Chapter 126 His humanity, human touch, and gentleness belong only to...

The clan leader and the elders did not discuss for too long, and soon a punishment was decided.

Among the four, Meng Caichun and Li Hanlin were unaware of the frame-up, but there was conclusive evidence that they knowingly broke the law, conducted illegal searches, and oppressed new disciples, so they were expelled from the sect.

Zhao Qingluan gave forbidden drugs to his elders and framed his fellow disciples, for which he was punished by having his cultivation abolished, his spiritual roots and veins severed, and was expelled from the sect. Although Lin Wan did not take action, she personally admitted that she secretly instigated the incident and was punished with the same crime as Zhao Qingluan.

At least his life was saved. The broken spiritual roots and veins can be repaired through practice and medicine. Although it may take an extra hundred years, he can still practice.

Su Xiaoyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that the laws of the sects in the fairy world were mostly strict and could not be compared with the modern rule of law society. This kind of thing was considered murder of an elder at the most serious level, and if convicted seriously, the person could be sentenced to death.

But she is a modern person after all, and this incident was caused by her. If those people are really sentenced to death or their spiritual roots and meridians are completely destroyed, she will still bear a heavy moral burden.

What's more, there is a female protagonist in it.

She didn't know where this plot line had gone off to, and she didn't know how the system would remedy it. If the heroine died... she simply couldn't bear to think about it.

So when Sect Leader Shen and the elders asked the victim for her opinion in the hall just now, she also truthfully stated her thoughts.

She thought that Ling Yue, given his temperament, would demand a severe punishment, but he didn't even frown after hearing her words. He simply said, "Just do as Xiao Yuan says."

After reading the verdict, Sect Leader Shen glanced at the four of them. "You were guilty of perjury in court, which is an aggravated crime and warrants a heavier punishment. However, since Su Xiaoyou is a victim and has been magnanimous and cleared your name, I will not increase your punishment. I will only punish you according to the law."

Su Xiaoyuan didn't expect that Sect Master Shen would mention her, and was a little caught off guard.

The deacon who controlled the photo-recording array was also a clever man. He happened to capture her and Lin Wan's instantaneous reactions at the same time, and projected their images side by side on the water mirror.

One was stunned and at a loss, while the other had a vicious look and distorted features. The contrast was even more ironic.

The Lin family members in the crowd, those who had personal connections with Lin Wan, those who had just spoken up for Zhao Qingluan and Lin Wan, and those who condemned Su Xiaoyuan, all felt a burning sensation on their faces, as if they had shared the slap that Lin Wan had received.

After hearing the verdict from Sect Master Shen, Li Hanlin hung his head dejectedly, and Meng Caichun burst into tears.

Zhao Qingluan's face was pale and he looked dazed as if he had lost his soul.

Although it is possible to start practicing from scratch, it takes a long time and a lot of resources to repair the spiritual roots and veins, which is difficult for people other than aristocratic families to support.

He was born in a poor family and his father died young. He was raised by his widowed mother and became a successful person. He became the first disciple of the master of Taiyan Peak, which can be said to be a great honor for his ancestors.

Now that he has been expelled from Taiyan, his family has no money left to buy medicine to repair his spiritual roots. He will never be able to follow the path of Taoism in this life.

Lin Wan struggled to resist the deacon's attempt to take her away for execution: "I refuse to accept! I didn't do anything. Why should I be convicted along with Zhao Qingluan..."

Zhao Qingluan looked at her twisted and hideous face in disbelief.

This is the woman he loves so deeply that he would even sacrifice his life for her.

It was for such a person that he ruined his own future and his mother's hopes.

He was overwhelmed with grief, wailed, and fell to the ground crying.

Lin Wan ignored him and only pleaded with Taoist Master Ci'en: "Master, Master, please save me... I know I was wrong..."

Taoist Master Ci'en's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't utter a word.

Master Wei Xuan stroked his chin and said calmly, "Second Brother, the effect of your Mantra Pill is a bit short."

Taoist Ci'en turned his head away and didn't look at Lin Wan.

Lin Wan knew that her kind master wouldn't care about her this time, and she felt disheartened. She was now completely alone...

Now that she had clearly offended Immortal Venerable Ling Yue, they wouldn't dare help her repair her spiritual roots and veins, even if they were willing to sacrifice precious materials. Ever since her uncle forced her to swallow the Manifestation Pill, she had been abandoned by the family.

She didn't even have to bother begging him. These people were used to changing with the times, and it was considered kind of her not to step on his side.

It shouldn't be like this. She had a vague feeling in her heart that her fate shouldn't be like this.

She still thought so when she was dragged out of the hall by the deacon.

Things should turn out well, someone should come to save her.

She still thought so when she stood side by side with Zhao Qingluan on the execution platform.

Even when she felt the excruciating pain of her spiritual root being broken and her spiritual energy flowing out of the crack in her spiritual vein like water, she still held on to a glimmer of hope.

But until she was carried out, no one or God came to save her.

Su Xiaoyuan did not go to watch the execution, but Fu Tingyun had to be present.

He observed Lin Wan's expression, and would immediately notice any signs of the "system".

However, until the execution was completed, there was no sign of anything unusual on her face.

Either the "system" has abandoned her, or the "system" believes that the current situation does not require its intervention.

He tapped his knees with his fingertips, pondered for a moment, then moved his fingers slightly, casting a secret sound spell almost imperceptibly.

The other party responded almost immediately: [What are your orders, my Lord?]

Fu Tingyun: [Where are we?]

Xiahou Che: [Reporting to my lord, I am still seven or eight days away from Taiyan.]

Fu Tingyun: [You are too slow.]

Xiahou Che was standing on the deck of Yizhou at this time. The sun was scorching above his head, but he felt as if he was suddenly in an ice cave. His knees were shaking and he had to hold on to the railing to stay standing.

He explained carefully: "Please forgive me, my lord. The situation at Xiahou is more complicated than I anticipated, which is why I was delayed for two days..."

Halfway through his words, his heart seemed to be suddenly grabbed and torn by the sharp claws of an eagle. He was sweating profusely in pain and slid down the railing to the deck.

The excruciating pain lasted for about half a minute. Ling Yue Immortal Venerable spoke calmly and slowly, without a trace of anger in his voice: "I won't listen to your excuses. I remember telling you before."

Xiahou Che lay curled up on the deck, his back drenched in cold sweat, breathing heavily: [This subordinate... This subordinate acknowledges his guilt... Thank you, thank you for the punishment, my lord.]

The piercing pain finally stopped, and the aftermath of the pain spread from the heart to the whole body. Xiahou Che's hands and feet were paralyzed and twitched involuntarily.

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable continued to ask: [Is there any progress on the system?]

Xiahou Che reluctantly raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his left eye. "My Lord, the 'thin tube' appeared recently, and I've been able to extract some information. Fairy Su is a soul captured by the system from another world. They're using the backlash of the Ruthless Dao and the Soul Contract to significantly weaken you, so as to... so as to harm you..."

Before he finished speaking, his heart felt numb, as if struck by lightning.

Lingyue Immortal Venerable: [Tell me something I don’t know.]

Xiahou Che was on the verge of tears, but he held back his tears as he said, "Yes, yes! Fairy Su's 'thin tube' isn't the same as my subordinates' 'thin tube', but they both belong to the same...something like a government office, called the 'Book Transmigration Administration', whose duty is to maintain order in the book world..."

Lingyue Immortal Venerable: [Why do we need to maintain order in the book?]

Xiahou Che was speechless for a moment: [This...]

Lingyue Immortal Venerable then asked: [What benefits does maintaining order in the book bring to them?]

[A world in a book, what if it is destroyed?]

[You were originally a subject of the Demon King, and now you've been made the Demon King. Hasn't the so-called "plot" already been messed up?]

Xiahou Che was left speechless by the series of questions, and cold sweat poured down his face like a waterfall.

There was a long silence.

Maybe it wasn't that long, but fear prolonged the time. Xiahou Che felt that silence was like a wall constantly squeezing his chest.

Just when he was about to suffocate, Ling Yue Immortal Venerable sighed softly: [I am very disappointed in you.]

After a pause: [If it's just this level, anyone can do it.]

Xiahou Che's bones seemed to be frozen.

[I understand, I will... Next time I will...]

Ling Yue Xianzun interrupted him and said condescendingly: "I will give you a chance to make amends."

Xiahou Che, as if granted amnesty, said: [Please give your instructions, my Lord.]

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable: [In three days, the Lin family will send someone to take Lin Wan back. Go and kill her.]

Xiahou Che was horrified: [Lin Wan...but that Lin Wan?]

Lingyue Immortal Venerable: [Do you have any objection?]

Xiahou Che: [I dare not...]

Lingyue Immortal Venerable: [Then go ahead and do it, and do it cleanly.]

Xiahou Che quickly said, "I obey your command."

Immortal Venerable Lingyue paused for a moment and said, "When you pass through Cangwu City, go to the west city transmission array. You are now the head of a clan, so it's time to get some decent magical instruments."

Xiahou Che's heart stopped for a moment, then began beating wildly like a drum: [Thank you, Lord, for your gift...]

Before Shane could finish his words, the secret voice was cut off.

He was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh and collapsed to the ground.

Every time he reported to that man, he would suffer a lot, but his generosity was also astonishing. Xiahou Che knew that this combination of kindness and force, a slap in the face and a sweet date was his means of enslavement, but he unknowingly crawled at his feet, willing to be a slave. No matter how much the "fine tube" boasted, he did not dare to have any dissent.

I really don’t know who the Demon Lord is.

No, the Demon Lord is nothing. If that person wants to, he can easily turn the Three Realms into purgatory.

Once again, he sincerely hoped that Su Xiaoyuan would live a long life and live in harmony with that man forever.

After watching the execution, the sisters and brothers left one after another. Daojun Ci'en saw Ling Yuexianzun about to board the cloud car and quickly caught up with him: "Junior brother——"

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable paused, turned around, and looked at his elder brother, who looked miserable. His eyes were calm and expressionless. "Second elder brother, what's the matter?"

Taoist Master Ci'en bowed deeply to the ground, his voice trembling slightly, "Thank you, Junior Brother, for your mercy in sparing the lives of those two traitors. I have failed in my teaching, and I apologize."

No matter how foolish he was, he knew there was no way Zhao Qingluan could have drugged him in Wuji Palace. He was definitely happy to see this happen, and maybe not only let it go, but he was also secretly guiding him...

But in the final analysis, they were the ones who had evil thoughts and bad intentions first, and they were the ones who taught the people the wrong things, so what else can we say?

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable chuckled silently: "Second Brother, you are wrong. It was Xiao Yuan who showed mercy. I have no intention of sparing their lives."

Taoist Master Ci'en was struck by lightning. He suddenly looked up and looked at him in astonishment.

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable: "The apparent leniency is only meant to prevent Xiao Yuan from feeling guilty."

"Junior Brother's meaning..."

Ling Yue Immortal Venerable suddenly laughed: "But since Second Senior Brother has condescended to come and plead for them, I will not kill them all."

Without waiting for Daojun Ci'en to breathe a sigh of relief, he continued, "One of Zhao Qingluan and Lin Wan can live. Senior Brother, please choose."

Taoist Master Ci'en was stunned for a moment, then slowly realized that this was a punishment for him.

No matter which one he chooses, it would be the same as killing the other one with his own hands. He wants his hands to be stained with the blood of his apprentice.

Three of the four offenders were his direct disciples, so how could he let them go? He had always thought that after having Su Xiaoyuan, he had become more humane and sometimes even gentle.

But it was not until now that he realized how wrong he was. His junior brother had never changed.

His humanity, humanness and gentleness belong to only one person.

If we had understood this earlier and properly disciplined our apprentice, would what happened today have not happened?

"It's indeed difficult to decide. Brother, you can go back and think about it slowly." Ling Yue Immortal Venerable said gently, which was really considerate.

Daojun Ci'en seemed to have been drained of blood in an instant, and shook his head dejectedly: "No need, let Qingluan live."

Immortal Master Ling Yue nodded slightly, as if praising him for making a wise choice. He said "OK" and got on the cloud car and floated away.

Zhenren Weixuan saw everything and sighed inwardly.

The second senior brother is also a poor judge of people and has accepted a bunch of ugly disciples. Why would he mess with the little ancestor's darling?

Judging from Junior Brother's usual behavior, he would have killed those four with one sword long ago.

The reason why they went to so much trouble to open the Law Enforcement Hall to try the case was simply because they were concerned about Su Xiaoyuan's position in the sect. How could they calm down without seeing blood?

Second Brother just happened to bump into him.

Although he was told to choose, in fact, the junior brother had probably already decided to kill Lin Wan and let Zhao Qingluan go.

Although Lin Wan has become an abandoned child of the family, she is a daughter of the Lin family after all, and she is very scheming. Keeping her around is a hidden danger.

A fool like Zhao Qingluan, who came from a poor family, would never be able to turn things around in his life. If he had to hold a grudge, it would be against Lin Wan. Keeping him alive would only make him regret and resentful for the rest of his life, and he would suffer endless torture, which would be much more cruel than killing him.

He looked up at the cloud chariot going away, and secretly prayed to the ancestor to bless Fairy Su with a long life and to keep his junior brother firmly tied.

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