txolops Chapter 32 The Xie Family Suffers a Setback
Chapter 32 The Xie Family Suffers a Setback
"I am You Rong, a steward of the Enforcement Peak. Congratulations to Junior Brother Zhang on attaining enlightenment and establishing your foundation. May your path to enlightenment be everlasting!" Steward You clasped his hands in congratulations.
One doesn't hit a smiling face, so Zhang Tie smiled and returned the greeting, saying calmly, "Senior Brother You, you're too kind. I was lucky to break through!"
Deacon You fell silent for a moment. To break through from the Great Perfection of Qi Refining to the early stage of Foundation Establishment in just two months, and to have such a solid foundation, this can no longer be explained by mere luck. This Junior Brother Zhang is no ordinary person!
Deacon You's mind raced. Although this Junior Brother Zhang was a rogue cultivator, his future was limitless. He could only befriend him and not offend him.
"Junior Brother Zhang, the Enforcement Hall received a report a month ago, so I came to investigate!" Deacon You's tone became much more polite.
"Now that both sides are present, clarifying this matter will clear Junior Brother Zhang's name, won't it? Our Enforcement Hall will never slander an innocent person, nor will it let a guilty person go unpunished!"
Deacon You's words were clearly heard by everyone present.
Xie Wenyuan looked Zhang Tie up and down in disbelief. What did Deacon You just call Zhang Tie? Junior Brother Zhang?!
Only cultivators of the same level within the sect would address him like that, so doesn't that mean this kid has successfully established his foundation?
Xie Wenyuan's mind went blank for a moment, his lips trembled, he tried to say something but couldn't utter a word.
Xie Duanfeng, standing beside him, also looked grim. He immediately recognized that Zhang Tie had already established his foundation, and that his foundation was more solid than he had imagined.
Solutions kept flashing through his mind, but he realized that his Xie family had already offended the other party to the bitter end, leaving no room for maneuver.
Trouble!
Once Zhang Tie reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, the situation changes completely. If a Qi Refining disciple attacks a fellow disciple, it becomes a matter of sect rules.
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator is falsely accused, and the matter is not handled properly, it will be the problem of the Law Enforcement Hall. The You family will definitely not side with them, and may even help the Zhang family, so they can get a favor for free!
Their plan to control Zhang Tie, which they thought they could, failed the moment he established his foundation, and might even backfire.
At this moment, Zhang Tie also noticed the constantly changing expressions on the two men's faces and immediately spoke to Deacon You.
"Deacon You, Junior Nephew Xie accuses me of assaulting a fellow disciple. Please provide evidence!"
Deacon You looked at Xie Wenyuan.
Xie Wenyuan, stared at by the two Foundation Establishment cultivators, turned pale and his lips trembled slightly: "He...he did indeed injure two members of my Xie family. I...I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Did you see me injure them with your own eyes?" Zhang Tie asked.
"Yes...I saw it with my own eyes!" Xie Wenyuan lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhang Tie at all.
"Then may I ask why I injured them? And why in front of my cave? Since when did your Xie family develop the habit of guarding other people's doors?"
Xie Wenyuan opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He couldn't very well say that they coveted the Foundation Establishment Pill in Zhang Tie's hands, and had cornered him in the cave to try and steal it!
"Hmph, if you won't say it, I'll say it for you!"
"Steward You, Xie Wenyuan, along with two Xie family cultivators, have been blocking the entrance to my cave for half a month, trying to force me to take action so that the Enforcement Hall can arrest him and then seize the Foundation Establishment Pill from me!" Zhang Tie looked at the two Xie family members, his gaze growing cold.
"You're lying! We didn't steal your Foundation Establishment Pill, we just... we just..."
"Just what?"
Xie Wenyuan was speechless for a moment. The oppressive feeling of the Foundation Establishment cultivator made him unable to think of any other excuse. He quickly cast a pleading look at Xie Duanfeng beside him!
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators can directly confront Foundation Establishment cultivators!
Seeing this, Xie Duanfeng realized that he had no choice but to speak up.
"Junior Brother Zhang, the matter is over. Xie Wenyuan was young and impetuous, and acted without thinking. He unintentionally offended you. For my sake, let's just let it go, okay?"
Zhang Tie glanced at Xie Duanfeng and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Your face? Who do you think you are?"
Xie Duanfeng's face instantly turned ashen.
Even Deacon You, who was standing to the side, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xie Duanfeng never expected that Zhang Tie, a rogue cultivator who had just established his foundation, would dare to say such things to him, a cultivator who had been established for many years, in front of so many people.
"you--"
"What do you mean, 'you'? Your Xie family coveted my Foundation Establishment Pill and even went to the Enforcement Hall to falsely accuse me. Now that the truth has been revealed, you think you can just let it go with a simple 'never mind'? Xie Duanfeng, your schemes are far too ambitious! Or does your Xie family intend to rule over everything in this Spirit Beast Mountain? You don't respect the sect rules at all!"
Xie Duanfeng's face turned red with anger after being verbally attacked by Zhang Tieyi.
Deacon You stood aside, looking at the two members of the Xie family with some displeasure in his eyes.
However, with Zhang Tie's meddling today, it's likely that one of the parties will be offended, otherwise things won't end well.
The significance of one Foundation Establishment cultivator is greater than that of ten Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators.
Although Xie Wenyuan is a member of the Xie family, he is only a Qi Refining cultivator. If he favors the Xie family and offends Zhang Tie, he might have to report it to the sect leader. In the future, they will run into each other all the time, which will be difficult to handle.
If they favor Zhang Tie, it will be difficult to explain to the Xie family, since the Xie family has one cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and one in the early-Foundation Establishment stage.
Then the only option is to uphold the law impartially, Deacon You decided in his heart.
"Xie Wenyuan, you have falsely accused your fellow disciple. According to the sect rules, you should be punished with one hundred lashes, fined five hundred spirit stones, and confined for ten years!"
Xie Wenyuan's expression changed drastically: "Deacon You! I did not make a false accusation; Zhang Tie did indeed injure members of my Xie family!"
"Then explain why someone from your Xie family appeared at Junior Brother Zhang's cave entrance," Deacon You said calmly, his eyes already turning cold.
Xie Wenyuan was speechless. If he admitted that he wanted to steal Zhang Tie's Foundation Establishment Pill, he would probably be punished with more than a hundred lashes!
"Take Xie Wenyuan away, along with those two Xie family members, and escort them to the Hall of Law Enforcement for processing!!!"
Two law enforcement disciples stepped forward and grabbed Xie Wenyuan from the left and right.
Xie Wenyuan struggled to look at Xie Duanfeng: "Uncle, save me! Save me—"
Xie Duanfeng's face was so gloomy it could drip water. He glared fiercely at Zhang Tie, then looked at Deacon You, his voice filled with anger: "Deacon You, leave yourself some room to maneuver, so you can meet again in the future!"
Deacon You didn't seem to care about Xie Duanfeng's expression: "Junior Brother Xie, the sect rules were set by the Core Formation uncles. I act according to the rules, impartially and without favoritism. If you have any complaints, you can appeal to the Enforcement Hall, or even go to the uncles!"
Xie Duanfeng was speechless, and could only watch helplessly as Xie Wenyuan was taken away.
"Zhang Tie, the Xie family will remember what happened today!" Xie Duanfeng flicked his sleeves and left with a livid face.
[Temporarily resolved the Xie family's troubles, Karma Value +100]
Current causality value: 110
As Zhang Tie watched Xie Duanfeng's retreating figure, the smile on his face gradually faded.
At this moment, Deacon You spoke up, his tone much more polite than when he had confronted Xie Duanfeng: "Junior Brother Zhang, the person who falsely accused you has been dealt with. As for the matter of you injuring two members of the Xie family, since Xie Wenyuan dares not provide evidence, the Enforcement Hall will not investigate further. Is that acceptable?"
Zhang Tie glanced at Deacon You and nodded: "Deacon You is fair!"
Deacon You clasped his hands in a fist salute, then summoned his flying artifact and left Xiaohuan Peak.
"Old fox!" Zhang Tie muttered as he watched the other person's disappearing figure.
The other party seemed to be helping him, but in reality, they didn't offend either side and kept a tight rein on things. Taking down Xie Wenyuan was probably also due to considerations of the sect rules and Zhang Tie's Foundation Establishment status.
But that's normal, why would anyone help him?
The Xie family's matter has come to an end, but Zhang Tie knows that the other party will not let it go so easily, but so what?
With the Book of Cause and Effect and the "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique," the Xie family would have to carefully consider whether they would choke to death if they wanted to touch him!