(PS: 34/69, the sixth update today.)
Elder Qin looked towards Chang Zheng. Chang Zheng's expression was as per usual, but there was some worry amidst his solemnity.
Was it because the sect had suffered a series of major changes and had lost too many peak experts, causing Chang Zheng to lean more towards moderation and conservatism, or was there some other reason?
Elder Qin couldn't see through him. After a moment of silence, Zhang Kun finally said, "Now that you are the first seat of the Disciplinary Hall, you have full authority over this matter."
Chang Zheng answered, "Yes, Master."
While Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua were not directly detained, both of them were restricted from going out, their movements being monitored as if they were under house arrest.
What awaited them and Hong Jiaqi was a complicated investigation.
Feng Yunsheng warned herself to remain calm and accept all of this peacefully, not delaying her daily cultivation.
There were still around a hundred days before the Extreme Yin Bout. If she could prove her innocence, she could still make it in time to participate.
While Zhang Kun and the others wanted to simply give up on this Extreme Yin Bout, the opportunity this time was extremely great, causing Broad Creed Mountain to hesitate somewhat.
While Chang Zheng was fully in charge of this matter, with the strong arguments of Elder Qin and the others as well as the tacit approval of the two Grand Elders, he did not withhold any benefits from Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua, allowing them to cultivate as per normal.
The investigation continued, with Chang Zheng personally presiding over it.
"Feng Yunsheng's things are all here?" Chang Zheng asked.
Beside him, a female elder surnamed Wang, who was currently temporarily guiding Feng and Yin in their cultivation, replied, "Everything is here, including her Shadow Shrinking Pouch. However, I did not see her Shadow Shrinking Pouch, so I sealed it properly and handed it over to you. However, I can be sure that she did not hide anything else on her."
Chang Zheng nodded soundlessly, his expression not changing.
But his heart was full of doubts. "No, where did they go? Did she not bring it back to the mountain? "
Some gloominess flashed through Chang Zheng's gaze, "Could it be that she already knows? No, she probably doesn't know. Otherwise, she wouldn't have such a reaction. Since she hasn't been able to open it after such a long time, it means that she obtained this treasure by accident and doesn't know how to use it. That's good. I still have a chance. "
"But where is it? Looks like I can only slowly torture her … "
When the other party indicated that he had found a Shadow Spirit Talisman in her Shadow Shrinking Pouch, Feng Yunsheng's brows instantly raised.
She was now even more certain that someone was plotting against her.
But, who was it, or rather … who was it?
Feng Yunsheng looked straight at Chang Zheng who was in front of her. Chang Zheng's expression was similarly calm, not the slightest hint of anything amiss, "The Shadow Spirit Talisman has yet to be used, and there is no way to confirm who it can be used to contact. However, a one-time spirit talisman that can be used for training over a relatively long distance was discovered in your Shadow Shrinking Pouch. You are becoming more and more suspicious."
"It also means that certain people are becoming more and more suspicious," Feng Yunsheng said quietly.
Chang Zheng asked, "Can junior apprentice-niece Yin come into contact with your Shadow Shrinking Pouch?"
"Sure." Feng Yunsheng looked at him and said slowly, "This Shadow Spirit Talisman is not mine."
Chang Zheng said, "But there are traces of your Stellar Energy aura on it."
Feng Yunsheng replied, "It's possible to collect them at the places where I've been cultivating."
Chang Zheng nodded, "That's right, I will investigate this matter clearly. However, if there's anything you haven't reported, it's best to make it clear now. If it comes out again, it will only increase the suspicion on you. "
He glanced at Feng Yunsheng, "Make a list of all the places you've been in recently, especially since heading to the East Sea. The Disciplinary Hall will investigate them one by one. Remember not to leave anything out; that would only be detrimental to you."
Feng Yunsheng answered, "I didn't leave anything out. I've said all the places that I can be certain of."
Chang Zheng nodded, leaving just like that.
What caused Feng Yunsheng to feel anxious was that as time passed, the supervision on her instead grew increasingly strict.
Her cultivation arrangements with Yin Liuhua were gradually being disrupted, all the resources of the clan being supplied to her being affected as well.
While she had not been imprisoned in the Disciplinary Hall, the checks on her grew increasingly strict, the interrogations becoming more and more frequent.
Feng Yunsheng did not covet special treatment, but the problem reflected from these changes was that the clan, or rather the Disciplinary Hall, was increasingly distrustful of her.
Seeing that the Seventh Extreme Yin Bout was about to arrive, the influence on her cultivation had instead grown greater. This indicated that the clan would very likely forbid her from participating in this Extreme Yin Bout.
This was what worried Feng Yunsheng the most.
… …
Currently, on the Sacred Sun Clan's World Illuminating Peak, the Chief Huang Xu and his son Huang Jie were seated facing each other.
Looking at his son, Huang Xu said, "No news has come after such a long time. It looks like everything is going smoothly."
"The only thing I don't understand is why you are so certain that Chang Zheng will act according to our plan."
Huang Jie's expression did not change as he answered, "It is not according to our plan, but his own. We are making use of him, and he is also making use of us. It is just that he doesn't know that his plan is precisely what I want him to do."
"If not for this person, it would not have been easy for Yin Liuhua to pass the first trial, and it would have been very easy for her to reveal a flaw. Only this First Seat of Broad Creed Mountain's Disciplinary Hall would have been able to help her along the way."
Huang Xu asked, "What I find strange is precisely why Chang Zheng wants to do this."
Huang Jie said, "Because he has his own selfish motives. He wants to obtain something from Feng Yunsheng, yet also wants to keep it a secret. Therefore, if Feng Yunsheng commits a crime, he can openly investigate it."
"What thing?" Huang Xu looked at Huang Jie, "It looks like you are very clear about it."
Huang Jie retrieved an orb, placing it before Huang Xu, "I am indeed clear about it, because the thing that Chang Zheng wants is actually in my hands."
He tapped the orb lightly, images of light appearing within, "The images recorded by this Heaven Spying Orb of mine cannot be faked. Therefore, it is irrefutable evidence."
Looking through it, Huang Xu's gaze instantly lit up, "So that's how it is. Infinite Boundless Mountain's Li Jingtu actually died at his hands."
Huang Jie nodded, "That day, Li Jingtu was heavily injured by you and the other Elders, fleeing with the Heaven Cleaving Axe. Encountering this Chang Zheng, he was blinded by greed for the Heaven Cleaving Axe as he killed Li Jingtu and even destroyed the evidence. Who knew that while the Heaven Cleaving Axe was heavily injured, it did not lose its spirituality as it fled while he was battling with Li Jingtu, ultimately still ending up in your hands."
"Chang Zheng dirtied his own hands, but at the end of the day, he still ended up benefiting our Sacred Sun Clan."
"The Heaven Spying Orb is a mother-child orb. The child orb that recorded all of this was discovered and destroyed by Chang Zheng, but he recognised the Heaven Spying Orb. Therefore, he is searching for the core orb itself."
Huang Xu thought for a moment, "You made him think that the Heaven Spying Orb is in Feng Yunsheng's hands?"
Huang Jie answered, "Actually, it was an accident. Feng Yunsheng inadvertently obtained a child orb. After discovering it, I felt that it might be a good opportunity. Therefore, I guided Chang Zheng to pay attention to Feng Yunsheng."
"Generally speaking, the Heaven Spying Orb has always been a mother-child orb. Only mine is special, being the first in recorded history to have three children. Therefore, Chang Zheng does not know that the orb in Feng Yunsheng's hands is also a child orb."
"If we directly divulge the matter, Chang Zheng's days will not be easy, and Broad Creed Mountain will not be able to account to Infinite Boundless Mountain. If we divulge it later, Chang Zheng will not be able to escape. Still, before that, he can help us."
"Where is that child orb now?" Huang Xu asked.
Huang Jie held that orb in his palm, "It was shattered by me. Therefore, no matter how Chang Zheng searches, he will not be able to find it. Also, Feng Yunsheng's cultivation base is still insufficient to destroy the Heaven Spying Orb. Therefore, Chang Zheng will more likely think that the orb has been hidden by Feng Yunsheng."
"However, he is also unable to reveal all of this, being very hard to verify. Therefore, he can only work even harder in his search. The harder he works, the better it will naturally be for us."
"He is Broad Creed Mountain's current First Seat Elder of the Disciplinary Hall. The only people of Broad Creed Mountain who can suppress him now are two old, overcautious people."
"As long as Chang Zheng does not give up, Feng Yunsheng will not be able to escape."
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