In the meeting hall, Chu Mengshen sat on the main seat and glanced at the stewards below.

The matter was decided. ”

Chu Mengshen announced slowly, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, trying not to show it, as the head of the family, even if it was a wrong decision, there could be no hesitation.

As his words fell, a cold wind suddenly set off in the hall, and the coffee table and furniture trembled, and everyone's bodies seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Some of the weaker stewards could not bear this coercion, and their faces turned pale.

Chu Mengshen frowned, and shouted: "Chu Long!"

Chu Long, who was sitting in the first place on the lower left, stood up, and all the coercion disappeared.

He was still expressionless, but from the aura he had just exuded, he knew that his mood was not calm now, and all the stewards did not dare to look directly at him at this moment.

Chu Mengshen exhaled lightly and said, "You should know that all major matters are important to the family. ”

Chu Long didn't say much, and directly pushed the door and left.

The door opened, and Chu Xiaowen saw Chu Long's tall figure, and immediately saluted: "Chief Teacher." ”

Chu Long glanced at him, bowed slightly, and then walked away, still as cold and speechless as usual.

Following Chu Long, one by one the stewards walked out of the hall, and everyone paused slightly when they passed by Chu Xiaowen, some sighed and shook their heads, some smiled bitterly, and some directly ignored it.

Chu Xiaowen stood respectfully to the side, watching the stewards leave, feeling their expressions, he suddenly felt a heavy heart.

After the stewards left, the voice of the head of the house came from the hall.

The meeting hall is a place where the Chu family's real high-level discussions on important matters, and meetings are rarely held in ordinary times, and ordinary children can't even cross the two courtyard doors around the hall.

The first time Chu Xiaowen came to the conference hall, he saw the eight-zhang high dome above his head, and the black pond stone that was as smooth as a mirror underground, he couldn't help but be suppressed by the dark and gloomy atmosphere inside, and his breathing became cautious.

There was only one person left in the hall, Chu Mengshen was holding something in his hand, but Chu Xiaowen didn't dare to look at it more, it just felt like something made of iron.

"I've seen the head of the house. ”

Chu Xiaowen saluted respectfully, and then stood with his head bowed.

Chu Mengshen looked him up and down, although there were clothes to cover his body, but the faint smell of medicine could still be judged, and the body under the clothes was surrounded by medicine cloth again and again, but under the best medicine treatment, Chu Xiaowen's face had improved, and he was no longer dull and pale.

Chu Mengshen pondered for a moment, as if thinking about the opening remarks, and finally mentioned the matter of the witch: "I heard that you used the Xuanyang Sword to slash and kill the fire-armed red ape. ”

Chu Xiaowen's heart jumped, at that time, he was the red ape who had obtained the power of the Heaven and Man Realm in a short time with the help of Zun Wuyi, and this time.

But after that, the power of Zun Wuyi was withdrawn, and he still only had the cultivation of the Taixuan Realm, if he let the high-level of the Chu family know that he had reached the realm of heaven and man, after a careful investigation, I am afraid that the matter of Zun Wuyi will be exposed, although he has never done anything that hurts the heavens and reason, nor has he harmed the interests of the Chu family, but when it comes to witches, the Chu family has no way not to deal with this matter strictly.

However, he is now a true cultivator in the Taixuan Realm, so he is naturally not afraid of being seen through, so he replied: "The disciple is just a fluke." ”

Chu Mengshen tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled: "The red ape is the strength of the Heavenly and Human Realm, and it also has spiritual wisdom, you can defeat it, even if it is a fluke, it can be seen that your strength is enough to match the master of the Heavenly and Human Realm." Sure good, really good......"

The hall fell silent again, and Chu Xiaowen felt more and more uneasy for some reason.

In the end, it was Chu Mengshen who broke the silence and said, "Do you know why you were called here today?"

Chu Xiaowen shook his head, ordinary children are not qualified to enter the council hall at all, and most of the things that usually explain things, rewards and punishments, and need the head of the family to come forward are in the outer hall or study, unless the matter of Zun Wuyi is revealed, Chu Xiaowen can't think of the reason why the head of the family summoned him, and the eyes of the stewards just now told him that this time the matter is not very optimistic.

Chu Mengshen did not explain directly, but said: "The stewards and I have personally gone to see it, and the person who broke the seal that day was Xiao Li. ”

"Xiao Li?" Chu Xiaowen didn't expect that it would be Chu Li who broke the seal, since that day, although he was recuperating from his injuries, he had also seen Chu Li a few times, and asked why the other party appeared by the waterhole, he meant to go there to find himself, and then glanced at the waterhole, and he didn't remember anything else, and Xiao Ji who was with him was also in the same situation.

Chu Xiaowen just thought about it, and guessed in his heart that someone should have set up a secret technique similar to the method of soul dementoring for Chu.

Sure enough, Chu Mengshen continued: "Later, after our inspection, Xiao Li had traces of being under a god-controlling spell, this is a secret method unique to the Demon Sect, if you don't check it carefully, you can't usually find it at all." It's just that we checked all the way, and we don't know when he was in the secret method. ”

Chu Xiaowen nodded, but this was still not the reason for calling himself here.

Chu Mengshen saw his thoughts and said: "The witch was let go, this matter is very involved, and the other seven families, including the imperial court, have also sent a reproach, after all, this matter is the negligence of my Chu family, and I must give an explanation to the world." ”

Chu Xiaowen didn't know how to talk, but he was nervous in his heart, the witch was released by Chu Li, and if he wanted to confess, he would be severely punished, Chu Li, as his only few friends, couldn't help but worry about him.

Chu Mengshen saw the worry on Chu Xiaowen's face, and the guilt in his eyes became heavier, he slowly stood up and walked in front of Chu Xiaowen, who looked at him suspiciously.

Chu Mengshen wanted to avoid his gaze, but he still looked at him firmly, and after taking a deep breath, he handed the thing that had been holding his hand to Chu Xiaowen.

Chu Xiaowen's eyes looked at it, and when he saw the things in Chu Mengshen's hands clearly, his body couldn't help but shake.

It was a broken sword, made of ordinary material, with only a hilt and a very small blade.

And after seeing the three words of Chu Xiaowen clearly engraved on the sword, his body shook, and the blood on his face faded instantly, and he didn't pick up the broken sword, but fell to his knees all of a sudden, and asked with an incomprehensible voice and anger: "Family master?"

Chu Mengshen looked at him, the unbearable on his face flashed, and he said calmly: "You are not wrong, it is the Chu family who is wrong." ”

Chu Xiaowen looked at his gaze and suddenly understood: "Because he is the body of the Heavenly Yang! Because I am a waste who cannot reach the realm of heaven and man!"

At this moment, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed: "I will not be a scapegoat. What about the Chu family's house rules? The family rules don't allow you to do this. ”

Chu Mengshen pursed his lips in the face of his questioning, and suddenly said softly: "I heard that your mother has always been in poor health, and the Chu family will use the best medicine to recuperate her, and there will be a special maid to take care of her daily life." ”

Chu Xiaowen suddenly felt like someone was pouring a bucket of ice water from head to toe, and the anger in his heart as if he was going to burn everything was extinguished in an instant. He looked at Chu Mengshen in disbelief, and couldn't believe that the head of the Chu family, who was usually full of benevolence, would say such a thing.

usually teaches children to establish people, how can the noble Chu family use this method to persecute an innocent child?

Chu Xiaowen felt that the world he knew was completely shattered, his lips were bitten, and blood flowed down his throat into his body.

His hand trembled as he took the broken sword, his forehead touching the cold ground, and tears blurred his eyes.

"Chu Xiaowen, receive, receive, punish, punish. ”