After the master's ascension

And just as Yin Yuanshan was returning with victory, another good news came from the Yao Pavilion—that monster who was doing evil everywhere has been captured by his disciples and is being held in the Discipline Hall, waiting for the final disposal.

Yin Yuanshan invited Jiang An to go back to Yao Pavilion to discuss the big plan.

Jiang An accepted the appointment, so the mighty team started to set off again. They were extravagant and meandering for several miles, showing the rank of the world's largest faction.

And just as the huge team was slowly walking in the narrow mountain road, there was a different atmosphere inside the Yao Pavilion...

The Discipline Hall of Yao Pavilion is known as the way of evil ghosts in the pavilion.It is a punishment hall for punishing evildoers and imprisoning monster races. Those who enter are evil spirits, and the guards are not good people.

Chen Hao was thrown into the Discipline Hall, and the first thing he received was whipping.The salt-soaked horsewhip, three fingers thick, can splash blood every time it is swung.

But he pursed his lips tightly, but didn't say a word.

According to the usual practice, the monster clan sent to the Discipline Hall only needs to peel off a layer of his skin, so that his memory will be long, but unfortunately, Chen Hao has the nine-petal lotus pattern of Yao Pavilion on his body.

The Discipline Hall is nominally the punishment place of the Yao Pavilion, but in fact, their main task is to be responsible for the detention and deployment of the Yaozu.

Therefore, the Discipline Hall naturally knows the secret hidden in Yao Pavilion, or in other words, they are the executors of this secret.

When they even saw the mark, they knew where it came from, and where Chen Hao came from.But there are still some things that you have to pry open his mouth to know.

But when the blood-stained whip was about to be slammed down again, the heavy black iron door slowly opened, and a sassy figure stepped into this dark and bloody abyss together with the light behind him.

Like a sharp blade with a cold glow, it cut through the black night like ink.

"Chairman Ning?" The person sitting on the high seat of the interrogation platform stood up abruptly, and he frowned.

Shouldn't she be in Linyu City?Why did you come back suddenly...

The man who was tied up on the rack and beaten to a bloody mess raised his head slightly after hearing the sound.Through the blurred blood, he struggled to see the figure directly in front of him.

The steward of the Discipline Hall was full of doubts. Although Ning Zhi had no prohibition against returning to the Yao Pavilion, it was still a very strange thing for her to come back.

The hierarchy of Yao Pavilion is very serious, there are twelve chiefs in it, almost all of them are descendants of noble families, but Ning Zhi is an exception.

She doesn't have an outstanding background, but step by step, she has risen from the fighting stage to the chief throne.

For 15 years, Ning Zhi used her strength and her blood-soaked sword blade to completely break the hidden rules of the Yao Pavilion that have been as firm as mountains for thousands of years.

She is the legend of Yao Pavilion's invincibility, the object of admiration of all the disciples, and a banner that will never fall.

But five years ago, the most outstanding chief executive had his knees broken, his hand bones broken, and he closed the forbidden cliff to think about his mistakes.

To the outside world, the reason they gave was: Ning Zhi didn't respect the elder seat.But this is only one of the reasons, other disciples don't know it, but the people in Discipline Hall know it well.

More importantly, Yin Changzuo said that Ning Zhi did not meet Yao Pavilion's standards at all.

As the chief of Yao Pavilion, not only can she not deal with the Yaozu, she even has to fight against Yao Pavilion's companions for the sake of two unimportant people...

Yin Yuanshan had high hopes for her, but after discovering that the sharp knife hadn't grown into what he expected, he wanted to completely crush this unsightly pride, together with all her aura, into the dust.

Later, during the two years in the windy Jujie Yaguan, the Yao Pavilion disciples pleaded for their chief day and night, and the high-level officials wanted to send Ning Zhi out to stabilize their emotions.

And in order to show their kindness, they circled a few barren and remote places for her to choose, which they called "voluntary".

Ning Zhi's eyes fell on the paper for a moment, and she chose Linyu City in the south without hesitation.

Then, there was three years of exile.

After she stayed in Linyu City, there was no more news from her. It was so quiet that people almost forgot that Yao Pavilion was the undefeated chief.

Now, she suddenly came back!

The steward of the Discipline Hall was stunned for a moment, but still respectfully greeted the chief who came in.

"I've met Chief Ning, but I don't know what the chief is doing in the Discipline Hall..."

The Yao Pavilion is strictly hierarchical, although the Discipline Hall knows more than the people in front of them, but according to the rules, they are still Ning Zhi's subordinates.

Ning Zhi turned a deaf ear to the strong smell of blood filling the tip of her nose. She had no expression on her face, but told politely: "It was Yin Changzuo who sent me back temporarily, and asked the Discipline Hall to send someone to walk with me into the Moon Valley."

The steward of the Discipline Hall immediately widened his eyes, and said in surprise, "Layer Moon Valley?"

How do you know about Moon Valley...

"As for, how do I know about Layer Moon Valley..." Ning Zhi stared at the person in front of her, her eyes were like a sharp blade that could cut right through people's hearts, "Naturally, Yin Changzuo told me."

"But..." The manager of the Discipline Hall was not convinced by this statement. He was full of doubts, but he couldn't speak out.

Originally, the Chief, as the intended successor of Yao Pavilion, should have been in touch with the most core things long ago, but Ning Zhi, as the chief who climbed all the way from the bottom, they have always regarded her as a sharp weapon, and they only wanted to tell her after the assessment. to her.

But it is obvious that the forbidden cliff was punished five years ago, and Lin Yucheng was exiled three years ago, which proves that she has long been abandoned.

Ning Zhi seemed to have read his heart, her eyes lightly fell on the man tied on the torture rack.

"Yin Changzuo heard that the demons caught recently escaped from Layer Moon Valley, so he was worried, so he ordered me to come back and notify Discipline Hall, and lead the team to Layer Moon Valley to check."

The steward of the Discipline Hall discovered the doubts in Ning Zhi's words, he stared closely at the woman in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "But in the summons we sent to the chief seat, we didn't mention at all that this demon clan is related to Layer Moon Valley. ..."

For a moment, the atmosphere was like a bowstring suddenly tensed, and the steward of the Discipline Hall even held down the ringing arrow in his sleeve...

The sharp arrow with a cold light was on the bowstring, ready to go.

Ning Zhi slowly showed a contemptuous expression, her eyes were mocking, and the corners of her mouth curled up in disdain.

"Couldn't Zhang Guanshi take himself too seriously? If you don't tell me, the chief will not know?"

She let out a cold snort from her nose, and said: "Nowadays, there are rumors spreading all over the place. People say that they saw the nine-petal lotus pattern of Yao Pavilion on Yaobao's body..."

"Others don't know, but when the elder heard it, he naturally knew what happened... The matter is very important, and he can't directly send other disciples to pass the message. It happened that he was in the place not far from Linyu City, so he sent the message to me .”

Ning Zhi explained the reason why she knew about it: "So, I know about Layer Moon Valley, and I also know about the things behind Yao Pavilion..."

Although the steward still feels that something is wrong, there is nothing wrong with this logic... The biggest doubt is why the chief suddenly changed his mind and called Ning Zhi back.

But this is Yin Changzuo's choice after all, and it is not easy for him to ask any of them at the moment.

Moreover, only Yin Changzuo could tell her about Ning Zhi's knowledge... It is impossible for others to know everything about Layer Moon Valley.

Thinking about this, the steward of the Discipline Hall suppressed his doubts and completely believed Ning Zhi's words.

He quietly let go of the hidden arrow in his sleeve again, and said with a sigh of relief, "Since it is the request of the elder seat, then we will naturally obey the order. But..."

But Ning Zhi interrupted him straight away, saying: "If Guanshi Zhang still has concerns in his heart, he can just send a summons to inquire. But..."

She changed the topic, and said in a deep voice: "As soon as Master Chang heard the rumor, he immediately gave an order to let me leave for Layer Moon Valley immediately... If we delay any longer, how can the steward bear the responsibility for the delay?"

Zhang Guanshi's heart skipped a beat, he seemed to be able to hear Yin Changzuo's gloomy anger from Ning Zhi's words.

"For the current plan, only you send a message to the chief seat, and at the same time immediately send your disciples to follow me to the Moon Valley."

Now, the steward is only immersed in the chief's angry assumption, and can't think deeply about the way to do it. After hearing Ning Zhi's plan to take a step back, he gratefully agreed to the proposal.

He was even afraid that if the subpoena was passed, Yin Changzuo would be held accountable, so he directly dismissed the idea of ​​subpoenaing him.

Now that Mr. Changzuo has an arrangement in his heart, he just needs to follow it, and he must never show his eyes in front of Yin Changzuo again!

Finally, Ning Zhi glanced at the person on the torture rack subtly, and only ordered: "Guan Zhang, you go and gather your disciples now, and I will wait for you at the foot of Luanyun Peak..."

She didn't stay any longer, just turned and left.

The black iron gate closed again with a bang, and the darkness was like the mouth of an abyss monster, completely devouring the last ray of sunlight again.

The Hall of Precepts was darkened, and the strong smell of iron was disturbing for a moment.

Guanshi Zhang didn't want to carry out any punishment anymore, he waved his hand irritably and asked his subordinates to drag Chen Hao back, while he went to prepare troops.

This is really, sad...

He sighed, frowned and walked out quickly.

Ning Zhi walked out of the Discipline Hall. She stepped into the warm sun again from the dark and cold hell, but her heart sank to the bottom of the glacier, cracked every inch of it from the cold.

What Lu Wangyu told her, what Chen Hao said... were all true.

She closed her eyes, hiding the tears hidden in them.The warm winter sun shrouded her body, but her back was filled with biting chills, and the rust smell in her nose was like a nightmare, always following her everywhere.

Ning Zhi's stomach was also churning upside down, it was a nauseating feeling...

They are disgusting...

I'm so disgusted...

"Senior Sister Ning!" A familiar voice came from behind, with obvious surprise, "You're back!"

Ning Zhi turned her head and saw Ling Hao in a white student uniform running towards her in a hurry, his brows were full of smiles, and he was not at all mature and stable.

If it was normal, Ning Zhi would have no choice but to lecture him, and Ling Hao would also laugh and draw out his tone, fooling around with gags.

But now, she has no intention of joking.

Ling Hao saw that her eyes were dark, but her cheerful steps slowed down, the smile on her face restrained a little, and she asked cautiously: "Senior Sister Ning, what's wrong with you..."

"What happened?"

Ling Hao has grown up, he shouldn't be like me, kept in the dark like a fool... He should know something.

Ning Zhi's throat moved, she closed her eyes, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Ling Hao, let me ask you a question..."

"Sister, tell me!"

Ning Zhi raised her eyes, and said seriously: "If one day, you find that Yao Pavilion is completely different from what you thought, what will you do?"

But the imaginary quick talk didn't appear, Ning Zhi watched the big kid who was always cheerful, and the smile on his face slowly faded away.

For the first time, he showed a hesitant and grateful expression.With a hint of caution, Ling Hao replied softly.

"Senior sister, you already know..."

Ning Zhi was completely stunned, she gasped for breath, her eyes turned red for a moment.

Suppressing the anger rising in her heart, she gritted her teeth and said, "You know?"

She stared at the person in front of her, eyes full of disbelief: "How and when did you know!"

Ling Hao didn't dare to look at her, he carefully avoided Ning Zhi's gaze, and replied: "After you were imprisoned in the Forbidden Cliff by the Chief, I went to Master Chief to intercede, and he told me..."

He tried his best to argue: "Master Changzao said, you must not accept it, you will definitely do something wrong, and it will be irreversible at that time."

"So he can only lock you up first, and let you stay away from here later, in order to protect you..."

Ning Zhi felt even more disgusted, her body was a little unsteady, and she unconsciously took two steps back.

Ling Hao was still going on, he thought that Ning Zhi knew about it, and wanted to let it go.His eyes lit up again, and he said joyfully: "But now that you know, it must be the elder who persuaded you!"

"Congratulations, Senior Sister, for returning to the Yao Pavilion!" He took a step back, with a smile on his face, and bowed in a dignified manner.

Ning Zhi felt that all her words were tightly blocked in her throat, and the person standing in front of her was no longer that bluffing junior.

He was like an evil beast in pure white lamb's skin, with blood on his hands, but he didn't notice it, and he never felt guilty.

Really, it's disgusting.

There was a moment of silence, until Ling Hao cast a puzzled look, Ning Zhi also smiled slowly, with tears in her eyes, she paused every word, as if she was completely breaking with the past.

She said slowly: "Thank you Junior Brother Ling..."

I am, indeed, back.