King 10000 Domains
Chapter 7: The Price of Victory
“How insolent!”
Seeing her grandson being severely injured and falling to the ground, Nie Beichuan inevitably ran towards them.
Like a flash of lightning, he rushed over and crouched down beside Nie Hong, then propped him up with his big hand. Next, he pressed his hand against Nie Hong's breastbone.
Nie Hong felt a warm flow of spiritual energy swirling near his sternum, relieving much of his pain. The voice was full of sadness, she said, “Kakek ..”
Nie Beichuan raised his head and coldly looked at Nie Tian, who was still standing in confusion and trying to sense the unknown power within him.
“!” Ni Beichuan. “We don't prohibit fighting between clan members, but who would allow you to carry out such a ruthless attack?”
Before Nie Tian could reply, Nie Beichuan threw an evil look at Wu Tao, who looked completely embarrassed.
“And how about you?” shouted Nie Beichuan. “As our guest elders, what are you doing here ?! You clearly saw Nie Tian attacking to kill. Why don't you stop him immediately? Did we recruit you to do nothing?”
“Yah ..” Wu Tao smiles bitterly.
Nie Xian could not bear to just look, and tried to defend Wu Tao. “Second grandfather, Nie Hong who attacked first. It's not Mr. Wu.”'s fault
He watched everything, down to the smallest detail. When Nie Hong was about to break Nie Tian's heart, Wu Tao looked at Nie Beichuan to find out his opinion, but at that moment Nie Beichuan did not say a word and was clearly not going to stop the fight.
Then, when Nie Tian suddenly exploded, as if he had obtained heavenly powers, everything happened so quickly that Wu Tao did not have enough time to stop him.
After all, Nie Xian was still young. Even though he knew defending Wu Tao would be bad, he could not speak for himself about it.
“Who said you were allowed to talk?” Nie Beichuan let out a cold harrumph, glaring at Nie Xian with eyes full of anger. “Who do you think you are? You are none other than the child of an expanded clan branch. If you wish to have the right to speak in the clan, wait until you break through to the ninth level of Qi and join the Cloudy Sect. Only then will you be allowed to talk to me!”
Hearing these words, Nie Xian's childish face reddened in slight anger.
However, he thought about it and refrained from speaking back, because he knew that, as Wu Tao had said, until he became a disciple of the Profound sect, he had no idea, he had almost no influence in the Nie clan..
That was especially considering that Nie Beichuan would most likely replace Nie Donghai and become the head of the Nie clan within a year or two.
Many innocent and right-minded young people from the Nie clan would follow Nie Xian and tell him the truth. Nie Xian was the most talented among them all and he had the most promising future. Seeing him being blocked by Nie Beichuan until he dared not speak any further, they all shut up with sad faces.
Nie Tian finally woke up from his confusion. Suddenly understanding the current situation, she straightened her chest and shouted in a straight tone, “Second grandfather, well. He was the one who took the initiative to launch an attack at a vital place, without paying attention to the rules of the clan. ”
Nie Hong gnashed his teeth furiously as he glared at Nie Tian and argued, “Grandfather, I was just trying to scare him. It was not my intention to hurt him badly. I held back my strength and wanted to pull back before my fist reached his chest. I really never thought he would seize the opportunity to try to kill me just when I would hold back.
“No shame!” That was what many Nie clan children shouted in their hearts, feeling extremely disgusted towards Nie Hong for twisting the truth.
They all saw very clearly that Nie Hong launched the final attack with eyes full of excitement and ecstasy. Where was, at least, his intention to stop?
Nie Hong planned to erase his bad record against Nie Tian for many years by severely injuring him. He attacked with full force. How could he give up halfway?
“You know exactly what you want to do!” shouted Nie Tian.
“Shut!” Nie Beichuan called out in a deep voice and interrupted Nie Tian, before he looked at Wu Tao coldly and said, “It doesn't matter what happens in the process. The result was Nie Tian, disregarding the rules of the clan, injuring Nie Hong maliciously. Master Wu, you are the guest elder of the Nie clan. How should we punish Nie Tian according to the rules of the clan? ”
“He must be discharged to the mine at Mount Mendung for three years.” Wu Tao replied in a low voice, even though his heart was filled with helpless bitterness and his eyes were full of apologies.
All of the Nie clan's young people, who were originally too afraid to make a sound, inevitably began to shout again after hearing the punishment, even though many of them had never been too fond of Nie Tian from the start.
“Nie Tian is only Twelve years old!”
“Designed to the mines of the Mendung sect at the age of Twelve meant he would waste the next three years. His cultivation was slow. Wasting three years could really kill his chance to be favored by the Profound sect. ”
“Pour into the mine at ten o'clock, for three years, Nie Tian is completely finished.”
“Yes, there would be no hope of him reaching the ninth level of Qi before the age of 15 and becoming a disciple of the Cloudy sect.”
“It's too hard, isn't it?”
“…”
Nie Beichuan looked towards them calmly. “What makes you all so excited? Whahuh? Do you all want to spend three years in a mine like Nie Tian?
All the angry young people calmed down after hearing his words, even though their faces were filled with silent anger.
“I'll go!” Nie Tian shouted recklessly. “Three years later. Not a big deal!”
“Master. Wu, punish him according to the rules of the clan!” Nie Beichuan said indifferently.
At that moment, Nie Donghai finally arrived after rushing down from the high platform of the stone palace. “Second Sister, Nie Tian is young and naive. Do we really need to do this?”
In the past, he would have been able to jump and fall into the square the moment he heard Nie Beichuan announce his punishment.
But now he had to walk step by step and spent a lot of time and energy to arrive at the scene before the situation became uncontrollable.
“Master Clan,” Wu Tao said respectfully.
Seeing his arrival, many children secretly heaved a sigh of relief and began to shout.
“First-Grandfather.”
“First-Grandfather, glad you're here. You must lead in giving justice.”
“The Eldest grandfather, we saw everything, and that is not true.”
Nie Beichuan frowned. Looking very serious, he said, “The oldest male brother, a state has its state laws, and a clan also needs clan rules. Even though Nie Tian is young and you are the clan head, the clan rules should not be violated.”
“I'm no longer the clan chairman,” said Nie Donghai softly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the square was suddenly dumbfounded.
Nie Beichuan also became confused, but there was clearly a hint of ecstasy in his eyes, and he said, “First Eldest Brother! You mean what?”
“I'm tired. I don't have the energy to manage the Nie clan anymore. Even you know about my condition. From the start, I wanted to utilize the clan's power to seek justice for Qian’er and Jin’er, so I was reluctant to give up my position. Nie Donghai looked desperate. “But I've thought about it carefully and I want to give up. In the future ... the Nie clan will depend on you, Second Brother.”
“First Brother, how can you do this? You have a noble character and high prestige in the clan, I. “Nie Beichuan spoke the opposite of the wishes of her heart.
Nie Donghai waved his hand and cut him off in a stern tone, “I have made up my mind. I will make an announcement to all the elders. I think they will understand.”
“Yes,” said Nie Beichuan slowly, her voice full of pretense. “If Eldest Brother insists, I will not stand in the way. Rest assured, Eldest Brother, that I will try hard to help Qian’er and Jin’er. I see them as my own child and I will find a way to seek justice for them.”
Nie Donghai looked at him deeply and nodded his head, “Nie Tian is young, I hope ..”
“Forget it,” Nie Beichuan said with a smile. “I have to give face to Eldest Brother. I will not continue this issue any further.”
“Then completed.” Nie Donghai, exhausted both physically and mentally, turned his head and told Nie Tian, ”Close with me.”
As he finished speaking, he took the lead to leave the square. As he walked away, he looked extremely gloomy, like a hero passing through his prime.
Seeing him off, Wu Tao and the children of the Nie clan knew in their hearts that the era of Nie Donghai had ended today.
Nie Tian did not say a word. He just followed Nie Donghai silently, a grim expression spreading across his face.
Just before he disappeared from the square, he stopped, turned around, and looked at the excited Nie Beichuan, before silently clenching his fists.
By the age of ten, his mind had already matured somewhat. He clearly understood that Nie Donghai had voluntarily given up his position to save her.
