Chapter 261 Abandoned
"hiss!"

Luo Tianjin's words not only surprised Liu Xunyi, but also shocked everyone else present.

Especially Jin Fuyu, when he looked at Luo Tianjin, there suddenly burst out a hint of indescribable and inexplicable speculation in his eyes.

Jin Fuyu originally wanted to use Liu Xunyi to attack Luo Tianjin, but he did not expect that Luo Tianjin would be even more ruthless than he had imagined.

"Master, are you not going to look for clothes anymore?"

"Dad, Sect Master Liu..."

Without waiting for Lin Fangda and Luo Hongxuan to plead in horror, Luo Tianjin waved his hand and said in a cold tone: "Anyone who pleads for Liu Xunyi again will suffer the same fate as him!"

"This……"

Luo Tianjin's determination made everyone around him speechless. They looked back and forth anxiously between Liu Xunyi and Luo Tianjin. Although they were extremely anxious, they did not dare to act rashly in front of Luo Tianjin. They were in a dilemma for a while and were very entangled.

Qin Ming narrowed his tiger eyes slightly and asked in a bad tone: "Lord Luo, are you serious?"

"Every word is true!"

"Okay then!" Qin Ming waved his hand and ordered, "Come here, kill Liu Xunyi on the spot!"

"Wait!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhong Limu suddenly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Even if Liu Xunyi is talking nonsense, just kick him out. Why would Palace Master Qin want to kill him?"

Qin Ming sneered, "Master Zhongli, didn't you hear clearly what Palace Master Luo said just now? Liu Xunyi is no longer a member of the Xianwang Palace. I can kill him or chop him up as I please."

"No!" Zhongli Mu pouted and shook his head, "It's not up to you to decide, but it's up to all the leaders present to make the decision. You want to kill him, but I don't want him to die, what should I do?"

"Zhongli Mu!"

Qin Ming's eyes turned fierce, and he said angrily: "Are you going to go against the Hexi Qin Clan for a traitor who was expelled from the sect?"

Zhongli Mu nonchalantly opened the wine gourd, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and sneered, "Even if Liu Xunyi wasn't there, Kongtong Sect and Hexi Qin Clan wouldn't be friends."

After that, Zhongli Mu cast a strange look at Liu Xunyi and said jokingly: "Little boy, why don't you quickly admit your mistakes to the seniors? Everyone present here today is a martial arts hero, and they will never treat a 'greenhorn' or 'hairy kid' like you with the same level of respect. Quickly admit your mistakes and then go play!"

Hearing this, Lin Fangda didn't care about Luo Tianjin's anger, and urged him urgently: "Xun Yi, why don't you obey the orders of Sect Leader Zhongli? Apologize to everyone..."

Seeing this, Jin Fuyu's eyes flashed with a hint of consideration, and then his fingers moved slightly. Leng Yiyi, who was standing behind him, suddenly changed her expression, and then flew out without warning.

In mid-air, Leng Yiyi drew her sword from its sheath. The Bingxin Sword was as clear as water, and a layer of tiny ripples invisible to the naked eye appeared in the air. Suddenly, a sharp sword energy shot straight at Liu Xunyi.

"careful!"

Someone in the crowd shouted loudly, and Liu Xunyi's face changed drastically. He then rolled sideways and quickly retreated.

It happened in a flash. Just as Liu Xunyi dodged, several sword energies came in an instant, shattering more than a dozen floor tiles into powder.

In mid-air, Liu Xunyi flipped seven or eight times before landing ten meters away with a look of surprise.

"Master Jin, what do you mean?" Liu Xunyi asked in surprise.

"What do you mean? Of course I want to kill you, a shameless traitor who lies and deceives people!"

With a cold shout, Qin Tianjiu suddenly soared into the sky. Knife shadows fell from the sky and attacked Liu Xunyi who was confused.

"on!"

Seeing that the time had come, Lu Tingxiang immediately gave orders to Sikong Zhu.

Si Kong Zhu responded and jumped into the battle.

At the same time, Tang Yu, the owner of the "Soul-Chasing Room" of the Tang Clan in Shu, also appeared with Sikong Zhu.

At this moment, among the Jinjianwu and the four great families, only the Xiangxi Teng Clan has not yet sent out its experts. When Qin Ming cast a suspicious look at Teng Sanshi, he got a bland response from him: "Now that the four great masters have come forward, Liu Xunyi can't escape, so I won't join in the fun!"

Seeing that Teng Sanshi was self-righteous, Qin Ming just snorted faintly but did not refute him.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was alone, but was surrounded by four masters, Leng Yiyi, Qin Tianjiu, Sikong Zhu and Tang Yu. He was trapped in prison and had no way to escape.

At this moment, in this situation, Luo Tianjin chose to sacrifice the car to save the driver, and Liu Xunyi had to face a life-and-death situation.

Jin Fuyu slowly stood up, bowed to the six major sects opposite him and said, "Liu Xunyi is a flatterer with a sly look and evil intentions. Since Lord Luo has expelled him from the Xianwang Mansion and handed him over to us for disposal, we must punish him severely to set things right. Therefore, Lord Qin, Mr. Lu, and Chief Steward Tang, I, mean to kill him as a warning to the rest! To prevent some ignorant people from making up stories and talking nonsense in the future. If other heroes have the same intention, please come down and help us eliminate the harm to the martial arts world. If you have a kind heart and can't bear to kill him, please stand aside and let Liu Xunyi take his fate. What do you think?"

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was sad and annoyed, but also felt a little amused.

He had good intentions, but he ended up becoming a "scourge of the martial arts world". Even if he had no evidence and his words were wrong, the government would at best punish him with a few dozen sticks, and he would never be killed as a warning to others.

In this way, the people in the martial arts world who talk about morality and justice sometimes act more unruly and dirty than the imperial officials. For martial arts heroes like Jin Fuyu, their "martial arts morality" only applies to themselves. Anyone who threatens them will be killed.

Although Jin Fuyu's words were a bit arrogant, they were said in a high-sounding manner.

He used Luo Tianjin's words as an excuse to use his own strength against him. He seemed to be speaking for justice and had reasons and evidence, but in fact he was taking revenge on his personal grudge and had ulterior motives.

Luo Tianjin had already spoken, so the Prince Xian’s Mansion would naturally not rashly intervene.

As for the six major sects, most of them were unwilling to stand up for Liu Xunyi at this moment.

First, they were angry at what Liu Xunyi had just done.

Secondly, the person that the six major sects really respected was Luo Tianjin, not Liu Xunyi. Their previous "righteousness" towards Liu Xunyi was entirely out of consideration for Luo Tianjin's feelings. But now that Luo Tianjin has abandoned him, the six major sects will naturally not cause trouble for themselves.

Third, Jin Fuyu stood on the commanding heights of "morality" and only gave the six major sects two choices: one was to join them in besieging and killing Liu Xunyi, and the other was to not intervene in the matter and let it go. Apart from this, there was no third way.

What's more, Jin Fuyu acted first and reported later. He had already ordered Leng Yiyi and others to take action. How could others stop him?
At this moment, the biggest hidden danger for Prince Xian's Mansion and the six major sects is not lack of strength, but lack of unity among the people.

In panic, Qingfeng walked to Luo Tianjin's side and asked in a low voice: "Are you really going to abandon Liu Xunyi?"

"Master, it's not that I don't want to save him, but I can't save him now." Luo Tianjin said with a bitter smile, "The mess just now has put Liu Xunyi in an irreparable situation. If I insist on saving him, not only will Jinjianwu and the four great families disagree, I'm afraid Shaolin and Emei sects will also have a grudge against me. In this way, won't the Xianwang Mansion be implicated by him?"

"Liu Xunyi didn't have to go this far. He was trying to protect Yu'er..." Qingfeng sighed, "If he had told everything, even if no one believed him, at least he could justify himself and wouldn't have ended up like this."

The corners of Luo Tianjin's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself, "If he hadn't still had a conscience at the last moment and was still concerned about Yu'er's life and death, I would have killed him on the spot. Why would I have left him until now? I would not have let him be used by Jin Fuyu and become a puppet to threaten us."

Luo Tianjin's words were sinister and resolute. Although they revealed a hint of helplessness, they also revealed his selfish nature.

"Liu Xunyi is a rare talent, with great martial arts, bold and careful, but unfortunately..." Luo Tianjin looked at Liu Xunyi who was surrounded by four masters, and said quietly, "It's a pity that this boy is stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt to things. He always talks big and boasts about "national justice" and "family and country", and for this reason, he repeatedly does stupid things! He disregards his own life and death, and even disregards my orders. I especially can't stand his self-righteous "loyalty". When the Mongols visited last time, this bad habit of his had already begun to show. He actually tore his face with the Mongols in front of me, disregarding the face of the Xianwang Mansion and the overall situation. He is so reckless and stupid! I thought I could slowly teach him in the future, but I didn't expect him to be more stubborn than I thought."

Hearing this, Qingfeng looked at Liu Xunyi with a serious expression, and sighed for no reason: "From what you said, this boy's personality... doesn't seem like a man of the world. Instead, he is more like Yang Jiye and Yue Fei, chivalrous and righteous, loyal to his country, hehe..."

"It's a pity that people with that kind of personality are destined to have an unhappy life, whether in the government or in the underworld..."

"Tianjin." Qingfeng stared at Luo Tianjin with a complicated expression, and said hesitantly, "At the moment, you are upset because of Yu'er's matter. I understand. But you can act on impulse, but it is not worth it if you don't consider the consequences."

"Master, what do you mean..."

"No need to say more!" Qing Feng said quietly, "Even if it's not for you, but for my granddaughter, I can't abandon Liu Xunyi. If that's the case, when Yu'er comes back, how can she forgive you as her father? And me as her grandfather? Since you don't want to say more, I'll speak for you."

"But……"

Faced with Luo Tianjin's hesitation, Qingfeng waved his hand impatiently, as if he had made up his mind.

After a while, seeing that no one stood up for Liu Xunyi, Jin Fuyu couldn't help but flash a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He said to Leng Yiyi and the other three, "The life or death of Liu Xunyi is up to you!"

"Wait a moment!"

Qing Feng suddenly said, "Master Jinwu believes that Liu Xunyi deserves death, but I think that although he made mistakes, they do not deserve death."

Seeing Qingfeng speak first, Zhongli Mu hesitated for a moment and then echoed: "I think so too."

"Amitabha!" Xuanming put his hands together and said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Although Mr. Liu did not produce solid evidence to identify the traitor, we also have no evidence to prove that Mr. Liu is talking nonsense and making things up. Therefore, I think that although Mr. Liu made mistakes, he is not guilty!"

Seeing this, Qin Ming looked at Jin Fu Yu with a confused expression, but saw that Jin Fu Yu remained calm, just smiled and nodded slightly, as if he agreed with what Qingfeng and others said.

After everyone had discussed it, Jin Fuyu cast an interested look at Liu Xunyi and said with a faint smile: "Everyone present today is a hero, not a bandit. They will not wrongly accuse you, nor will they kill you for no reason. Let me ask you, should you be punished for standing up and talking nonsense without any evidence?"

In response, Liu Xunyi said nothing, but just stared at Jin Fu Yu with a gloomy look.

At this moment, he finally realized that "a dagger hidden behind a smile" is far more terrifying than "a cold and harsh look".

Jin Fuyu was not angry, and said calmly with a smile: "You may think you are wrong, but your crime is not punishable by death. Is that right or not?"

Liu Xunyi's eyes fixed, and he asked coldly: "What exactly does Master Jinwu want to say? Please speak frankly!"

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Jin Fuyu waved his hands slightly and explained calmly: "What Taoist Qingfeng and Master Xuanming said makes sense. Since they are willing to plead for you, I will give you a chance to live, so that people in the world will not say that we are indiscriminate and just like to kill innocent people."

"what chance?"

"I heard that there is a rule in Shaolin Temple that all disciples must pass through the Wooden Man Alley and the Bronze Man Formation to prove the skills they have learned over the years. Jin believes that the rules of Shaolin Temple are very good. They give all disciples a chance to succeed while preventing unscrupulous people from filling in the gaps." Jin Fuyu said slowly, "Right now, some people think you should be killed, while others think you shouldn't be killed. Each has their own reasons, which is very difficult. Why don't we follow the rules of Shaolin Temple today and give Liu Xunyi a chance to turn the tide? This is also a compromise."

Liu Xunyi asked suspiciously: "Kill or not kill...how to compromise?"

"It's very simple! Just treat Leng Yiyi, Tang Yu, Sikong Zhu, and Qin Tianjiu as the 'Wooden Man Alley' and 'Bronze Man Formation' of the Shaolin Temple. As long as you can survive a hundred rounds in their hands, we will not pursue what happened just now!"

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(End of this chapter)