The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 347 Whoever raises the question must provide evidence!
Lang Jiuchuan isn't stupid. If you openly hand her evidence, she won't take the initiative to admit it. She did the thing, but if you want her to admit it, you have to provide evidence. She won't admit it on her own initiative.

So she's doing it but not daring to admit it?
No, no, no, the burden of proof lies with whoever raises the question, it's that simple!
She's not some saint or saint who, when faced with accusations, is afraid the other party won't be able to provide evidence, so she brazenly says things like, "I did it, how could I do it?"

That's not courage, that's foolishness!
Given the choice between being caught red-handed and actively handing over evidence, she chose the former.

You, surnamed Lu, said I used the Evil Seed Technique on you. We both know it was me who did it. So what? Produce the evidence. Otherwise, you're just suffering a backlash. You attacked first, and your technique was broken, so you suffered a backlash. It's just that you're not as skilled as others!
No matter who it is, Lang Jiuchuan would say the same thing!

She looked at Lu Youan coldly, her expression even more arrogant and domineering than before. "One should be lenient when one can."

Out of respect for Master Xuan Neng, I've already let him off the hook once. But now that I've reached my limit, there's no need to tolerate it any longer.

Her gaze was too cold. Lu Youan was both frightened and angry. How dare she, a mere young woman, offend him? Offend the Rong family? Who gave her the guts!

Behind him, besides the Rong family, was the monk from the Tantai clan.

"Father!" Lu Youan called out to Master Xuanming subconsciously.

Master Xuanming froze, turned his head, and his round face was no longer so Buddhist and kind, but rather gloomy. He said, "Amitabha, Benefactor Lu, my Dharma name is Xuanming. You have called me by the wrong name."

Has he gone mad? Even if someone knows the truth about his identity, why is he calling him that in public? Does he think his status as the illegitimate child isn't solid enough?

I never thought he was so stupid before. How come he lost his intelligence as he grew up? Or has his brain been corrupted by this evil energy?
Lu Youan's heart skipped a beat, and her expression changed repeatedly when she met his cold gaze.

He was blinded by anger and lost his mind.

How could this happen?

Lu Youan suddenly looked at Lang Jiuchuan. It was her doing. He quickly lowered his eyes, his hand hidden in his sleeve made a hand seal, and he silently recited the Heart-Clearing Mantra.

Lang Jiuchuan sneered, "So-called talent is nothing more than this. It can't even compare to a little trickery. How dare he come to the Zen temple and attack the Cui family like this?"
Was his courage solely due to the Rong family?
Lang Jiuchuan's sneer deepened. From her limited observations over the past six months, she had repeatedly witnessed the behavior of the Rong family's members. She could tell from their actions that most of the members of this clan acted with impunity because of the clan behind them.

They were used by the Rong family, and the Rong family's illustrious reputation protected them.

If the Rong family is like this, what about the Feng family, and the rest of the Gong family? Will they be the same?
The Xuan Clan, ah...

A hint of irony flashed in Lang Jiuchuan's lowered eyes. She felt ashamed and sad for the Xuanmen. No, these people were not worthy to represent the Xuanmen!

Master Xuanming refused to acknowledge his son, but Lang Jiuchuan would not let them off the hook. She feigned surprise and looked at him, saying, "Father? No wonder the Master told me to be lenient when I could. So it's your son."

She exclaimed again, "But this fellow Daoist, aren't you the fourth young master of the Lu family, Master Lu Changxue? I heard you were sent to the Rong family to study Dao. How come you've mistaken your father for someone else while studying Dao?" Lu Youan felt a backlash; no, he felt the Yin energy within his body was about to intensify.

Angry!
This woman is too arrogant!
Master Xuanming chanted Amitabha and said, "Young benefactor, it is better to resolve enmity than to create it. Why don't we each take a step back?"

Lang Jiuchuan looked calmly at Master Xuanming and said, "Since you are already a monk who has entered the Buddhist order, you should pay more attention to cause and effect. Even if he is your son, you cannot show favoritism or apply double standards. He used evil magic on my Lang family members; such behavior is the work of evil sects. The Rong family prides itself on its righteous origins and should not protect such a person. Now that the officials from the Censorate are on their way, I think it is best for the Censorate to judge his actions. Otherwise, what is the point of the court advocating the establishment of this Censorate?"

She emphasized the word "court" to tell Xuanming that his family name was Tantai, and what the court advocated was actually what the royal family advocated, which was his own family and clan. He should not undermine the court.

"Don't distort the truth!" Lu Youan said, panting heavily, "It was clearly you who first used the Nightmare Technique on my mother, causing her to fall into the Nightmare and injure herself. I was just a son avenging a grudge."

"Don't make false accusations. What do you mean by casting a nightmare spell? I have no grudge against your mother. Why would I cast a spell on her? What evidence do you have to prove that I did it? Do you think you can just spout nonsense?" Lang Jiuchuan sneered, "I could also say that you are framing her and deliberately slandering her."

Lu Youan's eyes flashed with hatred as he said, "Naturally, it was my mother who saw that you were possessed by a wandering ghost. You were afraid that your identity would be exposed, so you wanted to kill her."

Upon hearing this, the Lang family members, who had always been docile, all looked over. What did this mean? A wandering ghost?

Lang Zhengping's face darkened. He stepped forward and said in a stern but weak voice, "Are the people of the Xuan Clan really this vicious? If you're not as skilled as others, you'll fabricate stories out of thin air and spout nonsense to ruin a young girl's reputation. Is this the Daoist heart of your Xuanmen Rong family? So filthy and vicious? You wandering ghosts, how laughable! Which wandering ghost is so bold as to run rampant in Huguo Temple and not even afraid to reveal itself before the Buddha's image?"

Lang Jiuchuan almost raised his hand: I am your niece!
They weren't wrong.

Lang Zhengping then looked at Master Xuanming and said, "Master, have you ever seen wandering ghosts that can freely enter and exit the various halls of a temple? If there really are such arrogant ghosts, doesn't even Buddha care?"

Master Xuanming: "..."

“My daughter just had a ritual performed with Master Xuanguang right in front of the Three Saints statue, and now he’s saying she’s possessed by a wandering ghost? That’s utterly absurd!” Lang Zhengping looked at Lu Youan with icy eyes and said, “On the contrary, you come from a righteous path, yet your actions are vicious and sinister, completely contrary to the principles of righteousness. Are you perhaps practicing some kind of insidious and evil magic to harm all living beings?”

Lang Jiuchuan inwardly cheered for his uncle Lang, knowing that when necessary, his elder was reliable.

However, since Lu Youan actually exposed this matter, is his sudden appearance here purely to avenge his mother, or is he here with another mission?

She didn't believe that Xi Yun had given up on her and would obediently let her live, especially since Young Master Rong was about to leave the mountain. She must want to get rid of some people who were in her way, so that they wouldn't get in her way.
Lang Jiuchuan looked at Lu Youan with a scrutinizing gaze.

Lu Youan cursed Lang Zhengping as an idiot in her heart. When she saw Lang Jiuchuan's chilling eyes, she was immediately terrified and lowered her eyes. A cold light flashed in her eyes.

The lady is right, this monster should become fertilizer for his young master!