The elders of the Qiao family had personally come, so the elders of the Ling family naturally had to come out as well.
The First Elder held the prayer beads and said calmly, "That's right. I can testify that Chong Lou and I have always been together."
Although he didn't like Jiang Huapin and was dissatisfied with Ling Zhonglou because of this.
However, he couldn't side with outsiders.
As for slapping the head of the Qiao family, the First Elder turned a blind eye to it.
After all, Jiang Ran was injured to such an extent. As his father, Ling Zhonglou couldn't help but be angry.
"If you didn't make a move, wouldn't the others have?" Third Elder Qiao sneered. "Your family's Ling Mianxi has the best relationship with Jiang Ran. She must have done it!"
"Third Elder Qiao, you're wrong again." Ling Zhonglou said calmly, "Although Mian is a genius, she has been cultivating ancient martial arts for more than 60 years."
"Why don't you tell me how she managed to defeat Qiao Dong and Qiao Ting all by herself?"
Third Elder Qiao retorted, "Why not? Ling Mianxi has so many tricks up her sleeves. Who knows how she did it? "
He was very firm. "I don't care about anything else. I just want an explanation today!"
On the side, Ling Dongqing laughed and clicked his tongue. "Fourth Brother, I think Third Elder Qiao is right. Even if you don't make a move, you still have a lot of guards under you, right?"
"You still have two personal guards who are at the level of ancient martial arts masters. Why can't you make a move?"
With that, Ling Dongqing turned around. "First Elder, our Ling family has never taken a side. Many big families are eyeing us covetously. Ling Zhonglou is still deliberately starting a war at such a time. Do you think he still deserves to be the head of the family?"
His voice was stern. "Back then, when he married an ordinary person, many families were already complaining about our Ling family. Now that something like this has happened, we must remove him from the position of family head!"
The First Elder frowned and was about to speak when his arm was suddenly hugged.
Ling Mianxi blinked and began to complain. "Great-grandfather, he slandered me. I was at the Ling family yesterday."
The First Elder's eyes instantly sharpened. "You said Mian did it. Do you have evidence?"
"This …" Third Elder Qiao was at a loss for words. "Do you think the Qiao Family has surveillance cameras everywhere like the Ling Family?"
Ying Zijin was quietly drinking tea on the side. Her face was indifferent, and she did not have any reaction.
Third Elder Qiao didn't even think about anyone else. He was exasperated.
Ling Zhonglou spoke again, "What a coincidence. The guards under my command did not leave the Ling residence yesterday. Two of my personal guards were protecting Xiao Ran, and there are people who can testify to that.
Hearing this, Ling Dongqing's eyes darkened.
He was certain that the person who had infiltrated the Qiao family must be on Ling Zhonglou's side.
Otherwise, why would Ling Zhonglou be prepared in advance?
"Alright, just you wait!" Third Elder Qiao left in a huff. "I'll inform the Fan Clan about this. Just you wait. If you provoke the Qiao Clan, the Ling Clan won't have it easy either."
Ling Dongqing rolled her eyes and was about to speak, but Ling Mianxi beat her to it.
"Great-grandfather, what should we do? Did I cause any trouble? "
"Don't be afraid." The Great Clan Elder comforted Ling Mianxi instead, "They don't have any evidence, so they can't rashly make a move against us. If they invite the Judicial Hall over, they will only stand on our side."
Ling Mianxi nodded obediently: "That's good, that's good. Great-grandfather, my cultivation has improved again. Please give it a try."
The Great Clan Elder's attention was completely pulled away, and he was pleasantly surprised: "You broke through again? Good, good, good. Let's go to the school grounds. "
A crisis was resolved just like that.
Ling Dongqing crushed a glass cup and sneered: "Ling Zhonglou, you can just rely on Ling Mianxi. Just you wait."
Ling Mianxi's father died early when she was two years old, leaving behind only a widow and an orphan.
Many people wanted to chase them out.
It was Ling Zhonglou who brought Ling Mianxi and her mother over and took care of them together with Jiang Huapin.
At the age of six, Ling Mianxi displayed an unparalleled talent in ancient martial arts.
It caused the entire group of elders to pay attention to her, and the Ling family's ancestor even personally came out to teach her.
Ling Dongqing was a little regretful. If he had known earlier that Ling Mianxi was such a genius, how could he have let Ling Zhonglou snatch away such a good opportunity?
Otherwise, how could the position of Patriarch be Ling Zhonglou's today?
Ling Zhonglou smiled faintly: "I'll wait."
Ling Dongqing was also angered and left.
Ling Zhonglou slowly exhaled.
He stood up with a serious expression, "Zijin, I've let you see a joke. This time, it's all thanks to your help. I thank you on behalf of Xiao Ran."
"Uncle Ling is too polite." Ying Zijin nodded, "He also took care of me in school."
"That kid." Ling Zhonglou shook his head, "You've saved his life twice, and it's hard to repay your kindness. How about this, I'll give him to you as your son, and you can order him around as you please."
"Then it's better not to." Ying Zijin thought for a moment, "He said that if he had a son, he wouldn't be able to resist bullying him. Jiang Ran's body might not be able to take it."
Ling Zhonglou: "…"
**
The next day.
Jiang Ran's injuries had completely healed.
Ling Zhonglou still had to take care of the Ling family, so Ling Mianxi and Ying Zijin accompanied him.
Ying Zijin pressed down on her mask, "I'll go take a look around, call me when the competition starts."
"Sigh —" Before Jiang Ran could stop her, the girl had already left.
He was a little annoyed, "Sister, why didn't you stop her? This is the court of justice, what if something happened?"
"What could happen?" Ling Mianxi bit on her lollipop, "You're underestimating Ah Ying too much, she might know someone in the court of justice."
Jiang Ran wanted to say something, but a cold and sarcastic voice sounded.
"Who could you know in the court of justice? Stop bragging there! Jiang Ran, you're lucky to be able to wake up. "
Qiao Ting couldn't believe it either.
Two days ago, Jiang Ran was beaten up so badly by Qiao Dong, but now he could get up.
Now, the person who was unconscious was Qiao Dong.
The Qiao family had also hired an ancient doctor to take a look at him, but he couldn't cure him.
In the end, between the expensive medicinal herbs and Qiao Dong, they chose to give up on Qiao Dong.
Qiao Ting gritted his teeth in hatred.
Without Qiao Dong, he would have a hard time in the court of justice.
Jiang Ran turned his head and sneered, "I have a father, what do you have?"
Qiao Ting didn't understand what he meant, but his expression was still mocking, "The news of my uncle being unconscious has already spread throughout the court of justice, even if you didn't do it, it has something to do with you."
"Just you wait, you won't have an easy time, the higher-ups will punish you!"
As if to confirm this sentence, a steward hurried over from the east.
"Jiang Ran." He stopped and sized Jiang Ran up before saying, "The Shadow Master wants you to go over."
Jiang Ran was stunned, "What did you say?"
"Lord Shadow," the steward urged, "why aren't you going over quickly?"
When Qiao Ting heard this, he was overjoyed, "Hahahaha, Jiang Ran, you're finished! You actually alarmed the Shadow Master, and you still want to fight with me, whether you can come out alive later is a problem! "
"You deserve it, you really deserve it! Even if you can come out, the Shadow Master has warned you, do you still dare to attack me? Hahahaha! "
The other guards also looked over.
Some were surprised, some were gloating.
Jiang Ran was too young, and his ancient martial arts cultivation was so high, he had become a thorn in the side of many people.
Jiang Ran clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "Sister, wait for me, I'll be back soon."
Ling Mianxi frowned, "I'll go with you and wait for you outside, if anything happens, just scream."
She definitely couldn't beat Shadow, but it was impossible for her brother not to protect him.
The two of them followed the steward to a building.
The steward stopped Ling Mianxi and let Jiang Ran go in by himself.
Jiang Ran was a little nervous.
Not to mention that he was only a fifth-level guard in the court of justice, even a first-level guard wasn't qualified to meet the higher-ups of the court of justice.
The division of labor in the court of justice was clear.
The two protectors on the left and right led the guards to maintain the safety of the ancient martial arts world.
The elders were highly respected and were in charge of making decisions on matters big and small.
The four consecrators were in charge of punishing criminals and those who violated the rules of the ancient martial arts world.
Only Shadow came and went without a trace, as if he would take care of everything.
Jiang Ran gritted his teeth and walked in.
The hall was empty.
The man sat high up with his hand supporting his head and his eyelashes drooping.
Jiang Ran could feel the strong pressure coming from his body.
It was almost suffocating.
Could it be that the Qiao family really used the Fan family to find Shadow and punish him?
Jiang Ran straightened his chest, closed his eyes, and made up his mind, "I'm not afraid of you, come on, if you want to kill me, do whatever you want, at most 19 years later, I'll be a good man again!"
"…"
The hall was silent for a while.
Then, a laugh fell, with a hint of cynicism and disdain, "What are you talking about?"
Jiang Ran suddenly felt that this voice was somewhat familiar.
He raised his head in a daze.
On the high seat, the man slowly took off his mask.
A familiar handsome face.
Familiar peach blossom eyes.
A natural smile with a deep bewitching power.
Fu Yunshen clasped his hands and raised his eyebrows, unhurriedly, "Why should I kill you or cut you?"
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