Lu Chengfeng led Gu Huaiyu towards the Enforcement Hall. Rong Bing watched their departing figures from afar, not following.
Behind Rong Bing, Senior Brother Cheng watched Lu Chengfeng and Gu Huaiyu with a smug expression.
The Heavenly Xuan Saber Sect had strict rules. Leaving aside Gu Huaiyu, Lu Chengfeng had violated the sect rules by recruiting a disciple without authorization and disrupting the Xuanbei City disciple selection. Even if she didn't die, she would lose a layer of skin after this trip to the Enforcement Hall.
"You seem very happy?"
Just as Senior Brother Cheng was filled with inner triumph, an icy voice rang out, startling him.
He saw Rong Bing looking at him coldly and quickly said, "Senior Sister, I..."
"Shut up!"
Rong Bing's voice was icy. "Don't think I don't know what you did. Although Xuanbei City is just a small city, a genius who triggered the purple light phenomenon actually appeared, yet you dared to say in your report that not a single person passed the Millstone test."
"Also, why didn't you report that the Millstone was broken?"
"Senior Sister, I..."
"Go to the Enforcement Hall and receive one hundred Law Rods!"
Rong Bing didn't give him a chance to speak.
Senior Brother Cheng's face turned pale. Although one hundred Law Rods wouldn't kill him, they would be enough to severely injure his vitality, requiring several years of recovery. During this time, his cultivation would be impossible to improve in the slightest. At this moment, his hatred for Lu Chengfeng and Gu Huaiyu had reached an irreversible point.
He couldn't do anything about Lu Chengfeng, but he had plenty of ways to deal with a Condensation Realm brat.
"Still standing there? Do you want me to personally invite you?"
Rong Bing shouted coldly.
Senior Brother Cheng's body trembled immediately, and he quickly said, "I wouldn't dare, Junior Brother will go to receive the punishment."
After speaking, he turned into a stream of light and headed towards the Enforcement Hall as well.
After he left, Rong Bing said to the remaining Junior Brother Yu and the other, "Considering that you didn't hide anything and reported the crime, it can be considered meritorious service to offset your demerits, so you will be fined three months' salary."
"Thank you, Senior Sister!"
The two quickly bowed and thanked her.
That's right, the reason Senior Brother Cheng was punished was entirely because the two of them reported the events of Xuanbei City to Rong Bing in detail, including Senior Brother Cheng's decision to abandon those who passed the Millstone test.
The sect rules were strict. If the sect found out, the longer they concealed it, the longer the punishment they would receive. It was better to be honest and report it openly. Although they also had responsibility, they were only listening to Senior Brother Cheng, the main person in charge, so at most they would be guilty of inaction, which was far less serious than Senior Brother Cheng's crime.
Although three months' salary was a lot, compared to one hundred Law Rods, they would rather be fined three more years' salary.
Rong Bing left Lihun Peak. Seeing this, the two of them also quickly left. Their Blood Drinking Peak and Lihun Peak had always had grievances. Although Lihun Peak was sparsely populated, with only five people including the newly recruited Gu Huaiyu, except for Gu Huaiyu, Lu Chengfeng and the other three were all personal disciples of the Lihun Saber Master. Unlike them, who were nominally disciples of the Blood Drinking Saber Master, the weakest disciple Ronghua on Lihun Peak was in the Free and Unfettered Realm Second Stage, and the third-ranked Li Qin had also reached the Free and Unfettered Realm Fifth Stage. Second Senior Sister Yu Shui had even reached the Free and Unfettered Realm Eighth Stage, chasing directly after Lu Chengfeng. If they dared to leave one step slower, countless saber intents might attack them.
Yu Shui and the others ignored them, but their faces were filled with worry as they looked towards the Enforcement Hall.
"Second Senior Sister, what should we do now?"
The fourth-ranked Ronghua asked.
Yu Shui was the brains of Lihun Peak, acting rationally and decisively. She had previously opposed Lu Chengfeng's actions, but Lu Chengfeng had suppressed all her reasons with just one sentence.
"I am the eldest senior sister of Lihun Peak. Now that Master is not here, you must listen to me, otherwise I will expel you from Lihun Peak."
Yu Shui naturally couldn't leave Lihun Peak, so she could only let Lu Chengfeng do as she wanted, but the result was already clear. The person was recruited, and according to the previous conversation, she was a genius who triggered the purple light phenomenon of the Millstone, but Lu Chengfeng was also questioned by the Enforcement Hall because of this and was now heading to the Enforcement Hall.
The Enforcement Hall was a behemoth. They didn't dare to violate the sect rules when their master was there, let alone now that their master was gone.
Faced with the Enforcement Hall, no matter how resourceful she was, she couldn't think of any way.
"It would be great if our Lihun Peak had a peak master, but unfortunately, Master didn't establish the position of peak master before she disappeared, otherwise we could have recruited disciples autonomously, bypassing the sect rules."
At this moment, the third-ranked Li Qin sighed.
"Peak Master!"
Yu Shui's eyes lit up, and she said, "I have an idea. As long as one of our senior sisters becomes the peak master of Lihun Peak, Eldest Senior Sister won't be questioned by the Enforcement Hall."
"The reasoning is correct, but the position of peak master can only be personally appointed by the previous peak master or the Sect Master, but now Master has been missing for a hundred years, and the Sect Master has also been in seclusion for tens of thousands of years. This position of peak master... Wait, Second Senior Sister, you wouldn't be talking about the Stairway to Heaven, would you?"
Li Qin suddenly thought of something, and her face became extremely solemn.
"That's right, the Stairway to Heaven!"
Yu Shui nodded. "Only this method is likely to shut the mouths of those guys in the Enforcement Hall."
"But..."
Li Qin wanted to say something, but Yu Shui said, "Is there any other way to save Eldest Senior Sister now?"
Li Qin was silent, and Ronghua also said, "At this point, we can only try this method."
"Time is of the essence, let's set off now."
"Okay!"
...
At the same time, Lu Chengfeng also brought Gu Huaiyu to the Enforcement Hall.
When they arrived at the Enforcement Hall, many Enforcement Hall personnel were already waiting for them, and in front of them, a dignified old man sat on a stone chair floating in the air. When Lu Chengfeng and Gu Huaiyu entered, a divine light flashed in his eyes, and an imposing majesty emanated from him.
This person was the Enforcement Elder.
"Lu Chengfeng, do you know your crime?"
The Enforcement Elder asked.
Gu Huaiyu looked at the old guy in front of her, who looked righteous and dignified, but she always felt that this old guy was not a good person. She couldn't help but squeeze Lu Chengfeng's hand, giving Lu Chengfeng a look, as if to say that if she felt something was wrong, she would call her master.
Lu Chengfeng quickly shook her head, telling Gu Huaiyu not to be impulsive, but her shaking her head was seen by others as answering the Enforcement Elder's question.
"Bold Lu Chengfeng, not only did you overstep the sect rules by recruiting disciples without authorization, but the Xuanbei City disciple selection was also interrupted because of you. How dare you say you are not guilty?"
At this time, a middle-aged man to the left of the Enforcement Elder loudly reprimanded Lu Chengfeng.
Lu Chengfeng's face darkened. Now that the Sect Master was in seclusion, the Enforcement Hall was under the management of the Blood Drinking Saber Master, and this person was from Blood Drinking Peak, surnamed Cheng, named Fei. Coincidentally, the person she had taught a lesson to before was this person's junior.
Lu Chengfeng knew that the interruption of the Xuanbei City disciple selection was someone shifting the blame to her.
Faced with this person's aggressive attitude and the Enforcement Elder's majestic gaze, Lu Chengfeng was not afraid at all. She said frankly, "What crime have I committed?"
"You..."
Cheng Fei was about to speak, but was interrupted by a look from the Enforcement Elder.
The Enforcement Elder looked at Lu Chengfeng and said majestically, "This old man asks you, did you leave the sect to bring outsiders in, and also register their identity information in the Deacon Hall?"
Lu Chengfeng nodded and said, "That's right."
"Very good!" The Enforcement Elder nodded, and then asked again, "A disciple reported that the Xuanbei City disciple selection was interrupted because of this, is that true?"
Lu Chengfeng was about to deny it, but Gu Huaiyu directly said, "It's not Lu-jiejie's fault, that Millstone was broken because of me. Besides, your Millstone is too brittle, I just put my hand on it, and it broke after a while."
