Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

The eastern sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

The door to the lonely house creaked open, and the junior sister walked in, her face covered in dust and dirt. Usually, she would come carrying a basin of water, but today her hands were empty. Her clothes were torn in many places by thorns, but fortunately, she was wearing a moon-white undergarment underneath, so there was no need to worry about being exposed. Her cloth shoes were covered in yellow mud, and even her face was smeared with black mud.

It looks like she searched all night on the east slope.

As soon as she entered the room, she sat weakly on the edge of Li Gu's bed, her voice trembling with tears: "Senior Brother Li! That guy named Wu Wangshu is a complete scoundrel! There's no such thing as 'You Shen' on Dongpo Mountain, sob sob, it's all a lie, sob sob! Without that thing, how can I cure you?"

She wasn't crying because she had been scammed, but because she didn't have that kind of ginseng.

Li Gu remained silent and motionless, lying down as usual, his eyes staring at the ceiling, his pupils unfocused.

But Zheng Xiaodong, on the other bed, was finding it hard to bear. He used to be genuinely paralyzed, but today he was faking it, which was extremely uncomfortable. Especially when he thought about the ginseng his junior sister had mentioned, which he had eaten, he felt even more guilty. He wanted to jump up and explain, but remembering what Li Gu had told him last night, he had to force himself to remain still.

After crying for a while, the junior sister glanced out the window and said, "It's getting bright. I'll go back to my room to change my clothes and then go to the kitchen to get you some porridge."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran out.

After she had walked quite a distance, Zheng Xiaodong finally spoke, sighing softly, "She's such a good woman. Should we take her with us when we escape?"

Li Gu replied in a low voice, "Of course we should! But she's too naive and easily seen through. We can't tell her now; we have to wait until the last minute to inform her."

Zheng Xiaodong nodded and remained silent.

Li Gu suddenly realized that having an ally made this small, isolated house much more interesting. Sneaking in a chat like this was much more enjoyable than just lying there like an idiot.

Humans are indeed social animals.

Flower Valley began to bustle again. Disciples got up one after another, and in the distance came singing, talking, the sound of wind blowing when practicing swordsmanship, and the footsteps of disciples running as they practiced light footwork...

After a while, the door opened.

Senior Sister Zhang came in carrying a basin of water. As usual, she placed the basin next to Zheng Xiaodong, intending to help him clean up. However, she quickly froze, and a look of suspicion appeared on her face...

Lowering his voice, he whispered in Zheng Xiaodong's ear, "Senior Brother Zheng, did someone move you last night? Did someone hit you? Or push you off the bed? If so, blink twice."

Zheng Xiaodong's hair almost stood on end. What the hell? Last night, when he lay down again, he deliberately lay in the exact same spot and in the exact same position as before. How could she have seen through it at a glance?

Zheng Xiaodong stared wide-eyed, not blinking an eye.

Senior Sister Zhang's expression gradually became confused...

She was certain that Zheng Xiaodong had been moved, and she could tell from his eyes that he seemed to be trying to hide something. But what could a person paralyzed in bed possibly hide? Could he possibly be flirting with some junior sister behind my back? Even a fool could see that was impossible.

She circled Zheng Xiaodong's bed twice, looking left and right like Sherlock Holmes investigating a case, examining it from all angles, but still couldn't figure it out.

"You, Zheng Xiaodong!" She usually called him Senior Brother Zheng, but today she called him by his full name, seemingly a little angry: "Before I was paralyzed, you always teased me. Now that I'm paralyzed, you still won't stop? Quickly confess, what exactly have you been hiding from me? With your current condition, how did you manage to do it?"

Zheng Xiaodong's eyes widened in panic, a panic that was almost unbearable, but he remained motionless and dared not utter a word. He had promised Li Gu that he would feign paralysis, and he meant what he said.

"You won't tell, huh? Humph! Fine, fine..." Senior Sister Zhang muttered angrily, looking like she was about to slam the door and leave, but she didn't actually do it. Instead, she sat on the edge of the bed and, as usual, began to wipe Zheng Xiaodong's body. While wiping him, she whispered, "Don't expect me to kiss you today."

Zheng Xiaodong was about to cry...

However, just as Senior Sister Zhang finished feeding him and was about to leave, she quickly leaned close to his face, gave him a light kiss, and jumped up and left quickly.

After a long silence, Li Gu finally spoke, saying in a low voice, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Zheng Xiaodong said softly, "That's just how she is."

Li Gu: "All I can say is that Hidden Flower Pavilion is a very strange place. For her safety, you must refrain from telling her."

Zheng Xiaodong: "Don't worry, I'll listen to you."

The two fell silent again...

Just then, Zheng Xiaodong spoke up again: "Junior brother, look at the sky."

Li Gu looked out the window and saw a long trail of sword energy shining in the sky. His master, Hua Qianfang, had arrived.

The disciples, who were originally gathered in the flower valley to recite the sect rules, all ran towards the center of the valley, looked up at the sky, and greeted their master.

Hua Qianfang flew above the disciples, circled once, and then slowly landed, standing on a tall boulder.

"Greetings, Master!"

All the disciples spoke in unison.

The eldest disciple, Bai Yan, stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I wonder what instructions Master has for us today?"

Hua Qianfang rarely appears in Flower Valley. He only comes to the valley when a disciple is about to graduate, when he has taken in a new orphan, or when he needs to replenish Flower Valley with supplies such as cloth and salt. His appearance today is extremely rare.

All the disciples were thinking: Something must have happened.

Hua Qianfang's expression was quite serious, a far cry from his usual kind and gentle demeanor. Any disciple who wasn't stupid could tell that he wasn't in a good mood.

Hua Qianfang said in a deep voice, "Last night, in the dead of night, a disciple violated the first rule of the sect."

Upon hearing this, all the disciples were shocked!

Hua Qianfang asked, "What is the first rule of our sect?"

The disciples said in unison, "First rule: Before completing our apprenticeship, we shall not leave the mountain even half a step without permission."

Hua Qianfang snorted coldly and said, "What should be done if someone violates the sect rules?"

The disciples chanted in unison, "We will search the heavens and the underworld, no matter where he flees, we will surely annihilate him at Yinhuajian!"

Hua Qianfang waved his hand and threw out an object. The disciples looked closely and saw that it was Wu Wangshu's head, which rolled on the ground until it came to a stop in front of the feet of the first row of disciples.

The disciples in the front row were so frightened that they all took a half step back, and several female disciples screamed.

There was no anger in Hua Qianfang's voice, but rather confusion: "Can anyone tell me why Wu Wangshu wanted to flee down the mountain?"

The disciples looked at each other, and no one spoke for a long time.