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The audience stirred, as it was very unexpected. As all knew, Li Xianyu and Li Peiyun fought several times, and the two sides were hostile. If Li Peiyun was executed, Li Xianyu should applaud and celebrate.

Lightning King's sharp eyes looked over. “What do you think?”

Li Xianyu declared, “When the truth from eighty years ago was revealed, we all know that Taoist Reverend was the culprit of the incident of Quanzhen, and his death was deserved. So in this case, Baoze believes that Li Peiyun's crime is not deserving of capital punishment.”

A famous Taoist said angrily, “Even if the Taoist Reverend is guilty, it's also a matter of us Taoists. The Taoists will deal with it by themselves. When is it for an outsider like Li Peiyun to interfere with this? These are different things. What the Taoist Reverend had done will be naturally judged by the Taoists. This was insufficient reason for Li Peiyun to attack the Taoist Reverend.”

“Yea, he and Li Zhu revealed the truth in full view of the public. Would the Taoist Faction protect the Taoist Reverend? But what did they do? They ignored the Taoists and fought against Taoist Reverend.”

“Before the Taoist Faction makes a decision, Taoist Reverend is still the Taoist Reverend. Killing Taoist Reverend should be punished. Li Peiyun must die. ”

The masters of Taoism all spoke out one after another, and the disciples behind them were also angry.

What they said was well-founded and logical. The audience around them could not find fault and even felt that what they said was reasonable. The Taoist Reverend's guilt should be dealt with by the Taoist. Before that, he was still the leader of the Taoist Faction.

When the Li Family exposed the crimes of Taoist Reverend, they should stop there, and the follow-up treatment should be handed to Taoists. One cannot simply kill whomever was guilty. They were not law enforcement officers after all.

Li Peiyun frowned as he faced the overwhelming rage of the Taoists and the default approval of the audience. He felt that he was in a bad situation. Subconsciously, he looked at Li Xianyu and wanted to see what he said.

At this time, Li Xianyu was looking at the three judges. The Taoist Judge Qing Xuzi coughed and said in a deep voice, “Silence.”

The scene suddenly quieted down.

Li Xianyu continued, “I disagree with what fellow Taoist friends say. Eighty years ago, Taoist Reverend joined the j.a.panese army and betrayed his peers. You are only talking about how he betrayed his peers and framed Demonic Priest, which was one of the culprits of the incident of Quanzhen. But you've ignored his crime of joining the j.a.panese Army. He betrayed not only his sect but also the nation, so this is not a matter of Taoists, it is a matter of the Chinese race, it is a matter of the nation.”

“In the face of the nation and the state, the Taoists are not allowed to make any internal decisions.”

The three judges nodded, and Qing Xuzi looked at all the Taoists and said, “Is there anything you wish to add?”

There was an outcry.

A famous Taoist said, “Even if it is related to national justice, it should be jointly handled by the Taoists, Buddhists, and Baoze. What is Li Peiyun's qualification to act as a law enforcement officer? From the moment when they drew their swords towards Taoist Reverend, they were doomed to be sinners.”

Both sides, like lawyers, carried out sharp dialectics.

Li Xianyu said, “I don't deny that Li Peiyun had clashed with the Taoist Reverend, but Taoist Reverend's death has nothing to do with him.”

“What a liar!”

“Li Xianyu, you almost died in Li Peiyun's hands several times. Now you are defending him, what are you plotting?” The Taoists were furious that he defended Li Peiyun again and again.

Li Xianyu's face was full of justice. “Please show some self-respect, Taoist friends. I am now representing Baoze. I am attending this trial with full impartiality.”

Senior staff around Li Xianyu were impressed by his cheekiness.

“Three elders, I want to make a refutation to the accusation just now,” Li Xianyu said.

“I permit that. Speak!” the Monk Jie Du declared.

“Li Peiyun did fight with Taoist Reverend, but Taoist Reverend's death had nothing to do with him. At that time, thousands of eyes were looking. It wasn't Li Peiyun who killed Taoist Reverend. It was Demonic Priest w.a.n.g Chen. It was he who took over my body and ended all of their enmities with just one sword. All the people present are witnesses. Ultimately, this was an incident of the senior cleaning up a junior who behaved inappropriately.”

“If Li Peiyun is guilty, he would be guilty of the fight with Taoist Reverend, but his revelation of Taoist Reverend's crime is a mitigating factor that cancels out his crimes.”

The audience looked at each other and found that what Li Xianyu said was quite reasonable.

“It's true that Taoist Reverend was not killed by Li Peiyun, so the saying of the Taoist Faction can't stand.”

“Eh, it's true. So Li Peiyun doesn't have to die?”

The Taoist people's faces sank. They knew what Li Xianyu said was reasonable and could not refute it. They could only contain this hatred in their heart. They only thought that this heir of the Li family was deliberately targeting the Taoist family. Li Peiyun indirectly killed Taoist Reverend and ruined the reputation of the Taoists. To kill Li Peiyun was merely to vent their anger, but not to avenge the Taoist Reverend. Li Peiyun himself was the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan and a wanted criminal.

Was it so difficult to put a wanted man to death?

The leader of Lingbao Sect glanced at Li Peiyun and said, “Li Peiyun not only killed Taoist Reverend but also was the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan. He colluded with criminals and installed bombs in various Sects and provincial capitals. What's the difference between his actions and those of terrorists?”

His words were accepted by all.

Lingbao Sect leader said lightly, “In those days, Baoze made great efforts to exterminate the Ancient G.o.ds Clan Those remaining were still hanging on want to rise again. They must have a bigger plan. Li Peiyun is the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan and is the root of all evil. If he is not executed, there will be no peace in the Demon Descendants community.”

Li Xianyu immediately said, “There is a misunderstanding. The reason why Li Peiyun joined the Ancient G.o.ds Clan is that the other party had blackmailed him with the treasure map of the relics of the Demonic Priest. It was a short-term cooperation. As for his ident.i.ty as the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan, it was the one-sided word of the G.o.d of War, so as to drag Li Peiyun onto their boat.”

Lingbao Sect Head stared at Li Peiyun and said, “Your great-grandfather Li Zhu is also a man of unyielding spirit. Yet the children he taught are cowards who dare not speak the truth? Li Peiyun, I ask you, were you forced to take up the role of the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan?”

Li Peiyun kept silent.

The leader of Lingbao Sect sneered, “Coward, it seems that Li Zhu is also a hypocritical person behind the surface. He probably had another plan behind overthrowing the Taoist Reverend in the Forum Conference under the banner of righting the name of the Demonic Priest. Maybe their great ancestors and grandchildren had an early relations.h.i.+p with the Ancient G.o.ds Clan, and they had great plans underlying,”

“Bulls.h.i.+t!” Li Peiyun respected his Great-Grandpa the most in his life and was furious when he heard that, “The Ancient G.o.ds Clan had nothing to do with him. He worked hard to unveil the truth all his life. I wanted to…”

Whack!

A shoe came soaring and hit Li Peiyun on his face, forcing him to swallow the second half of the sentence.

Before the crowd reacted, Li Xianyu darted out, kicking Li Peiyun and bashed him up. At this time, Li Peiyun was no longer free to move. He was injected with drugs to inhibit his abilities and was locked with a reinforced version of handcuffs and shackles. In the face of Li Xianyu's sudden a.s.sault, he had no power to fight back, and his pained moans could be heard by all.

All the people returned from their shock and started murmuring.

Lingbao Sect Head was furious. “Li Xianyu, what are you doing?”

He had not expected that Li Xianyu was so shameless to interrupt Li Peiyun in person.

“I'm sorry, I was impulsive.” Li Xianyu put on his shoes and explained, “To be honest, Li Peiyun is my martial nephew. My martial nephew has gone astray and has been mixed up with a group of hoodlums. I, a martial uncle, am very angry at his horrible life choices. Everyone here is probably an elder of some sort, I think you can understand my pain.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Everybody, Li Xianyu has broken the rules. He is hindering justice.”

The Taoists were really maddened with rage.

Li Xianyu raised his arm, the sword of qi rolled out along his arm and turned into a thin three-foot sword “My Tri-Elements Sword Techniques was pa.s.sed on by the Demonic Priest himself. Actually, I have to confess one thing. Li Peiyun didn't know the Demonic Priest. I had come into contact with the Demonic Priest earlier than him. I came first.”

“Strictly speaking, I'm the inheritor of the Demonic Priest. Li Zhu is my martial brother and Li Peiyun is my martial nephew.” He kicked Li Peiyun like a dead dog. “Isn't it, nephew?”

“Yes…”

“Call me uncle.”

Li Peiyun was silent?

“Huh?” A fierce kick landed.

“Martial uncle…”

Li Xianyu nodded with satisfaction. “As his elder, I think it's necessary to show my att.i.tude to everyone. This is my att.i.tude. Even if he is my nephew, I won't let him do stupid things.”

Everyone showed a funny expression at this unexpected twist of event.

“By the way, Elder Lingbao, go on.”

“Hm!” Elder Lingbao looked at Li Peiyun and asked, “What did you just say you wanted to say?”

Li Peiyun said, “I'm not the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan, I'm forced. I don't have a deep connection with the remaining evils of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan.”

“You didn't mean to say that just now,” said Elder Lingbao.

“I don't have much contact with the Ancient G.o.ds Clan.”

“You dare to do but don't date to admit your doings?”

“I don't have much contact with the Ancient G.o.ds Clan.”

“Your great-grandfather…”

“I don't have much contact with the Ancient G.o.ds Clan.”

Elder Lingbao s.h.i.+mmered with rage.

After a few minutes of fierce dialectics, Li Xianyu turned to the three judges. “Li Peiyun had not committed any bad crimes in the Demon Descendant community since the beginning. Taoist Reverend was not killed by him, but it is still a crime to attack the Taoist Reverend. However, Taoist Reverend was revealed to be a criminal as he betrayed the nation. Even an ordinary man has the right to stand up and reprimand him. So Baoze doesn't think he has any fault in this matter.”

“In addition, although he is not the leader of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan, he has ties with those criminals after all. The remaining evils of the Ancient G.o.ds Clan are within the jurisdiction of Baoze, so I propose that he be taken into the Demon Locking Tower.”

All the people looked at the three judges together. The Lightning King whispered to the Monk Jie Du and Qing Xuzi.

Lightning King agreed with Li Xianyu's proposal, while Qing Xuzi opposed it. At last, all looked at Jie Du.

Monk Jie Du was a short and fat middle-aged man with a dark face. He looked down seriously and pondered. After a few minutes, he looked up. Everyone thought that he wanted to make a decision, but he took out a coin from his pocket.

Bling!

The coin rang out with a crisp sound, as it spun and fell on the back of the monk's hand.

As soon as the monk saw it, he announced, “Buddhism agrees with Baoze's proposal!”

Li Xianyu was confused. What was that?

Besides him, everyone seemed used to this. Even the Taoists, who were full of fear and anger, did not blame the Monk Jie Du on this detail.

“Well, Li Peiyun will be dealt with by Baoze and put into the Demon Locking Tower in the headquarters. Later punishment will be announced on the official website.”

Lightning King slapped the table and announced, “Disband!”

In the noisy voices of the people, the trial meeting ended.

The ending was a little unexpected. Some claimed that Baoze defended Li Peiyun due to their greed for the Tri-Elements Sword Technique. It was because Li Xianyu's actions just nowwere really amazing and unthinkable. In the end, the punishment was reasonable and fair, no one dared to disagree.

At 8 P.M., in the central courtyard of Baoze's employees quarters.

Li Xianyu personally injected Li Peiyun with medicine to inhibit his abilities. On the basis of shackles, he added magical locks and ropes to ensure that he could not move.

“Lightning King said to take him back to his headquarters today, right?” Li Xianyu said.

The senior staff gathered in the yard nodded.

“Did Lightning King arrange for someone to escort him?” he asked again.

Lightning King would stay in Lianghua temple to seal the deal about the crimes of Taoist Reverend.

w.a.n.g Lao Er said, “I, King Kong, Tentacle Demon, Night Shade, San Wu. The five of us are responsible for escort.”

Thunderbolt Battle Lady was dissatisfied and whined, “Add me, add me. Anyway, I have to go back to Shanghai. Let me earn some points too.”

Li Xianyu pulled her behind, “Don't go.”

The long-legged beauty was not happy and stared at him. “Why?”

Other senior employees were ready to return to Shanghai, but their path and route were different from that of escorting Li Peiyun.

“You're going to take on missions with me.” Li Xianyu winked at her and whispered, “Don't go.”