Chapter 26: Su Dong's Stubbornness

  When Su Dong came in, Yang Tai let him sit aside. Chengzhu Tong Yufeng glanced at Su Dong and then spoke: "Su Dong, although you belong to the Tianxing Martial Arts Academy, this operation is a joint operation between the academy and the City Defense Department, so the investigation will also be conducted jointly. Do you have any objections?"

  Su Dong nodded and said, "Very reasonable."

  Tong Yufeng was in his forties, tall and majestic, with a natural air of dignity that came from being born into the imperial family.

  Unfortunately, he was a royal in-law, so he only became the lord of a remote city called Hansheng City and couldn't stay in the imperial capital or go to better cities.

  Tong Yufeng curiously sized up Su Dong, the more he looked, the more unbelievable it was. He had seen the corpses of Ma Jin and those martial artists from the Wu Guan, they were blown to smithereens by Su Dong's violent spiritual power, not even leaving a human shape behind, as if they had been torn apart by a pack of wild beasts.

  Tong Yufeng thought that the ringleader should be a ferocious and barbaric person, but unexpectedly it was a quite elegant young man, who was young in age and had good manners. So he couldn't understand how such an elegant young man could have such cruel means.

  As for Tóng Yùfēng's brother-in-law Gù Chéngdòng, he gritted his teeth and stared at Sū Dōng.

  Tong Yufeng has always been strict with his subordinates, so Gu Chengdong didn't dare to do those shady things himself. Instead, he found Ma Jin and He Yansong to help him out. One was in charge of business operations, the other was in charge of using force to intimidate others, and they occupied most of the spiritual fields in Hansheng City.

  Since Su Dong woke up, it didn't take long before he killed off Gu Chengtang's left and right arms one by one, leaving him in a very sorry state.

  Gu Chengdong had secretly investigated and found that Su Dong was highly suspected of killing He Yansong, and as for Ma Jin, the evidence was conclusive. So Gu Chengdong hated Su Dong to the bone, not because he cherished the lives of Ma Jin and He Yansong, but because Su Dong had caused him a significant loss of silver.

  Yang Taiclears his throat and begins: "Since there are no objections, let's start. Five nights ago, you killed Ma Jin and one of his apprentices..."

  Yang Taixi described the facts again, and Su Dong nodded all along, without any objection.

  Yang Taizhen said, "The facts are clear. Ma Jin violated military discipline and you killed him with your own hands, so both of you have responsibility. However, Ma Jin is dead after all, and he was the instructor while you were the student. You killing him has a hint of disrespect to one's teacher and ancestors."

  "All you need to do is go to the grave of your ancestors, admit your mistake and repent. Also, guarantee that in the future, you will not show any disrespect to the master and disciples of the Wu's martial arts school. And as a punishment, pay one year's worth of training fees, which amounts to 240 taels of silver. Su Dong, did you hear clearly?"

  "This is a very light punishment," Yang Taisi said, feeling that he had been so lenient with Su Dong that Su Dong should be grateful to him.

  But Su Dong shook his head and said firmly, "Sorry, I can't accept this arrangement."

  In an instant, Yang Taosi and Tong Yufeng both changed their faces. They thought it was obvious that they were letting Su Dong off the hook, but Su Dong didn't accept? What kind of talk is this?

  "Unacceptable? Why? Are you in the right to kill people now? Moreover, the one you killed is the head of the Wu Guan, your master!" Yang Taishi's tone was clearly stronger, shouting loudly.

  "Firstly, I killed Ma Jin because he deserved to be killed! Whether or not he was the head of the martial arts school had nothing to do with it. Secondly, even if he were the King of Heaven himself, in that situation, I would have still taken action."

  Su Dong's tone of speech is not strong, but the information conveyed is very tough!

  Yang Taosi and Tong Yufeng looked at Su Dong in surprise, seeing that the young man picked up his teacup, took a small sip, completely ignoring who was watching him, with what kind of gaze.

  "So you don't think you're wrong at all?" Tong Yufeng asked in a low voice.

  Su Dong nodded naturally and said: "Compensating Ma Jin's family with some silver, I have no opinion, but wanting me to apologize in front of his grave? Absolutely not!"

  He was only fourteen years old, when Su Dong said this, his tone and expression were tough, not like a teenager at all. From start to finish, Su Dong didn't even blink, it can be seen that he had made up his mind and absolutely refused to admit that killing Ma Jin was a mistake!

  "What if the martial arts hall expels you because of this?" Yang Tai asked after a moment's thought.

  "I'm leaving right away." Su Dong said without hesitation.

  Yang Taosi was somewhat angry, he had just managed to get a step down from Tong Yufeng and give it to Su Dong, wasn't that an apology, bowing his head would be enough.

  Who knew Su Dong didn't even know what it meant to bend his waist! Don't look at him being only fourteen, but Su Dong's waist was abnormally stiff!

  A normal person does not enter an abnormal household!

  Why is it that few people in the jianghu dare to provoke the Qimen? It's because these freaks are too tough, too arrogant!

  In history, there was a master of Qimen who was killed by a Gu master from Yunnan. As a result, the people of Qimen relentlessly pursued and killed the Gu master, his disciples, and their families for several centuries! This is the dignity and means of Qimen!

  That night, Ma Jin actually stopped Su Dong from saving his own brother? In this situation, Su Dong killed him and Yang Taosi still asked Su Dong to apologize? What a joke! Fortunately, Ma Jin had no family in Hansheng City, otherwise, Su Dong would have exterminated his whole family long ago!

  Yang Taixu and Tong Yufeng obviously did not expect Su Dong's attitude would be so tough, they were stunned for a moment.

  At this time, Gu Chengdong, who had been lurking behind Tong Yufeng, suddenly spoke up: "Su Dong, don't think that just because you're a warrior from the Tianxing Martial Arts Academy, you can get away with being arrogant! If you leave the academy, you'll be nothing!"

  This is also a fact, although Tianxing is a martial arts school, it is a very powerful one. Tong Yufeng gave Su Dong and Tianxing face, otherwise the punishment would be even more severe.

  Su Dong raised his head and sneered: "Everyone else here is a warrior, what are you? What right do you have to speak here?"

  Su Dong saw through it and knew that Gu Chengdong was not a martial artist, so he countered without mercy.

  Tong Yufeng furrowed his brow and said to Su Dong, "Cheng Dong is my aide, but he's not an outsider either."

  Su Dong said faintly, "The reason why the strong in the spiritual war have a special status is because these people are all working for their families and countries, it's an honor earned with their lives! The city master and the pavilion master naturally have nothing to say, but that night I, Su Dong, was covered in blood for Hansheng City, where were you?"

  "Now that the Frost Star City is safe and sound, you're jumping out to accuse a warrior who has fought for the people's blood? What qualifications do you have?! Lord City Master, since this person is your staff member, I won't pursue it further, please let him leave on his own!"

  Although Su Dong's words were unpleasant to hear, they made sense.

  Tong Yufeng nodded slightly after listening, he himself was a strong spiritual warrior, so he also felt the same way about Su Dong's words. Even if warriors made mistakes, it was an internal matter for warriors, and it was not up to Gu Chengdong, a commoner, to criticize.

  Besides, Gu Chengdong is his own younger brother-in-law, so Tong Yufeng cannot be partial to him.

  "Cheng Dong, you shouldn't have spoken out of turn like that. After all, Su Dong also shed blood for the people that night. If there's a problem, it's between soldiers and should be handled by us, not you. Get out and wait outside for me."

  Gu Chengdong's face turned purple with rage, he flung his sleeve and left in a huff.

  When Gu Chengdong left, Tong Yufeng said in a low voice: "From now on, it's a conversation between warriors. Su Dong, you have shed blood for Hansheng City, which is worthy of respect. But Ma Jin was also a warrior, he didn't die at the hands of the enemy, but died at your hands. Letting you apologize to him isn't excessive."

  Su Dong shook his head lightly and said firmly: "If I'm wrong, I'll naturally admit it, but I'm not wrong."

  Su Dong was like a smelly and hard stone, making both Yang Taosi and Tong Yufeng very angry. He was young but extremely stubborn!

  Especially Yang Taosi, who is in charge of the entire Tianxing Wuguan. Su Dong killed a master of the Wuguan, which has already had a very bad impact on the Wuguan. Many eyes are watching how Yang Taosi will handle this, and if he doesn't handle it well, it will inevitably make the instructors of the Wuguan lose heart.

  So Yang Taosi Ming knew that Ma Jin was wrong, but still let Su Dong go apologize, just to show those teachers.

  Su Dong, however, did not give Yang Taosi any face and insisted on the truth in his heart, refusing to compromise, making the scene awkward.

  "Su Dong, you really don't want to apologize and give compensation to Ma Jin!?" Yang Tai asked coldly.

  "Absolutely not." Su Dong's reply was simple, his attitude extremely firm!

  "Alright! If you don't apologize, I'll punish you by sending you to the Lingnong Village to become a spiritual farmer!" Yang Taishi shouted loudly.

  "Understood!"

  Su Dong said only two words, stood up, and walked out without looking back.

  This made Tong Yu Feng's face change color as well, and he sucked in a breath of cold air. Frowning, he said: "Lord Yang, you're letting Su Dong become a Ling Nong? This punishment is too severe, isn't it?"

  Yang Taosi was stunned, his mouth agape for half a day without responding. He had told Su Dong to become a spirit farmer just to scare him, but unexpectedly Su Dong calmly accepted it!

  Bang!

  Yang Taixu slapped his forehead and said: "Damn, I forgot. Su Dong has just entered the martial arts hall for a short time, he doesn't know what Ling Nong is at all..."

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