Free Web NovelChapter 314: Chapter 197: Who Approves, Who Opposes
Jiang Man had no way of knowing what was happening outside.
But he could roughly guess.
He, an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, had suddenly become one of the Evil Demons and Outsiders colluding with an Evil God.
How many people were laughing at his misfortune?
After all, he was too strong. Those who couldn’t catch up would naturally hope for his ruin.
It was good enough if they simply refrained from kicking him while he was down.
That’s just how people are. They always look for virtues in the powerful and legendary, and find faults in the downtrodden and disgraced.
’Of course, there must be people worried about me, even heartbroken.’
’Those people would definitely be Senior Sister Yu and Mr. Yan.’
’The former is my investor.’
’Now that I’ve been confirmed as one of the Evil Demons and Outsiders, my investor will lose everything.’
’She might even be held accountable.’
’Senior Sister Yu is probably hiding in a cell and crying right now.’
’Mr. Yan is my Instructor. When I was an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, her future was bright.’
’Now, I’m afraid her future is bleak, cast into an abyss.’
’There’s no hope for her future anymore.’
Jiang Man could only mourn for them in silence.
’It’s not that I wanted to drag them down with me, but they didn’t give me time to rise.’
’I’ll make it up to them in the future if I get the chance.’
’For now, I’ll focus on my Cultivation.’
「Ten days later.」
The progress of Jiang Man’s Cultivation Gourd reached seventy percent.
It was only then that Jiang Man realized he had borrowed the Twenty-One Introductory Books on Array Patterns too early. Since he’d spent over a month focusing on his Cultivation, he would need to renew the loan for another two months.
’A painful loss of six thousand.’
「April 15th.」
Jiang Man discovered a new report on his Identity Token and checked it immediately.
’Nine times out of ten, this report is about me.’
He then discovered it was a supplement to a previous report.
Because they had not received new orders for a long time, the people from the Zhenyue Bureau had conducted a simple investigation.
They had discovered traces of an external presence at Jiang Man’s residence.
It was believed to be the work of a Puppet technique.
Therefore, the aura of the Evil God might be related to it.
The signatory was Ren Qian.
Jiang Man was quite moved.
’Senior Brother Ren is a good person. This supplement is clearly speaking up for me.’
’If the Evil God’s aura came from someone else, my punishment would be determined accordingly.’
’But it’s hard to say if it will be effective.’
’This is collusion with an Evil God, after all.’
’Even the head of the Sect couldn’t bear such an accusation.’
’Besides, so what if it’s slander? If they investigate, Old Huang isn’t innocent.’
’Looked at that way, the person who reported me actually performed a meritorious service.’
Jiang Man sighed and then continued his Cultivation. By now, his Cultivation Gourd was eighty percent full.
In ten days at most, it would be full, and then he could begin his breakthrough.
But only five days passed.
「April 20th.」
Jiang Man discovered a new notice.
It stated that the people in charge had finished handling their affairs.
On April 25th, a formal meeting would be held.
To decide on the New Evil God incident.
Looking at the notice, Jiang Man was a little surprised. ’Does the New Evil God incident warrant this much ceremony?’
’They’re actually holding a meeting?’
After a moment’s thought, Jiang Man felt it was because the matter was controversial.
Secondly, as the top disciple of the Outer Sect, they couldn’t jump to conclusions about him.
’But these are all just guesses.’
’No matter what conclusion they reach, it will be very difficult for me to remain in the Sect.’
Jiang Man didn’t dwell on it and continued to improve his Cultivation.
As for the area outside the Array, he still hadn’t set foot there.
He couldn’t be certain what was out there at all.
But the two people were bringing back more things, and not only that, they had more injuries on them as well.
It didn’t look fake.
It was getting dangerous outside, too.
’My Cultivation must be improved.’
Fortunately, the Immortal Mansion took an extremely long time to deal with.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t even have time to advance.
「April 25th.」
Jiang Man filled the first of his Cultivation Gourds.
At that moment, the Flawless Chao Yuan Shaoyang Pill was completely consumed.
He would have to use his own Elixirs for the rest.
The advancement would also take some time.
The forecast was twenty days, but he had been constantly absorbing Spiritual Qi.
That should reduce the time by a few days.
He couldn’t be sure by how much, though.
"What a pity. If I had bought a Chao Yuan Taiyang Pill, I could have continued to improve my Cultivation," Jiang Man lamented.
After that, he started paying attention to his Identity Token to see when they would start the meeting.
And what decision they would make.
——
Deep within the Law Enforcement Hall.
Zhenyue Hall.
At this moment, a handsome, middle-aged man strode in.
Two people were already seated in the grand hall.
A man and a woman.
The man was bald and one-eyed.
One of his eyes was covered, and a hideous scar extended from beneath the eyepatch down to his cheek.
The main person in charge of the Wuyun Sect’s Zhenyue Bureau, Red Eagle.
The woman looked to be in her late twenties, dressed in a black robe, as if she could melt into the darkness at any moment.
One of the three heads of the Wuyun Sect’s Zhenyue Bureau, You Yu.
The last person, the handsome middle-aged man, walked in, slowly sat down, and said, "What are your thoughts?"
One of the three heads of the Wuyun Sect’s Zhenyue Bureau, Xiang Tianlin.
Red Eagle said coldly, "My stance hasn’t changed. Since this involves an Evil God, we can’t afford any mishaps. Arrest him, detain him, and investigate."
"Find a way to make him talk."
Xiang Tianlin calmly replied, "Let’s not even talk about him being number one in the Outer Sect. The Immortal Sect modified the Visualization Skill just for him, which shows how highly they value him. More importantly, he’s a key figure for that Visualization Skill. If something happens to him, the entire skill will be rendered useless."
"And that gives him the right to collude with an Evil God?" Red Eagle asked coldly.
"I never said that. I’m saying someone with his accomplishments deserves a thorough investigation, not a conviction from the start. If he really did collude with an Evil God, then there’s nothing more to be said. But have you found any evidence?" Xiang Tianlin asked.
"Evidence is a must, of course," said You Yu, who had been silent until now. "We naturally don’t want to wrong him, but he is implicated in colluding with an Evil God. That yellow ox—Old Huang—is definitely a problem."
"Therefore, we cannot allow him to continue growing freely within the Sect."
"He needs to be brought under control."
"Once we can truly confirm he hasn’t colluded with an Evil God, we can let him go."
"And how is that any different from ruining him?" Xiang Tianlin asked.
"You’re bringing personal feelings into this, aren’t you? He’s the one Yu Wanyi invested in. For the sake of her paltry investment, you dare to be so lenient with someone who colludes with an Evil God?" Red Eagle demanded.
