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He stepped out of the crowd and repeatedly bowed to Zhou Chun, pleading, "Vice Clan Leader, please have mercy! Huan’er indeed made a big mistake, but I beg you to consider that he hasn’t truly caused significant loss to the clan, and to give him a lighter punishment!"

"I’m kneeling for you, Uncle!"

As he spoke, he actually "thump" fell to his knees on the ground.

This kneel immediately caused Zhou Chun and several elders to look grim, their brows furrowing together.

The other Zhou Family members who saw this scene also had various expressions.

Some looked on with sympathy.

Others showed displeasure and some disgust.

There were also those who were indifferent.

Every issue has two sides, and everyone may have different views on each matter.

These opinions can also be influenced by various internal and external factors.

At this moment, the reactions of these Zhou Family members showed their views on Zhou Jia Kui’s attitude of seeking leniency for his son.

"Jia Kui, get up first. What are you doing kneeling like that?"

Elder Zhou Chongshan, the second elder, was the first to speak out, frowning and gesturing for Zhou Jia Kui on the ground to stand up.

But seeing that he had spoken, Zhou Jia Kui looked as though he saw hope and immediately began to kowtow and plea, "Second Elder, please help. Zhenghuan has indeed erred, but his crime isn’t so grave!"

"It seems, Uncle Twenty-three, that you haven’t fully realized the severity of the mistake he’s made!"

Zhou Chun finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up when he heard Zhou Jia Kui’s words.

He gently shook his head and looked to the other clan members, saying, "I was informed a few days ago that Zhou Zhenghuan accepted bribes from outsiders and revealed the matter of the Cloud Serpent Transforming into Flood Dragon, which the Supreme Elder strictly forbade from being disclosed, to outsiders. After investigation, this proved to be true!"

"It hasn’t even been three months since the Supreme Elder’s decree, and he dared to do such a thing. My fellow clan members, tell me, doesn’t he deserve a heavy punishment?"

What?

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, those uninformed Zhou Family Cultivators all changed their expressions, looking at Zhou Zhenghuan with contempt.

Even now, they might not know why they had to keep that message a secret, but they knew that since even the family’s Supreme Elder issued a special decree for it, it must be very important to the family.

Such actions against the Supreme Elder’s decree not only violated clan rules but were also a serious offense against the Supreme Elder himself, which could be said to be incredibly disrespectful!

Seemingly feeling the anger and contempt in the eyes of the clan members, Zhou Zhenghuan also hastily shook his head, shouting in his own defense.

"No, that’s not it, Thirteen Bro, I’ve been wronged!"

"I spoke out of turn to Tang Hu and the others about the matter, but that was because I drank too much, and it slipped out. It wasn’t intentional to violate the clan rules or defy the Supreme Elder’s decree!"

"And besides, Tang Hu and the others have already been caught by you, Thirteen Bro. If we’re to blame someone, it should be their fault. I am also a victim!"

As he spoke, he really seemed to believe his own words, his face full of a wronged expression as if he really was being unjustly accused.

However, Zhou Chun then said coldly, "Is that so? But Tang Hu said he gave you twenty Spirit Coins!"

He continued with anger and exasperation, "Just for twenty Spirit Coins, you dared to violate the clan rules, defy the Supreme Elder’s decree. I think you’ve lost your mind!"

"I, I was... I was so drunk at that time, I don’t remember it clearly, but I’m really innocent!"

As Zhou Zhenghuan spoke, his head drooped even lower, but his mouth was still stubborn, claiming he had been framed.

But this exchange between the two was enough for the other Zhou Family members to know whether he really was innocent or if the evidence was irrefutable.

So, at this time, Zhou Zhengyong was the first to stand up and scold, "Accepting outsiders’ property, betraying family secrets, this is a serious violation of clan rules! Brother Eighteen, you are far too bold!"

Zhou Zhengyu also stepped forward and repeatedly said, "Yes, yes, eighteenth brother, how could you be so confused as to dare to make such a mistake!"

Once these two brothers of the same generation spoke up, the other Zhou Family members no longer had any reservations.

Like Zhou Jiacheng, who immediately said with a face full of pity, "Zhenghuan, it’s fine if you commit small mistakes from time to time, we are all clan members, and no one would make things difficult for you, but how can you not distinguish between major and minor mistakes, even daring to commit acts that betray the family’s interests? You have really disappointed us!" Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn

"Betraying the family’s interests, defying the Supreme Elder’s edicts, each is a serious crime deserving severe punishment!"

"Eighteenth brother, you’ve let us down too much!"

"Fortunately, the Vice Clan Leader noticed in time, otherwise if you truly made a major mistake, causing great loss to the family, Zhenghuan, you would be beyond redemption!"

...

One after another, Zhou Family Cultivators raised their voices to condemn Zhou Zhenghuan’s foolish actions; no one sympathized with him anymore.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Jia Kui, who was still kneeling on the ground, showed an immensely ashamed and despairing look, hung his head deeply, and didn’t dare to make any more noise.

In this way, after everyone had angrily criticized Zhou Zhenghuan, Zhou Chun spoke up again, "My fellow clan members, please be quiet and listen to me announce the family’s punishment for Zhou Zhenghuan."

Upon hearing his words, the whole scene suddenly quieted down, including Zhou Zhenghuan himself, who quietly raised his eyes to look at Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun wore a solemn expression and spoke with a serious tone, "Zhou Zhenghuan has seriously violated the clan rules and defied the edicts; his crime is confirmed beyond doubt, with both the criminal and the loot caught."

"Therefore, in my capacity as the Vice Clan Leader and the Steward of the Penal Code, I have decided to strip him of his cultivation level and confine him for life within the sect’s gate, forbidding any contact with outsiders!"

No!

Upon hearing Zhou Chun’s words, Zhou Zhenghuan’s body trembled, everything went dark before his eyes, and he nearly fainted with fright.

Then, with a face full of horror, he cried out, "No, don’t strip me of my cultivation! I don’t want to become a mortal!"

As he spoke, he quickly turned to Zhou Jia Kui who was still kneeling on the ground and yelled, "Father, Father, please speak up for me; quickly speak up for me, plead with the Elders on my behalf!"

"I..."

Zhou Jia Kui slightly lifted his head, opened his mouth, and his gaze involuntarily moved to Zhou Chongshan and the other Elders.

But he saw that all the Elders were looking at him with cold expressions, having already conveyed their answer through their demeanor.

In an instant, his face turned pale, then he slowly got up and walked over to Zhou Zhenghuan, who was still shouting, and with a loud "thump", he kicked him to the ground.

"Wretch! You wretch!"

"If I had known this day would come, why did you commit such foolish acts!"

"The causes of yesterday lead to the consequences of today; this is all a result of your own doing, your own doing!"

In a fit of rage and hatred, he shouted at his once dearly loved son, kicking him fiercely, his disappointment complete.

This scene made many of the other Zhou Family members shake their heads and sigh in sympathy.

Some Zhou Family Cultivators with their own cultivator children could not help but think of their own offspring, secretly resolving to discipline them strictly in the future, to prevent a repetition of Zhou Zhenghuan’s situation with their children.

Otherwise, they too would end up like Zhou Jia Kui, losing all face, and their children would meet with a dreadful end!

Seeing this, Zhou Chun also could not help but shake his head repeatedly, at a loss for words regarding Zhou Jia Kui’s now futile actions.

In his view, Zhou Zhenghuan was undoubtedly unforgivable, but Zhou Jia Kui’s previous excessive indulgence also bore great responsibility.

However, this was Zhou Jia Kui’s family affair, which even fellow clansmen could not comment much on.

Moreover, he had previously warned the other party.

After Zhou Jia Kui had vented for a while, Zhou Chun then turned to the Steward of the Internal Affairs Hall, Zhou Jiacheng, and said, "Seventeenth uncle, please take twenty-third uncle to the side and console him; I will carry out the execution myself!"

However, as soon as his words fell, a low shout suddenly rang out, "The execution should be carried out by me personally!"

With a flash of a figure, Zhou Mingde’s silhouette appeared instantly in front of the ancestral hall.