Capítulo 1831: Chapter 290: Death Sentence Spared, Hard Punishnt Unavoidable
“Don’t, Sect Leader, we really know our mistakes, please don’t expel us from the sect with the harshest punishnt.” Hao Yunbin and Shi Wenxiang pleaded anxiously, extrely fearful.
“Sect Leader Brother, Yunbin is a talent in alchemy within our Hengyue Sect. He shouldn’t be expelled so easily.” The Elder of Alchemy pleaded for his good disciple.
Shi Wenxiang’s master also spoke up, “Sect Leader Brother, Wenxiang is a key mber of our Hengyue Sect’s strength. Expelling him would reduce our power.”
The other elders saw this and also pleaded, “Sect Leader Brother, these two disciples haven’t committed grave sins. There’s no need for such severe punishnt.”
“Do you think, with passed away as an Immortal, you would be very happy?” The Sect Leader of Hengyue Sect asked angrily.
“No! Absolutely not!”
These elders quickly bowed and apologized, unable to bear such accusations of usurping power.
“Since you don’t dare, follow the sect rules and expel them from Hengyue Sect,” the Sect Leader commanded, leaving no room for argunt.
Great Immortal Changlin, pitying Hao Yunbin and Shi Wenxiang, took a great risk to plead on their behalf, “Sect Leader Brother, recently our Hengyue Sect has indeed suffered many instances of deceitful invasion. These two disciples, by their narrow views and beliefs, despised this young brother and opposed him everywhere. Please consider their service to Hengyue Sect’s interests, and be cautious in ting out severe punishnt.”
The Sect Leader of Hengyue Sect fell into deep thought.
During his coma, indeed, the whole sect worked diligently. If he were to start a massacre now for personal reasons, it would be inappropriate. So he replied, “The victim in this matter is this young brother who ca from afar as a guest. Let him decide.”
Everyone looked towards Lin Yifan, wondering how he would handle the situation.
Lin Yifan’s way of handling things has always been simple.
His aim wasn’t to take the lives of these arrogant, shortsighted cultivators, but to ensure those who gambled with him could fulfill their promises wholeheartedly. So he replied, “My resolution is simple, let them each fulfill the promises they made before the gamble.”
At this, Shi Wenxiang was the most troubled, as his gamble placed a heavy wager, and he wasn’t even sure if he could fulfill it.
“Esteed guest, I simply cannot eat dung, please be magnanimous and spare this promise?”
“Eating dung was your own promise; I didn’t hold a knife to your throat making you say that,” Lin Yifan responded indifferently.
“Although that’s the case, you can substitute this punishnt with sothing else,” Shi Wenxiang replied.
“The only thing that could substitute such a severe punishnt would be your life,” Lin Yifan said rather profoundly.
“Damn it! Even the Sect Leader doesn’t dare to demand my life, who are you, a young brat, to challenge ?”
Anger filled Shi Wenxiang’s heart, but he didn’t dare speak out, continuing to act pitifully and plead, “Please, esteed guest, I truly know my wrongs. I shouldn’t have looked down on you, misunderstood you, mocked you, and harassed you.”
“I’ve stated my terms clearly, you weigh them yourself,” Lin Yifan replied.
At this mont, Shi Wenxiang’s master, the Fifth Elder, unwilling to see Shi Wenxiang punished in such a way, painfully offered, “Young brother, how about this, I gift you a Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Spiritual Bead of the Great Immortal Three Realms to spare his life, what do you say?”
“Alright! You’re indeed a good master, I appreciate that.” Lin Yifan agreed without hesitation.
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Spiritual Bead of the Great Immortal Three Realms is extrely hard to find, and dragging this on indefinitely isn’t advisable either.
Evidently, the entire Hengyue Sect wanted to protect these two shaful disciples. If he didn’t also have so value, they’d likely disregard him completely and decide independently.
The old Sect Leader of Hengyue Sect was the sa, displaying outward rage; in reality, he was likely just coordinating with the other elders.
“Thank you, esteed guest, for your generosity, thank you!”
Shi Wenxiang was deeply grateful, although in his heart, the one he truly wished to thank wasn’t Lin Yifan before him but his revered master whom he viewed as a paternal figure.
This kind elder saved his life, this kind elder spared him from disgraceful punishnt.
“Don’t thank yet. Though I’ve spared your life, I’ve never said you wouldn’t pay another price; so you still have to make so sacrifice.” Lin Yifan replied.
“Didn’t you just receive a precious Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Spiritual Bead of the Great Immortal Three Realms? Why are you reneging?” Shi Wenxiang asked angrily.
“Your master’s Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Spiritual Bead is rely in exchange for your life, not all punishnt, it’s that simple.” Lin Yifan replied.
“You just said, eating dung equaled my life, now that you accept my master’s Heavenly Stems Spirit Bead as redemption from punishnt, why do you still want to punish ?” Shi Wenxiang questioned.
“That’s your interpretation. My aning is the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches rely redeems you from the extre punishnt, not other penalties, else no deal!”
Lin Yifan wouldn’t let Shi Wenxiang off that easily, or how could he repay his ‘dedicated’ healing?
“Wenxiang, agree to his terms, this is the best outco.” The Fifth Elder advised.
He also originally understood it this way, or he wouldn’t have made the offer.
Reflecting, Shi Wenxiang realized sparing his life and sparing him from eating dung was indeed the best outco. If he pressed further, perhaps this wretched guy would backtrack.
“Alright! What do you intend to do with ?”
Lin Yifan stroked his chin, pondered a mont, and responded, “How about finding a pile of dung to sll?”
“You… you’ve gone too far!”
Shi Wenxiang was furious, extrely enraged.
Making him sll dung wasn’t also tarnishing his na? How could he do that?
“Idiot! Can’t you see this young brother’s thoughtful and generous intentions?” Shi Wenxiang’s master couldn’t help but scold.
Were it him, he’d directly find so not-too-stinky Spirit Beast dung to sll.
What a foolish disciple, how could he waste a precious Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Spiritual Bead to save this dim-witted pupil?
“Master, this is thoughtful and generous?”
Shi Wenxiang was dumbfounded, utterly unable to understand what his master’s mind was thinking.
“He asked you to find a dung pile, without specifying human dung. Just find so Spirit Beast dung to sll, won’t that do?” The Fifth Elder explained, exasperated.
“Brilliant! Brilliant! The Fifth Elder truly understands thoroughly.”
Disciples around Hengyue Sect clicked their tongues in praise, really believing the Fifth Elder to be a worthy good master.
Lin Yifan realized his earlier words weren’t precise and added an explanation, “If you choose non-human dung, you still have to endure two slaps from .”
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