Chapter 144

"Greetings to the Sect Master!!!"

The three of Liu Qingyu bowed slightly at the same time.

"So this is the Sect Master of the Tianqing Sect."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath, also bowing slightly, his posture neither humble nor arrogant.

His gaze lingered on the old man for a moment; the other party's aura was as ethereal as clouds and mist, unable to see the depth.

Lu Ming and Chen Lili were even more nervous, their voices trembling slightly, even their breathing becoming cautious, afraid of making the slightest sound, only able to lower their heads even more.

The old man's gaze swept across the few, especially when sweeping across Jiang Ye, a deep look appeared in those deep, bright eyes.

He didn't speak immediately, just stood there quietly, like clouds and mist covering the sky, making the entire hall shrouded in his aura.

A moment later, he said in a plain voice: "Speak, what happened."

Hearing this, Zhao Jing immediately cupped his hands, his voice full of suppressed anger:

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the elder who has newly joined the sect for two months at Tianyangfeng disregarded sect rules and harmed Elder Zhang Kui of my Thick Earth Peak!"

"I went to the door to ask for an explanation, and Luo Song, in order to shield his subordinate, disregarded the sect ban and took action against me!"

"Please, Sect Master, take action and punish them!"

"Especially that newly joined Elder Jiang, harming fellow disciples, according to sect bans, it should be a capital crime..."

Luo Song on the side cursed coldly:

"Bullshit! That Zhang Kui of your Thick Earth Peak colluded with outsiders to harm our sect's disciples; he is purely a sect traitor!"

"Little Jiang slaughtering him is cleaning up the sect! Not only is he not guilty! On the contrary, he has merit!"

"He should be greatly rewarded!"

He paused, his voice becoming sharper:

"It's you, bastard! The upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked; the Zhang Kui under you is a traitor, you are probably not a good thing either!"

Hearing this, the anger in Zhao Jing's eyes could almost not be contained, the veins on his forehead jumped, and he shouted sternly: "What did you say!"

Luo Song chuckled, pointing at Zhao Jing and saying to the crowd beside him: "Hit the nail on the head, he's anxious! Anxious!"

Liu Qingyu looked like she wanted to laugh, a flash of smile appearing on that beautiful face, but she still forcibly held it back, only the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

"All quiet!"

The old man pressed his hand in the air, and the hall instantly became quiet.

His gaze was like electricity, sweeping across everyone present; that invisible pressure made Zhao Jing and Luo Song involuntarily restrain themselves by a few points.

Immediately after, his gaze fell on Jiang Ye, "It was you who killed Zhang Kui; do you know the sect ban, strictly forbidding infighting among fellow disciples."

Jiang Ye nodded slightly with a calm expression: "Yes, Sect Master."

The old man asked with interest: "Why."

"Zhang Kui colluded with the Feng family to harm the disciples under me; his heart is punishable, so I had no choice but to painfully take action and execute him."

Jiang Ye recounted the matter with a calm expression.

Starting from Chen Lili being taken away by the Feng family to Lu Ming being blocked and humiliated by Zhang Kui when he went to pick her up with the token.

Then to him personally going to the door, Zhang Kui shielding the Feng family and injuring people.

He spoke concisely and clearly, without adding embellishments, nor did he defend himself, simply stating the facts one by one.

His voice was neither high nor low, but every word was clear, like a stream flowing over a stone surface, carrying a composure that made people believe.

Zhao Jing on the side had a slight change in expression.

He knew more or less about some of Zhang Kui's dealings in his heart.

The problem is, among so many Embracing the Pill Realm elders in the Tianqing Sect, who is truly that innocent.

Who doesn't have a few families they are close to, who hasn't received a few filial offerings.

If it were really investigated in detail, I'm afraid not many people would be able to walk away unscathed.

Zhao Jing immediately said coldly: "This is just your one-sided story!"

"With both human and material evidence, if the Sect Master doesn't believe it, you can interrogate them yourself."

Jiang Ye finished speaking, lowered his head slightly, and said no more.

The old man's gaze fell on Chen Lili and Lu Ming, who were full of nervousness behind Jiang Ye.

His eyesight was extraordinary; even though the faces of the two had been treated by Liu Qingyu, he could still faintly see a trace of injury.

Although the redness and swelling had subsided, the traces of subcutaneous bruising were still there.

He waved his hand and said softly: "Yufeng, you heard it all, right."

The next instant.

A man dressed in cyan robes, with a proper face, looking about thirty or forty years old, walked out quietly from the shadows of the hall.

"Oh?!"

Jiang Ye looked in the direction of the sound.

This person's aura was thick, faintly having a heavy feeling like an abyss or a mountain, and he should also be a Divine Qi Realm powerhouse.

He nodded slightly to the old man, his voice steady: "I heard it, Master."

The old man said plainly: "You go to the Feng family now and get the matter clear."

"Yes! Master!"

Zhou Yufeng replied in a deep voice, then his figure drifted toward the outside of the hall.

"Alright, before Yufeng returns, you all just wait quietly."

The old man waved his hand casually; he turned around, sat on the stone chair in the center, closed his eyes slightly, as if taking a nap.

The hall became quiet immediately, with only the "crackle" sound occasionally emitted by the candles.

I don't know how long it had been.

A steady sound of footsteps came.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound; Zhou Yufeng finally returned, and he was holding a person in his hand, who was none other than Zhu Ling of the Feng family.

That noble lady who called the wind and rain in the prefecture city was now like a hen held by the neck, her face pale, her whole body trembling.

He threw this noble lady of the prefecture city onto the ground as if throwing trash.

Zhu Ling struggled to climb up from the ground, supporting her arms in a sorry state, but as soon as she raised her head, her whole body froze instantly, not daring to move.

As the contemporary matriarch of the Feng family, she had of course seen the portraits of the Peak Masters of each peak...

What was even more terrifying was that the Sect Master of the Tianqing Sect was also sitting on that stone chair in the center, those eyes like deep pools looking down at her, as if looking at an ant.

Zhou Yufeng walked in front of the old man, nodded slightly, his voice steady: "Master, I have already investigated; what that elder said is basically true."

Saying that, he pointed to Zhu Ling and said:

"The culprit is this woman; she sent people to hijack the disciples of Tianyangfeng without any evidence."

"As for Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak..."

"He indeed has some interest dealings with the Feng family."

Hearing this, Zhao Jing's expression changed suddenly.

He immediately opened his mouth, a trace of urgency in his voice:

"Sect Master, Zhang Kui's conduct is improper, it is my lax discipline, however..."

"Even if his conduct is improper, he should be brought back to the sect for adjudication!"

"How can you let the people of Tianyangfeng disregard sect bans and execute him directly!"

"Where did they get the right to execute fellow disciples!"

Luo Song chuckled coldly: "Bastard, that Zhang Kui under you is a pure beast! Colluding with outsiders to harm our sect's disciples, you just glossed over it with 'improper conduct'? You call this 'improper conduct'?"

Jiang Ye looked at Zhao Jing with a calm expression and said plainly:

"Liu Fengzhu Zhao, it is not that I wanted to kill Zhang Kui, but Zhang Kui stopped me from rescuing the disciples..."

"Jiang had no choice but to exchange a move with him..."

"I just didn't expect that he would die directly; to be honest, I am also very heartbroken."

His voice was plain, and his tone even carried a bit of "regret," as if Zhang Kui's death was really just an unfortunate accident.

"What the fuck are you saying!"

Hearing this, Zhao Jing was so angry that his blood surged.

What does this old thing mean.

Saying Zhang Kui couldn't take a hit?!

Clearly, he killed Zhang Kui, and now in just a few sentences, he even put himself in the position of a victim.

Liu Qingyu looked at Jiang Ye thoughtfully, a flash of strange color in her star eyes.

She suddenly discovered that the words this old guy said were actually much more annoying than Luo Song's.

"This Tianyangfeng really produces talents."

She thought to herself, paying more attention to Jiang Ye.

"Enough."

The old man sitting on the stone chair said plainly.

His voice was like a basin of cold water poured on a fire, instantly extinguishing the tense atmosphere by a few points.

"Liu Fengzhu Zhao, Zhang Kui under you dared to collude with outsiders to harm our sect's disciples, the crime is unforgivable!"

The old man's gaze fell on Zhao Jing, his voice like a cold wind.

"Your lax discipline is a complete dereliction of duty; deduct half a year of your Tianqing Spirit Liquid salary!"

"Do you have any objections!"

Hearing this, Zhao Jing's heart trembled violently, a flash of unwillingness in the depths of his eyes, and finally he lowered his head slightly: "I have no objections."

Subsequently, the old man's gaze fell on Jiang Ye, no expression on that thin face, plain:

"Elder Jiang, you disregarded sect bans and executed a fellow elder; although there was a cause, it was still too much; deduct one month of your Tianqing Spirit Liquid salary!"

"Any objections?"

Jiang Ye had a flash of strange color in his eyes, then nodded slightly: "Sect Master, I have no objections."

The anger in Zhao Jing's eyes on the side was even greater, the blood in his chest constantly churning.

Just deducted one month's salary, what is the difference between this and no punishment.

He could already foresee that after this matter spreads, the reputation of Thick Earth Peak would probably fall to the bottom.

The old man's gaze finally fell on Zhu Ling, plain: "Lock this person directly into the outer sect dungeon, find a suitable time, and execute her directly."

Hearing this, Zhu Ling, who was paralyzed on the ground, stiffened again, a flash of sad despair in her eyes.

In fact, as early as when Zhou Yufeng came to the door and the Great Elder of the Feng family couldn't wait to hand her over to cut ties, she already knew she was finished.

Her lips trembled, wanting to say something.

But she opened her mouth, and couldn't say a word.

Seeing her miserable state, a flash of pleasure appeared in Chen Lili's eyes.

The old man stood up, his gaze sweeping across everyone present, plain: "Since there are no objections, then this matter ends here, all withdraw."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Everyone responded in unison and turned to walk toward the outside of the hall.

As soon as he walked out of the hall door, Luo Song couldn't wait to laugh loudly at Zhao Jing, that bark-like old face full of gloating smiles, even the wrinkles smoothing out:

"Hahaha, bastard, didn't you become a clown! After all that busy work, not only did you get beaten, but you also had half a year of Tianqing Spirit Liquid salary deducted. What are you going to do about your cultivation next!"

Zhao Jing looked coldly at Luo Song and Jiang Ye, the chill in those deep eyes like a knife, as if wanting to carve the appearance of the two into his bones.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say a word, just turned around violently and walked toward the foot of the mountain with big strides.

Liu Qingyu greeted the few with a shallow smile, a trace of indescribable meaning in those star eyes, then drifted away.

"Little Yu! I'll see you back!"

Luo Song looked at Liu Qingyu's back, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly followed.

Jiang Ye looked at the two receding backs and shook his head slightly.

He withdrew his gaze and brought Lu Ming and Chen Lili along the mountain path toward Tianyangfeng.

Returning to the Tianyangfeng herb garden, the night was deep, and the moon was slanting to the west.

Jiang Ye called Chen Lili and Lu Ming to his side and gave them instructions with a solemn expression.

Next, he was going into seclusion and would not see anyone.

He had already foreseen that once today's matter spread, it would definitely cause an earthquake throughout the entire Tianqing Sect and the prefecture city.

A Thick Earth Peak elder killed, a Feng family matriarch executed, the Peak Masters of Tianyangfeng and Thick Earth Peak fighting.

Every single item was a major event enough to shake the entire sect.

By then, I don't know how many people will come to visit him.

Those who fawn on power, those with ulterior motives, those who want to probe the truth... he didn't want to see any of them.

Seclusion is the best choice.

"This seclusion must cultivate all five types of true qi!"

Jiang Ye thought to himself, a flash of firm light in those aged eyes.

Four of the five elements have been obtained, only the last metal-element true qi is missing.

Chen Lili and Lu Ming looked at each other, both seeing the same emotion in the other's eyes.