Chapter 153 Quarrel
Lin Jingle said expressionlessly: "This is the rule."

"Then tell me, according to the rules, how should they be punished?" Wang Feiyin pointed at Nong Zhiyi and the others and asked.

Lin Jingle: "Abolish your cultivation and expel you from the academy."

The three kneeling men felt weak and they kowtowed in apology. Their cultivation was abolished and they were expelled from the academy. Their lives were ruined.

Nong Zhiyi laughed miserably and he knew it.

He was confused at the time. When he regained his senses the next day and started thinking about it, he realized that he was in a bad situation.

This matter could be a big or small one. If it was defined as a fight, he would be sentenced to a year in prison at most, and fined some resources and money.

But if they were defined as harming their fellow students, with Duke Cui Huai badly injured and Dai Yong unconscious, they would definitely be severely punished, and their cultivation would definitely be abolished and they would be expelled from the academy.

Nong Zhiyi was very unwilling, but he knew he was powerless to change it.

Pan Yun is capable and has a strong background. Judging from her tough attitude towards Zhang Ziwang at that time, she would never let this matter go. It is obvious that this is the only outcome for them.

Regardless of whether they gave Zhang Weiliang away or not, they would all end up like this.

In fact, if they gave Zhang Weiliang away, their fate would be even worse.

The Zhang family will take revenge on him, they will definitely take revenge on him.

So he could only take all the responsibility on himself. At least, the news that Zhang Weiliang was the mastermind definitely did not come from him.

He quickly glanced at the three companions kneeling beside him, and if possible, it would be best to save them. Even if his dantian was destroyed, he was unwilling to give up. Saving one would give him an extra way in the future.

Nong Zhi gritted his teeth, endured the pain, stood up and knelt, kowtowed and said: "Master, this matter was done by me alone. They were deceived by me, and they were coerced and lured by me. That's why they dared not to follow me."

"During the fight against Cui Huaigong, I had the highest level of cultivation and was the most ruthless. Please forgive them, Master. I am willing to pay with my life."

The three people kneeling on the side kowtowed repeatedly, their bodies trembling, without saying a word of rebuttal.

The onlookers couldn't help but feel complicated after hearing this, "Although Nong Zhiyi is a bad guy, he is still loyal."

"Bah, you have never been robbed, so of course you are talking without any pain. In my opinion, what do you mean by loyalty? They must have some private interests. If they really mean loyalty, aren't we his classmates? Why are they stealing our resources and bullying us?"

"I heard that you were robbed by him, Junior Brother."

"Not only have I been robbed by them, I've also been beaten by them. Anyway, I'll cut off ties with anyone who tries to plead for them!"

At that moment, many people put away their sympathy for Nong Zhiyi.

Wang Feiyin didn't care about all this. Anyway, if Pan Yun was punished to be confined to the cliff for three months, these five people, oh, except Dai Yong who was already unconscious, all four would be severely punished, and no one would be let off.

After their martial arts skills were abolished, they had to wait until Zhang Weiliang was captured and convicted before being driven down the mountain.

Nong Zhiyi’s confession is important, but it seems not that important.

With red eyes, he looked up at Pan Yun, "Pan Yun, do you know how difficult it is for ordinary people like us to practice Taoism? Do you know how difficult it is for us to survive in the academy?"

"Of course I know," Pan Yun said coldly, "They not only have to endure some oppression from the upper class, but also have to endure the malice from you. You rob them of their money and resources, and they also beat them up. It is too difficult for ordinary people to practice Taoism."

Nong Zhiyi: "When I first started practicing Taoism, I was robbed and beaten. Who can help me? If I don't rob others, others will rob me!"

"You should ask Hall Master Lin and Dean Zhang about this," Pan Jun looked at the two of them sharply, "Are the rules of the academy just for show? Those who practice Taoism must cultivate their minds, but as a result, let alone asking about the great Dao, there are so many fights in such a small academy. They haven't even fought against the heavens, but have started fighting against people first."

Pan Yun questioned Nong Zhiyi in return, "Why don't you question the teacher? Does the academy teach us to cultivate the Tao and teach us justice, or does it teach us to be dark-minded and fight endlessly? You bully the weak and fear the strong, and you dare not question the teachers who manage the academy, but instead bully your fellow disciples who are weaker than you. The dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon. Nong Zhiyi, you don't even have the courage to ask the Tao, how can you pursue the Tao?"

Nong Zhiyi's lips trembled and he was unable to speak for a long time.

The faces of the deans such as Lin Jingle and Zhang Ziwang turned pale, and even Lou Tong was ashamed and angry.

Pan Yun was still unwilling to let them go, and looked up and asked Lin Jingle, "Master Lin, if my anger two days ago was a sin, because I did not regard the academy as my home, then at this moment, I truly regard the academy as my home. I hope it can get better and better, and I hope it can be passed down for thousands of years."

"So, I hope it can correct the bad and maintain the good. Please answer me, the academy has such an atmosphere. Is the Criminal Law Hall responsible? Are the deans responsible?"

Lin Jingle's eyes seemed to be gleaming with fire. He looked at Pan Yun steadily and said, "Yes! I and the other deans are guilty. I am willing to plead guilty."

Zhang Ziwang was displeased: "Master Lin!"

Lin Jingle said: "Master Zhang, the scabies has already festered. If it is not removed, the whole body will be ulcerated."

Zhang Ziwang: "Haste makes waste, Master Lin, the lessons of the past are still fresh in our minds, and the real person is not here, I advise you to think twice before you act."

Lin Jingle: "It's just a small matter, why do we need a real person to be present? We are just cleaning up the stubborn students in the academy and preventing such things from happening again. Maintaining the rules and regulations in the academy is the responsibility of the Criminal Law Hall."

"Really?" Zhang Ziwang asked, "I'm afraid you don't just want to revamp the Criminal Law Hall, right?"

He looked at the other deans and asked, "Gong Ze, Junior Sister Lou, Dean Xue, what do you think?"

Wang Gongze: "This is a matter of great importance, let's wait until the real person comes back."

Dean Xue frowned and said, "It's time to clean up the academy. The atmosphere in the academy has been getting worse in recent years. However, Zi Wang is right to worry. We should be careful to avoid any problems."

Lou Tong frowned and said nothing, and couldn't help but look at Xuan Miao who was standing in front of the crowd.

Xuanmiao glanced at her but didn't respond to her. Instead, he sneered and said, "It's just to rectify the rules of the academy. Does such a small matter require the real person to come back to handle it? If you don't know, you would think that this academy is really controlled by the real person. But he spends most of the year outside. I wonder who usually maintains this academy."

Zhang Zifang, "Sister Li, stop being so sarcastic. You are no longer a member of the academy. We are discussing internal affairs of the academy now."

Xuanmiao took a few steps towards him and said coldly: "I am indeed not a member of the academy anymore, but my last name is still Zhang. I told you, what's wrong?"

Familiar with the smell of quarrel, Pan Jun simply sat back, resting his feet on the table, watching it all with great interest.

Not far away on the second floor, Zhang Liuzhen covered his chest and started coughing, and a handkerchief was handed to him.

Zhang Liuzhen tilted his head and saw that it was Li Wenying, so he reached out to take it, covered his mouth and coughed, "Your injury seems to be getting worse, how many years can you live?"

Zhang Liuzhen pinched the handkerchief to cover the blood inside, and smiled with a pale face: "Don't worry, he can still live for a long time." Li Wenying paused for a long time, not knowing whether to believe it or not, raised his chin and nodded downwards, "They are quarreling again, I'm afraid this matter will be left unresolved again, don't you want to go down and help?"

"You also said that it would be nothing," Zhang Liuzhen said, "Whether the reform will be carried out or not is not up to Zhang Ziwang and Lin Jingle and others, but up to the people in the Tianshi Mansion at the foot of the mountain."

"That's right," Li Wenying sneered and skipped the topic. "Where's Pan Yun? If you don't go, she will really be sent to the Cliff of Repentance. Life there will be difficult. Three months, she's so young, she might go crazy."

Zhang Liuzhen coughed lightly and couldn't help but smile. "Aunt is here. Don't worry. She can't go, at least not now."

Sure enough, the trial ended with a quarrel between the big guys. Wang Feiyin was the real outsider, but he was able to sow discord and fan the flames.

He added a few words from time to time, successfully igniting everyone's anger. Even the usually good-tempered Dean Xue couldn't help but get angry. "The Criminal Law Hall just wants to be more strict. What's wrong with letting them do it? It's just a small matter, and you are arguing so hard. There are so many students watching. Aren't you ashamed?"

Zhang Ziwang: "Master Xue, we are also doing this for the good of the academy. Any slight change could go astray and have a negative impact on the academy in the end."

"Although the emperor is now very gracious to the Immortal Master, the court has always been dissatisfied with the academy under the jurisdiction of the Tianshi Mansion. If something bad happens due to the reform, the academy may be abandoned with just one sentence from above."

Wang Gongze also nodded, "It's not like there haven't been precedents, so we should be careful."

"To improve the atmosphere in the academy, the court hopes that you are all loyal, faithful and righteous people. Do you think the officials in the court will be happy to see the academy gradually turn into a puddle of mud?" Xuan Miao sneered, "If you are not happy about it and are afraid that Lin Jingle's reforms will harm your interests, then just say it directly and stop waving the banner of the court."

Pan Jun knelt aside and nodded repeatedly, wishing she could applaud Xuan Miao, thinking that what her senior sister said was absolutely right.

Zhang Ziwang caught a glimpse of her actions and glared at her fiercely. It was she who started this whole thing.

Pan Jun looked back at him innocently. How could he blame her for this? She really took charge of the academy this time, so she wanted it to get better and better.

If it weren't your own home, who would care about its life or death?

The quarrel was so fierce that none of the Dai family members dared to say a word, especially since they didn't quite understand what they were saying, so they huddled aside and didn't say anything.

When they all fell silent, Dai's mother thought they had finished arguing and immediately pulled at the corner of her husband's clothes.

Father Dai mustered up his courage and said with trembling lips: "Well, that... Taoist priests, how should we deal with Er Gouzi's matter? How much money do you want to compensate us? When can we take him back?"

Lin Jingle said with a sullen face, "Didn't we say that all five of them would have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from the academy? Since Dai Yong is seriously injured and unconscious at the moment, the academy is willing to ask Taoist Wang to wake him up. After he wakes up, we will decide whether to expel him from the academy depending on the situation."

Father Dai: "What about the money?"

Lin Jingle looked at him gloomily, "What money?"

"No, they beat our Er Gouzi like this and they won't pay for it?"

Lin Jingle: "Dai Yong was the first to attack."

"That's impossible," Dai's father shouted, "If they don't pay the money, I will carry him to the government office to file a complaint. In short, they must pay the money!"

Lin Jingle sneered, "Let's not talk about the academy's affairs. The academy will handle them. Just because he is a Taoist priest, even if he is sent to the government office, the government office will eventually hand him over to the Tianshi Mansion for handling. Do you know that Taoist priests are outsiders, and the Tianshi Mansion is in charge of all Taoist affairs in the world?"

The Dai family didn't understand, but when they saw Lin Jingle's firm words and the onlookers acting as if it was a matter of course, they knew it was useless to go to the government office.

And they have no ability to reason, so they can only cry and make a fuss.

Mother Dai slapped her thigh and cried, "My poor son, you were beaten for nothing. Open your eyes and look. Your parents were bullied to death—"

Wang Feiyin scratched his ears and said, "Alright, alright, you just want money, right? Let Lin Jingle turn the herbs used to treat him into money for you."

Dai's mother continued to cry. "They took advantage of their power to bully you. They beat you but you didn't admit it. They even wanted to drive you out..."

Wang Feiyin, "All those herbs should be worth about 200 taels."

Dai's mother stopped talking and her eyes widened instantly. Dai's father's face flashed with excitement and he immediately pushed Dai's mother. Dai's mother hesitated for a moment and was twisted several times by Dai's father. She still said, "We don't trust you. Give us the money and we will take the patient back for treatment ourselves."

Wang Feiyin: "Then you must think carefully. In this whole world, apart from the imperial doctors in the palace, I am the only one who can possibly save him. If you take him away, you will just be waiting to die."

Mother Dai opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Father Dai stabbed her several times but it was useless, so he simply walked out from behind his wife and said, "We won't treat her. You are the girl's family, who knows if you will do anything. I won't let you treat her. Give us the money and we will find a doctor to treat her ourselves."

The students who were watching felt a sense of grief for the deceased. Although Dai Yong was not a good person, they felt that Dai's family was even worse.

Wang Feiyin laughed loudly, stroking his beard and said, "Zhang Ziwang, did you see that? This is the evil of human nature. This is the inner heart they need to temper. This is the way to cultivate the Tao! You let them fight among themselves and compete for resources. It is nothing but a disaster created by you and others."

"Zhang Ziwang, the pus of scabies is too large. Once it spreads, it will directly attack the internal organs. No medicine can help. There is no way to save the patient."

He stepped forward and took Cui Huaigong and Pan Yun away, saying directly: "You can handle your family affairs by yourselves. My promise is still valid. Just send the person here and I will cure him for free."

Everyone watched him leave with the two people in silence, and even Lin Jingle did not stop them.

Tao Ji looked at Xuanmiao.

Xuanmiao ignored them and went forward to take Miaozhen with him.

Tao Ji hurriedly caught up, pulling Miao He along with him.

All the people from Sanqing Mountain left in an instant. Xuanli in the crowd jumped up a few times but still could not see anything. He could only hear sounds and his vision was completely blocked.

Seeing that there was no sound in front for a long time, she asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Why is everyone silent?"

Not only did the commanders stop talking, they also drove them all away and locked up Nong Zhiyi and others in the Criminal Law Hall. As for the Dai family, they discussed the matter privately.

When the crowd dispersed, she realized that Pan Yun had been taken away by her senior brother, and she quickly picked up her skirt and ran after him.

Pan Yun and Cui Huaigong were taken to the Taisuyuan clinic, where Wang Feiyin wanted to treat Cui Huaigong again.

He threw Pan Yun down, tapped her forehead and said, "You, you..."

(End of this chapter)