Chapter 1382: Stepping Forward!

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

"Act for heaven!"

"Rid the people of a scourge!"

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For a moment, the crowd was seething with indignation.

Although the martial world revered the strong, it was not without the constraints of human morality.

Especially for a great clan like the Qin family, they could do many despicable things in private but dared not bring them into the open.

The fat youth's slap today had been too harsh!

However, Ye Yuan felt somewhat uneasy.

The Qin family was too quiet!

The fat youth had been making a ruckus for a long time, yet not a single person from the Qin family had stepped forward to refute him.

This indicated that the Qin family was surely brewing some major move.

Suddenly, a figure darted out from the crowd and landed directly on the platform.

Xie Jingyi was startled and quickly seized Qin Peiyu's vital point, guarding his entire body.

He knew his own strength was insufficient; his only leverage was Qin Peiyu.

But when he saw who it was, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Third Uncle! You... why are you here?"

"Third Uncle?"

Seeing the middle-aged man in military uniform on the platform, Ye Yuan had a bad feeling.

It seemed the Qin family's backup had arrived!

The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "If I hadn't come, you'd have poked a hole in the sky! Boy, you've really grown capable!"

Xie Jingyi frowned and said, "Third Uncle, I haven't poked a hole in the sky! I'm only doing this because I can't stand this girl's actions; it has nothing to do with the family!"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Tell me, who put you up to deliberately tarnishing the Qin family's reputation and making our Xie family appear unjust?"

Xie Jingyi's expression shifted slightly, "Does the Qin family's reputation need me to tarnish it? Heaven's justice is clear; this wench deserves to die a hundred times for what she's done!"

The middle-aged man's face darkened, "Is that so? Then let me ask you, all this talk—do you have evidence?"

Xie Jingyi's face stiffened. The Qin family had been very thorough; he really hadn't caught much evidence.

Everything Qin Peiyu had done, he had only heard through rumors.

The middle-aged man sneered, "If you want to convict someone, you can always find a pretext. Qin Peiyu may be a bit willful and spoiled, but that's just the temper of a young lady! Tell me, in the great families of this royal city, which young lady isn't willful and spoiled? How can you bear to heap so many charges on a young girl?"

Huangning City was one of the top prefectural cities in the Wumeng royal capital, and the Xie family was a major clan there, second only to the Jia family in strength.

Such a large family naturally had many members serving in the royal capital.

This middle-aged man was Xie Jingyi's third uncle, Xie Zhaoyun, a high-ranking commander of the city guard with considerable strength.

Given his status, it was most appropriate for him to step forward and question his own nephew.

Ye Yuan hadn't expected the Qin family to bring out such a heavy hitter; the fat youth would probably be overwhelmed.

Sure enough, Xie Zhaoyun's words left the fat youth speechless.

Although he knew Xie Zhaoyun was twisting the truth, without sufficient evidence, how could he refute him?

If it were a member of the Qin family, he could have spat back.

But the person before him was his elder, his third uncle!

Xie Zhaoyun sneered, "And as for you, I know exactly what you're like! With your strength, there's no way you could have passed the entrance exam for the Wumeng Academy! I'm very curious how you managed to deceive everyone and become a student."

Having said that, Xie Zhaoyun sighed and spoke earnestly, "Jingyi, I know you are kind at heart. You must have been misled by some villain to make such a grave mistake! Alright, let's end this farce here! Peiyu has indeed been a bit excessive in her actions. Hand her over to me, and I'll have Qin Nantian discipline her properly! As for you... don't worry, with me here, the Qin family won't do anything to you."

Xie Jingyi was clever, but he had never faced such a big scene before; he was already on edge.

Now, under Xie Zhaoyun's coaxing, that taut string finally began to loosen.

Moreover, Xie Zhaoyun was his third uncle, which gave him a natural sense of closeness.

Gradually, he let down his guard.

Just then, a cold glint flashed in Xie Zhaoyun's eyes, and he moved to seize the person.

A figure drifted up and blocked his path.

Although Ye Yuan's strength was far inferior to Xie Zhaoyun's, his timing was perfect, interrupting the other's momentum.

Xie Zhaoyun hadn't expected someone to intervene out of nowhere, and in his momentary lapse, he nearly suffered internal injuries.

"Who are you?" Xie Zhaoyun demanded.

Ye Yuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "Didn't you say someone was behind him? That's me."

Xie Zhaoyun's face darkened, and he said coldly, "What is your intention in sowing discord between my Xie family and the Qin family?"

Seeing Ye Yuan appear, Xie Jingyi's expression was complicated.

Now, as Xie Zhaoyun questioned him, he quickly said, "This was all my idea; it has nothing to do with Ye Yuan. He knew nothing about it!"

Xie Zhaoyun sneered, "Nothing to do with him? Hah, do you think I believe that? I was wondering how you, with your courage, dared to do such a thing! Now the real culprit has finally shown up!"

Ye Yuan patted Xie Jingyi on the shoulder and said with a faint smile, "Acting for heaven is a good thing. Why are you so eager to distance yourself from me? What, you don't want me to share in the credit?"

Xie Jingyi opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Earlier, he had acted purely on impulse, doing something earth-shattering.

Ye Yuan's questioning had driven him into a corner; he only wanted to prove himself, never thinking about how to clean up the mess afterward.

In truth, the moment he stepped onto the platform, Xie Jingyi knew he had caused a huge disaster, so he didn't want to involve Ye Yuan.

This matter was indeed his doing alone; Ye Yuan knew nothing about it.

Unexpectedly, it had still alarmed Ye Yuan.

And what Xie Jingyi hadn't expected was that Ye Yuan would voluntarily step forward and admit that he was the one behind it all!

The muscles on Xie Jingyi's face twitched, and tears welled up in his eyes. He... was too moved.

He understood Ye Yuan's intention; Ye Yuan was going to clean up his mess!

But the matter had already caused a huge uproar. Ye Yuan was alone; how could he clean it up?

"Acting for heaven? Hah, you brat, what qualifications do you have to act for heaven? As I said, show me the evidence!" Xie Zhaoyun snorted coldly.

Ye Yuan smiled lightly at this and said, "You want evidence? Then I'll... show you!"

"Pfft!"

Ye Yuan's finger had somehow reached Qin Peiyu's forehead. With a burst of divine essence, he directly destroyed all her vitality.

Instantly, the entire Wumeng Square fell silent!

Xie Zhaoyun's eyes nearly popped out; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"You... you... you really dared to do it!"