Chapter 73 Defection
That night, a huge uproar swept through.
At midnight, in the Dianjin Pavilion on the Jinlin Terrace, nearly fifty family heads, big and small, sat down. The chief was Jin Guangshan. Jin Zixuan was away, and Jin Zixun was not experienced enough, so only Jin Guangyao stood beside him with his hands down. In the front row were family heads and famous scholars such as Nie Mingjue, Jiang Cheng, Lan Xichen, and Lan Wangji, with solemn expressions. In the back row were family heads and cultivators of the second rank, all of whom were as if they were facing a great enemy, and from time to time whispered a few words, "I knew it," "It will be like this sooner or later," and "Let's see how it ends."
Jiang Cheng was the center of everyone's attention. He sat in the front row with a gloomy face. Like everyone else, he listened to Jin Guangyao speaking in a respectful and gentle voice:
"…Four supervisors were killed this time, and about fifty remnants of the Wen clan escaped. After Wei Wuxian led them into the mass grave, he summoned hundreds of fierce corpses to patrol and block the way at the foot of the mountain. Our people have not been able to get up even a single step."
After hearing this, there was silence in Dianjin Pavilion.
After a long while, Jiang Cheng said, "This matter is indeed outrageous. I will apologize to Sect Leader Jin on his behalf. If there is any way to remedy this, please let me know. I will definitely do my best to compensate you."
Jin Guangshan did not want his apology or compensation. He said, "Master Jiang, originally, for your sake, our Lanling Jin Clan would never say a word. However, not all of these supervisors are from the Jin Clan. There are also a few from other families. This is..."
Jiang Cheng frowned, rubbed the throbbing tendons at his temples, took a breath silently, and said: "...I apologize to all the sect leaders. You may not know that the cultivator named Wen that Wei Wuxian wants to save is called Wen Ning. He and his sister Wen Qing have done us a favor during the Sun Shooting Campaign. Therefore..."
Nie Mingjue asked, "What's the matter with Youen? Wasn't the Wen Clan of Qishan the murderer of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan's genocide?"
In the past few years, Jiang Cheng insisted on working until late at night every day. Just when he was about to rest early today, he was shocked by this thunderous news and rushed to Jinlintai overnight. He was tired and was already suppressing his anger. In addition, he was strong-willed by nature. He was already annoyed when he was forced to bow his head and apologize to others in public. When he heard Nie Mingjue mention the genocide case again, a hatred arose in his heart.
This hatred was not only directed at everyone present, but also at Wei Wuxian.
Lan Xichen pondered and said, “I know a little bit about this Wen Qing’s name, but I don’t think I’ve heard that she was involved in any murder case during the Sun Shooting Campaign.”
Nie Mingjue said, “But she never stopped me.”
Lan Xichen said: "Wen Qing is one of Wen Ruohan's confidants, how can we stop her?"
Nie Mingjue said coldly, “Since you just kept silent and didn’t object when the Wen Clan did evil, that’s the same as standing by and watching. You can’t just expect to enjoy preferential treatment when the Wen Clan is causing trouble, and then refuse to bear the consequences and pay the price when the Wen Clan is destroyed.”
Lan Xichen knew that because of the family feud, Nie Mingjue hated Wen Gou the most, and he was a person who could not tolerate any sand, so he stopped talking. A family head said, "What Sect Master Nie said is correct. Besides, since Wen Qing is Wen Ruohan's confidant, I don't believe that she didn't participate. Which Wen Gou didn't have a few lives on his hands? Maybe we just didn't find out!"
When the atrocities committed by the Wen Clan of Qishan were mentioned, everyone became excited and noisy. Jin Guangshan wanted to speak, but he was unhappy. Seeing his expression, Jin Guangyao quickly said, "Please be patient. The focus of today's discussion is not on this." As he spoke, he asked the servants to bring iced fruit slices to divert attention. Dianjin Pavilion gradually calmed down. Jin Guangshan took the opportunity to say, "Master Jiang, this is originally your family affair, and I can't interfere. But now that things have come to this, I have to remind you about Wei Ying."
Jiang Cheng said, "Master Jin, please speak."
Jin Guangshan said, "Master Jiang, Wei Ying is your right-hand man, and you think highly of him. We all know this. But on the other hand, whether he respects you as the head of the family is hard to say. Anyway, I have been the head of the family for so many years, and I have never seen any subordinate dare to be so proud and arrogant. Have you heard what is said outside? What about the record of Yunmeng Jiang Clan in the Sun Shooting Campaign was all supported by Wei Wuxian alone? It is really nonsense!"
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's face turned very ugly. Jin Guangshan shook his head and said, "In such a big occasion as the Hundred Family Flower Banquet, he dared to be disrespectful in front of you and walked away without saying anything. He was even more presumptuous behind your back yesterday, and even dared to say something like 'I don't take Jiang Wanyin, the head of the family, seriously at all!' Everyone present heard it with their own ears..."
Suddenly, a cold voice said: "No."
Jin Guangshan was busy arranging the arrangements when he was startled when he heard the words. He looked in the direction of the voice like everyone else.
Lan Wangji sat upright and said calmly, "I have never heard Wei Ying say this. I have never heard him show any disrespect to Sect Master Jiang."
Lan Wangji rarely speaks outside. Even when discussing the law at the Qingtan Conference, he only answers briefly and to the point when others ask him questions or challenge him. He is frugal with words and gets straight to the point, completely defeating the eloquent speeches of others. Other than that, he almost never speaks up. So Jin Guangshan was much more surprised than unhappy when he was interrupted by him. But after all, he was tampered with the original words and exaggerated them in public, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, he didn't feel embarrassed for long, because Jin Guangyao came to save him immediately and said in surprise: "Really? Alas, that day, Young Master Wei rushed to Jinlintai with great momentum and said too many words, each one more shocking than the last. Maybe he said something with similar meaning, I can't remember it."
His memory was just as good as Lan Wangji's. Nie Mingjue knew he was pretending to be confused and frowned slightly. Jin Guangshan walked down the stairs and said, "Yes, he has always been arrogant and presumptuous."
A family head said, "I've wanted to say this for a long time. Although Wei Wuxian made some contributions in the Sun Shooting Campaign, there are many guest officials who have made more contributions than him. I have never seen anyone who thinks he is so great as him. To put it bluntly, he is the son of a family servant after all. How can the son of a family servant be so arrogant?"
When he mentioned the "son of a servant", some people naturally thought of the "son of a prostitute" standing in the hall. Jin Guangyao clearly noticed these malicious gazes, but he still smiled perfectly without falling. Everyone began to follow the crowd and express their dissatisfaction:
"Master Jin had good intentions when he asked Wei Ying to present the Yin Tiger Talisman, fearing that he would not be able to control it and cause a disaster. But he judged others by his own meanness, thinking that everyone would covet his magic weapon? Ridiculous. When it comes to magic weapons, every family has a few treasures that they cherish."
"I felt from the beginning that his practice of ghost arts would eventually lead to problems. Look! His murderous nature has begun to be exposed. He killed our people indiscriminately for a few warm dogs..."
At this time, a cautious voice interrupted: "It's not indiscriminate killing, right?"
Lan Wangji seemed to have entered a state of emptiness and meditation, but he looked up when he heard the voice. The speaker was a beautiful young woman standing beside a family head. As soon as this incongruous sentence came out, the nearby monks immediately attacked him: "What do you mean by this?"
The woman seemed frightened and said more carefully: "No... I don't mean anything else. You don't have to get so excited. I just think the word 'indiscriminate killing' is not appropriate."
Another person spitted and said, "What's wrong with that? Wei Wuxian has been killing people since the Sun Shooting Campaign. Can you deny that?"
The woman tried to defend herself, "The Sun Shooting Contest was a battlefield. On a battlefield, isn't it considered indiscriminate killing for everyone? Let's talk about the facts. I really don't think it's indiscriminate killing. After all, there are reasons for it. If it was really those supervisors who abused the prisoners and killed Wen Ning, it's not called indiscriminate killing, it's called revenge..."
One person said angrily: "You are so ridiculous! Do you still want to say that he is justified in killing our people? Do you still want to praise this as a righteous act?"
One person scoffed and said, "We don't know whether those supervisors did these things or not, and no one saw it with their own eyes."
"Yes, the surviving supervisors all said that they absolutely did not abuse the prisoners of war, and that Wen Ning accidentally fell off the cliff and died. They were kind enough to help Wen Ning collect his body and bury him, but who would have thought that they would be retaliated against like this? It's really chilling!"
The woman said, "The other supervisors were afraid of being held accountable for abusing the prisoners and killing them, so of course they insisted that he fell down by himself..."
Suddenly, someone sneered and said, "Don't try to make excuses anymore. We don't want to hear the words of people with hidden agendas."
The woman blushed and raised her voice, "Tell me clearly what you mean by having a guilty conscience?"
The man said, "You know it in your heart, and so do we. Did you fall in love with him when he flirted with you at the bottom of the Tu Lu Xuan Wu Cave? You are still making excuses for him and confusing right and wrong. Haha, women are women."
The incident in which Wei Wuxian slaughtered people at the bottom of the Xuanwu Cave to save the beauty also became a hot topic for some time, so many people immediately realized that the young woman was the "Mianmian".
Someone immediately murmured, “I was wondering, no wonder he was talking to Wei WuXian so eagerly…”
Mianmian said angrily, "What are you talking about? I am just discussing the facts. What does it have to do with the fact that I am a woman? Are you going to attack me with something else if you can't win my argument with reason?"
Someone sneered, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, what you said is so clear and innocent. You have a biased heart, how can you talk about the facts?"
"Don't waste your words on her. This kind of person is actually from our family and she was able to sneak into the Golden Pavilion. I feel ashamed to stand next to her."
Many of those who attacked her were fellow practitioners who stood in the same family camp as her. Mianmian was so angry that her eyes turned red and she cried out loudly after a while, "Okay! You have a loud voice! Okay! You are right!"
She gritted her teeth, took off her family robe, and slammed it on the table. It made a loud bang, attracting several family heads in the front row who had not paid attention to this place to look back. Others were shocked by her because this action represented "leaving the family."
Mianmian said nothing and turned around and walked out. After a while, someone laughed at her and said, "If you dare to take it off, don't put it back on!"
"Who does she think she is... If she wants to quit, then quit. Who cares? Who are you showing off to?"
Occasionally, some people began to agree: "Women are women, they can't stand it after a few words, and they will definitely come back on their own in a few days."
"Of course. After all, it took a lot of effort to transition from being a servant's daughter to being a disciple, hehe..."
Lan Wangji stood up and walked out, letting the voices behind him dance like a demon. Lan Xichen asked what happened in this short period of turmoil, and heard that the more they talked, the worse it got. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone, they've left, please shut up."
Zewu Jun had spoken, so naturally others had to give him some face. In the Golden Pavilion, people started to denounce Wen Gou and Wei Wuxian one after another. A frenzy of hatred that gnashed teeth, indiscriminately, and did not allow any rebuttal was stirring in the air. Taking advantage of this atmosphere, Jin Guangshan said to Jiang Cheng, "I think he probably planned to go to the mass grave for a long time. After all, with his ability, it is not difficult for him to set up his own business. So he took this opportunity to leave the Jiang family and fly freely outside. You worked so hard to rebuild the Yunmeng Jiang family. There are many controversial things about him, and he doesn't know how to restrain himself. He has caused you so much trouble without considering you at all."
Jiang Cheng pretended to be calm and said, "That won't happen. Wei Wuxian has been like this since he was a child. Even my father can't do anything about him."
Jin Guangshan asked, "Brother Fengmian, you can't do anything to him?" He laughed twice and said, "Brother Fengmian, you just favor him."
Hearing the word "favoritism", the muscles at the corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth twitched.
Jin Guangshan continued, "Master Jiang, you are different from your father. It has only been a few years since the Yunmeng Jiang Clan was rebuilt. It is time for you to establish your authority. He also does not know how to avoid suspicion. If the new disciples of the Jiang Clan see this, what will they think? Do they want everyone to follow his example and ignore you?"
He pressed forward one sentence after another, striking while the iron was hot. Jiang Cheng said slowly, "Master Jin, there is no need to say more. I will go to the mass grave and resolve this matter."
Jin Guangshan was satisfied and said earnestly, "That's right. Sect Master Jiang, some people and some things cannot be tolerated."
After the gathering, all the family heads felt that they had gained something to talk about today. They discussed it passionately while running, and their anger remained unabated. Behind the Venus Snow Wave Sea, the three masters gathered together, and Lan Xichen said, "Third brother, you have worked hard."
Jin Guangyao smiled and said, "I'm not tired, but Sect Master Jiang's table is tired. He crushed it in several places. It seems that he was really angry."
Nie Mingjue walked over and said, "It's really hard to be so flattering."
Hearing this, Lan Xichen just smiled and said nothing. Jin Guangyao knew that Nie Mingjue would take this opportunity to teach him a lesson. Feeling quite helpless, he quickly changed the subject and said, “Hey, second brother, where’s Wangji? I saw he left early just now.”
Lan Xichen gestured to the front, and Jin Guangyao and Nie Mingjue turned to look. In the sea of flowers covered with golden stars and snowy waves, Lan Wangji and the woman who had just left the family in the Golden Pavilion were standing face to face. The woman's eyes were still full of tears, while Lan Wangji had a solemn expression, and the two were talking.
After a moment, Lan Wangji bowed his head slightly and saluted her.
This salute was respectful and solemn. The woman returned his salute with an even more solemn salute, and then, wearing the gauze dress without the family crest, she gracefully walked down the Jinlin Terrace.
Nie Mingjue said, “This woman is much more courageous than the rabble in her family.”
Jin Guangyao smiled and said, "Yes."
Two days later, Jiang Cheng went to Yiling with thirty disciples.
At the foot of the mass grave, in front of the knocked-down curse wall, there were indeed hundreds of corpses wandering around. When Jiang Cheng approached, they remained indifferent, but if the disciples behind Jiang Cheng got close, they would roar in warning. Jiang Cheng ordered his disciples to wait at the foot of the mountain, and he went to work alone, walking through the dark woods. After walking for a long distance, he heard human voices from the front.
There were several round tree stumps beside the mountain path, one large one that looked like a table, and three small ones that looked like stools. A woman in red and Wei Wuxian were sitting on two of the stumps, while a few honest-looking men were turning the soil on a piece of land nearby.
Wei WuXian shook his legs and said, “Let’s plant potatoes.”
The woman said firmly, "Grow radishes. Radishes are easy to grow and don't die easily. Potatoes are hard to take care of."
Wei WuXian said, “Radishes are unpalatable.”
Jiang Cheng snorted, and Wei Wuxian and Wen Qing turned around, not surprised to see him. Wei Wuxian stood up, walked over without saying a word, and continued to walk up the mountain with his hands behind his back. Jiang Cheng didn't ask, and followed him.
Soon, another group of men appeared beside the mountain path, busying themselves in front of a rack made of several pieces of wood. They should all be monks of the Wen family, but after taking off their flaming robes and putting on coarse cloth clothes, they climbed up and down with hammers and saws in their hands, carrying wood and straw on their shoulders, and were busy, just like ordinary farmers and hunters. When they saw Jiang Cheng, they could tell from his clothes and swords that he was a great sect leader. As if they were still frightened, they all stopped what they were doing, looked over hesitantly, and dared not breathe. Wei Wuxian waved his hand and said, "Continue."
As soon as he spoke, the group of people continued at ease. Jiang Cheng asked, "What are you doing?"
Wei WuXian said: “Can’t you tell? Build a house.”
Jiang Cheng said, "Building a house? Then what were those guys doing turning the soil when you came up just now? Don't tell me you really plan to farm."
Wei WuXian said: “Didn’t you hear everything? He was just farming.”
Jiang Cheng asked, "You're farming on a mountain of corpses? Can the crops you grow be eaten?"
Wei WuXian said, “Believe me, when people are really hungry, they can eat anything.”
Jiang Cheng asked, "Are you really planning to stay here for a long time? Is this a place where people can stay?"
Wei WuXian said, “I stayed here for three months.”
After a moment of silence, Jiang Cheng asked, "Are you not going back to Lotus Pier?"
Wei WuXian said in a relaxed tone: “Yunmeng and Yiling are so close, I can go back secretly whenever I want.”
Jiang Cheng sneered: "You wish."
He was about to say something when he suddenly felt something heavy on his leg. He looked down and saw that a child of about one or two feet had sneaked up on him and hugged his legs. He raised his round face and stared at him with his round black eyes.
He was a cute child, but it was a pity that Jiang Cheng was a heartless person. He said to Wei Wuxian, "Where did this child come from? Take him away."
Wei WuXian bent down, picked up the child, and let him sit on his arms, saying, "What do you mean by take it away? Do you know how to use words? Ah Yuan, why do you hug my legs when you see people? Go! Don't bite your nails just after playing with mud. Do you know what kind of mud this is? Take your hands away! Don't touch my face. Where's grandma?"
An old lady with sparse white hair came over hastily, leaning on a wooden stick. When she saw Jiang Cheng, she recognized him as an important figure and looked a little scared. Her hunched figure became even more hunched. Wei Wuxian put the child named A Yuan next to her legs and said, "Go play over there."
The old lady hurriedly limped away with her grandson. The little boy stumbled and looked back as he walked. Jiang Cheng sneered, "Those family heads thought you had gathered a group of remnants of the rebels to wave the flag and occupy the mountain as kings, but it turns out you are just a bunch of old, weak, women and children, all ugly and ugly."
Wei WuXian laughed at himself, and Jiang Cheng asked again: "Where's Wen Ning?"
Wei WuXian asked, “Why did you suddenly think of asking him?”
Jiang Cheng said coldly: "These past few days, countless people have asked me about him. Who should I ask? I guess I can only ask you."
Wei Wuxian pointed forward, and the two walked forward side by side. A chilly breeze hit them, and a tall and wide cave appeared before them. After entering and walking straight for a while, Jiang Cheng kicked something and looked down. It was half a compass. Wei Wuxian hurriedly said, "Don't kick it. I haven't finished this yet. It's useful."
He picked it up, and Jiang Cheng stepped on something else. He saw a crumpled flag. Wei Wuxian said again, "Be careful not to damage it! This is also useful. It will be done soon."
Jiang Cheng said: "You threw it randomly yourself, so you can't blame anyone if it gets broken."
Wei WuXian said, “This is where I live alone, so what’s wrong with throwing some things away?”
Walking further, there were talismans all along the road, some stuck to the wall, some thrown on the ground, some crumpled up and some torn into pieces, as if someone had gone mad and scattered them everywhere. The further they went in, the messier it became, and Jiang Cheng felt suffocated. He said, "If you dare to do this in Lotus Pier, I will burn all your stuff to ashes!"
Entering the main cave, there was a person lying on the ground, covered from head to toe with talismans, leaving only a pair of white eyes exposed. It was Wen Ning. Jiang Cheng glanced at him and said, "You live here? Where do you sleep?"
Wei WuXian threw the things he had just picked up into a corner, pointed to a pile of crumpled blankets in another corner and said, “Wrap yourself up, you can sleep anywhere.”
Jiang Cheng didn't want to discuss this with him anymore. He looked down at the motionless Wen Ning and said, "What's wrong with him?"
Wei WuXian said, “He’s a bit fierce. I was afraid something might go wrong, so I sealed him up first and told him not to move for the time being.”
Jiang Cheng said, "Wasn't he a timid stutterer when he was alive? How can he be so fierce even after he died?"
The tone was not friendly. Wei WuXian glanced at him and said, “Wen Ning was indeed a rather timid person when he was alive. Because of this, he kept all kinds of emotions hidden in his heart. Resentment, anger, fear, anxiety, pain, these things accumulated too much, and they all burst out after his death. The power is beyond your imagination. It’s the same as the fact that the better-tempered a person is, the more terrifying he will be when he gets angry. The more such a person is, the more ferocious he will be after his death.”
Jiang Cheng said: "Don't you always say that the more vicious the better? The more resentment and hatred there is, the more lethality there is."
Wei WuXian said, “That’s right. But Wen Ning, I don’t intend to refine a corpse like this.”
Jiang Cheng asked: "Then what do you want to become?"
Wei WuXian said, “I want to awaken his mind.”
Jiang Cheng sneered, "You are daydreaming again, awakening his mind? What's the difference between a corpse like this and a human? If you can really do it, no one will need to be a human, or seek immortality. All they need to do is turn themselves into a corpse."
Wei WuXian smiled and said, “Yeah, I also found it really damn difficult. But I’ve boasted to his sister a lot, and now they all believe that I can definitely do it. I have to refine it, otherwise where will I put my face…”
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng suddenly pulled out the Three Poison Swords and slashed at Wen Ning's throat, as if to cut off his head. Wei Wuxian reacted quickly, struck him on the arm, deflecting the sword's momentum, and shouted, "What are you doing?!"
His words echoed endlessly in the empty Demon-Suppressing Cave, buzzing. Jiang Cheng did not put away his sword, and said sternly: "What are you doing? I am asking you what you are doing. Wei Wuxian, you have been acting very impressive these days, haven't you?!"
Long before Jiang Cheng went to the mass grave, Wei Wuxian had anticipated that this time he would not come to chat with him in a calm manner. Along the way, both of them had always had a string in their hearts. After chatting as if nothing had happened and pretending to be calm for so long, the string finally broke.
Wei WuXian said, “If Wen Qing and the others hadn’t been forced into a corner, do you think I wanted to be so majestic?”
Jiang Cheng said, "They were forced into a corner? Now I am also forced into a corner by you! A few days ago, a bunch of noble families, big and small, surrounded me on the Golden Scale Terrace and berated me, insisting that I give an explanation for this matter. So, I had no choice but to come here!"
Wei WuXian said, “Why are you still asking for an explanation? The matter has been settled. Those supervisors beat Wen Ning to death, and Wen Ning turned into a corpse and killed them. Killing means paying for one’s life, and debts mean paying for one’s debts. That’s the end of it.”
Jiang Cheng said, "That's it? How is that possible! Do you know how many eyes are staring at you, at your Yin Tiger Talisman? If they catch you, you will be at a loss even if you are right!"
Wei WuXian said: “Now that you’ve said it, even if I’m right, I’m wrong. Apart from drawing a circle on the ground to imprison myself, what else can I do?”
Jiang Cheng said: "A way? Of course there is."
He pointed the three poisons at Wen Ning on the ground and said, "The only way to remedy this is to end it ourselves before they take any further action!"
Wei WuXian asked, “What’s the end?”
Jiang Cheng said, "Burn this corpse right now and hand over all the evil people of Wen's party. Only in this way can we avoid any gossip!" He raised his sword to stab again. However, Wei Wuxian grabbed his wrist tightly and said, "You must be kidding! If you hand over Wen Qing and the others now, there will be no other outcome except to be wiped out!"
Jiang Cheng said: "It's already a problem whether you pick them cleanly or not, why bother about their fate? Just clean them up, it's none of your business!"
Wei Wuxian was furious: “Jiang Cheng! You-what did you say? Take it back and don’t force me to beat you! Don’t forget who helped us cremate the bodies of Uncle Jiang and Madam Yu, who sent the ashes buried in the Lotus Pier, and who took us in when we were being hunted by Wen Chao!”
Jiang Cheng said, "I want to beat you to death! Yes, they helped us, but why don't you understand that the remnants of the Wen clan are now the target of public criticism. No matter who they are, if they have the surname Wen, they are guilty of a heinous crime! And to protect those with the surname Wen is to go against the world! Everyone hates the Wen dogs and hopes that they will die as miserably as possible. Anyone who protects them is going against everyone. No one will speak for them, let alone for you!"
Wei WuXian said, “I don’t need anyone else to speak for me.”
Jiang Cheng said angrily: "Why are you so persistent? If you can't do it, just get out of the way, I'll do it!"
Wei WuXian held him tighter, his fingers like iron hoops, and said, “Jiang WanYin!”
Jiang Cheng said, “Wei Wuxian! Do you understand? When you stand on their side, you are a freak, a hero, a tyrant, and a unique person. But as long as you speak a different voice from them, you are crazy, disregarding human ethics, and evil. Do you think you can live a carefree life away from the world? There is no precedent for this!”
Wei WuXian shouted, “If there is no precedent, I will set this precedent!”
The two of them stared at each other with swords drawn, neither of them willing to give in. After a while, Jiang Cheng said, "Wei Wuxian, don't you see the current situation clearly? Do you really have to make it clear to me? If you insist on protecting them, I can't protect you."
Wei WuXian said: “No need to protect me, just abandon me.”
Jiang Cheng's face twisted.
Wei Wuxian said, “Give it up. Tell the world that I have defected. From now on, no matter what Wei Wuxian does, it has nothing to do with the Yunmeng Jiang Clan.”
Jiang Cheng said: "...Just for these Wen family members...?"
Jiang Cheng asked, "Wei Wuxian, do you have a hero syndrome? Will you die if you don't step forward and cause some trouble?"
Wei WuXian remained silent.
After a moment, he said, "So it is better to cut off the connection now to avoid bringing disaster to the Yunmeng Jiang Clan in the future."
Otherwise, he really couldn't guarantee what he could do in the future.
"..." Jiang Cheng murmured, "My mother said that you are here to bring trouble to our family. It's true."
He sneered and said to himself, "...'Knowing it's impossible but still doing it'? Well, you understand the Yunmeng Jiang family motto, you understand it better than me. You all understand it."
Retracting the three poisons, sheathing the long sword, Jiang Cheng said indifferently: "Then let's have a fight."
Three days later, Jiang Cheng, the head of the Yunmeng Jiang clan, challenged Wei Wuxian to a duel, and a sensational fight broke out in Yiling.
Negotiations failed, and the two fought. Wei Wuxian let the evil corpse Wen Ning hit Jiang Cheng with a palm, breaking his arm, and Jiang Cheng stabbed Wei Wuxian with a sword. Both were injured, spitting blood, cursing each other and leaving, completely tearing each other apart.
After the battle, Jiang Cheng announced to the public: Wei Wuxian had defected from the family and openly became an enemy of all the other families. The Yunmeng Jiang Clan had expelled him and cut off all ties with him. From now on, no matter what this person did, it would have nothing to do with the Yunmeng Jiang Clan!