Invincible Little School Doctor-Chapter 1898: The Tables Have Turned

Ding~

The short dagger did not truly pierce Ye Xian’s body; instead, it was shattered into powder by a gust of Gang Wind swung by Ye Hao’s raised hand.

"Father, you..." Ye Xian’s face revealed a hint of despair.

"I haven’t finished speaking!"

Ye Hao glanced at Ye Xian with displeasure, then turned to the others, saying, "Although Ye Haochuan made a grave mistake, in the great battle against the Evil Sect and the battle with the Skeleton Monster in the Secret Realm, he established unparalleled merits. Just two days ago, he single-handedly killed the four Duke of the Blood Clan, completely eradicating them—his contributions cannot be ignored.

Our Xuanmen long have a tradition of merit offsetting mistakes; Ye Haochuan’s several great achievements have saved countless lives of Xuanmen Cultivators, thus offsetting his errors, sparing him from the death penalty! Ye Haochuan shall be subjected to one thousand lashes and face the wall in penance for ten years!"

"Father, how can you..." Ye Yan initially thought Ye Hao was going to sentence Ye Haochuan to death, feeling overwhelmingly joyful; upon hearing this, his joy turned to anger.

One thousand lashes sounded like a lot, but Ye Haochuan was a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Cultivator, his physical strength was far beyond that of a normal person, making these thousand lashes akin to a mere scratch.

As for ten years facing the wall, it didn’t even count as punishment; his previous seclusion exceeded ten years.

"Enough, it’s decided!" Ye Hao shouted.

Ye Yan remained unsatisfied, looking around, finding that the surrounding Elders also had no intention of objecting.

To be precise, there was no reason to object.

Ye Haochuan’s merits in several battles were already well known throughout the Xuanmen Sect, not to mention his victory over Hu Ji, which saved tens of thousands of Xuanmen Cultivators’ lives.

Compared to these tens of thousands of Xuanmen Cultivators’ lives, a single Ye Xiao truly didn’t matter much.

"I’m not convinced, I’m not convinced!" Ye Yan cried upward.

In his heart, his son was of utmost importance; regardless of what Ye Haochuan had done, it wasn’t enough to compensate for the crime of killing his son.

He had long anticipated Ye Hao might favor Ye Haochuan, thus specifically invited the Elders, yet unexpectedly, Ye Hao indeed favored Ye Haochuan, leaving the Elders without a word.

Ye Haochuan, even if everyone favors you, I will not let you off!

Ye Yan secretly resolved that if he couldn’t succeed overtly, he would resort to covert means. Regardless of the method, he must make Ye Haochuan pay for Ye Xiao’s life.

Seeing Ye Yan’s resentful eyes, Ye Hao sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.

His decision seemed to favor Ye Haochuan, yet it wasn’t entirely so. Because he believed Ye Haochuan was truthful when he said Ye Xiao’s death was entirely due to himself. Even if Ye Xiao wasn’t dead, he would’ve been subject to severe punishment for almost harming the Ancient Martial Arts Sect Master.

At this moment, Ye Haochuan finally felt relieved.

Offsetting mistakes with merit indicated that his previous achievements wouldn’t be rewarded. Yet for him, this wasn’t significant anymore.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered another incident, coldly smiling at Ye Yan, "Speaking of which, back in Youlang Gorge of the Sub-Xun Dimension Realm, my plan was flawless. Suddenly, a masked man appeared, causing me to almost perish. This masked man, uncle, you must know, right?"

"Such a thing happened?" Ye Hao seemed to catch its implications, skeptically observing Ye Yan.

Ye Yan clearly hadn’t expected Ye Haochuan to bring up such a matter, and amid his despair, a trace of panic emerged, followed by a quick conversion into anger.

"Nonsense, what evidence do you have to prove that masked man was me?" Ye Yan shouted angrily.

"I can prove it!" Just as Ye Yan finished speaking, someone loudly declared.

Everyone felt strange, following the voice to look.

Ye Haochuan’s face showed a peculiar expression, also quickly turning to glance.

That statement was meant as a casual remark to warn Ye Yan not to be so rampant, but unexpectedly, it led to such an incident.

Soon enough, a moderately built cultivator came walking slowly from the entrance.

"Ye He, what nonsense are you spouting?" Ye Yan, upon seeing this person, immediately shouted in anger.

Ye He faced Ye Yan’s intimidating gaze with slight fear on his face, but quickly regained his courage, lifting his head, "Back in Youlang Gorge, my brothers and I followed Ye Yan there, seeing Junior Young Master Ye’s plan succeeding marvelously.

Just when it seemed he would capture all the Evil Sect’s members, Ye Yan suddenly said he needed to relieve himself, and subsequently, the masked man appeared!"

"Nonsense, it’s purely coincidence; what does this prove?" Ye Yan exclaimed in anger, "Ye He, have you been bought off by Ye Haochuan to frame me? I am telling you, you won’t succeed!"

"I was bought by no one; I just want justice for my brother!"

Ye He righteously declared, "If you weren’t the masked man, why did you kill my brother afterward to silence him? I saw this with my own eyes, you can’t deny it?"

"You’re lying, your brother Ye Hai was accidentally discovered and killed by the Evil Sect’s members..."

Ye Yan attempted to argue further, but suddenly saw Ye He pull out a phone, playing a video.

The video clearly showed the scene of him crushing Ye Hai’s neck; though filmed at a distance, it was unmistakably Ye Yan.

"I was cowardly, not daring to stop this bastard, only being able to quietly record this video, hoping someday the murderer would be punished unexpectedly, the chance came so soon!" Ye He tearily lamented.

With that, he directly knelt before Ye Hao, pleading, "Sect Master, please seek justice for my brother!"

Ye Hao’s face darkened, glaring at Ye Yan, shouting, "Ye Yan, how dare you conspire with the Evil Sect, intending to harm your nephew and thousands of fellow members!"

"No... I didn’t!" Ye Yan was momentarily flustered.

Conspiring with the Evil Sect was a crime multiple times more severe than Ye Haochuan’s killing of Ye Xiao. Once established, he’d be doomed.

"Didn’t you? The evidence is undeniable; do you still intend to deny?"

Ye Hao was so furious his eyebrows stood on end. Ye Yan was his son and committed such acts; if word spread, how could he remain as the Ancient Martial Arts Sect Master?

"I didn’t conspire with the Evil Sect; I just wanted..."

"Wanted to kill me, right?" Ye Haochuan interestedly interjected.

Ye Yan venomously glared at Ye Haochuan without replying, implicitly consenting.

Ye Haochuan chuckled, "I killed Ye Xiao, and you say my crime calls for execution. Now, it’s you, intending to murder fellow members, nearly causing Xuanmen’s offensive to fail, sacrificing thousands of fellow cultivators’ lives. How should your crime be handled?"

"I..."

Ye Yan was momentarily dumbfounded, realizing whatever he said was now futile.

He regretted deeply why he committed such a foolish act then; moreover, it didn’t succeed. If it had succeeded, today’s calamity wouldn’t have befallen.

In that instant, Ye Yan seemed to age ten years. Today’s situation was meant to punish Ye Haochuan, yet unexpectedly, he buried himself here.