Chapter Forty-Three

Jiang's, Jin's, Nie's, and even Lans came marching up the Yiling Mountian passed the village, where the hidden cottage came into view that housed the Yiling Patriarch. Outside in the gardens was Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch himself playing with his son, the four-year-old Wen Yuan, when the large cultivating army came into view. Looking up scared, Wei Wuxian gathers his son and runs inside to hide him in a hidden compartment.

"Baba!" Wen Yuan cries for his father with arms stretched out to him, and it took everything in Wei Wuxian not to reach out to gather his son and soothe his crying, instead, Wei Wuxian kisses his son's forehead before closing the door and hiding it with the last of his cultivation to keep the boy safe. Falling to his knees feeling weak, for even using such a small charm. Though it was just in time as his front door was broken in and was stormed in with Jin's and Wei Wuxian didn't fight back.

Being dragged out he was thrown in front of the four Sect Leaders who were glaring death at him. Jiang Cheng, Jin Guangshan, Nie Mingjue, and Lan Xichen, all four leaders have their reasons to hate the Yiling Patriarch, but all wrongly accuse him of it.

Being dragged to Linling Jin, to the Koi Tower, Wei Wuxian was being imprisoned in the dungeons with chains around his neck and limps keeping him tied down by boulders from the other side of the brick cold walls. His clothes being tattered, and his hair down falling over his shoulders, Wei Wuxian was truly in defeat. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to be weak and truly like a human.

He wasn't sure how long he was here for, but Wei Wuxian didn't quite care as he hoped that Wen Qing and Wen Ning heard of his capture and went to retrieve his son as they knew where the hidden compartment was in his home.

Finally, some guards came in and unlinked the chains to the boulders and dragged him out of the dungeon to the grand hall of Koi Tower that had everyone seated from different cultivations. Jin Guangshan was in the front watching him from the throne, "Wei Wuxian, for your crimes of using resentful energy, stealing the Yin Irons, and forming a dangerous tool, and causing our weapon to turn against us and also the murders of Nie Mingjue and Jin Zixuan, how do you plea?" JIn Guangshan communicates.

"What is there to plead for?" Wei Wuxian challenges, "It seems that you all made up your mind by petty rumors that were spread around Jin's and the lowly Sects who want to seem to make a bigger name for themselves."

An uproar rises from the halls, many standing up pointing accusing fingers to Wei Wuxian screaming about crimes that he supposedly commented on that he never even heard of. Shaking his head, Wei Wuxian was fed up with the humans and wished he wouldn't have used that last of his energy so he could just go home now.

"SILENCE!" Jin Guangshan yells over the roars, "Wei Wuxian! Your ignorance is growing tiring! Even when your crimes are high over your head, you still claim innocents!"

"What crimes?" Wei Wuxian asks, "What crimes have I TRULY committed to you a lot? Did I hurt GrandMaster Lan QIren's pride too much when Lan Yu had given me the Yin Iron to protect myself? Did I piss off Sect Leader Nie Mingjue for growing angry for rummaging through my room when he promised me a night of safe stay? Did I take away all the glory from them all once I won the war for all? What honestly have I done to be so horrible?"

"We aren't going to go to the extent of your crimes," Jin Guangshan says, 'Because I don't have any' Wei Wuxian thought, "but I look to lessen the verdict if you return all four Yin Iron to the Jin Sect."

It took a moment, but Wei Wuxian didn't miss that smile that was hidden behind the fan. He burst out laughing, "You are all a bunch of Idiots!" he cried out, "That old fool is trying to raise the Jin Sect. above all of it, because I took care of the Wen's for him! How can't you see the power-hunger that is hiding behind those eyes? Last time I remembered you NEVER even took a step into the battle, while all the other Sect. Leaders were fighting tooth to nail to win the war! Instead, your son went behind your back to go join the war because he didn't agree with your "verdict" of staying out of the war, which caused many lies."

"What nonsense are you going on!" Jin Guangshan screams at Wei Wuxian.

"Let me ask you, how did Wen Ruolan get ahold of a second Yin Iron?" Wei Wuxian continued to question him. "I got both Lan's and Nie's Yin Iron so how did Wen Ruolan get a second one? There are only four and he already had one so that leaves one other sect who would have one, as Jiang's didn't."

"What are you implying, you devil?" Jin Guangshan was growing red in the face.

"You might have them all fooled for now Jin Guangshan, but they soon realized how much it has and will continue to cost them for keeping you alive. SO do your worst to me, because I destroyed all the Yin Iron and let their specks of dust blow away with the wind, for it to NEVER be created again!"

"YOU FOOL!!!" Jin Guangshan roars.

"I'm a fool? Shouldn't you be happy that I destroyed that wretched creation of mine to never be used again?"

"SILENCE!!!!" Jin Guangshan was losing it, " Your crimes of the murder of Nie Mingjue and Jin Zixuan, along with wicked claims while using resentful energy as being the Sect Leader of Lanling after my late son and now the Head Cultivator after your wicked reign I hereby the sentence you to death by fire as you are not able to die by a spiritual weapon for you cursed all our weapons to do your bidding!"