“Ancestor Shanming, my second brother and I were unaware of what the Jiang family did to your clan before,” Jiang He said, taking a deep breath.
They couldn't win a fight, and they couldn't run away.
The only thing we can do is try to reason with them.
“Yes, we were unaware of it,” Jiang Liu quickly chimed in.
"The lives of over a thousand people in our Jiang family should be enough to atone for the hatred in your hearts, right?" Jiang He said, a bitter look on his face.
The Jiang family has indeed a long history.
However, when they were young, the Jiang family had already begun to decline, and it was the three brothers who turned the tide.
They also brought glory to the Jiang family.
Now, the entire Jiang family has been wiped out, leaving only the three patriarchs.
Niu Shanming frowned.
People from all five continents know that the Jiang family was wiped out by Jiang Laosan, so why is Jiang He trying to pin the blame on himself?
Or is he trying to pull some kind of trick?
Thinking of this, Niu Shanming followed up by asking, "I killed members of the Jiang family. As the patriarch of the Jiang family, don't you want revenge?"
"The Jiang family's current situation is entirely due to past mistakes, and we accept them," Jiang He sighed and said.
“Yes.” Jiang Liu stared at Niu Shanming with hopeful eyes: “They made a mistake, but they paid with their lives. Shouldn’t that be enough?”
“Who told you that I killed all the members of the Jiang family?” Niu Shanming asked.
“You have already advanced to the Immortal Realm. No matter how hard my second brother and I join forces, we cannot harm you in the slightest. So why bother making excuses?” Jiang He frowned and said.
“I only killed those who participated in the annihilation of my clan back then. This fact is known throughout the five continents, so why would I lie?” Niu Shanming sneered.
“Your Jiang family members were all killed by Jiang Laosan, who drained your life force,” Niu Yunxiao glanced at him and snorted.
"Third brother?" Jiang He and Jiang Liu were stunned. They looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
Especially Jianghe.
Could the divine secrets he personally deduced be false?
Heaven is ruthless; how could it lie?
“Impossible.” Jiang He said with a grim expression, “After returning to the Jiang family, I deduced the secrets of heaven and saw that you had destroyed the entire Jiang family.”
"Divination of heavenly secrets?" Luo Ci, who had been silent until now, interjected with interest, "What else did you see?"
Before Jiang He could answer, Luo Ci gave a direction: "In the process of divination, what realm is Boss Niu at?"
Jiang He didn't understand why Luo Ci was asking this.
However, he still answered truthfully: "Peak of the ninth level of the Half-Step Immortal Realm."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned strange.
Only Luo Ci seemed to have just realized something.
"Lord Luo Ci, can even divination of heavenly secrets go wrong?" Niu Yancai couldn't help but ask.
"No, generally not," Luo Ci replied.
Jiang He's eyes twitched, his mouth suddenly went dry, and he stammered, "Wh-what do you mean?"
"As long as adults aren't involved, there won't be any mistakes," Luo Ci said.
"What, what sir?" Jiang He and Jiang Liu were completely bewildered.
“But this has nothing to do with adults,” Niu Yancai asked, pursing his lips.
"Brother Niu once swore to be loyal to you, sir, and this has been recorded by the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, Brother Niu's advancement to the Immortal Realm was also your doing," Luo Ci reminded him.
“Heaven has already decided that I am your subordinate.” Niu Shanming’s eyes shone brightly.
“Yes.” Luo Ci nodded: “That’s why the Heavenly Dao automatically conceals your secrets and even alters your lies.”
"Congratulations, elder brother." Niu Yancai and the others hurriedly cupped their hands in greeting.
"Congratulations, Master Niu." Calabash Wolf, One-Horned White Leopard, and Black-Topped Snowflake Snake also offered their sincere congratulations.
"Congratulations to you both!" Niu Shanming stroked his beard and laughed heartily. "We all serve you, Master, and one day we will be recognized by Heaven."
Unlike their cheerful laughter, Jiang He and Jiang Liu were completely bewildered.
I can understand every single word.
But why can't they understand it when they're put together?
Who are the adults they're talking about? And who is the gentleman?
Why are oaths recorded by the Heavenly Dao?
Doesn't advancing to the Immortal Realm require comprehending the laws of Heaven?
Isn't the way of Heaven ruthless?
What cover-up? What alteration? What lies?
“Your Jiang family was wiped out by Jiang Laosan. If you don’t believe me, you’ll find out when you meet him later,” Niu Shanming said.
"Is the third brother here?" Jiang He asked in a hoarse voice.
Niu Shanming did not answer, but continued, "However, before you meet Jiang Laosan, I have to do something first."
"What's the matter?" Jiang He asked.
Jiang He was answered by Niu Shanming's fist, as big as a sandbag.
One punch and Jiang He's face was dented.
He collapsed to the ground, looking like he was about to die.
Niu Shanming calmly raised his hand and pointed a finger at his forehead.
With the influx of immortal power, Jiang He returned to normal.
But the pain just wouldn't go away.
"This punch is because you treat human life like dirt."
"How many talented cultivators have been killed by you simply because they didn't want to join your Jiang family?"
As Niu Shanming spoke, he punched Jiang He in the face again.
Jiang He's facial features were distorted from the pain.
However, with that wisp of immortal power suspending him within his spiritual veins, he couldn't possibly faint.
"This punch is because you persecuted the spirit beasts."
"You appear righteous on the surface, joining the eight great families in resisting cultivators from stripping spirit beasts of their spiritual essence, but in reality, you secretly engage in this kind of shady business."
"Countless spirit beasts have died at the hands of your Jiang family."
Upon hearing this, the gourd wolf and the one-horned white leopard's eyes turned red.
They were originally spirit beasts, but their spiritual essence was stripped away, they were on the verge of death several times, and they were eventually reduced to demon beasts.
That kind of pain was worse than death.
Unexpectedly, the person behind this was actually the Jiang family.
Niu Shanming continued to throw punches, each punch representing a crime committed by the Jiang family.
Even with that sliver of immortal power keeping him alive, Jiang He was beaten to the point of near death.
In the end, it was Luo Ci who stopped the crazed Niu Shanming: "That's enough, if you keep hitting him, he'll really die."
Niu Shanming then stopped.
Jiang He lay on the ground like a lump of mud, barely breathing.
Seeing Luo Ci intervene, Jiang Liu, who had been huddled to the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That really scared him to death.
I didn't dare to breathe.
The next second, he heard Luo Ci say, "If you're still angry, Jiang Lao Er is still alive and kicking, he can take a few punches from you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu couldn't help but curse the "national essence" in his heart.
The next second, his eyes met Luo Ci's.
Meeting Luo Ci's ambiguous gaze, Jiang Liu felt his throat was incredibly dry, and his lips trembled for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"Lord Luo Ci, could I hit you a few times to vent my anger?" The unicorn white leopard walked over and asked earnestly.
"If they dare to bully Brother Wolf and Brother Leopard, I'll give them a good beating too," the Black-Topped Snowflake Snake said angrily.
Luo Ci nodded, then lightly tapped her finger, and a stream of immortal power flowed into Jiang Liu's brow: "I have used immortal power to keep him alive, you can beat him as you please."
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