Three days ago, Duan Lingtian broke off Zhou Fei's limbs and seriously injured Zhou Fei, which was widely spread in the governor's mansion.
At that time, almost everyone thought:
Duan Lingtian is in trouble!
After all, Duan Lingtian not only violated Qianlongyuan's rules, but also offended Zhou Tong by disabling the limbs of his adopted son who was the number one enshrinement to 'Zhou Tong' in their county governor's mansion.
However, no one expected that there would be such a 'result' three days later.
The Lord Sheriff of their Sheriff's Mansion not only did not severely punish Duan Lingtian, but instead said that Duan Lingtian was not at fault and all the faults lay with the elder of their Sheriff's Mansion, 'Zheng Qiu'.
It was because Zheng Qiu didn't explain Qianlongyuan's rules to Duan Lingtian that Duan Lingtian committed such a mistake.
Because of this, Duan Lingtian's mistake is excusable.
"Elder Zheng Qiu didn't tell Duan Lingtian about the rules of Qian Longyuan, so Duan Lingtian seriously injured Zhou Fei?"
"This reason...why does it feel a bit far-fetched?"
"Elder Zheng Qiu was famous for his caution and carefulness in our county governor's mansion in the past. Is it possible that he forgot to explain the rules of Qianlongyuan to Duan Lingtian?"
"Why do I feel...the Sheriff seems to be interested in protecting Duan Lingtian?"
"Isn't it possible? Lord Sheriff, why do you want to protect Duan Lingtian? After all, Zhou Fei is Zhou Tong's adopted son. Between Zhou Tong and Duan Lingtian, Lord Sheriff must be on Zhou Tong's side, right?
"
"Exactly! No matter how talented Duan Lingtian is, his current value in the eyes of the county governor is definitely not as good as Zhou Tong's worship!"
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Similar remarks were spread everywhere in the county governor's house.
They were all shocked by the 'result' announced by the Sheriff of Jiuyou County, and each of them found it a bit unbelievable.
After all, in the past, the elder Zheng Qiu of their county governor's mansion was famous for his caution and caution in the county governor's mansion. They would not be surprised if other elders of the governor's mansion were so careless.
But if they said that Elder Zheng Qiu was careless and made such a mistake, they all couldn't believe it.
In the governor's mansion, in a spacious courtyard.
Listening to the news coming from outside, Zheng Qiu, who was sitting in front of the stone table and drinking tea, could not help but shake his head and smile bitterly:
"I thought that Duan Lingtian was going to be in bad luck this time...but I didn't expect that the special envoy from the Prince of Qin's Palace came and he escaped this disaster."
Zheng Qiu was not surprised by the news that spread a lot in the Sheriff's Mansion today. In fact, he was already mentally prepared yesterday.
Yesterday, the governor of Jiuyou County, Tian Jiyu, came to see him in person and told him about the arrival of the special envoy from the Prince of Qin's Palace, as well as the words of the Prince of Qin brought by the special envoy from the Prince of Qin's Palace...
At that time, he knew:
The value of the young strongman 'Duan Lingtian' he brought back from Blood Nether City, in the eyes of their Jiuyou County Sheriff, is no less than the number one enshrined 'Zhou Tong' in their Sheriff's Mansion, or even more.
And nothing less.
"The Sixteen Counties Martial Arts Competition, the middle-grade elixir 'Da Luo Dan'... This time, the Prince of Qin's Palace is really making a big move!"
Zheng Qiu sighed.
He knew in his heart that because of this, in the eyes of the governor, Duan Ling was worthy enough to rival Zhou Tong's offering.
Because the Lord Sheriff needs Duan Lingtian to win the middle-grade elixir ‘Da Luo Dan’ for him at the Sixteenth County Martial Arts Competition.
A middle-grade elixir, 'Da Luo Dan', can create a 'Da Luo Golden Immortal'.
Moreover, as far as he knew, if he could obtain the middle-grade elixir ‘Da Luo Dan’, the governor’s cultivation would most likely be even better!
"Before Duan Lingtian appeared, the Sheriff must have regarded 'Zhou Fei' as hope after hearing the news... But now, Duan Lingtian, who can defeat Zhou Fei face to face, has replaced Zhou Fei and become the Sheriff's
hope."
Zheng Qiu also knew this very well.
Otherwise, the county guard would not come over in person to discuss with him and let him take the blame this time and save Duan Lingtian.
"This time I have taken the blame..."
Now, there are widespread rumors outside that the reason why Duan Lingtian violated Qianlongyuan's rules was because he, the lead person, did not tell Duan Lingtian about Qianlongyuan's rules. The 'root cause' of all faults lies with him.
Under the instruction of their Jiuyou County Sheriff, he willingly took the blame.
However, even though he took the blame, he was not dissatisfied.
Because, the Lord County Sheriff promised him a lot of benefits, and even assured him:
Even if Zhou Tong worships him, he will protect him and will not let him suffer any harm or anything happen to him.
Qianlongyuan.
"That Duan Lingtian...is okay?"
"Oh my God! In the end, this matter turned out to be Elder Zheng Qiu's fault?"
"Duan Lingtian was brought back by Elder Zheng Qiu from Blood Nether City... Although he saved Duan Lingtian by doing this, he also got himself involved! Is it worth it for him to do this?"
"What you mean by this is...that in order to protect Duan Lingtian, Elder Zheng Qiu is willing to bear this 'blame' himself?"
"Yes. With Elder Zheng Qiu's caution and attentiveness, it is almost impossible that he did not tell Duan Lingtian about our Qianlongyuan rules. This matter must be the 'blame' that Elder Zheng Qiu took for Duan Lingtian."
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All the young experts in Qianlongyuan now all agree:
It was Elder Zheng Qiu of their county guard's mansion who took the initiative to take the blame for this in order to protect Duan Lingtian.
Otherwise, even if Duan Lingtian does not die this time, he will definitely shed a layer of skin!
"Elder Zheng Qiu?"
Qin Yu, who had just walked out of the training stone room, also heard about the 'execution' made by the Jiuyou County Sheriff's Mansion regarding Duan Lingtian's serious injury to Zhou Fei three days ago. He was also surprised for a while.
He never expected that this matter would eventually become Elder Zheng Qiu's fault.
He came to Qianlongyuan with Duan Lingtian.
He still clearly remembers what Elder Zheng Qiu said to Duan Lingtian when he came to Qianlongyuan.
He clearly remembers:
At that time, Elder Zheng Qiu introduced to them the rules of Qianlongyuan in detail, including the rules that the challenger cannot kill the challenged, cannot seriously injure the challenged, and cannot abolish the challenged.
“This matter is related to ‘Zhou Tong’, the number one enshrined person in the county governor’s mansion... Elder Zheng Qiu is so blatantly taking the blame for Duan Lingtian, isn’t he afraid that enshrined Zhou Tong will cause trouble for him?”
Qin Yu secretly thought that he couldn't figure this out either.
Although Zheng Qiu is the inner elder of the Sheriff's Mansion, and is the second person under Daluo Jinxian in Jiuyou County, he is not Daluo Jinxian after all, and his value in the Sheriff's Mansion is far less than that of the first worshiper in the Sheriff's Mansion.
Zhou Tong'.
Even if Zhou Tong killed him blatantly, he would not suffer any punishment.
In the eyes of the governor of Jiuyou County, Zhou Tong's value is not comparable to that of Zheng Qiu!
Because of this, he was a little confused.
Elder Zheng Qiu, by helping Duan Lingtian like this, isn't he afraid of offending Zhou Tong?
It's also Qin Yu who doesn't know about the 'Sixteen County Martial Arts Competition' and the rewards related to the martial arts competition, otherwise he would definitely not think so.
Three days ago, one of the protagonists of that incident, 'Zhou Fei', came out of the stone training room. He thought he would receive the good news that Duan Lingtian was severely punished, but he didn't expect:
What I received was the news that Duan Lingtian was fine and that Elder Zheng Qiu was taking the blame for Duan Lingtian.
"No...impossible! Impossible!!"
Zhou Fei kept shaking his head, unwilling to believe that everything he heard was true.
However, as more and more similar words came to his ears, even if he didn't want to believe it, he had to believe it.
"Elder Zheng Qiu...Elder Zheng Qiu..."
Zhou Fei immediately went to find Zheng Qiu himself, and asked in a questioning tone:
"Elder Zheng Qiu, why are you helping Duan Lingtian? You are well-known in the Sheriff's Mansion for your caution and carefulness. There is no way you didn't tell Duan Lingtian about the rules of Qianlongyuan."
"What is Duan Lingtian's relationship with you? Why do you protect him so much?"
Zhou Fei looked at Zheng Qiu and asked in a deep voice.
"presumptuous!"
Zheng Qiu shouted coldly, glared at Zhou Fei and said, "Zhou Fei, do you know who you are talking to? I, Zheng Qiu, am the elder of the county guard's house after all, and you, a mere disciple of Qianlongyuan, dare to question me
?”
Facing Zheng Qiu's cold drink, Zhou Fei was not afraid at all and continued to say in a deep voice:
"Elder Zheng Qiu, don't forget that in addition to being a disciple of Qian Longyuan, I am also Zhou Tong's adopted son... If you take this matter for Duan Lingtian, you are tantamount to becoming an enemy of my adopted father! You
, not only offended me, but also offended my adoptive father!"
"Aren't you worried that my adoptive father will come back to settle the score with you?"
When talking about it later, Zhou Fei's tone was also full of threats.
"roll!"
Facing Zhou Fei's threat, Zheng Qiu also became angry. As soon as he raised his hand, the vast and majestic power swept out, as if it turned into a huge stone, and hit Zhou Fei hard, directly knocking Zhou Fei away.
out of his courtyard.
"If you are not satisfied... you can ask Zhou Tong to come to me in person!"
When Zhou Fei was blasted out of the courtyard and fell heavily to the ground, Zheng Qiu's cold voice came out at the right time.
For a moment, Zhou Fei, who was thrown to the ground, was completely stunned and didn't even stand up for a long time.
He couldn't figure it out at all:
Elder Zheng Qiu, why didn't he even feel the slightest fear when he mentioned his adoptive father?
In the courtyard, Zheng Qiu smiled sarcastically.
Zhou Tong worshiped him, so he was naturally afraid of him.
However, the reason why he took the blame for Duan Lingtian this time was because of the instruction of the Sheriff of their Sheriff's Mansion. With the Sheriff protecting him, he didn't have to worry about the Zhou Tong priest coming to trouble him because of this matter.
Duan Lingtian didn't know anything that happened outside.
He was in the stone chamber of Qianlongyuan, his mind completely immersed in his cultivation, and he completely forgot about time...
"finally……"
Half a year later, Duan Lingtian, who had not been disturbed until now, also opened his eyes, and his eyes were filled with light.