Chapter 623
“See, this Grand Elder, if he hadn’t entered the Hall of Justice and stayed in his family in peace, he wouldn’t have died.” Yun Shan pointed at the document, “If he hadn’t died, wouldn’t he have lived to this day to be more powerful than Xie Huanran?”
The moment he entered the Hall of Justice, life was no longer his own.
“Do you think he doesn’t want to live? It’s because he put your lives, above his own!” Yun Shan’s eyes also turned red, “How dare you say such things when it is clear that he died to protect you all?”
The Great Elder of the Fan Family gritted his teeth.
The words seemed to be a slap in the face, causing his face to hurt hotly.
“There’s more!” Yun Shan took out a portrait from the box with one hand, and grabbed the Fan Family Grand Elder’s neck with the other hand, forcing it closer, “You looked at Protector Gu Mu’s face, and you still want to say that the Hall of Justice is trash waste unjust and unable to manage things?”
The Great Elder of the Fan Family stared blankly at the portrait.
The old man on the portrait had kind brows and a warm smile.
Long ago memories broke out at this moment.
It had been over a hundred years ago.
The Fan family was still a medium-sized family, and the Lin, Xie and Yue families had not yet been promoted to the top three families.
At that time, the second and third ranked families joined forces to attack the other families in the vicinity, and they couldn’t hold them off and asked other powers for help.
But none of the other powers were willing to wade through the muddy waters, and only the Hall of Justice came.
The eldest elder of the Fan family was impressed, he was still young at the time, only eight years old, and his cultivation level was the same as nothing.
For saving him and protecting him from harm, this Gu Mu Protector preferred to be stabbed in the abdomen by the enemy himself, but also to take him to safety.
Despite his high cultivation level, Gumu was attacked in the back and stomach and eventually died on the battlefield.
The enemy did not leave his body behind, burning it to ashes and throwing it into the river.
Gu Mu alone saved hundreds of people, but his family did not even get his ashes.
The list goes on and on.
It was also because of the Hall of Justice that no more major battles took place in the Ancient Martial World in the past hundred years.
The Great Elder of the Fan Family was completely speechless.
While he was enjoying himself in the family and had enough cultivation resources to advance, the guards of the Hall of Justice stationed at the borders of the great clans were living between life and death every moment of every day.
When they were tired they fell to the ground and slept, and were happy to have a hot bun to eat.
No one ever thought that they had families and friends too.
“Your stability, your cultivation resources, were all exchanged for these dead people, and in the end you blame it on the Hall of Justice.” Yun Shan laughed coldly, “What a good white-eyed wolf!”
“Alright.” Fu Yunshen’s eyes were light, “Put away your things and take him down.”
Yun Shan snorted coldly and said no more, and together with Yun Wu, they carried the disoriented Fan family elder down.
The hall was left in silence.
The elders were obviously brokenhearted as well.
“The Hall of Justice has taken the initiative to dedicate itself to sacrificing for the ancient martial community, but in the mouths of some people, it has become a bullsh*t thing of waste and trash that doesn’t care.” The Grand Elder’s fists clenched, “No wonder, fewer and fewer people are willing to join the Hall of Justice.”
Who would have nothing to do with such a thankless task and be scolded?
It was hard to be a good person.
Even if one thing is not done well, they will be scolded.
Because they couldn’t control Xie Huanran, the sacrifices of the Hall of Justice were all vetoed.
It was as if it was a joke.
The Grand Elder closed his eyes and his voice trembled, “I’m chilled for my predecessors who have their bones buried underground.”
How would Gu Mu and Xu Yunfeng feel if they knew in heaven that today’s descendants not only did not remember their sacrifices, but instead scolded the Hall of Justice for not being able to control Xie Huanran?
“There is no need for Grand Elder to be chilled.” Fu Yun Shen was faint, “People who can say such things, people who think like that, are themselves selfish and do not know how to consider others.”
“The Hall of Justice does not have the need to protect him, nor does it deserve to be saved.”
A gentleman donates his life, a villain gains his life.
It was normal for the ancient martial world to tumble.
“Yun Shen.” The Grand Elder was stunned and whispered, “When we are gone one day too, there will only be you.”
He looked solemn, “You are fast in your cultivation, I believe that in less than ten years, you will be able to kill Xie Huanran and rid the Ancient Martial World of evil.”
Fu Yun Shen was silent for a moment and smiled, “Ten years, there are too many variables.”
“I’ve asked the Right Protector to keep an eye on the Xie family.” The Grand Elder said, “If this happens again, let the other clans relocate to the secular world, and we at the Hall of Justice will block off the pa*sages to the Ancient Martial World and die with this old thing!”
The reason why Xie Huanran had not touched the Hall of Justice for so long was also because the key to the Ancient Martial World’s pa*sage was only in the hands of the Hall of Justice.
No one else knew about it.
Without the Hall of Justice, the Ancient Martial World would be permanently closed.
Therefore, even if the Hall of Justice lost its top force time and time again, its status remained unshakeable.
“It is not yet that far.” Fu Yun Shen was faint, “We need to find someone.”
“Who?”
“Feng Xiu.”
“Feng Xiu? Him?” The First Elder lost his smile, “He’s probably dead, otherwise he wouldn’t have come out for so long.”
The Second Elder spoke up, “Brother, it’s not impossible, Yun Shen is right, Senior Feng Xiu could be alive too, so you can give me an escort, and I will go with the Third Elder to find him.”
The Third Elder nodded, “I’ve heard that Xie Huanran has recently gone into seclusion, for at least three months.”
The Eldest Elder thought for a moment and agreed, “Good, you and Old Third will lead the team, I will go and prepare things.”
He got up and went out, and several other elders also left.
“Why are you smiling all of a sudden?” Before the second elder left, he gave Fu Yunshen a look, “What are you laughing at?”
Fu Yunshen didn’t look up: “Well, I’m texting my girlfriend.”
Second Elder: “……”
When he remembered that his son was seventy years old and still a bachelor.
He was on fire and headed out in a rage.
The First Elder wondered, “Old Two, what’s wrong with you? Who has provoked you? Such a stinky face.”
The Second Elder gritted his teeth, “I’ll beat that ungrateful brat of mine to death!”
One day if he dies, he won’t even see a granddaughter, what a loss.
Eldest Elder: “……”
**
Martial Arts Alliance.
As soon as Ying Zidian arrived, he was called by the steward, “Please wait for a moment, Miss, my Union Chief will come out to greet you personally right away!”
Ying Zidian stopped.
One of the reasons she had come to the Martial Alliance was also because she wanted to see if she could find Feng Xiu here.
Cheng Yuan soon came out and personally welcomed the girl into his study.
Cheng Jin was also there.
“Senior sister, finally I see you again, I am your senior brother.” Cheng Yuan was enthusiastic, “I didn’t expect Master to take in another disciple, a girl too, Senior Sister, this talent is not ordinary.”
Ying Zigui raised her eyebrows slightly and didn’t poke at her, “Good day senior brother.”
“Well, well, well, you’re too kind.” Cheng Yuan was smiling from ear to ear, “Senior sister, sit down, brat, go and serve tea.”
Cheng Jin could only go over and serve the two cups of tea, “Righteous father, senior uncle, have some tea.”
Ying Ziji thought about it, but took off his mask.
With a hand over her face, she removed all the disguise of disguise.
After seeing the girl’s real face, Cheng Jin froze for a moment, and he blurted out in shock: “It’s you?!”
Cheng Yuan was surprised: “You know your senior uncle?”
“You actually …… are actually a dual practitioner of ancient medicine and ancient martial arts!” Cheng Jin almost lost her voice, “And you’re already an Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster?!”
It was common knowledge that Lin Qingjia was the first person to double cultivate in Ancient Medicine and Ancient Martial Arts.
Her ancient martial cultivation level was around sixty years.
But now, there was actually an Ancient Doctor of Ancient Martial Arts Patriarch level in front of him?
“Just had a breakthrough.” Ying Zigui nodded and looked at Cheng Yuan, “Senior brother knows where Master is?”
Cheng Yuan was stunned, “Senior sister, shouldn’t I be the one to ask you that?”
Ying Zigui’s eyes narrowed in contemplation, “I haven’t seen him for a long time, so I wondered if you had.”
“No.” Cheng Yuan shook his head, “Master’s whereabouts are erratic and the Ancient Martial World is large, but he hasn’t appeared for so long, I suspect that he’s in a deathly retreat, hitting a higher realm, or possibly ……”
It was also possible that he had died while in seclusion.
“In that case.” Ying stood up, “Senior brother, I have urgent business today, I will come back tomorrow.”
She needed to go back and give Wen Fengmian another boost to her ancient martial cultivation.
“Good point, I’m not even in seclusion this time, I’m always around.” Cheng Yuan smiled, “Cheng Jin, send your senior uncle out.”
He glanced at Cheng Jin, his meaning was obvious.
This matter of Ying Zidian was not allowed to be spread outside.
Cheng Yuan’s words were holy orders in Cheng Jin’s mind.
Cheng Jin paid his respectful respects and sent Ying Zidian out.
Ying Zidian bought some cultivation resources from the Martial Union and was going back to the Hall of Justice.
She bumped into Xie Nian who had two male guards with him.
Xie Nian had good eyesight and recognised the girl at once.
“Ying Zidian, you’re awesome and awesome.” She stopped and clapped her hands, “The ancient doctors in the ancient medicine world take orders from you, even the top bra*s of the Hall of Justice are known to you, who else do you know?”
Ying Zidian looked sideways, his eyes cold.
“But don’t worry ah, I won’t touch you.” Xie Nian’s red lips curled up, “When the Ancient Martial World all becomes the domain of my Xie Family, there will be nowhere for you to go.”
She raised her head proudly, turned around and walked away.
But in the next second, a strong force came from her, internal energy spaced out, pulling her straight back.
Xie Nian was startled, and before she could react, she was squeezed by the neck.
She was then slowly lifted up and her feet left the ground.
The reduction in air caused Xie Nian’s face to turn blue and her eyes widened slightly, “How dare you-”
Cheng Yuan didn’t even listen as he raised his hand and slapped Xie Nian’s face.
Ruthlessly, without mercy.
Cheng Yuan’s voice was gloomy and cold: “Are you arrogant again?”
Chapter 624
Cheng Yuan hadn’t thought of coming out.
But the area around the Wudao Alliance was indeed chaotic, with a number of vicious ancient martial artists milling around.
Robberies were common, and deaths and injuries were also common between fights.
The Wudao Alliance was only a place for ancient martial artists without family power to live, unlike the Hall of Justice which was truly sacrificial and dedicated to the ancient martial world.
Such ordinary fights were common within the Ancient Martial World and the Martial Law Union would not bother with them.
But Ying Zigui was different.
Cheng Yuan had also managed to get a senior sister, so naturally he had to protect her.
So he let Cheng Jin out on the surface, while he himself followed in secret.
He didn’t expect that he would run into someone who wanted to pick a fight.
Xie Nian is arrogant and has done a lot of things like robbing men on the street.
He had also fought in the Martial Arts Union several times in the life and death ring.
Cheng Yuan recognized him right away.
He had also been disliking Xie Nian for a long time.
But because Xie Nian had Xie Huanran behind him, there was nothing he could do.
But when it came to Ying Zidian’s head, it would not be so easy to let him go.
Cheng Yuan’s ancient martial arts cultivation was at the level of three hundred and fifty years, far from Xie Nian’s half-step ancient martial arts master.
Her face was swollen by Cheng Yuan’s slap, and the taste of rust rose in her throat.
“I am Xie Nian!” Xie Nian was simply shocked and angry, “You dare to hit me? You don’t want to live?”
She struggled but couldn’t break free, her feet stomped desperately and she screamed in anger, “I’ll have my old ancestor kill you!”
Xie Nian had never suffered such a strange humiliation before.
She had never been the one to take others down like this.
Especially when there were quite a few people around watching, and the two male guards she was going to play with were also there.
Where would this put her face?!
“Fine, you let him come.” Still carrying Xie Nian, Cheng Yuan glanced at him lightly, “When Xie Huanran destroyed the Liu family, it was because no one in the Liu family could threaten him, and apart from the Hall of Justice, no one was willing to go and get killed for nothing to help the Liu family.”
“But these ten years have pa*sed and my cultivation has grown greatly, it’s not easy for him, Xie Huanran, to kill me now.”
Xie Nian laughed outright at this, “What do you think you are? How is it not easy for my old ancestor to kill you?”
Just as her words fell, several voices rang out at the same time.
“Righteous Father!”
“Alliance Master!”
The Martial Dao Alliance’s escort team followed them out and knelt down in unison towards Cheng Yuan.
Cheng Jin, who had re-run back, was inevitably stunned to see Xie Nian being squeezed in Cheng Yuan’s hand.
Xie Nian’s gaze instantly froze as he blurted out, “You …… are the Martial Dao Alliance Alliance President?”
Martial Dao Alliance Alliance President, why would he be involved with Ying Zigui?
What a crazy person!
And she had only said a few words.
She scolded Lin Qingjia for more words, why didn’t she see Cheng Yuan come out?
“Yes, it’s me.” Cheng Yuan narrowed his eyes, oppressive, “Is it possible that your old ancestor didn’t tell you that you don’t want to get into a fight with me?”
Xie Nian’s expression finally changed.
Just before Xie Huanran went into seclusion, Xie Huanran had personally told her not to move Lin Qingjia because Cheng Yuan treated Lin Qingjia as his daughter-in-law.
But what was Ying Ziyi’s relationship with the Martial Arts Union?
Could it be that this Cheng Yuan still wanted Cheng Jin to sit on two geniuses at the same time?
Xie Nian didn’t even lower his head and laughed very sarcastically, “The Alliance Master Cheng really thinks well, I wonder if the Young Alliance Master can afford this blessing.”
“Or maybe you should go and ask Lin Qingjia if she is willing to share a husband with Ying Zigui?”
Hearing these words, Cheng Yuan’s eyes were instantly gloomy and hostile.
He raised his hand and slapped him again, “You seek death!”
This slap carried internal energy and was even more vicious than the previous slap.
Xie Nian was directly hit and spat out blood, his internal organs were all injured.
Cheng Yuan didn’t even give Xie Nian a chance to struggle.
He loosened his grip, sealed her acupuncture points and used his internal energy to hold her in mid-air.
“Slap!”
A slap followed, slapping Xie Nian’s face askew.
The people around them were dumbfounded as they just watched Xie Nian being slapped by Cheng Yuan.
Cheng Jin was also startled.
It was true that he and Lin Qingjia admired each other, but did he dare to have any thoughts about Ying Zigui?
Wouldn’t that be riding on his righteous father’s head?
Cheng Jin was watching the show from the sidelines.
After slapping him a dozen times in a row, Cheng Yuan stopped and locked Xie Nian’s throat again, “Apologise to my master …… Miss Ying!”
Xie Nian opened her mouth, and when she did, she spurted out a mouthful of blood.
She was almost so angry that she exploded, “I don’t-”
The words did not finish, Cheng Yuan slapped up again, “Hear that, apologize!”
“Good …… good.” Under duress, Xie Nian could only give in.
She kneeled down towards the girl in humiliation, “I’m sorry!”
Ying Ziyi stuck one hand in her pocket, her gaze reticent.
Complete and utter disregard.
This attitude made Xie Nian’s emotions explode completely.
But her injuries were so severe that she couldn’t say another word and pa*sed out.
The two guards who had followed her were frozen.
“What are you freezing for?” Cheng Yuan withdrew his hand and faintly, “Why don’t you quickly carry your eldest miss back and find an ancient doctor to heal her?”
“If it’s any later, if she leaves any after-effects, can you afford to take charge?”
The two guards shivered and immediately stepped forward, lifting Xie Nian up carefully and slinking away in disarray.
The onlookers also dispersed.
But in absolutely no more than an hour, word would spread throughout the Ancient Martial World that Xie Nian had angered the Alliance Leader of the Martial Alliance and was hung up and beaten.
“Senior sister, this Xie Nian won’t be able to move for at least a month.” Cheng Yuan turned his head, “Senior sister, bear with it for now, when my cultivation level goes up, or when I find my master, I will kill that old thing Xie Huanran first.”
Without Xie Huanran, with Xie Nian’s half-step Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster cultivation, could he run amok in the Ancient Martial Arts world?
“Before Master left, he also left me some secret ancient martial arts books.” Ying Zigui handed a book to Cheng Yuan, “Senior brother should read it when you have time, it might be of some use.”
“You’re welcome, senior sister is too polite.” Cheng Yuan was flattered, “It should be me who gives it to you, senior brother, when you come back tomorrow, I’ll take you to my private treasury to have a look.”
“I’ve memorised all the moves that Master has given me, alas, unfortunately, this boy can’t learn them either.”
Cheng Jin did not say anything.
Thinking to himself, this was not his problem, this was clearly Cheng Yuan’s problem.
He couldn’t teach himself, and he was still relying on him.
“No need.” Ying Zigui politely refused, “I don’t need it yet, senior brother, I’ll go first, thanks for today.”
Cheng Yuan pondered for a moment and said, “Senior sister, I’d better follow you, where are you going?”
“The Hall of Justice.”
Cheng Yuan then literally sent Ying Zidian all the way back to the Hall of Justice, before returning to the Martial Arts Union
In his study, he opened the book that Ying Zidian had given him and took a look.
Cheng Yuan didn’t have much hope, but the more he read it, the brighter his eyes became.
He too had been stuck at a bottleneck for some time, unable to make an inch of progress.
However, some of the cultivation methods in this book had enlightened him.
It was obvious that Feng Xiu had not taught him this part.
And so it was.
Who didn’t like a smart and pretty little girl.
Cheng Yuan wrote down the moves in the book and then went to the back of the mountain to cultivate.
**
On the other side.
Xie Family.
The Xie family heads were shocked to see that Xie Nian was carried back.
If anything happened to Xie Nian, it would be the end of them too.
“Hurry! Quickly call the ancient doctor!” The Xie family head was panicking, “Where is everyone, something has happened to Nian Nian!”
All the ancient doctors of the Xie family hurriedly arrived and worked together to rescue Xie Nian.
It was an hour later that Xie Nian woke up.
Her face was pale and her fingers were trembling.
Apart from the fact that she was really badly injured, it was also because the insult was too great.
“Nian Nian, who hurt you like this?” The Xie family head slapped the table heavily, “You tell us, we’ll go and help you get justice back.”
Xie Nian gritted her teeth, “It’s Cheng Yuan!”
Hearing that name, the Xie family head was startled, but his aura had already shrivelled up, “The Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance?!”
“Seeking justice? Hmph, the old ancestor is already in seclusion.” Xie Nian’s voice was gloomy, “Apart from the Old Ancestor, who else in the family could beat that old thing in the process?”
She pinched her nails into her palm, “No, I should say, who would fight that old thing Cheng Yuan for me?”
Even Xie Huanran wouldn’t specifically mess with Cheng Yuan.
Xie Huanran’s talent was indeed very high, as all the ancestral generations younger than him had pa*sed away, and he was still alive.
Below Xie Huanran, the highest cultivation level of the Xie family’s ancestors was in the early 300s.
It was weaker than Cheng Yuan.
It was true that she was favoured by Xie Huanran, but the other ancestors of the Xie family would not fight for Cheng Yuan’s life for her.
She could only swallow this anger.
Of course, Cheng Yuan wouldn’t dare to kill her.
If he killed her, Xie Huanran would definitely kill the Martial Arts Union to avenge her.
Cheng Yuan couldn’t afford to take that risk.
He was also a trash waste.
Xie Nian snorted coldly.
The humiliation she had suffered today, she would have to get it all back one day.
Xie Nian spat out another mouthful of blood, and her eyes became even more sinister.
When Xie Huanran came out of seclusion in three months’ time, her cultivation would definitely rise once more.
By then, the Ancient Martial World would only be the Xie Family’s world!
**
Judicial Hall.
There were a total of five elders in the Judicial Hall’s group of elders.
The fifth elder had gone to the Fan Family with his escort, and the remaining four elders proceeded to discuss important matters.
“Back.” Fu Yun Shen stood up, “From now on in the Ancient Martial World, don’t act alone, I’ll follow you.”
The news of Xie Nian’s beating spread even faster than Ying Zigui’s return.
“Sir, you still have to serve the people.” Ying Zidian raised his eyebrows, “Those people are important too.”
Fu Yunshen was a senior member of the Hall of Justice, and was also the ibi’s highest executive officer.
The world’s criminal forces were all on his radar.
“You’re important too.” Fu Yun Shen smiled, “Both need to be protected.”
He pulled Ying Zigui to sit down and turned his head, but saw the other four elders staring straight at him.
Fu Yunshen looked diffident, his peach blossom eyes hooked up, “Old man, what are you looking at me for?”
“Fine, you brat.” The Grand Elder held his tongue for half a day before finally speaking, “This first genius of the ancient medicine world, it turns out that you got him, awesome awesome, other people are going to be furious when they find out.”
How many people’s dreams must have been shattered?
He had heard the gossip too, the people who wanted to ask to marry Ying Zigui could line up in the desert.
“Not bad.” Fu Yunshen stroked Ying Zidian’s head, “I relied on my face to get to the top, tell them not to think about it, I’m good looking.”
Grand Elder: “???”
What the hell?
“So what, Miss Ying.” The second elder rubbed his hands together and couldn’t hold it in, “Do you know any other female children? Introduce me to a few? I don’t want someone as good as you, just a female.”
Ying Zidian slowly raised his eyes, “Hm?”
“Go, go, go, go aside Older Two, you really have that big disease.” The Eldest Elder kicked the Second Elder and scolded with a laugh, “Your son is seventy years old, he is considered a youth among ancient martial artists.”
“But in the general population, he’s a grandfather, wrecking little girls, shame on you.”
The Second Elder grunted, “Isn’t that why I don’t know which day I’ll die? Just want to hold a grandchild.”
At these words, everyone fell silent.
Indeed.
When you joined the Hall of Justice, you didn’t know when you would die.
“There’s no need for the elders to be so pessimistic.” Ying Ziji asked Yun Shan to help bring the medicine she had made and divide it down, “There will always be a way.”
“At least we old ones are still around, we can’t let you young ones sacrifice.” The First Elder waved his hand, “Let’s listen to God’s will.”
The Second Elder took the medicine, “Thank you Miss Ying.”
The phone dripped at that moment.
Ying Ziji glanced down at her phone.
Fifth Moon had sent her a picture.
It was a mountain.
But on closer inspection, there was something more than just a mountain.
Ying Zidian’s eyes changed slightly.
She immediately got up and went out, calling straight away, “Fifth Moon, where are you?”
“Huh?” Fifth Moon’s voice came wrapped in the wind, “I’m on Pine Mountain in the imperial capital, the trigonometry tellers are gathering today, and a master has been invited, oh yes, it’s that great elder of the Xie family of the ancient martial world, he’s very strong in trigonometry.”
“I was invited to go, so I came over to have a look.”
Ying Ziji’s voice was calm: “Fifth Moon, do you know what kind of feng shui formation is on that chart you sent me?”
The Great Heavenly Sacrifice Formation.
Forcibly taking away other people’s luck and transferring it onto the entire Xie family.
Group targeting.
This was even more insidious than borrowing luck.