C389 The Evidence Is as Solid as a Mountain
C389 The Evidence Is as Solid as a Mountain
Beside Patriarch of the Yang family stood a few old men with white hair and beard, and a man with a dignified face and armor.
Yang Dingyuan looked and immediately bowed. "Welcome, Ancestors, and General Zhou!"
Following that, the people from the main family and the branch families all followed his example and bowed with respect.
A moment later, Patriarch of the Yang family chuckled and raised his hand. An amiable Spiritual Force was sent out and lifted everyone up.
"I heard that the clan's most precious treasure, the Heavenly Piercing Shuttle, was stolen. I was chatting with a few guests, so I came to take a look."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Yang Xiao. He waved his hand and the package in Yang Xiao's hand slowly opened, revealing an exquisite golden shuttle.
"It really is the Heavenly Piercing Shuttle. You have some ability, kid."
After saying that, Patriarch of the Yang family waved his hand again and put the Heavenly Piercing Shuttle into his sleeve.
An old man in a blue robe took a step forward with a smile and said, "Old ghost Yang, this Heavenly Piercing Shuttle of your family is well hidden. Normally, we wanted to borrow it to see you, but you didn't even give it to us. Today, it was stolen by a junior."
His tone was very gentle, but it couldn't hide the sharpness of his words. He was secretly mocking Patriarch of the Yang family.
Patriarch of the Yang family did not get angry. He replied, "You, old ghost Lan, always wanted to borrow this Sky-Piercing Shuttle of mine to refine medicine. It made you smell like a paste. Of course I can't lend it to you. As for being stolen..."
His eyes instantly became sharp. He looked down and did not know who he was looking at. He only said in a vague manner.
"It's hard to guard against thieves in the house. It's hard to guard against thieves in the day!"
There were many elders and formations guarding the shuttle. It was impossible to steal it out under the protection of many layers of security except for the cooperation of people inside and outside.
He thought so in his heart, but his eyes finally stopped on Yang Xuan.
"Young man Yang Xuan, let me ask you something. Did you order this man to steal the shuttle?" He had heard the argument from below when he was in the void just now. That was why he asked this question.
"That's impossible!" Zhou Fengmiao stood out with a frown on his face. He seemed to be a little angry. "Yang Xuan has dealt with me many times. He is a gentleman. He would never do such a thing."
After what happened in the Zhou family in Lo Capital, Zhou Fengmiao had already seen through Yang Xuan's mind. He was very optimistic about Yang Xuan, and didn't believe that Yang Xuan would do such a thing.
Patriarch of the Yang family just smiled pleasantly and said slowly, "Don't worry, General Zhou. Let's get to know the situation first."
Before Yang Xuan could reply, Yang Xiao immediately stood up and said, "Ancestor, it was Yang Xuan who ordered me to go. He even said that he would kill me if I didn't go. I really have no choice!"
When Yang Xiao said this, tears were flowing down his face, as if he had been wronged. Yang Xuan, who was standing next to him, sneered in his heart.
Patriarch of the Yang family stared at him with a complicated expression for a moment, then said, "Since you said that it was him who ordered me to go, do you have any evidence?"
"The evidence is here!"
Yang Xiao immediately handed over the piece of paper with both hands and was put away by Patriarch of the Yang family with a wave of his hand.
He put the broken piece of paper in his hand and looked at it for a moment. First, he was shocked by the handwriting, then he looked at the people in Qingzhou City.
"You are all from the same race as Yang Xuan. Do you know this handwriting?"
Yang Dingshan frowned and said." No..."
"Dingshan, don't speak, let the juniors speak!"
Patriarch of the Yang family naturally waved his hand. Yang Dingshan immediately felt a layer of seal on his mouth. He could only whimper and not speak.
The people from Qingzhou City did not speak for a moment. Patriarch of the Yang family simply pointed one out from the inside. It happened to be Yang Ahjiao.
Yang Ahjiao's face was filled with shock and fear. She had never thought that she would be able to meet so many important people. She never thought that she would be able to speak in front of them.
For a moment, she stood where she was, stammering and unable to speak.
Immediately, Patriarch of the Yang family encouraged her in a soft voice, "You just need to be generous and tell the truth. I guarantee that you will be fine."
After saying that, he released a Spiritual Force cage to cover Yang Ahjiao. Within the range of this Spiritual Force, whatever Yang Ahjiao said could only be heard by him.
Everyone's eyes immediately looked over. Yang Ahjiao finally opened her mouth and muttered a few words, but no one knew what she said.
When Patriarch of the Yang family withdrew the Spiritual Force, everyone's hearts were already in their throats.
Whether or not this matter could be determined depended entirely on Yang Ahjiao's mouth.
"Yang Xuan, this little girl said..."
Yang Xuan inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart. He looked at Patriarch of the Yang family with a very firm gaze, without the slightest bit of fear.
"This is your handwriting!"
"Ah!"
Yang Dingshan immediately shouted and finally broke away from Patriarch of the Yang family's silent curse. His fingers trembled as he pointed at Yang Ahjiao and said with heartache, "Ahjiao, how can you slander your brother like this!"
Yang Ahjiao immediately gritted her teeth and said, "I am telling the truth!"
She was telling the truth. Yang Xuan's handwriting had once attracted the attention of the Qingzhou City Lord, causing the status of Yang family to rise. She had naturally seen it before. It was indeed Yang Xuan's handwriting that was not wrong.
It was still Yang Xiao's words. Except for Yang Xuan, no one in the family could write so well!
In an instant, Yang Xuan's crime seemed to have been confirmed. Even Zhou Fengmiao's heart skipped a beat. This young lady had no grudges with Yang Xuan. She would not slander anyone.
The smile on Patriarch of the Yang family's face finally disappeared. He put his hands behind his back and shouted with a serious expression, "Yang Xuan, the evidence is conclusive. Since you are a rare talent of Yang family, I will allow you to defend yourself!"
Yang Xuan's lips turned pale. He forced a smile and said, "Ancestor, you have already said that the evidence is conclusive. What else do you have to defend yourself against?"
"If that's the case, send him to State Hall. The Family Competition will be temporarily halted!"
After saying this, Patriarch of the Yang family waved his sleeve and disappeared into the sky with a solemn expression. A few elders looked at Yang Xuan with pity and disappeared into the sky as well.
Only Zhou Fengmiao and the blue-robed old man were left.
The two of them looked at each other, then slowly landed in front of Yang Xuan, their eyes filled with regret.
Zhou Fengmiao was doing this because he had a good relationship with Yang Xuan, but the blue-robed old man's behavior made Yang Xuan somewhat confused.
But the next moment, the blue-robed old man answered Yang Xuan's question.
"You are called Yang Xuan, right? My granddaughter Lan Fenghuang mentioned you to me before, and said that you are a very good young man."
The Old Ancestor of Lan family!