Chapter 160 Moodiness

Yinmo Cult?

It sounded familiar.

Su Qingtan frowned and thought for a moment. He suddenly looked shocked. It was the powerful evil cult which the Dahan Dynasty had been dreaded and had wanted to completely annihilate, wasn’t it?

Ling Qinglan turned out to be a member of the Yinmo Cult!!

Besides, he was still the General Officer of the Supreme Judiciary!!

A sense of trepidation rose from Su Qingtan’s heart. How many people with clean background like Ling Qinglan wanted to be in high positions in the Dahan Dynasty? Not to mention anything else, under Ling Qinglan’s management, there must be lots of people in the Supreme Judiciary who had been the members of the Yinmo Cult. And he would become one of them today.

All of a sudden Su Qingtan felt that his shoulder was patted. His absentminded look instantly became serious and he came to his senses.

Ling Qinglan’s smile was quietly elegant as usual. However, in Su Qingtan’s eyes, it looked strange and evil.

“Why are you alarmed? The Yinmo Cult is not as terrible as you think. Because the the Dahan Dynasty dreads us, so it deliberately defames us. We have been made a scapegoat for the Dongfang Family many times over the years.”

“Why is it still called the evil cult?”

Su Qingtan stared at Ling Qinglan. Since he would not leave the study today if he did not say yes. He’d better inquire about more information of the Yinmo Cult. He could pretend to join them first and then watch for the proper moment for action.

Ling Qinglan’s slender fingers tapped on the tabletop. Su Qingtan listened to the clear sound and felt that as if his heart was gently grasped. Each tap could make his heart beat in disorder, and block his blood flow.

Su Qingtan let out a muffled groan. He bent forward and knelt on the ground. At this time, Ling Qinglan said,

“Su Qingtan, from now on, you are a member of the Yinmo Cult and I am your master. Do you know that you couldn’t talk to me in this tone? Later, I will ask Ling Shuyi to teach you. Since it’s the first time that you have offended me, I’ll forgive you.”

When Ling Qinglan’s fingers stopped tapping and the sound disappeared, Su Qingtan panted a breath and lay on the ground like a dog. In Su Qingtan’s eyes, Ling Qinglan was a little strict but good teacher in the past, but now he had become an evil person.

“As for the Yinmo Cult, the master didn’t want to build an evil cult, however, there were causes and effects before. Since common people called us evil cult, we are evil cult then. The so-called decent faction is what those sanctimonious hypocrites blow their own trumpet. No big deal.”

Ling Qinglan seemed to explain clearly, but it’s like nothing was explained. Su Qingtan listened to him in silence.

He imagined that Ling Qinglan would ask him to join the cult. However, Ling Qinglan only said a lot of tenets. It turned out that he had become a member of Yinmo Cult since Ling Qinglan spoke out the two words “Yinmo Cult”. He had no choice.

“For the sake of the former friendship, I will teach you Xuangong in person, which is regarded as the commitment to you. However, if your practicing progress cannot satisfy me, I will destroy your Xuangong personally so as to save my face.”

Ling Qinglan threw him a rubbing booklet and said, “This is the superior Xuangong. You are not expected to understand it well. Remember to burn out it after cramming when you go back. I don’t need to talk more about how precious Xuangong is, right?”

Looking at the booklet lying quietly on the ground, Su Qingtan took a deep breath and repressed his emotion.

After coming to Yunjing, he knew that Xuangong was secret. What he learned in the Supreme Judiciary was the most common third-level Xuangong. He didn’t have strong family background. Therefore, he had no chance to learn those advanced practice methods.

Now, the superior Xuangong which he had always dreamed about was in front of him, but he wasn’t happy at all. On the contrary, he was deeply confused. He didn’t know whether it was right or not.

Picking up the booklet and standing up, Su Qingtan hesitated for a moment and then ended the meeting with the Supreme Judiciary style. He said,

“Please excuse me to leave first.”

Ling Qinglan gazed at Su Qingtan after he left. Ling Qinglan’s eyes were no longer cold, instead, they were full of apology. The middle-aged guard, who stood like a sculpture beside Ling Qinglan, finally moved. He gesticulated that it was not necessary to get into this situation.

Ling Qinglan smiled and said, “Is it too much? I go too far now, and then he will be much guiltier after I die. The sense of guilt can hold him tightly and keep him in my position of the Yinmo Cult. Besides, I have no time to explain that to him. It’s enough that he is obedient and accepts everything I arranged.”

The middle-aged guard stared blankly for a while. Then he shook his head and gesticulated again.

“You acted on your own without telling the Hierarch. At that time…”

“The mess will be left to Ling Li. I have no time to deal with it.” Ling Qinglan patted the paper fan and stood up. He looked careless. He said, “Let’s continue to try the case. After finishing it, I can continue to investigate into the case of the Yi Family.”

…

On the way to the dungeon, ankle shackles tinkled on the ground.

Su Li looked down at the ground. While the two jailers talked impatiently, Su Li walked much slower. The smell of the blood became stronger and stronger…

“You didn’t eat any food, did you? Hurry up!”

“When the emperor violates the law, the crime he commits is the same as that of the common people. Moreover, you are just a common person who enjoys undeserved fame. Are you expecting that someone will save you?”

Su Li’s back was pushed by a jailer. She staggered forward. But the ankle shackles were too short, so, she finally lost balance and tumbled. The skin of her nose and arms was scratched.

“Hahahahaha…”

“What is the acquired eighth hurdle? She is the same as normal people. How weak she is!”

The jailers gloated and laughed.

Su Li was in gloomy. She slowly got up. The shackles were made by black iron and could trap any warriors who were in the peak of the acquired hurdle or lower. But the shackles could not trap her. They were too weak for her, just like tofu. If she slightly used her power, they would break immediately.

However, she couldn’t do that.

If she did that, people would know that she had already been an inborn senior. Besides, she couldn’t explain the affairs happened in the Qinghe Town. And more troubles would come to her.

She had not yet taken several steps. The disgusting smell of blood assailed her nostrils. Su Li slightly frowned. They finally arrived at the torture room.

The two jailers walked in with Su Li. They suddenly saw a man sitting at the table next to the instruments of torture. They were both surprised and went forward immediately. They asked, “Lord, why are you here?!”

Chen Gong glanced at Su Li who was covered in bruises. He looked expressionless. Then he turned to the jailers and gave them two slaps!

“Slap!!”

The jailers turned three rounds and fell to the ground due to the strong power. Both of them spat out two or three teeth, and their mouths were full of blood. However, they looked terrified rather than angry. They even had no time to pick up their teeth first. Instead, they crawled to Chen Gong and kowtowed repeatedly.

“I’m sinful!”

“I’m sinful!”

They had no idea about what was wrong. However, countless examples indicated that in the presence of moody Chen Gong, what they should do now were kowtowing and apologizing.

Chen Gong took off the key rings around their waists and kicked them out. He said in a cold voice, “Get out!”

The two jailers were like granted amnesty. They immediately got up and left the torture room awkwardly. One of them bemoaned in his heart. He could have thought that… Lord Chen certainly liked to do such a good errand himself. He asked for it!

There were only Chen Gong and Su Li in the torture room. Chen Gong looked at Su Li who was looking down without saying anything. She wasn’t lively as usual. Chen Gong looked slightly gentle. He pulled Su Li towards him. Then he bent down and unlocked the handcuffs and ankle shackles for her. Next, he took out a jailer’s clothes and placed it in front of Su Li.

“Get change and follow me.”

Su Li took the clothes in a daze.

Although Chen Gong had saved her before, it did not mean that she had a deep relationship with Chen Gong. She had never thought that Chen Gong would bend the law for the benefit of her. However, this scene… how could she explain?

Chen Gong placed the shackles to the normal position and said without looking back, “Hurry up. The moisture in the dungeon is heavy. Let’s go out first and talk later.”

Putting on the jailer’s clothes and hat, Su Li lowered her head. Chen Gong nodded but still feel worried. He pulled the hat down to cover her eyes and brows. In this way, when she walked behind him, no one in the Ministry of Penalty would recognize that she was a criminal.

No one would discourage him if he took Su Li out openly. But he still chose a moderate way.

Pushing the door of the dungeon open, Chen Gong looked calm as usual. Su Li followed behind. When she brushed past an unimpressive jailer, she suddenly felt strange. She looked back, but the figure disappeared at the entrance of the dungeon.

Who was that?

She should have no acquaintance in the Ministry of Penalty.

“Do not look around. Follow me.”

Under Chen Gong’s order, Su Li could only put her doubt aside. She followed him to a quiet room.

When they pushed the door open and came in, a putrefactive odor assailed their nostrils. It was the mortuary. Su Li saw the corpses of Ma Ling and others as they came in. Why did Chen Gong take her here?

Obviously, people previously in the room were asked to leave in advance by Chen Gong. He took Su Li to the front of the corpse of Ma Ling and said, “You are the apprentice of Qi Xianqing. You must have great knowledge in the medical circle. The medical examiners of the Ministry of Penalty are ordinary people after all. They can’t compare with people in the martial arts circle. Come to examine. Maybe you can find something.”

Su Li looked hesitant. She said, “I am… a criminal. How could I…”

Chen Gong raised his brows and said with a low voice, “I ask you to examine. You just do it. No more nonsense.”

Su Li seemed to be scared. She quickly went to the corpse of Ma Ling and started to examine it.

Seeing that Su Li quickly focused on the examination, Chen Gong praised her in his heart. She deserved to be the apprentice of that miracle-working doctor.

Finding a chair and sitting on the side, he looked at the pretty figure of Su Li from her back. Even the jailer’ clothes couldn’t cover up Su Li’s cute temperament. He was gradually in a trance.

He had hated and had been crazy!

He gave vent to his resentment on prisoners… After that, people called him a cruel official. People said that he was ruthless and disowned all his relatives and friends when he handled a case. He would torture prisoners first whether they violated the law or not.

However, it was obvious that Su Li took the blame for others. He had been an official for many years. How couldn’t he even have no clue?

What’s more, as for Su Li… She was almost at the same age with his daughter. He couldn’t hurt her.

“Chengjun, what I have done was right, wasn’t it…”

When Chen Gong thought of his wife’s voice and expression, all kinds of complicated thoughts passed through in his heart. They finally made him sigh deeply.

…

It was in the empty torture room.

The young jailer quickly checked all racks as if he was divided into several figures.

“There is no new bloodstain!”

Ling Li’s eyes brightened. This meant that Su Li was not tortured! However, he searched all the jail but found no trace of Su Li. Su Li… Where was she taken to?

Pulling the peak of his cap, Ling Li suddenly remembered the gaze behind him before he came in.

That was… Su Li?!

Su Li didn’t hide her breath. If he had paid a little attention to that, he would have recognized her. However, he had worried about her in the dungeon at that time. Now he was convinced that was Su Li!

“Su Li changed into the jailer’s clothes and was taken away by Chen Gong? Chen Gong has saved her before…”

Ling Li slightly frowned. Were there any relationships between them that he didn’t know?

Thinking of that, Ling Li left the Ministry of Penalty at once. Since there was no need for him to worry Su Li, he didn’t have to stay at this dangerous place for a long time.