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Chapter 52 Cruelty
The intersection of Tripitaka Street.

The dark crowd looked like a drop of ink on rice paper from the air, from the center to the edge, from thick to thin, from dense to sparse.

The children of the noble families stared blankly at everything in front of them. There was confusion, shock, bewilderment, and some confusion on their faces...

Not far away, hundreds of Mi family members had completely lost their voices. They stood there numbly, spreading out into the distance like a group of mad puppets who had lost their souls, allowing the city guards and Fiery Army soldiers who were deployed at the beckoning of Wang Luliang and Gao Shouquan to watch over them covetously.

From his initial high spirits, to his tyranny just now, to his current pale face, it took only half a day.

A thriving and prosperous family suddenly and silently declined. It was like a burning torch thrown into the water. Only a slight sound, a wisp of smoke and ripples on the water surface remained.

Yes, Mijia is finished.

Although Xie Xunbai has not given a reason until now, the fact that he personally captured Mi Ye and threw him here in public is enough to explain everything.

In Xiazhou, Hangu is one of the three most powerful sects. In Beijun, it is even more respected. Xie Xunbai personally took action. To put it bluntly, let alone the noble families and sects present, even if the imperial court came, they might not be qualified to question it.

It's not that Han Gu can be above the imperial court. But the situation is like this, and there are too many things involved behind it. The imperial court will never turn against Han Gu for the sake of the Mi family.

Of course, everyone has no doubt that Xie Xunbai will tell everyone a reason in the end.

In everyone's perception, Han Gu has never been an unreasonable sect.

But it was just a sentence.

Xie Xunbai's answer might satisfy people's curiosity, answer some people's confusion and need for fairness and justice, but it can't change the result. Even if it's an imposed crime, as long as Han Gu is willing to bear the blame and infamy, others can only accept it with a pinch of their noses.

So, now everyone's attention is focused on Zhou Gaoyuan.

Just now, the head of the Zhou family gave all the children of the noble families a lesson, allowing these young people from different noble families to experience the cruelty of reality.

In order to take down the Su family, he colluded with the Mi family and even allowed Yishan City to become a river of blood.

He showed young people how rules and principles were distorted by tyranny in the face of power. He made them understand what it means to coerce and what it means to use any means necessary. He made them understand that sometimes justice and morality are just a piece of paper to wipe one's ass.

At that time, Zhou Gaoyuan even smiled and suggested that Madam Su take the Su family out of Yishan City. In this way, all the conflicts would be resolved. And Zhou Qinghe also said that if the Su family had known about it earlier, things might not have gotten to this point...

It's like a rapist telling the victim with a grin that she should give up struggling and even cooperate earlier.

The Zhou family was so powerful at that time.

Even when facing the city lord Zhu Ziming, Zhou Gaoyuan did not give in at all.

Because the situation is here, as long as the sect has the Thunder Cloud Sect to suppress it, as long as the family does not want the situation to get out of control, then everyone's common will can only be pressed towards the Su family. Just like the accumulated flood, it will always break through the place where the pressure is easiest to release.

Now, if they ask themselves honestly, it is hard for many children of noble families to explain how they felt at that time. In their hearts, they instinctively felt indignation, disappointment, and contempt... But such a naked and bloody lesson seemed to have opened a door for them.

What this door reveals may be dark and cruel.

But just like a newborn animal that has just seen the day, whether they like it or not, they will eventually have to experience the night.

It is difficult for young people to realize the changes in themselves.

But everyone will involuntarily think about what Zhou Gaoyuan did and chew on Zhou Qinghe's words. Then they will feel that having witnessed such cruelty, or even accepting it, is maturity. This is the meaning of the family letting them watch all this.

Then, something dark was released silently from the bottom of my heart.

However, no one expected that everything would be reversed in just a few minutes. Zhou Gaoyuan, who had been so strong just now, now looked like a fool who had been slapped in the face.

Even the young and naive children of aristocratic families could hear the power of Madam Su's words.

The nerd's mention of being chased and blocked by Zhou family warriors on the way to escape might have been just a casual remark without any ulterior motive, but the question that Madam Su asked Zhu Ziming was extremely sharp!

"The Su family doesn't want to give an explanation, but City Lord, won't you give an explanation to our two benefactors?!"

These words were just like what was in a textbook. They opened the eyes of the children of the noble families present and also made them feel cold.

The Su family has always been like this, tolerating and tolerating. Even at this point, Old Madam Su doesn't need to explain.

But the Su family would not agree to treat their benefactor in this way!

This attitude is as high as it can be. No one can find fault with it. In this sentence, the human relations and worldly wisdom are absolutely flawless.

But think about it carefully, do these two people in Han Gu need the Su family to help them get an explanation? Of course not!
Given Han Gu's status and position, what kind of explanation could Zhou Gaoyuan dare not give?

To put it bluntly, as long as Xie Xunbai opens his mouth, as long as he can make him feel better, Zhou Gaoyuan will not frown even if it means losing everything he has.

But can Xie Xunbai bankrupt the Zhou family?
Obviously not.

After all, the Zhou family is a noble family in Yishan City, and Hangu is the leading sect in Xiazhou. A leader naturally has the bearing of a leader. Not to mention the few Zhou family guards who were unaware of the situation, even if Zhou Gaoyuan offended Xie Xunbai, Hangu could not annihilate a noble family on the surface.

What's more, the so-called Zhou family guards chasing and intercepting this person... just sounds laughable.

Can ants stop elephants?

Therefore, if Xie Xunbai really came to deal with it, he would probably just wave his hand and let it go.

It's like a guest visiting a host's home, but being played a prank by the host's naughty child. The guest can't just beat the naughty child to death, right?
But Xie Xunbai didn't say a word from beginning to end. When Mrs. Su asked this question, she pushed the right to deal with and the responsibility to Zhu Ziming.

The one who beats the naughty child the hardest must be the owner.

If we were to ask who among those present hates the Zhou family the most, it would of course be Zhu Ziming.

Just now, Zhu Ziming was forced into a difficult situation by Zhou Gaoyuan, which almost caused the entire Yishan City to be destroyed, and the Zhu family was almost dragged down and almost became a laughing stock among the city lords of Xiazhou.

And among all those present, who could be the most ruthless and unscrupulous in attacking the Zhou family? Of course it would be Zhu Ziming!

As the city lord, it is only natural for me to deal with problems in the city.

What’s more, Zhou Gaoyuan just overturned the table himself!
So, on the surface, what Madam Su said was just about social etiquette, but in fact, it was like a knife cutting directly into the Zhou family's throat!
And not only that!

More importantly, this sentence put Zhu Ziming, the city lord who had once sat on the mountain and watched the fight between tigers, under fire!
The biggest reason why the Su family fell into trouble before was that the major forces including the Zhu family formed a common will for some reason. Now, once Zhu Ziming takes action against the Zhou family, the future of Yishan City will be completely overturned.

At that time, will the Zhu family still choose to stand with the Zhou family, the Yue family, and the Wang family?

Even the children of the noble families could see these clearly, so how could Zhou Gaoyuan not understand them? In a state of anxiety, he bowed to Xie Xunbai and said, "Mr. Xie, the Zhou family is blind and does not recognize the great man..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Ziming bowed to Xie Xunbai with an apologetic look on his face and said, "I didn't know Mr. Xie would come. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I hope Mr. Xie will forgive me."

"City Lord Zhu, you are too polite," Xie Xunbai said with a smile, "I came here uninvited and became a bad guest. I hope the City Lord doesn't despise me."

The two of them were talking without even glancing at Zhou Gaoyuan.

After a few pleasantries, Zhu Ziming turned his head to look at Mi Ye lying on the ground, and asked curiously, "I wonder what Mi Ye has done wrong?"

In this situation, this question is the natural consequence of the question.

"City Lord Zhu should also know that my nephew was attacked by an alien species a few days ago. Although Han Gu is not talented, this tradition of protecting his nephew has always existed," Xie Xunbai glanced at Fan Caiyi and said to Zhu Ziming with a smile, "So my senior brother sent me here.

"I originally thought that as the North County was getting older, the demonic cultivators and alien species would find some opportunities to become rampant again. A sweep would be a relief for the cities in the North County, but I didn't expect that after killing all the way here and capturing some people and questioning them, I found out that there was another hidden story behind the scenes.

"As the saying goes, we must eradicate all evil, so I cannot turn a blind eye. That's why I came here without telling you last night. I was planning to visit the city lord today, but unexpectedly, I saw someone in the city of Jicheng, under the banner of the city guard, openly attacking the children of aristocratic families in the city, and their behavior was arrogant and domineering..."

As he said this, Xie Xunbai laughed and said, "City Lord, please don't think I'm meddling in your affairs."

"No, no!" Zhu Ziming said with a smile.

The two chatted and laughed, but the people around them felt cold in their backs. The Mi family's crime was finally determined, colluding with the You clan! Such a serious crime also meant that the tone of the treatment of the Mi and Zhou families was set.

Just at this moment, the eyes of the children from the noble families suddenly focused.

At this moment, everyone saw that Yue Zhongnan and Wang Zucheng, who were originally standing next to Zhou Gaoyuan, took a few steps back silently and firmly at the same time.

He widened the distance between himself and Zhou Gaoyuan.

boom!
Yue Shifeng, Yue Zhen, Wang Mingzhe, Wang Minghui and other children from the two families felt blood rushing to their heads and their faces turned red. The other children from the noble families were stunned and their scalps were numb.

Everyone looked at Zhou Gaoyuan and his son with eyes full of sympathy and compassion.

They finally learned what cruelty is.

(End of this chapter)