King of Creation-Chapter 77 - The Murder Mission

“If you ask me, just kill him cleanly with one sword!”

As the words were spoken, a burst of Ice Sword Light suddenly flew out, aiming for Yuen Chengzu.

Almost at the same time, Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang, whose old face had turned the color of a pig’s liver, released a burst of Spirit Light from his sleeve, blocking Liao Feibai’s Sword Light.

“Sect Leader, this is only the one-sided story of Ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue, we should at least let my disciple have a few words,” Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang said somewhat unwillingly.

His main concern was his own face, which he could not afford to lose.

Yuen Chengzu was the disciple he had personally selected, and if he were to be wasted of his cultivation and expelled from the Sect for a substantial loss of principle, it would be Elder Hong Banjiang’s face that was lost.

“Fine, Yuen Chengzu, what do you have to say!” Eventually, Sect Leader Guo Qijing still gave Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang some face, as every elder capable of entering this grand hall for deliberation held significant weight within the Qiyun Sect.

“Sect Leader, please forgive me—Sect Leader, please forgive me!

I indeed made grave mistakes, but there were reasons for my actions.

I beg the Sect Leader to consider a lighter punishment.

Moreover, the situation is slightly different from what Ye Zhen reported,” Yuen Chengzu said from his kneeling position, banging his head on the ground and weeping bitterly.

“Speak!”

“Sect Leader, last year when I went to Yinshan County to deliver the silver, it happened that my hometown in Dingbei County was struck by a great disaster.

Seeing my fellow villagers homeless and without food, and even hearing of cannibalism, I could not bear it and used all my savings to help them.

“However, my savings were very limited, so I thought about using the An Family Silver intended for the Meng Family.

I planned to make up the missing amount when delivering the An Family Silver this year.

I had the silver ready, but who would have thought…”

As he spoke, Yuen Chengzu took out a silver note while prostrating and crying bitterly.

As he wept on the ground, a sly flash glinted in his eyes.

“This…”

“Sect Leader, Dingbei County indeed suffered a natural disaster last year, with nearly ten thousand dead or injured.

My disciple even went back to his hometown to help with the disaster relief,” Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang added at the right moment.

Those words made Ye Zhen frown deeply.

“Yuen Chengzu, even if your embezzlement of the Meng Family’s An Family Silver last year is excusable, what about the previous five years?

How do you explain your embezzlement then?”

“The previous five years?”

Yuen Chengzu, who was still prostrate and sobbing, lifted his head, looking utterly astonished, “The An Family Silver of the last five years was delivered to Old Madam Meng without a single coin missing.

Where does this accusation of embezzlement come from?”

Ye Zhen was furious, “Yuen Chengzu, how dare you still deny it?

Over the last six years, the silver you delivered each year was only one hundred taels, a fact witnessed by Meng Xiaoyue herself.

And to think you’re from the Thirteen Counties of Northern Land—has your conscience been eaten by dogs?”

“I really didn’t, on my life!

Old Madam Meng even wrote receipts each time, and for that one time last year, I talked to Elder Meng about this issue, and Old Madam Meng agreed,” Yuen Chengzu swore to the heavens.

“Yuen Chengzu, you have no shame!

Old Madam Meng has passed away, and yet you are using her to shield yourself!”

Sect Leader Guo Qijing frowned deeply upon hearing this and turned to Meng Xiaoyue, “Little Yue, are you certain of what you saw?”

Meng Xiaoyue nodded resolutely, about to say something when she was abruptly interrupted by Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang, “Five or six years ago, how old were you?

Can you remember such details clearly?

You couldn’t even differentiate the denomination of the silver notes, could you?”

“I remember clearly.

I have been able to remember things since I was seven years old….”

“Little Yue, the silver I delivered for the past five years was indeed ten thousand taels.

Think about it again, could you have remembered it wrong?” Yuen Chengzu said earnestly.

“Sect Leader, everything is clear now!

My disciple Yuen Chengzu is inherently good.

Last year, he misappropriated this silver to aid the disaster victims from his hometown.

Moreover, he explained this to Elder Meng and said it would be made up for this year, so it does not count as embezzlement,” Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang concluded the matter directly.

“But Meng Xiaoyue….”

“Meng Xiaoyue is just a child, and how reliable can her words be?

Could it be that I, an elder, would lie?

My disciple did indeed experience a disaster in his hometown last year, and he even exchanged the pills bestowed by the Sect for silver,” Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang argued.

After finishing his words, Elder Hong Banjiang swept his gaze across the other elders and said, “Now that everything is clear, why don’t you all say something?”

Pressured by Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang, none of the other elders wanted to offend him over this matter, and they all nodded in agreement.

Only Grand Elder Lut Changchuan let out a cold snort and pointed at Yuen Chengzu, “Compared to the nonsense from this scoundrel, I trust Little Yue’er’s words much more!

Yuen Chengzu, you had better not let me find out that you are lying, or I swear I will take your life myself!”

Upon hearing these words, Elder Hong Banjiang’s face once again flushed the color of a liver, “Grand Elder, what do you mean by that?”

“I also trust Meng Xiaoyue’s words more.

Little Yue, would you like me to take you to see the place where your father Meng Chuan used to cultivate?” Liao Feibai suddenly interjected.

Hearing this, Meng Xiaoyue happily nodded her head.

As she stepped out of the great hall, Liao Feibai suddenly stopped and turned back, “Ye Zhen, I have a task for you!”

“What task?” Ye Zhen asked in confusion.

Liao Feibai’s gaze shifted and pointed directly at Yuen Chengzu, “If you get the chance, kill this ungrateful bastard for me.

If you do, there will be a reward!”

These words caused the faces of Yuen Chengzu and Elder Hong Banjiang to change dramatically.

Just as Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang was about to explode, Liao Feibai had already walked away.

“Kill Yuen Chengzu?”

Hearing the task Liao Feibai assigned, Ye Zhen frowned; he wanted to kill the bastard Yuen Chengzu more than anyone else.

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Not to mention the ten thousand taels of silver that should have been sent to the Meng Family every year for the past five years, even if there had been only one year with ten thousand taels of silver for the Meng Family, Old Madam Meng and little Yue’er wouldn’t have had to live so meagerly and struggled so hard!

Yuen Chengzu, the bastard, clearly took advantage of the news of Old Madam Meng’s death and bullied young Meng Xiaoyue to deny any debt without proof.

In the end, Sect Leader Guo Qijing smoothed things over and didn’t give Yuen Chengzu any substantial punishment, though he did give him a few warnings.

Suddenly, a Talisman Light flew into the great hall and fell into the hands of Sect Leader Guo Qijing, who instantly stood up and said, “Gentlemen, the Eldest Prince and the Third Prince have been led to the Martial Battle Arena by the Second Elder and others.

The grand competition between the Qiyun Sect and the Lishui Sect is about to begin.

Let’s head there as well.”

“Both sects’ grand competition?”

“You missed the sect competition and don’t know about this.

Later…

never mind, I will take you myself.” Sect Leader Guo Qijing was quite amicable, scooped up Ye Zhen with a swirl of his sleeve, and in a blink, vanished from the great hall.

Hearing Sect Leader Guo Qijing’s words, Ye Zhen’s eyes sparkled with brilliance, as he suddenly thought of a perfectly valid opportunity to kill Yuen Chengzu!

In an instant, the rest of the elders quickly left, only leaving behind Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang and his disciple Yuen Chengzu.

Smack!

Elder Hong Banjiang slapped Yuen Chengzu across the face so hard that it knocked out one of Yuen Chengzu’s teeth.

“If you dare to do anything that disgraces your master and makes me clean up your mess again, nobody else will need to lay a hand on you; I’ll extinguish you myself!” he declared, leaving Yuen Chengzu trembling with fear, before vanishing in a flash of light.

“Damn Ye Zhen, always sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong!” In the deserted great hall, Yuen Chengzu clenched his fists tightly, his veins bulging with rage.

The location of the grand competition between the two sects, as mentioned by Sect Leader Guo Qijing, was the familiar old place for Ye Zhen, the Martial Battle Arena of Donglai Peak.

Once set down by Sect Leader Guo Qijing, Ye Zhen instinctively looked towards the direction of Heaven and Earth Cliff at Donglai Peak, and his expression changed abruptly.

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