"I didn't expect Second Young Master Zhuo to know about the Devil Inscription as well. It seems like Second Young Master Zhuo also knows about the Devil Inscription on Young Master Hang's body?"
After listening to Situ Zhuo's Voice Transmission, Duan Lingtian looked at Situ Zhuo deeply before he said meaningfully.
This time, Duan Lingtian did not send a Voice Transmission. Instead, he said it out loud.
At this moment, Situ Hou's gaze turned sharp as he stared at Situ Zhuo. It was as though he wanted to see if Situ Zhuo would admit to it.
"I don't know what you're talking about. What Devil Inscription? I've never heard of it before."
Situ Zhuo did not expect Duan Lingtian to say it out loud. He was instantly enraged. However, he did not dare to show it. Instead, he feigned ignorance as he spoke.
"Second Young Master Zhuo, you don't know about the Devil Inscription? That's strange … Earlier, you were the one who mentioned the Devil Inscription to me, and you even asked me to stand by and do nothing. Does this mean that I've heard wrongly? "
Duan Lingtian said with a smile.
"Don't slander me!"
Situ Zhuo's face turned grave when he noticed Situ Hou's gaze that was getting sharper. He glared at Duan Lingtian fiercely. "Who are you? What's your intention? How dare you try to drive a wedge between Brother Hang and me! "
"Slander me?"
Duan Lingtian smiled. "Second Young Master Zhuo, you keep saying that I'm slandering you … Why don't we both swear on the lightning penalty oath and see who's the one who's slandering you?"
Duan Ling Tian raised his hand as he spoke. He was about to prick his finger and use his blood as a medium to swear on the lightning penalty oath.
"Who do you think you are? Do you think you're worthy of me swearing on the lightning penalty oath with you?"
A hint of panic flashed in the depth of Situ Zhuo's eyes. However, on the surface, he still looked strong. After he sneered, he did not even bid farewell to Situ Hou and was about to leave with the masked man behind him.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew past, and Situ Hou disappeared from his spot.
When he reappeared, he was already blocking Situ Zhuo and the masked man's path.
"Elder Hou, what's the meaning of this?"
Situ Zhuo said with a frown.
"I think you can each swear on the lightning penalty oath … That way, each of you can prove your innocence, right?"
Situ Hou said lightly.
Situ Zhuo's face darkened when he heard that. "Elder Hou, who does he think he is? Does he deserve to go against the Lightning Punishment Oath with me? Don't forget that this is the Situ Clan. You're not thinking of helping an outsider, are you? "
"There's nothing to be biased about. Even if I'm helping, I'm helping you. I'm giving you a chance to clear your name."
Situ Hou continued.
While Situ Zhuo's expression turned increasingly gloomy and he was rendered speechless, Situ Hou made his move again.
In the blink of an eye, he went around Situ Zhuo and attacked the devil-masked man behind Situ Zhuo.
The aura of a Saint Realm expert swept toward the ghoul masked man like a black cloud. The expression of the unprepared ghoul masked man changed drastically.
Although the masked man's strength was not bad and had even reached the Imminent Saint Stage, he had not broken through to the Saint Stage after all. There was still a huge gap between him and a Saint Stage powerhouse.
The ghoul masked man did not dare to be careless in the face of Situ Hou who was charging at him menacingly. He unleashed all his techniques without holding back at all.
What a joke!
To him, holding back in front of a Saint Stage powerhouse was equivalent to digging his own grave.
However, due to this reason, the ghoul masked man exposed the fact that he was a Devil Cultivator.
When the ghoul masked man displayed his strength as a Devil Cultivator, Duan Lingtian, who was standing at the side, could clearly feel the Devilseal Tablet in his Spatial Ring stirring.
Duan Lingtian directly ignored it since it was not his turn to make a move at this moment.
"As expected, he's a Devil Cultivator!"
Situ Hou smirked when he discovered the ghoul masked man was a Devil Cultivator. The aura that rose from his body became even more powerful. It was obvious he was serious now.
Horror dawned on Situ Zhuo's face. In a panic, he crushed a jade token.
After the jade token was crushed, an extremely fast streak of light swept across the sky like a meteor. It disappeared in a flash.
"A jade token that's inscribed with a Warning Saint Inscription?"
Duan Lingtian raised an eyebrow. He was not unfamiliar with this kind of jade token. When he was still in the Moon Illumination Sect, he had also obtained a similar jade token during the Hunting Assessment.
However, compared to the jade token he obtained previously, Situ Zhuo's jade token was obviously of a higher grade.
At the very least, when he crushed the jade token, even Situ Hou who was a Saint Stage powerhouse did not react in time.
Naturally, this was also because Situ Hou's attention was not on him.
After Situ Hou learned the ghoul masked man was a Devil Cultivator, he no longer held back when he attacked again. With just a flip of his palm, he easily killed the ghoul masked man.
"Situ Zhuo, how dare you collude with a Devil Cultivator to harm your clan brother!"
After killing the ghoul masked man, Situ Hou looked at Situ Zhuo coldly. His voice was extremely cold.
"Elder Hou, I didn't know he's a Devil Cultivator."
Even at this moment, Situ Zhuo still maintained his composure and said nonchalantly.
"You didn't know he's a Devil Cultivator?"
Situ Hou smirked. "It's better for you to say these words to the Enforcement Elder."
The moment his words left his mouth, Situ Hou took a step forward and was about to grab Situ Zhuo to bring him to the Enforcement Hall.
At this moment, another gust of wind blew past, and a middle-aged man with a medium build appeared in front of Situ Zhuo. He looked at Situ Hou calmly. "Elder Hou, I wonder what mistake my son has made for you to bring him to the Enforcement Elder?"
"Situ Ming, what a good son you have!"
When Situ Hou saw the middle-aged man, he could not help but frown. Then, he snorted coldly. "No matter what, I must bring him to the Enforcement Hall today … Colluding with a Devil Cultivator to harm his clan brother is not a small crime!"
"Situ Ming?"
When Duan Lingtian heard how Situ Hou addressed the middle-aged man, he could not help but glance at him.
He had heard of Situ Ming before he came to the Situ Clan. He was the Second Master of Situ Clan. His position in the Situ Clan was only below the Clan Leader, Situ Hao, and the three Supreme Elders. At the same time, he was also a Saint Stage powerhouse.
The moment Situ Hou's words left his mouth, he went to grab Situ Zhuo again.
This time, Situ Ming did not stop him. All he did was watch calmly.
When Situ Hou brought Situ Zhuo away, he turned around and looked at Duan Lingtian deeply before he followed Situ Hou to the Enforcement Hall of Situ Clan.
'This Situ Ming is not a simple person … I'm afraid Elder Hou might not be able to do anything to Situ Zhuo.'
Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
The outcome was just as Duan Lingtian had expected. Although Situ Zhuo was punished, he was only punished to face the wall in the Enforcement Hall for three months.
"Why is the punishment so light?"
Duan Lingtian was puzzled.
"Situ Zhuo insisted that he didn't know the masked man was a Devil Cultivator … Moreover, he pushed the matter of the Devil Inscription to the Devil Cultivator I killed and said he didn't know about the Devil Inscription being inscribed by a Devil Cultivator. For this reason, the Enforcement Hall only charged him with the crime of associating with a Devil Cultivator. "
Situ Hou said in a deep voice. A hint of unwillingness could be seen on his face.
"We should make him swear on the lightning penalty oath to prove his innocence … I think he wouldn't dare to swear on the lightning penalty oath. Since he doesn't dare to swear on it, he must be the mastermind. "
Duan Lingtian said. He felt this problem was easy to solve.
"It's not that simple."
Situ Hou smiled wryly as he shook his head.
Subsequently, Duan Lingtian also learned the reason from Situ Hou.
As it turned out, the Situ Clan was not completely united.
Although the Situ Clan respected the Clan Leader, Situ Hao, on the surface, almost half of the clan's high-ranking officials secretly followed the Second Master, Situ Ming.
Due to this reason, the Situ Clan was divided into two factions.
Apart from that, there were five Saint Stage powerhouses in the Situ Clan. Apart from Situ Hao and Situ Ming, there were three others left.
Situ Hou was one of them. He was on Situ Hao's side.
As for the other two Saint Realm experts, one of them stood on Situ Ming's side.
As for the last person, he remained neutral.
The person who remained neutral was the strongest powerhouse in the Situ Clan. He had the highest seniority in the Situ Clan and was even more senior than Situ Hou who was a generation older than Situ Hao. He was addressed as the Old Ancestor by the Situ Clan.
According to Situ Hou, the Old Ancestor of the Situ Clan had not shown himself for many years.
The last time he showed himself was when Situ Hao inherited the position of the Clan Leader.
"I can't believe the situation in the Situ Clan is so complicated … In this case, this matter can only be left unsettled?"
Duan Lingtian asked.
"After all, nothing happened to Little Hang. Due to this reason, this matter can only be left unsettled … Although the Situ Clan seems powerful, it's actually plagued by internal and external troubles. Even the Clan Leader doesn't dare to simply fall out with Situ Ming's faction. Once that happens, it'll definitely shake the Situ Clan's foundation and give our enemies a chance to take advantage of it. "
Situ Hou sighed. Although he was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. After all, this was the general trend.
"Enemies? Isn't the Situ Clan backed by the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family? "
Duan Lingtian frowned. "Don't tell me there's someone who dares to ignore the Imperial Family and go against the Situ Clan?"
"The Imperial Family?"
Upon hearing this, Situ Hou shook his head. "Put aside the fact that the Imperial Family is the most heartless, the relationship between the Situ Clan and the Imperial Family is only tied to Imperial Concubine Li. Those forces who dare to go against the Situ Clan more or less have a similar relationship with the Imperial Family. Some of them even have a closer relationship with the Imperial Family than the Situ Clan.
In fact, the Imperial Family has tacitly approved of the open strife and veiled strife between the clans. Moreover, the Imperial Family is even more worried that we'll get along peacefully. Perhaps, when we do get along peacefully, the Imperial Family will intentionally stir up trouble between us. "
When Situ Hou reached the end of his sentence, he sighed.
Duan Lingtian nodded. He could understand this.
Naturally, the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family did not want those seventh-rate forces to get along peacefully. After all, once they got along peacefully, those seventh-rate forces would undoubtedly rise very quickly and might even threaten the Imperial Family's position.
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