Arguing Reason with Fists

"The Great Conquest Tribulation Hand truly was exquisitely peerless. After all these years, I was finally able to witness the supreme splendor of the Zhou Clan's mystic arts once more."

Uncle Wang beside the Eight Lords spoke up. He nodded toward the Three Lords. "Third Brother, look—there should be no dispute now, right?"

"Mm. Since Zhou Kuai has already confessed, there is no escaping his crimes."

The Three Lords nodded, then added, "The question now is how he should be punished."

Zhou Nanwang immediately said, "Zhou Kuai harmed his own kin. Naturally, he must be dealt with under the family law."

With the lingering might of the Great Conquest Tribulation Hand behind him, and by invoking the sacred "family law" held in reverence by the clan, he had already placed himself in an invincible position.

Even the Zhou clansmen of the Eastern Branch could think of no excuse to object.

An aristocratic clan was a small kingdom unto itself, with strict layers of rank. Water torture, corporal punishment—everything was available, entirely independent of the king's laws.

Both the Three Lords and the Eight Lords were somewhat displeased. Aristocratic clans knew only family law, not the king's law or the laws of the realm. This was undoubtedly a slight against the royal kin around these Sealed Lords.

Yet there was nothing to be done. That was simply the state of the world; the Zhou Family was hardly the only one like this.

"If it is the Zhou Family's law, I have no authority to interfere. But the severity of the sentence must still depend on the consequences caused by the crime."

The moment the Three Lords spoke, Zhou Tianyuan and Zhou Feixing's eyes lit up. They had caught the crucial point.

That was right. Although Zhou Kuai admitted that he had