Kneel and Kowtow to Apologize to the Young Master of My Chu Family

"It's nothing, just a trivial matter." Chu Tianyun's expression was calm.

The Sacred Heaven Sect ruled over tens of millions of miles of territory and hundreds of millions of people. The Law Enforcement Hall was responsible for maintaining order. Secretly employing some demonic-path secret arts was nothing unusual.

The major sects had all used them to varying degrees.

It was merely that everyone kept it secret and did not bring it into the open.

"Ju'er was a death warrior nurtured by Grand Elder Ye Hongwu. She was responsible for instilling the virtues of the Ye Family into Miss Liu Yun, as well as sabotaging the relationship between Miss Liu Yun and Young Master. It was Ye Hongwu who revealed to Miss Liu Yun that the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit had matured and could aid Ye Fan's cultivation." Having finished speaking, Star Slave immediately sprawled on the ground and presented a jade slip with both hands.

"This contains records from Ju'er's memories of the many matters in which Ye Hongwu instructed her to interfere with Miss Liu Yun. Please examine it, Young Master and Third Master."

This matter involved a Grand Elder of the Ye Family. Its significance was enough to reach the heavens.

Chu Tian's expression remained calm. That it had been the Ye Family's doing had not exceeded his expectations in the first place. This was merely going through the motions.

Chu Tianyun, however, looked as cold as frost, dense Killing Intent surging across his face.

At this moment, Chu Tianwang arrived shoulder to shoulder with a stern middle-aged man with a square face. He laughed heartily.

"Little Tian, hurry and greet your Uncle Tianxiong. Your Uncle Tianxiong has always doted on you the most. Not long after you were born, you even peed on Uncle Tianxiong's face."

"Holy Son Chu Tian greets the Sect Master." Chu Tian's manners were impeccable. Yet rather than call Ye Tianxiong uncle, he addressed him as Sect Master and performed the proper sect etiquette, leaving no room for criticism.

His gaze naturally shifted to the youth following behind Ye Tianxiong.

The youth appeared to be just over ten years old. Though young, his face was cold and stern. As Chu Tian looked at him, he too stared at Chu Tian, his eyes carrying a dense Killing Intent wholly unfitting for his age.

He was clearly a child who had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships since childhood, revealing a maturity like that of an adult.

"Bearing brambles to plead guilty. Interesting." The corner of Chu Tian's mouth lifted.

There were far too many memories concerning this youth, and Liu Yun had been present in every one of them.

The Son of Destiny, Ye Fan.

When the Chu Family was destroyed, he had been an important figure and had rendered outstanding service.

At this moment, Ye Fan was bare-chested, his arms bound with iron chains. Several thorny iron vines were fastened behind him, their sharp barbs embedded in his back and tearing out flesh and blood.

Scarlet blood continued to drip down.

Yet there was not the slightest trace of pain in Ye Fan's eyes. Instead, he gritted his teeth and glared at Chu Tian before suddenly roaring, "Chu Tian, you bastard! If you want to kill or torture someone, come at me! There was no need to drag Liu Yun and the Liu Family into this, much less vent your anger on my brother!"

Ye Fan was enraged beyond measure. Like a wild beast, he suddenly charged fiercely at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian stood quietly where he was, expressionless. Yet a flash of killing intent flowed through his childish face.

This scene was remarkably similar to the moment in Hengtian Hall when Ye Qiang had taken the initiative to provoke him.

Although Ye Fan was the Son of Destiny and had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships since childhood, he was ultimately still too young and lacked scheming depth.

Since Ye Fan wanted to court death, Chu Tian did not mind granting his wish.

But at that moment, Ye Tianxiong's stern and indifferent rebuke abruptly rang out.

"Such lack of manners. You were at fault first, and Chu Tian is the sect's Holy Son. How could a piece of trash like you roar at him?"

"Kneel."

Ye Tianxiong was expressionless. With a pull of the iron chain in his hand, Ye Fan fell flat onto the ground and knelt before Chu Tian.

"Little Tian, Uncle came personally this time for two reasons. First, to congratulate you on reaching first place on the Hengtian Earth Ranking and offer congratulations to your father."

"Second, to resolve some of your misunderstandings toward the Ye Family, so that they do not harm the brotherly bond between Uncle and your father or affect the sect's unity." Ye Tianxiong looked at Chu Tian with a kindly smile, as though he had not noticed that Chu Tian had addressed him only as Sect Master.

"Uncle has brought this piece of trash here. Kill him, flay him, pull out his tendons and peel his skin—you may do as you please. Even though he is the child of my third brother, Uncle will never show favoritism."

"If this matter harms the brotherly bond between your father and me, or even affects the relationship between our two families, then even ten thousand lives would not be enough for this piece of trash to make amends."

Chu Tian's gaze turned slightly cold. This old fox was indeed far more difficult to handle than Ye Fan, the Son of Destiny.

Clearly, Ye Tianxiong knew full well that Chu Tianwang regarded him as a brother in life and death and would protect his dignity.

That was why he was playing the emotional card so heavily, putting on an appearance of being impartial and iron-faced.

Otherwise, Chu Tian was the sect's Holy Son. If a mere piece of trash like Ye Fan clashed with him, Ye Fan would undoubtedly die.

Had Ye Qiang not taken the initiative to provoke him and been nearly crippled by a single punch?

Even now, no one had dared come looking for trouble.

Rules were important, but what mattered more was strength.

This was a world where the strong and the prodigies reigned supreme.

If trash took the initiative to provoke a prodigious powerhouse and was beaten to death, no one would stand up for him. Even the sect's upper echelons would side with Chu Tian.

When Ye Fan had charged over just now, Chu Tian had already been prepared to cripple him completely with one kick. Yet Ye Tianxiong's pull had saved Ye Fan's life.

The Son of Destiny truly possessed formidable fate. Ye Tianxiong had actually come out to protect his path.

Ye Tianxiong had most likely learned that Chu Tian had risen to first place on the Earth Ranking and keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Thus, this old and crafty fellow had made a prompt decision and directly bound Ye Fan up and brought him here like a dog.

If Chu Tian truly made a move against Ye Fan, he would likely appear petty, as though he were the one actively damaging the relationship between the two families and undermining the sect's unity.

There would even be discussions within the sect that the Chu Family lacked magnanimity.

But Ye Tianxiong had likely not expected that from the very beginning, Chu Tian's target had not been trash like Ye Fan.

Dealing with him had merely been incidental.

Using Ye Fan's matter to awaken Chu Tianwang and awaken the Chu Family, then strike at the Ye Family in passing—that was his ultimate goal.

"Little Tian, the Chu and Ye Families are brother families. How about we let this matter end here? Have Star Slave bring Ju'er over and kill her directly." Chu Tianwang finally could not hold back from speaking to persuade him.

If Jian Kongzhu had not come before and said that Chu Tian should handle the matter, he likely would have acted directly and released Ye Fan already.

Chu Tian frowned slightly, a cold gleam flashing through his eyes. Before he could speak, however, Chu Tianyun's icy voice, laden with Killing Intent, suddenly rang out.

"He cannot be released."

"Big Brother, I know you cherish your brotherly bond with the Sect Master, but this matter does not concern merely one piece of trash."

"Someone behind the scenes is plotting against your legitimate son, the young master of my Chu Family, the sect's future hope. This absolutely cannot be settled so easily."

Chu Tianyun strode forward, gripping a jade slip in his hand. Staring intently into Ye Tianxiong's eyes, he said, "Sect Master, as the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, do I have the authority to interrogate a mere maid?"

"The Law Enforcement Hall is responsible for maintaining sect order and naturally possesses the authority to arrest and interrogate people," Ye Tianxiong replied calmly.

Yet a dangerous cold gleam flickered deep within his eyes.

"Then may I ask, Sect Master, what crime should be charged against the sect's Grand Elder—your own blood uncle, Ye Hongwu—for raising death warriors, planting them beside the fiancée of the legitimate son of my Chu Family's Patriarch, repeatedly inciting sabotage, leaking the sect's highest secrets, and urging our sect's Holy Son Chu Tian to steal the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit for Ye Fan to consume?"

Chu Tianyun's voice was thick with Killing Intent, his gaze icy.

"I now seriously suspect that a large number of people within your Ye Family have deliberately plotted against the prodigious legitimate son of my Chu Family."

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The instant Chu Tianyun's words fell, the winds and clouds of heaven and earth changed, yin and yang twisted, and dense dark clouds shrouded the sky above Sacred Emperor Peak.

The atmosphere between heaven and earth seemed to freeze solid.

Chu Tianyun's words were suffocating. He had directly pointed the spearhead at the Ye Family.

Chu Tian's gaze remained calm as he swept his eyes around.

The instant Chu Tianyun spoke, he keenly sensed that although the surroundings appeared empty, a great many terrifying auras had emerged.

With Ye Tianxiong personally coming to their door, the Chu Family's powerhouses, the sect's upper echelons, and the great clans were likely all watching this place.

Yet Chu Tian had no intention of stopping him.

The Chu Family had been silent for too long. It needed a hearty, all-out confrontation to let the outside world know that the Chu Family's fangs and claws remained sharp.

Even if the Ye Family offended them, they would have to pay a grievous price.

"Chu Tianyun, do you wish to destroy the greater stability and unity of the sect?"

Ye Tianxiong's gaze instantly darkened. Looking at the jade slip Chu Tianyun offered him, he did not accept it. Instead, he directly placed a huge accusation on him and shouted coldly.

"Do you know what you are saying right now? Slandering a Grand Elder is a grave crime."

"As the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, you should regard maintaining sect order as your duty. Do you speak without using your brain?"

"Withdraw at once!" Ye Tianxiong roared furiously.

The moment Chu Tianyun stepped forward to speak, Ye Tianxiong sharply realized that something was wrong. It seemed something had happened that he did not know about.

After all, Chu Tianwang's attitude had not changed, yet Chu Tianyun had actually dared to come out and provoke him without an order from the Patriarch.

He had even directly implicated a Ye Family Grand Elder—Ye Tianxiong's own blood uncle.

His keen instincts told him that he absolutely could not follow this thread any further.

"Third Brother, what nonsense are you spouting? I'll settle accounts with you later."

At that moment, however, Chu Tianwang walked over with an incomparably ugly expression and snatched the jade slip from Chu Tianyun's hand.

For such a major matter, Chu Tianyun had actually dared not report to him, the Patriarch.

Chu Tianwang swiftly swept the jade slip with his divine sense.

In an instant, he froze where he stood.

"Ye Hongwu!"

Suddenly, Chu Tianwang's voice was hoarse. Those three words seemed to burst directly from his throat.

Terrifying killing intent instantly filled the vast heavens.

When an Emperor Venerable was enraged, mountains collapsed and seas howled, while sun and moon lost their light.

"Elder Hongwu? No, how could this be? There must be some misunderstanding..." At that instant, Ye Fan's face turned deathly pale as he knelt on the ground and turned to look at Ye Tianxiong.

Had they not said they were here to resolve this dispute? How had it suddenly spread into something of such enormous scope?

Ye Fan's entire body went cold.

Ye Hongwu was the only elder in the Ye Family who had treated him well and had often protected both him and Ye Qiang.

Even when his meridians had been crippled, it was Ye Hongwu who had paid an immense price to preserve his life.

At this moment, Chu Tianyun strode over and looked down into Ye Fan's eyes, his Killing Intent soaring. "You were poisoned from birth. The deadly poison seeped into your five viscera and six bowels."

"Just to preserve your life required consuming immense resources every moment. Over the years, eliminating the poison required all manner of precious Divine Medicines and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

"Tianyuan Fruit, Star Spirit, Dragon Blood Vine, and more. Then there was this Sacred Vein Flower Fruit. Which of them was not a wondrous treasure of the world?"

"To preserve your life, Ye Hongwu repeatedly exploited the life-saving debt Liu Yun owed you and incited the young master of my Chu Family to steal, causing enormous losses to the sect. His crimes are too numerous to be recorded on bamboo slips."

Bang!

Chu Tianyun raised his hand and smashed Ye Fan's entire chest inward, his eyes full of Killing Intent. "A piece of trash like you is worthy of consuming so many wondrous treasures of the world to prolong your life?"

"Without the aid of the young master of my Chu Family, you would have died so long ago that even your bones would have rotted away. Yet you still dared roar at the young master of my Chu Family."

"Kneel and kowtow to apologize to the young master of my Chu Family."