Chu Zhaozhao stared in disbelief at Chu Yanjun who was kneeling on the ground with his eyes widened.
An hour ago, this guy looked like a caring brother, and kept saying that no matter what Chu Zhaozhao decided, he would fully support it.
Along the way, he was even more considerate and patiently introduced the visitors to Chu Qingxiao's home. When they encountered visitors who were difficult to deal with, he stepped forward to help them out.
Chu Zhaozhao was somewhat moved by this, so he hesitated before telling the truth.
But this is the moment of hesitation.
The caring brother turned against her in an instant and put all the responsibilities on her in an instant.
Chu Zhaozhao's face turned pale and he had long since lost the courage to argue.
When Chu Qingxiao on the side heard this, he looked at Chu Yanjun angrily, with murderous intent in his eyes.
He snapped: "You!"
"It seems that things have reached this point, are Junior Sister Zhaozhao still prepared to remain silent?" At this moment, Zhang Quan on the side suddenly spoke up, interrupting what Chu Qingxiao was about to say.
"What exactly is your sword? How could the sword-watching and nourishing technique be broken? Aren't you going to give us all an explanation?"
"Yes, what happened to Chu Zhaozhao?" A tribesman stood up at this time and asked loudly.
"Is there a spiritual sword or not?"
"You have been supported by the clan for more than ten years, and you are going to continue to be so silent?"
Questions came one after another at this moment, and each clan member stood up and looked at Chu Zhaozhao angrily.
Inspired by such ultramarine, some people were already eager to try. A large group of people rushed forward at this time, apparently preparing to seize the sword in Chu Zhaozhao's hand.
Chu Zhaozhao finally raised her head. She looked at the people around her, saw the anger in their brows, and listened to the curses.
It was as if she and them were not relatives and friends whose blood was thicker than water, but enemies who killed their wives and took away their children.
She suddenly understood why their friendship today was only because of that spiritual sword.
If the spiritual sword is there, everyone will naturally cling to it.
Without the spiritual sword, she would be a sinner who would never be saved.
It was as if she had dragged the clan all the way to where it is today.
No one cares how she has lived these past ten years, and no one cares about why she uses the Art of Observing Swords and Nourishing Mind...
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little ridiculous and a little frustrated.
"Which of you dares to step forward and grab one to try!" Chu Qingxiao stared at the people in front of him with a cold face, Lin Yuan Sword in his hand lying across his body, murderous intent surging between his brows, and the Shura Realm was ready to open at any time.
But before he finished speaking, Chu Zhaozhao stood up.
She first glanced coldly at Chu Yanjun who was kneeling on the ground, and seemed to feel the anger in Chu Zhaozhao's brows. Chu Yanjun lowered his head in shame.
But after just one glance, she withdrew her gaze, then silently took out her sword, and then slowly pulled it out of its scabbard in front of everyone.
As a result, a broken sword that was stained with rust and looked like it could break at any time appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Can this be the spiritual sword of Tianxuan Mountain?" Someone asked loudly at that moment.
"It seems that Mr. Zhang is right, this Chu Zhaozhao has not obtained the sword of Yaoguang Sword Pool at all!"
"It goes without saying that Mr. Zhang is an inner disciple of Ganquan Peak. How could he not know who in the sect has inherited the spirit sword inheritance?"
Everyone's doubts resounded at this moment.
Chu Zhuang, who was sitting on the main seat, also looked ugly: "Zhaozhao, what is this?"
"Reporting to Grandpa, this thing is the sword that Zhao Zhao has practiced for twelve years to observe the sword and nourish his mind. The sword condenses his sword mind." Chu Zhaozhao whispered.
"As you can see, this thing is just an ordinary rusty sword."
Chu Zhaozhao said very frankly. As soon as he said these words, Chu Zhuang, who was sitting in the main seat, turned pale, and everyone in the main room was also in an uproar.
"Huh!" Chu Tianque on the side also stood up and said with an angry look: "I, the Chu family, have all been humiliated by you today!"
"Chu Zhaozhao, how can you live up to the family's careful cultivation for more than ten years!?"
Chu Zhaozhao glanced back at Chu Tianque who was filled with indignation, and immediately knelt down towards Chu Zhuang.
"Zhao Zhao has betrayed the great trust of the clan and is willing to be punished."
Chu Zhuang looked gloomy and stared at the girl kneeling under the stage in silence.
"Are you willing to be punished? That's easy to say." Chu Tianque, who was on the side, narrowed his eyes and spoke in a sinister tone.
"In order to support you these years, my family may have spent nearly tens of thousands of money. It would be better if you just wanted to take it all away if you are willing to be punished."
"How can anything in the world be so cheap?"
"Then what does fourth uncle think?" Chu Zhaozhao asked in a low voice.
Chu Tianque showed a sneer on his face: "It is natural to pay back debts. Since you have failed to live up to the clan's expectations, you will naturally have to pay back the money that the clan has spent on you over the years..."
After saying this, he paused again, and then said: "Of course, if you don't have this ability and sincerely admit your mistake, then you should die to apologize!"
"How else can I live up to the cultivation of the clan!?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone on the scene was stunned, but the next moment, everyone was so angry that they immediately agreed.
"Apologise with death!"
"It would be a shame to waste ten thousand taels of silver from my clan in exchange for such a broken sword!"
Everyone's words echoed endlessly, as if they were trying to force Chu Zhaozhao to death.
Chu Zhaozhao's face turned pale and his body was trembling a little.
But it wasn't because she was afraid of death, but because she couldn't understand why these tribesmen treated her like this...
"That's enough!" Chu Zhuang shouted loudly at this time and said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent and looked at the old man.
Chu Zhuang glanced at the pale Chu Zhaozhao, but the expression on his face suddenly softened: "Over the years, Zhaozhao has been practicing hard day and night in Tianxuan Mountain. There is no credit but hard work."
"As a member of your own race, why has anyone ever cared about her?"
"Look at you again, holding the status of a rich and powerful family, enjoying yourself in the clan, and there are countless people who are eating nothing but corpses!"
"A few more people have done something useful for the clan!"
"How dare you force someone who has worked hard to revitalize the family to do nothing?"
"She is not to blame for what happened today, but I am to blame!"
Chu Zhaozhao, who was already a little frustrated, probably never thought that her great-grandfather would stand up to defend herself at this time, and she was a little moved for a moment.
"Master Chu, you haven't understood the situation yet, have you?" But at this moment, Zhang Quan spoke again.
"I have no control over Chu Zhaozhao's relationship with your family, but her actions have insulted the reputation of our Tianxuan Mountain family. This incident alone is enough to hold her accountable."
"But what happened today is very strange. How could Chu Zhaozhao, a mere outer disciple, have the courage to tell such a big lie?"
"Mr. Chu, as the head of the Chu family, does not want to educate future generations, but instead defends him everywhere. Could it be that the head of the Chu family is involved in this matter?"
"If your Chu family dares to humiliate Tianxuan Mountain like this, I will definitely report it to the master..."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was in an uproar.
The members of the Chu family even turned pale. They knew very well that as far as Tianxuan Mountain was concerned, the Chu family was nothing more than ants. If this matter was really connected with the Chu family deliberately using the reputation of Tianxuan Mountain, Tianxuan Mountain would be nothing more than ants.
There is a slight dissatisfaction, but for the Chu family, that would be a disaster.
"This matter has nothing to do with us, we all don't know about it, Mr. Zhang!" At that moment, someone begged for mercy in tears.
Zhang Quan turned a deaf ear to the cries of the crowd, but after a few breaths of silence, he looked at Chu Tianque who had already straightened his spine and said.
"Mr. Chu defends everything and says it doesn't matter. I believe it, but the elders in Tianxuan Mountain may not believe it."
"How can anything happen if the head of the Chu family is so stupid? I think... the days of the Chu family are coming to an end soon."
"But if Uncle Chu Tianque hadn't told me about this matter, I would have been kept in the dark. I guess not all people in the Chu family are mediocre people. At least there are people like Uncle Chu who are sensible and know the righteousness. If the master sect
Knowing this, I might be able to open up the fence, but I'm afraid that when the sect becomes furious, it will treat you all as the same as the Chu family leader and Chu Zhaozhao..."
As for this, the intention of coercion and inducement is extremely explicit.
Chu Zhaozhao also understood that the purpose of Chu Tianque's alliance with outsiders from the beginning was his great grandfather.
She looked at the old man whose face turned pale after these words, thinking about how he had worked so hard for his family all these years, but in the end he would be implicated to the point where not only his position as head of the family was not guaranteed, but his life might even be in danger.
She felt extremely ashamed in her heart.
"This incident all started with me and has nothing to do with grandpa!"
"Fourth uncle wants someone to pay for his life, so Zhao Zhao will give you this life!"
When Chu Zhaozhao said this, he actually raised his sword at this moment and was about to wipe it against his neck!
…
At the same time, two figures were walking slowly outside the Chu Mansion.
One was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl dressed in purple. She carried a long sword on her back and had her hair tied in a ponytail. She looked pretty, but at the moment she was looking at the woman beside her with a slight frown.
The woman looked to be no more than twenty-one or twelve years old, with a delicate face and a white dress that made her look like a fairy. Pedestrians passing by on the road could not help but be attracted by her appearance and take a few more glances.
"Uncle Master, is it worth your while to do this in person?" the girl asked.
The woman in white glanced at her when she heard the words: "Some things cannot be let go. They have become a threshold. If you don't cross them, you will have to stop moving forward."
The girl seemed to understand what she heard. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "It's so complicated. If I had known that my uncle cared so much, I should have done it myself and asked an outsider to do it. It's true.
Something is wrong."
At this point, the girl stomped her feet angrily: "When I go back, I will definitely chop off that guy Lu Sandao's feet!"
"It was clearly something he was asked to do, but he threw the two pots to the outer disciples for a long time!"
"The outer disciple has been there for three months without a reply. If I hadn't received the news three days ago, I would have thought she died outside!"
"Hmph! Now that I've come back, I didn't know to go to the mountain gate to recover my life first. Instead, I ran to my own home. I didn't take my uncle's matter to heart. You should be damned!"
The woman in white looked at the angry girl and shook her head: "She came back from Muzhou and her home is in Wancheng. It is reasonable to go home and take a look. I am impatient, how can I blame her?"
After the woman finished speaking, she suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at the gate of the mansion on the side. The gate of the mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, as if some happy event was being planned.
"Is this the place?" the woman asked.
The girl stepped forward and took a look: "Well, it should be this family. The disciple's name is Chu Zhaozhao. It is said that he is a descendant of the Chu family in Wancheng. Master, wait a moment. I will go and ask her to come out to see you."
As the girl spoke, she walked to the door and knocked on the door several times, but there was no response.
She frowned and muttered: "Yamano Villager is really rude. He didn't know how to respond for a long time. This door is just a decoration."
As she spoke, the somewhat annoyed girl knocked on the door with a slightly stronger hand.
Probably because of this, she inadvertently pushed open the unclosed door of the mansion. She blinked her eyes and then stuck her head out to look into the mansion...