Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

If the Demonic Sect intends to continue causing trouble, then it will inevitably continue to clash with the government.

Therefore, the Demonic Sect's current tough stance is to force the Six Doors to back down and stop interfering in the Demonic Sect's affairs. Otherwise, if the Six Doors take advantage of the situation and interfere in the Demonic Sect's affairs every time they are involved, they will be in trouble.

Upon hearing this, Cai Xinzi was completely bewildered.

How wonderful it would be if this were the Central Plains! The imperial court there is powerful, and no gang dares to go against it. Otherwise, the court could send in its celestial army, and crush your little gang in one fell swoop.

However, in the southwestern border region, where the mountains are high and the immortals are far away, the imperial court did not station many troops there.

The Six Doors weren't that confident either.

Cai Xinzi's only hope lies in the fact that the imperial court has a celestial army in the Central Plains, and there's a tiny chance they could be deployed to Sichuan to suppress the gangs. While this possibility is slim, it's not impossible; it's his only trump card.

Cai Xinzi stubbornly retorted, "Mo Xuanye, are you trying to rebel? Don't blame me for not warning you, if you rebel, it won't be just us constables dealing with you. The imperial army isn't just for show."

Mo Xuanye laughed: "Don't throw such a big accusation around. In broad daylight, you're slandering someone for rebellion. Just saying that sentence is a crime of false accusation. According to the 'Law of the Divine Land,' false accusations are punished more severely! The punishment for the false accusation is increased by two degrees... In other words, Chief Constable Cai's crime is two degrees heavier than the crime of rebellion. With that added up, I wonder if executing your entire family would be enough."

Cai Xinzi sneered: "You condoned your subordinates assaulting the officers, that's a proven fact. How could I falsely accuse you?"

Mo Xuanye shrugged: "Me, condoning it? Which eye of yours saw me condoning it? Where is the person who injured the police officer? Call him out and ask if I condoned it. That person might not even be a member of my Demonic Sect. I think he looks more like a member of the Righteous Alliance. Those guys talk about benevolence and morality, and wave the banner of justice, but they break the law with violence. They are not good people."

Cai Xinzi was genuinely angry now. Although he was a coward, he still had to save face. He had to maintain his status as the chief constable, otherwise how could he command respect? If he was treated so sarcastically, how could he maintain order in Jiangzhou City?

Cai Xinzi angrily said, "The one who injured the constable is your gang member. Stop with the sweet talk. If you don't hand him over, I'll take my men inside to find him."

Mo Xuanye snorted, "You think you can just search whenever you want? The Divine Law stipulates that yamen runners and constables must carry a red-inked warrant (search warrant/arrest warrant) to search a residence. Unauthorized trespassing and searching without a warrant is a crime of 'entering someone's home without cause,' punishable by one hundred strokes of the cane, demotion, and dismissal. Does the chief constable really intend to search?"

This guy has read a lot of books, and he can even recite the "Shenzhou Law" fluently. He's really a bit of a nuisance.

Cai Xinzi had no choice but to say, "You want a warrant? It's simple! Guess whether Prefect Hong will help you or me?"

Mo Xuanye laughed: "I bet she'll help the 'Divine Land Law,' dealing with anyone who breaks the law. What do you think?"

Cai Xinzi: "You injured a constable and you still dare to say you're law-abiding?"

Mo Xuanye: "Where's the evidence? Who injured the constable? Show me the witnesses and physical evidence."

Tsai Hsin-Tzu: "I went in and searched, and there were witnesses right away."

Mo Xuanye: "By coming in to search, you have committed the crime of 'entering someone's home without cause.' You will be given one hundred strokes of the cane, demoted, and dismissed from your post."

Li Gu and Zhang Yi were speechless. Cai Xinzi, this coward, brought more than a hundred constables and yamen runners, looking like he was going to pull off a big heist, but all he did was talk and act so fakely. Cai Xinzi clearly had a better way to handle things, but he insisted on getting himself into the "unauthorized entry into someone's home" trap. It was obvious that he was putting on an act for the other constables, as if he was saying to them, "It's not that I don't want to stand up for Ma Zhi, it's that I can't."

If the leader is like this, how can the other constables be tough?

Just then, out of the corner of their eyes, they both noticed that Niu Xin, who had followed behind, was being mischievous. He circled around to the distant city wall and lightly leaped over it. In the cultivation world, city walls are mostly decorative; they can't even protect against cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

Niu Xin jumped out and disappeared from their sight.

Zhang Yi whispered, "Oh no, Junior Brother Li, we have to go and control him, otherwise this will cause a huge mess."

Li Gu shook his head: "We can't make a move. There are hundreds of demonic sect disciples and constables here. If we reveal even a single move or two, or if our use of spiritual energy is sensed by a formal demonic sect disciple, we're all doomed."

Zhang Yi frowned and said, "We can't just watch Niu Xin run wild."

Li Gu: "I have a way, wait for me a moment."

He took a few steps sideways, leaned close to Kailong, and whispered, "Uncle Kai, I think I just saw Niu Xin. He climbed over the city wall over there. He might be doing something stupid. What should we do?"

Chiron was slightly surprised: "You really saw it?"

"Really!" Li Gu pointed to the direction Niu Xin had climbed out from: "He climbed out from there."

"Damn it!" Kailong's body swayed, and in an instant, the Iron Ruler flew up and soared into the sky.

His movement attracted the attention of all the disciples from the opposing demonic sect. Many looked up at him, laughing, "Why are you flying up? Weren't you going to search our branch? Don't fly in mid-air, come down and come inside to search."

Kailong didn't bother with them at all. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, all five senses were sharp, and his eyesight was naturally extraordinary. With a quick glance downwards, he locked onto Niu Xin's location. He saw that Niu Xin had already sneaked up to the side of the Demonic Sect's stilted building complex and was about to climb in through a window.

Chiron panicked and swooped down towards Niu Xin...

But it was too late; Niu Xin's upper body had already reached into the window.

He had only gone halfway in when he suddenly screamed and fell backward, tumbling out of the window.

Kailong arrived just then, grabbed Niu Xin, and flew him far away. There, a small flying sword was embedded in Niu Xin's chest, its depth unknown.

Kailong was furious: "Knowing he's a constable, you still used hidden weapons? Couldn't you have just used your palm strikes to force him back?" As he spoke, he planned to rush into the window and drag out the gang members who had used the hidden weapons.

But then two or three figures flew past and stood guard at the window. Two Foundation Establishment stage disciples of the Demonic Sect stood at the window, blocking Kailong.

Knowing he would be defeated fighting two against one, Kailong had no choice but to carry Niu Xin back to Cai Xinzi's side and quickly recount what had just happened.

Cai Xinzi's face darkened further. He had been putting on an act for so long, trying to smooth things over, but he hadn't expected the Demonic Sect to have no intention of letting things go at all. They had injured one of their own people with a single move. Now he had completely lost face. With a grim expression, he said, "Mo Xuanye, you can't deny that your gang members injured the constables now, can you?"

Mo Xuanye laughed heartily: "Chief Constable Cai, you are a constable, yet you are not familiar with the 'Shenzhou Law'? Let me recite it for you. The 'Shenzhou Law' stipulates: If an official forcibly enters a private residence without a warrant, and the homeowner resists and is injured, the homeowner is not guilty."