Chapter 187: Chapter 187: The Crime of Fang Lin
Translator: 549690339
These days, the grand hall of Pill Sect was continuously filled with the sounds of arguing, accompanied by the faint roar of Gu Daofeng.
Gu Daofeng was a person who valued his image greatly, usually presenting himself as a refined and casual man, maintaining a demeanour of indifference in any situation.
But recently, Gu Daofeng had shown his fierce expression more than once in the grand hall, shouting loudly.
Because Fang Lin and other disciples were locked up, various elders felt disgruntled. Meng Wuyou and Mu Yan took the lead, openly arguing with Gu Daofeng in the grand hall.
At first, Gu Daofeng maintained his composure, ignoring all voices.
But when more and more elders started to speak up for Fang Lin, even accusing Gu Daofeng of intentionally suppressing these disciples, he couldn’t hold back his anger.
Even a clay figure has a three-point temper, let alone the dignified leader of the Pill Sect, someone who could not tolerate any disrespect.
Enraged, Gu Daofeng deprived three elders of their positions and punished two elders who had spoken up for Fang Lin.
This move was welcomed and applauded by supporters like Zhao Dengming and Yu Zhen, who stood firmly on Gu Daofeng’s side, resisting Mu Yan and Meng Wuyou in the grand hall.
Because of Gu Daofeng’s suppression, although Mu Yan and others kept voicing their dissatisfaction, their protests had little effect. Fang Lin and others were still imprisoned, no one could see them, and couldn’t even confirm their safety.
Gu Daofeng was extremely ruthless, stationing a number of guards outside the courtyard where Fang Lin and others were detained, even setting up a soundproofing array to completely isolate them from the outside world.
Seven days after the imprisonment, Gu Daofeng finally sent someone to interrogate Fang Lin and others.
However, everyone knew that the interrogation was merely for show. If they never interrogated them at all, it wouldn’t be acceptable.
The person Gu Daofeng sent to do the interrogation was rather cunning, and it was none other than Liu Zhizhou.
Liu Zhizhou was a firm supporter of Gu Daofeng. The fact that he was sent here exposed Gu Daofeng’s intentions to all.
As expected, Liu Zhizhou’s interrogation was extremely harsh. He never let go of even trivial matters.
This kind of nitpicking behavior irritated Fang Lin and others, who were already frustrated being locked up. They could hardly tolerate such interrogation, no matter how good their temper might be.
But Liu Zhizhou knew his boundaries well, he only interrogated others and ignored Fang Lin and Dugu Nian.
It was perfectly normal for him not to interrogate Dugu Nian. After all, she belonged to the Dugu Family. It was already stressful enough for Gu Daofeng to lock her up, let alone interrogate her. The Dugu Family would soon come after him.
As for Fang Lin, he was intentionally left hanging. So, you’re not interrogated, and you can’t go either. Just stay locked up and waste your time.
Another seven days passed, and some of the imprisoned disciples finally couldn’t stand it anymore and compromised with Liu Zhizhou.
After compromising, they were released, and no one knew what exactly they had confessed to Liu Zhizhou.
In general, fewer and fewer people were imprisoned, and in the end, only Fang Lin and Dugu Nian were still locked up. Everyone else had been successively released.
Fang Lin had an inkling that something was not right, but trapped in jail, he couldn’t do anything but calmly watch the changes happening around him.
One day, another discussion among the elders was held in the grand hall of the Pill Sect.
This time, there was a huge turnaround.
The disciples who were imprisoned with Fang Lin all stepped forward and accused Fang Lin of having connections with those black-clothed men.
This turn of events was extremely unfavorable for Fang Lin and made the faces of Mu Yan and others in the grand hall change instantly.
However, after a moment of thought, they all understood. These disciples were likely influenced by Liu Zhizhou.
But so what if they understood? These disciples had clearly compromised with Liu Zhizhou, accusing Fang Lin in unison as if Liu Zhizhou had something on them.
The situation was extremely unfavorable for Fang Lin. If these charges were proven, Fang Lin would be in big trouble.
Colluding with outsiders to harm the elders and disciples of the Pill Sect, such charges could quite possibly be a death sentence for Fang Lin.
Mu Yan, Meng Wuyou, and others kept defending Fang Lin, Mu Yan even started to berate Gu Daofeng fiercely.
But Gu Daofeng, having the upper hand, didn’t bother arguing with them. Despite the unwillingness and anger of Meng Wuyou, Mu Yan, and others, he determined Fang Lin’s guilt.
For the crime of conspiring against the elders and disciples, Fang Lin was to be stripped of his cultivation permanently and imprisoned forever in the darkest bottom of the Demon Suppressing Cave.
After Gu Daofeng announced this, he prepared to leave. Mu Yan and others were so furious that they wanted to rush up and fight with Gu Daofeng.
Yan Zhengfeng coughed and said, “Leader, this matter needs further discussion. ”
Gu Daofeng paused and then looked at Yan Zhengfeng with a somewhat cold glance.
Mu Yan, Meng Wuyou and others were greatly relieved and looked at Yan Zhengfeng with pleading eyes. If Yan Zhengfeng was willing to speak up for Fang Lin, there would definitely be a turn of events for Fang Lin.
“Elder Yan, I have made up my mind on this matter. Fang Lin’s crime is intolerable, he must be severely punished.” Gu Daofeng said coldly, not giving Yan Zhengfeng any face.
If it were any other time, Gu Daofeng would have considered Yan Zhengfeng’s opinion. But at this juncture when he was about to completely suppress Fang Lin, he naturally would not give any face to Yan Zhengfeng.
Yan Zhengfeng sighed, “This is not something you or I can decide.”
“Oh? Fang Lin is a disciple of my Pill Sect, and I am the leader of the Pill Sect.
Can’t I handle even a single disciple?” Gu Daofeng asked with a hint of coldness
in his tone.
Yan Zhengfeng smiled wryly, “If Fang Lin is just a Pill Sect disciple, the leader indeed has the power to deal with him, but, leader, do not forget, Fang Lin is also a Pill Refiner of the Pill Alliance.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb, and then they suddenly understood, realizing what Yan Zhengfeng meant.
The color on Gu Daofeng’s face slightly changed as he seemed to think of a very unfavorable situation.
Fang Lin was currently being held by them, but he still had the badge of the Pill Alliance. As long as Fang Lin sent a message to the Pill Alliance, people from the Pill Alliance would likely arrive at Pill Sect soon to rescue Fang Lin.
“Fang Lin is a once-in-a-lifetime Talent of our Pill Sect. If he is persecuted, it would only benefit the Pill Alliance!” an elder sighed.
Gu Daofeng looked at Yan Zhengfeng deeply and Yan Zhengfeng appeared tranquil, as if he hadn’t done anything at all.
“Fang Lin is indeed a Pill Refiner of the Pill Alliance, but he has committed a crime that resulted in the deaths of elders and disciples of Pill Sect. The Pill
Alliance has no right to intervene. It is my responsibility to deal with this.” Gu Daofeng said casually.
It was a joke, at this point, even though the Pill Alliance was a bit troublesome, as long as Fang Lin was completely suppressed, even if the Pill Alliance was not satisfied, they could not do anything..