NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 29 - Family Law
Chapter 29: Family Law
“Master, Li Su has brought another descendant again. He has brought over a dozen in recent years, but the main issue is that their aptitude is not very good. If this continues, I’m concerned that our Flying Immortal Sect will become a joke among the other two major sects.”
A mid-Foundation Establishment stage elder in the Flying Immortal Sect spoke to the sect leader.
Over time, Li Su’s descendants with aptitude were also growing up. As long as they turn 12, Li Su sent them to the Flying Immortal Sect. It started fine, but the number of descendants being sent increased over time. Some members of the Flying Immortal Sect began to have reservations about this disruption of the sect’s disciple recruitment rules.
However, despite having some reservations, no one in the Flying Immortal Sect dared to exclude or mistreat Li Su’s descendants. Li Su was well-liked and respected within the sect. With his strong power and gratitude to the sect leader, the head made an exception for Li Su in the past.
In recent decades, Li Su’s strength had been growing rapidly, and many people in the Flying Immortal Sect were now discussing whether he might reach the Golden Core stage in his lifetime. In the eyes of the disciples, Li Su should have sixty or seventy years of lifespan left.
While the time seems sufficient for Li Su to break through to the Golden Core stage, many foundation-building cultivators fail to do so. No one wanted to offend a powerful cultivator who had the potential to reach the Golden Core stage.
“How many spiritual stones do his descendants need in a year?” the sect leader asked.
“Currently, it’s 78 yuan,” the mid-Foundation Establishment stage elder replied.
“Double the amount for them. I will cover the cost of these spiritual stones myself, and from now on, whenever he sends more, it will be the same,” the sect leader stated.
“Ah?” The elder in the later stage of the foundation establishment was taken aback.
The sect leader remained silent but looked at him with a calm yet imposing gaze.
“Yes, Master,” the elder responded, understanding the sect leader’s intention and attitude, and then left.
“Landau, is he still taking concubines?” the sect leader asked the attendant after the elder left.
“Master, yes. Many cultivation families want to establish marriage ties with him. In the past year, the Li Family has held a wedding banquet every one or two months,” Landau replied.
The sect leader frowned at this information.
After a while, she set aside this matter as she needed to enter seclusion for some time.
“Pia~”
The sound of a whip cracking accompanied the screams of pain.
In a large square filled with people, including some commoners from the nearby villages, several dozen people had their hands tied and were being whipped by strong men.
Some had their thick clothing torn apart, and their backs were covered in bloody wounds.
“Grandfather, have mercy! I won’t dare anymore, never again~” one man in his thirties rolled on the ground, crying and begging, in great misery.
Similar scenes of pain and pleading played out among the others. However, the whipping continued without pause. Sitting in a high place, Li Su had a frosty expression on his face. This was the day the Li family enforced its strict rules and punishments.
Although Li Su was a cultivator and usually didn’t concern himself with worldly matters, he had set extremely strict rules for his family.
These rules were even more severe than those of any other family. There were rewards and punishments.
Li Su encouraged his descendants to have many children. Still, he had a strict requirement that marriages and concubines must be voluntary, and no one could be forced into a marriage using the Li family’s influence. Those who resorted to coercion would face family law.
Even the act of marrying and taking concubines required voluntary consent. If anyone used the Li family’s power to force others, they would face family law. The Li family’s law enforcement team was like the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of Li Su’s descendants, ensuring they lived honorable lives.
This time, several dozen descendants had committed serious offenses. Li Su happened to witness their misdeeds and became furious. He immediately gathered all the clan members and invited many people from Luo City to witness the punishment.
The public enforcement of family law was not a staged event. The Li family’s family law had always been severe. When the sound of the whip cracked, even some of Li Su’s descendants who had not committed any wrongdoing flinched. This served to establish Li Su’s bottom line for all his descendants.
No one dared to plead for mercy as Li Su coldly ordered, “Put them in the dungeon for ten years. If I can still remember them after ten years, then we’ll consider releasing them.”
Li Su left the scene, leaving his capable descendants in charge of the aftermath.
After this incident, the Li family’s values and conduct improved further.