I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 153 Prison
At night, things outside Shenshui Peak became a bit lively.

The noise almost reached from the mountain gate to the middle of the mountain.

The monks were all very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so Ruan Xing naturally heard it all from her room. However, she didn't want to join in the fun, but Cheng Bi sent her a message asking her to come out.

It seems that the matter has something to do with her.

I had wanted to wait until midnight to transform into Xu Sirui's appearance and enter the secret realm, but it seems that is not possible.

Ruan Xing walked out of the room and changed her appearance. When she arrived at the front hall of the mountain gate, she had become Xing Ruanruan.

"Junior Sister Xing!" Cheng Bi shouted when he saw her.

There were several Cheng disciples around him negotiating with the other party.

Ruan Xing responded quickly and walked over. He looked at the dozen or so cultivators who seemed to be causing trouble in front of him in confusion, and asked Cheng Bi in a low voice, "What's going on? Senior Brother?"

"Don't be afraid, I will prove your innocence." Cheng Bi smiled soothingly and explained, "The storage bags of several cultivators I met in the restaurant that day were lost. They were found in the black market in the city today, so they suspected that you stole them. It happened that Senior Sister Xu's jade sign was also lost in the afternoon. She also met you in the afternoon, so they came here together and said that you are a habitual offender."

It turned out to be the case.

At this time, a cultivator from the other side shouted excitedly, "We met the female cultivator named Xing that day, and the storage bag was lost. Sister Xu met that female cultivator today, and the jade sign was also lost. How could such a coincidence happen in the world? She must have stolen it!"

Cheng Bi couldn't stand it, so he stood up and said, "According to what you said, I have seen you guys in the past two days. Could it be that I stole it?"

The cultivator choked and said angrily, "The Cheng family has been practicing in Xuanbing Sect for generations, so their character is obvious to all, and they will not lack these petty gains. But she is different. She is a casual cultivator, and it is possible that she has learned some evil theft techniques!"

Cheng Shuo said coldly: "You also know that it is a small profit, so why doesn't she come to steal from my Cheng family? The success rate is higher and she may not be discovered. Besides, I also have the jade sign, so why should she go to such a far place?"

"That's right, give me an explanation!" Cheng Bi agreed.

The monk was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to answer.

Xu Sirui's face turned pale. "She bumped into me when she saw me this afternoon."

Ruan Xing: ???
I swear to God, it was you who hit me!

And after the collision, didn’t you meet other people and take out the jade stick to look at it?
But Ruan Xing had no way to explain, because if she saw Xu Sirui taking out the jade sign, wouldn't that confirm that she was following Xu Sirui?
"May I ask when did Senior Sister Xu lose the jade sign?" Cheng Bi asked.

Xu Sirui said without hesitation: "I met this female cultivator when I went out in the afternoon. About half an hour later, I went to the main peak to find Senior Brother Yue, and found that the jade sign in the storage bag was missing."

"Oh?" Cheng Bi taunted, "You mean your jade sceptre has always been in the storage bag, the storage bag is not lost but the jade sceptre is, and the mark of your spiritual consciousness on the storage bag has not been erased?"

Xu Sirui suddenly felt a chill on his back and broke out in a cold sweat.

There is a loophole in what she just said.

The reason why storage bags are used by many monks to carry all their belongings is due to their safety.

It has never been heard in the world that anyone can bypass the spiritual imprint and steal things from other people's storage bags.

Even if it is murder and robbery, if you want to open someone else's storage bag, the owner of the storage bag must be dead, or must be one realm higher than the other person, so that the imprint of spiritual consciousness can be forcibly erased.

She quickly made amends, "I remembered it wrongly. The jade stick was not in the storage bag, but in my arms."

"You hold such an important thing in your arms?" Cheng Bi asked suspiciously.

"Precisely because it is so important, we have to keep it by our side and look after it all the time so that we can feel at ease and always remember the master's kindness in supporting us." Zhu Lihua said slowly, she glanced and signaled her daughter to step back.

Xu Sirui pursed his lips and retreated behind his mother.

In fact, she knew that the jade sign was most likely not stolen by the new female cultivator, but since the jade sign was lost, someone had to be found to take responsibility. She couldn't let the sect master think that she was unwilling to hand over the jade sign because she wanted to have someone to back her up but was dissatisfied with him, right?

Therefore, remembering the incident of those monks’ lost storage bags, he discussed it with his mother.

Those monks were also happy to cause trouble for this female disciple.

Zhu Lihua was accompanied by several disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall, all of whom were cultivators who had followed Xu Shengping in the past. Their cultivation was not very good, so they could only be controlled by Zhu Lihua.

It was precisely because of this that he was stopped at the mountain gate by several Jindan disciples of the Cheng family.

Zhu Lihua said with a half-smile, "Since she is a suspect, we in the Law Enforcement Hall will naturally arrest her and interrogate her strictly. Are you trying to protect her by stopping her?"

Several Cheng disciples looked at each other.

Although they are not afraid of the Law Enforcement Hall, the Hall does not have a new leader yet.

But it seems unnecessary to spend so much effort on a new disciple who is not Cheng's own disciple.

But there was no elder among them who could take charge, and they couldn't easily let anyone go with them.

So everyone looked at Cheng Bi. Cheng Bi's cultivation was not the highest among them, but he was a direct disciple and the grandson of the peak master. His cousin Cheng Shuo was still two levels higher than him.

The peak master shouldn't blame him for making the decision.

Ruan Xing also looked at Cheng Bi expectantly.

Hurry up and use your power to drive them away. As long as she can survive tonight and enter the secret realm of the lotus pond to find the key, she can end the simulation!

Cheng Bi said sternly: "You want to take away my disciples from Shenshui Peak without any evidence. I think you are abusing your power. Without the supervision of the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, can you act so recklessly?"

Zhu Lihua sneered, "The evidence is all on your new disciple. Why don't we search her storage bag? If we find anything, you can't stop us, right?"

Ruan Xing:?
Her storage bag is full of things that cannot be seen by others.

The corpses alone are hard to explain.

How can this be searched?
She was about to say something when Cheng Bi shouted, "Okay!"

Ruan Xing: ? ?

No, you just agreed to it for me?

She was almost ready to plead guilty.

Stealing is only a civil law matter, but the things in the storage bag involve criminal law.

"If you can't find anything, all of you must apologize to Junior Sister Xing!" Cheng Bi said confidently, "I believe this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Junior Sister Xing. She is not the kind of person who steals!"

Ruan Xing was confused and said, "No, brother, don't be so confident. I'm scared."

"No problem. If she is really wronged, I will immediately kowtow to her and admit my mistake in front of the gate of Shenshui Peak." Zhu Lihua smiled meaningfully.

As long as they can search, isn't it her who has the final say on what is smuggled?

Anyway, those monks are on their side. Even if they can't find the jade sign, as long as those monks point out that the female monk's storage bag contains their stolen goods, the matter can be concluded.

Cheng Shuo pulled Cheng Bi aside with a headache and whispered, "Why did you agree to it?"

"I must prove the innocence of Junior Sister Xing!" Cheng Bi said firmly. "This is not a question of innocence or not." Cheng Shuo said. Although he felt that this female cultivator was not as pure as she seemed and disliked her, he still spoke up for her just now, because after all, she had joined Shenshui Peak and was a disciple of Shenshui Peak. "Is it reasonable for the disciples of Shenshui Peak to be forced by the Law Enforcement Hall to search their storage bags in front of the mountain gate? Don't we in Shenshui Peak have any face? And if Junior Sister Xing is really innocent, it would be such an insult to a cultivator to have her storage bag searched publicly. If you don't handle it well, this matter will become a demon in Junior Sister Xing's mind on her path of cultivation!"

Cheng Bi suddenly realized and asked, "Cousin, what should we do?"

"It's best if we check ourselves first. If there are any problems, we should expel them from Shenshui Peak first and then hand them over to the Law Enforcement Hall. This way, we won't damage the reputation of Shenshui Peak." Cheng Shuo smiled bitterly, "Now that you've agreed, what else can I do?"

Although Cheng Shuo's original intention was to kill Shen Shuifeng, the method he mentioned was also beneficial to Ruan Xing.

Cheng Bi looked at Ruan Xing with some guilt, "Junior Sister Xing, I'm sorry..."

Everyone was looking over here, waiting for Ruan Xing to hand over his storage bag.

Ruan Xing lowered his head, could only accept his fate helplessly, and decided to give up this simulation.

She sighed, "Actually..." I really stole it...

"It's so lively." A cold female voice came, interrupting Ruan Xing's words. A female cultivator walked over, and with just a few steps she crossed a distance of dozens of battles.

All the disciples bowed their heads and saluted, "Master Qinghong."

Mountain darkly, vista.

Ruan Xing's eyes lit up. Is there still hope?

True Lord Qinghong asked calmly, "What are you doing here?"

No one spoke for a while. Zhu Lihua thought to herself that it was bad. She had thought that since there was no tiger in the mountain, the monkeys would be the king. She could borrow the power of the Law Enforcement Hall. Besides, the True Lords and Taoist Lords of Shenshui Peak would not care about a new disciple from another family. She didn't expect that True Lord Qinghong would jump out. Did she want to meddle in other people's business?

Zhu Lihua could only bite the bullet and said, "Master Jiang Feng, I will lead the Law Enforcement Hall to perform official duties and arrest the new disciple of Shenshui Feng for stealing."

She did not call out the Taoist name bestowed by Immortal Lord Guangyou, but called out her position, hoping that True Lord Qinghong would remember that this was not Yaoguang Peak and why she suddenly came here.

True Lord Qinghong nodded. "Is that so? Then whose orders did you follow?"

Zhu Lihua's face turned pale.

In the Law Enforcement Hall, only the Sect Master, the Hall Master, and the Deputy Hall Master can order the arrest of disciples. When Xu Shengping was there, there was no Deputy Hall Master. Zhu Lihua did the work of the Deputy Hall Master, but she had not reached the Nascent Soul stage and could not be officially appointed.

True Lord Qinghong's question was like rubbing salt into her wounds.

She did not have the title of deputy hall master, so naturally she could not give orders. Even now, if the sect master appointed a new hall master and deputy hall master, she would be even more embarrassed in the Law Enforcement Hall.

This is also one of the reasons why she chose Yue Mingqi among all the male disciples who were suitable for Xu Sirui. She became the mother-in-law of the sect master's personal disciple, and the sect master should not embarrass her.

Her face turned alternately red and white, and she remained silent for a long time.

"That means there is no order." True Lord Qinghong understood and said, "Since there is no order, then we cannot search, but..."

She glanced at Ruan Xing and said calmly, "Since this female disciple is a suspect, she will be temporarily detained in the Law Enforcement Hall for custody, waiting for the Sect Master to appoint a new Hall Master for review. I will report this to the Sect Master in person. During this period, she can only be detained, not searched or tortured."

Zhu Lihua was stunned. Which side did Qinghong Zhenjun support? Why did he slap both sides?

Although he didn't understand Master Qinghong's intention, if this matter got out of hand and got to the Sect Master's side, it would be difficult to resolve.

It seems that it is not possible to frame this female disciple for stealing the jade sign.

There was no other way, Zhu Lihua could only agree to Qinghong Zhenjun's words.

Ruan Xing was also confused and couldn't understand what Master Qinghong was trying to do with this action.

Facing Cheng Bi's worried gaze, Ruan Xing followed Zhu Lihua and left Shenshui Peak.

Let's see how things develop first, and end the simulation if things don't work out.

But he didn't expect that Qinghong Zhenjun also came to the Law Enforcement Hall. Facing the doubts of the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, Qinghong Zhenjun coughed lightly and said, "I will supervise."

It seems that he does not trust the Law Enforcement Hall.

Although it is against the sect rules, there is no hall master and True Lord Qinghong has a high level of cultivation, so who would dare to object?

Ruan Xing was locked up in a relatively clean dungeon. There were no torture instruments or dilapidated environment as she had imagined. It was just a room with a transparent barrier on one wall, a screen behind the barrier, and a straw mat and a futon behind the screen.

It's also strange that they protect privacy.

Ruan Xing didn't need to bring anything that would restrict his cultivation, nor did he need to take off his storage bag and magical tools. He just entered the dungeon.

Only after they were locked in and the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall locked the barrier did True Lord Qinghong let the others leave, "You guys go out first, I have something to say to her."

The disciples guarding the dungeon retreated silently upon hearing this.

Ruan Xing looked at Master Qinghong through the barrier in confusion.

After a long silence, True Lord Qinghong asked, "Why did you come back?"

Ruan Xing was shocked and wanted to play dumb, but she felt that Master Qinghong was not testing her, but had thoroughly confirmed that she was Ruan Xing.

Why is this? Her illusion and mask magic are ineffective?

With so many thoughts in her mind, she hesitated to organize her words, "I..."

After being unable to say anything for a long time, Qinghong Zhenjun sighed and continued to ask: "What did you come back for? Did you take Xu Sirui's jade sign?"

do what……

After thinking quickly, Ruan Xing calmed down and said, "I took it, but I had a reason to enter the Lotus Pond Secret Realm."

Since True Lord Qinghong had just helped her in front of the gate of Chenshui Peak, it proved that the impression points he had gained from helping Qin Taihe had not been completely lost. Although True Lord Qinghong might remember the fortune teller and target her again when she came back, Qin Taihe still had a certain status in her heart. As long as she used the name of Qin Taihe, True Lord Qinghong might let her go for the time being and turn a blind eye.

Besides, she was just trying to return the key to Qintaihe, so it couldn't be considered a lie.

So she told the story of the key with a mixture of truth and lies, but she concealed the fact that she had been to Nanzhou.

"My brother's key is damaged, but his grandmother said that Immortal Guangyou has another one, so I wanted to help my brother get the key back. The key is most likely in Immortal Guangyou's Guixu Land, so I must enter the Lotus Pond Secret Realm." Ruan Xing said sincerely, "But I promise that except for the key, I will not touch anything else in the Lotus Pond Secret Realm."

True Lord Qinghong said dimly, "It seems that he really trusts you. He even told you that our master did not ascend but fell, and gave you such a sophisticated transformation tool. Even I did not notice the flaw in your appearance. If the two strands of spiritual power you left in the sect jade tablet were not the same, I would not have discovered it."

True Lord Qinghong misunderstood that the magic weapon was given by Qin Taihe, but it didn't matter, this was exactly what she wanted. The more important she was in Qin Taihe's heart, the more likely True Lord Qinghong would not give up on her easily.

As long as her cultivation level does not improve and does not affect the future of Xuanbing Sect, True Lord Qinghong can make concessions on the matter of Qin Taihe.

Therefore, she must not let True Lord Qinghong find out that she has already achieved the golden elixir.

However, she did not expect that her flaw was in the sect's jade token.

"The spiritual power in the two sect jade tablets is of the same origin. Even if I didn't discover it in advance, it would be discovered by the sect affairs hall on the day when I receive my monthly salary. Have you thought of a way out?" asked True Lord Qinghong.

(End of this chapter)