Chapter 1119: Found Colluding With The Enemy

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Over the next few days, Jiang Hao could not participate in mining.

He could only watch as people were taken to the Law Enforcement Hall for questioning.

They set up an interrogation area outside.

If anything suspicious came to light, they would be taken away.

Senior Sister Xia and Senior Brother Wan would come down from time to time to drink tea on his floor.

They were all very nervous.

The Law Enforcement Hall’s investigation was not a good thing for them.

No one was innocent in a demonic sect. It all depended on whether the Law Enforcement Hall would care about it or not.

There were some things that they might not have cared about in the past, but the situation was different. Maybe they would be incarcerated for matters that were considered unimportant before.

“I wonder what they will ask us.” Wan Chengfeng could not help but sigh.

He thought that he would be fine before things would have turned this serious.

Senior Sister Xia also sighed. How could they cope with the investigation?

Jiang Hao was fine. Who would even suspect him?

Logically, the Law Enforcement Hall would find no evidence against him because he had not used his own identity.

In addition, he had made many contributions to the sect, so he would not be locked up.

That afternoon, a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator walked into the room. The three of them knew it was their turn to be interrogated.

“Seniors, please follow me,” said the young man respectfully.

Jiang Hao and the other two people stood up. This could not be avoided.

“Senior Brother Jiang, it’s been a long time since we last met,” said the young man and smiled.

Jiang Hao looked at him in surprise. He looked young but had a strong presence.

“Senior Brother Jiang, do you remember me?” asked the young man.

“Junior Brother Ji Bian?” Jiang Hao asked after thinking for a moment.

“You do remember!” said the young man and smiled brightly.

“It’s been so long…” Jiang Hao said.

Ji Bian had participated in the Sea Fog Cave mission back then. He had only been in the ninth stage of the Lifeblood Refinement Realm at that time. He had made it to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He had even entered the Law Enforcement Hall.

It would not take long for him to advance to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm.

He still remembered when they had met for the first time. Jiang Hao had been at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm then.

“It has! More than ten years, in fact. I thought I had caught up to you, Senior Brother. Who would have thought you had made it so far that the gap is even bigger now than it was at that time?” Ji Bian smiled. He did not seem envious of the fact.

Then, he led the way for them.

Wan Chengfeng and Senior Sister Xia were a little surprised. They did not expect Jiang Hao to know someone from the Law Enforcement Hall. They seemed quite familiar with each other.

“This interrogation isn’t a big deal. It’s mainly to find the traitors. But… you seem to be in danger, Senior Brother.”

Jiang Hao nodded.

“It is a little troublesome,” said Ji Bian. “Usually, it would be Senior Brother Liu handling your matters, but he hasn’t been around much lately. So, we don’t know who’ll handle it.”

“Senior Brother Liu is missing?” Jiang Hao was surprised.

“Yes. He has been missing for quite a while now.” Ji Bian nodded.

Jiang Hao sighed. He did not know if Liu Xingchen could survive this time.

It made sense. Liu Xingchen treated everything like a joke. He went out looking for danger whenever he was bored. Something bad was bound to happen sooner or later.

It was just luck that something had not happened already.

After arriving at the temporary area, which was set up for interrogation, the three of them took their seats.

Although they were curious about Jiang Hao, Wan Chengfeng and Senior Sister Xia did not think too much about it. They were already worried about this investigation.

They had to worry about themselves in this situation.

When Jiang Hao entered the room, he saw a man who looked to be in his late twenties sitting on a chair.

The man watched him. He was in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm. He was very strong.

Jiang Hao felt that the person was a little strange after taking a close look at him.

At first glance, the spiritual extension of his aura seemed normal. But there was another extension behind it. It was subtle, but it was there.

The ripples of spiritual energy were not too big of a problem.

“Jiang Hao, inner sect disciple of the Cliff of Broken Hearts? You’re working at the appraisal building?” asked the man slowly.

Jiang Hao nodded.

At that moment, he felt a threat.

He did not hesitate and activated his ability to appraise this person.

[Shi Yongcong: An inner sect disciple of Law Enforcement Hall. He is in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm. He was marked by Hu Yuexin along with Ling Yunjia of the Heavenly Joy Pavilion, He Shouyuan of the Flowing Waterfall, Jiang Chaozong of the Cliff of Broken Hearts, and Tantai Mingzhu of Candlelight Pill Pavilion for backup. Now, Hu Yuexin is hiding behind his Primordial Soul with a spiritual technique to control him. She learned from Hai Ming that you are related to Smiling San Sheng, and you cultivate the Blood Wish Path. Smiling San Sheng’s actions in the Dragon Cave made her feel that there is a secret technique that can be used with the Blood Wish Path to create immortals. Hu Yuexin wants to suppress and control you.]

Jiang Hao was astonished. This person was actually a puppet of Hu Yuexin.

She had left the sect but had left behind some tricks of her own.

The Reversal of the Great Thousand Spirit Technique might not work here because the person before him was not replaced entirely. He was just controlled like a puppet.

The other four people would be even more difficult to detect.

He did not expect that this person was the one he had been looking for.

However, Hai Ming had caused him trouble again.

These days, because of his cultivation, he had not been vigilant about other matters. It seemed Feng Hua was still trying to harm him.

He needed to stop her as soon as possible.

He could not afford any major threat in the coming twenty or so years.

“Junior Brother Jiang, please have a seat,” said Shi Yongcong.

Jiang Hao sat opposite him.

“I was informed that Senior Brother Liu usually handled any matters related to you. It seems Senior Brother Liu takes extra care of you, Junior Brother Jiang,” said Shi Yongcong with a smile.

“You’re very observant, Senior Brother,” said Jiang Hao humbly.

Although he did not know what this person was about to do, he had to appear cooperative.

It would not do to attack him outright. Hu Yuexin would flee.

If he could not catch her, he could not kill her.

The moment he activated the Yin Yang Bracelet, the other party would escape.

If they had left a mark and left the sect, they would remain highly vigilant.

“The relationship between you and Senior Brother Liu doesn’t seem as simple as I thought. Now that Senior Brother Liu is missing, it might be causing you some stress,” said Shi Yongcong.

Jiang Hao lowered his head and did not say anything.

He wanted to wait and see what the other party wanted to do.

“I want to be friendly with you, but it seems you aren’t very willing,” Shi Yongcong said with a smile.

“Senior Brother, you must be joking. It’s an honor to have you be friendly with me,” said Jiang Hao.

He understood what the other party meant, but he still needed to continue delaying things.

“What a coincidence…” Shi Yongcong was not in a hurry to talk about serious matters. Instead, he asked, “Ever since Senior Brother Liu met you, his cultivation realm has increased drastically. Can I improve too?”

“Senior Brother, you must be joking. I didn’t know that Senior Brother Liu’s cultivation increased that much,” Jiang Hao said hurriedly.

“It seems that you still don’t trust me, Junior Brother.” Shi Yongcong shook his head and sighed. “You were not in the appraisal building during the recent incident. Where did you go?”

“The mine,” Jiang Hao said.

“Which mine?”

“It was foggy at that time. So, I don’t remember what happened very clearly,” said Jiang Hao.

Shi Yongcong laughed. “Your actions are suspicious, Junior Brother. We are supposed to take the suspicious individual to the Law Enforcement Hall for further questioning. But I’ll do you better. You’ll be sent to the Lawless Tower. It would be difficult for your mental state, but if you don’t do anything rash, we’ll let you out after three days. Are you satisfied with that arrangement?”

“Of course. Thank you, Senior Brother,” Jiang Hao said gratefully.

However, he felt a sense of danger.

Liu Xingchen had never done such a thing.

Although the person in front of him was actually Hu Yuexin, no one knew about it.

If he were to be discovered colluding with this person, it would be very troublesome.

He had to think of a way to force this person to retreat and then try to ask for more information from the stone tablet or the Great Thousand God Sect.

After a long time, Senior Sister Xia and Wan Chengfeng returned to the appraisal building. Both of them still felt a little nervous.

They waited for a while, but Jiang Hao did not return.

They could not help but sigh.

This was normal in the cultivation world. People sometimes disappeared without rhyme or reason.