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Zhou Huang looked over. "What's wrong, Zhao Dahe? Isn't it better to ask him to leave now? "
"Elder Zhou, before he leaves, I want to take a look at this herb garden to make sure he didn't tamper with it."
"Tamper with what?" Zhou Huang waved his hand impatiently. "You little brat, your imagination runs wild. Who would dare to tamper with a herb garden? He must be tired of living! "
Chu Li looked at Cui Da.
Cui Da's already pale face turned even paler. He quickly said, "Zhao Dahe, you can't blame me for what happened to you. I didn't hurt you. You were the one who accidentally crippled Senior Brother Qin's martial arts. Every debt has a debtor, so don't blame me!"
"Oh …" Zhou Huang's small round eyes sized the two up. So there was a connection between them. This was interesting!
Chu Li said, "Senior Brother Cui, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say anything else!"
"You're obviously trying to frame me!" Cui Da yelled. "I swear to God, although I'm not good at growing Spirit Medicine, I've been conscientious and never slacking off. I've kept this Spirit Medicine Nursery in order!"
Chu Li shook his head. "Everything is in order. Is this what you mean by 'in order'?"
He pointed at the Spirit Medicine Nursery. "Look at the grass you've plowed. Half of it is not that you're not smart, but you're absent-minded. You don't put any thought into it and put all your heart into evil practices!"
Cui Da scoffed. "I'm very attentive!"
Chu Li shook his head. "You're up to no good. You knew I would come to the Spirit Medicine Nursery, so you tampered with it and left me with a mess!"
He had already discovered from Cui Da's mind that Cui Da had been instructed to do so.
The fact that Qin Huaichuan was able to predict that he would take over Cui Da's position meant that he had taken everyone into consideration. He had calculated the punishment that he would receive, the fact that Xu Jingya would not go to the cafeteria, and that Cui Da would eventually leave the Spirit Medicine Nursery and enter the cafeteria.
"Nonsense, I didn't do anything!" Cui Da cried out in panic.
Zhou Huang frowned. "What did you do?"
Chu Li said, "Elder Zhou, let Cui Da stay and let Cui Er go!"
"No!" Cui Da shouted.
Chu Li grinned. "Why not? You two brothers are inseparable. What's the difference between him leaving and you leaving? What's more, you're the big brother. If there's a good thing, of course you'll leave it to your little brother! "
"No!" Cui Da shook his head.
At this moment, Zhou Huang realized that something was wrong no matter how stupid he was. He finally began to believe Chu Li and frowned. "Cui Da, what are you doing?"
At first, he did not believe Chu Li's words. He felt that Cui Da would not be so muddle-headed and would not have such guts.
Chu Li pointed at the Spirit Medicine. "Elder Zhou, if I'm not mistaken, these Spirit Medicines must've been tampered with. Once I take over, I won't be able to harvest even fifty Golden Glow Grass, let alone five hundred!"
"Hm …?" Zhou Huang's expression darkened. He looked at Cui Da. "Cui Da, is that so?"
"No, don't listen to his nonsense. He's slandering me!" Cui Da hurriedly waved his hand. "Elder Zhou, I wouldn't dare!"
"Whether I dare or not, Elder Zhou will know once you take a look." Chu Li said lightly, "Pull it out and take a look. It will be clear at a glance!"
"You …?!" Cui Da glared at him angrily.
Zhou Huang opened the railing and went in to pull out a Spirit Medicine. There was only half of its root left. It was obvious that someone had secretly uprooted it.
Golden Glow Grass was a delicate Spirit Medicine. It was difficult to survive normally, let alone with such a serious injury. It was equivalent to losing half of its vitality. It would definitely die.
Seeing this Golden Glow Grass, Cui Da's face turned even paler.
Zhou Huang bent down and pulled out five Golden Glow Grass in one go. He saw that their root system had been destroyed and none of them had escaped.
He took a few steps forward and pulled out another five Golden Glow Grass from the side. These Golden Glow Grass were not spared.
When he looked up at Cui Da, his face was so gloomy that it could drip water. His round and small eyes shot out a cold glint as he stared at Cui Da.
He regarded the Spirit Medicine Nursery as his children and his life. Every time a Spirit Medicine Nursery died, his heart would ache for a long time. However, Cui Da had purposely used a hoe to kill all the Golden Glow Grass in the Spirit Medicine Nursery. It was as if a huge piece of his heart had been gouged out.
"Elder Zhou, I …" Cui Da stammered.
"Guards!" Zhou Huang shouted.
Two middle-aged men glided over and gave a fist salute.
"Take him down!" Zhou Huang pointed at Cui Da and glared at him with gritted teeth. "Take him to the torture chamber. Tell them that he deliberately destroyed the Spirit Medicine Nursery with ulterior motives. The torture chamber will punish him severely!"
"Yes." The two middle-aged men gave a fist salute and walked in front of Cui Da.
Cui Da fell to his knees and hurriedly cried, "Elder Zhou, I was wrong, I was wrong. Elder Zhou, please spare me this time. Since this is my first offense, please spare me this time!"
If he was sent to the torture chamber for this crime, his martial arts would be crippled and he would be expelled from the Great Light Peak!
Zhou Huang gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "I'll spare you, but what about these dead Golden Glow Grass? Who spared them!"
"Elder Zhou, for the sake of my parents, please spare me this time!" Cui Da looked miserable and begged pitifully. He was almost in tears. "If I'm expelled from the Great Light Peak, how can I face them again!"
"You're not fit to mention your parents. God is blind to have raised you!" Zhou Huang shouted fiercely. "No, I can't spare you!"
"Elder Zhou, if I'm expelled from the Great Light Peak, my parents will beat me to death!" Cui Da hurriedly said.
Zhou Huang hesitated and shook his head. "You've committed a heinous crime. You must be punished severely!"
Chu Li coughed lightly and gave a fist salute. "Elder Zhou, I have something to say."
"Hurry up and say it!" Zhou Huang said impatiently. "Don't worry, I'll definitely seek justice for you and punish this fellow severely!"
Chu Li shook his head. "I want to plead with Elder Zhou."
"Hmm …?" Zhou Huang was stunned.
He looked at Chu Li in disbelief. If Zhao Dahe had not been quick-witted, he would not have been able to turn the tables. Yet, he wanted to plead on Chu Li's behalf. This was not something an ordinary person would do.
Chu Li said, "I want to plead on his behalf. He was instigated by someone else and did such a thing because he was blinded by greed. Young people should be given a chance to correct their mistakes!"
"You can't destroy the Golden Glow Grass even if you're blinded by greed!" Zhou Huang scoffed.
Chu Li said, "I can save these Golden Glow Grass."
"You can save them?" Zhou Huang was stunned. Then, his eyes widened. "You talk big, but you have to be responsible for your words. Can you really save them?"
"Even if I can't save them all, I can save most of them." Chu Li nodded.
"How do you do it?"
"A secret technique." Chu Li shook his head. "I can't teach it to outsiders."
"Alright!" Zhou Huang patted his shoulder. "If you can really save them, then forgive him!"
Chu Li nodded and smiled. "We'll see tomorrow morning."
"Alright, I'll detain Cui Da here for now. If the Golden Glow Grass doesn't die tomorrow, I'll spare his life!" Zhou Huang scoffed and glared at Cui Da who was kneeling on the ground. "Hurry up and get up. Look at how shameful you are!"
"Thank you, Elder Zhou!" Cui Da hurriedly said.
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