"Sect Master, spare us! Sect Master, spare us!" Several panicked voices suddenly cried out.
Everyone turned to look and discovered it was the sa people who had just accused Ye Haochuan.
"What’s going on?" Ye Hao furrowed his brows slightly and shouted.
One of the cultivators, a little braver than the others, stepped forward to explain, "We were coerced by Ye Yan to give false testimony just now. We beg the Sect Master for rcy!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Hao’s face turned darker, and he said, "Explain clearly!"
"Back then, Young Master Xiao found us and wanted us to use the Genius Seven Kills Formation to kill Young Master Haochuan. But Young Master Haochuan was truly formidable, and the seven of us were no match for him. Later, Young Master Xiao, embarrassed and angry, scattered poison powder at Young Master Haochuan..."
The person recounted the events in detail, which were basically the sa as what Ye Haochuan had just said.
"Originally, we didn’t want to conceal anything, but Ye Yan forced us not to reveal the truth, which is why we gave false testimony. We beg the Sect Master for rcy!"
"You scoundrels! You..." Ye Hao trembled with rage, pointing a quivering finger at Ye Yan.
Ye Yan could only manage a bitter smile, too weary to argue. He knew that whatever he said now, no one would believe him.
As the saying goes, "When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter." Now that he was destined to fall, these people naturally wouldn’t accompany him to their deaths, revealing the truth to save themselves was understandable.
After all, a lice infestation is no longer itchy; Ye Yan had already been dood to severe punishnt, and this additional cri ant nothing significant.
Ye Hao, having barely composed himself, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn’t acted impulsively a mont ago and killed Ye Haochuan, or he would have regretted it for a lifeti.
"Ye Yan, your cris are unforgivable!" Ye Hao didn’t want to say more and directly shouted, "Soone, take Ye Yan away and execute him for all to see!"
"No!" Ye Xian suddenly stepped forward, stopping him, "Even though my elder brother has erred, he has also contributed much in the past. I beg Father to be lenient!"
Ye Yan glanced at Ye Xian, sneering, "Ye Xian, stop pretending to be compassionate. You’ve nearly gotten your son killed, and you’re undoubtedly dying for to be dead. Why put on such an act?"
Ye Xian didn’t reply, only desperately pleading with Ye Hao.
Ye Haochuan, standing aside, smiled bitterly. His father ultimately couldn’t let go of that bit of brotherly affection!
Nevertheless, this gesture made Ye Haochuan respect his father more.
He took a step forward and said to Ye Hao, "Grandfather, although Uncle committed cris, the consequences were not dire. Please show so leniency!"
Ye Haochuan’s words imdiately garnered a lot of praise. Despite Ye Yan having just plotted his death, Ye Haochuan still pleaded for him, seemingly repaying evil with good.
Ye Hao was slightly stunned, looking at Ye Haochuan with eyes full of satisfaction.
In fact, his decisive sentence earlier was ant to provoke an appeal. Although he hated what Ye Yan had done, it was his own son, and ordering his execution was painful for him.
He just hadn’t expected the first to stand up and plead would be Ye Xian and Ye Haochuan.
However, Ye Haochuan’s plea was the best since he was the one directly involved.
Ye Hao feigned a mont of indecision, then sighed deeply at Ye Yan, "Since Haochuan doesn’t pursue it, I shall spare your life. But you are exempt from capital punishnt; your lesser cris won’t be forgiven. For the rest of your life, you shall live as an ordinary person!"
With that, he waved his large hand, striking directly at Ye Yan’s Dantian.
Boom~
A sound like an exploding balloon resounded through the main hall.
The imnse Spiritual Energy around Ye Yan suddenly poured out like a tide until it completely dissipated.
A once Nascent Soul Peak expert beca an ordinary person.
Ye Yan’s expression did not change with the breaking of his Dantian; he seed lost in foolishness, rely smiling bitterly.
Ye Hao looked at Ye Yan with eyes full of disappointnt.
As a father, he couldn’t bear to harm his son. But he had no choice; Ye Yan’s cris were too severe.
Especially in aiding the Evil Sect in harming the Xuann, that alone was enough to warrant multiple deaths. Without severe punishnt, it would be hard to satisfy everyone.
In any case, preserving Ye Yan’s life was already fortunate.
With the judgnt given, the Elder and others had nothing more to do. They looked at Ye Yan and left, shaking their heads in regret.
Ye Yan was escorted back to his room, Ye Hao felt extrely exhausted after the upheaval, and he returned with a sigh.
Soon, only Ye Xian and Ye Haochuan remained in the main hall.
"Father, let’s go back as well!" Ye Haochuan suggested.
"Haochuan, you... what did you call ?" Ye Xian was taken aback.
"You misheard, how could I call you father, right father?" Ye Haochuan teased with a mischievous smile.
Ye Xian heard this, imdiately breaking into foolish laughter, tears suddenly welling in his eyes, "You’ve finally called father, this is the sweetest sound I’ve heard in my lifeti!"
Though Ye Haochuan’s expression remained unchanged, he was deeply moved inside.
He had been reunited with Ye Xian for so ti now, but the word ’father’ was sothing he couldn’t bring himself to say.
But a mont ago, when Ye Xian selflessly rushed forward to die in his place, he suddenly felt an unprecedented warmth envelop him.
A father’s love is like a mountain, often unspoken, but in your monts of need, he’ll rush in unconditionally to protect you.
This feeling, Ye Haochuan had never experienced before, but in that mont, he felt it acutely.
Thus, he willingly called him father.
Yet, upon hearing this term, Ye Xian was overjoyed, pulling Ye Haochuan along, refusing to let him leave. He dragged him back to Tong Xiangxiu’s room, called for a grand al, and father and son enjoyed a little drink together.
Earlier, fearing Tong Xiangxiu’s worry, Ye Xian hadn’t ntioned Ye Haochuan’s killing of Ye Xiao, so seeing the father and son harmonious upon return, she was overjoyed and personally cooked a few of her specialties.
With good wine and food, a harmonious family, there was a sense of familial joy. The three of them chatted and drank until it was late into the night, unaware of the passing ti.
It was the first ti Ye Haochuan felt such family union happiness, he even beca slightly intoxicated. Returning to the room Tong Xiangxiu prepared for him, he fell asleep imdiately.
Not long after he fell asleep, a graceful silhouette silently slipped into his room, whispering to herself, "I’m leaving, not knowing when I’ll return! Godmother said, between humans and demon beasts, even forced union can’t produce offspring. Unless one breaks through that shackle and becos truly human.
I want to try, and if I succeed, I will definitely return for you. Will you wait for ?"
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