The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
“I dreamed about Tan Yun… he told me… that he actually liked me too…” Before Mu Mengyi could finish speaking, Xue Ziyan burst into laughter. “Whoosh!” “Smack!” Guo Zhengshou appeared in front of Tan Yun again, delivering the 3rd slap, while speaking words that sounded righteous but were full of hypocrisy. Because if he truly cursed Guo Zhengshou or Qiu Yongchong in front of the crowd, the crime of disrespecting elders and betraying the sect would immediately be confirmed!
3 hours later
Mu Mengyi slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was Xue Ziyan’s face, filled with joy.
“Ziyan… I had a dream.”
Mu Mengyi spoke softly, her face filled with happiness.
“I dreamed about Tan Yun… he told me… that he actually liked me too…”
Before Mu Mengyi could finish speaking,
Xue Ziyan burst into laughter.
“Senior Sister, you weren’t dreaming!”
“Tan Yun didn’t really die! He truly came back alive!”
“What you said wasn’t a dream at all. Everything really happened.”
She giggled.
“I was standing outside the door listening from beginning to end. What he said to you was incredibly sweet!”
“Really… he didn’t die?”
Mu Mengyi became so excited that she tried to sit up.
But her body was too weak, and she could only move slightly.
“It’s absolutely true. He really didn’t die,” Xue Ziyan nodded seriously.
“That’s wonderful… truly wonderful…”
Mu Mengyi’s heart filled with sweetness.
She looked up at Xue Ziyan. A hint of shyness appeared on her pale face.
Her voice was as soft as the buzzing of a mosquito.
“Then… the things I heard him say in my dream… were actually things he really said… right?”
“Yes, he said them himself.”
Xue Ziyan nodded repeatedly before teasing her.
“He said you are his woman, and that no one is allowed to touch you.”
“Wow, how domineering!”
“You’re teasing me. I’m not talking to you anymore.”
Mu Mengyi was so embarrassed that she didn’t dare look at Xue Ziyan.
“Alright, alright. I’ll stop teasing.”
Xue Ziyan sat down beside the bed and said with a smile,
“Senior Sister, Tan Yun is truly a good person. I can see that he loves you very much.”
“You two are perfectly suited for each other, like a couple destined by heaven.”
“You’re just saying nice things.”
Mu Mengyi smiled happily before asking,
“By the way… where is Tan Yun now?”
Xue Ziyan replied,
“He had something to take care of first. He said he would come back to see you tonight.”
While saying this,
a trace of panic flashed through her eyes, almost impossible to notice.
But Mu Mengyi immediately noticed the unusual reaction.
She slightly raised her eyebrows.
“Are you hiding something from me?”
“This has something to do with Tan Yun.”
“If you truly see me as your sister, tell me immediately.”
Xue Ziyan pressed her lips together, looking troubled.
“Senior Sister, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but Tan Yun told me not to say anything…”
“Are you going to listen to him, or listen to me?”
“Hurry up and tell me.”
Mu Mengyi urged immediately.
Xue Ziyan sighed.
“Alright… I’ll tell you the truth.”
“Just now, the Law Enforcement disciples took Tan Yun away. They said the Law Enforcement Elder summoned him.”
In an instant, Mu Mengyi’s face turned pale.
“Liu Rulong is Tan Yun’s mortal enemy, and his master is the Law Enforcement Elder…”
“This is bad!”
“Tan Yun is in danger!”
She immediately struggled to get off the bed.
“Senior Sister, aren’t you overthinking this?”
Xue Ziyan helped support her while trying to comfort her.
“It’s still broad daylight. Would the Law Enforcement Elder really dare to take personal revenge?”
Mu Mengyi shook her head anxiously.
“Ziyan, you probably don’t know.”
“The Law Enforcement Elder is the most biased person when it comes to protecting his own people.”
“Tan Yun slaughtered the entire family of his disciple. Do you really think he will let Tan Yun go so easily?”
“He only needs to find some excuse and frame Tan Yun with a crime…”
“When that happens, do you think Tan Yun will still be able to live?”
The more Mu Mengyi thought about it, the more panicked she became.
“Ziyan, help me.”
“The Grand Elder has always treated me well.”
“Go to Wu Ji Hall immediately and beg him on my behalf.”
“Ask the Grand Elder to go to the Discipline Hall!”
“Alright, I’ll go right now!”
Xue Ziyan immediately turned and rushed out of the room.
…
Discipline Hall
When Tan Yun stepped into the main hall,
his heart immediately sank.
He saw Liu Rulong standing behind the Law Enforcement Elder and the 10th Elder.
Tan Yun cupped his fists respectfully.
“This disciple, Tan Yun, greets the Law Enforcement Elder. Greetings, Elder—”
Before he could finish saying the words “10th Elder”,
suddenly—
Tan Yun’s vision blurred for a moment.
A figure flashed past in front of him.
Smack!
A loud slap echoed.
Tan Yun’s cheek instantly burned with intense pain!
The world spun around him.
When he regained his senses,
he realized that he had already been slapped and sent flying outside the Discipline Hall!
At that moment,
on Tan Yun’s right cheek
a clear imprint of 5 fingers appeared!
Voices from surrounding disciples immediately erupted.
“Look quickly! Isn’t that Tan Yun?!”
“It really is! It looks like he was slapped out!”
“…”
Amid the commotion, thousands of disciples gathered on the street outside the Discipline Hall. They pointed and whispered among themselves while staring at Tan Yun, who lay on the ground with various expressions.
Tan Yun raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He struggled to stand up before speaking in a low voice:
“10th Elder, this disciple is innocent. Why did you attack me?”
Whoosh!
Guo Zhengshou stepped out of the Hall with just 1 step. That step looked ordinary, yet it seemed to cross space itself. In the blink of an eye, he had traversed more than 100 zhang and appeared directly in front of Tan Yun.
His wrinkled right hand struck out once again!
“Smack!”
The speed was so fast that Tan Yun had no chance to react. His body was slapped and sent flying dozens of zhang away once more!
“Whoosh!”
“Smack!”
Guo Zhengshou appeared in front of Tan Yun again, delivering the 3rd slap, while speaking words that sounded righteous but were full of hypocrisy.
“The 1st slap—when meeting an elder, you did not bow. You deserve to be slapped!”
“The 2nd slap—not only did you fail to repent, you even dared to talk back. You deserve to be slapped!”
“As for the 3rd slap—it is to remind you to correct your mistakes!”
Before his words even finished, Tan Yun’s body was slapped into the air once again before crashing violently into the crowd!
The right side of his face was torn open, blood flowing everywhere, looking horrifying!
Tan Yun clenched his fists tightly. His bones cracked loudly as he forced himself to stand up unsteadily. His chest was filled with boundless humiliation and fury!
Earlier inside the Hall of Discipline, Guo Zhengshou did not even give him a chance to bow before immediately attacking. It was obvious he had deliberately picked a fight!
Tan Yun knew clearly that at this moment he had to endure, otherwise this vile old man would fabricate charges and execute him in front of the crowd!
And Tan Yun also knew very well that the reason Guo Zhengshou was doing this was to avenge his adopted son, Liu Rulong!
“Guo Zhengshou, I, Tan Yun, swear that one day you will pay for today’s humiliation with your life!”
Tan Yun roared in his heart.
Just as he was about to speak, Guo Zhengshou suddenly shouted and cut him off.
“How arrogant, Tan Yun! Previously you failed to bow to an elder and even dared to talk back. Now I have given you 3 chances to repent, yet you refuse to admit your mistake. A disciple like you truly disgraces the Ancient Sect!”
Guo Zhengshou turned around and looked toward the Hall of Discipline with a righteous and hypocritical expression.
“Elder of the Law Enforcement Division, what do you think?”
At that moment, a middle-aged man stepped out of the Hall of Discipline.
“To uphold the sect’s rules and set an example for others—he should be executed!”
The one who spoke was Qiu Yongchong, the Elder of Law Enforcement.
Immediately after finishing his words, he spoke again without even turning his head.
“Disciple Liu Rulong, Law Enforcer!”
“Disciple is here!”
Liu Rulong stepped out of the Hall of Discipline gracefully, his presence outstanding among the crowd.
“Execute the rebellious disciple Tan Yun on the spot!”
Qiu Yongchong’s powerful voice echoed everywhere, clearly heard by the thousands of disciples watching.
Those disciples did not know about the grudge between Tan Yun and Liu Rulong. Therefore, in their eyes, Tan Yun must truly be guilty!
“This disciple obeys!”
A flash of azure light flickered between Liu Rulong’s fingers as he walked toward Tan Yun.
A long azure sword appeared in his hand.
He shouted coldly,
“Kneel down!”
At that critical moment, Tan Yun circulated spiritual energy into both of his legs, preparing to escape with all his strength.
He did not curse, nor did he try to explain even 1 word.
Because if he truly cursed Guo Zhengshou or Qiu Yongchong in front of the crowd, the crime of disrespecting elders and betraying the sect would immediately be confirmed!
“Kneel down!”
Guo Zhengshou roared as he suddenly released the pressure of a cultivator at Level 8 of the Nascent Soul Realm.
That power surged toward Tan Yun like a raging storm!
“10th Elder, Elder of the Law Enforcement Division, please show mercy. He is still only a young disciple, hot-blooded as youth often are. Please be lenient and spare him.”
Just as Tan Yun was about to escape with all his strength,
an aged voice suddenly sounded above his head.
At that instant, Guo Zhengshou immediately sensed that the pressure he had been suppressing Tan Yun with had completely disappeared.
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