My magic weapons are all rule-based

“Yes.” The disciple of Huanhai Sect responded and turned to leave.

Chen Zhengxin returned to the main hall with a smile on his face: “Wait a long time, I’ve kept you waiting.”

Xu Shan waved his hands and asked tentatively: “Senior, are you in trouble? If there is nothing else, can the three of us leave?”

“No hurry, no hurry.” Chen Zhengxin said kindly, “It’s not too late to leave after drinking tea.”

“To be honest, it was the disciples below who just passed back the news from the mining area.” Chen Zhengxin said, quietly looking at the reactions of the three people.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say this, family disgrace should not be made public... But since you three have helped me solve some problems, it's okay to tell you."

"My sect's mine may have been targeted by some thieves. These thieves secretly instigated the scattered cultivators to cause trouble, which led to today's result. Now the investigation is underway... I was not at the scene when the chaos just started. I wonder if you three have seen the sneaky people?"

"If so, what does he look like and how tall he is... It would be best if you can provide me with some specific clues so that I can let the disciples below investigate carefully."

Xu Shan and the other two looked at each other.

After a moment, Xu Shan stood up and thought: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. Not long after we went down to help, a thick fog inexplicably rose in the field. This fog seriously obscured our vision and consciousness... And the scene was too chaotic at the time, with all kinds of magic mixed in, so we couldn't observe carefully."

"But there is one thing I can be sure of, there are no powerful miners among the troublemakers."

"Well..." Chen Zhengxin nodded slowly twice, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.

Logically speaking, the three people in front of him had no suspicion from any angle, and they showed no problems.

But no matter how I thought about it, I felt uncomfortable.

Where in the world can such enthusiastic people come from, who inexplicably encountered a mine riot and took the initiative to suppress it.

But this happened, and there was no motive for the three people except kindness.

When Chen Zhengxin was thinking, Xu Shan said softly: "Senior, as an outsider, I wonder if I can say something that I shouldn't say?"

"Please speak."

Xu Shan analyzed: "I didn't think much about it before you mentioned it. When you said it just now, I felt that this matter might have been premeditated."

Isn't this nonsense! Inciting nearly 300 people to rebel together, if it wasn't premeditated, could it be a temporary impulse?

Chen Zhengxin nodded calmly.

Xu Shan continued, "It is difficult for independent cultivators to gather together because they are naturally scattered. It is not easy to mobilize more than 200 people at once."

"There are only two possible outcomes for today's situation. One is that an external enemy has set its sights on the Star Mine and has already made plans. The other is..."

"What is the second one?" Chen Zhengxin asked.

"There is an internal traitor." Xu Shan said in a deep voice, "This possibility is the greatest. With a master like you in charge, it is difficult for outsiders to act except for the internal traitor. Moreover, the timing of the riot is too coincidental. How could it happen when you are not here?"

"Whether there is an internal traitor, you should have a list here. Now that the internal traitor has failed to cause trouble, he will not stay here. We will know once we check."

"Well, that's right." Chen Zhengxin closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, tapping the table with his fingers.

An internal traitor, this possibility he really hadn't thought of.

It's not that he couldn't think of it, but that he didn't think about it.

The Star Mine has been running for so many years, and I have never heard of anyone being a traitor, although there have always been external forces coveting the resources here.

Even if there is a traitor, is there any point in causing this riot?

The traitor should know that the guards of the mine can easily suppress people.

But apart from this explanation... there seems to be no other explanation.

Eighteen strangers infiltrated the mine, and the slave seal was removed.

The former can only be done by insiders, or at least only Yuanying cultivators and internal cultivators have such ability.

But Yuanying cultivators sneaked into the mine, stirred up the situation and planted traitors.

It is impossible that no one noticed the three Yuanying guard elders.

From this point of view, the chance of an insider is very high.

But in his impression, no one has a motive at all...

And what is the situation with these three people? Could it be that they are really kind people passing by?

For a moment, Chen Zhengxin's thoughts were a little confused.

"Senior, we should be done with this now, can we leave?"

Hearing Xu Shan's question, Chen Zhengxin felt unhappy.

Go, go, go! You are in such a hurry to leave, I have said it several times.

What can happen to three wandering cultivators?

Although he was annoyed, the matter had not been investigated clearly, and the origins of the three people were not clear at all.

It would be better to find out the result of this case today, otherwise it would be a big trouble to return to the headquarters if it is not clear.

Chen Zhengxin had to be patient and said: "Please stay for a while, there are still some things that need your help...If you are in a hurry, why not follow me to the mine now. There is nothing here, you can leave."

"That's good! Let's go with the senior to take a look, and ask as soon as possible if you want to ask anything, and get to the bottom of the matter, so that you can have an explanation when you go back."

Xu Shan stood up neatly, and Lu Xiangjun and Diwu Lianfeng also stood up.

Seeing the three men's frank appearance, Chen Zhengxin was full of doubts, but he said generously: "Three little brothers, if you are happy, then let's go now."

In a short while, the three men had returned to their original place.

At this time, the outside of the No. 5 mine cave had returned to normal, and the monks who were lying in the outside world had been twisted and sent back to the cave.

There were still more than a dozen Huanhai Sect disciples on duty at the entrance of the cave.

Seeing Chen Zhengxin appear, a disciple immediately greeted him.

He glanced at Xu Shan and the other two, bowed and whispered: "Elder, I have something important to report to you alone."

Chen Zhengxin responded, briefly explained to Xu Shan and the other two, and then led the disciples to a deserted place.

As soon as he stood still, the disciple immediately said: "Elder, there is a major discovery here!"

"Speak quickly."

"The identities of the two disciples who died in the riot are somewhat special..." The Huanhai Sect disciple hesitated.

"What's special about it! Why are you dithering!" Chen Zhengxin said angrily.

"Yes... the two dead disciples were all Elder Guan's men, and after verification by the disciples, the miners who escaped were also miners under Elder Guan's name."

Guan Feipeng?

As soon as this name appeared, it was like a thunder bomb in Chen Zhengxin's mind!

"What do you mean? Are you saying that Elder Guan, who caused the trouble, is a suspect?"

The Huanhai Sect disciple who answered trembled and said, "I dare not, but report the news truthfully... Elder Guan's two disciples are dead, and the disciple named Zhong Xinwei died in a strange way... There are many whip marks on his back, which seem to be caused by the slave whip, and his tongue was also cut."

"And... and we also found out that the 18 people in the mine instigated the trouble after Elder Guan disappeared. Before the trouble, after you left, someone found that Zhong Xinwei seemed to have come to the No. 5 mining area, which was not his responsibility."

"What!" Chen Zhengxin was shocked, his eyes widened, "Go and gather all the people in the mine immediately, check one by one, see who is missing, whether anyone has left the mine recently, and check the number of slave whips for me!"

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