Xia Houxiang said bluntly: "I never wanted to see your joke."
Although, the ancestor finally appointed Xia Houjie as the young master.
However, he never complained.
Not even jealous.
Xia Houjie put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Come on, if I take your position as young master, will you not have any hatred in your heart? Don't you want to see my joke?"
The ancestor’s favorite descendant is Xia Houxiang.
It was Xia Houxiang who initially planned to establish himself as Young Master.
However, because of the incident of killing his parents by mistake, the ancestor changed the title of young master to Xia Houjie out of guilt.
Xiahou Xiang said sincerely: "It doesn't matter who becomes the young master. I just hope that the Xiahou Divine Sect can always be prosperous."
"Hypocrisy!" Xia Houjie sneered: "Human nature is all selfish, and people who have no desires or desires simply do not exist."
"Whatever you think." Xia Houxiang said lightly: "Anyway, I hope you can learn from this lesson, change your past mistakes, and don't make the same mistake again."
Xia Houjie chuckled.
So what if it’s wrong?
Will the ancestor punish him for this?
No, because the ancestor owes him!
The two came to the island in the middle of the lake and were in the sword general's palace.
Seeing that the ancestors and the core of the clan are all here.
Xia Houjie had no panic in his heart and stepped inside calmly.
His face was like the spring breeze, and he was neither humble nor arrogant when he saluted: "See you, ancestor."
Ancestor Xiahou stared at him with his old eyes and said, "Ancestor Xiahou has something to ask you, and you must not lie."
"Yes!" Xia Houjie was very calm and looked at Xia Qingchen with a smile.
His expression was as calm as usual.
No panic.
"Mr. Xia, please tell me if you have anything to say." Xia Houjie smiled calmly.
Xia Qingchen didn't even raise his head and said, "Have you brought the person?"
Xia Houjie clapped his hands.
Two strong men carried Ouyang Zhen, who was covered in blood and unconscious.
"it's here."
Xia Qingchen raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Ouyang Zhen, whose arms had been chopped off and whose body was covered in blood, with calm eyes.
As expected.
Xia Houjie said: "Young Master Xia must be very strange as to why he was injured. The reason is that he took action..."
But.
Xia Qingchen had no intention of listening to his explanation.
He opened his mouth to interrupt his talking to himself, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said: "For the sake of your ancestors, I will spare your life and cut off your arms!"
Um?
Xia Houjie closed his mouth, still smiling.
He felt that there was no need to talk to Xia Qingchen.
There is no point in speaking for a person who can't even make sense of himself.
Xia Houjie turned to look at his ancestor, cupped his fists and said: "Ancestor, I invited Mr. Ouyang to be a guest in my house, but he had malicious intentions towards me and acted rashly, so I followed the rules and broke his arms."
"If I violate the rules of the Xiahou Divine Sect, I can be punished by my ancestor."
The Shenmen core members in the field did not think it was excessive.
The young master of the Xiahou Shenmen was attacked. He was not executed, but his arms were cut off, but he was given a lenient sentence.
Didn't go beyond the rules of Shenmen.
Xia Houjie had a panoramic view of the expressions of many clan members and knew that he had passed the test.
They are still like this.
Not to mention the ancestors.
He felt guilty and could not bear any punishment to Xia Houjie.
really!
The ancestor spoke slowly and said: "What you did is not wrong."
Xia Houjie smiled slightly.
An expected and unsurprising result.
He glanced at Xia Houxiang, meaning, look, there is no punishment.
How could the ancestor punish him for this?
After all, he did it so flawlessly that no one could say anything.
"But, since Ancestor Xia wants to take your arms, then just cut off your arms yourself." Ancestor Xia said hoarsely.
Um?
Xia Houjie had a stiff smile on his face, thinking he had heard wrongly.
He kept a calm expression on his face and reiterated: "Ancestor, Ouyang Zhen attacked me in public. Not only did I have injuries on my face, but there are also servants in the mansion who can testify."
"If Ancestor doesn't believe it, first you can examine the injury, and secondly you can summon the servants in the mansion."
"I, Xiahou Jie, act according to the rules and have a clear conscience."
Ancestor Xia raised his head, looked at him, and said, "You are right, but Ancestor Xia has a destiny, and you just have to follow it."
It doesn't matter whether he follows the rules or not.
What matters is how Xia Qingchen wants to deal with him.
What?
Xia Houjie said in disbelief: "Ancestor, I am innocent! I have absolutely solid evidence!"
He simply couldn't understand it.
How could the ancestor agree to Xia Qingchen's unreasonable request?
Not to mention that the ancestor apologized to him and would never punish him, not to mention that he did everything comprehensively without any problems.
at this time.
Xia Houxiang sighed softly: "Didn't I say that if you offend someone you shouldn't offend, you must be mentally prepared."
Xia Houjie's eyes were blank.
I feel like everything is out of control.
He just had a problem with a peer who had no background.
Is it so serious?
He finally vaguely realized that Xia Qingchen was different from everyone he had met before.
It seems that even the ancestors are afraid of it!
With a roll of his eyes, he lowered his posture and said to his ancestor: "Jie'er did not restrain himself and hurt Mr. Xia's friends. Please give me a chance to change my ways, ancestor."
Seeing that the ancestor's face was dull and without any fluctuation.
He used his trump card: "Okay, I understand. I am the one who disgraced my dead parents and brought disgrace on their faces."
After hearing this, the ancestor's old face finally changed a little.
Xia Houjie's parents are a trauma that cannot be erased in the ancestor's heart.
He sighed deeply, cupped his fists towards Xia Qingchen and said, "Ancestor Xia, can you give me a thin face and give Jie'er a chance to change his ways?"
"I, Xiahou Shenmen, are willing to use other means of compensation."
Xia Qingchen sighed secretly.
He knew that Patriarch Xiahou would plead for mercy.
It's only strange that Xia Houjie is so good at taking advantage of people's hearts.
He stared at Xia Houjie and said calmly: "You can have a chance to change your ways! I'll give you two choices."
Xia Houjie looked sincere, bowed and clasped his fists: "Thank you Mr. Xia for your magnanimity."
He sneered in his heart.
What about special status?
Don't you want to give in?
"The first option is to take action and cut off both arms."
"The second option is, I'll take your life!"
Xia Qingchen said indifferently that there were two options.
Everyone was startled when they heard this.
Where is the concession here?
It’s clearly getting worse!
Xia Houjie's expression froze and he said, "Mr. Xia, are you forcing me?"
Ancestor Xiahou also felt a little embarrassed.
Did you agree to give him face?
"I'm giving you a chance to change your ways." Xia Qingchen said calmly: "How can you repent if you do something wrong and don't accept punishment?"
He stood up slowly.
The aura is released invisibly.
"Do it yourself, or let me do it?" Xia Qingchen said coldly.
Xia Houjie was angry and angry.
He had already humbled himself, but Xia Qingchen still refused to let him go.
As a last resort, he turned to his ancestor and asked, "Please save me, ancestor."
Ancestor Xiahou looked calm.
He sighed for a long time and said: "Jie'er, what Ancestor Xia said is right. People should pay the price for their actions so that they can change their ways."