Bab 279: Returning Violence with Violence (3)

The moment Ji Fengyan put forth Grand Tutor Xing Lou's name, the Lei family lost all traces of their earlier bluster. Every single one of them looked like they had swallowed something nasty.

It was common knowledge that the Grand Tutor held Terminators in the highest regard. Otherwise, he wouldn't have severed Lei Yuanxu's arm over a mere verbal insult.

The Tree of the Flowing Bloodshed incident—it didn't matter where the truth laid. If Ji Fengyan insisted Lei Yuanxu had stolen it, even if the Ji family supported the Lei family's claim, it would still not be enough to override the words of the Terminator.

Lei Kai's face had turned a ghastly green. He nearly gnashed his teeth to dust.

The Lei family enjoyed a relatively high status in the capital. As such, members of the Lei family had abused their power frequently to coerce others. But today…

This was the first time that they were on the receiving end of such "tyranny"!