Chapter 114: Can I do it too?

"I am now the Vice Hall Master of the Temple of War. Shouldn't my position be above you elders?"
"The position of War God—you can find some excuse, saying there's still competition, hence your rudeness. But I just became Vice Hall Master."
"Elder, you said before that we must abide by the rules of the Temple of War. Well then, I'd like to ask, what is considered insubordination?"
"..."
The Elder remained outwardly calm, but his fists clenched tightly under the table, veins bulging.
Even though his heart was churning with turmoil, the Elder's tone remained calm: "Insubordination, depending on the severity of the situation, the Third Elder has indeed committed insubordination and will be punished with broken bones."
"Broken bones?"
The Third Elder stared blankly at the Elder.
He hadn't been told he would suffer this punishment before coming here!
The First Elder also turned his head, his eyes filled with a hint of disappointment.
Did he really want to do this? It was all the Third Elder's fault, insisting on handing Fang Chang leverage over him.
"You all heard that, right?"
Fang Chang turned to look at the old men sent by Chu Changfeng.
"The bone-breaking punishment. Come, let us loosen this old man's bones."
"Alright!"
The old men stepped forward with smiles.
"Let's see who dares to move!"
The Third Elder took a step back, his aura erupting.
He glared at the elders sitting around him, his voice booming, "Are you all just going to stand by and watch me get my bones broken by a junior? And not say a word?!"
"..."
Even though the Third Elder's voice shook the walls, sending dust flying, no one responded.
After all, the First Elder had said that if they stood up to stop him now, who knew if Fang Chang would accuse them of something serious? Wouldn't everyone suffer then?
"What are you waiting for?"
Fang Chang looked at the elders and said calmly, "Go, take the Third Elder out and loosen his bones."
"Yes, sir! Young Master Fang, don't worry about us!"
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, the elders appeared before the Third Elder like ghosts.
The Third Elder, a master of ancient martial arts, reacted immediately. Just as he was about to resist, he heard Fang Chang's annoying voice again.
"Third Elder, let's get this straight: if you resist, it means your crime has become more serious, and it won't just be a matter of broken bones anymore."
"I think your resistance is too fierce. Having someone kill you shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Hearing this, the Third Elder's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively paused. In that one second of hesitation, several elders lunged forward.
Before the Third Elder could even resist, the elders attacked him simultaneously.
Bang bang bang…
All the acupoints on the Third Elder's body were sealed, and in an instant, his eight extraordinary meridians were blocked. He was now no different from an ordinary person.
"Let me go! Let me go!!! You bastards!"
Seeing the Third Elder struggling, one of the elders directly chopped him on the back of the neck with a hand chop. As everything went black, the Third Elder was dragged away like a dead dog.
As the elders dragged the Third Elder past Fang Chang, Fang Chang whispered a few words in their ears.
“Vice Hall Master…”
The First Elder sighed softly and said to Fang Chang, “Isn’t it unnecessary to take him out?”
“Of course it is.”
Fang Chang said with a smile, “If we don’t take him out to torture… cough cough, if we don’t take him out to break his bones, what if you all get upset and suddenly attack? Wouldn’t that be insubordination? Then it wouldn’t just be one person with broken bones.”
“I’m doing this for your own good.”
“…”
Everyone sat quietly in their chairs, no one speaking.
A moment later, a scream suddenly came from outside.
“Ah!!!”
It was the Third Elder’s scream! A trace of pity flashed in the eyes of the elders, and at the same time, the rift between them and the First Elder began to deepen.
“Alright, then let him…”
“Ah!!!”
The First Elder was about to order someone to bring the Third Elder back when he heard another scream.
"What happened?!"
Seeing the surge of energy emanating from the First Elder, Fang Chang's lips curled into a slight smile: "Why are you so agitated? Your bones are broken, doesn't it hurt?"
"It's normal. Maybe they ran into him on the way in? Don't worry."
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
As his words fell, screams of agony erupted from the Third Elder's side.
"Something's wrong!!!"
The First Elder abruptly stood up, intending to rush out to see what was happening.
But before he could move, two soldiers dragged the Third Elder, a mangled mess of flesh, in.
With a thud, they threw the Third Elder to the ground.
At this moment, the Third Elder's bones seemed to be broken throughout his body. He lay sprawled on the ground, groaning incessantly, his eyes bloodshot, filled with rage and resentment.
"Fang Chang!!!"
The First Elder finally lost his temper, glaring at Fang Chang: "What are you doing?!"
Hearing this, Fang Chang feigned innocence, saying, "What do you mean, what am I doing? Isn't this just what you said, First Elder? The bone-breaking punishment, don't worry, it's broken cleanly, not a single bone is left."
"You! You're being insolent! The bone-breaking punishment is for the hand bones!"
"Ah?!"
Fang Chang showed a shocked expression, then exclaimed in anguish, "Why didn't you say so sooner?! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
"I thought it meant breaking all the bones in his body! Isn't this just making the Third Elder suffer terribly? What should we do next? Perhaps… perhaps I should have someone treat him."
As he spoke, Fang Chang turned to the soldiers, his face serious, and said, "Quickly, send someone to buy some bandages and put them on him."
"Bandages?"
The soldiers exchanged glances, their faces instantly turning red.
Treat a broken bone with bandages?
The First Elder's face darkened completely. He hadn't expected Fang Chang to play word games with him!
"First Elder..."
Seeing the situation growing increasingly tense, Xiao Feng spoke softly, "Let's take the Third Elder for treatment first. As for this Vice Hall Master, I'll have a proper talk with him about our War God Hall."
"That way, we won't let him continue to cause this misunderstanding."
"..."
The First Elder gave Xiao Feng a deep look, said nothing more, stood up, and together with the other elders, lifted the Third Elder and carried him outside.
As they carried the Third Elder, he let out a pig-like scream, his whole body convulsing in pain.
After the First Elder and the others had completely left, Xiao Feng turned to Fang Chang: "Vice Hall Master, how about we talk alone?"
"No need!"
Before Fang Chang could answer, Fang Fan preemptively refused.
Even though he had some goodwill towards Xiao Feng, he didn't dare to gamble.
"Your name is Xiao Feng, right? You can just call me Fang Fan. We can talk about it together."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng looked at Fang Fan: "Then how about this, Fang Fan, how about we talk alone?"
This sentence stunned Fang Fan, who subconsciously pointed to himself: "Me too?"
So, after all this time, you just want someone to chat with???