Zhao Tianxing was completely dumbfounded.
The slap was quite heavy, his entire face burned with pain, as if iron tongs had struck it, causing a swelling numbness at a certain point. Zhao Tianxing didn’t understand why his father had hit him.
From childhood to adulthood, his father had never hit him; why this ti?
Just as Zhao Tianxing was about to speak—
"Kneel down!"
As the Domain Master of Tianxing, Zhao Chong’s aura was unmatched by ordinary people, and this shout made Zhao Tianxing’s face turn pale with fear.
With a shiver, Zhao Tianxing knelt down.
"Father... wh-why?"
Zhao Tianxing mustered his courage and questioned loudly.
He was eager to know why his father had struck him!
"You worthless brat! You’ve caused trouble, yet you don’t reflect on it!" Zhao Chong scolded.
The Elder on the side frowned; although a big mistake had been made, watching a junior get punished was still uncomfortable for an elder.
"Enough!"
The Great Elder slowly stood, hands behind his back, and said, "Tianxing, recount what happened on Tiandu Mountain thoroughly! Rember, don’t leave out a single detail! Otherwise... even I might not be able to protect you."
These words frightened Zhao Tianxing senseless.
An ominous feeling surged within him.
So.
Zhao Tianxing described how he and the other two domain heirs went to Tiandu Mountain, climbed up the mountain, and encountered Mo Huajian.
However thick-skinned Zhao Tianxing might be, he dared not ntion his intention to flirt with beauties, portraying it only as goodwill towards Mo Huajian and others.
After finishing his account.
Domain Master Zhao Chong’s fingers trembled in anger—
"You... you... you make it really hard not to be mad at you! How have I taught you to study properly all this ti? What have you learned? Useless! Utterly useless! Modern humans live for a hundred years and mature in just a few decades, but you? Even after tens of thousands of years, you’re still nothing! Leaving Tianxing Domain, you haven’t learned anything useful, only picked up bad habits! Should I not beat you to death!"
Zhao Chong raised his hand, intending to slap Zhao Tianxing again.
But the Great Elder stopped him imdiately.
"Domain Master! Please calm down... the child is still young! He can’t be compared to ordinary people, although cultivators have long lives, they are still influenced by their physical functions, temperant, and desires. At his cultivation and age, he’s still young; it’s the ti when youthful vigor peaks. Besides... he made this mistake, can you really kill him?"
"Great Elder... what do you an?"
"I have a general understanding of what Tianxing said... it’s not a huge error. The owner of Tiandu Mountain should be the backing of the Flower Domain. Since they freed the three heirs, it ans they don’t want to make enemies with the Three Great Domains. Let’s do this... I’ll first send word to the other two Domain Masters, have Tianxing and the others prepare grand gifts, and apologize sincerely; that should be it." The Great Elder said.
"Apologize?"
"Exactly! It’s the only solution. There’s no other way for now!" The Great Elder said.
Zhao Chong thought for a mont, nodded slightly, and said, "Indeed... then let’s do that..."
Zhao Tianxing heard all these words.
Yet Zhao Tianxing was completely bewildered, not understanding why.
Domain Master Zhao Chong glared and said, "You worthless brat! You heard what the Great Elder said, didn’t you?"
"I heard, I heard..."
"If you heard, why aren’t you acting on it? Rember... apologize sincerely! Kneel down and apologize in front of the master of Tiandu Mountain!" Zhao Chong chastised.
Upon hearing this.
Zhao Tianxing was deeply shocked.
He had bragged about seeking revenge against Tiandu Mountain, yet suddenly there was a complete reversal, with his father demanding him to apologize!?
And to kneel and apologize!
How could he talk about dignity before Mo Huajian, or face in front of cultivators from other domains in the future? His lifelong dignity would certainly be entirely lost!
"Father! I—I don’t understand! Why?"
Zhao Tianxing truly wanted to know why!
"There’s no ’why’... when I tell you to go, you go! You won’t listen?" Zhao Chong was furious, not bothering to offer an explanation.
The Great Elder sighed beside him and said, "The Domain Master is doing this for your own good! Asking you to apologize... is also for the good of the Three Great Domains... You don’t need to know the excessive details. You only need to understand... that the master of Tiandu Mountain, and the Flower Domain, absolutely cannot be provoked!"
Zhao Tianxing stood dazed!
The feeling was as uncomfortable as swallowing a hundred flies.
Wanting to vent but having no outlet, he could only forcefully swallow it all down.
It was extrely uncomfortable.
After hesitating for a mont, Zhao Tianxing finally replied painfully, "Yes..."
...
anwhile.
The Domain Master of Taicang Domain, upon learning this information, imdiately hung Wang Taicang up... and whipped him directly!
After whipping for a full half-hour, he was released.
As Taicang Domain’s sole heir, Wang Taicang had never suffered such humiliation; being beaten, yet needing to apologize to Tiandu Mountain! His reputation was in ruins!
A father mistreating his son is justified by heaven and earth.
Being hung and beaten was ant to teach him a lesson.
With the whip’s impact, the entire Taicang Domain knew the Domain Master’s son was being punished!
It was a huge news!
Wang Taicang frequently engaged in outrageous acts, which was undeniable!
Yet...
The people didn’t know why the Domain Master suddenly changed his tune, violently beat his son, and even ordered him to apologize?
No one knew!
The massacre of the Vermilion Bird Domain remained hidden.
For the Elder Councils of various domains, it was an extrely confidential matter.
...
As for the fate of Bing Yin Domain’s heir Li Bingyin, it wasn’t much better than the other two heirs...
He was smacked by the Domain Master’s palm, spitting blood.
He had fainted for half a day before regaining consciousness.
Upon asking those around him, no one explained to him... Bing Yin Domain’s Domain Master only assigned him one task. The next day, go apologize!
He must apologize!
Kneel and apologize!
...
The next day.
The three heirs gathered at the appointed location.
They didn’t arrive alone; several servants accompanied them, carrying many boxes and gifts.
When the three t.
Their faces were extrely grim!
Zhao Tianxing had thought he was the most unfortunate, only being slapped once, with a bit of swelling on his face, easily concealed with Primordial Qi, almost unnoticeable.
But when he saw the other two heirs, he was genuinely shocked.
Li Bingyin’s complexion was pale, face sallow, clearly having suffered severe injuries, appearing very weak.
Wang Taicang looked the worst, with whip marks visible on his face! These external injuries, even with treatnt, wouldn’t disappear overnight!
At the mont when the three gathered together—
Li Bingyin couldn’t hold back anymore!
"But why?! Why... why are we required to apologize?! Even you two? Taicang and Tianxing... tell quickly! Why did things suddenly turn out this way?"
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