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Ling Wei looked at Ling Mo Xie's calm and unruffled eyes, instinctively shaking his head, but suddenly remembered what Ling Qilong had told him: if he revealed the truth, his mother and sister would...
Thinking of this, Ling Wei quickly forced himself to stop shaking his head, swallowed hard, gritted his teeth, and nodded, saying, "Yes!"
Upon hearing Ling Wei's words, the surrounding junior disciples became even more agitated. "Ling Mo Xie! What else do you have to say? Just because you are a direct descendant, does that mean you can act with impunity? We should report this to the family head and ask him to uphold justice."
Ling Mo Xie's gaze toward Ling Wei deepened slightly. Hmph! What a good Ling Qilong.
"Is that so? Then go ahead and report me. Have I violated any family rules?" Ling Mo Xie straightened up, a smile on his face as he addressed the junior disciples.
"This..." The junior disciples hesitated for a moment. "While it is indeed... an offense against hierarchy, the law is not separate from human feelings. He was merely fulfilling his duty; why should he face such severe punishment?"
The Ling Family had strict rules and a rigid hierarchy. Even if they reported Ling Mo Xie to the family head, it was uncertain whether the family head would take any action against him. Moreover, it was said that Ling Mo Xie was currently the family head's most favored grandson.
"You are right; the law is not separate from human feelings. My punishment of Ling Wei is based on the law. As for human feelings..."
Ling Mo Xie curled the corners of his lips and called out into the tent, "Bai Yunfei!"
"What’s up, boss? Can't you handle these unreasonable people?" Bai Yunfei lazily walked out, pouting.
Ling Mo Xie ignored Bai Yunfei's complaints and simply said to him, "Go bring Ling Wei's family here. Set up their tent next to ours and give Ling Wei five hundred Spirit Stones."
"Got it!" Bai Yunfei replied cheerfully and swiftly moved toward the outskirts of the Ling Family tents like a breeze.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie's instructions to Bai Yunfei, one person in the crowd of junior disciples changed his expression and quietly slipped away outside.
Ling Mo Xie had been paying attention to him; he was the one who had stirred up the crowd earlier.
"Where do you think you're going? Since you all came seeking justice, don't you want to see how I will arrange for Ling Wei? Is it not as you wish?" Ling Mo Xie wore a gentle smile on his face, but his gaze was unyielding.
"I... uh, I suddenly have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. They'll tell me when they come back, right?" The person who had previously lacked confidence began to speak more assertively as he continued.
Ling Mo Xie secretly laughed to himself, thinking, "Do you want to tip someone off?" But even if he left with Bai Yunfei, he couldn't possibly be faster than Bai Yunfei in moving Ling Wei's family.
Therefore, Ling Mo Xie stopped him with a few words and no longer made things difficult for him, allowing him to leave.
Just moments after that person left, Bai Yunfei returned, carrying someone in one hand.
It was a bewildered middle-aged woman and a Little Girl with a dissatisfied expression on her face.
When Ling Wei saw that Bai Yunfei had brought his Mother and sister back, he immediately collapsed to the ground, crying out, "Thank you, Seventh Young Master, thank you, Seventh Young Master!"
The surrounding disciples were confused; why was Ling Wei thanking Ling Mo Xie? After all, it was Ling Mo Xie who had broken his leg. Any compensation was merely to prevent him from causing trouble; there was no need to thank him.
Ling Wei's sister also looked puzzled and said, "Big brother, why are you thanking him? He broke your leg!"
"Don't think that just because you gave us a sweet date we will be grateful to you!" Little Girl turned and said fiercely to Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie felt helpless. Did he really look that much like a bad guy? It was so unfair!
"Boss, I saw someone lurking around near Ling Wei's house. I don't know what they were doing, but luckily I was fast enough not to be discovered. Should we tell the family head? What if it's someone with bad intentions..."
Bai Yunfei ignored the mother and daughter who had rushed over to Ling Wei, and instead spoke to Ling Mo Xie.
"That's someone from Ling Qilong!" Ling Wei suddenly shouted: "It's all him! He broke my leg and sent people to watch my family, saying that if I didn't listen to him and identified Seventh Young Master, I would have to watch my Mother and sister be humiliated!"
Ling Wei spoke rapidly, almost shouting as he revealed everything.
He had felt guilty for falsely identifying Ling Mo Xie, but naturally hated Ling Qilong. However, since his family was in their hands, he had no choice but to obey. Now that he didn't have to do so anymore, the resentment towards Ling Qilong surged within him, making him eager to reveal the truth.
"What?" The surrounding disciples looked shocked. After a while, one of them pointed at Ling Wei and said, "Then why did you tell us before that it was Ling Mo Xie who broke your leg and asked us to help you seek justice?"
"I... I'm sorry, it was Ling Qilong who instructed me to do this. The person who just left was also one of his people," Ling Wei said apologetically, lowering his head.
At this point, the other disciples were not fools; they understood that they had been caught up in a conflict between two direct descendants.
At that moment, Ling Mo Xie feigned anger and said, "Don't try to sow discord between my brother and me. I don't know what your motives are, but Third Brother has always treated me well; he would never do something like this!"
Seeing Ling Mo Xie's reaction, the other disciples looked at him in surprise and then shook their heads. Was Ling Mo Xie really that foolish?
Ling Wei was also taken aback. Just yesterday, he saw that Ling Mo Xie and Ling Qilong didn't get along well; why was he defending him so much today? Besides, what he said was the truth.
Did Ling Mo Xie not realize that he hadn't ordered anyone to break his legs?
"You all can leave! Don't go around spreading rumors; Third Brother would never do such a thing," Ling Mo Xie waved his hand at the other disciples.
He then tossed a Storage Ring to Ling Wei, which contained five hundred Spirit Stones and some items for setting up tents. He pointed to a nearby empty space and said, "You can stay here."
After saying that, he turned and walked into his tent.
"Big Brother, is the Seventh Young Master really that foolish? Does he actually think people will treat him well? What about Third Young Master...?"
"Shh!" Ling Wei interrupted his younger sister's words, looking somewhat puzzled. "How could we know what those direct descendants are thinking? But as for the Seventh Young Master, I don't think he's foolish..." He recalled that day when Ling Mo Xie and Ling Qilong were not exactly at odds but certainly did not get along. He wondered why today he was speaking up for Ling Qilong.
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