Fairness

Steward Fu hurried to Zhanglong Mountain and reached Taifu Golden Summit by dusk. He first asked to see Elder Bai, but failed to meet him. After waiting a while, he simply went directly to see Elder Du.

Elder Du was quite surprised. "What is so urgent?"

Steward Fu presented the letter in his hand. After Elder Du had finished reading it, he said, "This was also an accident. My family never expected the descendant of that runaway slave from years ago to return, and to be hiding beneath Wulong Mountain. When my family went to arrest her, we found a Three Xuan Sect disciple with that descendant of a runaway slave. He would not listen to my family's explanation, and relying on the power of his sect, he actually dared resist arrest. That Three Xuan Sect disciple also cursed and spat vile obscenities, repeatedly insulting my family's ancestors. Left with no choice, my family's master could only seize them both and bring them back to Wufu Village together. Since this matter concerns the Three Xuan Sect, my family's master dared not neglect it and specifically sent this humble one up the mountain to report to the sect. I ask Elder Du to render judgment."

Elder Du shook his head and frowned. "You people were reckless! The Three Xuan Sect may appear weak and isolated on the surface, but they are not easy to deal with. You seized their disciple and took him away—how am I supposed to explain that to them?"

Steward Fu lowered his head. "My master's family said that since he had hidden the descendant of our family's runaway slave, his family was in the wrong first. If Wufu Village ignored such a matter, then in the future, people from every sect could commit crimes, flee afterward, and