Chapter 76: The Tyrant's Mistaken Strategy

  "Alright, as the Great Elder has said, let Liu announce the list of rewards and punishments. As for those like Tian Zhong who will neither be rewarded nor punished, and the ordinary disciples who have already received their rewards, they will not be mentioned again this time!" Elder Liu looked at the more than 40 disciples present.

  The three teams disobeyed the team leader's orders and let the bandits go, which led to the bandits returning to their camp and informing them. As a result, three Tianxuan Sect disciples were lost. The punishment is that for one year, they are not allowed to receive Xuanjing Jade, are not allowed to leave the mountain, and must guard and patrol for half a year!

  Li Zhi and Chen Xiping, the two of them made almost the same mistake, failing to complete the team leader's task, and were even defeated by two ordinary people, exposing their target and causing both sides to lose a disciple.

  "Heavy penalty: within half a year, you are not allowed to receive Xuanjing Jade; and guard patrol for three months! Do any of the elders have any doubts?" Liu Chang said, looking at more than ten elders.

  "No need to ask for doubts, the punishment is deserved!" Song Lao said, and the other elders nodded in agreement. After all, such a big mistake was made, no one could say anything good about it, especially their own masters. Whether rewarding or punishing, they had to avoid suspicion and couldn't speak more, lest they be accused of intentionally being biased.

  "Alright, next is the list of heavy rewards. Team Wu Qi, with a well-planned strategy, although outnumbered, charged into the battlefield with bravery and tactics, completing the mission without losing a single soldier. Reward: one Honor Medal and one Cong Zhidan!" Old Man Liu finished speaking, and the other elders nodded in agreement, casting admiring glances.

  "Thank you, esteemed elders! I, Wu Qi, will not disappoint your expectations!" Wu Qi bowed slightly, and the people around him cast envious glances.

  "Ouyang Xue, at the time when all the Tianxuan Sect disciples were suppressed and surrounded, single-handedly captured the leader of the opposing side, resolved the crisis, and was rewarded with a Honor Token and a Congzhi Dan!" Liu Changlao finished speaking, Shi Sheng suddenly discovered that during the last sect competition, he seemed to have not seen this white-robed woman before. Her appearance was even more beautiful than Mu Qing's, and she looked gentle and approachable, unlike Mu Qing's cold demeanor.

  "Heh heh, how could Yang Shifu's disciple be inferior? He deserves the award!" Elder Song nodded and smiled, and the other elders also agreed.

  Next, Liu Chang continued to point out two disciples, who only received the honorary medal and were rewarded with two Xuanling Dan. Although they did not get the Ningzhi Dan, the two of them were overjoyed.

  Liu Changlao looked at the crowd, cleared his throat and said: "The last one, Shi Sheng, fought alone, defeated the enemy, solved the crisis of the same door, rewarded with a medal of honor, as well as a Condensed Branch Dan!" The elders nodded in agreement, casting admiring glances.

  "I'm afraid there's something wrong!" Just then, Old Man Song suddenly interrupted Old Man Liu's words.

  "What's wrong?" Liu Changlao said slowly, Da Changlao Leng Yuanshen remained expressionless and hadn't spoken up, while Xiao Changlao furrowed his brow and glanced at Song Changlao.

  Song Lao smiled and said: "Shi Sheng's performance this time is indeed outstanding, and he should be rewarded. However, since he has only been in the sect for less than half a year, it's unlikely that he will advance to the Yuanhe realm so quickly."

  So at this time, rewarding Cong Zhidan is too early, not only will it spoil the disciples, but also neglect the older disciples who entered earlier. Therefore, Lao Fu thinks that the reward of Honor Token and Xuanling Dan is more suitable, Cong Zhidan has a long way to go!

  Shi Sheng's heart sank, the thing he was worried about had happened after all. At this moment, he didn't dare to show any emotions, but in his heart, he hated Song Lao more and more. Although Shi Sheng was a person who only took advantage of opportunities without suffering losses, he could only endure the situation for now. If there would be a chance for revenge in the future, Shi Sheng would absolutely not show mercy!

  "Not bad, Elder Song has some reason to say so. After all, this person has just entered the door and it's still a short time, if we do it like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!" A young man in gray robes sitting next to Elder Song said.

  "That's right, after all, this young man is still young and has a lot of time. Now the Congzhi Dan reward is not useful to him, it's better to give it to those older disciples who need to advance." said an old goat-bearded man.

  "What everyone said makes some sense, but the achievements are here, can't let our Tianxuan Sect be inconsistent?" Xiao Lao looked at Song Lao with a slightly furrowed brow.

  "Haha, I had forgotten that this young man is a disciple of Elder Xiao!" Song Elder chuckled: "This person has already been spoiled to the point of being disrespectful to his elders. Some time ago in the Alchemy Pavilion, he even dared to speak back to me."

  After that, he had a big fight with his fellow apprentice Huo Wei because of a disagreement, and if it weren't for Huo's younger cousin who knew what was going on, he would have been seriously injured.

  Of course, Elder Xiao, as his master, should have disciplined him more strictly and not spoiled him so much at this commendation meeting. Otherwise, you are not doing him good, but harming him!" said Elder Song with a smile.

  "You..." Elder Xiao's face showed some anger, but it was not a good time to flare up. Indeed, Shi Sheng was his own disciple, and Elder Xiao was indeed in an awkward position to speak well of him. He couldn't help his own disciple ask for favors, or else he would be accused of being biased.

  "It's nothing serious!" Just then, Leng Yuan Dazhang waved his hand and interrupted the whispers of the crowd.

  Shi Sheng's heart moved, and as for this elder, Shi Sheng had a lingering fear in his heart, without too many good impressions, after all, they almost took his life at their first meeting.

  "Xiao Changlao, as Shi Sheng's master, you should indeed teach your disciple well. Today is the commendation conference, and it's not convenient for you to say something on behalf of your own disciple!" Leng Yuandajialao said. Xiao Changlao nodded, while Song Changlao coldly smiled at Xiao Changlao with a self-satisfied expression.

  Leng Yuan Dazhang spoke again, "Song Zhanglao, as the Law Enforcement Elder, I ask you, in the case of executing a task in Huahai Realm, beheading an evil cultivator or a new disciple, should it be heavily rewarded? You only need to answer yes or no!"

  "This..." Elder Song furrowed his brow, and finally nodded: "If there's no great fault, he should be heavily rewarded!"

  "En!" Leng Yuan, the elder, nodded in satisfaction: "So when fellow disciples are in trouble, even joining hands to form a Five Elements Seal is barely enough to resist the enemy. But someone breaks away from the Five Elements Seal, faces danger head-on, and single-handedly fights and kills the enemy. Shouldn't they be heavily rewarded?"

  "Cough... If there's no major mistake, he should be heavily rewarded!" said Song Lao with a difficult expression.

  "If this person has made two contributions without any mistakes, do you think he should be rewarded? Or would you like to deduct his reward, and then new disciples will no longer have the heart to make contributions in the future?" Cold Yuan Dazhang said. Song Zhenren hastily shook his head after hearing this.

  "The elder's words make sense, and as a result, the new disciple who has made achievements will naturally be neglected!" A tall and thin elder spoke up, Shi Sheng looked at this person, and in his heart, he remembered the expressions of each elder, distinguishing who supported Xiao Lao and who supported Song Lao, and some who remained neutral without speaking.

  "Song Mou didn't understand the situation, if it's really two merits and no demerits, this award..." Song Lao forced out a smile.

  "Alright, let's continue!" The elder leaned back in his seat, never mentioning Shi Sheng's name from start to finish, but anyone with discerning eyes could see the elder's intention. Shi Sheng, however, hadn't expected the elder to help him and immediately nodded his head in gratitude towards the elder.

  Xiao Lao raised a slight smile, while Liu Lao looked at the various disciples and said in a loud voice: "Since that's the case, I'll announce Shi Sheng's reward. This time..."

  Before Old Man Liu could finish speaking, a disciple suddenly rushed in from outside the door. He looked like he had been beaten up, with a bruised nose and swollen face. Before Old Man Liu could even scold him or ask what happened, the disciple thudded to his knees.

  "I report to all the seniors, I shouldn't have rushed into the commendation meeting, but I had no choice. Wu Gu Shan's Zhou Hong Zhou arrived at the mountain gate, and we didn't let him pass, saying that we wanted to inform him first. But Zhou Hong Zhou beat me up and said that no matter what, our Tian Xuan Sect must hand over the child who killed his nephew!" The guarding disciple hastily explained.

  "Outrageous! Below the Sea Boundary, killing is prohibited. How could Tianxuan Sect have someone kill his nephew? I'll go and meet Old Ghost Zhou. Everyone, wait for a moment!" Song Changlao, as the Law Enforcement Elder, didn't hesitate in this matter. With a shout, he angrily left the hall. Shi Sheng's heart sank, and a bad premonition arose! (End of chapter, next chapter is even more exciting!)

  (PS: Under internal and external troubles, everyone come to give some recommendation votes, kill these bad guys, and also ask for a collection, squeak squeak!)