The last Asura Sovereign

Although Radha would blow fuse here and there, she could compose herself when it counted. Hearing they were just preparing most of the elders heaved a sigh of relief. They took a deep breath and one elder murmured “That’s good. That’s good as long as there is time for discussion.” After the first messenger explained things in detail he bowed and stood back. Punya signaled for the second messenger to come forward and relay the message. The second messenger explained what happened in the shops and restaurants and the reaction of the city lord manor guards. The elders listened to the whole explanation and started to ponder.

Although the actions of perpetrators were malicious towards the clan they also knew the bottom line of the clan. Although some of the clan members were injured most lethal was a few broken bones which could be healed with a pill. If there were any casualties, the elders would be out for blood but with few injuries, they couldn’t start war. If war starts for such a small reason, the coalition of small clans will side with the two clans, and from the look of things, the city lord's mansion was also inclining towards the two clans. If that happened, the Rijal clan would be at an obvious disadvantage. Although they couldn’t wage war doesn’t mean they would endure such things.

The third elder looked towards Punya and said “Clan leader although the action of the perpetrators was calculated and didn’t cross our bottom line, this doesn’t mean we can hold back. We should make an example of them and let the city know that the Rijal clan hasn’t lost its edge. Otherwise, people would think we have grown soft.” Many other elders also nodded and showed their approval. Seeing majority had agreed, Punya looked at the remaining elders and said “We will mobilize our clan members and find those people. Lunaris city is only so big, there will always be traces. Find them and break their legs and make them kneel for three days outside our clan gate.” As he was speaking his gaze became chilly and continued “And if they are outside the city, finish them swiftly.”

There was killing intent radiating from Punya as he said that. The two messengers were shaking and about to faint from the pressure as they were only at the peak of the Qi refining realm. They were barely holding on. As Punya looked at the elders they nodded and showed agreement with the decision. This was the way of cultivation clans. If someone crosses them, their outcome would be death if they had no backing. Punya looked at the elders and cleared his throat “As for the situation on the Bareback mountains, does anyone have a solution?” The killing intent and the tension that was covering all over the room was gone in an instant. The elders previously had ferocious expressions on their faces and now it was replaced with an awkward expression. They couldn’t give orders for battle as just for apprehending those that injured the clan members, Radha would turn the outskirts of the Bareback mountains upside down.

Just a small excuse was enough for her to create a bloody scene. And what’s more, she was just there and training the Battle hall members, she was unable to fight to her content. If they gave her an excuse, she would start a bloody storm and at that time, the war would be inevitable. The elders and deacons had no answer. They couldn’t just let go of the other clans injuring their members and they also couldn’t make this issue bigger. They tried to think of different solutions but every solution was not a viable option. The endgame would always lead to the war. Even if they tried to solve this situation amicably, they knew the other clans would only take this situation as the weakness of the Rijal clan. At this moment one of the deacons spoke “Why don’t we send an elder to solve this situation and punish those who had injured our clan members?”

The other elders thought for a moment and nodded. This was the most optimal solution. This solution didn’t come earlier because every elder was busy and they didn’t have time to leave their department. They had come to the clan hall because the clan leader said it was an emergency otherwise they would have just appeared tomorrow for the daily meeting. At this moment all the elders looked at the fifth elder. Although the fifth elder himself wasn’t able to leave the clan he was the most impartial among them, impartial because he didn’t give a shit about any of the elders. There were only a few people in the clan he could barely tolerate.

Seeing everyone looking at him he sighed and said “Alright since all of you are busy then let Prithvi from Beast Taming Peak go. He can take a few beasts with him and intimidate the two clans. And being in the mountains who knows he will get lucky and encounter a beast with good potential? After all, apart from him you lot aren’t smart enough to identify the potential of a beast with a glance.” Insulting the elders, the fifth elder stood up and bowed towards Punya and said “I’m also busy”. He started walking towards the door and when he reached the door he looked back at the elders with a gaze full of disdain and retorted “Idiots.”

He then left without looking back. The elders knew what position they held at his heart and just snorted. They knew they wouldn’t be able to fight back as he knew all the flaws of their techniques. They also needed him because he was the most impartial one. Except for Amrit, he didn’t like most of the clan members. He only liked Amrit because both of them were fond of books. After the fifth elder went outside Punya looked at Prithvi and asked “What do you think about the solution sixth elder?” Prithvi looked at Punya and replied “Since every other elder is busy then I can go. It’s been a while since I have been out of the city. This will be a chance to take a breath of fresh air.” Punya nodded at the sixth elder.

With this, the meeting was adjourned. After the elders started leaving one by one, Punya signaled two messengers to wait for a while. After the clan hall was empty Punya rewarded the two messengers with cultivation improving pills. Although the two of them were at the peak of the Qi sensing realm, they were still a bit far from foundation building realm. The two messengers went outside.