noffsinger Chapter 429: Snow on the Desk of the Infatuated Alliance Leader (31)
Chapter 429: Snow on the Desk of the Infatuated Alliance Leader (31)
"Everyone, Jiang didn't know this kid was so confused..."
"Wasn't this something that Master Jiang had instructed?"
Jiang Yide hurriedly denied: "Of course not!"
"Langyu, kneel down!"
Bai Chao fell to his knees with a thud.
"Seniors, this matter has nothing to do with the owner of the manor!"
Jiang Yide: “…”
He really wanted to sew Bai Chao's mouth shut! The more you talk, the more mistakes you make!
Jing Hanyue felt relieved after checking Mu Yaner's pulse. She sneered when she heard this: "Oh? What's the matter that has nothing to do with the owner of the manor?"
"Naturally..."
Jiang Yide interrupted Bai Chao and bowed to Jing Hanyue: "Valley Master Hanyue, this kid's words are rude, please calm down."
"Lang Yu, why did you bring poisonous medicine with you?"
"I……"
Bai Chao hurriedly explained: "I really don't know, Master. When I went to get the medicine, there was no one in the small kitchen. I saw the medicine simmering on the stove and went to get it."
Jiang Yide stared at Bai Chao: "You really didn't see anyone in the small kitchen?"
When Bai Chao saw Jiang Yide's eyes, his expression changed.
"Yes... but! When I was leaving with the medicine, I seemed to see the figure of that thief... but I am not very skilled, so I thought I was seeing things..."
Jing Hengzhou: “…”
"Is it that assassin? He's making a comeback again?"
"Lang Yu doesn't know..."
The others were skeptical. It seemed that the assassin was intentionally targeting Jinghong Villa, and it seemed possible that he had drugged them on purpose.
But putting aside the poison, they had seen Bai Chao force-feed the medicine.
Jiang Yide took a look at their expressions and immediately started to curse Bai Chao: "You acted rashly and disrespected your elders. If we hadn't come, wouldn't you have caused a disaster?"
Bai Chao admitted his fault with a very sincere attitude: "Lang Yu knows his fault! I am willing to accept the punishment!"
"Jiang will definitely give you an explanation for this matter and punish him according to the family rules. However, the most urgent matter now is Yan'er..."
Jiang Yide looked at Mu Yan'er worriedly: "Yan'er, are you frightened?"
"Master Jiang, we can't afford to live in your house!"
Jing Hanyue said coldly: "If you want to kill someone just for staying one night, who would dare to stay any longer?"
"Then Jiang, can I change a yard for you?"
"Are you as ignorant of human language as your son? We are leaving tonight!"
The people at the door no longer tried to persuade Jing Hanyue. They also felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
Even if the assassin really came back, Mu Yan'er could no longer live here.
Moreover, they no longer believed Jiang Yide's previous words. If they thought about it carefully, what happened today was indeed too coincidental...
The truth requires evidence, but the evidence was burned in a fire.
They didn't know if Jiang Yide was the despicable person Jing Hanyue said, but it seemed that the position of leader of the martial arts world was really not suitable for Jiang Yide to sit on...
When Jiang Yide saw everyone's reactions, his heart sank.
He made a prompt decision and bowed deeply to everyone: "Although this was done by Langyu alone, it was Jiang who ordered the delivery of the medicine in public. Yan'er was almost killed and it was also related to me..."
"But I really didn't do what Master Hanyue said before. I know that whatever I say now seems like a cover-up, but I will definitely find evidence to prove my innocence!"
Seeing Jiang Yide's sincere words, everyone's faces relaxed a little.
Jiang Yide heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Jing Hanyue again: "Valley Master Hanyue, Jiang will definitely arrange a better place for you to live as an apology. This time, I will definitely not let you be disturbed at all. It is not easy to go down the mountain at night, so…"
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind them.
"Just send the Valley Master and Miss Yan'er to the Qingyang City Inn at the foot of the mountain to rest."
Jiang Yide and everyone else were stunned and turned around. The person who came was actually the manor owner's wife Liu Yun.
"Mrs. Jiang..."
Liu Yun didn't look at Jiang Yide, but bowed to everyone and said, "It's because Jinghong Villa didn't provide a good hospitality and made everyone laugh. Please forgive me."
"No no……"
At the sword-fighting conference, Liu Yun left early because he had a headache from the wind and was afraid of catching a cold.
What happened suddenly at the sword-fighting competition made them temporarily ignore the manor owner's wife, and they were all immersed in the entanglement between Manor Master Jiang and Miss Mu.
Now that the three of them were together, it made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Liu Yun looked at Jing Hanyue: "Valley Master, is this arrangement okay?"
Jing Hanyue nodded: "Okay."
As the mistress of the villa, Liu Yun did not hesitate at all: "Come here, prepare the carriage."
"..."
When they saw Mu Yan'er, Jing Hanyue and others really got on the carriage, and the carriage drove away, everyone realized that the matter had finally been temporarily settled.
"The young master's mistake..."
Jiang Yide immediately said, "Publicly punish him with thirty strokes of the cane and confinement for three months. I will ask the law enforcement elder to bring the cane. You can stop for a moment to see if Jiang has done what he said."
Everyone looked at each other and said, "That's not necessary..."
It is true that young people who disrespect their elders should be punished, but in the final analysis, are their behaviors influenced by their elders?
Mu Yan'er's current weak appearance is also due to Jiang Yide's Songtaoju.
What the Lord of Hanyue Valley said was indeed unbelievable at first, but the scene just seen made people suspicious.
Regardless of whether Bai Chao brought the poison unintentionally or not, Jiang Yide's image was greatly damaged.
Everyone had different expressions and bowed in greeting.
"Then I'll take my leave first..."
"Everyone takes your leave."
Liu Yun responded politely: "Goodbye."
Jiang Yide stepped forward and sent them away one by one.
He turned around and looked at Liu Yun: "Yun'er..."
But Liu Yun didn't even look at him, just turned around and left.
"..."
Jiang Yide suddenly walked into the room and looked angrily at Bai Chao who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Jiang Langyu! Madam came here just now because of you?!"
At this time, Jiang Yingchu appeared out of nowhere: "It's not you, brother, it's me!"
Jiang Yide was stunned: "Chu Chu?"
Jiang Yingchu's eyes were red: "Dad, I'm so disappointed in you!"
Mrs. Jiang was called by Jiang Yingchu because she had waited for a long time but Maoyou did not come back to report. It was already dark and she didn't know what was happening over there.
So she was extremely conflicted, but finally she went to find her mother and came here with her.
Jiang Yingchu was completely immersed in her own emotions. She pushed Jiang Yide while crying, then turned around and ran to catch up with her mother.
"..."
Jiang Yide was silent for a long time, and suddenly waved his hand to dismiss all the servants in the room.
He stared at Bai Chao, his face full of gloom: "Jiang Langyu, you will be punished here later."
Bai Chao raised his head and asked in confusion: "Master, those people have left, why should I be punished?"
"Why? Don't you know what stupid thing you did today?!"
Bai Chao said confidently: "But Langyu really didn't know that you would bring a group of people here!"
Jiang Yide was so angry that his chest hurt.
"Who told you to bring the poison?!"
Bai Chao was bewildered and said, "Ah? Master, you asked me to deliver the medicine, isn't that what you meant?"
"What do I mean?!"
Jiang Yide was furious: "Let me ask you, I asked you to deliver the medicine, but you said that in front of everyone?!"
"Yes……"
"Since I asked you to take good care of her in public, you should do so! Who told you to act on your own?"
Bai Chao looked annoyed: "Lang Yu thought the owner of the manor had some hidden meaning..."
Jiang Yide's chest rose and fell several times.
I don’t understand when I should understand, and I understand better than anyone else when I shouldn’t understand!
"Idiot! Jing Hanyue is the owner of Baicao Valley! If she was given some drug, would she not be able to tell?"
Although he wanted them to die now.
But Bai Chao's move was unnecessary and was simply pushing him into the fire!
"Master, it's okay. I have already blamed the incident on that little thief! It will definitely not affect you!"
"..."
Jiang Yide was silent for a while before he spoke gloomily, "Are you sure that the assassin is the thief who appeared several times before?"
"Yes……"
Suddenly, with a crisp sound, Jiang Yide slapped Bai Chao hard on the face.
Bai Chao's head was tilted by the sudden slap, and five finger marks instantly appeared on his face.
"waste!"
Jiang Yide's finger almost poked Bai Chao's nose.
"That little thief showed up a long time ago, and you couldn't catch him even after several days? And now he is openly assassinating us in the villa, disrupting the sword fighting competition. This is a disgrace to Jinghong Villa!"
"..."
Bai Chao suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Yide with a gaze like a knife tempered by ice.
The old man had used almost one-third of his internal strength in that palm strike. The calluses on his palms scratched his face painfully, and even the gaps between his teeth smelled of rust.
"..." Jiang Yide was shocked by this look.
I thought I had raised an obedient dog, but now it turns out to be a wolf cub that has not been tamed yet!
"What are you looking at? You are such a disrespectful person. I will give you ten more strokes of the cane!"
Bai Chao covered his swollen cheek and slowly lowered his head.
"Lang Yu knows his mistake..."
"Wait here for the law enforcement elder to come over and administer forty strokes of the cane, not one less."
"Yes……"
Jiang Yide waved his sleeves and left. As soon as he walked out of Biyun Courtyard, he ordered the servants outside the courtyard: "All of you keep an eye on him and let him be punished!"
"Yes!"
Jiang Yide went back with a lot of anger, but halfway through, he suddenly stopped and waved his hand slightly.
A secret guard immediately landed in front of him.
"The owner of the village."
Jiang Yide said coldly: "Go check on the Baicao Valley disciple named Mu Nan."
That disciple from Baicao Valley was a little too prominent.
It seems that he is not concerned about their Valley Master, but more concerned about Mu Yan'er...
"Yes." The secret guard took the order and left, soon disappearing from sight.
……
Biyun Courtyard.
Bai Chao staggered to his feet and spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"Old immortal..."
Jing Hengzhou stared at Bai Chao's right cheek with a frown on his face.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but Jiang Yide has already made no secret of his disgust for Bai Chao, and he actually acted so cruelly...
Bai Chao had just sat down on the chair when the law enforcement elder came over with a bunch of brambles in his hand.
"Young Master, I heard that the Master has added another ten strokes?"
"..." Bai Chao glanced at the bramble in the law enforcement elder's hand, "Not bad."
The thorn in the elder's hand was wrapped in cotton cloth so that only blood would be seen without damaging the bones.
"Then Young Master, shall we stay here?"
"Ah."
Bai Chao stood up and turned his back to the law enforcement elder.
The elder was stunned for a moment: "Young Master, maybe you will feel more comfortable if you lie down..."
Bai Chao frowned: "No need, just like that."
"it is good."
Just as the law enforcement elder raised the whip to hit him, he suddenly felt a pain in his wrist.
"Hmm?" The elder looked at his wrist in confusion.
Bai Chao said impatiently: "Elder, please hurry up, I have something else to do."
"Okay, wait a moment, Young Master."
The law enforcement elder changed his hand, and when he raised it, his wrist suddenly felt numb and sore again.
He looked around the room in confusion.
Bai Chao raised his eyebrows and asked, "What happened to Elder's hand today? Was it bitten by a bug and can't use its strength?"
The law enforcement elder was full of doubts: "Young Master, is there no one else in this room?"
"The others? Just those idiots standing at the door, watching me get punished."
The guards quietly avoided his sight.
The law enforcement elder muttered to himself: "This is strange..."
His wrist suddenly ached as if it was caused by someone, but there were only two of them in the room, and the young master had no intention of resisting...
"Hmm? What happened to the elder?"
"Young Master, wait a moment. I will try again."
The law enforcement elder raised the bramble again, exerting a little force on his hand.
The thorn suddenly broke in his hand.
Law Enforcement Elder: “…”
Is this a ghost?!
Bai Chao turned around and saw the broken bramble in the law enforcement elder's hand. He sneered and said, "Elder, are you going to beat me to death?"
"No, no, Young Master has misunderstood!"
The law enforcement elder hurriedly explained: "The bramble split open on its own."
Bai Chao said, "The elder only brought one bouquet?"
"Yes……"
They had never encountered a situation where the brambles split on their own, so they had no idea to prepare a second bundle.
But if there is no thorn, then a board or a stick or a whip can be used as a substitute...
Bai Chao narrowed his eyes and said, "Elder, the owner of the manor only said that he would punish me with a thorn stick. You wouldn't want to use something else to make up for it, right?"
"Young Master, this..."
Bai Chao laughed: "Elder, the brambles are broken, is this your fault? How come the Law Enforcement Hall doesn't even have a second bundle of brambles?"
The law enforcement elder looked embarrassed.
The brambles used by the Law Enforcement Hall for punishment were new branches grown that year, and the thorns on the branches were removed one by one, so they would not break easily. How come it broke in his hand this time? If it got out, wouldn't it be said that the Law Enforcement Hall cut corners and that the punishments they had made in the past were all cover-ups?
The law enforcement elder wiped the sweat off his head and said, "Ahem...did the manor master say when the young manor master needs to be punished?"
Bai Chao crossed his arms: "That's not what I said, but I will still be in solitary confinement for three months."
"Then I will go and report to the owner of the manor and ask him to change the caning to solitary confinement, okay?"
This would also give them time to make another suitable bundle of thorns.
"casual."
"Okay, I'll go right away. Young Master, please go back to Zhishui Courtyard."
"..."
Seeing Bai Chao leaving Biyun Courtyard in a swagger, Jing Hengzhou silently put away the hidden weapon in his hand.