Chapter 31 Be Badly Injured


    At that very moment, Lewis, the leader of the Welkin Sect looked around at everyone, turned his


    attention to Bruce, and then asked, "Bruce, why did you attack Zachary?" Lewis'' voice wasn''t loud, but


    it rang with authority.


    "Because he insulted me, provoked me and wounded disciples of our sect, including Benjamin. So I


    taught him a lesson. But I didn''t intend to beat him that hard," Bruce answered calmly. He had known


    from the beginning that he would be questioned. So, he cooked up a good excuse beforehand.


    "Benjamin, why did Zachary fight you? Even if he could fight other disciples with his current strength,


    he definitely couldn''t have beaten you!" Lewis pressed. He was suspicious the moment he heard


    Bruce''s exnation. The whole fight seemed very strange to him. Everyone at the Welkin Sect knew


    that Zachary only became a formal disciple not too long ago. Thus, he couldn''t possibly have gained


    that much strength in such a short time. And since Benjamin possessed the strength at the eighth


    grade of Mortal Level, which was a much higher level than Zachary''s, Zachary couldn''t have injured


    him that easily.


    "Sir, Zachary must have learned something by the back door. He seemed to have eaten something


    when we fought," Benjamin replied, beating around the bush.


    "How is that possible? Even if he took the most powerful pill, he still wouldn''t be able to hurt you."


    Lewis eyed Benjamin. Of course, he didn''t believe his words. The other stewards observing the


    conversation were doubtful as well. Such a thing didn''t make any sense.


    "It''s true. The disciples who were with me witnessed everything," Benjamin insisted.


    "In that case, I will confirm it with the other disciplester. But you still haven''t answered my question.


    Why did Zachary fight you? As far as I know, the treehouse where Zachary lived was burned beyond


    recognition," Lewis said very seriously. He was already aware of the incident before he even asked


    them. It was Benjamin who initiated the trouble, leading a few disciples to burn Zachary''s treehouse.


    "The treehouse got burned identally because the campfire that I and some disciples made to warm


    ourselves got out of control. And yet, Zachary attacked us so violently without giving us a chance to


    exin what had happened," Benjamin stated calmly. He directed all the responsibility to Zachary in an


    attempt to defend himself.


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    Zachary huffed with annoyance at the tant excuse. He knew that Benjamin had practiced his calm


    demeanor to avoid any suspicion and punishment from Lewis.


    "Zachary, is what Benjamin said true?" Lewis asked, looking straight into Zachary''s eyes as if he could


    see right through him.


    "It doesn''t matter if he intentionally burned my treehouse or not because he seems to have already


    learned his lesson," Zachary responded with indifference as he cast a nce at Benjamin''s broken


    arm.


    "Sir, I think the situation was caused by simple misunderstandings. My disciple Benjamin would never


    cause anyone trouble or mess around," Barton, one of the five stewards, cut in immediately. He was


    always protective of his disciples.


    "Master, I didn''t do it on purpose," Benjamin told Barton as he feigned innocence.


    "Sir, I can also guarantee that Benjamin had no intention of harming anyone. It was clear that Zachary


    was the one carrying malicious intentions," Bruce said, adding fuel to the fire.


    "I believe that Benjamin didn''t mean to cause trouble as well. A small punishment for him would be


    enough."


    "Yes, what''s done is done. It would be useless to investigate their respective sides now."


    "I don''t think Benjamin would make such an obvious mistake. Zachary must have provoked him first..."


    The stewards said one after another. It was clear that they were trying to cover for Benjamin. After all,


    Benjamin was Barton''s disciple. None of the others wanted to offend Barton.


    Hearing the stewards'' opinions, Lewis felt like he was in a dilemma. But after thinking it over, he


    became determined to enforce the rules of the Welkin Sect on every member equally. He would handle


    the situation with no biases and would not give unprincipled protection to anyone!


    "The Welkin Sect strictly forbids disciples from having personal fights and forbids any form of bodily


    injuries among peers. Yet, considering that one of your arms is broken and needs medical treatment,


    you, Benjamin, will be grounded for three days. You shall use this time to reflect on your mistakes,"


    Lewis dered after his contemtion.


    Benjamin pursed his lips. Though displeased, he knew the punishment was very light. So he epted


    the disciplinary measure with a nod.


    "And Bruce, as a senior disciple, you were supposed to handle the situation wisely. What you did was


    uneptable. Zachary has been seriously injured and disabled because of your violent attack, and I


    expect you to shoulder the me and responsibility. With that, you are grounded and expected to


    reflect on your mistakes for three months until the Celestial College begins to enroll the new disciples,"


    Lewis orders Bruce.


    ''I''ll be grounded for three months?'' Bruce repeated to himself. He was taken aback, not expecting that


    Lewis would give him a punishment that wouldst three months.


    "Sir, I apologize for the intrusion, but Bruce cannot be grounded that long. I n to train him for the


    next three months so that he bests the others when he enters Celestial College," Herman, one of the


    five stewards, quickly intervened. As Bruce''s master, he almost jumped, his expression horrified as


    soon as he heard his disciple''s punishment.


    Bruce''s strength was quite impressive. His qualifications exceeded his peers in the Welkin Sect.


    However, such skills were not very outstandingpared to disciples of the Celestial College. At most,


    Bruce''s qualifications would be regarded as average, and wouldn''t match with those of the elite


    disciples. Herman had hoped to train Bruce before he entered the college. If hecked the training and


    preparation, he wouldn''t stand a chance in the fiercepetition.


    "If any disciple of our sect does wrong, they must be punished. This is the iron rule of our Welkin Sect,"


    Lewis dered with authority. As the top leader, he had to be tough in upholding his decisions.


    Realizing that the leader wouldn''t budge with his decision, Herman was helpless. He red at Zachary


    in anger.


    Bruce also stared at Zachary with rage. He felt like Zachary was the one who caused him to lose three


    precious months of training.


    "As for Zachary, he has already been seriously injured. He can no longer be a warrior because of


    this. Thus, he will receive no punishment. He must first heal from his wounds, and I will decide what to


    do with him after he has fully recovered," Lewis said as he looked at Zachary and sighed.


    "Sir, since he can''t be a warrior, shouldn''t he leave the sect?" Herman said with loathing.


    "Herman is right. Now that he is a good-for-nothing and is basically useless, why would he remain in


    our Welkin Sect?" Barton echoed.


    Hearing the two stewards'' words, Zachary despised them for trying to push him into a more miserable


    situation. He sneered coldly in his mind, ''You two old farts better be careful. One day, I will pluck all


    your beards. Just wait and see. I will soon make you two beg me to be your disciple.''


    "Even if he bes disabled and useless, we should wait for his injuries to heal. Let''s talk about these


    concerns after his recovery." Lewis vetoed the two stewards'' suggestion with a wave of his hand.


    With their leader''s objection, the two stewards could say nothing more.


    "Elva, take Zachary to the Pill Hall and get a bottle of second-grade white therapeutic pills. I shall


    examine his injuriester," Lewis said, signaling for Elva to do as he instructed.


    She nodded, nced at Zachary, and walked out of the Heavenly Martial Hall. Zachary followed suit.


    When Bruce saw this, he became jealous of Zachary''s chance of getting closer to Elva. His fists


    clenched with bitterness. Bruce tried tofort himself by thinking that Zachary was now disabled. And


    he knew Elva''s personality—she wouldn''t start a rtionship with ame disciple. Despite this, Bruce


    couldn''t help but feel jealous.


    Zachary followed a few paces behind Elva as they exited the Heavenly Martial Hall, and soon he


    caught up with her. Putting on an innocent expression, he asked, "Are you still mad at me? I''m sorry,


    butst time I didn''t mean to... I only did that because I wanted to save you."


    Elva rolled her eyes at Zachary, making it clear that she didn''t believe him. She then replied coldly, "If I


    were the one who fought you, I would try harder to break more of your meridians."