Capítulo 376: Lifting Her Up 3
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Xietian was lost in his own thoughts when the question was raised, so he was quite taken back by the sudden accusation. He took a while to recall the incident. It all happened when he struck a hit at Gu Xijiu while trying to save his son.
His expression changed – there was a slight remorse. "I didn’t hit her deliberately. It was all in the moment of desperation."
"Desperation? What kind of desperation?" Di Fuyi tapped the table lightly, "What kind of desperate situation would make you decide to strike her so immediately?"
Gu Xietian stammered over his words, "It was…"
"General Gu, what kind of atrocious crime had she committed, that had triggered you to sacrifice your ties of blood to righteousness and punish her together with the elders of Jiu Xing clan?" asked Di Fuyi, icily.
Gu Xijiu was surprised, too. In fact, she was hurt the day before yesterday, but as luck would have it, she happened to have with her the Gold-Inflicted Remedy, which was a very effective remedy. She felt so much better after taking the medicine. Otherwise, she would not have gone out to search for a new home with the company of Rong Jialuo. They even went for a tea afterwards.
After going back to her new home, she felt a little unsettled and short-tempered. She could even feel the rush of blood in her circulation, which was abnormal from her usual body condition. She examined herself and found out that the reverberation of the blood vessels was the root of the problem. Although it was not a big deal, she took another medicine to recover quickly.
Just yesterday, she took a rest for the entire day and she felt as if she was fully recovered. She never thought that Di Fuyi would expose everything just by taking her pulse.
She could feel a little pain at her wrist due to the tight grasp of Di Fuyi. She tried to pull her hand back but failed. Instead, she was given a stern look as a sign of warming. "Behave."
Gu Xijiu kept quiet about it.
Di Fuyi turned his look towards Gu Xietian who was already kneeling on the floor, "Do you want to speak for yourself, or do you want me to find it out by myself?"
Gu Xietian broke out in a cold sweat, as he knew clearly that once Di Fuyi became suspicious of something, nothing could ever escape his eyes and ears. He would definitely uncover it at its very core.
It would be better if he spoke for himself.
He steeled his heart and described the scenario.
Certainly, he could not repeat what every person had said on that day, so he roughly made a description with a broad outline.
He told that it was caused by some squabbles between the mother, the son and Gu Xijiu, thus provoking her to cause the fight. Within his words, he clarified again that he only meant to save the people and not to hurt anyone.
Silently, Di Fuyi listened to his words. He turned and looked at Rong Jialuo, "Did you have the Voice Recording Crane in your arms the other day? Come, play it in front of everyone. I was really curious about what the mother and son had said that would trigger the rage of my little Xijiu and make her try to kill her own brother."
Naturally, he called her his "Little Xijiu" out loud. That made her heart skip a beat.
She never thought that he would come forward and lift her up because of the incident. His kind gesture was somewhat heart-warming.
Rong Jialuo had still kept the Voice Recording Crane, so he played the voice recordings out loud in front of everyone.
The recording function of the Voice Recording Crane worked really well and the playback was excellent. All the voices remained as they were without the least difference.
It was so quiet in the hall that every single word from the playback voices of the Voice Recording Crane could clearly be heard by everyone.
The hall was filled with complacent words of Leng Xiangyu and intimidation of Gu Tianchao.
Once the playback was over, numerous people in the hall turned their attention to Gu Xietian – there were taunts, astonishments, and disbeliefs.
On the outside, Leng Xiangyu always appeared to be accomplished and well-mannered. No one would have thought that she could be so vicious to her foster daughter. Her behavior was a complete disgrace.
Yet, Gu Xietian treasured her like a darling for so many years.
His face flushed bright red. He was so embarrassed that he desperately wished to drill a hole and hide from the world after being exposed with such a disgraceful family scandal.
Capítulo 377: Lifting Her Up 4
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Di Fuyi held his tongue until he was finished with the playback. With a smile, he said, "Gu Xietian, let me ask you, how long had Gu Tianchao not seen Gu Xijiu?"
"Tianchao had just made it home about ten days ago and Xijiu had always been in her own retreat in isolation. They had only met each other the day before yesterday… they hadn’t seen each other for approximately half a year," explain Gu Xietian, panic-stricken.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course! Both of them, brother and sister, had always been in peace without any conflicts, they got along quite well. Tianchao would always bring a gift to Xijiu every time he came home and she was quite attached to him as well. It was always a happy homecoming. The day before yesterday was just an accident. They were both acting on impulse at that very instant." Gu Xietian was doing his utmost to help his son get away by making his mistake sound less serious than it seemed.
Again, Di Fuyi smiled, "Since they hadn't seen each other for half a year, it seemed like Gu Tianchao didn't understand his sister well. He didn't know that she had thoroughly remolded herself into a new person. His perception of her remained as it was half a year ago."
He sounded casual as though engaged in a small talk. Gu Xietian did not grasp the intention behind his words, but hearing his words in a mild tone had calmed her jitters for a bit. He nodded and said, "That should be it. Tianchao had been spending most of his time in Jiu Xing Clan for the past six months and didn’t come home for once. Xijiu was isolated in her retreat when he was back. He… he even asked me a few days ago to know when Xijiu would come out from her isolation and he said that he actually missed her…"
Di Fuyi’s face darkened at once. "Half a year ago, Xijiu’s Spirit Power was still at level two. How could Gu Tianchao strike his sister with such a vital killer move at level four-and-a-half? He clearly wanted her dead! If it wasn’t for her making such an impressive improvement with her Kung Fu within the past six months, the one who was dead that day wouldn’t have been that women, it’d be Xijiu! Gu Tianchao had behaved in a foolhardy manner – he didn’t just insult the follower of the Lord, he even wanted to kill her! He deserves a death penalty!"
His last sentence was raved angrily with a stern countenance, thus imposing great momentum. There was an abrupt drop in temperature in the hall full of people – a cold shiver ran down their spines upon hearing his words.
Even the Emperor had shivered a little. He did not even dare let out a cough.
Gu Xietian did not realize that Celestial Master Zuo had been waiting for the chance to get him. His cold sweat broke out in a frenzy and he fell to his knees to repeatedly kowtow, "Celestial Master Zuo, my son… my son’s still young, he was only thoughtless in the moment and was only acting out of desperation…"
"So we shouldn’t investigate and affix the responsibility for killing someone out of sheer desperation?" Di Fiyu’s statement had completely shut him up.
Gu Xietian was speechless.
Di Fuyi ignored him and raised his hand to gesture.
Abruptly, Mu Feng appeared in the hall. He bowed and said, "What do you need me to do, master?"
"Please dispatch my order to Qian Yueran in Jiu Xing Clan, saying that Gu Tianchan had indeed insulted and planned to murder the follower of the Lord. He’ll be executed immediately to warn others against following a bad example!" With an order, Di Fuyi had already sentenced Gu Tianchao to death.
Mu Feng answered swiftly and disappeared.
Gu Xietian’s face changed completely, "Celestial Master Zuo!"
Di Fuyi turned and looked at him, "Gu Xietian, you failed to distinguish between right and wrong, thus injuring the follower of the Lord and even intended to fool me. According to the laws of Starry Crescent Land, you should be punished with an equivalent to a death penalty! Making an allowance that you're Xijiu's father, I shall, therefore, spare your life. However, you're such a fool for only believing the one-sided story and putting Xijiu through great inconveniences in your residence. You neither cared to inquire nor to hear her situation. Such a heartless and muddled man, what makes you qualified to be her father? From now on, Xijiu will not be under your care; she'll have nothing to do with you anymore!"
Gu Xietian’s face turned pale white as she collapsed onto the floor.
When Gu Xijiu broke off all relations with him the day before yesterday, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart but was not alarmed.
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