Chapter 377: Never Take Him Back
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
The Hall of Patriarchs, the Mystic Armor Mountain!
Nine patriarchs from the Internal Clan and 18 from the External Clan were all present. Patriarch Feng was here as well after he had sorted the matter out in the city. He sat at the second most important seat.
Lu Fenghuo was sitting at the first seat on the left. Lu Zhengtan was away and Chief Patriarch was in cultivation so Lu Fenghuo was the one with the most authority at the moment.
After everyone was here, Lu Fenghuo turned to Patriarch Feng and asked, "Have you found out what has happened?"
"Yes!"
Patriarch Feng stood up and said, "I have asked all the servants, maids and family members of the Li Family and I have an idea of what has happened."
Lu Fenghuo nodded, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Patriarch Feng said, "Here is the thing—by dusk today, Lu Feixue suddenly went to the Li Family for a visit. Li Li entertained Lu Feixue with her husband and a young master called Li Shan. We don't know what happened at the party but Lu Feixue and Li Li got into a quarrel then Lu Feixue drew her sword and started killing people. She killed Li Li, her husband, Li Shan, and all the maids and servants there."
"Since everyone was killed, we don't know how the fight started. But it is a fact that Lu Feixue is a killer. The Li Family members can testify and other onlookers saw it as well."
Patriarch Feng continued after a pause, "Altogether, Lu Feixue killed 113 people. Apart from Li Li and Li Shan, there are another six disciples of the collateral lines of the Li Family died. The rest are servants and maids. When Lu Li arrived, he tried to take Lu Feixue away with him. Li Family members should have notified Patriarch Li so he came soon but he was killed by Lu Li. I think you all know what happened next."
Patriarch Feng was telling the truth and he didn't try to twist the facts. But it was not clear whether he hid anything or not…
Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five and Patriarch Eight frowned. They all felt something was off today. When the incident happened, all the patriarchs were called into the basement by Lu Fenghuo. They went to the underground hall where the Blood Pond of God was.
All the patriarchs from the Internal Clan went as Lu Fenghuo said that he found a method to cure Lu Zhengyang.
Lu Zhengyang was settled in a secret room next to the Blood Pond of God. Lu Li had seen the room before. It was the one with cold air spreading out. Lu Family had frozen Lu Zhengyang with ice cubes which would slow down the spreading of toxins in his body.
However…
Lu Fenghuo's method didn't work. By the time they came out, they were informed that Lu Li had already killed a man in the city and they hurried over.
Lu Fenghuo had to choose that time to call everyone over? As soon as they went underground, something happened to Lu Li?
It was a reasonable cause for doubt for Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five and Patriarch Eight. They became more suspicious when they recalled Lu Li's words.
The three patriarchs looked at each other. Patriarch Eight stood up and said, "Patriarch Feng, I wonder… how come you didn't go over there at once after it happened?"
The other people might not know this, but the patriarchs knew very well that there were secret agents in many places in the Mystic Armor City. The secret agents should have notified Patriarch Feng as soon as something went wrong. Even if it was too late for Patriarch Feng to stop Lu Feixue, he could have stopped Lu Li from killing Patriarch Li.
There was a flash of shame on Patriarch Feng's face. He said embarrassingly, "I am not at home today and I went to another yard. I have married another concubine lately. Um… I have not performed my work well and I am willing to be punished."
Not at home!
This was a very nice excuse. The secret agents couldn't find Patriarch Feng if he was not at home and they didn't know who to turn to. Therefore, Patriarch Feng didn't go in time…
"There is no need in discussing this!"
Lu Fenghuo waved his hand and said angrily, "We are talking about Lu Li and Lu Feixue. We will deal with Brother Feng later. It is certain now. Lu Feixue and Lu Li did kill people in public. What do you think we should do? If we don't deal with it timely, I think we will lose trust from people at the Mystic Armor City."
Lu Liantian nodded and said, "Lu Feixue went nuts and killed so many people and Lu Li had the audacity to kill a patriarch. They are insane and we must deal with them fast. Otherwise, the story will spread out soon. Who would believe us again if our reputation went bad?"
Patriarch Four and Patriarch Eight looked at each other with bitterness. Lu Li and Lu Feixue killing people in public was an established fact, and they even killed a patriarch of the External Clan and his grandson and granddaughter. It was not the place for Patriarch Four or Patriarch Eight to beg. All the patriarchs from the External Clan were here today…
If Patriarch Four and Patriarch Eight tried to protect Lu Li, they would offend the other patriarchs of the External Clan who were already not happy. If they did beg for mercy, those patriarchs from the External Clan would lose their commitment to the Lu Family.
Lu Fenghuo asked them to state their opinions but nobody said anything. Many patriarchs of the External Clan were furious but Lu Li was the son of Lu Renhuang and the grandson of Lu Zhengyang. If Lu Zhengyang woke up in the future, anyone who talked right now would be exposed and criticized.
Seeing that nobody wanted to talk, Lu Fenghuo turned to Patriarch Ten and asked, "Tianhe, you are in charge of the criminal law. What should we do according to the Family rules?"
Patriarch Ten stood up with a straight face and said, "According to the Family rules and criminal law, they should be sentenced to death. That being said… Lu Li and Lu Feixue are special. I think we should exile them to the Omen Island and never bring them back."
"Omen Island?"
Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five and Patriarch Eight were frightened. The thing they feared the most was exiling them to the Omen Island. It might be better to keep Lu Li and Lu Feixue in the prison for their entire life as Lu Renhuang still could come back at any time.
The Omen Island was the place to go for exiled criminals of the Lu Family. It was a particularly dangerous place. Even warriors of the Human Sovereign Realm would find it incredibly difficult to get out once sent to the Omen Island. Lu Feixue and Lu Li could only be buried in there with their power.
Lu Fenghuo nodded. He turned to the patriarchs of the External Clan and asked, "What do you think? Go ahead."
Patriarch Feng stood up and said, "This is a matter that involves the External Clan. It's not my place to talk. I will listen to the other's views."
Many other patriarchs of the External Clan replied in the same way, saying that they were from the External Clan and they didn't have a say in the domestic affairs of the Lu Family and that Lu Fenghuo could make the call.
Patriarch Eight was getting more and more worried. He glanced over the door from time to time. He had already asked someone to invite Great Patriarch over. There was no way that Patriarch Eight could stop this from happening now. Only Great Patriarch could turn it around.
"If so!"
Lu Fenghuo would carry out his task with drive and sweep. He shouted, "Our Family Master is not in at the moment. According to our rules, we have to make the decision now. Patriarchs, please vote. I believe that Lu Li is guilty and we should send him to the Omen Island and never take him back."
Lu Liantain nodded and said, "Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
Patriarch Six and Patriarch Ten replied as well. There were already four votes in favor. One more vote in favor and it would be a done deal.
Patriarch Seven sighed and said, "Abstain…"
Patriarch Nine shook his head and said, "Abstain."
There should be nine votes in total. There were four in favor and two abstains. It wouldn't matter whether Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five and Patriarch Eight voted against…
Lu Fenghuo smashed at the table and yelled, "Then it's settled. In five days, Lu Li, Lu Feixue and the two warriors working for Lu Li would be sent to the Omen Island. Tianhe, put out notices tomorrow in the city to let everyone know."
"It's over!"
Patriarch Four, Patriarch Five and Patriarch Eight looked at each other. They had lost their hope. It had been settled. Not even Great Patriarch could make a difference…
The rules of the Lu Family stipulated that decisions of the Hall of Patriarchs must be carried out. Not even the Family Patriarch could change a decision. The Hall of Patriarchs even had the authority to dismiss a Family Patriarch!