Chapter 153 The Culprit

Zhou Hong stood in a corner, with a thoughtful look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.

A quarter of an hour later, the law enforcement disciple at the door of the side room shouted loudly: "Next, Zhou Hong."

"I'm here." Zhou Hong responded and walked quickly to the side room.

After Zhou Hong walked into the side room, he saw a short and fat old man and a tall and thin middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was holding a palm-sized purple mirror in his hand, emitting amazing spiritual fluctuations.

There was a stone door behind the two men, which seemed to lead to somewhere.

"Disciple Zhou Hong greets the two uncles." Zhou Hong bowed and said respectfully.

"Zhou Hong, I am Zhou Zhenyu, the master of the Law Enforcement Hall. Now someone has reported that you are involved in a corruption case. I will ask you a few questions now, and you must answer truthfully." Zhou Zhenyu's face condensed and said in a deep voice.

"Disciple obeys." Zhou Hong agreed.

The purple mirror in Zhao Xuanji's palm flashed, and a purple glow was sprayed out, covering Zhou Hong.

"Uncle Zhou, this is..." Zhou Hong was startled and asked with some doubts.

"Don't worry, this mirror only has the function of lie detection. It won't hurt you. Just answer my questions truthfully." Zhou Zhenyu explained.

Zhou Hong's face relaxed after hearing this.

"Zhou Hong, do you know Bai Zihua, Su Qian and Liu Mubai? Where did you meet them?" Zhou Zhenyu asked.

"I know them. I have met them a few times. I am not very familiar with them." Zhou Hong nodded and said so.

"Three months ago, did you meet with them in Feixian Building to divide the spoils?" Zhou Zhenyu asked.

After hearing this, Zhou Hong shook his head and was about to answer. The purple mirror in Zhao Xuanji's hand shone brightly.

Zhou Hong's eyes flashed and he suddenly appeared in a dimly lit hall.

In front of him stood a middle-aged man in a black robe. The middle-aged man had a dignified face and a sense of majesty without anger.

"This is..." Zhou Hong was slightly stunned, his eyes a little confused.

"Bold evil disciple, why don't you kneel down when you see me?" The middle-aged man said, his voice was low and hoarse and full of majesty.

When Zhou Hong heard this voice, he shuddered all over, bent his legs, knelt down, and said respectfully: "Master."

But he immediately remembered something, his face changed, and his eyes were a little gloomy.

"You are not my master, is this an illusion?" Zhou Hong stood up and shouted loudly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Evil disciple, you dare to speak wildly, are you going to betray your master and destroy your ancestors? Well, I'll kill you as soon as possible." The middle-aged man's face sank, and he stretched out his hand to grab the void.

The void above Zhou Hong's head fluctuated, and a black big hand suddenly emerged and grabbed down quickly.

Caught off guard, Zhou Hong was grabbed by the black big hand, and he felt his body tighten, as if it was about to burst.

"Master, spare me. I was blinded by lard for a moment. I was disrespectful to you this time. Please forgive me!" Zhou Hong begged hurriedly, his eyes full of hope.

"Hmph, if you dare to disrespect me again, I will kill you directly." The middle-aged man snorted. He said with some dissatisfaction.

After speaking, the black hand loosened his palm.

Zhou Hong gasped for breath, looking at the middle-aged man with fear.

"How is the matter I asked you to do?" the middle-aged man asked.

Zhou Hong hesitated for a moment and said, "Reporting to Master, I was ordered to join Taixu Sect and have been keeping a low profile. In order to reduce contact with other people, I am stingy with people and obsessed with planting. Few people interact with me. I have instigated and bribed a total of 20 outer disciples and three inner disciples. They have the opportunity to access Taixu Sect's secrets, such as the sales of spiritual medicines and the monthly production of elixirs. Not long ago, I planned the black disease and insect plague. Unfortunately, the black disease was resolved by Taixu Sect, but the insect plague worked. The production of low-level spiritual medicines in Taixu Sect was reduced by one-seventh. Unfortunately, the high-level leaders of Taixu Sect seemed to have noticed something and sent people to lure and capture me not long ago, but I was seen through and did not fall for it. I just returned to Taixu Sect not long ago, but was captured by Taixu Sect's law enforcement disciples and taken to the Law Enforcement Hall. Hey, Law Enforcement Hall? I'm not..." Before he finished speaking, Zhou Hong's face changed, and a clear look appeared in his eyes. He felt a flash before his eyes, and Zhou Zhenyu and Zhao Xuanji appeared in front of him.

Zhou Zhenyu's face was very ugly, and Zhao Xuanji had a playful smile on his lips.

"Zhou... Uncle Zhou." Zhou Hong's face tightened and turned extremely pale.

"Come here, take him to the side room next door and let Sister Huang interrogate him personally." Zhou Zhenyu said coldly, with a flash of cold light in his eyes.

Zhou Hong's legs softened and he collapsed to the ground.

Two law enforcement disciples walked out of the stone gate behind Zhou Zhenyu and dragged the pale Zhou Hong into the stone gate.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, someone has been lurking in your Taixu Sect for so long. It seems that your Taixu Sect is too casual in accepting disciples!" Zhao Xuanji said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please stop making sarcastic remarks. We have spies in Taixu Sect, but can you guarantee that there are no spies in Fenghuo Sect? Our five sects have always been united. Since someone has sent people to lurk in Taixu Sect, maybe there are also spies in Fenghuo Sect. After all, when we entered the sect, we all used the Heart-Searching Talisman to ask questions, and the Heart-Searching Talisman sometimes doesn't work." Zhou Zhenyu raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully.

Zhao Xuanji's smile froze when he heard this, and he showed a thoughtful look on his face.

"Chen Hong, call the next one." Zhou Zhenyu turned his head and ordered the law enforcement disciple guarding the door.

"Next, Wu Ming."

Not long after, a middle-aged woman with a beautiful face walked in, looking a little uneasy.

After Zhou Zhenyu explained a few words, the purple mirror in Zhao Xuanji's hand flashed, and a purple glow flew out of it, covering the middle-aged woman's body.

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In a dense forest, Shi Yue was lying in a dense bush, staring into the distance.

Following Shi Yue's gaze, a bulky black wild boar rolled on the ground, screaming from time to time.

The black wild boar's forelimbs were cut off by some sharp weapon, and there were bloodstains about a foot long all over its body, as if they were deliberately made by someone.

Bats like to suck blood, and Shi Yue hoped to use this black wind pig to attract bats. When he followed the bats, he would be able to find the location of the bat nest.

He had been lying in the bushes for an hour, not to mention bats, he didn't even see a small monster.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the bushes ahead, and a giant green leopard about a foot tall ran out of it.