Chapter 105: The Audacious Lu Yuan

  Cicada

  "Cicada——" The cicadas' cries one after another, perhaps, the most lively thing in summer is the cicada.

  In the courtyard, Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back. This time, he had taken care of Huang Fengbo, Sun Tiangang, Wang Hongtu and Qian Leng, putting all four of them in prison. According to his original plan, he should have seized control of all the mines in this area. Then, among these four people, only Sun Tiangang with a very strong background would be spared, while the others would be locked up in the heavenly prison forever.

  As a result, the final verdict of the Zong Lao Hui was that these people would be spared their lives, but the mine would belong to this faction.

  To put it simply, one of my goals has been achieved and another hasn't.

  Actually, at the beginning, Lu Yuan thought that the basic composition of the Zong Lao Hui was made up of people from the five major immortal sects. Once an accident occurred, it would naturally lean towards the Huashan Immortal Sect to which he belonged. However, this time, the Zong Lao Hui surprisingly did not lean much towards his side.

  This decision can only be said to be slightly biased towards the other party.

  This is indeed strange

  When he received this verdict, Lu Yuan just felt strange.

  However, after hearing Lu Shu's words, Lu Yuan understood as well.

  The current Huashan Xianmen is divided into five peaks, each with its own inner struggle. The five peaks are further divided into three sects: Jianzong (Sword Sect), Qizong (Energy Sect) and Jianqizong (Sword-Energy Sect). Jianzong occupies the East Peak and South Peak, Qizong occupies the Central Peak and West Peak, while Jianqizong occupies the North Peak. Although Huashan Xianmen is divided into five peaks, when they join forces, its overall strength ranks first among the Five Great Xianmen.

  Mount Hua's Mystic Gate is now too dominant, overpowering the other four major mystic gates.

  So, the other four major sects thought they should put some pressure on Mount Hua Sect.

  It just so happens that the matter of the East Hall has reached the attention of the Zong Lao Hui, and according to reason, with the usual strong influence of the Huashan Xianmen, and Lu Yuan's clever tactics this time, the mine should naturally be handed over to the Huashan Xianmen for management. As for Huang Fengbo and others, they might even be sent to the Huashan Tian Prison, and at most, Sun Tiangang would be lucky because of his strong backing.

  It was mentioned earlier that the Zong Lao Hui is basically composed of people from the Five Great Immortal Sects.

  At this time, the other four major sects all had the idea of suppressing Huashan Sect.

  So, in the end, the verdict actually benefited the royal family, the imperial family and the powerful forces behind the wealthy families.

  Zong Lao Hui this time, severely slapped Huashan Xianmen in the face, and it can be said that the four major Xianmen joined forces to suppress Huashan Xianmen.

  Yuanyuan Shangren was naturally unwilling, but this time, the four major immortal sects joined forces to suppress, making Huashan Immortal Sect also had to yield once. Yuanyuan Shangren protested several times at the Zong Lao Hui but to no avail. Yuanyuan Shangren's protests were in vain, let alone Li Yuanbai's protests, and it was naturally difficult to shake this verdict.

  And so, the decision was made like this.

  Finally, it fell into the hands of Lu Yuan.

  Very good

  Lu Yuan's lips curled up in a cold smile.

  The decision of the Council of Elders, once made, is beyond doubt and no one dares not to follow it.

  Lu Yuan did not dare to, so he had no choice but to release Huang Fengbo and others according to the verdict.

  Who dares not cut?

  Lu Yuan's cold smile grew thicker, and Huang Fengbo and others dared to occupy the Xiangshan mine first, and then took the initiative to provoke him after he arrived. He originally didn't have much killing intent, but this time the decision of the Zong Lao Hui was such a verdict, which means that Huang Fengbo and others had provoked people from his sect, and now they only need to compensate with one mine to settle the matter.

  What a joke

  That's right, Lu Yuan has always been a lazy person, usually idle and sloppy, with an old good man's appearance. Sometimes, he would say a few sarcastic words, but Lu Yuan wouldn't say anything. However, there is a limit to everything, once that limit is exceeded, Lu Yuan will no longer be his usual laid-back self.

  Huang Fengbo and others have all exceeded that degree, thinking that they can escape so easily, but it's not that simple.

  That's right, the decision of the Zong Lao Hui has been made, but even if other cultivators, out of 10,000, there are 9,999 who dare not disobey the decision of the Zong Lao Hui, but I do, I am so bold and daring, originally in Beifeng, I dared to provoke Si Ma Chang Bai, who was much stronger than me.

  Lazy, cunning, and reckless, this is basically my personality.

  Those people from before, they've disguised themselves to the point where they seem completely obedient to Zong Lao Hui's verdict. By now, the royal families should have escaped far away and are no longer within the borders of Dong Dao Fu. It's almost time for me to take action too; I'll settle the last few matters before returning to the mountain.

  He pulled out a mask from the Shura bag, which was a disguise mask that could change its appearance to others. It was given by his master's friend four years ago and that friend had fallen two years ago. Using this disguise mask would absolutely not reveal any flaws.

  Huang Fengbo, Sun Tiangang, Wang Hongtu, Qian Leng, it's really embarrassing to have gotten myself into this situation, but once I've crossed my own bottom line, there's only one way out - death.

  Who says I don't dare?

  ……

  The old man with the surname Lu was almost frightened and nervous as he looked at the few pieces of intelligence that had just been delivered into his hands.

  Huang Fengbo is dead.

  Sun Tiangang is dead.

  Wang Hongtu is dead.

  Money is cold, death.

  When the news of the four deaths arrived, Mr. Lu found that his heart was beating much faster than usual. If it were in peacetime, killing these four people would not be a big deal, but this was not peacetime - it was just after the patriarch's verdict had been announced, and these four people died one after another.

  Mr. Lu knew that the old master had already accepted the verdict of the Zong Lao Hui, so these four people were not acting on behalf of the old master. It must be the young master, but it didn't seem right - the young master usually looked like a lazy and sloppy person and shouldn't have been so bold. However, he immediately thought of how the young master had dared to provoke Sima Changbai in Beifeng, challenging his sword pavilion. Underneath the young master's usual lazy and sloppy demeanor, there must be a shadow of the four words "daring to be reckless".

  Could it be that the young master had done it? The old man with the surname Lu hurried to the young master's residence. During this time, government affairs were too busy, and the East Hall was initially established. All sorts of things needed to be handled, so he hadn't gone to take care of the young master. Now, rushing to the young master's residence, he found that on this sunny day, the young master was actually sleeping.

  "Are Shaoye, Huang Fengbo, Sun Tiangang, Wang Hongtu and Qian Leng all dead?" said the old man with the surname Lu.

  "What?" Lu Yuan was somewhat stunned: "How did the four of them die."

  The old man with the surname Lu said: "Young master, if it's really you who did it, then quickly admit it. I'll report to the old master and try to find a way to resolve this matter."

  Lu Yuan said: "How is it possible? The decision of the Zong Lao Hui has been made, how dare I take action." Lu Yuan had a look of extreme confusion.

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  The ancestral temple, that is the heavenly authority.

  Heaven's will is hard to predict

  The unpredictable heavenly authority of the Zong Lao Hui

  The internal affairs of the Five Great Sects are absolutely none of the Patriarch's business, but external matters are the absolute authority of the Patriarch. Once the Patriarch makes a decision, it is final, whether it's to make you sworn enemies or order you to stand down. Over the past 5,000 years, the Patriarch's absolute authority has been established.

  As a result, it didn't take long for the verdict of the Zonglao Association to come out. Huang Fengbo, Sun Tiangang, Wang Hongtu and Qian Leng, four people died. This made the Zonglao Association have to intervene in the investigation. Immediately, people from the Zonglao Association arrived at the Dongdao Prefecture to investigate.

  The most suspicious person is naturally Lu Yuan.

  The people of the Zonglao Association, wearing white robes and with white veils covering their faces, were completely shrouded in white. The robes were wide and loose, making it impossible for anyone to discern the appearance, fat or thin, of these two envoys from the Zonglao Association; only a rough idea of their height could be guessed, while all other details remained unknown.

  In this room, two old men of the sect were seated, these two although sitting, gave people a great deal of pressure, as if a mountain was collapsing in front of you. Lu Yuan was also seated, in front of the two old men of the sect, Lu Yuan sat with an air of nonchalance, not having the slightest bit of tension that others would have when facing the old men of the sect.

  One of the old men in the hall who was investigating said in a low voice: "Lu Yuan, start your investigation now. Not long ago, Huang Fengbo, Sun Tiangang, Wang Hongtu and Qian Leng all died, do you know?"

  "I know." Lu Yuan said.

  "Oh, how did you know?" said Zong Lao, who was investigating the matter.

  "It was Uncle Lu who told me, a few days ago." Lu Yuan replied.

  Another elder of the sect investigation team said, "How do you explain that you often disappear for several days?" This was Lu Yuan's biggest flaw. At least, this elder thought so, and suspected that disappearing for several days was possible and suspicious. As long as they followed this flaw, they could find quite powerful evidence.

  The dignity of the Zong Lao Hui shall not be violated.

  Lu Yuan said lazily at this time: "Before you investigate this matter, you should really investigate my usual behavior. I'm a person who likes good wine and often gets drunk after drinking. Secondly, I'm lazy and often fall asleep anywhere. So, during this period of time, my lifestyle has been the same as before. Every day, I go out and sleep in some corner when there's nothing to do. This is normal, right? If you don't see me for a few days, that's normal. It would be abnormal if you saw me every day." Lu Yuan said this with an innocent tone.

  ……

  The two old men of the Zong Lao Hui investigated and found that this Lu Yuan was very cunning, not at all like an eighteen-year-old young man. They couldn't get any information out of him, nor could they find any weaknesses. What kind of environment would cultivate such a sly little fox? Moreover, what's even more frustrating is that the deaths of Huang Fengbo and others didn't leave behind any evidence - no footprints, no traces of magic or sword aura. The person who took action was extremely skilled, and when they killed Sun Tian Gang, although they revealed their face, it was completely different from Lu Yuan's face.

  The investigation by the two Taoist priests made it 70% certain that Lu Yuan did it, but they couldn't catch any flaws and didn't have a way to do anything.