Chapter 446 I was wrong
"Jiang Shengyun's illegitimate son can exterminate my entire Qin family, but I can't kill him! Jiang Shengyun can kill me, but I can't kill him!
Shang Pu, as the Supreme Elder, you are not impartial and always favor Jiang Shengyun, an evil and incestuous thief. Do you want to destroy the Taoist tradition passed down by the ancestors of the Tianyan Sect? Do you want to turn the Tianyan Sect into a demonic cult? Do you want all the Qi-refining sects in the world to regard the Tianyan Sect as a shame and want to eliminate it as soon as possible?
People like you, even if you die, how can you face the ancestors of Tianyan Sect! Even if I kill you today, the ancestors of Tianyan Sect will only say that I killed you well! "
The giant claws like a mountain suppressed Shang Pu and Jiang Shengyun tightly. Qin Ziling's majestic and domineering voice echoed between heaven and earth, like thunder, making everyone's ears buzz.
There was dead silence all around, with only the sound of thunder in the distance responding to Qin Ziling's voice.
"Shang Pu, you still dare to struggle. Do you think I really don't dare to kill you?" Qin Ziling shouted again, and his golden claws burst into golden light like a mountain, and he continued to suppress it fiercely.
"Crack, crack, crack!" Under the golden claws, there was a sound of bones being squeezed and broken.
Blood began to flow slowly from the corner of Shang Pu's mouth.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, please show mercy!" Huangfu Ningxue finally woke up, and with a pale face, she bowed to Qin Ziling from a distance.
"If I didn't show mercy, Shang Pu would have been killed by me just like Jiang Shengyun. I spared his life because of my teacher and great-aunt Gao, as well as you and Sect Master Mei!" Qin Ziling said coldly.
As he spoke, the mountain-like golden claws continued to suppress him.
" Crack, crack, crack!" The sound of bones being squeezed and broken became louder and harsher.
"Uncle-master Shang Pu, why don't you admit your mistake and beg for mercy?" Huangfu Ningxue was a very smart person. She understood Qin Ziling's intention in an instant and said loudly.
Shang Pu raised his head with difficulty to look at Huangfu Ningxue, then slowly lowered his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, I was wrong, please forgive me!"
Qin Ziling did not retract his golden claws immediately, but stared at Shang Pu for a long time with a gaze as sharp as a sword, as if he wanted to see through his internal organs.
After a long time, the mountain-like dragon claws slowly loosened, the golden light converged, the sword-like sharp claws retracted, and the scales shining with metallic luster also disappeared into the skin.
The mountain-like dragon claw gradually turned into a giant human-shaped palm, and then shrank into a normal palm.
Waves of weakness came over me, especially in my right arm and right hand, which felt painful and weak.
However, Qin Ziling did not show any sign of abnormality on the surface.
He was not worried that Shang Pu would dare to do it again.
Firstly, he still had a trump card, and he could barely use the Golden Dragon Claw once; secondly, he could see that Shang Pu's problem was mainly because he protected his shortcomings and was used to being high and mighty, with no one daring to go against his authority. He was not the kind of person who would take revenge and was sinister and vicious.
Otherwise, even if Huangfu Ningxue pleaded for mercy, Qin Ziling would not let Shang Pu go because of the face of Lai Yi Nuan and others.
Shang Pu got up from the ground and glanced at Jiang Shengyun, who was already dead and even his body was twisted beyond recognition. A complicated look flashed in his eyes, and then he looked up at Qin Ziling who was standing in the air. After hesitating for a moment, he finally bowed to Qin Ziling and said, "Thank you, Brother Qin, for showing mercy. I was indeed unfair in this matter, so please don't blame the Tianyan Sect."
There was no other way. Qin Ziling was too powerful. If he really wanted to fight with Tianyan Sect, who in Tianyan Sect could resist him? Unless the highest summons, which Tianyan Sect would only use when facing life and death, were used to order the disciples of Tianyan Sect who had gone out to explore the world and whose lives and deaths were uncertain, to return urgently, there might still be hope.
But it's hard to say, because Qin Ziling gave Shang Pu the feeling that even if his combat power had not yet reached the Immortal Infant level, it was not far away.
Throughout the history of the Tianyan Sect, there have only been a handful of earthly immortals. Some have passed away, and some have not been heard from for thousands of years. Who knows whether they are dead or alive? If the highest summons can bring back an earthly immortal, that would be good enough to subdue Qin Ziling.
If he fails to recall the earthly immortals and only recalls some semi-immortals, it would be like sending him to his death.
So at this moment, when Qin Ziling really stopped, the humiliation and anger in Shang Pu's heart faded away. After he calmed down, he felt a wave of fear instead, and a chill went up his back.
If a great disaster were to befall the Tianyan Sect because of his partiality and unfairness, then even if Shang Pu died to apologize, it would be of no avail.
"Grand Elder Shang Pu, you are too polite. My teacher is an elder of Tian Yan Sect, and my great-aunt is also an elder of Tian Yan Sect. In a sense, I can be considered half a disciple of Tian Yan Sect. I only hope that Tian Yan Sect will get better and better. How can I blame Tian Yan Sect? It was because I was young and hot-tempered that I couldn't control my anger. I hope Grand Elder Shang Pu will not offend me!" Qin Ziling bowed in return, with a humble and gentle attitude. He didn't look as mighty and domineering as he did when he suppressed two Jindan cultivators with one claw just now.
Looking at Qin Ziling's humble and gentle attitude, except for a few people like Jian Bailou who knew Qin Ziling, the rest had stunned expressions. They always felt it was a bit unreal, as if they were dreaming.
Is this really the mighty and domineering strong man who just dropped his giant claw, suppressed the Supreme Elder Shang Pu, and killed Jiang Shengyun?
"No, no, I was wrong. I was unfair!" Shang Pu waved his hands quickly and felt greatly relieved.
Seeing Shang Pu, who was always dignified and domineering and always kept his word, waving his hands to admit his mistakes, everyone felt that it was unreal, as if they were dreaming.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, I am sorry for offending you before. Please..." Gongsun Yun saw that Qin Ziling did not seem to be that difficult to talk to, so he quickly took the opportunity to step forward and bowed deeply.
"Gongsun Yun, if an apology is useful, what's the use of sect rules?" Qin Ziling asked coldly with a wave of his hand before Gongsun Yun finished speaking.
"This..." Gongsun Yun's body suddenly froze in place, his face turned pale, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he felt shocked, angry, and terrified.
“Elder Shang Pu couldn’t bear to see the sect lose a Jindan cultivator, and he did it for the sake of the sect’s reputation. He was too protective, and that’s why he lost the fairness and justice that should have been there. But in the final analysis, he did it not for himself but for the sect!
What about you? As the Supervisor, when the Crown Prince sent troops to attack the Qin family on a trumped-up basis, you could say it was a struggle for secular power, but when the Crown Prince sent the Xuanshi to attack the Qin family, what were you doing as the Supervisor of the Great Qi State?
Not only did you not come forward to uphold justice, but you also stopped your elder brother who was about to do so! Tell me, what is your behavior? Are you doing this for justice or for the benefit of the Tianyan Sect?
Nothing, you just did it for yourself, just to curry favor with others, to please Jiang Shengyun! Jiang Shengyun is your senior brother, so isn't my teacher your senior brother? After that, you actually beat him up again, and even mocked and threatened him with these words!
You flatter the powerful, disregard justice and fairness, betray the sect's trust in you, and betray the power granted to you by the sect. You attacked your fellow disciples in public, without regard for the friendship between fellow disciples. You neglected your duties and were ruthless and ungrateful. If I hadn't been a bit capable, my Qin family would have perished because of you, and my teacher would have to swallow the humiliation in his heart!
Do you think that you can get over ? Gongsun Yun, you have been the governor of the Great Qi State. Do you think it is so easy to do this? Or am I young and easy to talk to? "
Qin Ziling looked at Gongsun Yun coldly, scolding and accusing him one sentence after another without mercy. His voice echoed between heaven and earth, making Gongsun Yun sweat profusely and his heart sink.
Different times, different circumstances.
Qin Ziling killed Jiang Shengyun and suppressed Shang Pu with one claw. So what could Gongsun Yun be to him?
If he really refuses to reveal this matter, will Gongsun Yun still have a chance to survive?
In panic, Gongsun Yun had no choice but to look at Huangfu Ningxue, Mei Tianxing, Lai Yinuan and others with pleading eyes.
"Friend Qin is right. Gongsun Yun, the mistake you made this time is too big. You are no longer suitable to be the governor of the Great Qi State. From today on, you will be stripped of your position as governor and punished to face the wall in the Hanfeng Cave for twenty years. You are not allowed to come out." Mei Tianxing saw Gongsun Yun looking at him with pleading eyes, hesitated, and spoke.
After that, Mei Tianxing turned to Qin Ziling again, bowed slightly and said: "Fellow Daoist Qin, do you think this punishment arrangement is appropriate?"
"I cannot take responsibility for what you said, Sect Master. You are the Sect Master, and everything is naturally decided by you!" Qin Ziling said with a bow when he saw this.
Mei Tianxing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Qin Ziling say this, and quickly returned the greeting, saying, "I'm sorry that your Qin family has been wronged this time, and I should have asked for your opinion."
Jian Bailou, Qin Zitang and others watched from afar as Qin Ziling and Mei Tianxing saluted and yielded to each other, especially the last sentence that Mei Tianxing said, which made everyone's mouth twitch.
Ever since Qin Ziling appeared in Qincheng, first the Qin family killed the head of the Xie family, then the head of the Chi family, then there was thunder and lightning, and the masters of the five families who attacked the city were killed, and then Qin Ziling killed the prince in front of the supervisor, and now Qin Ziling has even killed Jiang Shengyun, and suppressed Shang Pu, forcing him to admit his mistake!
They really couldn't remember what injustice the Qin family had suffered?
"Master, your words are too kind!" Qin Ziling continued to wave his hands humbly.
Mei Tianxing was finally relieved after seeing this. He turned to Gongsun Yun and said sternly, "Are you willing to accept Gongsun Yun's punishment?"
"Master, I sincerely accept this punishment!" Gongsun Yun bowed.
"Then why don't you thank Fellow Daoist Qin!" Mei Tianxing said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Brother Qin, for your magnanimity. I will not pursue the past!" Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yun turned to Qin Ziling and bowed deeply.
"Okay, okay. I just hope you can truly repent. Otherwise, even if I am willing to forgive you, the sect will not indulge you!" Qin Ziling said lightly, a powerful, domineering and sharp aura surging from him, pressing towards Gongsun Yun like a mountain and a sea.
The meaning is clear between the lines.
This is the only time, never again!
"Xingpeng, now you understand how powerful your uncle is, right? He killed those who should be killed and beat those who should be beaten, but in the end, others still remember his kindness, and everyone is happy." Jian Bailou looked at the scene in the sky outside the city and couldn't help but started to teach Qin Xingpeng again.
"I know, I know. Compared with my uncle, I am too young and ignorant!" Qin Xingpeng nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice.
"Learn more from your uncle in the future. As long as you learn one percent of his skills, you will have a bright future!" Jian Bailou said, stroking his white beard.
"That's right, that's right." Qin Xingpeng nodded again and again.
