Chapter 285 Confession and Offering

After arriving at the mountaintop, Zhong Yixuan and the other four individuals, Zhong Hong, bowed their heads and knelt down heavily.
"I, Zhong Hong, made a terrible mistake back then and actually committed a treacherous act against Your Excellency. For many years, I have been tormented by remorse and regret, and today, I have come specifically to confess my sins and beg for punishment from Your Excellency, be it for beating or execution. Please, Your Excellency, impose your penalty!"
Zhong Yixuan looked a little nervous, biting her lip and looking at Xu Xing, saying, "Xu, big brother Xu..."
Although she only called out once, there were no further words.
But her expression of wanting to speak but stopping herself was obvious, indicating that she was worried.
She was afraid that Xu Xing would really take her grandfather's life to seek revenge for what happened years ago.
However, she was both worried about her grandfather's life and a little hesitant, afraid to plead with Xu Xing.
After all, in her opinion, Xu Xing's cultivation has become profound and unfathomable, far from the small cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm that he was back then.
Furthermore, it is true that her grandfather did something wrong back then.
Nie Jingrou stood nervously beside Zhong Hong, avoiding even a glance at Xu Xing.
In her perception, Xu Xing was simply sitting there quietly, yet he gave her the feeling of vastness like the sky and boundlessness like the earth.
A vast expanse stretches out, with no knowledge of its beginning or its end.
I only feel that with a gentle thought, I can easily decide the life or death of the four people across from me.
At this point, Gunan Yan has already transformed the head of her pigeon into a human-like appearance, but her two round eyes keep scanning around.
It seems that she is poking her head out curiously, with a small face full of curiosity.
Xu Xing did not stop Zhong Hongchao from kneeling in front of him. He just looked at Zhong Hongchao indifferently without saying a word.
Gradually, the invisible pressure made Zhong Hongchao's mind more and more tense.
He involuntarily began to channel his magical power in an attempt to resist this pressure.
However, this pressure was intangible and ubiquitous, and no matter how much Zhong Hong channeled his magical power, it couldn't alleviate it in the slightest.
Because his magical power is completely unable to withstand this kind of pressure.
On the contrary, with the depletion of his magical power, the pressure has become even stronger.
Veins bulged on his forehead and neck, his eyes widened, his breathing became heavy and labored.
In Nie Jingrou's worried eyes, she tried to support Zhong Hong and spoke concernedly, "Master, how... how are you..."
Just as she touched Zhong Hong's body, she was hit back heavily by a strong force and fell out heavily.
Zhong Hong roared, "Don't touch me!"
Nie Jingrou flew out and fell to the ground, her arms broken, blood pouring from her mouth, and terror in her eyes.
Zhong Yixuan saw the situation and was greatly shocked. He quickly went over and helped Nie Jingrou up, saying, "Aunt Nie, are you okay?"
Nie Jingrou mobilized her spiritual power to calm her breath and softly said, "I'm fine. Your grandfather has actually restrained his power and didn't really hurt me. Otherwise, I might have already been a lifeless body by now."
Zhong Yixuan held Niejing Rou's broken arm and said, "Aunt Nie, hold on, I will reconnect your arm for you!"
After saying that, he carefully reconnected the severed arm and took out several green pills, crushed them, and allowed the medicinal power to penetrate into the arm. In just a moment, Nie Jing Rou's broken arm was already fully healed.
Zhong Yixuan let Nie Jingruo rest in quiet and recuperate. He got up and walked towards Xu, earnestly pleading, "Brother Xu, my grandfather already knows he was wrong. Can you... can you spare his life?"
Xu Xing looked at Zhong Yixuan and smiled gently, "When did I say that I wanted to take your grandfather's life?"
As these words were spoken, the pressure Zhong Hong felt on his body disappeared instantly, as if it had never existed.
钟弘身上的压力骤失，使得他一时没有反应过来，猛地直起了身体，全身的法力，朝着四面八方弥荡了开来，生起强劲的风力。
Xu Xing gently waved his sleeve, and the gust of wind that had not yet spread dissipated into a gentle breeze.
By this time, the Golden Bauhinia that Zhong Hong carried on his back had also turned into powder completely.
Zhong Hong sighed deeply, kowtowed respectfully towards Xu Xing, and said, "Thank you, sir, for sparing my life!"
Xu Xing chuckled lightly and asked, "Having received today's kindness, I wonder if you still plan to kill me in return?"
Zhong Hong shook his head, with a face full of desolation and bitterness, and said, "You are joking, even if I were to be ten times stronger than I am now, I would still not be able to be a match for you, let alone have any intention to harm you."
Xu Xingdao: "If we were to meet today, my cultivation level would still be inferior to yours. Would you still come to act out this act of offering apology with thorns? Would you still want to kill me?"
Zhong Hong closed his eyes and said, "Your cultivation is stronger than mine, so whatever you say or do is naturally reasonable and right."
"In other words, in your eyes, strength is righteousness and weakness is original sin! The reason you came to apologize to me today is not because you think you did wrong back then, but because you feel that your strength is no longer on par with mine and you are afraid that I may take your life. Therefore, you had to come and beg for my mercy?"
This statement reveals the true purpose of Zhong Hong's trip, leaving him no face whatsoever.
Zhong Hong closed his eyes and remained silent.
"Very well!" Xu Xing continued, "How you think about it is your own business. Today, I only let you experience the feeling of life and death being controlled by others, just to get revenge for your attempt to kill me back then. After all, you couldn't kill me back then, right?"
Zhong Hong still remained silent, bowing his body deeply.
Nie Jingrou's face showed a look of surprise as she bowed to Xu Xing in gratitude.
Zhong Yixuan's face also revealed a smile, saying, "Brother Xu, thank you!"
Gu Nan Yan excitedly said, "Tweet tweet, I knew it, Grandpa Zhong will be fine!"
Xu Xing raised his hand and waved it gently in front of him. Three low-grade magic treasures floated lightly and flew to the faces of Zhong Yixuan, Gu Nan Yan, and Nie Jingrou respectively.
"The three of you are also about to reach the Golden Core realm. Once you become Golden Core cultivators, you will be able to use magical treasures. With a magical treasure in hand, your ability to protect yourself and deal with enemies will greatly increase."
"It's not easy for you to come this far, so I will give you these three magical treasures as a gift!"
As for Zhong Hong, who is at the Yuanying stage, Xu Xing had no intention of giving him any benefits.
In Xu Xing's view, not killing him is already the greatest benefit he can give him.
再想从自己这边捞取其它的好处，那是绝然不可能的。
在聂静柔的面前，飘浮着一条绿色的飞绫，她看到之后，眼神明亮，很是喜欢。
In front of Zhong Yixuan is a flying sword, emitting a chilling aura and possessing a strong killing power.
Although Zhong Yixuan also likes the flying sword in front of him, he hesitates for a moment and feels a bit embarrassed to accept such a heavy gift from Xu Xing.
But in front of Gu Nanyan is a bright red gourd filled with wine, and when she opens the gourd, there is a strong aroma of wine floating out.
Gu Nanyan took a sip of wine, narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, and laughed, "The wine in this gourd is really good, just to my liking!"
Then she started to study the use of this gourd treasure, but as she was experimenting, she subconsciously wanted to have a drink. However, a burst of flame spewed out of the gourd, almost burning her eyebrows and startling her.
Zhong Yixuan looked at Xu Xing, hesitated for a moment, and mustered up the courage to say, "Brother Xu, I...How have you been all these years?"
After saying this, she could feel her heart pounding non-stop.
Even her cheeks were burning red.
Seeing Zhuang Yixuan like this, Zhong Hong, Nie Jingrou, and Gu Nanyan secretly exchanged glances.
Zhong Hong turned his head away and let out a silent sigh.
Nie Jingrou's gaze towards Zhong Yixuan carried a hint of sympathy.
But Gu Nanyan's eyes were lively, constantly scanning Xu Xing and Zhong Yixuan's faces, her thoughts unknown.
Xu Xing glanced at the other three people in the field, and without a sound, a mist of five colors rolled up and whisked them away to the foot of the mountain.
Xu Xing stood up and smiled at Zhong Yixuan, saying, "Are you alright? How have you been all these years?"
Zhong Yixuan twisted her ten fingers together and answered softly, "I, I'm also doing well!"
Xu Xing flipped his hand and a round ball appeared in his palm.
The sphere looks ordinary, but when Xu Xing used his magic power on it, it immediately became radiant.
Xu Xing handed the sphere to Zhong Yixuan and said, "This is a secret realm, inside which there are many cultivation resources that are enough to ensure that you won't have to worry about resources even after reaching the Golden Core stage. Keep it safe."
Zhong Yixuan hurriedly refused: "No, such a precious thing, I can't accept it!"
Xu Xing chuckled and said, "Take it, it's in my hands, there are dozens more of this kind of secluded place, it's not that precious."
Under Xu's insistence, Zhong Yixuan took over this secret realm.
After teaching Zhong Yixuan how to manipulate the secret realm, Zhong Yixuan also became more relaxed and no longer appeared so restrained.
Zhong Yixuan whispered, "Brother Xu, this time we came over, it's our fault... You, you won't blame me, right? If you feel upset in your heart..."
Without waiting for her to finish, Xu Xing interrupted and said, "It's alright, that's your grandfather, your relative. You haven't done anything wrong for the sake of your own family. If it were me, I would do the same."
Zhong Yixuan's heart suddenly calmed down when she heard these words.
She stared into Xu Xing's eyes and said, "Xu Da Ge, can I... hug you?"
Xu Xing remained silent for a moment, then opened his arms.
Zhong Yixuan threw herself into Xu Xing's arms.
She held onto Xu Xing tightly and whispered, "Xu Ge, actually, I know that you don't have the same feelings for me as I do for you. All this time, you have only treated me as a friend, as a younger sister... I can feel it."
I also know that I'm not worthy of you. You progress so fast in your cultivation, while I am so slow, I simply can't keep up with your footsteps...
Being able to embrace you like this once, my heart is already very satisfied...