In fact, on the way over, Liu Buli had already guessed that this matter could not be resolved simply through communication.
However, the situation was a little worse than he had imagined.
When he brought Lu Wuming to the Su family's door and revealed his identity, before he could even say what he was there for, the gatekeeper servant attacked him.
After Liu Buli dodged with Lu Wuming, he widened his eyes.
Without giving the other party a chance to speak, he fully unleashed his spiritual power. The spiritual pressure caused the servant, whose cultivation was far inferior to his, to spit blood and collapse on the spot.
Liu Buli, however, had no intention of relenting. He drew his long sword and pointed it at the man's throat, saying word by word, "Your young master's master is here, and you attack without a word. Is this the hospitality of the Su family?"
"That's not how you should put it. If you were truly my Sui'er's esteemed master, then of course we would welcome you. But what have you done? You let our Sui'er be bullied in your Dan Sect, and you dare to come here looking for trouble? Aren't you just asking for death?"
A sharp female voice came from within the courtyard, followed by the sound of footsteps. Several middle-aged individuals with decent cultivation had already arrived outside the door.
The one at the forefront was the woman who had just spoken.
Liu Buli had seen her in the original owner's memories. She was Su Sui's mother, and the one who had sent Su Sui up the mountain in the first place.
Listening to her words, Liu Buli frowned. He glanced at the woman's side and indeed saw Su Sui hiding behind his obese and bloated body.
He let out a cold laugh and asked, "Is this what Su Sui told you?"
"What else would it be?" the woman's attitude was exceptionally arrogant. She said, "Our Sui'er has never lied since he was young. If he was bullied, then he was bullied. You're now trying to bully him at my Su family's home. Are you out of your mind?"
Liu Buli said calmly, "You are the one who is out of your mind. I am not here to bully him. I am merely here to seek an explanation according to the sect rules."
The woman scoffed, "Go on then, tell me what wrong our Sui'er has done."
Liu Buli lowered his head and counted, "First, he insulted his fellow disciples, calling my newly accepted disciple a monster, inciting internal conflict within the sect. Second, he attacked a fellow disciple with lethal intent. That child had no cultivation yet, but he used a technique to strike him, cutting through his flesh and shattering his internal organs. Third, after committing murder, he disregarded sect rules and fled home directly. I am here to seek an explanation for these three points. If he has done wrong, he should be punished."
Liu Buli said these words calmly and smoothly. After he finished, even the aggressive woman before him was momentarily stunned.
She looked down at Su Sui behind her and asked hesitantly, "Sui'er, is what he's saying true?"
Su Sui was already trembling with fear and didn't dare to answer. He hadn't even dared to look at Liu Buli properly. Now, upon hearing the question, he instinctively glanced over and saw Lu Wuming standing beside Liu Buli. He let out a scream, retreated two steps, and his legs gave out, causing him to collapse onto the ground.
"Mon-mon-monster!" Su Sui's voice was sharp, and he stuttered uncontrollably due to fear. Pointing in Lu Wuming's direction, he exclaimed in terror, "I clearly ripped open your stomach, and all your internal organs were shattered! Elder Chen said so too! Why are you still alive?! You are a monster! A monster!"
He shouted "monster" several times.
Lu Wuming, who should have been most sensitive to these words, showed no change in his expression.
Instead, Liu Buli, standing beside him, frowned and said word by word to the woman, "You've heard what your son said. Now I am asking for him to be dealt with according to sect rules. Is that too much to ask?"
The woman was at a loss for words for a moment.
Su Sui, however, reacted quickly, grabbing his mother and crying, "Mother! Please, you must not agree! The sect rules stipulate that my hand will be chopped off, and my dantian will be crippled! I am the only heir of our Su family. I cannot be crippled!"
His last sentence echoed the woman's true feelings and the thoughts of everyone in the Su family.
Su Sui was the sole heir of the Su family.
No matter what outrageous things he did, it was permissible. He could not be crippled; this was the bottom line for the Su family.
With this in mind, the woman frowned and said, "Immortal Liu, your disciple doesn't seem to have any serious injuries. Since that's the case, let's consider Su Sui to have left the sect, and this matter can be dropped. Is that acceptable?"
"Dropped?" The anger in Liu Buli's eyes could no longer be contained. He stared intently at Su Sui and said word by word, "He injured my disciple, and he thinks leaving the sect will make it all right? What do you take my Dan Sect for?"
The woman also became somewhat annoyed. "Then what do you intend to do?"
Liu Buli smiled faintly and took out a red silk ribbon from his Qiankun bag, tying it around Lu Wuming's head to blindfold him.
Then, he turned back to face the woman and said slowly, "The Su family and Su Sui, you choose one."
The woman immediately flew into a rage. "You are courting death!"
As soon as the words fell, she launched an attack.
Liu Buli, however, retreated with Lu Wuming to a safe place. Then, he patted Lu Wuming's head and chuckled, "Wuming, wait here. Don't look, and don't listen. Master will finish everything very soon. Be good, okay?"
Lu Wuming nodded.
He actually knew very well what was about to happen.
If Liu Buli didn't let him act, he wouldn't act. If Liu Buli didn't let him look, even if he desperately wanted to, he would still obey.
However, he hadn't covered his ears, so he heard Liu Buli's departing footsteps, and he heard the woman's screams.
He heard those sounds gradually turn into screams and wails, and he heard the sounds of begging for mercy and despair gradually diminish, eventually disappearing completely.
Lu Wuming didn't know how long he stood there. He only knew that when everything fell silent, his body, which had remained in the same position, felt numb.
Then, he heard Liu Buli's footsteps approaching from a distance. When he reached his side, he smelled a strong scent of blood.
Without saying much to him, when Lu Wuming realized what was happening, he was being carried horizontally in someone's arms.
The warm embrace was the same as last night. He remembered it, and he would never forget it.
The red silk blindfold had not been removed, and Lu Wuming asked, "Master..."
"Shh—" Liu Buli interrupted Lu Wuming's question. His voice was as gentle and pleasant as ever. He said, "Master is covered in blood. It's very dirty and scary. Wuming, just stay like this. Wait until Master washes up before I remove the ribbon. You..."
For the first time, Lu Wuming did not obey.
He tore off the silk ribbon from his face and, upon seeing Liu Buli's appearance, tears instantly streamed down his face.
He understood why the injuries were not on him, but he still cried.