Ji Tianxing proposed to leave the Star-Eating Cave.
This was a test, to verify his guess and the answer he already had in his mind.
As expected.
Before he could finish speaking, Tao Yongsheng interrupted with a smile and a wave of his hand.
"Master Long Tian, this is because you are ignorant!
In this matter, you are the victim. We, the Taotie clan, have neglected you and made you suffer.
Now, I want to interrogate them severely and investigate the truth of the matter. How can you leave?
I have many questions to ask you, and after a clear investigation, I will sentence them and convict them, and at the same time compensate you...
You must not leave the Star-Eating Cave until the matter is settled.
Otherwise, if the news spreads, other tribes will think that we, the Star-Eating Cave Sky, are using our power to bully others and are really vicious villains."
Tao Yongsheng said a lot of righteous words, not only to persuade Ji Tianxing, but also to firmly express that he would never let Ji Tianxing leave.
Even without giving Ji Tianxing a chance to refute, he ordered arbitrarily: "Master Longtian, Wangchuan Palace has been destroyed and is temporarily uninhabitable.
Let's do this. You will live in the Great Elder's Wuxian Palace first, and several elders will accompany you to protect your safety.
In the next few days, I will investigate the truth, and I must go to you.
After I find out the truth, I will give you a satisfactory answer.
Once this matter is resolved, it won’t be too late for you to leave the Star-Eating Cave.”
After speaking, Tao Yongsheng waved his hand and issued the order.
The white-haired elder came to Ji Tianxing with four elders from the high-level God King Realm, and saluted and said hello.
Tao Yongsheng and the high priest took Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing to the patriarch's hall.
Looking at the dejected and drooped looks of the two elders, they really looked like they were going to be interrogated.
The attitude of several elders towards Ji Tianxing was much more complicated.
On the surface, they were respectful and polite to Ji Tianxing, but secretly they had a tough attitude and there was cold murderous intent in their eyes.
The way he looked at Ji Tianxing was sometimes very strange, as if he was looking at a mortal man.
Probably in their hearts, Ji Tianxing was certain to die, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
Before the clan leader decided to murder Ji Tianxing, their task was to monitor and place Ji Tianxing under house arrest.
Ji Tianxing knew all of this and had anticipated it.
He was neither angry nor panicked. He followed the great elder and others calmly and stayed in Wuxian Palace.
The great elder was still polite to him on the surface, and arranged for him two guards, two maids, and an exclusive room and secret room.
Ji Tianxing rejected the guards and maids and entered the secret room alone to practice in seclusion.
Seeing him being so cooperative, the great elder breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.
As long as Ji Tianxing stayed in Wuxian Palace and didn't go out or leave without permission, he didn't care what Ji Tianxing was doing.
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The palace where the patriarch Tao Yongsheng lived.
The dark underground secret room is protected by two layers of king-level divine formations, which can isolate all sounds, fluctuations in divine power and detection of divine consciousness.
Tao Yongsheng sat at the head, grabbing a large handful of colorful precious gems and stuffing them into his mouth like melon seeds, chewing them with a crunching sound.
The high priest stood aside and looked at Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing with a gloomy expression.
The two elders stood side by side in the middle of the secret room, their heads hanging down, as if they were waiting to be scolded.
The atmosphere is a bit dull, but not depressing or scary.
Because Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing both knew in their hearts that the most the clan leader could do was scold them, and nothing would happen.
As expected.
Tao Yongsheng chewed more than twenty gems in a row before he calmed down his anger and asked in a deep voice: "You two, do you know you are wrong?"
Seeing that his anger had dissipated a lot, both Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed and acknowledged their mistake.
"Patriarch, calm down, we know we were wrong!"
"We realize our mistake and ask the clan leader to punish us!"
Tao Yongsheng looked at them expressionlessly and asked: "Then do you know where the mistake is?"
"This..." Tao Rongxing was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Tao Yuxing thought for a moment and quickly replied: "Clan leader, our mistake was that we did not investigate the situation clearly and acted rashly before we could find out the details of that kid.
If we had investigated clearly in advance and were fully confident before taking action, we would have killed him with one strike, and we would never have made this happen and brought shame to our clan."
Tao Yongsheng nodded slightly and scolded in a majestic tone: "Yes! You are wrong because you are too stupid, too confident and arrogant!
Do you think this is the Star-Eating Cave, and you can do whatever you want on our territory?
I have taught you countless times that there are no absolutes in anything, and never be careless or underestimate the enemy at any time!
What happened this time is a lesson. Not only did you fail to kill him, you also caught up with Wangchuan, the captain and twenty guards, and you yourself became disgraced and embarrassed!
That kid is from the Dragon Clan and must have a powerful background behind him.
If he sends a message to the dragon clan about what you have done, or spreads it...
What do you think the various tribes in the Dragon Realm will say about our Taotie tribe?"
At this point, Tao Yongsheng paused and glared at the two elders angrily.
Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing quickly admitted their mistakes and apologized, saying they would change things next time.
The high priest also warned earnestly: "The patriarch has taught you countless times that you must put the overall situation first!
You covet the blood of that young man from the Dragon Clan. This is a small matter and a small profit.
But you messed up the matter and spreading the news will ruin the reputation of our clan.
We may even offend the forces behind that kid and form hatred with the Dragon Clan.
Whatever you do in the future, you must use your brain to think about the consequences!"
Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing were both frightened and said with worry: "Clan leader, high priest, why don't we kill him directly?
This way he will have no chance of being subpoenaed!"
"What the high priest teaches is something we will remember.
But what I’m worried about now is, has that kid already sent out the summons?”
Tao Yongsheng immediately sneered and said: "If I don't come forward, he will indeed have the opportunity to issue a subpoena and make what you have done public.
But now that I have come forward, how can he still have a chance?
Don't forget, the Great Elder's Wuxian Palace is a temple specially built by me, which I spent my efforts and time on.
In that shrine, any message slips will be ineffective!"
Tao Rongxing and Tao Yuxing were relieved and both showed happy smiles.
"Yeah, how could I forget this!"
"The patriarch is still wise and far-sighted!"
Tao Yongsheng frowned and shouted coldly with a dark face: "Shut up! It's useless for you to flatter me, I haven't finished speaking yet!
Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Don't you just want to monopolize the dragon bloodline?
Previously, I had been hiding the information from myself and other elders.
Now that the trouble has been revealed, I am asked to step in to solve it... I am going to fine you a thousand years of salary, can you accept it?"