Chapter 392: Deep into the Wood (Part )

The golden crow sets in the west, the jade rabbit rises in the east, and the sky and the earth are dim.

The leaders of Shaolin, Wudang, Kongtong, Kunlun and other sects all stepped into the central hall of Prince Xian's Palace to witness the outcome of this turmoil together.

At this moment, the lights in the central hall were bright, as bright as day. The air was filled with a heavy atmosphere. The crowd did not exchange many pleasantries when they met. Under the guidance of the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion, they sat down silently.

The leader of Kongtong Sect, Zhongli Mu, sat at the first seat on the left, while the leader of Wudang Sect, Qingfeng, sat at the first seat on the right. Both of them were serious and solemn. The others felt like thorns in their backs, full of doubts, and felt uneasy.

The martial arts conference was just around the corner, and these people were already in the same boat with Luo Tianjin, relying on each other and sharing weal and woe. At this critical juncture, they least wanted Luo Tianjin to capsize in the gutter, and they didn't want to be affected by the fire in the city gate.

But as the righteous of the martial arts world, they couldn't pretend to be ignorant and turn a blind eye to Zhongli Wanying's plight. Moreover, Zhongli Mu had already sent out an invitation, and they were all guests in the Xianwang Mansion, so how could they find an excuse to just stand by and watch?

Therefore, they were not helping the Xianwang Mansion to suppress the Kongtong Sect, nor were they helping the Kongtong Sect to target the Xianwang Mansion. They were inevitably caught in a dilemma.

All the people present were well-known figures in the Central Plains martial arts world. They were sitting together, but they were silent and didn't say a word, which made the scene a little awkward.

After a while, the pale-faced Madam Zhuang slowly walked into the hall, and under the sympathetic and curious gazes of the crowd, she walked to Zhong Limu and sat down. She had no expression on her face, and her eyes were blurred, as if she had lost her soul.

"Junior sister, Ying'er..." Zhong Limu leaned close to Madam Zhuang's ear and asked hesitantly, "How is she?"

In fact, Zhongli Mu wanted to ask Zhongli Wanying whether she agreed to the marriage, but he felt it was too straightforward, so he hurriedly changed his words.

"Ying'er is a sensible child."

Mrs. Zhuang's answer was irrelevant, but her implication was that she had acquiesced to everything. Hearing this, Zhongli Mu's heart, which had been hanging high, finally settled down.

"That's great." Zhongli Mu said bitterly, "We have done our best. We will see how the Xianwang Mansion handles the matter later."

"It's the first quarter of the evening hour, where is Lord Luo?" Madam Zhuang's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she asked sternly, "At this point, could it be that the Xianwang Mansion is still trying to delay time?"

"Mrs. Zhuang is worrying too much!"

Before he finished speaking, Luo Tianjin's guilty voice sounded quietly outside the hall. Then, everyone in the Xianwang Mansion, led by Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao, quickly stepped into the hall.

At this moment, Luo Hongxuan was tied up and unable to move. He was almost carried in by Xu Heng and Ling Qing.

"Tonight, Luo doesn't want to shirk responsibility, nor does he want to protect his rebellious son!"

As soon as he entered the hall, Luo Tianjin got straight to the point without any nonsense: "Last night, Luo Hongxuan acted like a beast to Miss Zhongli, which is intolerable to heaven and angered by both humans and gods. Luo claims to be a chivalrous and upright person, but he didn't expect to give birth to such a bastard. I didn't teach my son well, and my crime is unforgivable. I would like to apologize to Miss Zhongli and Kongtong Sect first!"

After saying that, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he drew out the Wuji Sword with a "swish" sound, and at the same time raised his left arm high, as if he wanted to cut off his arm to forgive his sin.

"Master of the Palace!"

"father!"

"Brother Jin..."

When this move was made, everyone in the Xianwang Mansion was shocked and stepped forward to dissuade him. The people present were also secretly shocked and looked at each other in shock.

"Everyone stand down!"

Luo Tianjin shouted at Xie Xuan and the others to leave, and said resolutely: "I am not a good parent. It is my fault. I should cut off one of my arms to apologize to the world!"

"You absolutely cannot do that!" Yin Baimei hurriedly said, "This is absolutely not Lord Luo's fault, how can you take the blame for your son? Moreover, Lord Luo is the head of the Northern Wulin, and he is responsible for the life and death of the righteous Wulin, how can he hurt himself? Little do you know that if you strike with this sword, it will definitely cause turmoil in the martial arts world. If the evil forces take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in, the Wulin will be overthrown in no time. If so, lives will be lost and blood will flow like a river, wouldn't that be a greater sin?"

"Amitabha!" Xuanming advised, "Donor Luo is very righteous and upright. He loves Mr. Luo deeply and hates him deeply. We can all understand Donor Luo's good intentions. As for cutting off one of his arms, it is absolutely unacceptable. I hope Donor Luo will think twice."

"That's right!" Qingfeng nodded and said, "You are the leader of the Northern Wulin. If something happens to you, wouldn't that mean you are ignoring all the heroes in the world?"

"Lord Luo, please don't do anything stupid!" Xue Huzi said anxiously, "I have only heard of 'the son pays the father's debt', but never heard of 'the father pays the son's debt'. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Ma Rufeng said, "Everyone, forgive me for being blunt and not beating around the bush. If Lord Luo loses his arm, how can Jiu Yue Jiu compete with Jin Fu Yu? If Jin Fu Yu is allowed to sit on the throne of the leader of the martial arts world, I'm afraid that no one present here today will have a good ending."

"We have entrusted our lives and property to you. How can you act on your own?" Yin Sandao said in a deep voice.

Facing the dissuasion from everyone, Luo Tianjin was not moved at all. He looked around with a resolute look in his eyes and said solemnly: "I appreciate your kindness! But as a father, I cannot escape the blame for my rebellious son's mistakes. If I let myself go easily, it would be unfair to Miss Zhongli, to Master Zhongli, to Madam Zhuang, and to the entire Kongtong Sect..."

"Lord Luo!"

Finally, after much urging, Zhongli Mu broke the silence and spoke in a complicated tone: "It has come to this point. Even if you mutilate yourself, you cannot redeem my daughter's innocence. Everyone is right. You are the head of the Northern Wulin, shouldering the life and death of half of the Wulin. How can you not take care of your body? If you don't want me to become a sinner for all eternity, then listen to me and put away your sword!"

Zhong Limu's words were full of bitterness and helplessness, which made people sigh and feel compassion. Knowing that Luo Tianjin was just playing around, he still pretended to be moved and even tried to dissuade him personally.

"Master Zhongli, you..." Luo Tianjin was so ashamed that he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Palace Master, Sect Master Zhongli has already spoken. If you insist on doing it, I'm afraid you will really treat him as unkind and unjust." Xie Xuan saw the opportunity and advised, "Although you feel guilty, you shouldn't make things difficult for Sect Master Zhongli."

"This……"

The muscles on Luo Tianjin's face trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of ferocity, as if he was very conflicted inside.

"Master of the Palace!"

"Lord Luo!"

"Dad..." After everyone's repeated persuasion, the disheartened Luo Tianjin couldn't help but sigh. He turned his hand and swung the sword. With a light "swish" sound, he instantly cut off a piece of his sleeve.

"Tonight, I will cut off my robe instead of my arm to show my shame and apology!" Luo Tianjin raised the sword, and the broken robe floated up gently and fell at the feet of Zhongli Mu and Madam Zhuang.

"Lord Luo hates evil and loves good, he is clean and honest, we admire him!"

"Boom!"

Without waiting for anyone to compliment him, Luo Tianjin suddenly threw the Wuji Sword in front of the trembling Luo Hongxuan, and turned to Liu Xunyi and ordered: "Xunyi, take Luo Hongxuan to the head of Zhongli and Madam Zhuang, and ask them to verify his identity. Then you take this sword and chop off the beast's head!"

"What?" Liu Xunyi was shocked and quickly knelt on the ground, saying in astonishment, "The Lord wants me to kill the young master? This..."

"Liu Xunyi!" Luo Tianjin glared at him angrily, "Do you want to disobey?"

"I dare not..."

"Since you don't dare, then why are you hesitating?"

After that, Luo Tianjin bowed to Zhong Limu and said, "This time, I will not embarrass Sect Master Zhongli again. I will personally execute Luo Hongxuan, and then hand over his head to Kongtong Sect to make up for the grievances suffered by Miss Zhongli!"

"Brother Jin, what did you say?" Ling Xiaoxiao's face changed drastically, and she quickly stood up and said, "Do you really want to kill Xuan'er? But you clearly promised me..."

"I promised you not to kill him!" Luo Tianjin interrupted, "But the premise is that Sect Leader Zhongli agrees with our compensation plan. Now, both Sect Leader Zhongli and Madam Zhuang disagree with this matter, so how can the rebellious son escape the blame?"

"Dad, is what Brother Jin said true?"

Ling Xiaoxiao shook her head repeatedly in disbelief, then turned her anxious gaze to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng's face changed slightly, he stood up slowly, and bowed to everyone, saying: "Everyone! To be honest, this afternoon I wanted to resolve this bad relationship, and shamelessly proposed to Sect Leader Zhongli on behalf of my disappointing grandson, hoping that the two families could make peace, let Luo Hongxuan make up for his mistakes with his whole life, and give Miss Zhongli a clean future. It's a pity that this is my wishful thinking. Sect Leader Zhongli and Madam Zhuang love their daughter so much that they did not agree... I was not thoughtful and acted rashly. If I have offended you, I hope Sect Leader Zhongli and Madam Zhuang will forgive me!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's reactions suddenly became strange. Surprise, astonishment, contempt, sympathy... their expressions were different and very interesting.

Mrs. Zhuang never expected Qingfeng to expose the matter in person. She gnashed her teeth in anger, feeling ashamed and annoyed. If Zhongli Mu hadn't dissuaded her in time, she would have rushed up to Qingfeng and started a fight.

"I'm afraid this matter... is not appropriate?" Yin Baimei rolled his eyes and said thoughtfully, "If it was an unintentional mistake, this method might be able to solve it. But Mr. Luo got drunk and had sex last night... Now, Miss Zhongli must hate him in her heart, so how could she be willing to marry him?"

"That's true!" Luo Tianjin nodded seriously, "I know very well that doing this will only bring humiliation upon myself. If it weren't for my wife's doting on my rebellious son and my womanly kindness, I would never have made such an unreasonable request to Sect Leader Zhongli."

After saying that, Luo Tianjin's face darkened and he urged, "Liu Xunyi, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it!"

"Palace Master, I..."

"Wait a minute!"

Just when Liu Xunyi was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the hall. Then, Deng Changchuan, Murong Bai, and Deng Quan rushed into the hall.

"How dare you! What do you want to do?" Luo Tianjin said angrily.

"Palace Master, what Sect Leader Yin said makes sense!" Deng Changchuan explained, "If the incident last night was unintentional, then marriage is a good way to have the best of both worlds."

"Nonsense!" Luo Tianjin was dismissive and very determined, "He didn't mean to do it? Humph! Could it be that someone deliberately wanted to harm him? This is simply specious and sensational..."

"That's right!" Deng Changchuan interrupted hurriedly, "This morning, the palace master ordered us to investigate this matter and give justice to Miss Zhongli and the Kongtong Sect. After our careful investigation, we indeed discovered a secret that no one knew about!"

"What secret?" Xie Xuan pretended to be curious.

"Last night, the young master was not drunk and had sex, but someone deliberately framed him..."

"Without any evidence, how can you make up such nonsense?" Luo Tianjin was furious and scolded, "Don't you think I don't know that you all want to save this beast? Deng Changchuan, you are so bold! In order to save Luo Hongxuan's life, you dare to make up such nonsense and deceive the heroes of the world?"

"I dare not!" Deng Changchuan said in panic, "If there is no real evidence, even if I have the courage of a bear and a leopard, I dare not speak out here! To be honest, half an hour ago, we caught the culprit in the suburbs of Luoyang and found the Ecstasy Smoke and Hehuan Powder on him. After being tortured, this person confessed to the crimes he committed last night and told the truth. Young Master... is indeed wronged!"

"what?"

Deng Changchuan's words immediately caused an uproar in the hall.

"Where is that person?" Zhongli Mu stood up suddenly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Come on! Bring that bastard up here!"

Deng Quan shouted an order, and suddenly there was a rustling sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Then, two burly disciples of the Xianwang Palace viciously drove a skinny man with a bruised face and blood all over his body into the hall, dragging him.

As soon as this person appeared, everyone stood up and rushed to cast curious glances at him.

However, when Liu Xunyi looked back with reluctance, the scene before him made him shudder.

The culprit that Deng Changchuan caught was not Di Mo at all, but a strange face he had never seen before.

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(End of this chapter)