Calculated by the Entire Sect? Don't Cry When Your Whole Family is Slaughtered! - Chapter 4

Inside the Heavenly Feather Sect’s Enforcement Hall, the inner disciples who had come to witness Shen Lian’s punishment were already seated.

For them, besides cultivation, the most talked-about idle gossip in the sect was the interesting news of Shen Lian being punished.

Furthermore, Ye Fan’s poisoning was a matter of no ordinary seriousness for the Heavenly Feather Sect.

The Divine Calculator of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion had once deduced that Ye Fan was a Son of Destiny blessed by fate, destined to ascend to the peak of the plane in the future.

Thus, the Heavenly Feather Sect began to cultivate Ye Fan with all its might, endlessly showering him with resources.

The goal was to enable the Heavenly Feather Sect to also stand proudly at the pinnacle of this world through his influence when Ye Fan ascended in the future.

Therefore, Ye Fan was the Heavenly Feather Sect’s key protected individual, and any actions detrimental to him had to be completely nipped in the bud.

“Cough, cough, cough—”

Ye Fan, sitting on the interrogation platform, had a pale face and coughed intermittently, drawing endless worry from several elders.

“This Shen Lian is truly damned! To be so deranged as to poison Ye Fan, this time he absolutely cannot be pardoned!”

The speaker was a gray-haired female cultivator who looked about forty years old, identified as the sect’s Second Elder, Qing Shuang.

“Hmph, if it weren’t for that girl Shen Chuyun being so unreasonable and protecting that bastard, how would Ye Fan have ended up like this?”

This time, it was an old man speaking, the sect’s Second Elder, Qing Yun.

“I’ve long known that Shen Lian was no good. Today, this evil doer must be executed, otherwise, how can our Heavenly Feather Sect establish itself in the Ancient Continent?”

Fourth Elder Qing Shan was also indignant.

The several thousand inner disciples present also condemned Shen Lian’s actions without end.

They truly couldn’t understand why Ye Fan, such a kind person, would repeatedly be targeted by Shen Lian.

Of course, some knew the reason: Ye Fan had stolen the hearts of the seven prodigy senior sisters, causing Shen Lian to harbor resentment.

Ye Fan saw this scene, and a faint, imperceptible arc flashed across his lips.

Although he didn’t know why Shen Lian suddenly took action, which caused his own setup to have some unexpected turns.

Fortunately, the poison he took was not potent, and it was treated promptly, so he was fine now and just needed two days of rest to recover.

As for Shen Lian, one could say he was facing certain death today.

“Shen Lian, once you die, no one in this world will ever know of the contributions you once made to the sect.

Before long, all your hundreds of years of effort will become my wedding dress.”

That’s right, Ye Fan’s urgent goal in eliminating Shen Lian was also because of the immense contributions Shen Lian had made to the Heavenly Feather Sect.

Especially his cultivation of seven prodigies who excelled in their respective fields. Just this point alone would become a widely told tale across the entire Ancient Continent.

Fortunately, those seven senior sisters were biased towards him, and even without him mentioning it, they had already arranged brilliant setups for the historical records.

Once Shen Lian died, after a few decades or a hundred years, when mortals gradually forgot Shen Lian’s existence, he would become the most influential person in the Heavenly Feather Sect, and even the entire continent.

By then, the feat of cultivating the seven senior sisters, enhanced by their own karmic luck, would spread throughout the entire Ancient Continent.

After all, cultivators had no shortage of time.

“Why hasn’t Shen Lian arrived yet? Does he have no respect for the Enforcement Hall anymore?!”

Seeing that Shen Lian was still not coming, the most short-tempered Qing Shuang immediately urged impatiently.

Ye Fan, seeing this, immediately put on a piteous expression and said to Qing Shuang, “Second Elder, there’s no need to make such a big fuss about this.

I believe Senior Brother Shen didn’t do it intentionally. It would be enough if he just sincerely apologized to me.”

Qing Shuang looked heartbroken: “Fan’er, he harmed you so much, even tried to take your life, and you’re still speaking up for him?”

Qing Shan also said, “Fan’er, poisoning a fellow disciple is no longer a small matter like before. This concerns the sect’s rules, not personal grievances.”

Qing Shuang: “Fan’er, don’t worry about anything. Today, no matter what, we will give you a satisfactory explanation!”

Hearing this, Ye Fan stopped dissuading them, his heart sneering.

Shen Lian, you are doomed today.

“Strange, why hasn’t Shen Lian come yet? It’s been almost an hour.”

First Elder Qing Lan, who had been silent, finally grew a little impatient.

“Send two more disciples to check what’s going on.”

Whoosh—

Just then, a gust of strong wind swept into the Enforcement Hall from outside, causing disciples with lower cultivation levels to instinctively squint.

At the same time, an arrogant and unbridled voice echoed from outside the hall.

“No need!”

As the words fell, Shen Lian gently fanned his folding fan and steadily walked into the Enforcement Hall.

Everyone’s eyes immediately lit up.

At this moment, Shen Lian was wearing a brand new, magnificent black and white scholarly robe, which accentuated his noble demeanor.

His face displayed an arrogant posture that made people dare not look directly at him.

Shen Lian was originally very handsome, but his usual disheveled and unkempt image made people overlook this point.

Ye Fan was stunned at the sight, and a strong sense of jealousy arose in his heart.

At that time, he couldn’t stand Shen Lian’s superior appearance, which was why he subtly hinted to his seven senior sisters to stop him from wearing flashy clothes. His aim was to strike at his self-esteem.

But now…

“Forget it, just consider it your last moment of glory before you die.”

Thinking of this, Ye Fan’s mood immediately recovered.

“Shen Lian, you openly poisoned a fellow disciple! Do you admit your crime?”

As soon as Shen Lian stepped into the center of the Enforcement Hall, Qing Shuang impatiently began to attack.

But…

“Old fart, drop your pretentious act. You painstakingly set up such a shtty* scheme that’s rotten to the core,

isn’t it just to take my life, Shen Lian, to pave the way for that useless Ye Fan?

If you want my life, just come and take it directly based on past events. Why bother putting on such a disgusting facade that even dogs despise?

Look at yourselves, like whores in a brothel, you want to be both pure and promiscuous.”

These words caused an instant silence in the hall. Many people’s mouths were wide open, wide enough to fit an egg.

In everyone’s impression, Shen Lian was a vile person, a scoundrel.

But he was always very meticulous in his manners. How could he possibly utter such vile words in front of so many people?

Finally, Qing Shuang reacted, immediately stood up, pointed at Shen Lian, and roared, “Little bastard, what did you just say? Say it again if you dare.”

Shen Lian closed his folding fan and coldly retorted, “Shut up, old beast. I advise you not to get agitated.

What you called me here for today, we both know very well. Isn’t it just to take my life, Shen Lian?

Such a laughable trick, only capable of deceiving this group of brainless ants and wastes present.

Telling them how malicious I am, how despicable, and how I deserved to die.

Such a play is not fresh at all. After all, over the past hundred years,

I have already experienced it hundreds, even thousands of times. Why bother repeating the same trick to find some legitimacy for yourselves?”

After speaking, Shen Lian directly turned his back, closed his eyes, and gently fanned his folding fan, appearing completely unconcerned.

Qing Shuang never expected Shen Lian to be so arrogant. This was completely different from his usual meek and manipulable demeanor.

The thought of being humiliated by a disgraced inner disciple in front of everyone caused her to immediately draw her sword, filled with uncontrollable rage.

“You, I’ll kill you!”

“Junior Sister, calm down!”

Qing Lan timely restrained Qing Shuang, who was about to lose control.

“Shen Lian! You disregard your elders! Do you know that your words just now violated the sect’s rules!”

However, Shen Lian, with his back to them, extended a finger towards them.

“You are not worthy of mentioning the words ‘elder’! Think about your actions in the past. To call you a group of beasts in human skin would be an insult to beasts.

In reality, in my eyes, you few are even worse than beasts. What right do you have to be respected by me?!

Standing here today and speaking to you old beasts is already me lowering myself. If you don’t want to listen, then just deafen yourselves first!”

The Enforcement Hall was dead silent.

Everyone couldn’t believe that Shen Lian, who was always so cowardly, actually dared to directly insult several high-ranking elders?

At this moment, a thought flashed through everyone’s minds.

Shen Lian has gone mad!

Otherwise, there was no explanation for why he would suddenly change like this.

Only Shen Lian himself knew he wasn’t mad. Explaining the reason to these old fuckers would certainly be futile.

Even if he presented evidence of his innocence to them, they would exonerate themselves with absurd statements like, “Putting aside the facts, you’re not entirely blameless.”

Since he couldn’t prove his innocence either way, he might as well go crazy.

Moreover, how could he, who had been wild for nearly a hundred years, allow this group of wastes to point fingers at him?

The dignity of a superior, even if a tiger falls into the sun, how can it tolerate provocation from pigs and dogs!