Seeing Abbot Xuanci hesitate, Li Huan spoke loudly.
"You received three hundred strokes of the cane, which is only a punishment for breaking the precepts! Back then, you believed Murong Bo's lies and led a large number of experts to ambush Xiao Yuanshan's wife and followers in the Luanshi Valley outside Yanmen Pass. Without asking any questions, you mistakenly killed Xiao Yuanshan's wife and followers. How should you be punished for that crime?"
“You took Xiao Feng away and gave him to the farmer Qiao Sanhuai to raise. You taught Xiao Feng to hate the Khitans from a young age, taught him Shaolin martial arts, and then instigated him to kill the Khitans when he grew up. How will you be punished for this crime?”
"Furthermore, when Wang Jiantong was preparing to pass the leadership of the Beggars' Sect to Xiao Feng, you even wrote a letter to remind Wang Jiantong that Xiao Feng should never be appointed as the leader! How should you be punished for such a dark and petty mind?"
After hearing Li Huan's words, Abbot Xuanci blushed with shame and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Very well, let Xiao Feng and his son enforce the law and give this old monk three hundred lashes!"
After saying this, Abbot Xuanci knelt down on both knees.
"Abbot! Absolutely not!"
The Shaolin monks standing at the back shouted in unison.
Abbot Xuanci said solemnly, "This old monk is gravely guilty and willing to accept punishment. No one may stop me."
Ye Erniang gazed at Abbot Xuanci, her eyes filled with affection.
Xu Zhu knelt beside Abbot Xuanci, his expression blank, unsure whether to call him "Father" or "Abbot".
The Shaolin monks who enforced the law brought two staffs and handed them to Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng.
Xiao Yuanshan gripped his staff tightly and said to Xiao Feng, "My son, today I will avenge your mother and comfort her spirit in heaven!"
A burning desire for revenge ignited in Xiao Feng's heart. He suddenly raised his staff and smashed it into Abbot Xuanci's back.
Bang!
Abbot Xuanci swayed, collapsed to the ground, and coughed up blood.
Xiao Feng was surprised and asked in confusion, "Abbot! Why...why didn't you use your internal energy to resist?"
Abbot Xuanci frowned and said, "This old monk willingly accepts the punishment; how could I possibly resist with my internal energy? Benefactor Xiao, please punish me without showing any mercy!"
Xiao Feng said, "Fine, if you don't use your internal energy to resist, I won't use it to hit you either..."
Before he could finish speaking, with a loud thud, Abbot Xuanci was struck heavily on the waist by Xiao Yuanshan's staff!
Holy crap, that was powerful.
If he hadn't been a martial artist, Abbot Xuanci's back would surely have been broken by that blow.
Driven by a thirst for revenge, Xiao Yuanshan disregarded whether Abbot Xuanci was using his inner strength. He gritted his teeth and unleashed his full power with every strike, leaving Abbot Xuanci with torn flesh and blood that soaked his monk's robes...
Li Huan knew that in the original novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", both Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo eventually converted to Buddhism.
At the current pace, now that Xiao Yuanshan has personally killed Abbot Xuanci, Shaolin Temple will definitely not take him in.
Thud! Thud...
Abbot Xuanci was repeatedly struck with a cane, blood flowing from his mouth and nose, but he did not utter a sound.
Seeing that things were going badly, Ye Erniang hurriedly shouted, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"
Immediately afterwards, Ye Erniang lunged at Xiao Yuanshan, attempting to stop him.
Snap!
Li Huan used his "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" to strike Ye Erniang's pressure points, rendering her unable to move.
Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng struck him with sixty strokes of the cane. Abbot Xuanci's back and waist were covered in blood and flesh, a truly gruesome sight!
Xu Zhu remained kneeling beside him, his fists clenched tightly, his whole body trembling.
Having grown up without the love of either parent, today, as he reunites with his father, he watches helplessly as his biological father is brutally beaten by his sworn brother. Xu Zhu's heart is in turmoil...
"Benefactor Xiao!"
Master Xuanji of Shaolin called out.
"The abbot is advanced in years; a hundred strokes of the cane are enough! I hope Benefactor Xiao will show mercy!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng suddenly reduced the force of his blows.
Abbot Xuanci suddenly opened his eyes: "This old monk's sins are grave... all three hundred strokes must be completed... not one less... even one less stroke..."
Li Huan chuckled to himself.
The old man is quite something; he's in good health and has a strong will.
Although he had a desire to die, he also had the instinct to live.
The combination of these two will definitely last until three hundred strokes.
And it will definitely kick the bucket.
Thud! Thud! Thud...
Ye Erniang looked at her "old lover," her whole body trembling, her teeth biting her lip until it bled...
In a short while, the three hundred blows were finished!
Li Huan raised his hand and released Ye Erniang's pressure points.
She screamed and threw herself in front of Abbot Xuanci.
At this moment, Xu Zhu began to cry loudly.
Abbot Xuanci struggled to open his eyes, looked at Ye Erniang, a tender smile appeared on his lips, and then he breathed his last.
"Abbot! Abbot!"
The Shaolin monks shouted and knelt down in unison.
Ye Erniang raised her head and screamed in agony. She suddenly leaped up, plunged the dagger into her chest, and then fell to the ground beside Abbot Xuanci.
"Mother! Mother..." Xu Zhu cried out.
In the blink of an eye, Abbot Xuanci and Ye Erniang met their demise.
Xiao Feng's expression was somewhat complicated; he wanted to comfort Xu Zhu, but didn't know how to begin.
Li Huan said, "Xu Zhu, the blood debt your father committed and the foolish things he did have finally been repaid today, so it can be considered a satisfactory end."
"As for your mother, she was a woman who was deeply in love, but also a woman who was insane. She stole and harmed thousands of babies. Today, she committed suicide, which is both a suicide pact for love and an atonement for her sins!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhu stopped crying.
"Second brother is right. My parents have committed grave sins and deserve severe punishment..."
After saying this, Xu Zhu stood up and wiped away his tears.
Li Huan inwardly admired him.
Xu Zhu is a good person and can distinguish right from wrong.
Master Xuanji immediately directed Shaolin disciples to collect the bodies of Abbot Xuanci and Ye Erniang.
"Wait a minute!" Li Huan said.
Master Xuanji hurriedly asked, "What are your instructions, Alliance Leader Li?"
Li Huan said, "Give the bodies of Abbot Xuanci and Ye Erniang to Xuzhu, and let him be responsible for their burial."
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