The Goateed Elder was trembling all over, his face pale as chalk. Finally, completely breaking down, he dropped to his knees before Lěng Yè, kowtowing repeatedly for mercy. "I dared not, Master, please spare my life!"
Lěng Yè said coldly, "Dared not? Weren't you speaking with absolute certainty just a moment ago?"
The Goateed Elder hastily slapped his own face. "It was my arrogance, my blindness, my presumption upon my seniority! I beg the Master to be magnanimous and spare my life!"
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