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Tao Leng had only interrogated Jin Zhongyue for less than a quarter of an hour, when heavy footsteps echoed outside the Discipline Hall. An imposing figure entered, Elder Cao Beidou.
The first thing his eyes fell upon was Lin Xun, seated calmly in the main hall with eyes closed in meditation. A cold grunt escaped him. “You haven’t been a deputy deacon for long and you already abuse your authority to slander fellow disciples. Outrageous!”
Lin Xun’s eyes snapped open, his voice ringing clear through the hall. “Right and wrong have yet to be decided, yet Elder Cao condemns me so hastily. If a mistake is made, how will you salvage your dignity then?”
Cao Beidou gave a cold snort, his eyes sweeping the hall with icy contempt. His voice boomed like a war drum. “Where is Tao Leng? Why has he not come out to greet me?”
His words reverberated through the hall, domineering and oppressive.
The side door cracked open. Tao Leng stepped forth, his expression calm as ever. With a cupped fist, he said evenly, “What urgent matter brings Elder Cao here?”
“Release Jin Zhongyue at once! Do not make a fatal mistake!” Cao Beidou demanded, his expression like ice.
Tao Leng’s tone did not waver. “The...
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