodigy of the Tengu Clan.
However, with such strength, let alone compared to Momiji, he might not even rank among the top hundred in the Tengu Clan.
It was hard to imagine that he actually had the guts to stand in front of Bai Luo.
"Don't you understand?"
Bai Luo sighed, and when he looked up again, Zhu Yu only felt an unimaginable sense of oppression instantly engulf him.
"Then I'll say it again."
As Bai Luo's words fell, the four Tengu who followed Zhu Yu also collapsed.
They lay on the ground, having already lost consciousness.
And beside these people, Shion stood quietly, her eyes filled with the naturalness of having cleaned up trash for Bai Luo.
"So fast!"
Momiji could see Shion's movements, but she was still shocked by the sharpness of her strikes.
In an instant, four Tengu were knocked unconscious by Shion.
Not only that, but the leg bones of all four were broken by her.
With such injuries, even with the Tengu Clan's secret medicine, they would absolutely not be able to walk for at least ten days to half a month.
"Hoo~~"
Momiji would not have any blame for this.
If it were her, her moves might have been even heavier than Shion's.
Now that these people could still keep their lives, Momiji had nothing more to say.
She chose to remain silent.
Then she quietly waited for Bai Luo's next move.
"You, what did you do?!"
"Damn it!"
Only then did Zhu Yu notice his companions falling. He was a bit flustered, but he still mustered up the courage to point at Bai Luo and say, "How dare you attack us in the Tengu Hidden Village! Even with an elder's protection, you won't be able to leave the Divine Mountain today!"
...
Bai Luo wasn't particularly angry; he just felt speechless.
Bai Luo wanted to ask the other party if he was serious?
"Bing'er."
Bai Luo did not make another move, because the other party was not worthy.
"Hmph!"
Thus, the cold air vanished in an instant.
The next moment, Zhu Yu, who had been shouting, completely turned into an ice sculpture.
"Crack!"
This was not the end.
As the Snow Empress flicked her finger, the ice sculpture, along with Zhu Yu inside, shattered with a bang.
Yes, Bai Luo had killed him.
"The first time, I could tolerate your rudeness."
"But the second time..."
"I truly cannot understand why someone can be so foolish."
Shion's move was already meant to establish authority.
Injuring but not killing.
It both showed Bai Luo's prestige and gave the Tengu Clan some face.
But what was the situation with Zhu Yu?
Was he really that brave?
Not only was he not afraid, but he dared to point at Bai Luo's nose, question him, threaten him, and tell him he couldn't leave the Tengu Divine Mountain.
Good heavens!
Even Feng and Momiji wouldn't dare to say such words.
You, a mere pawn, where did you get the audacity to be so arrogant? You're practically seeking death!
"Sorry, it was my dereliction of duty!"
Momiji had only seen Bai Luo's gentle side before.
Now that she thought about it, how could someone who could subdue Hong Maru and her father be without prestige?
Yes, I'm talking about you, Rimuru.
Bai Luo was not a gentle Japanese protagonist.
For Bai Luo, he could accept enemies fighting to the death, and even quite admired such behavior.
But Bai Luo could not tolerate the foolishness of others.
"Who is behind him?"
"And what are the conflicts of interest?"
Bai Luo released the restraints on Momiji and said calmly, "Tell me everything from beginning to end."
"Uh, that..."
Momiji didn't know how to explain.
After all, she was just a little girl, completely lacking her mother's experience.
"If there are internal conflicts, then resolve internal conflicts."
"Don't worry, speak boldly."
Bai Luo said, "I am not here to enslave the Tengu Clan, but to make you my people, my companions."
"So, whatever your needs are, just tell me."
"As long as I can solve it, I will try my best to help you."
As a lord, he had an obligation to help his subjects solve their troubles. Bai Luo would not let the Tengu Clan pledge one-sided loyalty.
"Lord Bai Luo."
Hong Maru saw that Momiji was a bit flustered and said, "Please let Lord Feng discuss these matters with you."
"Hong Maru, you..."
Bai Luo looked at Hong Maru meaningfully, making the young man's face turn completely red.
"Knowing how to protect women, not bad, Hong Maru."
Bai Luo patted Hong Maru's shoulder lightly and said with a smile, "Alright, you guys continue to lead the way."
Bai Luo did not make things difficult for Momiji. He returned to his previous peaceful demeanor, completely ignoring the dead Zhu Yu and the four unconscious Tengu.
Bai Luo asked Zhu Yu what capacity he was standing in front of him.
If Zhu Yu could represent the hawk faction, Bai Luo would not have acted so decisively.
He would have had Zhu Yu bring the hawk faction members over.
Then, depending on the situation, he would decide whether to kill them all.
Anyway, the Tengu Clan was going to become his people, so what did it matter to clear out some parasites and fools in advance?
Any race certainly has a few reclusive individuals.
Unless it's like the Goblin, who are on the verge of extinction, or monsters with sparse populations like the Great Ogre Clan or the Wolf Clan.
Otherwise, when the forest is big, there are truly all kinds of birds.
"That just now, that was already considered a declaration of war, right?"
On the way, the Snow Empress put forward her opinion.
"Basically equivalent to a declaration of war."
Artoria was a monarch; she had fought countless wars.
Therefore, no one here had more right to speak than her.