Hidden moth

Chapter 172: Rings are the cultivator's protective sword
What’s interesting is that many parties involved in these two cases gathered at Qihuang Lingyuan today.

This may be the so-called attraction effect of fate, because today's apprenticeship ceremony and the final results of the two cases are all related to He Kao.

The case of Zeng Hongye and Fu Xiaoci framing Wu Yanjun was accidentally discovered by He Kao; and the case of Ren Zhongqing assassinating Jin Lubo was caused by a master who deliberately guided Ren Zhongqing to find He Kao.

However, He Kao's name was not mentioned in the public notice released by the clan hall, making He Kao feel like he was the mastermind behind the incident.

In the case of Zeng Hongye, not only was He Kao not mentioned, but Qi Nansheng, the supreme elder of Danding Sect, and Yu Pingzhou, the former deacon who was actually behind the scenes directing Zeng Hongye, were also not mentioned.

If we look at it from another perspective, such treatment is necessary, and it is not necessarily to shield or protect anyone. It is similar to the reason for not making public He Kao's "deeds".

He Kao already knew the results of the clan law hall's investigation, and Qi Nansheng had nothing to do with the matter. Qi Nansheng simply asked Yu Pingzhou to find the authentic "Tan Xian Holding a Cane", which was not wrong in itself.

As for the methods used by Yu Pingzhou, they were not instructed by Qi Nansheng. Given his status, he would not lie about such matters, and the clan law hall would not fail to investigate... Yu Pingzhou was executed a few days ago.

Once these inside stories were made public, it would be necessary to explain why Yu Pingzhou did so, which would involve the old story of "Tan Xian Holding a Cane" and the debate over its authenticity.

So, will there be another group of disciples from the sect who will go privately to look for the "Picture of Tan Xian Holding a Cane"?

No one is a fool. The thing that Yu Pingzhou is willing to risk his life to get first is definitely not an ordinary ancient painting.

It is possible that what happened in Qiyuan last year will happen again, except that the target, location, and object have changed, and a group of people will target Wu Yanjun and look for the treasure map of the artifact.

As for whether Wu Yanjun had any clues about the map of the divine artifact, the clan hall had actually already investigated it. Elder Kang Rulin personally came forward and carefully questioned Wu Yanjun for a whole night.

As for what else the clan hall had secretly investigated, outsiders had no idea.

The situation disclosed by the Zongfa Hall to the public was as follows: Wu Yanjun and Ye Yuxuan, disciples of the Ruwei Sect, and Fu Xiaoci, a disciple of the Xingshen Sect, had a conflict while traveling.

In order to vent his anger, Fu Xiaoci contacted his senior brother Zeng Hongye and set up a trap for him, attempting to secretly control Wu Yanjun and slander him for violating the communist order, and deliberately let Ye Yuxuan report the news.

They lured wealthy businessman Ye Hui to Acheng for negotiations, using him as a threat in an attempt to extort a huge sum of money. As for Wu Yanjun, Zeng Hongye secretly dealt with him and prepared to announce to the public that he had fled for fear of punishment and was missing.

As a result, the matter was discovered by Lingxi Sect's sorcerer Xiao Guangnian, who reported it to the clan law hall in time.

Li Xiuyuan, the elder of the clan hall, rushed to the northeast and rescued Wu Yanjun, who had been on the run for several days, in the snow and ice. He brought him back to Acheng for confrontation and found out the truth.

Upon hearing the news, Zeng Hongye fled abroad to avoid disaster, but was killed by Gu Chun, an elder of the clan hall, in the territory of Maoluo. Fu Xiaoci was also executed.

This is the specific situation. It is logically coherent, the cause and effect are reasonable, and the information disclosed is all true.

As for the case of Ren Zhongqing, the situation was much simpler. The information disclosed by the Clan Law Hall did not mention He Kao, nor did it mention why Ren Zhongqing went to Qiyuan to find He Kao. The person who showed up was replaced by Qian.

Qian felt that he knew too many secrets. Even though he had become a high-level warlock, his small body might not be able to withstand it...

The guests at Qihuang Lingyuan had different identities. Some had known the inside story for a long time, some were even in charge of the investigation, and some had just seen the notice today.

The clan hall also has a special APP to publish news. On the surface, it discusses various health issues, but the secret codes and passwords mastered by the disciples of the sect can reveal more content... This is much more convenient than the ancient communication method.

The Zongfatang also released another document at the same time, which was a bit like a secular judicial interpretation, or a Q&A on the practical issues of the Gong Zhuan Order. It was in the form of questions and answers and clarified the answers to a series of questions.

First of all, the clan law hall solemnly declared that the ruling on the violation of the collective punishment order must be made by the clan law hall, and then the clan law hall will issue a warrant on behalf of the sect.

The case of Ren Zhongqing, including all its procedures, is a clear example.

Then the case of Zeng Hongye and Fu Xiaoci is a ready-made counterexample.

Whether Zhang San violated the collective punishment order cannot be decided by Li Si. If Fu Xiaoci claims that Wu Yanjun violated the collective punishment order, the relevant situation should be reported to the clan law hall for the final decision.

Fu Xiaoci used this as a threat to negotiate any conditions with Ye Hui, which showed his ulterior motives, and Ye Hui was reprimanded by the clan hall for this.

This leads to the second question: why should Fu Xiaoci also be punished?
Because the clan law hall has found out that she set up a trap to frame Wu Yanjun and slandered him for violating the communist death order. This behavior is unforgivable and she deserves death!

This is actually also a warning, advising all the sorcerers in the world not to be too clever and cunning, and not to deliberately use the common punishment order to plot against anyone and try to use the clan hall as a gun.

The third and most important issue was that the Patriarchal Hall clarified the prerequisites and scope of application for violating the joint execution order. First, there was a conflict between two monks, and then one threatened the other's innocent relatives and family.

Specifically speaking, was Ren Zhongqing a threat? Wouldn't killing someone be considered a threat? This is much more serious than just making a few harsh remarks!

The fourth and final question is: if a warlock comes into conflict with an ordinary person, and the other person has relatives or friends of the warlock, does this constitute a violation of the common punishment order?
Although this is a question that is asked knowingly, it must be made clear, because the consequences of many conflicts themselves are not serious, but if the order to punish the common people is violated, the punishment will be quite severe!
Therefore, the clan law hall made it clear that only the situation in the third question mentioned above violated the common punishment order.

What about other situations? It depends on the specific circumstances. The clan law and the rules of the major sects issued by the clan law hall are not the only ones issued by this latest order of collective punishment!
At the banquet after the apprenticeship ceremony, everyone talked about the reports of the two cases. Jin Luyuan stood up again and again to toast Qian Guran. He was the only one present who drank too much.

Lin Qingshuang had drunk a bit too much, and while still tipsy, she made a final arrangement. She would be visiting the sect's ancestral hall in a couple of days to participate in the second inheritance ceremony. When she returned, she wanted Meng Ya to come to Hengzhou and practice with her.

Meng Ya was a director of Jinxing Media, where she worked regularly. Having finally gotten familiar with the business and established herself, she felt a bit reluctant to abandon the company. Lin Qingshuang was straightforward. Jinxing Media was just a small company, but since her apprentice cared about it, she decided to assign a staff member to take over and have Meng Ya appoint him as executive director, or even send a sales team.

Lin Qingshuang has a considerable business portfolio, and she can also hand over some of the business to Jinxing Media, but Meng Ya herself must follow her to Hengzhou and usually sit with her in the pharmacy.

Meng Ya's cultivation level has reached the second level of moxibustion, and this is also the most suitable training method for her at this stage...

Lin Qingshuang suddenly said this when the banquet was almost over. Not only He Kao, but many people present were also very surprised. Except for Jin Luyuan who was already drunk, everyone stood up to congratulate her.

Senior Lin was able to restrain his aura so well. He Kao didn't notice anything beforehand. He thought that Lin Qingshuang would have a chance to break through and achieve the fourth level after becoming his disciple. He didn't expect that she was already a fourth-level cultivator today.

From what she said, Meng Ya had also broken through to the second level during this period. He Kao should have been able to see it, but his prejudice interfered with his understanding until now.

Before the disciple-taking ceremony, Lin Qingshuang summoned Meng Ya to Hengzhou several days in advance, and it was probably during this time that she gave him some guidance. Meng Ya's cultivation had already reached the first level of perfection, and he could have broken through at any time.

Facing everyone's congratulations, Lin Qingshuang just shook her head and said that she was ashamed that she had wasted so many years to take such a small step... Although her tone was full of emotion, one could also hear the relief deep in her heart.

Everyone at the table stood up, but Jin Luyuan was still lying there. He was truly drunk. Getting a fourth-level warlock drunk wasn't easy; he just wanted to be drunk.

He Kao stayed in Qihuang Lingyuan for another day and night, which was considered as taking time out to play. In fact, under the guidance of Lin Qingshuang, he followed Huang Si and Meng Ya to familiarize himself with this place, and listened to this senior explain various precautions for cultivation.

This was Lin Qingshuang's own territory, so she had to explain everything clearly to her disciples and give them some pointers. However, she made no secret of He Kao and appeared to be patrolling the mountain with three disciples.

Lin Qingshuang is quite strict with Meng Ya and her attitude is a bit harsh, but she is much gentler towards Huang Xiaopang, which makes He Kao feel that she is a bit biased.

Meng Ya was going to Hengzhou to practice with her master, and she would have to accompany her at the pharmacy on weekdays. However, Lin Qingshuang did not ask Xiao Pang to resign and change jobs. Huang Si continued to work as He Kao's team leader in his original unit, and was also under the leadership of General Qian.

It’s just that Xiaopang has to go to Hengzhou regularly to receive guidance from his master, and his master will also go to Qiyuan from time to time to check his “homework”... Lin Qingshuang also asked He Kao to supervise Xiaopang’s practice on weekdays.

After returning to Qiyuan, He Kao felt that Xiaopang was in a completely different state. He was in high spirits and seemed to be walking on tiptoes, as if he would float up if he couldn't hold himself back.

This is a good thing, as this guy was in a very bad mood in the past two months.

He Kao asked Xiaopang what it was like to be a first-level diagnostician, or what skills naturally came with this realm? Because he knew Xiaopang hadn't had time to practice specific application techniques.

Xiaopang told He Kao that he can now tell whether a person is sick or not and where the problem is.

Since he is not a doctor, such a conclusion is relatively vague. It can only show where a person's meridians and internal organs are not functioning normally.

But if you learn the relevant medical knowledge, the accuracy of the judgment you make will be amazing.

He Kaoyouzhong felt that the person who was most suitable for setting up a stall to tell fortunes might not be a fourth-level charlatan from the Lingxi Sect, but a sorcerer from the Guanshen Sect, or even a first-level diagnostician.

His feeling was right! Throughout the history of the sect, the most numerous fortune-telling stalls were indeed not run by Lingxi sect sorcerers, but by Guanshen sect sorcerers. This was because Lingxi sect disciples were few in number, while Guanshen sect disciples had always been the most numerous.

Xiaopang didn't need to do this. Even if he set up a stall, his income probably wouldn't be as high as it is now. And Xiaopang's cultivation was still shallow. He could tell what was wrong with someone, but he couldn't treat it.

He Kao asked Xiaopang a crucial question: "Can you tell who is the sorcerer and what their cultivation level is?"

Xiaopang answered hesitantly, "I can't tell yet."

He Kao: "Then what can you see?"

Xiaopang: "If the other person doesn't restrain their spirit, I can tell whether their Qi and blood are vigorous or abnormal. But if they do restrain themselves, I can only tell their physical condition."

He Kao: "Then you have to be careful in the future. If you find that someone's physique is fine, the other party may be a warlock of the second level or above. Don't provoke them easily."

Xiaopang: "Do I look like someone who would cause trouble?"

He Kao didn't say anything else, just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Keep a low profile, okay? You're already officially enrolled in the sect's roster of disciples, so you must be low-key in everything you do. I've noticed you've been walking around like you're floating these past few days, so I'm giving you a few words of advice."

In order to restrain the fluctuations of spiritual energy in normal times, all major martial arts schools have corresponding methods. The Yin E School is the best at it, followed by the Xin Pan School and the Guan Shen School. Lin Qingshuang himself is particularly proficient in this.

When they were touring the mountains two days ago, Lin Qingshuang specially taught two disciples the Guanshen Sect's breath-holding technique, and He Kao also took the opportunity to learn from them.

Although He Kao had practiced similar techniques, and the inheritance passed down by Old Man Jiang also included the breath-holding technique of the Guanshen Sect, the effect would certainly be better with the guidance of Lin Qingshuang, a senior who had practiced for many years.

With Xiaopang's level of cultivation, he might not be able to tell who is a sorcerer under normal circumstances, so He Kao taught him the simplest method - as long as he finds someone suspicious, he needs to be careful.

As a first-level diagnostician of the Guanshen Sect, he is not good at physical combat, and Xiaopang is no longer a hidden moth, so it is impossible for him to suddenly pull out a machine gun.

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(End of this chapter)