Du Jia's appearance made the scene quiet for a moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the four people in front of the open space: Su Xing, Zhou Qinghan, Lin Qi and Du Jia.
"Mr. Du."
After Lin Qi and Zhou Qinghan saw Du Jia, they both quickly took back their swords and bowed to him in respectful tones.
Du Jia, who was standing next to the three people, frowned slightly and clicked his tongue softly, "I have already heard what happened..."
"To put it bluntly, even if what Zhou Yue said in his suicide note is true, the only people who will execute Su Xing are the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall. Lin Qi, you shouldn't use your sword easily."
Du Jia's tone was full of dissatisfaction.
Lin Qi secretly clenched his fists after hearing this, but his expression had to be very serious, "Disciple knows his mistake!"
"But!" He suddenly changed his tone and said in an extremely indignant voice: "It's just that I personally brought Junior Sister Zhou into the sect and watched her grow from a little martial arts boy to a real outer sect disciple. She behaves like this
She passed away in such a way, how...how should I explain to her relatives!"
The tone of grief, anger and desolation was conveyed in everyone's heart, and the true words moved people's faces.
But Su Xing sneered and sighed in his heart that Lin Qi was really an outstanding actor.
"If Senior Brother Lin Qi really cares about Senior Sister Zhou Yue, why not let Zhang Yingran answer my two questions first? If you are so anxious to take action, there is no hidden secret in this matter, right?"
Hearing this, Du Jia frowned and raised his hand to signal Su Xing to stop talking.
"Su Xing, you don't need to say anything anymore. Today a disciple of our Taoist academy passed away, and you two are here to doubt each other. This is really disrespectful to Zhou Yue."
As he spoke, Du Jia turned around and looked around. From the faces of the disciples, he saw people's dissatisfaction and resentment towards Su Xing.
Obviously, Lynch's sudden action made people forget about Zhang Yingran's hesitant appearance.
"Until this matter is thoroughly investigated, Su Xing, you will not come to class and reflect in your room. There should be results for your punishment early tomorrow morning." Du Jia had no choice but to say this.
After hearing what Du Jia said, all the disciples nodded in agreement.
After all, who would want to live with a sinner who insulted a girl's innocence and caused her to commit suicide?
"Mr. Du..."
Su Xing lowered his head, his face invisible to everyone was full of grievance and suppressed anger.
He clenched his fists tightly, but couldn't say a word at all.
Because everyone wanted Du Jia to say this, Su Xing had to do this.
Without saying anything else, Du Jia's words were already the first punishment imposed on Su Xing. And waiting for him later, there were the second, third... and even in the most serious case, Su Xing's life was in danger.
It may not necessarily be in your own hands.
He glanced at Zhou Qinghan with gratitude, turned around helplessly, and walked toward the back of the crowd.
When people saw Su Xing approaching, they all dispersed to both sides, making way for him to make way for a foot-wide road.
Li Feiyao, who was in the center of the crowd, had no choice but to retreat backwards with the crowd.
At this time, whoever resists public opinion will be an accomplice in killing Zhou Yue.
A weak whistle summoned a white crane. Su Xing sat on the crane and flew away without looking back.
…
The next day, at Zhou Yue's funeral, almost all the disciples of the Three Great Avenues were present and no one was absent.
Among them, only Su Xing, who was punished and grounded, did not show up at Zhou Yue's funeral.
At the end of the funeral, the current lecturer of Yuyang Taoist Academy also announced the temporary punishment of Su Xing by the Wanjian Sect Law Enforcement Hall in front of everyone.
Standing on the stage, Du Jia looked down at everyone, his face expressionless.
"After a night of deliberation among the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall, the punishment for Su Xing at this stage is as follows:"
"Su Xing's identity as an outer disciple of the Wanjian Sect is retained. However, until the Law Enforcement Hall investigates the truth about Zhou Yue's death, Su Xing is not allowed to practice with the disciples of the Three Avenues Academy."
"Similarly, Su Xing will lose the qualification to enjoy and use all resources and equipment within the sect."
"From now on, Su Xing will move out of his residence on Yusan Peak and will live on Xiaozhu Peak for a long time in the future. He is not allowed to leave without permission from the Law Enforcement Hall."
Thousands of disciples in the audience, after hearing this punishment, all nodded in agreement with the decision of the Law Enforcement Hall.
In their opinion, although Su Xing deserved death, since the Law Enforcement Hall was suspicious of the cause of Zhou Yue's death, such a punishment was the most appropriate.
Moreover, although Su Xing retained his status as a disciple of the Wanjian Sect, he lost the right to enjoy the sect's resources, and that status was just a false name.
Moreover, Xiaozhu Peak is an extremely remote and desolate mountain peak. It is sparsely populated and the disciples would never pass by it, so there is no need to worry about bumping into Su Xing.
The demon-slaying event is less than half a year away. If the Law Enforcement Hall doesn't find out the reason in the end, Su Xing will miss the demon-slaying event and even the college examination at the end of the year, let alone the demon-slaying event.
Therefore, all the disciples who were dissatisfied with Su Xing were very satisfied with this punishment.
But of course there are also people who are extremely dissatisfied with this punishment. They are Zhou Qinghan and Li Feiyao, the only two people Su Xing can call friends in the Wanjian Sect.
But they could only accept this fact helplessly.
Wanjian Sect and the Law Enforcement Hall are the ones who judge and punish everything. Where do they have the courage to violate the decisions of those elders?
Standing in a corner of the field, Li Feiyao clenched her fists and said angrily to Zhou Qinghan:
"Sister Zhou, we must find the truth of the matter and rescue Su Xing."
Zhou Qinghan couldn't help but smile helplessly after hearing this and shook his head. When Li Feiyao even used the word "rescue", it meant that the chance was slim.
"The sentence imposed by the Law Enforcement Hall may seem neither light nor heavy, but to Su Xing, it is like a death sentence."
"..."
"Do you still remember what Su Xing said on the day of the decisive battle with Lu Tianying?"
"What did he say?"
"He said that the purpose of defeating Lu Tianying was to get everyone in the city to show his innocence. Innocence may be more important to him than life."
The beautiful woman in red gauze dropped her beautiful eyes, and she couldn't help but said again: "Do you think he is still innocent now?"
Li Feiyao on the side seemed to have something blocked in his throat when he heard these words, and was speechless for a long time.
…
Su Xing's punishment took effect the moment after the funeral.
While Su Xing was closing his eyes and concentrating in his room, several strong men broke in and threw all his clothes and luggage out.
Later, he learned about the punishment imposed on him by the sect.
As he walked in the corridor of the courtyard with his luggage, people looked at him with disgust.
He summoned the white crane and smiled helplessly on the way to Xiaozhu Peak.
"It's okay, Xiaozhu Peak is also a good place to live. It's just that... you have to rely on yourself for food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future."
This day of spring is Su Xing's birthday.
But the sixteen-year-old boy was kicked out of the room and forced to embark on a path that he could only rely on himself.