Catching Monsters

Chapter 83 Chief Judge

Early in the morning, in an inn near the Jinyiwei Yamen, Jiang Yun sat cross-legged in the room, having practiced all night.

Jiang Yun also estimated the amount to be used, and exactly three kilograms of gold was used.

When Jiang Yun opened his eyes, the sun outside had already shone into the room.

"Brother-in-law." Xu Xiaogang opened his eyes and stopped practicing. With his eyes twinkling, he asked, "I'll get some gold later. How about you help me set up this five-element formation to help me practice?"

"This is a Taoist spell. Only people who cast spells can sit in the formation and absorb spiritual energy. You haven't practiced Taoist magic, so you can't use it."

Jiang Yun stood up, feeling the increasing amount of mana in his body. He turned his head and looked at Xu Xiaogang: "Can you help me see if you have made a breakthrough?"

Xu Xiaogang was slightly stunned, frowned and asked in confusion: "Don't you know whether you have made a breakthrough or not?"

"In theory, there is a bottleneck from the eighth rank to the seventh rank, and it will be stuck for a long time..."

Jiang Yun shook his head: "Bottleneck? I didn't feel it."

Xu Xiaogang quickly stepped forward and checked the mana in Jiang Yun's body. He stared at Jiang Yun in disbelief: "Your mana has reached the seventh level of Taoism, but how come you don't have a bottleneck?"

Jiang Yun asked in return: "How is this cultivation system divided?"

Xu Xiaogang thought for a moment and explained, "It is said that a long time ago, there was no concept of grades. Later, two thousand years ago, a Confucian saint attained enlightenment and unified the world, so the saint divided the Confucian realm into nine grades."

"Later, when Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains and Taoism rose to prominence, they also used this method to divide the grades."

"Among them, the Buddhist guys, when they first came from the Western Regions, played dirty tricks. Their realms were divided into tenth to first level."

"The tenth rank is actually the nineth rank of Taoism and Confucianism."

"Then he claimed that he, a rank tenth-rank cultivator, could defeat the rank nines of the other two families."

"A fifth-grade can beat a fourth-grade..."

"People were ignorant at the time and really believed it, thinking that Buddhism was the most powerful path to spiritual practice."

"These bald asses..."

"As a result, Confucianism got angry and severely punished Buddhism..."

“The Buddhist sect has changed back then.”

Jiang Yun frowned as he listened to this. Could it be that he didn't have a bottleneck because the skills he was practicing were not from this world?
That’s not right. When practicing in the previous life, many of my senior and junior brothers also encountered bottlenecks.

Including him, there are bottlenecks, but they will be broken through soon.

I don’t have any in this life. Could it be that I have already understood the bottlenecks in my previous life?

Taoist practice is different from martial arts practice. If you practice martial arts, you still have to temper your body again after traveling through time, and there will still be many bottlenecks.

The Taoist practice is different and more similar to Confucianism, with more emphasis on the state of mind.

As the two were talking, time passed by and it was already 9:00 p.m. Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door of their inn.

After opening the door, Wei Huaian said anxiously, "Brother Jiang, something has happened. Come back to the Jinyiwei Yamen."

Seeing the anxious look on Wei Huaian's face, Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang looked at each other. Jiang Yun quickly put away the remaining gold, put it on his body, and hurried out.

"Lord Wei, what happened?" Jiang Yun and the other two followed behind and asked hurriedly.

Wei Huaian couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yun and said in a deep voice: "You are quite quick, what did you do last night?"

"In the court, Liu Bufu suddenly went crazy and scolded our commander-in-chief."

"It is claimed that the Buddhist temple is haunted and the Royal Guards want to protect the criminals. Please let your Majesty make the decision."

Jiang Yun was no longer anxious after hearing this. This was something he had expected yesterday. He smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty should ask our Jinyiwei to arrest Cui Liyuan immediately, right?"

Wei Huaian nodded: "Captain Yang has sent someone to arrest him."

"That's a good thing. Why is Lord Wei so anxious?"

Wei Huaian stared at Jiang Yun: "You are the chief judge."

"Ah?" Jiang Yun was slightly stunned, and said awkwardly: "For such a big case, it is not appropriate for me to be the chief judge. Besides, I just joined the Jinyiwei, and I am just a Tiqi..." Wei Huaian was silent for a moment, but said frankly: "Today in the court, things got a bit serious. No matter how this case is tried, it will offend people."

"After Captain Yang asked you to be the chief judge, he left the capital and went to arrest a group of highway robbers in person..."

"Captain Zhou Yi arrived at the East Pacification Office today. He just sat down to drink a cup of tea and heard the noise in the court. He suddenly missed his parents..."

Xu Xiaogang next to him frowned and asked, "Didn't Zhou Yiqianhu's parents die early?"

Wei Huaian nodded: "So he went out of the city to visit the grave..."

Jiang Yun frowned as he listened to this. It seemed like these two captains didn't want to get involved in this mess.

When we returned to the East Pacification Office, it was quite lively inside.

The Eastern Pacification Office naturally has a trial hall, but the place is almost covered in dust.

Who would try cases in Jinyiwei on weekdays? They would all be thrown into the imperial prison.

But today is a little different.

Entering the lobby, there were quite a few Jinyiwei standing on both sides.

There were more than ten people in total, standing on both sides, one on the left and one on the right, looking very majestic.

"Hello, colleagues. Nice to meet you." Jiang Yun greeted everyone with a smile.

"Don't say hello, Brother Jiang, go up and sit down, the prisoner will be caught soon..."

Above, there is a chair for the presiding judge...

Many Jinyiwei looked at Jiang Yun helplessly. The general idea in their minds was...

How could this case be linked to the Confucian teacher of Renyi Academy for no reason?

It is true that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

After Jiang Yun sat on the wooden chair, Xu Xiaogang asked in a low voice: "Do you have any way to solve this case?"

Jiang Yun also frowned. This case was not easy to solve.

Because of the other party's identity, if we want to convict him, we must have solid evidence.

But in this world, there is neither surveillance nor capture of the perpetrators on the spot, and they are caught red-handed.

As for the witnesses, many of the ladies and girls who were defiled committed suicide by jumping into the river. Even if there are still some alive, they cannot remember what Cui Liyuan looked like.

The files record that the Jinyiwei had inquired about this case when it first happened.

Those ladies only remember that they had love with someone in their dreams, but after waking up, they can't remember what that person looked like at all.

There are no witnesses and no physical evidence.

The only solid evidence is Cui Liyuan’s confession.

There is only this way.

Jiang Yun also chatted with Xu Xiaogang in a low voice.

Not long after, another team of Jinyiwei came back and brought Cui Liyuan back.

The man was wearing a white Confucian robe and was in his forties. He was handsome, elegant, and had the air of a Confucian scholar.

Anyone who sees this will feel that this person is a gentleman.

Due to the other party's identity and the fact that he had not been convicted, he was not even given any torture instruments for escort.

After entering the hall, Cui Liyuan bowed and said, "I am Cui Liyuan. I don't know why you summoned me here."

Xu Xiaogang whispered in Jiang Yun's ear, "Take him to the Imperial Prison and torture him first. If this guy doesn't talk, it will be useless to interrogate him."

　The jet lag was so bad that I didn't go to bed until noon today. I slept for three hours and quickly got up to write~
　　I'll update one chapter first, and then continue writing after dinner.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)