mtl008 Chapter 583 Purple Smoke
Chapter 583 Purple Smoke
Feng Xiang burst into tears and knelt down with a thud:
"Lord Feng, I failed to discipline him properly. Please spare his life for the sake of his parents."
Feng Yuzhi looked at the grandfather and grandson kneeling before the emperor with an expressionless face and sighed:
"Great Elder, even the greatest kindness cannot be squandered like this."
"I, Feng Yuzhi, will always remember his mother's kindness. However, he committed the crime of colluding with foreign enemies and assassinating the Young Master of the Phoenix Palace and his personal disciples. This is truly unforgivable. The laws of the Phoenix Palace are in place. If I set this precedent, how can I convince the public in the future?"
Feng Xiang trembled and slammed his forehead to the ground.
"Lord Feng, he is young and ignorant, and has been bewitched for a while. Please show some mercy."
Feng Tansheng next to him was also terrified and kept begging for mercy.
"Lord Feng, I know I was wrong! I won't do it again. Please forgive me!"
Feng Yuzhi was silent for a moment, his eyes swept over everyone, and he said slowly:
"For your mother's sake, the death penalty can be spared. However, you must be flogged fifty times and then spend a hundred years in seclusion in an extremely cold place to atone for your sins."
Feng Xiang was stunned for a moment, then kowtowed heavily:
"Thank you, Lord Feng, for your mercy. He will surely repent there."
When Feng Tansheng heard this, his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to refute it.
He grabbed Feng Xiang's arm tightly and shouted in fear:
"Grandpa, save me! I can't bear the whipping!"
He had never even broken a finger since he was a child, so how could he endure the pain of being whipped?
Feng Xiang couldn't bear it anymore, so he kowtowed to the ground again and begged:
"Master Feng, Tansheng is weak and may not be able to withstand these fifty lashes. I am willing to take this punishment for him. Please grant me your permission."
Feng Yuzhi thought for a moment, then shook his head:
"Great Elder, this punishment is what he deserves. No one else can take his place. If we let him off lightly this time, he will never repent. Don't worry, the caning is only a physical pain and won't hurt him at all. If you truly care about him, then don't plead any more. Let him receive his punishment quickly and go into seclusion to reflect on his mistakes. Only then will he have a chance to reform."
Although his tone was calm, it left no room for doubt.
Feng Xiang's face was filled with sorrow, but he knew that he could no longer change Feng Yuzhi's decision, so he could only shed tears silently.
Upon hearing this, Feng Tansheng collapsed to the ground and burst into tears in despair: "Grandpa, I don't want to be tortured. I don't want to go to this extremely cold place!"
The two elders Su and Xie stepped forward and the execution began. With every whip strike, Feng Tansheng screamed in pain, while Feng Xiang burst into tears and dared not look directly at them.
After fifty lashes, Feng Tansheng was already dying.
Feng Xiang helped him up, trembling, and kowtowed to Feng Yuzhi again: "Master Feng, your kindness is so great that my grandfather and I will never forget it."
Feng Yuzhi waved his hand and said, "Take him away. If he truly repents after a hundred years, he can return to Feng Palace."
Feng Xiang nodded hurriedly and left the hall with Feng Tansheng.
Feng Yuzhi looked at their backs with complicated eyes.
He knew that he was a little soft-hearted this time, but he and Qiwu received great kindness from Feng Tansheng's mother.
Sparing his life this time is a way of repaying his mother's kindness.
If it happens again, don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless.
The matter was settled. Zixiao and Xiao Qingning stood up and looked at Feng Yuzhi.
"We should go!"
Zixiao held Xiao Qingning in his arms and took Xiao Wanwan's hand as they walked out of the hall first.
Yun Mubai and the other three followed without hesitation. Huang'er glanced at her father and shouted to Xiao Wanwan:
"Wanwan, wait for me!"
Before she finished her words, she had already walked away.
Feng Yuzhi stood up from the main seat, flicked his sleeves, and looked eagerly at Huang'er chasing after him:
"Huang'er, wait for daddy!"
The oldest elder in the Elder Hall had a bad feeling in his heart and asked quickly:
"Lord Feng, where are you going?"
Feng Yuzhi continued walking and casually said:
"I will live in Zixiao Pavilion from now on. If there is anything happening in the palace, please inform me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person disappeared.
The elders' hall and the heads of the forty-nine peaks looked at each other in confusion. Is this Lord Phoenix going to run away from home?
......
The group returned to Zixiao Pavilion and had just sat down in the main hall when a woman in light purple palace dress hurried into the main hall.
"Master, you are finally back. I was so worried about you."
She ignored Xiao Wanwan and the others, and only had eyes for Zixiao.
Xiao Wanwan raised her eyebrows. Oh, her father has a confidante in Zixiao Pavilion.
These two are even wearing couple outfits, tsk tsk tsk...
How audacious!
I don’t know how her dear mother will deal with her father.
When the time comes, will she help plead for mercy or add fuel to the fire?
Before she could say anything, she saw Xiao Qingning looking at Zixiao with a forced smile:
"Brother Xiao, who is she? Why don't you introduce her to us?"
Feng Yuzhi was even more interested, pinching his chin, his eyes gleaming with gossip, not minding adding to the fun:
"Yes, Lao Zi! Who is this little beauty? Why don't you introduce her to us?"
The woman in the lavender palace dress seemed to have just noticed everyone. She smiled gracefully at them.
"I am Zi Yan. I am so sorry. I was worried about the Pavilion Master and neglected all of you distinguished guests."
Then, she turned and looked at Zixiao lovingly:
"Master, who are these guests?"
Before Zixiao could speak, he saw Xiao Qingning's pretty face turned cold, and she slammed the table and stood up.
She took a few steps forward, stretched out her hand to grab Zixiao's ear, and shouted in a deep voice:
"Zixiao, don't you need to explain to me?"
Zixiao looked puzzled, covering his ears and not daring to resist, he could only beg for mercy in a low voice:
"Ning'er, what should I explain to you?"
Xiao Qingning's face turned even darker. Feng Yuzhi was right. Zixiao was a bastard.
The woman in front of him was being so clingy to him, and it was obvious that their relationship was not normal.
He actually asked him to explain what he wanted with confidence.
Zi Yan was horrified and quickly stepped forward to stop him:
"What are you doing? How dare you be so rude to our Pavilion Master? You're so bold."
Xiao Qingning glanced at her coldly and ignored her, but still held Zixiao's ear in his hand.
Zixiao looked confused, not knowing why he had made Xiao Qingning unhappy.
He looked at Xiao Wanwan for help, pointing at his precious daughter to save him.
But Xiao Wanwan's eyes lit up, and she even took out a handful of melon seeds and watched the fun with Huang'er with relish.
Xiao Wanwan was in high spirits and ignored the gaze from her own father.
Her mother is still so powerful.
Zi Xiao had no choice but to lower his posture and beg desperately:
"Ning'er, I really don't know what's going on. Let go first and talk it over. I'm thick-skinned, so be careful not to hurt my hands."
Xiao Qingning snorted coldly: "Okay, I want to hear how you talk to me nicely."
Seeing Xiao Qingning dare to be so rude to her own Pavilion Master, Zi Yan stamped her feet in frustration and angrily scolded him:
"Who are you? Let go immediately, or I will never let you go."
Xiao Qingning then let go of Zixiao's ear, glanced at Ziyan lightly, and snorted: "Why don't you let me go so easily?"