Chapter 63: Punishment, Justice, and the Will of the People

Zheng Ping had to hold his temper . He gave Jiang Chen a vicious look and said, "Do you think you're that great? Hopefully you won't cry later . "

Then he left the Profound Theory Palace without doing anything .

Jiang Chen didn't know what he meant, but he knew he shouldn't be a sitting duck and had to figure out a solution quickly .

He exchanged a look with Wen Xin and left the palace without claiming any tasks .

As soon as he walked out of the palace, he walked into a group of people head on . They were wearing the uniform of senior disciples . What was special about them were the armbands they wore on their right arms . The armbands read LAW .

"They are from the Hall of Penal Law!" Wen Xin thought to herself and felt worried .

"Jiang Chen, you insulted your apprentice brother and picked a quarrel in the Profound Theory Palace . We are here to arrest you . "

They besieged Jiang Chen, each holding a thick iron chain in their hands . They looked malicious, definitely not easy to manage .

Someone gave Jiang Chen's shoulder a hard push before he could respond . He looked back with fury . A disciple of the Hall of Penal Law was sneering at him, full of contempt .

"Stay calm! The Hall of Penal Law is difficult to deal with," Jiang Chen never expected Wen Xin, who seemed afraid of nothing, would have said such a thing .

Jiang Chen looked down . He knew he shouldn't act on impulse at that moment .

"The Hall of Penal Law supervises all disciples and punishes those who violate the rules, but you must follow the laws yourselves," Jiang Chen said .

A disciple of the Hall of Penal Law punched him in the stomach and whispered into his ear, "I am the law .

Then he waved his hand . "Take him away!" Instantly each of them put their iron chain around Jiang Chen and took him away .

Meng Hao was jumpy and nervous, but he didn't know what he could do .

Wen Xin was frowning . She had watched Jiang Chen being pushed here and there, seemingly having something on her mind .

The other disciples were used to such a scene . They weren't surprised at all .

Jiang Chen had slapped a senior disciple . This was just the beginning . He would suffer more in the future .

Jiang Chen was taken to the Hall of Penal Law . It was a house constructed on a shady side of the mountain . Due to the lack of light, the room was pretty dark . There were all kinds of instruments of torture hanging on the walls .

Along with the screams that came out of it, this place made people tremble with fear .

But the disciples of the Hall of Penal Law were used to all of this . Their expressions were quite normal .

The disciple who had just punched Jiang Chen was sitting in a chair . He shouted, "Kneel down!"

Jiang Chen didn't obey him . Instead, he sneered at the guy .

The disciples standing next to him didn't show any mercy . They beat him with sticks, but Jiang Chen kept standing there .

Not until a disciple kicked the back of his knee did he half kneel .

"He's a hard nut to crack!"

The disciple sitting in the chair kept sneering and said, "Now you are in my hands . I, Liu Song, have a lot of ways to deal with you . "

"Really? You'd better kill me . Otherwise you'll regret it," Jiang Chen said .

"Ha!" Liu Song burst into laughter . So did his men . Some were smiling bitterly while shaking their heads . They had thought that was a joke .

Liu Song took a pen and ink after he had a good laugh . Then he wrote something on a paper .

Soon after, he threw the paper to Jiang Chen and said, "Read it . "

Jiang Chen picked the paper up . There were listed his crimes — contradicting an apprentice brother, speaking rudely, rioting in the Profound Theory Palace, and being arrogant and uncooperative with the disciples of the Hall of Penal Law .

His punishment was one month's solitary confinement and a penalty of six months' disciples' benefits .

"If you're really that tough, don't sign it," Liu Song mocked him .

"If you don't sign, we'll 'entertain' you well," a disciple next to him said with sarcasm .

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes . If he didn't sign, there would be big trouble . If he signed, he would be punished unfairly .

If I fight with them here in the Hall of Penal Law, the consequence will be severe . I could be evicted from the Natural Law School .

Fine .

Jiang Chen bit his finger and pressed his bleeding finger on the paper .

It surprised Liu Song and the others that he had done it so quickly .

Liu Song took the indictment back and blew on the fingerprint . He said to Jiang Chen in a taunting manner, "How boring! I thought you were tough . "

Before Jiang Chen could speak, Liu Song waved his hand again and said, "Take him to Penitence Cliff . "

"Apprentice Brother Liu, you mean the Lost Soul?"

"Certainly . "

Everyone gave Jiang Chen a sympathetic look .

There were many places for solitary confinement . Most of them were on untraversed cliffs . On some of them, it was sunny and the terrain was flat . If you built a shed there, the solitary confinement could be almost like a vacation .

Some of them were located on perilous peaks, which were full of jagged rocks of grotesque shapes without a space to even lie down .

Where Jiang Chen was going was the Lost Soul . It was the worst of them all .

It was above a bottomless abyss, and it was located in a draught . The wind there sounded like the wails of ghosts and howls of wolves . The place was dismal . Days were the same as nights . People had been driven crazy there .

When people heard the news, some were rejoicing this decision, some felt sympathy for him, and others said it served him right .

After all, it was him who had stopped Zheng Ping, who was about to leave, and slapped him . If he hadn't done it, he wouldn't have been punished .

"What does he think the Natural Law School is? How dare he act superior here?"

Hong Youjun heard someone gossiping while she was walking . She felt lucky that she had followed her father's advice .

She was going to meet Wen Xin to advise her to stay out of trouble .

Wen Xin was worried at that moment . Ning Haotian was very influential in the Natural Law School . Her networking as a princess wouldn't work here .

Even if Hong Youjun hadn't come, she would be unable to do anything .

However, Wen Xin couldn't accept Hong Youjun's good intentions . She said, "When I walked into the Profound Theory Palace, I saw you and Jiang Chen act like strangers, and I was wondering what happened . Now I understand . "

"What can I do? Jiang Chen has offended such an important person," Hong Youjun said .

"Let me ask you one thing . If Jiang Chen weren't from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but from a great force that was as powerful as the Black Dragon City, what would you do?" Wen Xin said .

Hong Youjun didn't know how to answer her . She wondered what Wen Xin was alluding to .

"I investigated Jiang Chen a little after leaving the trial grounds . He was the chosen one, but his holy pulse was robbed since he didn't have the right protection . Ning Haotian owes Jiang Chen a lot . However, he is suppressing Jiang Chen like this in the Natural Law School!" Wen Xin said with fury .

"But this is the reality," Hong Youjun said .

"I believe in justice . I've showed you my viewpoint . If Ning Haotian wants to deal with me in the same way he suppresses Jiang Chen, bring it on!" Wen Xin said .

"Alas," Hong Youjun let out a sigh . She knew her friend's character, so she gave up the attempt to convince her, but she felt vaguely unhappy . Compared to Wen Xin's attitude, she was behaving like a snob who followed the masses .

Suddenly, an idea occurred to her . She hoped someone would teach Wen Xin a good lesson .

Since that was the only way she could feel better .

After she left Wen Xin's place, Hong Youjun received another piece of news, which made her even more resolute .

Meng Hao, who had been with Jiang Chen in the Profound Theory Palace, was accused of stealing and almost beaten to death .

"See? Wen Xin, if you were not the princess, you would also end up like this," Hong Youjun thought to herself .