Chapter 117 Shocking, shocking case
"died?"
In an instant, everyone in the sect felt a gloomy chill pass away.
"died.."
Lin Qing's face was calm and he just kept mumbling these two words.
Guo Dou seemed to be willing to take the risk. He gritted his teeth and knelt down, saying with tears in his eyes:
"Senior Brother, he is indeed dead. I heard that he was traveling and his body was not found. My disciple has told Ah Fu many times, but he doesn't believe it.
Moreover, the disciple saw that he was pitiful, so he gave him some food from time to time, but he never ate it. He even said that he would leave it to the master to eat, but he went to eat the broken fruit instead.
To this end, he also dug a big well in the house. He dug it by hand.
Every summer, the smell is unbearable.
So the disciple could only secretly go to the courtyard to throw away those things when he went out to work.
I don’t dare to throw too much away, I can only throw away little by little.
Once he discovered it, he almost fought with his junior brother."
Thinking of how he carefully hid the fruit, Lin Qing wanted to laugh for some reason.
But what he issued was a sneer. He looked at Guo Dou, sneered, and said with some sarcasm in his tone:
"Ha, so that means you are still a good person? Tell me, who is defrauding Ah Fu of food? Is it you?"
Guo Dou's body became limp again, his head almost hit the ground, his body was trembling, and he said:
"No, no, senior brother!! I don't have any."
Then his face showed hesitation and struggle again, as if there was something unspeakable that he wanted to say but dared not say.
Lin Qing squatted down, with a smile on his face, but no matter how he looked at it, it revealed a sinister tone:
"Who is that? Why didn't you stop it? Are you still the steward in charge of the handymen? Hurry up and make up your unspeakable secret. If I am not satisfied with what you say, then you can leave the sect."
"what?"
Guo Dou raised his head suddenly, his face full of panic. Leaving the sect?That would be worse than killing him.
Nowadays, although he is just a handyman in charge, he can still live a prosperous life and be called "Sir" in his hometown.
If you leave the sect, let alone whether the casual cultivators in the foundation building period can survive, even if they survive, they will not be as comfortable as staying in Ziyang Mansion.
For a moment, Guo Dou was so confused that his mind turned into a ball of mush, and he even forgot the reason he had just thought of.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Lin Qing stood up and wanted to leave.
But when Guo Dou saw this scene, he didn't know where he got the courage. He got up directly, ran to Lin Qing, and said with tears in his eyes:
"Senior brother, senior brother!! Disciple said, disciple said."
"The disciple once went to tell the elder about Ah Fu's situation. The elder saw that he was pitiful, so he transferred him from the back mountain to the mountain gate. He thanked his junior brother for a long time for this.
Because he said, this way he can see the master earlier when he comes back.
As for those who deceived Ah Fu, how could the disciples dare to stop them? They were all core disciples of the sect, and had great hope of being promoted to alchemy. They were also closely related to several true disciples.
Disciple, disciple is just an early stage of foundation building who cannot be promoted.
The disciple also thought about telling the internal affairs elders, but before he could take action, they beat him up and took away the few pills he had.
He also said that if the disciple dares to talk nonsense again, he will be kicked out of the sect and his cultivation will be abolished.
Senior brother! !It’s not that the disciple is unwilling, it’s that the disciple doesn’t dare! ! ! "
As he spoke, Guo Dou knelt down again, kowtowing with tears streaming down his face.
After hearing this, Lin Qing took a deep breath, feeling a little more depressed, and shouted:
"Get up and tell me which disciples they are and how long they have been doing this."
Guo Dou still didn't dare to get up and said tremblingly:
"It's Guan Chun and Bai Shangrong, and they have several disciples following them.
They often bully some disciples who have no background, use waste elixirs to defraud the disciples of their contributions, and often use fake five elements spiritual objects to deceive those disciples, making them owe a lot of contributions, and then let the deceived disciples do their best. Horse, to repay the contribution.
And there is interest on that contribution... Some disciples work hard and can only pay back a small amount of interest.
Even when the disciples were in the Qi refining stage, they were deceived by them using the useless Foundation Establishment Pill! !
As for bullying Ah Fu, Ah Fu saw them bullying his disciples and went to stop them.
So I was targeted by them, and I took pleasure in deceiving Ah Fu all day long."
Bang!
Guo Dou’s head hit the ground hard and he shouted:
"Everything I said is true. If I deceive my senior brother, I will not make any progress in my cultivation in this life and will not have a good death!!"
This oath cannot be said to be evil. After all, what a monk values most is his or her cultivation.
call.
Lin Qing tasted the turbidity in her heart and heard the familiar methods, and the anger in her heart could not be increased.
The last one who did this was less than four years after the death of the Nine Clans. Where did they get the courage! !
His voice was extremely cold, without any emotion, but the killing intent in his eyes was almost unstoppable.
"Get up and take me to them."
Although the voice was extremely cold, to Guo Dou, it was like the sound of nature. He immediately raised his head, wiped the snot and tears from his face, and stood up in a hurry.
He hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes!! Disciple will take you there."
Ah Fu, who was sweeping the floor at this time, was a little thirsty. He looked at his waist and found that he had forgotten to bring a water bag, so he planned to go to the spring in Zongmen Square.
The water there was drinkable and had a slight sweet taste, but what puzzled him was that other senior brothers would never drink the water there.
But when he walked into the sect, he immediately saw the steward kneeling there and his senior brother standing.
His head was tilted, confusion flashed in his eyes, and his brain couldn't analyze what happened.
But it seemed that the good steward was being bullied and was crying.
But, senior fellow apprentice is a very nice person and won’t bully others.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Ah Fu decided to stop his senior brother first.
So, he took the broom and ran quickly to the two of them. He spoke with difficulty in his stammering words. It was obvious that he was very anxious.
"Senior brother, you can't bully the manager."
Seeing him coming, Guo Dou's face showed ecstasy, and he quickly grabbed Ah Fu's shoulders with both hands, looked at him with expectant eyes, and said:
"Ah Fu, Ah Fu, please tell senior brother whether I helped you or not, and whether I helped you come to the mountain gate."
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Guo Dou collapsed a little and kept shaking his body.
"Say it, say it, say it!!"
When Lin Qing saw this scene, the gloom in his eyes increased a bit. With a wave of his hand, a Heart-Cleaning Spell hit Guo Dou, gradually calming down his disturbed emotions and the chaotic spiritual power in his body.
Ah Fu was a little scared and dodged back and forth. When Guo Dou let go of his hand, he hurriedly ran behind Lin Qing and hid, with only half of his head exposed to look at Guo Dou.
He whispered: "Senior brother, you can't bully me and interfere in your affairs. He is a good person and helped Ah Fu."
Lin Qing looked back at Ah Fu and asked, "What has he helped you with?"
Probably because this question was a bit difficult for him, Ah Fu stood there without speaking, just thinking quietly.
During this period, Guo Dou stared at Ah Fu with burning eyes. He also knew that his fate was decided in Ah Fu's hands.
Fortunately, Ah Fu did not disappoint Guo Dou.
Ah Fu's eyes lit up and he said, "Ah Fu, originally he was chopping firewood in the back mountain, but the steward asked me to come to the mountain gate to sweep the floor. Ah Fu is very happy, so that he can see the master earlier."
When Guo Dou heard this, his soft feet could no longer support him and he collapsed directly to the ground.
He felt like he had experienced the greatest torture in the world in this short quarter of an hour. Every sentence was like a knife cutting back and forth on his heart, making him panic.
"Then has he helped you deliver anything to the master?"
Ah Fu thought for a while and shook his head, "No, he said that the master will not come back. Ah Fu was very angry."
As he said this, he thought of something again and looked a little hurried. He looked up at the sky and was about to run towards the mountain gate. Fortunately, Lin Qing had quick eyes and quick hands and caught him and asked:
"what happened?"
"Ah Fu is going to sweep the floor, and he has to wash clothes for the senior brothers in the evening. They will help Ah Fu bring things to the master."
As he spoke, he moved his head closer, patted the bulging clothes, deliberately lowered his voice, and whispered:
"Senior brother gave you the fruit. After I finish washing my clothes, I will ask senior brother to bring it to the master."
Looking at Ah Fu who was still giggling, Lin Qing's eyes narrowed, and a fierce light flashed through her eyes.
I sighed heavily in my heart, this is the real feeling of being sold and helping count the money, and shouting thank you for selling me at a high price.
At this time, Guo Dou also reacted, quickly got up from the ground, ran quickly to Ah Fu and held him, and said hurriedly:
"Ah Fu, there is no need to sweep the floor today. I will take you to find Guan Chun and Bai Shangrong."
Ah Fu looked at the mountain gate with some worry. There was still his broom there, and his land had not been swept yet. But when he thought about giving fruit to the master earlier, he became hesitant again.
Upon seeing this, Lin Qing waved to the mountain gate, and the broom flew over immediately. He handed it back to Ah Fu and said:
"Let's go find your senior brothers."
Ah Fu didn't hear the gloomy coldness in Lin Qing's tone. He just felt that the senior brother was really kind and helped him get the broom back.
So, the three of them walked along the mountain road of the sect towards the core disciple area.
During this period, many people saw this strange combination and expressed surprise.
But seeing the cold look on Lin Qing's face and the dangerous aura emanating from his body, they did not come forward to disturb him, but just looked at him with admiring eyes.
Not long after, under the leadership of Guo Dou, the three of them came to a fresh and elegant courtyard.
Lin Qing looked around and found that there were similar separate courtyards all around, thinking that this should be where the core disciples lived.
Because he was promoted too quickly, he obtained the status of Tianjiao during the foundation building period. Naturally, he did not need to live here, so he had never been here.
Looking at it now, the treatment in Ziyang Mansion is indeed very good. Inner disciples after the sixth level of Qi Refining can have their own independent cabin in the mountains and forests.
In the foundation building stage, he became a core disciple, and the courtyard looked like this now.
It is a bit strange that after being promoted to Dan Dan and becoming a true disciple, he has to go to various mountain peaks and live in caves instead.
Standing in front of the ancient gate, Lin Qing released his spiritual consciousness and became slightly sensitive, then his face darkened.
From what he sensed, there were quite a lot of people in the courtyard.
There are three disciples in the Qi refining stage in the backyard, with ropes tied to their bodies, pulling a huge millstone together, and putting herbs in it from time to time.
Their spiritual power has been exhausted, and they can only use their physical bodies to pull forcefully, which looks very painful.
Sensing the mountains of herbs next to her, Lin Qing's eyes flashed with understanding. What they were doing must be the ordinary task of grinding herbs.
This scene reminded him of the intermediary in his previous life.
I took orders and subcontracted them out, but I had to pay for the work in my previous life.
It doesn't seem to be used here.
In the center of the courtyard, there was a spacious hall with more than ten people inside.
The scene was quite lively, with seven or eight female disciples who were in the early stage of Qi training, singing and dancing, dancing around in the hall, which was really beautiful to watch.
At the top of the hall, several Foundation Establishment Stage disciples surrounded a Golden Core Stage monk, drinking and having fun, having a great time.
There were two other people at the entrance of the hall. Those two were foundation-building practitioners, but they looked restless and uneasy at the moment, which was incompatible with the lively atmosphere here.
When Guo Dou saw his senior brother stopped at the door, he thought about it and felt that it was still up to him to knock on the door.
But before he could take action, he saw his senior brother stepping out. The door to the courtyard was instantly shattered into pieces, and even the carved wooden door in the hall was turned into powder. "Who!! Who did it!! I want to see who is provoking!! I wonder if Senior Brother Chen is here!!"
An angry voice came from inside, and then two figures were seen walking quickly out of the hall.
The two foundation-building disciples who were standing at the door quickly lowered their heads when they saw them coming out, looking very frightened.
The man who came out was dressed in white, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was very heroic, but at this moment his face was full of anger.
When he saw Guo Dou and Ah Fu, he let out a disdainful chuckle.
"Yo yo yo, who do I think it is? It turns out to be you losers?"
With a look of contempt on his face, he held a folding fan in his hand and walked towards the door with his head shaking, while the folding fan in his hand kept lighting up in the air.
"Let me take a look. Is this your new backer? You really don't know how high the sky is, don't you know that Senior Brother Chen is inside?"
As soon as these words came out, the women who were watching the excitement at the entrance of the hall suddenly started to giggle.
At this time, a man in a green shirt squeezed out, holding a wine bottle. He also saw this scene and also laughed wildly.
"Hahahaha, Brother Bai, why is your door gone?"
Bai Shangrong's face was full of anger at this moment, and his eyes revealed a look that could kill. He walked angrily in front of Guo Dou, raised his palm and was about to slap him.
Snapped.
Different from the familiar voice before, this time the voice was extremely dull.
Before he could react, the women behind him screamed, making sharp and harsh sounds!
"what!!!!"
Bai Shangrong also reacted at this moment, staring blankly at his empty right hand, and then slowly lowered his head to look at the ground.
I saw only one pale palm, and you could still see the blood-red palm at the wrist lying there quietly!
He raised his arm in front of his eyes in disbelief, and finally confirmed that it was his hand! !
"what!!!"
He let out a scream, his face full of fear, and his eyes looking at Guo Dou were full of resentment.
He didn't expect that an ordinary steward in the Foundation Establishment Stage would dare to take action against him, and even cut off one of his palms.
Moreover, Guo Dou also showed an expression of gloating over misfortune, which made me angry.
At this moment, Bai Shangrong's body was full of alcohol, his eyes were blurred, and his head was dizzy and swollen. Without thinking, he stretched out his left hand and wanted to strangle Guo Dou to death on the spot!
Snapped.
Another soft sound and the pain in his wrist made him wake up completely, and he also noticed the third person who had never spoken.
For some reason, he felt that this person was familiar and wanted to move his face closer to take a look.
But I heard a cry from behind,
"Senior brother? Why did you come out? Just leave it to us."
A figure jumped out from the main hall. He was tall and burly, wearing white and purple sect clothes. He was Chen Shuming, the true disciple of Ziyang Mansion.
At this moment, he looked nervous, and hurriedly pushed away the female nuns blocking the door, quickly ran to Lin Qing, bowed, and said in a vague tone, with a bit of uneasiness:
"Greetings, Senior Brother."
Big Brother?
At this moment, everyone's heads felt like they had been punched hard, and they were unable to think for a while.
However, the two previously nervous Foundation Establishment Stage disciples were the first to react, with excitement on their faces. After looking at each other, they quickly ran to Lin Qing.
He knelt down with a plop, without saying a word, just kneeling there.
"Oh, you are so cool. As soon as you returned to the sect, there were people helping you to catch the wind and wash away the dust. There were also female disciples singing and dancing. Is the wine delicious?" Lin Qing had a smile on her face and stepped forward to pat Chen Shuming on the shoulder. The words were full of sarcasm.
He didn't understand why the true disciples trained by the sect were mixed with these disciples, and judging from their appearance, this was not their first time here.
The sect rules of Ziyang Mansion are clear. Anyone who harms fellow sect members without permission will be punished by having their cultivation level revoked and expelled from the sect, or by annihilating the whole clan at worst.
Why did this person still join in with them? Looking at the two disciples who were kneeling there without speaking, he sighed heavily. From them, Lin Qing remembered the past.
Four years is not a long time for a cultivator, but for him, a new arrival, it is already a long time.
But even to this day, he can still clearly remember the words that Senior Brother He dared not say in the bamboo forest courtyard. He wanted to beg Qin Tianyu to contribute less, but he didn't dare.
At this moment, the two people in front of me and the three people in the backyard looked so much like Senior Brother He back then.
Even if my heart is full of resentment and bitterness, I still have to be bullied by them and dare not resist.
As soon as Lin Qing thought, the huge graphite in the backyard and the three people were detained. He looked at Chen Shuming and asked:
"Do you know about this?"
Seeing Chen Shuming in front of him with a troubled expression, hesitating and unable to speak, Lin Qing already had the answer in his heart. He looked at Bai Shangrong who was sitting in a pool of yellow liquid and asked:
"How much of the contribution you earn through this method should be given to Chen Shuming."
Bai Shangrong was so frightened that he was doing such a shameful thing, which was strictly prohibited by the sect. What he was thinking about at the moment was how to save his life.
Even if his cultivation was abolished, it was still worth it. He didn't hear Lin Qing's questions at all, but was immersed in the dream of saving his life.
Lin Qing looked at the monk in green clothes again, who seemed to be named Guan Chun. With just one glance, the man's legs became weak and he slumped down, and yellow liquid flowed out.
With a slight movement of thought, the man flew over from the door. Lin Qing said:
"You answer it. If you are satisfied with what you say, I can spare your life."
As soon as these words came out, not only Guan Chun, but also Bai Shangrong showed the desire for life in his eyes. He crawled up to Lin Qing, scrambling to answer.
It turned out that through this method, they completely controlled 23 disciples. There were more than 20 disciples who were not completely controlled because they still had the ability to repay, but most of the monthly contributions they earned had to be handed over to these two people.
Through these people, they can earn as little as [-] monthly contributions. During the period of discovering the secret realm, they can even earn [-] contributions.
Although Lin Qing's real body is just a butcher in the dining hall, at least he is also a disciple of the fourth level of Qi Refining in the sect's records.
You have to work hard to slaughter countless soul birds every month to earn 130 contribution points.
And these two people, no, there may be more, can make tens of thousands of contributions by bullying their disciples through various means, and may have been going on for several years.
He waved his hand gently, and a stinging pain appeared in the Dantian of the two men. A bloody hole the size of a fist appeared there, destroying their Dantian.
The two of them looked desperate and collapsed on the ground, but their eyes showed joy that they survived.
Lin Qing looked at Chen Shuming again. According to the two of them, [-]% of the monthly contributions must be handed over to him, the true disciple of Ziyang Mansion.
Chen Shuming's legs became weak early on and he knelt down. His body kept shaking. He once thought about resisting, but the huge gap prevented him from having the courage to resist.
After thinking about it, a pen and pen appeared in Lin Qing's hand, placed it in front of Chen Shuming, and said:
"Write down all the people who are related. Those contributions, who was given to them, and who they were divided with, write them all down. I will spare your life."
Chen Shuming's hands trembled, he kowtowed heavily, and let out an appalling cry:
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother knows his mistake. Junior Brother will never dare to do it again. Please give Junior Brother a chance to change his ways."
Tears and snot flowed out of him, showing no trace of a monk's demeanor. He seemed to have thought of something, and immediately moved forward on his knees, crawled in front of Lin Qing, and said excitedly:
"Senior brother, senior brother! After this disciple cleanses his muscles and cuts his marrow, he will break through to the Nascent Soul. I would like to ask you, for the sake of past kindness, to leave him to cultivate! From now on, I am willing to do my best for my senior brother. No matter what the horse is!!!”
Involuntarily, a flash of disgust flashed in Lin Qing's eyes. It was such a waste to give such a person the opportunity to cleanse his bones and marrow.
But looking at the disciples who were kneeling on the ground, he still said:
"Write down all the relevant people, and I'll leave you to cultivate."
Chen Shuming looked ecstatic. At this moment, he didn't dare to consider whether this was true or not. He could only choose to believe it.
Soon, a list appeared in Lin Qing's hand.
The ones at the top are actually two elders in the early stage of Nascent Soul. One of them is a disciple who went to Tianhuo Academy this time and has just completed his promotion.
Looking down, there are 25 Danjie disciples, four of whom are at the peak of Danjie, all of whom have been to Tianhuo Academy.
After seeing this list, Lin Qing felt a chill in his heart.
Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to believe that these disciples controlled a total of twenty or thirty disciples, and there would definitely be more.
If one person controls twenty disciples, then there are nearly a thousand disciples in Ziyang Mansion who are bullied by them and work for them in vain. s
Then why is it that no one has discovered such a large sect?
Fortunately, he thought that Ziyang Mansion was prospering and that the replacement of Five Elements Sect was just around the corner.
Now it seems that it is not a loft in the sky?
As a young man in the 21st century, he knows how important people are within a sect.
If those Ziyang Mansion disciples who were bullied achieved success in the future and did not harbor resentment against the sect and take revenge, it would be a blessing.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Qing turned to look behind him, where a group of Yangping Peak disciples were standing.
The criminal law elder of Ziyang Sect is Feng Yangping. Now that he is no longer in the sect, Lin Qing will naturally have the final say in all affairs of Yangping Peak.
"Follow this list and check it carefully."
Lin Qing handed the list to an elder from Yangping Peak. He was one of the disciples who went to Tianhuo Academy this time. He became an elder after breaking through the Nascent Soul.
The disciple stepped forward and took the list respectfully without any unnecessary words.
With a wave of his hand, the disciples behind him swarmed in and took away the three people who collapsed on the ground. What awaited them would be a harsh interrogation.
Chen Shuming looked at all this with some disbelief. He knew that if this trip was taken away, he would never be able to turn around.
So he yelled with all his strength, wanting to ask his senior brother to spare his life.
"Senior Brother!! Senior Brother!! Spare me, you promised me, you promised me to keep my cultivation!!!"
"Senior Brother!!"
Lin Qing pretended not to hear it and ignored it completely. He waved his hand and the elder who was waiting for instructions also left.
For a moment, there were only a few disciples in the foundation building and Qi training period left in the courtyard, as well as Ah Fu, who had been frightened.
He walked to the stone bench and sat down, waved his hand again and said:
"Leave, what they did, you can go to Yangping Peak to tell them on your own after leaving, they can't run away.
As for the withheld contributions, the sect will return them to you afterwards and compensate you. This matter was caused by the sect’s negligence and I hope you will not blame the sect. "
Although these words were a little bleak, they were extremely sincere and made those disciples clenched their fists.
With excitement on his face and tears in his eyes, he bowed to him.
As for the three disciples who were still tied with ropes, they knelt down and kowtowed heavily, saying that they would go through life and death for the sect regardless of their orders in the future.
But Lin Qing didn't hear clearly, she just sat there quietly, her thoughts wandering to nowhere.
And the joy in his heart of returning to the sect was shattered by this sudden accident.
(End of this chapter)
