I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 958: Chapter 252: Small Tricks

Miao Zhu was hidden within the Marshal Star Pavilion’s residence, living together with the family members of the pavilion’s members as if everyone had forgotten about this little maid.

It wasn’t until Tang Qingyi returned for a follow-up examination months later, only to be stopped by the pavilion master who refused to let the medical officer see Miao Zhu, that the matter came to light.

The Sect Head of the Jiejiang City sect office, Tang Ling, personally rushed to Lanshan City, while the commanding officer of the Marshal Star Pavilion swiftly delivered the news of the exposure to Tang Luo, who was in seclusion.

Walking out of the seclusion chamber, Tang Luo said helplessly to Fang Yuan, “That’s why sometimes being too responsible as a physician isn’t necessarily a good thing. I thought we could at least wait until the child was born.”

Upon arriving at the Marshal Star Pavilion’s residence, Sect Head Tang Ling had already brought the sect’s warriors to block the pavilion’s main gate, but was stopped by Du Sha and the warriors of the Marshal Star Pavilion at the door, looking disheveled.

Since the establishment of the sect’s disciplinary office, this was the first time that Tang Ling had been obstructed while enforcing clan rules, especially when the young men of the Marshal Star Pavilion possessed an extremely strong fighting power, far beyond the level of the sect’s warriors.

And Du Sha, who was known as the Hero of Xiling after switching allegiance to Tang Luo, also experienced an earth-shattering improvement in his martial arts skills. Even a top Martial Ancestor like him was stopped outside the door by the Red Crystal Colossus, unable to even touch the hem of the other party’s clothing, what a frustrating situation.

“I wonder what the Marshal Star Pavilion has done wrong to enrage the Sect Head so greatly that you came all the way to Lanshan City?”

The tense atmosphere eased slightly with Tang Luo’s arrival, but upon hearing Tang Luo’s teasing question, which he clearly knew the answer to, Sect Head Tang Ling angrily said, “Minister Luo, why pretend to be ignorant? Months ago, the second young master had promised to deal with that unruly maid, yet the sect office discovered that the pregnant maid was not only spared punishment but was also well settled within Minister Luo’s Marshal Star Pavilion. Is this true?”

“Indeed, it is true.”

Tang Luo nodded and, before Sect Head Tang Ling could speak again, he added, “Although Miao Zhu is currently raising her child in the Marshal Star Pavilion, the process was somewhat different from what the Sect Head described.”

“What difference?”

Tang Luo said indifferently, “Months ago, the sect had already sent a medical officer to the Marshal Star Pavilion to handle this matter, and Miao Zhu did indeed accept the punishment as required by the sect. It’s just that the child in her belly was not destined to die and miraculously survived under Mr. Qingyi’s needle. So I thought that heaven has the virtue of loving life and couldn’t bear to see the child die prematurely, thus I allowed her to raise the child with the Marshal Star Pavilion’s womenfolk, nothing more.”

“Nonsense!” Tang Qingyi, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and said coldly, “An ordinary physician might encounter the situation described by Minister Luo, but having been treated by Qingyi, there would never be such an occurrence. There must be something fishy about this. Might I ask Minister Luo to summon Miao Zhu and allow Qingyi to conduct another examination?”

“No problem.”

Tang Luo shrugged and said to Fang Yuan beside him, “Notify the rear courtyard to have Miss Miao Zhu come out for a moment.”

Soon after, Miao Zhu came out, the slender and petite girl now sporting a large pregnant belly. Tang Qingyi was certain that this was indeed the child that was not removed last time but his Dark Yin Needle would never make such a mistake. Filled with confusion, Tang Qingyi fell into deep thought.

Whereas Sect Head Tang Ling was beside himself with anger: “Minister Luo, the disciplinary office needs an explanation!”

“I’m not a medical officer; how can I provide any explanation? I’ve heard that needle procedures have their own success rates, or perhaps it’s just that this child’s life was not meant to be cut short.”

Tang Luo’s expression was that of someone impervious to oil or salt as he spoke calmly, “Miao Zhu has already been punished by the clan, so there’s no reason for her to be punished again. In a few months, the child will be born. I request that the clan registers her early. This early autumn, the Sect Head’s residence will have cause for celebration with the addition of a new member. At that time, I will host a banquet in Lanshan City and ask the Minister of Law and the medical officer to be sure to grace us with their presence!”noveldrama

“Minister Luo.” The Minister of Law, Tang Ling, spoke with a cold face, “Without rules, there can be no square or circle. The family law clearly states that there should be order between the elder and the younger, a distinction between the legitimate and the illegitimate. No one is stopping the Second Young Master from taking a concubine, but the child in Miao Zhu’s womb absolutely cannot be born before the Second Young Master’s legitimate child. Minister Luo, you surely understand this principle.”

“I, of course, understand that principle, which is why I had Tang, the medical officer, administer the needle. I didn’t want things to turn out this way.”

Tang Luo spread his hands and asked, “But now that the child is already so big, what does the Minister of Law think should be done?”

“Rules are rules!” The Minister of Law, Tang Ling, said coldly, “Please hand her over to the clan, Minister Luo. The rest will naturally be decided by the family law.”

“In that case, I can’t hand her over to the Minister of Law,” Tang Luo shook his head gravely, “Regardless of whether it’s a legitimate or illegitimate birth, the child in Miao Zhu’s womb is a descendant of the Tang Clan. Handing her over to the clan is tantamount to killing two lives with one corpse, and I cannot do it.”

Tang Ling had never expected Tang Luo to say something so utterly rebellious, and his tone suddenly turned chilling, “Minister Luo, are you intending to defy the family law!?”

“Rules are made by people. If a rule defies the natural order and morality, then so be it, I shall defy it.”

If given the choice, he truly did not want to confront Tang Ling so fiercely, but faced with a Minister of Law who refused to see reason, he really had no way to resolve the situation amicably. After all, he couldn’t really let Miao Zhu be taken away.

With a calm expression, as if he had made an insignificant small decision, Tang Luo stated, “Miao Zhu is at the Marshal Star Pavilion. Before the child is born, I will not let anyone take her away. I wonder if I have made myself clear enough?”

Upon hearing Tang Luo’s words, the warriors of the Marshal Star Pavilion stood solemn with valiant readiness, while the warriors from the Minister of Law’s side had faces that changed drastically, and the face of the Minister of Law, Tang Ling, was so gloomy it looked like it could drip with water.

He had thought that by invoking the family law, Tang Luo would comply, but unexpectedly, the response was so resolute. This was a scenario Tang Ling had not anticipated, and it was certainly not worth engaging with the clan’s most outstanding youth over a mere servant girl.

With a scornful huff, Tang Ling turned and left with the warriors of the Minister of Law’s side, while the warriors of the Marshal Star Pavilion cheered as if they had won a great battle.

Perhaps in the eyes of these young people, the matter with Miao Zhu had been resolved, but Tang Luo knew that this was only the beginning. The real pressure still lay with Tang Xing in Jiejiang City.

Now, it all depended on how the trust reconstruction between that young man and Tang Zhen was going. He hoped he had not misjudged, and if Tang Zhen truly was a woman with a kind nature, after this period of time to reflect, she should be able to see Miao Zhu and her unborn child in a new light.

Of course, if he had misjudged, then that youngster Tang Xing was in for a rough time.

“Qingyi still doesn’t understand how Minister Luo managed to do it!”

After the Minister of Law, Tang Ling, left with the warriors of the Minister of Law’s side, only Tang Qingyi remained. He approached Tang Luo and said calmly, “In cases like this, an average doctor would normally suffice. It was Minister Luo who spoke to the clan, citing the desire to protect Miao Zhu’s health to the utmost, which is why the clan sent Qingyi here to perform the needle procedure. Looking back now, all this was part of Minister Luo’s plan, wasn’t it?”