He vaguely felt that something was not right. There was an undercurrent in all of this. It was as if someone was deliberately discrediting the Young Lord, targeting him, and provoking the disciples to be hostile towards the Young Lord.
He did not know who it was, but no matter how he thought about it, it could not be Duan Wuya. Duan Wuya did not have the guts to do this, so it could not be Murong Liang. Who could it be?
Chu Dazhi stared at Li Weiran angrily. "These people are crazy!"
"Don't be a busybody." Zhou Hange shook his head. "Let them say what they want, don't get involved."
"I'm just worried that if this goes on, the Elders won't be able to suppress it." Chu Dazhi scoffed. "We can't just beat everyone up. Even if we beat them up, they won't change their minds!"
"Someone is deliberately provoking them." Zhou Hange shook his head. "I'll go back and tell my father that they will investigate carefully and find this person. He's using everyone to stir up trouble. How despicable!"
"Yes, find him!" Chu Dazhi scoffed.
Suddenly, a young disciple ran into the restaurant and shouted, "Elder Jin is back!"
Everyone immediately looked over.
Most Innate Masters would enter the Surpassing State once a year and stay there for a month. During that time, they would be personally taught by the two Elders and were grateful to them. They were unhappy that Chu Li had crippled Elder Hu's martial arts.
Now that they heard that the other Elder of the Surpassing State, Jin Ye, had arrived, everyone's spirits were lifted. They felt that they would definitely seek justice for Elder Hu and punish the Young Lord so that he would not be so lawless again.
Zhou Hange frowned. This was troublesome.
Chu Dazhi said, "Brother Zhou, let's go see the Young Lord."
"… Mm." Zhou Hange nodded.
The two of them went downstairs and went straight to Chu Li's courtyard. When they arrived, they saw Qiao San guarding the door.
Qiao San saw them and nodded.
"Young Lord, do you know that Elder Jin is here?" Chu Dazhi asked.
Qiao San nodded.
"Young Lord, why aren't you hiding?" Chu Dazhi shouted.
Chu Li's voice was heard. "What are you panicking for? Go do what you need to do. Don't worry!"
Chu Dazhi said, "Young Lord, Elder Jin is the number one master in our sect!"
"I'd like to meet this number one master!" Chu Li said.
Chu Dazhi said, "Elder Jin's prestige is extremely high. If you defeat him, you won't have a good ending. Everyone will hate you even more!"
Chu Li scoffed softly and did not say anything else.
Qiao San said in a low voice, "Go back first, Young Lord knows what to do."
Zhou Hange said, "Young Master, be careful. This Elder Jin is very overbearing."
"Mm." Chu Li's voice was heard.
After the two of them left, Qiao San said, "Young Lord, let's listen to the Hill Master and hide from this old man!"
"Come in!" Chu Li said.
Qiao San pushed the door open and entered.
Chu Li stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be deep in thought. "This time, I'll listen to you and leave for a while!"
"Thank you, Young Master!" Qiao San was overjoyed.
Chu Li said, "If that man with the surname Jin is too arrogant, I'll deal with him when I return!"
Qiao San hurriedly waved his hand. "If you really fight with Elder Jin, you'll be making an enemy out of the entire sect. You mustn't!"
Chu Li scoffed. "They're all a bunch of trash!"
Qiao San smiled bitterly. "Young Lord, you can't say that!"
Chu Li said, "I can't be bothered with this nonsense. I'll teach them a lesson in the future. I'll leave first!"
"Young Lord, just hide for a few days. Elder Jin won't stay for long. He still needs to return to the Surpassing State." Qiao San said in a low voice, "He's definitely worried about the Surpassing State. He's afraid that the Hill Master will force him to stay like he did with Elder Hu."
"Elder Hu can't be let go," Chu Li said.
Qiao San said, "We can only rely on the Hill Master."
Chu Li waved his hand and glided over the wall before disappearing.
—
The main hall was a little dark. The setting sun shone on the windows, making the room feel gloomy.
Other than Zhuge Feng and the others, there was also a short, round-faced old man. His eyes were drowsy as if he could not open them, but the look in his drowsy eyes was so real that it was frightening.
He faced the seven of them alone. His aura was overpowering. He said coldly, "Tell me, how should we deal with this Young Lord?"
"Elder Jin, the Young Lord actually did nothing wrong." Murong Chun said, "It was Lu Tianji who went too far. He humiliated the Young Lord's late mother in front of everyone. If it was anyone else, they wouldn't have stopped him."
"There's nothing wrong with fighting, but his martial arts will be crippled. He was so cruel to his fellow disciples. If we don't punish him severely, all the disciples will follow suit and the Crouching Bull Mountain will fall apart! "Jin Ye said coldly.
He did not wait for the others to speak and said in a low voice, "What's worse is that he offended his superiors and crippled the Elder's martial arts. How can you elders tolerate this? Are you saying that any disciple can fight with you and that's not wrong?"
"But Elder Hu, he …" Murong Chun said.
Jin Ye waved his hand. "No matter what the reason is, as a disciple of the Crouching Bull Mountain, he offended his superiors and injured an Elder. This is a serious crime! Do you have any doubts? "
"Elder Jin is right. He must be punished severely!" Zhuge Feng nodded slowly.
The others looked at him anxiously.
Jin Ye was right, but things were not that simple. It involved the fight for the next Hill Master. Moreover, they were the first to use despicable methods. They only had themselves to blame.
Jin Ye said, "I'll talk about the punishment. Listen carefully."
The others were stunned.
Jin Ye said, "Take away his identity as the next Hill Master."
The others panicked.
Jin Ye waved his hand and scoffed. "I'm not done!"
His aura was intimidating. The others could not help but shut their mouths.
Jin Ye said, "Cripple his martial arts!"
He waved his hand again and stopped them from saying anything else. He said in a low voice, "Expel him from the Crouching Bull Mountain!"
"Elder Jin, the punishment is too heavy!" Murong Chun shook his head.
Jin Ye scoffed. "He's so arrogant and disobedient. Does he have the right to be the next Hill Master? If he harms his fellow disciples, his martial arts will be crippled. If he offends his superiors, he will be expelled from the Crouching Bull Mountain. These are clearly written in the rules of the sect. Did I show any favoritism? "
Murong Chun quickly said, "Elder Jin, there's a reason for this. The punishment can be reduced."
"No matter what the reason is, the rules are the rules!" Jin Ye scoffed. "There's a reason for this and that. Where are the rules of the sect? Is he above the rules just because he's the Young Lord? "
Xia Liyan said, "Elder Jin, although the Young Lord is in the wrong, the Crouching Bull Mountain is indebted to him. It's disappointing to punish him so mercilessly."
"The merits and demerits cannot be offset." Jin Ye shook his head. "It's not just him. Even if I broke the rules, I have to be punished according to the rules. There are no exceptions!"
The others were speechless.
Jin Ye said, "Then it's decided. Hill Master, do you have any objections?"
"Forget about his martial arts. Just expel him from the sect," Zhuge Feng said plainly.
Jin Ye said, "He committed two serious crimes. The sect has its own rules for how to punish him. Are you going to show favoritism?"
Zhuge Feng said, "In order to save me, he used an Adversity Surpassing Pill. That should be enough to atone for one crime, right?"
"Alright. If that's the case, expel him from the sect!" Jin Ye said coldly.
Everyone sighed inwardly and remained silent.
Jin Ye said, "Someone, bring Zhuge Tian here!"
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