jdhmnovel Chapter 155 The dust has settled and there will be a place for everyone to return to
Chapter 155 The dust has settled and there will be a place for everyone to return to
The thunder was so powerful that it made Hu Yiba's scalp numb. His body swayed and he lost his balance and almost fell to the ground.
Guan Liushui supported Hu Yiba.
"It's absolutely true. I'm not lying to you. The presiding judge is the Xian Wang's second brother, His Royal Highness the Cheng Wang. Dad, think about what you've done. Aren't you just relying on the Tiandao League's influence in the martial arts world to bully Huang Huacai, who has no foundation? Now Huang Huacai is the Xian Wang's consort. If she bullies you because you have no connections in the officialdom, where can you seek justice? Besides, you were the one who instigated all this. You're not in the right at all!"
Hu Yiba was still a little dazed.
"How did Daylily become the virtuous princess?"
"Dad!" Guan Liushui shouted, "Wake up! Turn yourself in and there's still a chance of survival!"
Hu Yiba gritted his teeth and slowly shook his head.
"No, no! That would be the end of the Tiandao League!"
"Dad, you still have me and my cousin. I'm not interested in being the leader, but my cousin is definitely capable."
"Where is Junfeng now?"
"Ever since leaving the Tiandao League, I've been exchanging letters with my cousin. The last time he wrote to me, he was still serving under the Crown Prince of Yue. He had originally wanted to use the Crown Prince's influence to reclaim the Evil-Slaying Blade. I wonder if he's still in Yue now."
Hu Yiba walked to Hu Yidao's tablet, picked up the evil-slaying sword on the shelf, and stroked it gently.
"I am ashamed of my brother."
Guan Liushui and Hu Yiba stood side by side, also looking at Hu Yidao's tablet.
"Father, the people of Jiaoyang Valley are innocent, and Huang Huacai has already returned the Evil-Slaying Knife. You have no reason to keep targeting her and the people. You founded the Tiandao League to enforce justice. After all these years, have you forgotten your original intention? You can't make any more mistakes. Although you secretly sent people to rob the caravan and falsely accused Jiaoyang Valley, fortunately no one was killed. I believe His Royal Highness Prince Cheng will handle this impartially."
Hu Yiba sighed, put the knife back on the shelf, and turned to look at Guan Liushui.
"Go and have a rest and eat something first. Let me think about it."
"Dad, you can't make the same mistake again. Stop before it's too late and save the Tiandao League for you and them."
After Guan Liushui finished speaking, he stopped trying to persuade her and turned to leave the ancestral hall.
He didn't know what his father was thinking about that night in the ancestral hall. But when he saw his father again the next morning, he seemed to have aged instantly. His eyes were no longer as clear as before, but a little cloudy, half of his beard was white, and his body, which was once upright, was now slightly hunched.
Guan Liushui saw Wu Lizheng talking to his father in a panic, but he stopped talking when he saw him. Guan Liushui turned around and was about to leave, but his father waved at him.
"Xiaoling, come over here and listen together."
Wu Lizhao bowed to Guan Liushui and said, "Young Alliance Leader."
Guan Liushui hummed, "Is the result of the trial out?"
Wu Li's face was pale and his voice was trembling.
"The people sent to the trial returned early this morning. The two suspects from Jiaoyang Valley have both been acquitted. The Ministry of Justice... has already sent people to the Tiandao League to arrest the subordinates and the leader. They're on their way now and should arrive tonight."
When Wu Li said this, he looked at Hu Yiba anxiously.
"Alliance leader, let's escape! The sky is high and the sea is vast, there is always a place to hide!"
Guan Liushui immediately cursed, "You bastard, shut up! My father was confused for a moment, and you've been by his side for so many years, not knowing how to persuade him, and even helping him do that unjust thing. Who else should I arrest if not you? You're still trying to escape? Do you treat all these people in the Tiandao League like air? Don't you care about their lives?"
Wu Li knelt down in front of Guan Liushui.
"Young Alliance Leader, please save me. That Huanghuacai pawned the Evil-Slaying Blade. It was her fault in the first place, and I am so angry."
Guan Liushui glared at Wu Li with a look of disappointment.
"But they have tried every possible means to return the Evil Slaying Blade. If you and my father confess the crime, we can still save the Tiandao League. I have a friendship with Huang Huacai. She treats me like a brother. She has not even mentioned the hunting down of her. I will definitely plead for you and strive for leniency."
Hu Yiba looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh.
"It's fate! I wanted to kill her, but she accidentally gave you a way out. Xiaoling, you have nothing to do with this matter. Just follow the path you want to take in the future. As a father, I will admit my guilt. You are right. You can't escape. You can't be foolish for a lifetime. I, Hu Yiba, am also a man of honor. I still have a strong will. Wu Li, you are only following orders. I will take responsibility for everything. Don't kneel there like a weakling. Stand up!"
Wu Li stood up awkwardly and stepped aside.
Guan Liushui looked at Hu Yiba in surprise.
"Dad, have you figured it out?"
Hu Yiba stood up and walked to Guan Liushui, gently patting Guan Liushui's shoulder.
"Son, you're right. I miss your mother. Her spirit in heaven wouldn't want to see me become what I am now. When she was still alive, she always gently advised me not to be impulsive and to think twice before acting. That's why I didn't do so many ridiculous things. Last night in the ancestral hall, I looked at your uncle's tablet and then at your mother's tablet. When your uncle was still alive, he often advised me just like your mother did. Now they are gone. Dad was impulsive. Sitting on the position of leader for all these years, he has become a little arrogant. I regret it!"
Guan Liushui held Hu Yiba's rough big hands, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Father, it was the idea of the virtuous prince and his wife to ask me to come back and persuade you to surrender. Believe me, they asked me to do this and they will definitely plead for you and speak well of you. Father, your son has grown up and will be filial to you in the future. I will never be willful and make you angry again."
"Good boy, Daddy believes in you! Once I've settled matters within the alliance, the officials should be here by then. Then Daddy will go with them to Liyang for trial!"
Because Hu Yiba and Wu Li voluntarily surrendered themselves and assisted the government in capturing a total of 16 fugitive robbers, the case was tried smoothly and the truth was soon revealed to the world.
One of the robbers was an outer disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. Li Baiyun had abolished his martial arts and cut off one of his arms. Li Baiyun then took him back to the sect to repent and he was forbidden to leave the mountain for the rest of his life. The remaining fifteen people plus Hu Yiba and Wu Li all confessed their crimes and were sentenced to exile in Tagan City on the border of the Tagan Desert in the northwest.
Thus, Jiaoyang Valley was finally redressed, and there was no more Yanwangzhai in the world.
According to Gu Zhanghua's original arrangement, the big guys in Jiaoyang Valley went down the mountain to the city to reunite with their families, and some were arranged in the manors in various parts of the palace. Hao Xiong chose to stay in the Xianwang Mansion, and the Little Medical Fairy still saw patients in Liyang City, providing free medical treatment, but Dong Tian chose to return to Jiaoyang Valley to protect those who were still willing to live in the valley.
Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua were extremely grateful to Gu Jiancheng and decided to visit him in person to express their gratitude.
Thinking of Ma Zhenzhen's somewhat frail body, Zhao Xuan asked Xiao Yixian to accompany her to Prince Cheng's Mansion and let Xiao Yixian take Ma Zhenzhen's pulse.
The maid led the little medical fairy to Ma Zhenzhen's dormitory, and Gu Jiancheng took Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua to the study.
As soon as he entered the door, Gu Zhanghua couldn't wait to ask Gu Jiancheng.
"Second brother, there is a question I have been unable to figure out these days."
Gu Jiancheng pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down and talk."
Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan sat down on the chairs as instructed, and then Gu Zhanghua continued to ask.
"Second brother, since you guessed that Hu Yiba wouldn't confess so easily and that I would most likely return empty-handed if I went to the Tiandao League, why didn't you try to dissuade me? Instead, you supported me in going?"