Chapter 740: Positive Energy Disciple
When Ding Huan followed two law enforcers into the Law Enforcement Hall, the hall was packed with people.
The first person Ding Huan saw was Ji Bucheng.
At this moment, Ji Bucheng's face was rather cold.
It seemed that the Divine Woman Sect was truly wary of the River Worship Sword Dao, not only was the Sect Master present, but the hall masters, law enforcers, and elders of the major halls were basically all there.
Ding Huan had not seen the Sect Master before, but since she was sitting in the Sect Master's seat, she undoubtedly was Meng Zhenting of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect.
By her looks, this Sect Master was quite a beauty, her cultivation was not lacking either, so why were her actions so disgraceful?
A perfectly fine sect decided to create a Heart God Cultivator District.
Disgraceful, truly disgraceful.
Ding Huan did not know who was Lu Ye's master, but he did see Elder Douqi.
Elder Douqi nodded to Ding Huan, his expression remained normal.
As for the others, they looked at Ding Huan with extremely cold eyes.
"What happened just now? Why was law enforcement alarmed?" Meng Zhenting looked at Ding Huan, her tone void of emotion.
Ding Huan had not had time to speak when Pang Shuxian, who had followed along, urgently spoke:
"Wu Liang heard me call him over because of the Sunset Arrow matter, and when he heard that it was the Sect Master and the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall who summoned him, he immediately chose to escape.
I tried to stop him, but in the rush, I accidentally left a sword mark on him."
Ding Huan sneered internally, with your meager skills, if I didn't want you to, could you leave a sword mark on me?
He had seen shameless people, but a woman as shameless as Pang Shuxian, he truly was seeing for the first time.
At this moment, not only Elder Douqi, who knew Wu Liang's strength, looked at Pang Shuxian with shock, even Sect Master Meng Zhenting looked at Pang Shuxian with doubt.
In their eyes, Wu Liang's Divine King Realm was deeply enriched, his Dao Rhythm clear.
Pang Shuxian had just advanced to Divine King; compared to Ding Huan, the gap was enormous.
How could it possibly injure him?
"Wu Liang, do you have anything to say?" Meng Zhenting looked at Ding Huan, her voice cold.
In his heart, Ding Huan was relieved; nobody here realized he was shape-shifting, which was the most crucial thing.
Ding Huan bowed: "Wu Liang greets the Sect Master, all the Hall Masters and elders, and Elder Douqi. After hearing Shuxian's words, I immediately wanted to meet the Sect Master and Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall.
But I don't understand why Shuxian ignored my words and instead claimed I was trying to escape, then attacked me.
In my heart, everyone in the Divine Woman Sect, from Sect Master to senior and junior sisters, is family. I never imagined Shuxian would suddenly attack me…"
"You lie…" Pang Shuxian interrupted Ding Huan's words immediately.
Tears circled her eyes, seemingly ready to be provoked into crying by Ding Huan's inversion of truth.
Ding Huan's words showed that he trusted Pang Shuxian greatly, which led to the successful sneak attack.
No one spoke.
Whether or not he lied, Ding Huan would explain it himself.
Rather than relying on Pang Shuxian's tears and words for judgment.
Ding Huan did not continue speaking but instead grabbed a crystal ball and tossed it into the void.
As the crystal ball was activated, the image of Ding Huan and Pang Shuxian immediately appeared clearly in the void.
Upon seeing the image ball, Pang Shuxian's expression changed drastically, she raised her hand and struck at the image ball.
"Crack!" The image ball shattered instantly.
Ding Huan did not move, no one moved, everyone just looked at Pang Shuxian as if looking at an idiot.
"Sect Master, elders, I worry he uses a counterfeit image ball to deceive everyone."
Pang Shuxian's face was pale, filled with regret internally.
She realized she had made another mistake, she shouldn't have smashed the crystal ball.
Meng Zhenting said indifferently: "Whether it's counterfeit or lies, not only do you have eyes here, it's not up to you to teach everyone."
As she spoke, Meng Zhenting waved her hand, a Dao Principle wrapped around that crystal ball.
The next moment, the crystal ball returned to its original state, and the image in the void appeared once again out of thin air, unaffected.
There was no need for Ding Huan to take out another one.
"If you are afraid, you can continue to shatter it." Meng Zhenting's icy tone carried a strong killing intent.
"Disciple was wrong." Pang Shuxian knelt down with a thud.
She really couldn't understand why someone would even think to record a conversation with the Imaging Crystal during such a normally abrupt talk.
Does this guy have paranoia?
But at this moment, no one paid attention to Pang Shuxian, everyone was looking at the image in the void.
The image started with Pang Shuxian knocking on Ding Huan's cave mansion restriction, then Pang Shuxian explaining about Lu Ye's incident.
Then, after Ding Huan learned the news, he immediately wanted to meet the Sect Master and Law Enforcement Hall Master.
Ding Huan clearly said he wanted to meet the Sect Master and Hall Master, yet Pang Shuxian seemed not to hear, asking Ding Huan if he was leaving the Sect.
Ding Huan showed confusion, and questioned why he would leave the Sect; he needed to help Junior Sister Lu Ye clear things up, it wasn't Lu Ye's fault.
The response from Pang Shuxian was even funnier...
"Wu Liang, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave. Today you have to go with me to meet the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall, otherwise, you'll have to walk over my corpse."
Pang Shuxian suddenly raised her sword and swung it directly at Ding Huan...
Clearly, Ding Huan did not expect Pang Shuxian to suddenly attack, showing his trust in her, but he ended up getting slashed by her sword.
There's no need to watch the remaining images; everyone understood what was happening.
This was obviously a set-up.
"Bring Pang Shuxian to the Law Enforcement Hall and lock her up, wait for interrogation," Meng Zhenting said with undisguised killing intent.
Ding Huan wasn't even curious why she harmed him, as the woman had nothing to do with him.
"Wu Liang, could you please explain why you helped Lu Ye exchange the Sunset Arrow?" questioned the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall this time.
She was the ugliest woman Ding Huan had ever seen from the Divine Woman Sect, with two tiny green bean-like eyes on a face as big as a grindstone.
He really wondered how this woman entered the Divine Woman Sect.
Ding Huan replied courteously, "It was Ding Xiaotu who knew that Lu Ye had the Sunset Arrow and actively wanted to exchange Luck Stones for it.
I conveyed this matter to Lu Ye, and Lu Ye was extremely eager to acquire Luck Stones, so I helped the Sister Lu Ye with the exchange."
No one disputed Ding Huan's words, as Lu Ye had also explained it this way previously.
The only issue was that Ding Xiaotu couldn't be found.
"Wu Liang, as a steward of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, you took it upon yourself to help Lu Ye exchange the Sunset Arrow, which violates the sect rules.
Your cultivation will be abolished, but before that, you need to bring Ding Xiaotu here..."
The Hall Master's voice was eerie and chilling, like the call of a night owl.
Ding Huan bowed his fists and said clearly, "Sect Master, elders, hall masters, I am also a disciple of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, and I don't believe I've done anything wrong.
The Sunset Arrow is Sister Lu Ye's private property. She has the freedom to trade it away, and no one can say otherwise.
As a disciple of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect and Lu Ye's senior brother, I'm obligated to help her with things within my power."
"But Lu Ye knew perfectly well that Bucheng needed the Sunset Arrow and yet chose to trade it away. Doesn't that harm the relationship between our two sects?"
The Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall was immediately angered when Ding Huan dared to argue back.
Ding Huan calmly said, "Our Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect stands today due to the efforts of countless predecessors from the Divine Woman Sect who worked tirelessly, giving us a place to exist.
It's not due to pleading with others, nor is it based on sacrificing the freedom of sect disciples.
The reason I joined the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect is for the freedom and aspirations it offers. If someone covets one's possessions and strips them of the right to handle them, then such a sect is not what I long for.
If our Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect needs the Sunset Arrow, I will go all out to find it.
Instead of seeking to appease others because they need the Sunset Arrow, Master Ge, you may be able to do this, but I cannot."
The Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall was infuriated by Ding Huan's words, his face turning livid.
"Alright." Da Douqi loudly chimed in, further angering the Hall Master.
Meng Zhenting, the Sect Master of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect, nodded, "Wu Liang is right; the Sunset Arrow is Lu Ye's private property, and she has the right to dispose of it.
Someone, go release Lu Ye."
After saying this, Meng Zhenting looked at Ji Bucheng, "Nephew Bucheng, if you still wish to become Dao companions with Lu Ye from our Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect,
our sect will definitely present you with a Magical Treasure as a pledge..."
Before Meng Zhenting could finish, Ji Bucheng stood up, "Meng Sect Master, elders, as for becoming Dao companions with Lu Ye, let's drop the matter here, farewell."
After speaking, Ji Bucheng turned and left.
Ding Huan watched with admiration; see how dashing that was, being so confident.
His cultivation was similar to Ji Bucheng's, yet he had to deceive even himself just to barely survive.
Meng Zhenting was unperturbed by Ji Bucheng's departure and turned to Ding Huan, "Wu Liang, if you were to search for Ding Xiaotu, how confident are you?"
Wu Liang immediately replied, "I am completely confident."
"Oh, how so?" Meng Zhenting looked at Ding Huan with surprise.
Not just Meng Zhenting, everyone else was equally astonished.
They had been searching for Ding Xiaotu for a long time without success, so how could Wu Liang claim to be completely confident?
Ding Huan calmly responded, "I know Ding Xiaotu very well; his admiration for Lu Ye is undeniable but not absolute.
He is likely more motivated by the Sunset Arrow.
If Ding Xiaotu came for the Sunset Arrow, it is possible he knows the whereabouts of the Heaven and Earth Bow, or even possesses it..."
Ding Huan knew that even if he didn't say this, others would have guessed it.
Sure enough, Ding Huan's words didn't cause any surprise.
"Continue," Meng Zhenting looked at Ding Huan with appreciation.
"Certainly." Ding Huan continued, "This Ding Xiaotu loves to take advantage. I am sure that during the Divine Veins competition, he will appear.
Once Ding Xiaotu shows up, I am confident that I can find his location."
Meng Zhenting nodded. If Wu Liang had exchanged Luck Stones with Ding Xiaotu without placing a Mark of Divine Will on him, it would be surprising.
(Today is New Year's Eve. I wish all the book friends after 'Myth' a happy new year, everything goes well, and good health! Later, I will release the origin of 'Myth' and New Year wishes on the public WeChat account eslw26! Goodnight, fellow Daoists!)