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The people present, both old and young, were extremely curious, wanting to see what medicine the Chen family father and son were trying to sell secretly.
Shen Qing glanced at his uncle, Shen the Second, while following behind the others, then joined the crowd running over.
By the time they got there, a circle of people had already surrounded Old Tian's house.
They heard a loud bang just in time to see Chen Yuan kicking open the door of Old Tian's house.
Before long, Old Tian and his two sons were thrown out by Chen Yuan and his group.
Besides Old Tian's house, the doors of three other Tian family homes were kicked open by the Chen family members.
In one household, a fierce conflict broke out with continuous sounds of fighting and smashing.
After a while, a Tian family hunter was dragged out, covered in blood, by three Chen family members working together.
"Kneel down!"
The three Chen family members had multiple visible injuries, showing that the Tian family hunter fought back fiercely.
Chen Yuan intended for the many villagers to witness this scene, stepping forward and asking, "What happened?"
"Tian Xiaohu's family attacked us without a word when we went over, clearly guilty."
Tian Xiaohu, covered in blood, suddenly raised his head and shouted in defense, "You started the fight first!"
Slap!
As soon as the words fell, Chen Yuan slapped him across the face.
Already working on refining his Qi-blood, Chen Yuan was nearly stepping into the ranks of martial masters, his strength far above that of ordinary people.
This slap knocked out one of Tian Xiaohu's teeth, making him even more miserable in his already injured state.
Face covered in blood, he tried several times but couldn't manage to get up from the ground.
Watching this scene, Shen Qing knitted his brows into a furrow.
He recognized Tian Xiaohu, knowing him to be the most capable among the younger generation of the Tian family, a skilled hunter.
His late father used to take their family hunting together often.
Unexpectedly, Tian Xiaohu was beaten so badly by Chen Yuan.
Even with extraordinary hunting skills, against martial artists, he was still no match.
At this time, Tian Chuan's parents and others were also driven out of the house.
The Tian family, living in Hongshan Village, was gathered together.
Chen Yuan scanned the Tian family members with a cold gaze and said, "Your Tian family killed my two brothers. I wanted peace among the villagers and didn't trouble you, yet you took our goodwill as a joke. Today, my grandfather summoned everyone in the village, but none of you came. Are you trying to break off relations with us?"
"No one informed us at all," a young Tian family hunter hurriedly explained, "And how could we have killed your brother?"
"On the first day, my brother accidentally killed Tian Chuan, and he disappeared the next day on the mountain. Are you saying it wasn't you who killed him but that I killed my brother myself?"
Chen Yuan's eyes blazed with anger, his face filled with killing intent. He turned to Chen the Fifth and asked, "Did you notify the Tian family?"
Chen the Fifth bowed slightly and said, "I notified them all, but for some reason, none of the Tian family showed up."
"You... liar!" Tian Xiaohu, lying on the ground, stared coldly at Chen the Fifth.
If looks could kill, Chen the Fifth would have been killed dozens of times.
The spectators found it unbelievable that the weak Tian family would do such a thing and break with the Chen family at this moment.
Among the crowd, Shen Qing understood most clearly.
It was clearly he who killed the Chen family brothers.
What Chen Yuan was doing to the Tian family was nothing but framing.
The Tian family, believing themselves to be wronged, opened their mouths to defend themselves, but Chen Yuan gave them no chance, kicking aside anyone from the Tian family who tried to speak.
"Still not admitting it, huh?"
Chen Yuan lifted his chin and commanded, "Charge in and search!"
Upon hearing this, the Chen family members behind him rushed into the Tian family house like wolves, smashing things around.
The shared stove of the Tian family was overturned, and the large pots inside were shattered.
Cabinets, large jars, and beds were searched thoroughly and then thrown outside.
Blood was everywhere, and the Tian family members, beaten and bruised, cried out intermittently. The sounds of smashing from the house left the villagers with a feeling of shared despair.
"Chen the Eldest, look what I found!"
A Chen family member came out of Tian Xiaohu's house holding an elm wood bow, handing it to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan took the bow and examined it before saying, "This is my brother's bow, how did it end up with you?"
Tian Xiaohu looked at the unfamiliar bow and, even if slow, understood, "Chen Yuan, you framed me!!"
Chen Yuan's eyelids lowered, "According to the laws of Great Zhou, anyone who kills will have to pay ten strings of coins for noble status, serve three months of hard labor; twenty strings and stripped of titles for officials; a hundred strings and forced military service for doctors and martial artists. Farmers and craftsmen who kill will pay with their lives, and their families will be enslaved."
"You killed my two brothers, and your Tian family will all be sold into slavery."
Exposed was Chen Yuan's real intention.
Tian Xiaohu, like a caged, sick tiger, struggled violently, "Chen Yuan, you'll die badly, your entire Chen family will die badly. You killed my cousin and now are ruining our Tian family. Even as ghosts, we won't let you go."
Chen Yuan ignored Tian Xiaohu's curse and turned to press the Tian family, "Now, we only found a bow. Do you have any accomplices responsible for harming my brother?"
The accused Tian family certainly had no accomplices.
Chen Yuan was dissatisfied, "Huh? Speak up!"
"Chen the Eldest, I have something to say." At this moment, Chen Dahe seemed to suddenly recall something.
"What is it? Speak!"
Given the current status of the Chen family in Hongshan Village, they were at the height of their power.
As a marginal figure in the Chen family, Chen Dahe felt he needed to align himself with Chen Yuan's household at all costs.
He saw that the Chen family's revenge was false and their provocation was true.
Others might not know, but he did. According to the laws of Great Zhou, only the murderer among farmers and craftsmen would die; there was no need for family punishment.
Chen Yuan and his group wanted to sell the Tian family members into slavery to make money.
He suddenly remembered Chen Yuan's recent intentions regarding Shen Fang, so he stepped forward and said, "On the afternoon when Chen Tai and Chen An climbed the mountain, I saw Shen Qing returning from behind the mountain, carrying a deer on his back. His chest was bulging, and he had an extra bow and arrow."
"Everyone knows that Shen Qing has always been poor at hunting. How could he have such a large catch? Recently, he's been giving rabbits and chickens away to the bookworm, something must be strange."
"He must have conspired with the Tian family members, killed Er tai and Xiao An, to gain such a bounty."
Chen Dahe's words sent shockwaves through everyone, and all eyes turned to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing was equally bewildered.
He hadn't expected to implicate himself by merely being a bystander.
Chen Yuan looked at Chen Dahe with some surprise, finding his words quite fitting.
He was troubled over the lack of a pretext to drag Shen Qing into the water and then sell his sister.
Unexpectedly, an opportunity presented itself.
Chen Yuan fixed his gaze on Shen Qing and shouted harshly, "Shen Qing, what do you have to say?"
In the crowd, Shen the Second urgently defended, "Impossible, my nephew can't even hunt rabbits well, how could he kill someone?"
"Is that so? Then searching his house will reveal the truth!" Chen Yuan said sinisterly.
There was no doubt that Chen Yuan intended to use the same trick to frame him.
But there was no need for such framing.
Shen Qing walked out from behind his uncle Shen the Second and smiled, "No need. I killed them!"
Having achieved the level of mastery in the Nine Brocade Technique, he saw what the Chen family had done and, armed with skill, his murderous intent arose.
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