The Criminal Department is equivalent to the law enforcement department, responsible for solving crimes and arresting people.
Dali Temple is equivalent to a court, responsible for hearing crimes committed by officials and crimes involving labor or above, including murder and various difficult cases.
After review, it will be submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review. If there are no problems, the general case can be returned to Dali Temple for sentencing.
However, if it involves the death penalty or a major case, it must be reviewed and approved by Emperor Lan before it can be sent back to Dali Temple for sentencing.
The role of the Yushitai is to supervise the work of the two departments throughout the process.
Therefore, every major case will be jointly handled by the three judicial departments.
But the biggest problem is that there is an inherent conflict between the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
The Ministry of Punishment arrested the person and handed him over to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple said: Oops! You made the wrong arrest, and you will be dealt with severely!
After the trial in Dali Temple, it will be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment for review.
The Ministry of Punishments said again: Oops! The sentencing of your case is wrong. Please handle it again!
Over time, the two departments gradually became estranged.
That's why Bai Shihuan, the minister of Dali Temple, spoke out at this moment, and another reason is that after all, his surname is Bai.
Wu Chengxiang turned his head and glanced at Bai Shihuan without making any objections. Instead, he noticed something wrong in Bai Kun's words.
He opened his mouth and asked:
"How many evil cultivators are there in the blood sacrifice? Why did only one of the three die?"
He knew quite a bit about the 'Red Robe Society', and it was not an easy matter to offer a blood sacrifice.
Whether it is setting up a formation or initiating a blood sacrifice, a lot of people are required to participate.
When Bai Kun heard what he said, he immediately realized something was wrong, so he asked.
Bai Kun paused and turned to look at Wu Chengxiang.
Explained: "I have also asked about this matter. According to Xie Shilun, the three brothers and sisters were at the end of their lives at that time.
But for some unknown reason, the red-robed evil cultivators who besieged them suddenly changed their expressions and all fled away."
Wu Chengxiang asked again: "What's the reason for this?"
Bai Kun rolled his eyelids, ignored him, and continued:
"Since then, Xie Shilun has expressed his intention to join the Demon Suppressing Guard to avenge his junior brother Xin Zhou.
Later, I introduced him to the governor of Yang Chongde Town. After some inspection, he was included in the Demon Guard and became a strongman!
Everyone probably knows what happened next.
Xie Shilun is good at tracking, and under his guidance, countless evil cultivators from the ‘Red Robe Society’ have been killed in the past three years.”
Bai Kun said briefly and then remained silent, waiting for Emperor Lan's inquiry.
Wu Chengxiang asked:
"How did the Demon Suppressing Guard conduct the investigation? Don't you check his identity?"
Bai Kun ignored him and just stood in silence with his head lowered and hands down.
Wu Chengxiang's face looked extremely ugly.
These demon-suppressing guards relied on Emperor Lan's trust and always had a higher eye than anyone else.
Although he was a second-grade official, he was not noticed at all.
Emperor Lan said calmly: "Reply!"
Bai Kun bowed and said: "Yes!"
"The technique practiced by Xie Shilun is called the 'Withered and Glory Tribulation', and the appearance of the body often changes due to the technique.
Therefore, he always wears a mask and cannot be distinguished from his appearance.
When Dan Chen took him in, he made a special trip to Danqingmen for inspection.
He himself has the aura of magical power in the longevity lamp of the Patriarch Hall, and is endorsed by Chang Yan, the Zhang Inkstone of the Danqing Sect.
Therefore, he passed the inspection and was included in the Demon Suppressing Guard."
Wu Chengxiang immediately found the flaw and said immediately:
"The longevity lamp is required to leave the breath of the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit. Why did he only leave the breath of mana?"
Bai Kun sneered and said: "Go to the sects in the Central Region and see how many of them have the aura of the Three Treasures?"
Wu Chengxiang couldn't help but be speechless and turned to ask:
"Xie Shilun has different strengths before and after. Haven't you ever thought about the abnormality?"
Bai Kun glanced at him sideways. Although he was unwilling, he still explained:
“The technique that Xie Shilun practices is the ‘Withering and Prosperous Tribulation of Life and Death’, which needs to be tempered between life and death.
Every time you cross this threshold, your strength will improve by leaps and bounds, which is normal."
Emperor Lan turned his attention to an elegant middle-aged man in the main hall.
This man's name was Wei Shanyan. He came from a mixed family and was proficient in all kinds of allusions and secrets.
Wei Shanyan saw Emperor Lan's eyes and stepped out of the queue to speak.
"Reporting to Your Majesty! Ku Rong's Tribulation of Life and Death is a technique created by an old man named Ku Rong who was a casual cultivator three thousand years ago.
This method is extremely difficult to practice, and even old man Ku Rong died from the backlash of this method in the end.
But the advantages of this method are indeed as Bai Zhenfu said, once the obstacle is overcome, the improvement in strength will be huge."
Wu Chengxiang thought for a moment and suddenly asked a question that made Bai Kun extremely uncomfortable.
"May I ask the Governor of Bai Town, do you know that the current Xie Shilun is someone else's counterfeit?"
Bai Kun was silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on him at this moment.
After a moment, Bai Kun said with difficulty: "I know!"
"Ss—!"
Everyone in the hall was secretly sweating for Bai Kun.
At a small scale, Bai Kun's behavior was concealment and failure to retaliate; at a larger scale, it was deceiving the emperor and ignoring his superiors.
If it were more serious, it might not be impossible to say that he was colluding with people in the outside world and harboring evil intentions.
Emperor Lan snorted in displeasure and was very disappointed with Bai Kun.
Wu Chengxiang was refreshed, and even the wrinkles on his face relaxed.
He shouted loudly and asked: "Then you..."
Bai Kun suddenly interrupted him and asked abruptly:
"What exactly do you know about him?"
Wu Chengxiang originally intended to take advantage of the situation to ask questions and beat up the drowned dog, but his words were suddenly blocked, and he felt very uncomfortable for a while.
Emperor Lan said: "Wu Qing, tell me everything you know."
Wu Chengxiang replied: "This matter was investigated by Yan Gong. Please allow him to tell the story."
"allow!"
Yan Gongju said respectfully:
"Report to Your Majesty! Three years ago, the minister was captured by the commander of Wanxiang while performing official duties in Bian Guobaoguang City.
In the hands of this person, Wei Chen had no power to fight back and was easily captured by him.
Wei Chen was a little confused about this sudden appearance of a master, so he investigated him.
Later, it was found out through the files that the person who used the pseudonym Wanxiang Zhenren at that time was Xie Shilun, a real person from the Danqing Sect.
Later, Wei Chen investigated Xie Shilun and discovered that his strength had changed tremendously.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And these changes occurred after the fight with the 'Red Robe Society'.
Therefore, Wei Chen had a question, why was Xie Shilun able to escape from the murderous hands of the red-robed evil cultivator that day?
Wei Chen began to have doubts about this person and made a hypothesis.
Assuming that this person is a traitor of the 'Red Robe Society' who broke into the Demon Suppressing Guard, then it can explain why he survived.
And since Danqingmen Zhang Changyan is willing to testify for him, either he will surrender to the enemy, or he will be controlled."
Bai Kun sneered and said nothing.
Yan Gongju continued as if he had not heard anything:
"But later Wanxiang Zhenren used his actions to prove that he was definitely not a member of the Red Robe Society.
However, since he is not an evil cultivator of the Red Robe Society, he has never heard of such a master in the past.
Then his origin is very strange."
Others in the hall were also thinking about this issue.
For a monk, it takes at least several decades from the beginning of cultivation to the end of the elixir formation.
If he is from the Central Realm and has such great strength, it is impossible for him not to deal with anyone.
Now that he suddenly appeared for no reason, no wonder Yan Gongju would be suspicious.
Just listen to Yan Gongju continue:
"At that time, Wei Chen thought he was a spy sent from another country.
However, through close investigation, there was no trace of this person appearing in other countries.
When Wei Chen was puzzled, he suddenly thought that the place where Wanxiang Zhenren appeared was Bian State.
From this, Wei Chen suddenly came up with an extremely bold idea: perhaps this Wanxiang is not from this region."
Yan Gongju was very good at speaking, and he told the whole story very attractively.
The only special thing about Bian State is that it is closely bordered by the Eastern Region.
Although there is a natural barrier in the middle, if it is teleported from the Eastern Region, there is a high chance that it will appear in Bian State.
"With this inspiration, Wei Chen secretly consulted all the files that Wanxiang Zhenren had investigated.
I found that he is extremely interested in mountains and rivers geography, and is always looking up some special customs."
Everyone in the hall felt their heads tremble and felt extremely bad.
"This investigation lasted for more than two years, but Weichen could not find any problems.
In desperation, two months ago, Wei Chen specifically asked Master Shangshu for instructions and traveled to the Eastern Region through the teleportation array.
Only then did we finally find out the origin of Wanxiang Zhenren.”
Everyone listened attentively, knowing that the final result would be revealed.
Yan Gongju took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Wanxiang Zhenren is the pseudonym of this person. His real name is Zhang Ke, and his Taoist name is Ruyi Zhenren.
He is a true disciple of the Xiantian Yiqi Sect, a seventh-level sect in the northwest region of the Eastern Region."
"Do you really think he is a monk from the Eastern Region?"
"Hey! Those who are not of my race must have different minds. The monks from the Eastern Region are sneaking around and pretending to be people from this region.
There must be a huge conspiracy in this."
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
"..."
Suddenly, low voices resounded in the hall.
Emperor Lan did not stop him, but frowned and thought about the secret behind this matter.
After Yan Gongju said this, he bowed and stood aside.
Bai Kun asked: "How did you find out Zhang Ke's origin?"
Yan Gongju replied:
"The place where Wei Chen arrived through the teleportation array was Qianxi City, where the Ruyi Master Zhang Ke once did a great thing.
Moreover, Zhang Ke has a special appearance, and after a little inquiry, he found out his origin."
Emperor Lan became interested and asked, "What did Zhang Ke do in Qianxi City?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Qianxi City will be invaded by giant beasts from a foreign world every three years.
When Wei Chen left, the invasion of the giant beasts just ended.
From discussions among the locals, I learned that three years ago, Zhang Ke defeated a two hundred-foot-tall giant beast in Qianxi City."
Afraid that everyone might not have a clear idea, Yan Gongju went on to explain:
"That giant beast once remained undefeated for a short period of time under the siege of six True Lords."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall exclaimed in surprise.
"What? This is impossible!"
"Then the strength of this card needs to be re-evaluated. It seems that it is deeply concealed!"