Chapter 578: Raging with Fury
In the morning, the central hall of Prince Xian's Mansion was solemn and silent.

Luo Tianjin, with a sullen face, sat upright. Due to his inner resentment, his breathing was heavy, his chest heaving up and down, and his whole body exuded a palpable and sinister aura.

Xie Xuan, Yan Bugui, Deng Changchuan, Huang Yulang, Murong Bai, Deng Quan, Yelu Qin, Xunzhen and Luo Ningyu sat on both sides. They were also in a bad mood and looked depressed.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi, Su Tang, Luo Qi, and Qin Ku lined up and knelt in the hall, trembling with fear. They lowered their heads and looked anxious, not even daring to breathe, let alone look directly at the furious Luo Tianjin.

For a full half hour, no one in the hall spoke, and it was as quiet as death.

"Xie Xuan!"

Suddenly, Luo Tianjin uttered a cold shout, which immediately frightened Liu Xunyi and others who were caught off guard.

Xie Xuan was stunned, then turned to look at the expressionless Luo Tianjin, hesitated for a moment, and then under the strange gazes of others, he slowly stood up and walked in front of Liu Xunyi and the other three.

"Snapped!"

Without any warning, a loud slap was given. Five bright red fingerprints gradually appeared on Liu Xunyi's face, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

After Liu Xunyi, Su Tang, Luo Qi and Qin Ku were not spared and each received a hard slap in the face.

Today, Xie Xuan attacked without mercy, with such great force that he wished he could have slapped half of the faces of Liu Xunyi and the other three into pig heads.

"Palace Lord, calm down!"

Liu Xunyi endured the pain and kowtowed to Luo Tianjin to apologize.

"Except Liu Xunyi, the three of you, get back to your seats." Luo Tianjin looked at Qin Ku, Su Tang, and Luo Qi with a cold gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Since you are not the main culprit, I will forgive you this time. If you do it again, it will be more than just a slap in the face."

"Yes."

Su Tang and Luo Qi felt relieved. Qin Ku, on the other hand, continued to kneel beside Liu Xunyi without moving, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Qin Ku, what are you doing?" Xie Xuan asked.

"I am the deputy fan holder of the Lower Three Gates. How can I stay out of this?" Qin Ku squeezed his red and swollen cheeks and smiled innocently, "I should be punished together with Liu Xunyi."

"Asshole!" Xie Xuan scolded, "Is it your decision whether to be punished or not? Get back here!"

"I just……"

"Brother Qin!" Liu Xunyi interrupted Qin Ku's argument and whispered, "You go back first."

"When you are in the martial arts world, loyalty comes first." Qin Ku shook his head and refused seriously. Then he rolled his eyes and said with a wicked smile, "Of course, if you feel bad, it would be great if you could compensate me for some of the medicine later."

"I appreciate your kindness." Liu Xunyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He leaned close to Qin Ku's ear and explained, "But the more you insist, the angrier the mansion master will be. Maybe... it will cost you and me our lives."

"This……"

"Go!"

Unable to resist Liu Xunyi's repeated insistence, Qin Ku hesitated again and again and finally compromised.

"Xie Xuan, keep fighting."

"Yes!"

After agreeing, Xie Xuan raised his hand again and hit Liu Xunyi in the face.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

In public, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xie Xuan whipped Liu Xunyi's face with his palm-leaf-fan-like hands, making crisp sounds that made people shudder.

In a short while, Liu Xunyi's face was torn and bloody. Because Xie Xuan's attack was fast and fierce, Liu Xunyi was beaten dizzy, his consciousness was blurred, and his eyes became more and more listless.

"Dad, stop hitting me!" Luo Ningyu saw it with her own eyes, and felt pain in her heart. She couldn't help but burst into tears, and quickly pleaded with Luo Tianjin, "My daughter begs you, please spare Xunyi! He already knows he was wrong..."

Hearing this, Xie Xuan stopped without waiting for Luo Tianjin to express his opinion, and then asked Liu Xunyi: "Liu Xunyi, do you admit your guilt?"

"Xunyi...I know my crime..." Liu Xunyi replied weakly.

"Last night, because of your inconsiderateness, not only did you kill 22 innocent disciples, but you also nearly caused a bloodbath in the Xianwang Mansion. If the mansion master had not considered the overall situation and compromised with Song Yu at the cost of humiliation, the Xianwang Mansion might no longer exist at this moment."

"I didn't think it through. I was... confused for a moment." Liu Xunyi was filled with guilt and confessed to Xie Xuan's accusation. "Fortunately, the Palace Master is fine. Otherwise... I would be blamed for this."

"Last night, you disregarded the safety of the mansion and sent out all the disciples from the eight sects. You were plotting something bad and harboring evil intentions!" "I have absolutely no evil intentions..."

"How dare you quibble! According to the rules of Xianwang Mansion, because of one person's fault, the owner of the mansion was put in danger. The hands and feet should be chopped off, the eyes, ears, mouth, nose and tongue should be dug out, and you should be turned into a human pig." Xie Xuan said coldly, "Not only did you put the owner of the mansion in danger, you also put the entire Xianwang Mansion in danger. You should be punished more severely and cut into pieces and your bones should be crushed to dust."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked horrified.

Luo Ningyu was horrified and pleaded with Luo Tianjin, "Dad, you can't kill Xunyi. He just made an unintentional mistake."

"Most murders are unintentional. But even unintentional mistakes should be paid with blood." Xie Xuan said angrily, "Rules are rules, and they should be treated equally. How can they be changed arbitrarily based on different people?"

"Last night, Liu Xunyi led his men to capture more than 80 thieves who were causing trouble in Luoyang City and protected the people in the city. Does this count as making up for his mistakes?" Qin Ku argued. "In my opinion, it would be better to... fine him 100,000 or 80,000 taels of silver to serve as a warning to others."

"According to your opinion?" Xie Xuan laughed in anger, "When will it be the turn of 'according to your opinion' in the Xianwang Mansion?"

"I'm just discussing business..." Qin Ku stuck out his tongue in dismay, but his voice was as thin as a mosquito's silk.

"Besides, I have just personally interrogated the more than 80 thieves you captured." Xie Xuan added, "They are all bandits recruited by Song Yu from the green forest. They just took money to cause trouble and have no idea of ​​Song Yu's real purpose. Liu Xunyi is the black fan of the Xianwang Mansion. After two days of investigation, he couldn't even distinguish between the puppets and the real culprits. He was running around like a headless fly all day, missing the point and almost causing a disaster. He is so stupid and his crime is unforgivable."

"Liu Xunyi, you act so rashly and have such a simple mind. How can I trust you to deal with Qin Ming?" Luo Tianjin asked with an annoyed look, "I only give you seven days. Now it's the third day. Have you made any progress?"

"For the time being... I haven't been able to think of a reliable solution..." Although he didn't want to admit it, Liu Xunyi had to bite the bullet and answer truthfully due to the situation.

"How dare you say that!" Xie Xuan scolded, "You were fooled by a small incident. If you were to fight with Qin Ming, who knows what kind of joke you would make."

After saying that, Xie Xuan suddenly turned around and bowed to Luo Tianjin, asking for orders: "I hope the Palace Master will be impartial and punish Liu Xunyi according to the family rules!"

"No!"

Seeing that Xie Xuan was so sure that he was determined to put Liu Xunyi to death, Luo Ningyu could no longer care about her reserve. She rushed to Liu Xunyi in two steps, and used her body to protect him tightly behind her. She said stubbornly: "Xunyi and I are engaged. I am his person in life and his ghost in death. If you want to kill him, kill me first!"

"Yu'er, stop messing around!" Luo Ningyu threatened her life, leaving Luo Tianjin humiliated. He said angrily, "The country has its laws, the family has its rules, how can we play with them?"

"Last night, all the disciples from the eight sects came out in full force, why did Dad only kill Liu Xunyi?"

"Because the disciples of the Eight Gates are under his command, if a servant makes a mistake, of course the master must be held accountable."

"Okay then!" Luo Ningyu nodded and said, "Liu Xunyi obeys the orders of father and Second Uncle Xie. Now that he has made a mistake, shouldn't he also hold you accountable?"

"This……"

Luo Ningyu's words left Luo Tianjin speechless, and everyone looked at each other in confusion, both laughing and crying.

Many people secretly thought in their hearts: "Only the daughter of the mansion master dares to be so presumptuous. If it were someone else, I'm afraid I don't know how many times I would die."

"Miss, you are just quibbling!" Yan Bugui interrupted, "How can Liu Xunyi be compared with the Lord of the Mansion and the Second Master?"

"Uncle Xie just said that rules are rules and should be applied equally to everyone. How can they be changed at will because of different people?" Luo Ningyu argued with reason and refused to give in.

Seeing this, Yelu Qin and Xunzhen couldn't help but look at each other, with a hint of amusement in their eyes.

"Palace Master!" Murong Bai stood up and said, "Although Liu Xunyi was wrong, he did his best to protect the people of Luoyang last night, which undoubtedly restored the reputation of the Xianwang Mansion, and he should be credited with a merit. What Qin Ku said just now, that merits and demerits can be offset, is nonsense, but the Palace Master can temporarily spare Liu Xunyi's life and let him make up for his mistakes in the future to show the Palace Master's tolerance and magnanimity."

"Murong Bai's words make sense." Deng Changchuan echoed, "Liu Xunyi has always been loyal to the Palace Master, so his mistakes should be unintentional, and he definitely did not have any ill intentions. In my opinion, Liu Xunyi's mistakes are due to his lack of experience and lack of consideration. Song Yu's deception was flawless, and Liu Xunyi was still young, so it was inevitable that he fell into the trap. I dare to ask the Palace Master to spare his life for the time being because of his hard work and loyalty."

"Master, spare his life? Who will spare the lives of the 22 disciples who died last night?" Huang Yulang said angrily, "Last night's scandal will surely spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. It will become a big deal, and everyone will know about it. It will really damage the reputation of the Xianwang Mansion. If a mistake is made, someone must bear the responsibility, and it must not end in vain."

"Yes!" Yelu Qin saw that the time had come, so he stood up to smooth things over. "The more than 80 bandits captured by Liu Zhishan are the best candidates to bear the responsibility. Executing them one by one in public can, on the one hand, punish evil and uphold justice. On the other hand, it can avenge the dead disciples of Xianwang Mansion and innocent people. On the other hand, it can eliminate the haze shrouding Luoyang City and gain the support of the people. It can kill three birds with one stone, so why not do it? Lord Luo, don't forget the truth that 'he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.'"

Yelu Qin's last sentence clearly had another meaning, which caused Luo Tianjin's eyes to change quietly.

"Liu Xunyi, what do you have to say?" Luo Tianjin cast a scrutinizing gaze at Liu Xunyi, "Are you dying to atone for your sins, or are you making amends by doing good deeds?"

"I am willing to make amends!" Liu Xunyi knew that Luo Tianjin was giving him a way out, so he begged for mercy quickly.

"Make up for your mistakes?" Luo Tianjin asked suspiciously, "Your performance has greatly disappointed me. I don't know...what else you can do?"

"I……"

"Forget it!" Luo Tianjin waved his hands impatiently, "There are still four days left. If you can deal with Qin Ming, I will forgive you for what happened. But if you fail to do your job well and make mistakes again, you will be punished for both crimes and will be killed without mercy."

At this point, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "When the time comes, let alone them begging for mercy, even if the king of heaven kneels in front of me, I will never show mercy!"

……

(End of this chapter)