The Otherworldly God

Chapter 9 Return to Lezheng

When they heard that Le Zheng Yuhua had returned, many people came to watch, especially those who had harmed Le Zheng Yuhua.

Le Zhengfang walked towards him quickly nervously, but realizing that there were many people around him, he quickly suppressed his emotions and put on a serious look.

"You know the rules. If a Taoist apprentice leaves the city without reason and does not return all night, we can remove your title of Taoist apprentice. Le Zheng Yuhua, do you have anything to say in defense?"

She had asked herself the last sentence many times. If she answered it, she would defend herself (her feelings towards Le Zhengfang were different from those of the previous Le Zheng Yuhua because she and Lin Fang looked the same, so Le Zheng Yuhua was not very wary of her). However, the previous Le Zheng Yuhua did not answer her question, and the Le Zheng Yuhua of today still did not plan to answer it.

The man who pushed him into the water was very nervous, fearing that he would tell the truth. When he saw the Heavenly Sword, he smiled triumphantly, rushed out of the crowd and pointed at him, taking the initiative.

"Aunt Fang, look, shouldn't the Heavenly Sword be placed in the Tianji Pavilion?"

Obviously, he wanted to divert everyone's attention to the Heavenly Sword. Sure enough, people around him began to talk about it, thinking that he had stolen the Heavenly Sword and escaped. Under such a preconceived notion, if Le Zheng Yuhua told the truth again, it would be considered as an excuse to escape the blame.

In fact, Le Zheng Yuhua had no intention of telling the truth, not only because he had seen through his scheme, but also because he thought it was unimportant and unnecessary. He also believed that Le Zhengfang would protect him, so as long as he could stay in Le Zheng, there was no need to rush to settle these grudges.

"Shut up now. The matter of the stolen sword has not yet been investigated, and you are so suspicious of your own people without any reason. How can you be a disciple of Le Zheng at all?"

Sure enough, after a scolding, everyone shut up.

Before Le Zhengfang's attention returned to Le Zheng Yuhua, he knelt down with a "bang".

"Aunt Fang, Yuhua knows that she broke the rules and should be punished, but Yuhua has never done anything to humiliate the reputation of Lezheng Sect. I hope Aunt Fang... will understand."

As he spoke, he reached out and untied the belt, then pulled the Heavenly Sword forward from behind and held it horizontally in front of him.

Le Zhengfang had never seen him like this before. In the past, when he was wronged or punished, he just kept silent but never knelt down to express that he was not wrong.

"Put your sword back."

"Yes."

The female disciple beside Le Zhengfang went over and took the sword away.

"You deserve to be expelled from the Lezheng for your crime, but the master who brought you out cannot escape the blame for his negligence. He didn't even know that you hadn't returned to the city. Since the head of the family has already punished you, I can't say much.

As for your punishment... I see you've suffered a lot, so I'll punish you to stay in the Repentance Hall for three years. During these three years, you are not allowed to step out of the Repentance Hall, and you are not allowed to learn any Taoist methods. After three years, you have to take the assessment again. If you fail the assessment... you should understand what I mean."

"Yuhua will follow your instructions."

"Then go back and pack your things."

"Aunt Fang, please stay. Yuhua has something to say."

"What else do you have to say?"

"The Heavenly Sword may be this name. It is something that my mother entrusted to me. It will definitely return to Yuhua's hands, no matter where you hide it or how powerful the magic array you use. If it returns to Yuhua's hands again next time, Yuhua will definitely not hand it over again."

Le Zhengfang already knew that he was the one who brought the Heavenly Sword to Jimen Pass, and he had also heard from Le Zheng Yangyan that it was a relic of Le Zheng Yuhua's mother. Le Zhengfang also felt disgusted with the clansmen's robbery.

"I'm not good at using a sword, but I've heard that a good sword is spiritual and will choose its own master. If it's true as you said, it's our fault if we want it again, so don't worry."

"Yuhua bids farewell to aunt."

After turning around and walking a long way away and making sure that there was no one else around, Le Zhengfang let out a breath. She almost fell, and it was the disciples around her who quickly supported her.

"Master, the head of the family will definitely be unhappy when he hears what you just promised him."

Le Zhengfang knew very well that the current focus was not on this at all.

"Don't you see? He's changed."

"Are you talking about Le Zheng Yuhua?"

"He wouldn't kneel down and admit his mistakes before, nor would he say these words. His eyes, his tone, his behavior, it's like he has become a different person. I don't know what he went through during this short period of time, but judging by the injuries on his body, he went through life and death."

Le Zhengfang couldn't help but sympathize with him.

"When I passed by, I heard that he was sent to Huichun Hall, so I hurried to ask the tribesmen on duty that night. They didn't seem to want to talk about it, and just said that Master Bo would report it himself. Their statements were very consistent, but I didn't find out anything."

"How do you think I knew to come and stop him? You are a thoughtful uncle, and you calculated that he would return to the courtyard after waking up.

As soon as the training center reported that he was missing, he went to report the matter to the owner of the house. He said that he was very busy and had just finished his shift, so he forgot about this unimportant matter, and the owner could not blame him.

He pretended not to know about Le Zheng Yuhua's stay in Xinglin Hall and his upcoming return to the academy, but told me about it. He had calculated the timing and our temperaments exactly.

He also secretly revealed to me under the pretext of asking questions that the tribesmen on duty last night almost mistook him for a foreigner and burned him alive. You can imagine how dangerous it was when more than a dozen Le Zheng gatekeepers concentrated their fire attack. "

When Le Zhengying heard this, he was shocked.

"What? A dozen gatekeeper disciples concentrated their fire attack, but he only suffered minor injuries. He is really lucky."

"Luckily? Ying'er, there aren't that many lucky things in this world. He must have worked hard to survive."

Le Zhengfang guessed that there was some truth that had not been revealed before, but after today, the punishment for this matter would end here. He was just worried that Le Zheng Yuhua would hold some grudge in his heart.

"Now that I think about it, the conversation between Master Bo and my junior brother was probably intentionally intended for me to hear."

"Brother Bo, please consider it as a coincidence and let's just ignore it."

"Disciple understands."

"Go and return this sword to Tianji Pavilion. After it was lost once, they will step up their efforts to protect it for the sake of face."

"Yes, Master."

"Wait, if it is lost again, the face problem will be on him again. So, you send it to the head of the family. I'm sure he will hear about it and understand what I mean. If he asks about me, just say I was in Zhuiyuan Pavilion."

"Yes, Master."

After walking for a while, Le Zhengying and Le Zhengfang separated, one went to Zhuiyuan Pavilion and the other went to Le Zhengqin.