"Everybody calm down!"

At the critical moment, Xie Siyu stepped forward.

Wen Kangsheng said furiously, "Siyu, these few sold us out. Half Moon Manor is surrounded by the court's army so tight that not a drop could leak out. If we take them as hostages we may still have a road out."

"You are taking the outsiders' side at a moment like this. What are you about?"

"Has Ning Chen bought you?"

Xie Siyu frowned and said with a cold face, "Uncle, this is not clear yet. Do not create a misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?" Wen Kangsheng laughed coldly. "The facts are in front of your eyes. What is there to misunderstand?"

"Xie Siyu, get out of the way."

Xie Siyu frowned. "Uncle, calm down."

"Outside that gate is the court's army. They may charge in at any moment and kill every one of us and leave a hundred years of the Ghost-Shadow Sect's foundation destroyed in a day... If we take them as hostages, we may still have a road out."

"Xie Siyu, I am telling you to get out of the way... Do you mean to defy my order?"

Wen Kangsheng shouted the words at him.

Xie Siyu's brows drew tight.

But Wen Kangsheng went straight at Feng Qizheng.

"Uncle, no!"

Xie Siyu put out a hand to stop him.

Wen Kangsheng did not slow. He swept a whipping kick at Xie Siyu.

Xie Siyu did not dare raise a hand against an elder, and could only fend it off.

Bang!!!

The kick swept Xie Siyu off his feet and sent him flying.

Wen Kangsheng went at Feng Qizheng like lightning.

Feng Qizheng said angrily, "You old thing. I have wanted a piece of you for a long time."

As he spoke, the rebar in his hand came at Wen Kangsheng with the wind whistling behind it.

Wen Kangsheng turned sideways and got clear of it easily.

Bang!!!

The rebar smashed the paving slab underfoot to powder.

The blow had missed, and the rebar in Feng Qizheng's hand stabbed like lightning at Wen Kangsheng's thigh.

Wen Kangsheng fell back…