"Nothing else?"
Lu Li put on a mocking smile. He was sure that this Patriarch Yang was from the four forces.
Instead of talking about what happened in the small battlefield, Patriarch Yang only mentioned how Lu Li provoked the Demon-slaying Hall. Clearly, he was trying to protect Ji Mengtian and Yang Xuan.
Lu Li's eyes flickered. He turned to Patriarch Yang and asked, "Why not?
Do you want me to tell you what I have done? "
Before Patriarch Yang could answer, Lu Li continued, "I killed innocent people in the small world. I killed hundreds of human beings.
I imprisoned Ji Mengtian, young lady of the Samsara Palace, Yang Xuan, future Family Patriarch of the Hades Society, Lu Suan and Lu Ni, young master of the Lu Family, and Die Feiyu, young lady of the Pavilion of Blossoms.
I tortured them for days, which disgraced the four forces. "
"I am a warrior with no background and no backing. How dare I provoke the four forces and the Demon-slaying Hall, the protector of the human race?
I, Lu Li, deserve to be cut into pieces and executed. "
"But —"
Lu Li's voice suddenly became impassioned, "I killed warriors of the Samsara Palace, the Pavilion of Blossoms, the Lu Family and the Hades Society. Yang Xuan, Ji Mengtian, Lu Suan, Lu Ni and Die Feiyu also killed warriors of the Pavilion of Delicacy and many human beings.
They tried to kill me many times. If you want to kill me, then please execute the five of them together. Or else … I will not accept this! "
Lu Li emphasized the last three words and dragged them out on purpose. His words echoed in the hall, which made some patriarchs change their expressions.
Lu Li retreated for the sake of advancing. He dragged Ji Mengtian, Yang Xuan and Lu Suan down with him.
He did kill some human warriors. Ji Nu, Yang Qi, and the others tried to kill Jiang Qiling and the others. He killed more than two hundred of them.
That being said, Jiang Qiling and Jiang Hu were killed by Ji Nu and the others. Also, Ji Mengtian and Lu Suan tried to kill Ye Futian and Jiang Qiling twice. Ye Luo and Lu Hongyu all knew about it. How could Ye Futian and Jiang Qiling turn black into white?
According to the rules of the Demon-slaying Hall, Lu Li should die but so should Ji Mengtian, Lu Suan and the others.
Lu Li was satisfied that he could take several people with him to the grave.
Lu Li's words caused another uproar in the hall. Lu Li didn't know if it was because those people didn't know, or they were deliberately making a fuss to make the situation worse.
A cold light flickered in the Second Palace Master's eyes. He looked at Elder Yang and asked, "Have you investigated the matter?"
Patriarch Yang remained calm. He cupped his fists to Deputy Master and said, "I have found out that Lu Li had a conflict with Ji Mengtian, Lu Suan, Lu Ni, Yang Xuan, and Die Feiyu in the small battlefield.
Lu Li put them into the Ding of Barbarian God and trapped them for more than a month until they were rescued by Patriarch Long just now.
Hmm … when the conflict broke out, both sides suffered casualties. "
Elder Yang's explanation was simple. Obviously, he wanted to clear the name of Ji Mengtian and the others.
"Bullshit!"
Lu Li flew into a rage. He pointed to Patriarch Yang and said, "Patriarch, you call this a thorough investigation?
He simply couldn't tell right from wrong and inverted black from white.
Since there are so many lords and seniors here today, why don't we … summon everyone here and confront them in court?
Do you dare? "
"Courting death!"
Patriarch Yang coldly shouted and angrily said, "Lu Li, how dare you speak rudely and insult a Patriarch? Do you believe that I will kill you on the spot?"
"Alright!"
Right at that moment, Law Enforcement Patriarch who had been silent suddenly spoke.
He looked over coldly and said in a deep voice, "Since there is something suspicious, then let's get to the bottom of it.
Now that everyone is here, we can interrogate them on the spot. It won't be too late to convict them after we figure out the truth. "
"What ~"
Just now, there were only some murmurs in the hall but this time, it was noisier.
Law Enforcement Patriarch was the most powerful person in the hall after the three Grand Masters. Usually, Law Enforcement Patriarch was in charge of almost all the affairs of the Demon-slaying Hall. He was in a high position and people had to pay attention to his words.
Many people had already guessed what had happened today. Lu Li had imprisoned young masters and young ladies of the four forces. The four forces were going to use their connections and influence to kill Lu Li.
Now, Law Enforcement Patriarch had intervened. Was he … going to take Lu Li's side?
One of the four forces was the Lu Family and Lu Zhengtan was the son of Law Enforcement Patriarch.
Lu Suan and Lu Ni represented the legitimate Lu Family. Lu Li had been exiled from the Lu Family and had nothing to do with the Lu Family.
Theoretically speaking, even if Law Enforcement Patriarch wasn't on the Lu Family's side, he wouldn't interfere. Both sides were fair. It would be wrong for him to help either side.
Deputy Master looked at Law Enforcement Patriarch, nodded and said, "We have to get to the bottom of this. Patriarch Yang, summon the parties and witnesses. Let's have a trial in court."
Patriarch Yang didn't change his expression. He cupped his fists, waved to another patriarch and said, "Go and bring in the relevant people."
A patriarch left quickly. Lu Li looked at Patriarch Yang and then to the other patriarchs in the hall.
Seeing that the people inside were all silent, without any unusual expressions, he suddenly felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.
Things might be going in a different direction than he had expected. Were they really going to distort the truth?
Did the four forces really have such power?
An hour later, a group of people was brought in.
Lu Li glanced over. When he saw who it was, his expressions changed again.
Ji Mengtian and the other four were brought in, including Ji Nu and Yang Qi. Apart from them, there was only Jiang Hu. Ye Luo, Lu Hongyu, Lu Lin, and Jiang Qiling were nowhere to be seen.
Ye Luo knew the whole story better than anyone else and so did Lu Lin, Lu Hongyu, and Jiang Qiling.
But none of them were here except for Jiang Hu, which made Lu Li feel even worse.
Ji Mengtian and Die Feiyu's faces were still charred. Their hair and eyebrows were bald. They were too ashamed to see others so they covered their heads and faces with scarves.
Lu Suan, Lu Ni, and Yang Xuan were also charred. Their wounds were healed but it was obvious that they were struck by thunderbolts. Their hair and eyebrows were burnt off, which was a strange sight.
When they came in, they glared at Lu Li with murderous looks. Only Die Feiyu looked at Lu Li with no hatred, only fear.
What happened during this time had planted a seed of fear in her heart. She looked at Lu Li as if he was a demon. How could she get back at him?
Many powerful warriors in the hall were enraged to see how miserable they were. Lu Li could tell at a glance that they were from the four forces or they were related to all four forces.
"Plop ~"
Lu Suan and the other four knelt down heavily. Lu Suan shouted, "Greetings, Deputy Master and the other patriarchs. We are Lu Suan and his companions.
Lu Li has kept us in captivity for over a month and tortured us. He killed more than a dozen of our friends. If it were not for the fact that we were lucky, we would all have been killed.
I beg you, lords, to seek justice for us. The five of us thank you. "
"Bang, bang, bang ~"
With that said, Lu Suan kowtowed so hard that his forehead was making a loud noise. The other four followed suit.
Their faces were filled with grievance and hatred. Ji Mengtian and Die Feiyu shed tears.
They were like five kids who had been bullied and they came back to ask their elders to avenge them.
"Such acting skills … tsk, tsk!"