Before he could vomit blood, Mu Hanyan spat out a mouthful of blood first. The sight of her vomiting blood was so miserable that it was enough to make anyone cry.
"Mu Chengyang, you humiliated me in every way just now. I attacked you in anger, which was wrong of me. But later I apologized to you repeatedly, but you refused to give in. You even wanted to kill me in front of the head of the family, the elders, and the elders of each branch. Don't you care about the clan's feelings at all?" Mu Hanyan spat out a mouthful of blood, stood up "with difficulty", pointed at Mu Chengyang, and said in grief and anger, her body trembling, as if she might suffocate.
Seeing Mu Hanyan's miserable appearance, many people present felt sorry for her and were filled with sympathy.
Upon hearing this, Mu Chengyang was so angry that he wanted to jump up and down. Apologize? Apart from the moment when she tricked him in the end, when had Mu Hanyan ever apologized to him? And she apologized repeatedly?
The real thing is repeated insults, repeated humiliations, and repeated adding fuel to the fire.
Mu Hanyan, you actually have the nerve to say such things. Do you still have any shame? Do you have any dignity as a swordsman? How shameless! How shameless! Hateful!
"Mu Hanyan, you're slandering me. You were the one who humiliated me so much just now that I couldn't stop myself." Mu Chengyang pointed at Mu Hanyan, his face as red as pig liver. The finger pointing at Mu Hanyan was shaking, and you could imagine how furious the owner of the finger was.
"I humiliated you in every way? We are of similar strength, but your palm technique is far superior to mine. You have forced me into a desperate situation and I am overwhelmed. How could I dare to be distracted at all? I could only apologize to you again and again, but you just wouldn't give in. Now you are actually going against your conscience and saying that I humiliated you in every way. Mu Chengyang, do you still have any dignity as a swordsman? You can't be shameless, right?" Mu Hanyan was indignant and cursed out the words that Mu Chengyang wanted to say but didn't.
Everyone looked at Mu Chengyang with strange eyes. They had all seen what happened just now. It was an indisputable fact that Mu Hanyan's palm skills were not as good as Mu Chengyang's. She was forced to be clumsy and her steps were unsteady. She could be seriously injured by his palm at any time. How could she possibly be distracted and insult Mu Chengyang?
Moreover, they had witnessed Mu Hanyan finally admitting defeat and apologizing to Mu Chengyang with a sincere look on her face. They weren't fools, so how could they not tell who was right and who was wrong?
Alas, the patriarch's only son was away, and his wife had returned home to visit relatives, leaving him all alone. Grandparents and grandchildren finally reunited, but within a day, Mu Hanyan was severely injured at the hands of Mu Chengyang. The Third Elder's family was truly overreaching.
In the Zong family, not only did people favor the head of the family, but even those who originally supported the third elder's family could no longer stand it.
"Hanyan." Mu Beichen stepped forward to support Mu Hanyan, and said angrily, "I will definitely seek justice for you for what happened today."
Seeing Mu Beichen's fury, Mu Chengyang panicked and looked to the Third Elder for help. Although their family was at the peak of their power, they could only secretly compete with Mu Beichen and did not dare to openly oppose him. After all, the majesty of the head of the family could not be offended.
If they don't take the head of the family seriously now, who will take him seriously even if the third elder becomes the head of the family in the future?
"Master Patriarch, I will give Han Yan an explanation after I investigate this matter." The third elder glared at Mu Chengyang fiercely, then said to Mu Beichen.
"What are you waiting for? Everyone is here, let's find out now." Mu Beichen said with a cold snort.
"What's going on?" The third elder frowned and asked.
The matter was very simple, just a few words and a fight. No one dared to hide it, and no one dared to exaggerate it. Soon, everyone knew about the fight between Mu Hanyan and Mu Chengyang.
"Master Patriarch, both of them were wrong in this matter. Although Chengyang was young and impulsive and couldn't stop himself, which resulted in him injuring Hanyan, generally speaking, it was Hanyan who violated the clan rules first. Why don't we just let it go?" After hearing what happened, the Third Elder felt relieved. No matter what, it was Mu Hanyan who started the fight first and violated the clan rules, so they were not completely in the wrong.
After hearing his words, the surrounding clan members fell silent. Although they all sympathized with Mu Hanyan, the Third Elder's insistence on using Mu Hanyan's violation of clan rules as an excuse left even the Patriarch helpless. At this point, the idea of fifty lashes was out of the question. After all, Mu Hanyan was seriously injured, and it was impossible to punish him further. But if Mu Hanyan wasn't punished, then Mu Chengyang couldn't be punished either.
In the final analysis, this matter can only be left unresolved, and Mu Hanyan's palm strike was in vain.
"What clan rules? I've never heard of any clan rules. There are no such rules in Black Stone City." Mu Hanyan said in confusion.
Everyone was stunned for a moment before coming to their senses. Although Mu Hanyan was the eldest grandson of the patriarch, he had gone to Black Stone City shortly after his birth. How could he possibly know the clan rules of the main family? You have to know that although the branch family is also a branch of the main family, after all, the situation is different and the rules are also different.
Everyone's eyes turned to the Third Elder.
According to the clan's rules, any child from a branch family who was called back to the main clan had to first go to the ancestral hall to pay respects to their ancestors, where the elders would explain the clan's rules to prevent them from making serious mistakes. At this time, the affairs of the ancestral hall fell under the responsibility of the Third Elder.
"Third Elder, didn't you take him to the ancestral hall and explain the clan rules to him?" asked the Fifth Elder.
The Third Elder's heart sank. According to the family rules, whenever a descendant of a branch family was brought back to the main family, he was the one who should take him to the ancestral hall and preach the family rules before the ancestral tablets. However, Mu Hanyan was the grandson of the head of the family, and he and Mu Beichen had a grudge against each other for a long time, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him. More importantly, Mu Hanyan defeated Mu Chengxuan yesterday, which made him very unhappy. How could he have the leisure to take him to the ancestral hall and preach the family rules?
"Third Elder, you really didn't say anything?" Seeing that he remained silent, the Fourth Elder also asked.
"I thought the head of the family had already told him." The third elder was forced into an awkward position by the two and could only answer in a mumbling voice.
"Third Elder, this is your dereliction of duty. The affairs of the ancestral hall are your responsibility. The head of the family is very busy. How can he have time to take Hanyan to the ancestral hall?" The fifth elder shook his head and said.
"Yes, as the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. Han Yan did not know the clan rules, so it is understandable that he violated the clan rules. If you really want to blame someone, you can only blame you for dereliction of duty and not telling him the clan rules earlier." The fourth elder said immediately.
The third elder's face darkened. He had been planning to punish Mu Hanyan for violating clan rules, but the situation suddenly changed and the issue became his fault, making it all his fault.
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