Lin Long knew that it was impossible for him not to be investigated by the Sect Leader and the others. He knew that the Enforcement Elder would definitely pay close attention to him because he had secretly learned the cultivation technique. Now that he was late for so many days, he was even suspected by the Enforcement Elder and the others. If he still didn't go, he was afraid that the Enforcement Elder would go straight to the Green Peak.
Therefore, he had to go to the Hall of Discipline to be interrogated. Otherwise, the disciplinary elder and the others would think that he had ulterior motives.
Linlong arrived at the Hall of Discipline very quickly. It was currently afternoon. Aside from the disciplinary elder, there were only a few disciples of the Purple Sun Sect.
The disciplinary elder was sitting at the head of the hall. He held the jade bone in his hand and seemed to be resting with his eyes closed.
As for the disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, they were sitting not too far away from the disciplinary elder, bored out of their minds.
"Good thing we came back early. Otherwise, we would've been captured and sent to do hard labor."
"Just thinking about doing things that don't earn us any contribution points but could cost us our lives at any moment still gives me a lingering fear."
"Thank goodness, thank goodness."
… …
From afar, Linlong could already hear the whispers of these people.
It was obvious that the Purple Sun Sect was extremely strict when it came to the interrogation. No matter what you were doing these past few days, you had to return to the Purple Sun Sect to be interrogated. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Linlong walked towards them. Then, a young man who had been standing beside the whispering disciples stood up. This young man was also wearing the uniform of a Purple Sun Sect disciple.
"Junior brother, are you here to interrogate us?" The young man looked at Linlong and asked.
"Yes." Linlong nodded.
"Then sit with them and wait for a while. Because the people who came for the interrogation didn't arrive in time, to avoid wasting time, the Head has requested that there be at least ten people or four hours before the interrogation begins," the young man said.
"Mm. Thank you, senior brother." Linlong nodded. The young man's words immediately made him understand why those people were sitting there out of boredom.
After that, he sat behind those people, not intending to communicate with them.
The gazes of those people only glanced at him for a split second.
They had to wait for more than two hours before Xing Bai, the Eternal Peak's Chief, Fang Hongyuan, and a few other elders arrived.
After these people arrived at the main hall, Linlong noticed that Xing Bai and the other elders all glanced at him. It was obvious that Linlong had left a deep impression on them.
Moreover, if the culprit was still alive, then he, Linlong, would undoubtedly be the most suspicious target.
Linlong was unmoved. He just looked at them expressionlessly.
"Alright, the examination will now begin. The first person to arrive at the Law Enforcement Hall, please come forward for the examination. The others will line up in order." After Xing Bai's group walked to the front of the large hall, the Enforcement Elder, who had opened his eyes when Xing Bai's group entered, finally spoke.
Various important figures in the sect were right in front of them, so how could the few disciples from before dare to line up randomly? Instead, they lined up according to the principle of first come, first served.
After Linlong, there was another person who also arrived late, so Linlong was the second last in line.
When the first person went up, he was obviously very nervous. He had clearly not experienced being examined by important figures in the sect. Sometimes, when the Enforcement Elder and the others asked a question, he would take a long time to answer.
After a long time, he finally finished answering the Enforcement Elder and the others' questions.
The next few people were obviously much better.
Linlong noticed that the Enforcement Elder and the others asked questions like "Where were you during this period of time and the day the Demon-suppressing Pagoda exploded? What were you doing? Did you know that such a thing happened in the pagoda?"
After a few questions, the Enforcement Elder let them go. It was obvious that they were not suspects at all.
At this moment, the Enforcement Elder looked at Linlong and said, "Alright, Linlong, it's your turn."
Seeing that the Enforcement Elder could actually call out a disciple's name, and this disciple looked very unfamiliar, Eternal Peak's Chief, Fang Hongyuan, naturally sized Linlong up curiously.
Linlong smiled slightly, then walked over leisurely.
After walking to the middle of the group, Linlong noticed that apart from Fang Hongyuan, the others all looked at him sharply.
Although Linlong had never seen Fang Hongyuan before, he had heard the other disciples' descriptions, so he immediately recognized Fang Hongyuan among the group.
"Linlong, where were you on the day the Demon-suppressing Pagoda exploded? What have you been doing these past few days? "The Enforcement Elder asked.
"In reply to the Enforcement Elder, a few days ago, I had to go to Xuanyang City for some matters and only returned today. After returning, I entered the Demon-suppressing Pagoda and heard about the explosion from the other senior brothers. Then, I met Senior Sister Nangong Yi in the pagoda and was called to the Enforcement Hall by her," Linlong said unhurriedly.
"You were not in the Demon-suppressing Pagoda on the day of the explosion. Is there anyone who can prove this?" The Enforcement Elder asked.
"No," Linlong answered straightforwardly.
"No?"
Hearing Linlong's answer, a trace of suspicion appeared on the faces of these people.
"Yes," Linlong answered again.
"That's good." The Enforcement Elder nodded, then said, "Since no one can prove that you were not there, we can only investigate you."
"Yes, Master," Linlong said.
"Then, take off your shirt."
Linlong took off his shirt as instructed.
The other two disciples were naturally surprised to see that Linlong was the target of so much attention from the Enforcement Elder and the others. This was because there was clearly someone who could not prove that he was not there, but he did not enjoy the same treatment as "Linlong".
After Linlong took off his shirt, the Enforcement Elder and the others immediately stared at Linlong's naked upper body with sharp eyes.
In their opinion, if Linlong was really the person who fought with Fang Ao and was lucky enough to escape the explosion, there would definitely be wounds on his body.
However, no matter how hard they stared, they could not see any new wounds on Linlong's body.
With the top-grade healing medicine and the automatic recovery of the Dantian Record, coupled with the protection of the Cyan Spiritual Armor, there were no wounds on Linlong's body. Therefore, they could not see anything at all.
After a while, the Enforcement Elder said, "Alright, put on your clothes and leave."
Linlong put on his clothes and turned to leave.
Since they could not find anything suspicious on Linlong's body, the Enforcement Elder and the others could only let him leave. They did this only because they were worried.
After all, if Linlong had really fought with Fang Ao, it would have been impossible for him to leave under those circumstances.
The investigation passed just like that. Linlong had already expected this. Although there were some loopholes in his words, he knew that the Enforcement Elder and the others would not specially send someone to verify whether he had really left the Purple Sun Sect in the past few days.
After all, in a situation where they could know the result of a search, no one would go through so much trouble to do such a thing.
After Linlong left, the last disciple walked up to the Enforcement Elder and the others. However, he was embarrassed to find that these people's attention was not on him at all.
The Enforcement Elder and the others had indeed ignored this disciple. After they exchanged a few glances with each other, Sect Master Xing Bai said, "Fang Ao went to the Demon-Subduing Pagoda that day to hunt evil spirits or for some other purpose. How did your investigation go?"
"I've asked the people around Fang Ao about this matter. They said that Fang Ao went to hunt evil spirits for a few days," the Enforcement Elder said.
"Recently, I've heard from Nangong Yi that there are people selling pills and other things in the pagoda. Did Fang Ao come into contact with this matter? Did he explode the Source of the Spiritual Fire because of this?" Xing Bai suddenly shifted his gaze to Fang Hongyuan.
"That's impossible. How could Ao 'er be involved in this matter?" Fang Hongyuan immediately denied.
If he admitted to this matter, then what face would Fang Hongyuan have left? After all, this matter was a scandal in the Purple Sun Sect that could not be brought to light. Admitting this matter was undoubtedly equivalent to admitting that he, Fang Hongyuan, was the mastermind behind this. How could he still have the face to be the head of the Yong Chang Peak?
Of course, he had also investigated this matter in private, but Dong Peng had flatly denied that he and Fang Ao were involved in this matter. Therefore, he did not pay much attention to this matter.
Fang Hongyuan naturally did not know that because of this, he missed the possibility of discovering the truth.
…
After leaving the Law-Enforcement Hall, Linlong did not continue to go to the Demon Suppression Pagoda. Instead, he returned to the Green Peak. After all, on the surface, he was still the disciple of the Green Peak's head, Li Yiming. If he did not return for many days without reason, it would not be good.
Moreover, it was at a time when such a big matter had happened.
Before returning to his room, Linlong found Li Muling squatting outside his door. She picked up the small stones on the ground from time to time and threw them away after picking them up. She had a sullen expression on her face.
Linlong walked up to her and said, "Senior Sister, what's the matter?"
"Ah …" Suddenly hearing Linlong's voice, Li Muling jumped in fright. When she raised her head and saw that it was Linlong, her fair little face inexplicably blushed. "No … nothing."
Linlong couldn't help but smile. His Senior Sister could not hide anything from him at all.
Then, Li Muling thought of something and said a little awkwardly, "Junior Brother … actually, my father said that when you come back, go to his room."
"En, I understand." Linlong nodded.
"That, Junior Brother, where have you been recently?" At this moment, Li Muling asked curiously.
"I went to Xuan Yang City for a walk. After all, it's a little boring to stay in the sect all day," Linlong said casually.
"Then why didn't you bring me there?" Hearing Linlong's words, Li Muling could not help but pout her little mouth.
"En, we'll talk about it when there's a chance." Linlong smiled slightly.
Hearing Linlong's words, a trace of joy immediately appeared on Li Muling's face. Then, she said, "Junior Brother, you just came back and you're a little hungry, right? Do you want me to bring you to get you something to eat? The new outer sect junior brother cooked delicious food recently."
Hearing Li Muling's words, Linlong felt a little hungry. After all, for so many days, he had basically been eating dry rations. His mouth had long become dull.
Although he lived for a long time in his previous life, he still had emotions and desires.
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