"Mr. Liu, isn't this punishment too severe?" Kong Renhe said hesitantly.
If Long Wudang had offended Liu Qianyuan in private, not to mention his cultivation being crippled and expelled from the temple, even being killed on the spot wouldn't have been a big deal. The so-called law is meant to be individualized, and the strong are respected. But in front of so many people, he had to follow the temple's laws. The punishment was too severe.
"If Lord Kong feels the punishment is too severe, then I'll leave it to you to handle. However, if the punishment is unfair, my Liu family will never let it go." Kong Renhe said threateningly.
In reality, Liu Qianyuan's threat was just a bluff. He had lost the Scarlet Thunder Golden Winged Beast, and it would be lucky if he didn't get killed when he returned. So, he didn't dare go back, let alone alert the family for such a small matter. But the problem was, Kong Renhe didn't know.
"This..." Kong Renhe's heart sank.
Even though he holds a high position of power in the Temple of Life and his family has some influence, it is far behind the Liu family. If the Liu family really puts pressure on him, even Guan Xiujing may not be able to protect him. It will take at least three to five years, and at most several decades. Kong Renhe and the Kong family will pay a heavy price for what happened today.
Kong Renhe gritted his teeth. If it really didn't work, he would just punish Long Wudang severely as he said. After all, he had no relationship with Long Wudang, so there was no need to anger the Liu family because of him.
"Master Kong, I, Long Wudang, take personal responsibility for my own actions. I won't burden you with this matter. I'll give Young Master Liu an explanation myself." Long Wudang, seeing Kong Renhe's expression, guessed that he was ready to give up on him, and spoke quickly. Otherwise, when Kong Renhe ordered his cultivation abolished and expelled from the temple, he would be truly hopeless.
When saying this, Long Wudang had a heroic look on his face, and the surrounding priests all admired him secretly. Regardless of Long Wudang's cultivation level and status, his heroic spirit alone was enough to impress people.
"The person from the Frozen Temple just now was most likely slandering and framing us. Seeing how Long Wudang dares to act and take responsibility, how could he be the kind of person who is afraid of death?" A priest couldn't help but say.
"Of course. How could a priest under my Temple of Life do such a shameless thing?" another priest followed suit.
"It's a pity that Liu Qianyuan has such a powerful background that even Lord Kong can't protect him." Someone sighed.
"I don't know what Lord Kong is thinking. This is the territory of our Temple of Life. No matter how powerful his Liu family is, can they still bully us at our doorstep?" Someone said unwillingly.
The priests were discussing this matter, all of them showing signs of anger. The few young female priests who remained looked at Long Wudang with a strange look in their eyes.
"Well, I won't be in charge of this matter anymore. You should give an explanation to Master Liu yourself." Kong Renhe was eager to get out of this situation as soon as possible, so he nodded quickly.
However, after hearing the discussions around him, he felt somewhat ashamed, and secretly thought that if Liu Qianyuan really wanted to take ruthless action later, he should try his best to beg for mercy and help Long Wudang, otherwise his prestige as a prayer priest would be ruined.
After hearing what Kong Renhe said, Long Wudang straightened his chest and walked towards Liu Qianyuan.
His steps were so steady, his expression was so calm, yet there was a different kind of tragic grandeur in it.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Surrounded by the tragic atmosphere, many priests were excited and subconsciously gripped their swords. They made up their minds that if Liu Qianyuan really wanted to take ruthless action, they would save Long Wudang at all costs and never let themselves be bullied by outsiders.
However, just a few moments later, a scene that stunned everyone happened.
"Mr. Liu, it's just a misunderstanding, it's really just a misunderstanding. How about this, I hit you just now, you hit me back, and we owe each other nothing. What do you think?" Long Wudang suddenly bent his waist and legs, with a smile on his face, and trotted to Liu Qianyuan like a waiter in a restaurant, and said with a flattering look on his face.
As he spoke, Long Wudang stretched his neck and put his face in front of Liu Qianyuan, blinking hard.
Cheap, really cheap.
Everyone was petrified, and the discussion stopped abruptly. Is this really the passionate and courageous Long Wudang? Where the hell did this bastard come from?
The priests' grip on the hilts of their swords slowly loosened, feeling deeply ashamed that the Temple of Life had produced such a priest. Now, let alone Liu Qianyuan's ruthless actions, even if he cut Long Wudang into pieces, they would not bother to care.
Kong Renhe's face was covered in black lines, and he suddenly felt a little regretful. He should have agreed to Liu Qianyuan's request before Long Wudang opened his mouth. Although his prestige was ruined, it was much better than being embarrassed like this.
Seeing Long Wudang's smug look, Liu Qianyuan's mouth twitched violently, and he really wanted to slap him in the face. Not to mention him, even Mu Hanyan wanted to slap him twice. After all, he was a priest, didn't he? Did he still have any dignity as a priest?
In the end, Liu Qianyuan didn't slap him.
Who was Liu Qianyuan, and what was Long Wudang? A slap in the face was a humiliating experience for Liu Qianyuan, but it meant nothing to Long Wudang. He probably didn't know many people there, so if they were to slap each other, it would be a real honor for Long Wudang. After all, there weren't many people in this world who could slap Liu Qianyuan and get away with it, while only slapping him back and letting it go.
If the matter was really resolved like this, there would probably be a long line of people waiting to slap him outside the Liu family's gate.
Liu Yuan really couldn't understand how someone in the world could be so mean.
Seeing that Liu Qianyuan didn't react, Long Wudang suddenly grabbed his hand and patted himself on the face twice.
"Okay, we're even now. Let's just leave it at that. I'm leaving first. Goodbye, oh no, never see you again." After doing all this, Long Wudang turned around and left.
"Stop!" Liu Qianyuan was watching this guy being a jerk and didn't expect him to do this. By the time he reacted, Long Wudang had already taken several steps. He suddenly became furious and drew out his sword. A cold murderous intent surrounded Long Wudang.
"Young Master Liu, what else do you want? I just hit you accidentally. I've already paid you back. What else do you want? By the way, I paid you back twice. That's enough with interest. As a fellow temple priest, why are you so aggressive? Do you really think that people from the Temple of Life are easy to bully?" Long Wudang felt the cold murderous intent and didn't dare to move. He turned around and said angrily.
As he spoke, Long Wudang quietly glanced at the people around him. Unfortunately, after seeing Young Master Long Yang's despicable behavior, who would still have the slightest sympathy for him? Everyone turned their heads away at the same time, pretending not to hear.
"Long Wudang, do you think I, Liu Qianyuan, am an idiot?" Liu Qianyuan had a gloomy face and walked towards Long Wudang step by step.
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