Nobilis of War novel Chapter 37

Everyone present was taken aback by Darren's provocative actions.

"You... You dared to hit me?" Karl gaped at Darren with a stunned expression. 'He really slapped me with William around?' he wondered in disbelief.

William clenched his fists as he looked at Karl with a grim expression. He couldn't believe that Darren slapped his brother in public. It was humiliating.

"William, I need you to kill him," Karl demanded, his face getting red with anger. The next minute, he broke out crying. Everyone who was not directly involved was amused, to say the least.

The next thing Karl knew, Darren's palm was getting nearer and nearer his face again. The sound of flesh hitting another flesh cut through the air, ringing in people's ears.

William watched his brother get slapped once again. Hot, fiery fury filled his chest, and he could only think of one thing.

"You're dead," William said darkly, glaring at Darren.

"What are you doing?" Several disciples in purple went up to them.

"Look, the people from the Discipline Cabinet are here."

The crowd moved aside to make way for those who wore purple clothes, parting like the red sea.

"Who started all of this?" one from the Discipline Cabinet asked, giving Darren a glance.

"Sir, that brat hit my brother," William replied instantly in a humble manner.

"Humph. So you're the one who stirred up trouble here. Guys, drag him away and teach him a hard lesson!" that disciple ordered, his eyes hard and cold.

"Wait!" Darren exclaimed frantically, pointing at Jimmy with visibly trembling fingers. "You want me to be punished because I slapped that jerk, but what about the guy who beat up Jimmy? Shouldn't he get some punishment, too?"

"Oh?" The disciple of the Discipline Cabinet looked to where Darren was pointing at and saw Jimmy crumpled in a heap on the floor and heavily injured. Furrowing his eyebrows, he asked, "Who did this?"

According to the sect rule, anyone who committed violence against a fellow sect member like this would be deprived of cultivation base and exiled from the Ilmen Sect. This kind of behavior was not tolerated.

However, for someone who was at risk of getting kicked out of the sect, William seemed calm. He just walked to the disciple from the Discipline Cabinet and whispered, "It was Elder Alan's orders. I'm sure you know what to do at this point, right?"

Alan had already informed the Elder in charge of the Discipline Cabinet that he ordered Jimmy's punishment to be carried out as he was found guilty of setting up a disciple. He told the Discipline Cabinet to stay out of it.

"I see," the disciple said. "He is Jimmy Li. Although he has received punishment from Elder Alan, I still have to teach him a lesson as a member of the Discipline Cabinet." His gaze hardened as he opened his mouth to bark his orders. "Guys, strike him until he learns from his mistake!" 'He actually decided to punish Jimmy instead of punishing the real criminal, ' Darren thought as his body started trembling with anger.

"What are you talking about?" Darren asked, gritting his teeth.

"Don't you know?" the disciple replied. "Jimmy framed a genius in our sect. Such an offense warrants death penalty. Fortunately for him, Elder Alan has already delivered his punishment, or else I would have taken his life right this instant!"

Darren let out a sneer and countered, "Is that so? Why don't I remember that he set me up, then?"

"Oh, so you're Darren Chu? In that case, tell me what exactly happened between you two," the disciple from the Discipline Cabinet responded, looking genuinely puzzled.