In the Hall of Law, everyone stood in silence. Jiang Lianxue came back after changing into a new robe.
Chief Master and Long Xuesha did not sit in the main seats. Patriarch Sun from the Hall of Law was the chief interrogator while Jiang Lianxue and Long Xuesha sat on the side, emotionless.
Patriarch Sun had been a patriarch of the Hall of Law all his life. He was experienced. He asked questions one by one. When he was questioning someone, the others were not allowed to speak.
Patriarch Sun was skillful in his questioning. With just a few words, he had laid out the truth.
Everyone here was a sly fox. They could figure out the details easily.
Back at the Brown Blood Mountain, Qian Huanhan and Lu Li peeked at Jiang Lianxue and Meng Yu's naked bodies. Maybe the two did not shut off their senses and knew everything?
Therefore, Jiang Lianxue brought Uncle Li with her to erase Lu Li's and Qian Huanhan's memories. Lu Li and Qian Huanhan were not willing to have their memories erased or to be manipulated. Therefore, they took out the Lightning Trigger to force Li Feng to leave.
However, Li Feng resorted to soul attack. In the end, Lu Li used the Lightning Trigger to alert everyone.
It was simple!
If it were not for the fact that Lu Li used the Lightning Trigger in the end, what happened today would have been trivial. Chief Master and the patriarchs would not have paid attention.
There were two things wrong with this. First, Jiang Lianxue tricked Patriarch Gu away so that she could attack Qian Huanhan and Lu Li. Second, Lu Li used the Lightning Trigger in the end.
Deceiving the patriarchs was tantamount to deceiving the master. The first rule of the Hall of Relics was that deceiving the master was a serious offense.
If it were not for Long Xuesha, many in the Chamber of Relics would have perished today. This was a serious offense.
If this matter was not dealt with seriously, the other disciples might follow suit. The consequences would be unimaginable.
Patriarch Sun was supposed to be in charge of the conviction. However, Qian Huanhan was Patriarch Gu's personal student and Jiang Lianxue was from the Chief Master's family. Her father was a patriarch of the Chamber of Relics. Patriarch Sun could not make the decision.
Cupping his fists, he asked Chief Master, "Chief Master, how do you think we should deal with this?"
The Pavilion Master expressionlessly scanned the hall. Today, many elders had come, a total of forty to fifty of them. He paused for a moment and asked, "Everyone, tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"
The fact that the Pavilion Master didn't give any instructions himself meant that he couldn't make up his mind. Or perhaps, he needed the Elders to help him say something that was difficult to say.
Many patriarchs understood. One of them stood up and said, "I think … Lu Li has used the Trigger of Thunder in the valley. He cannot be forgiven. I suggest that he be expelled from the Chamber of Relics. Jiang Lianxue, Qian Huanhan, and Long Yunhai should be locked up for a year as punishment!"
Lu Li glanced over with a cold smile on his face.
Qian Huanhan panicked when he heard that. He wanted to say something but Elder Sun glanced at him coldly. "You are all guilty. I didn't ask you to speak, so shut up. Otherwise, you will be even more guilty!"
Lu Li patted Qian Huanhan's shoulder to tell him to take it easy and wait for the patriarchs to finish.
Qian Huanhan stood there, fuming. He looked at the patriarchs coldly, waiting for their opinion.
Another patriarch stood up. Ignoring Qian Huanhan's stare, the patriarch cupped his fists to Chief Master and Long Xuesha. "I think Patriarch Lei's punishment is too light. If it were not for Patriarch Long, how many people would have died?
Is it enough to just expel Lu Li from the Chamber of Relics?
I think Lu Li should be executed as a warning to the disciples! "
Qian Huanhan could no longer stand. But Lu Li grabbed Qian Huanhan's arm and glared at him, telling him to keep quiet.
Lu Li himself was calm. Apart from the faint hint of mockery, he didn't seem to be upset.
He looked on coldly as if he was looking at a bunch of monkeys jumping up and down. It was ridiculous …
Lu Li's reaction had enraged several patriarchs. They stood up and agreed with this patriarch's suggestion to sentence Lu Li to death.
As for the crimes of Jiang Lianxue and the others, they didn't even mention it. It was as if this was a special meeting to judge Lu Li.
Another patriarch raised an objection. "I think … Lu Li had no other choice. Just now, he said that Li Feng was going to kill him. He did it to protect himself because he had no other choice. In the end, it didn't lead to a disaster, did it?
I think we can just sentence him to death and expel him from the Chamber of Relics. We can just imprison him for a thousand years as a punishment. "
Lu Li looked at this patriarch gratefully. This patriarch had a conscience. Clearly, the other patriarchs were going against their conscience.
But on second thought, Jiang Lianxue was from the Chief Master's family and her father was a patriarch. Even though her father didn't say anything, the fact that her father was sitting here today was a show of his attitude.
There was also Long Yunhai and the others. Long Xuesha was sitting up there. Long Yunhai and the others had only followed him over without doing anything.
Even if they did do something, they would turn it into a trivial matter.
On the other hand, Lu Li!
He was an insignificant disciple and Patriarch Gu had criticized him in public. A disciple like him was at the bottom of the Chamber of Relics. He had no power, no background, and no talent.
For many patriarchs, the execution of a disciple like him was not worth mentioning.
The patriarchs only mentioned Lu Li instead of Qian Huanhan because Qian Huanhan was Patriarch Gu's private student.
Patriarch Gu would not be happy with the punishment. What was more, it was Lu Li who used the Lightning Trigger and he almost caused a disaster. Who else could they blame but Lu Li?
This was a serious matter. Someone must take the fall. Otherwise, how could the disciples be deterred?
How could they clean up the rules?
How could they warn the future generations?
Many patriarchs expressed their opinions. Most of them chose to punish Lu Li severely. Some of the others gave up and some spoke up for Lu Li.
But without exception, nobody said to punish Jiang Lianxue and Li Feng severely!
When most of the patriarchs had expressed their opinions and no one else said anything, Chief Master turned to Lu Li and said, "Lu Li, do you have anything to say?
If not, I am going to convict you. "
Of course, Lu Li had something to say. But he did not defend himself. He cupped his fists and asked, "Chief Master, will my words affect the result of the punishment?
If my words are meaningless, then I don't want to waste your time. "
"Eh …"
Lu Li's calmness and words surprised many patriarchs. They had been in this situation many times. Most of the time, people would cry out, beg for mercy, or swear at the top of their lungs.
However, Lu Li was so calm.
Was he not going to defend himself?
"This punk is smart …"
Patriarch Sun and the other patriarchs from the Hall of Law looked at each other and exclaimed to themselves. Lu Li's words were calm but he had forced Chief Master into a dead end.
Was Chief Master going to say that nothing Lu Li said would work?
Chief Master would not say that. If Chief Master said that Lu Li's words would work, then he would be falling into Lu Li's trap.
Chief Master could become the Chief Master of Chamber of Relics and a master craftsman. Naturally, Chief Master was a smart man.
He would not fall into Lu Li's trap. He said emotionlessly, "You have to tell me before you know if it will work or not.
If you don't, I will assume that you are obeying the sentence. "
"I will talk!"