Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 166 The Hidden Truth, the Kind-Hearted Zhou Chun [Please Subscribe]

"This junior pays respects to the Supreme Elder."

Upon Zhou Mingde's appearance in front of the ancestral hall, Zhou Chun was momentarily stunned before quickly bowing and paying his respects with a joyful expression.

Then the other Zhou family cultivators followed suit and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Supreme Elder."

"I saw everything that just happened."

"To be honest, this matter also deeply saddens me!"

"I always believed that those clansmen who chose to come to Jiufeng Ridge with me were people of unwavering loyalty and trust in the clan, people who were trustworthy and would never betray the clan!"

"But I am now deeply pained and disappointed. I am disappointed that there are actually people among us who would betray the family's interests for petty personal gain! I am disappointed that some people would actually violate the clan rules and disregard the prohibitions I have issued for a little personal benefit!"

Zhou Mingde glanced at the Zhou family members in front of the ancestral hall, his eyes filled with disappointment as he spoke.

His sorrowful tone and undisguised disappointment caused the Zhou family members to lower their heads deeply.

Zhou Jia Kui immediately knelt on the ground again, his eyes filled with tears as he choked out, "It's all my fault for failing to properly discipline and guide my son, which led him to commit such a grave mistake and bring shame upon our family. Elder, whatever you wish to do with him, I will accept it willingly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately nodded and said, "If a son is not taught properly, it is the father's fault. As his father, you cannot shirk this responsibility!"

Then he shook his head and said, "But our Zhou family has always been open-minded, and our clan rules and laws have always been fair and just."

"Since you were completely unaware of this incident, it has nothing to do with you. The family will not hold you responsible for the mistakes you made!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "You should get up first."

Then his gaze shifted to Zhou Zhenghuan, who was almost paralyzed with fear by his sudden appearance.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Remember this: I'm sparing your life today only because you followed me to Nine Peaks Ridge, which can be considered a contribution to the establishment of the family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it, and a red beam shot towards Zhou Zhenghuan's abdomen.

what--

With a scream, Zhou Zhenghuan's cultivation, accumulated over decades of hard work, was instantly destroyed.

Others also fainted due to the excruciating pain and the immense shock.

"Huan'er!!"

Zhou Jia Kui cried out and rushed forward to hug his son, tears streaming down his face.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde seemed to remember something, and his face darkened.

Then he said in a deep voice, "Don't let him leave your mountain again, otherwise any Zhou family cultivator who sees him can treat him as a traitor and kill him on the spot!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jia Kui immediately knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your mercy, Elder! I will definitely keep a close watch on this unfilial son from now on and never let him leave the mountain again!"

Zhou Mingde then turned his gaze to the Zhou family members who were terrified after witnessing Zhou Zhenghuan's cultivation being crippled, and said sternly, "I hope you will all take today's events as a warning and never repeat them!"

"Yes, this junior will certainly follow the teachings of the Supreme Elder!"

Many members of the Zhou family responded in unison, keeping this matter firmly in mind.

The shock they felt from witnessing the execution in public was far more effective than any written clan rules or regulations.

For some time to come, everyone will definitely take this as a warning and keep a close eye on what they say.

"Then let's all disperse now. And let's not discuss today's events in front of outsiders, lest it damage the family's image!"

Zhou Mingde waved his hand, gave a warning, and then dismissed the clansmen who had gathered.

Then he took Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi to his cave.

Once inside the cave, Zhou Mingde didn't rush to explain the gains of the trip. Instead, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Zhengchun, tell me about Zhou Zhenghuan's leak!"

"Yes."

Zhou Chun responded and immediately recounted how he discovered Zhou Zhenghuan's leak and how he caught several people red-handed.

It turned out that the day before yesterday, Zhou Zhenghuan was invited out for drinks by a rogue cultivator named Tang Hu, along with two other rogue cultivators.

Because he drank a lot of spiritual wine during the banquet, Zhou Zhenghuan, after being coaxed by Tang Hu, couldn't help but reveal the birth of the Azure Dragon.

The twenty spirit coins were actually given to him by Tang Hu afterward to put his mind at ease and to keep the matter a secret.

However, Tang Hu did not expect that he had deliberately invited several other rogue cultivators to reassure Zhou Zhenghuan and to diversify the risks.

Someone will come to the Zhou family to inform them after realizing something is wrong.

So when he received the news of the birth of the Azure Dragon, he left his residence and went to Hongya Market.

Yesterday, Zhou Chun also learned from Zhou Jiagong, the steward in charge of the Foreign Affairs Hall, that Zhou Zhenghuan had been tricked and his secrets were leaked.

So he hurriedly ordered his men to capture Zhou Zhenghuan and the other rogue cultivators present. Then he asked the Third Elder, Zhou Daoquan, to take the demonic beasts that specialize in tracking people to Tang Hu's residence to capture them.

Although they found no one at Tang Hu's residence at the time, Zhou Daoquan later tracked him down from over 500 miles away from Jiufeng Ridge by following the scent he left behind, and brought him back to his family.

"After interrogating Tang Hu, he confessed his identity. It turns out he was a spy planted in our Zhou family by the Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain. His daughter married a cultivator from the Zhang family, and he also receives a stipend from the Zhang family every year!"

"Because after he sent back the news of the Zhou family's strange events and mountain closure last time, the Zhang family took it very seriously and specially sent him spirit wine and spirit coins, which he was to use to bribe and lure Zhou family cultivators to find out the truth!"

"The other independent cultivators were indeed unaware of this; they were simply used by him once."

Zhou Chun slowly recounted the entire incident, then turned his gaze to the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

When he and Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui returned from the underground auction, Zhou Jiarui released the Fire God Jackal, which killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At that time, Zhou Daoyi did not tell him the other party's true origins, and later, perhaps he forgot about it, he never told him about it again.

So much so that he learned from that rogue cultivator Tang Hu that the late Foundation Establishment cultivator who was killed by the Fire God Jackal was actually the Second Elder of the Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain!

"The Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain? It seems they know about what happened back then and hold a grudge against our Zhou family!"

Zhou Daoyi frowned, instantly understanding why Zhou Chun was looking at him, and muttered to himself.

"Oh, is that the family of that late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who was wiped out by the Fire God Jackal?"

Zhou Mingde's expression also shifted, recalling what Zhou Daoyi had told him about this matter.

Then his face darkened, and he said coldly, "That Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain! We let that matter go back then, but they're ungrateful and hold a grudge against us!"

After saying that, he nodded repeatedly to Zhou Chun and said, "It's fortunate that you intercepted and brought him back in time, Zheng Chun. Otherwise, if the Zhang family found out, they would definitely spread the news on purpose, which would cause a lot of trouble for our Zhou family!"

"Yes, at this critical juncture, we absolutely cannot let anyone know that our Zhou family has a third-tier dragon, otherwise we certainly won't be able to hide it from the Dragon Transformation Sect's spies!"

Zhou Daoyi nodded in deep agreement, fully aware of the serious consequences if the news were to leak.

Upon hearing their words, Zhou Chun's expression shifted, and he couldn't help but ask, "From what you two are saying, your mission this time was successful?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi exchanged a glance, then smiled slightly and said, "Yes, the operation was a great success. The target was killed on the spot and annihilated!"

"That's wonderful! This is undoubtedly the best outcome!"

Zhou Chun couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer, his face beaming with joy.

Zhou Mingde sighed deeply and said, "Yes, once this operation is over, our Zhou family will no longer be subject to others' control. We can finally develop our family business in peace!"

Then he said in a deep voice, "Therefore, the matter of the third-tier dragon must be kept strictly a secret, for as long as possible!"

"That's natural. After Zhou Zhenghuan's lesson, the other clansmen will surely realize the seriousness of this matter and will no longer dare to spread it."

At this point, Zhou Chun asked in a low voice, "What should be done with Tang Hu and those three rogue cultivators who knew the truth?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his question, Zhou Mingde looked at him and asked in return, "What's your suggestion? Zheng Chun, what do you think should be done?"

"If we're to deal with him, Tang Hu deserves to die, and the Zhang family needs to be warned. Therefore, it would be best to send his head to the Zhang family as a warning!"

"As for the other three rogue cultivators who knew the truth, whether they should be killed or not is up to you, Supreme Elder!"

Zhou Chun met Zhou Mingde's gaze and said in a deep voice his solution.

After hearing his words, Zhou Mingde asked again, "The first one is easy to explain, but what about the second one, where killing is optional?"

"Killing them goes without saying; just kill them all to silence them!"

"If we don't kill them, then we should ask the Supreme Elder to personally use the Soul-Seizing Secret Technique to erase their recent memories. That way, we can keep the secret."

Zhou Chun, upon replying, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "If possible, I would prefer not to kill them. The arrest caused quite a stir, and many members of the clan know we made the arrest. If we kill them and the matter is leaked later, it could severely damage the clan's reputation!"

After hearing his words, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh softly, "Ah, Zhengchun, you're good in every way, except you're a little too upright and too kind!"

Am I really that kind?

Zhou Chun couldn't help but smile bitterly upon hearing Zhou Mingde's words.

He killed quite a few people, and even launched sneak attacks and assassinations on others. The other disgraceful things he did are too numerous to mention.

He himself doesn't think he's a good person.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Mingde now says that he is an upright person and too kind!

But he couldn't explain anything now, and could only sigh deeply, saying, "This junior simply doesn't want to become a purely selfish person!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde was slightly taken aback, and then he couldn't help but exchange a glance with Zhou Daoyi, who was standing next to him.

Finally, with a complicated look in his eyes, he said to Zhou Chun, "Alright, for the sake of your kindness, I'll do the trouble and erase those people's memories!"

The Soul-Stealing Technique, capable of erasing a person's memories, can only be performed by cultivators who have opened their Purple Mansion.

However, this technique is a secret art that cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage will not easily use.

Because this kind of secret technique has the potential to backfire, if the person being treated has an excessively strong will, the caster may fail to perform the technique and damage their own soul.

Therefore, Zhou Mingde agreed to Zhou Chun's proposed solution, which meant he himself was taking some risks.

Zhou Chun was aware of this as well.

Therefore, he hurriedly bowed and thanked the elder, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Supreme Elder."

"Alright, then go back and appease the people. After I rest for a few days, I will summon you and your men to perform the spell."

Zhou Mingde waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

After Zhou Chun left, he looked at Zhou Daoyi and said, "Next, Daoyi, you should also appease the Azure Dragon. If it's really not working, let it go into hibernation. We can't let it reveal itself and let the news leak out."

"Yes, I will be careful."

Zhou Daoyi nodded, indicating that he understood.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde waved his hand again and said, "Then you should go back and rest first. Zhengchun will be going into seclusion to cultivate his cultivation technique, and the family affairs will have to be handled by you."

A few days later, after resting, Zhou Mingde personally used the Soul-Seizing Secret Technique to erase the memories of the three rogue cultivators from the past month.

Since the memory loss couldn't be hidden, Zhou Chun truthfully told the three of them afterwards and personally gave each of them one hundred spirit coins.

Upon learning that they were involved in the Zhou family's secrets, the three were terrified and dared not pursue the matter of their memories being erased.

In addition to the spirit coins given by Zhou Chun as compensation, the three of them also said afterwards that they would keep the secret and would not mention the matter to outsiders.

Even if they bring it up, it won't make a difference.

Because of the erased memories, they cannot be restored unless they successfully form their core in the future.

After handling this matter, Zhou Chun ordered someone to send Tang Hu's head to the Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain as a warning.

"What? The Zhou family discovered our informant and killed him!"

At the Zhang family of Tiantai Mountain, the clan patriarch Zhang Kaida's expression changed drastically as he looked at the severed head presented to him.

Tang Hu was indeed sent by him to spy on the Zhou family, and he had previously provided the Zhang family with a lot of information about the Zhou family.

He never expected that this secret network would be discovered so quickly and return to him in this way.

"The Zhou family, what a Zhou family! You're ruthless!"

He gritted his teeth and immediately ordered someone to take the head back to his daughter for a proper burial. Then he went to report the matter to the family's Purple Mansion cultivators.

The Zhou family's warning still had a certain deterrent effect, and he had to take it seriously.

A few days later, a cultivator from the Zhang family arrived at the Zhou family in Jiufeng Ridge and presented one thousand spirit coins as an apology.

However, at this time, Zhou Chun had already begun his seclusion to cultivate the "Golden Cauldron Profound Technique," and the person who received him was Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family.

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