Qi Ning knew that this was the canon of the Black Lotus Sect, and he should not have been involved in it, but seeing the leader's vicious methods, he couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "Leader, if you think he is guilty of a serious crime, you can kill him with one palm. Why does his life have to be so cruel?"
The leader glanced at Qining and said coldly: "Cruel?"
"That's right." Qi Ning said seriously: "You are also a great master after all, and your martial arts cultivation is beyond the world. Why did you torture your subordinates like this?"
The leader sneered and said: "Since I founded the Black Lotus Sect back then, I have not stayed away from the world. Don't compare me with those people in Beigong. They all have their own achievements by chance, and they only think about their own future. I came from a poor family and have suffered hardships, but I will not leave the Miao family alone." He put his hands on his back and said calmly: "The Holy Religion is the protector of the Miao family. If the Holy Religion itself has no rules and indulges apostates, How can we protect the Miao family?"
Qi Ning opened his mouth slightly. He didn't know what happened to the Black Lotus Sect back then, and it was hard to argue for the moment.
At this time, several members of the congregation had already carried the wooden stake to the edge of the cliff and erected the cross wooden stake on the edge of the cliff. One step forward was an abyss. Luo Wuying was facing the cliff, with blood flowing from all over his body. Qining saw In his eyes, he knew that such torture must make Luo Wuying miserable. The so-called eight-volt punishment did not hurt Luo Wuying's vital points. He could not make Luo Wuying die immediately. In this way, he could only watch his blood slowly bleed. flow.
"Leader, the punishment of Ba Fu will last for eight days." Tian Luo cupped his hands and said: "Within eight days, the traitor Luo Wuying will never die. He will be executed after eight days."
Qi Ning immediately understood that Luo Wuying would have to endure eight more days of torture. Before the time was up, these people would not let Luo Wuying die.
"Eight days...!" The leader looked into the distance and said calmly: "Yin Wuji, I am waiting for you."
Qi Ning was beside the leader. Hearing him mention the three words "Yin Wuji", he was slightly surprised. He knew that "Yin Wuji" must be a personal name, but he didn't know who it was.
The leader of the Black Lotus publicly punished Luo Wuying with eight volts. The news naturally quickly spread throughout Chaowu Ridge, and hundreds of people in the Black Lotus sect fell into chaos.
This is of course a big deal for the Black Lotus Sect. The followers only know that the leader has been in seclusion all year round in recent years and is not seen at all. Luo Wuying has always been trusted by the leader and has been taking care of the holy religion on his behalf these years. , but this time the leader suddenly imposed an extremely harsh punishment on Luo Wuying, which made the church members not only horrified, but also confused.
However, there are a few people in the church who are vaguely aware that this incident may be related to the disaster many years ago.
Many people in the church had personally experienced the incident of Elder Xuanyang's apostasy, which had happened seven or eight years ago, but many things that happened at that time were still fresh in their memories.
After Elder Xuanyang apostatized and fled, the Holy Cult carried out a bloody purge. Nearly a hundred of Elder Xuanyang's men were executed. Many people who had been close to Elder Xuanyang in the past also suffered catastrophe. That bloody purge The cleansing was completed silently. It was extremely cruel, but it was also a huge secret of the Holy Church. After the incident, several holy envoys quickly covered everything up and did not let the news spread to the outside world.
This time Luo Wuying was punished, the direct followers of Luo Wuying felt that something was wrong. The scene of the bloody purge suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, and no one could guarantee that there would not be a new purge.
On the night when Luo Wuying was punished with eight volts, Luo Wuying's direct disciples began to secretly escape from Chaowu Ridge. The leader seemed to have no interest in stopping these people from leaving. In just one night, there were countless Ten people fled Chaowu Ridge.
The escape of this group of people naturally caused greater panic in Chaowu Ridge.
Tian Luo was frightened and reported the members' absconding to the leader early the next morning, but the leader didn't care at all and didn't even say a single unnecessary word.
The next night, more than a dozen people fled Chaowu Ridge. Tianluo knew that panic was like a plague. As long as it spread, Chaowu Ridge would soon fall into greater turmoil, so he sent His followers were guarding the key points of Chaowu Ridge, originally to prevent the followers from escaping, but Tian Luo himself was Luo Wuying's direct subordinate, and the people under Tian Luo were all Luo Wuying's people. On the third night, there were still people fleeing, including those who were assigned to guard the roads.
The leader's killing spree in Chaowu Ridge has already frightened the believers. However, Luo Wuying, as the Holy Envoy of the Holy Cult, met such a miserable end. While the followers were horrified, many of them felt angry towards the leader.
The religion has its rules, and the Black Lotus Sect's rules have always been strict. Anyone who violates the rules will naturally be punished.
In the past, if even the lowest members of the church violated the canon rules, during the punishment, the executioner would clearly declare the fault they had committed, and then punish them according to the canon punishments, but this time the leader Punishing such an important figure as Luo Wuying was just a crime of apostasy. As for how to apostatize, it was not explained clearly at all. Although the church members were in awe of the leader, killing people for no reason was still a shame. The congregation was horrified.
In the Holy Religion, except for a few Holy Envoys and some powerful figures in the Church who were personally recruited by the leader, most of the followers were actually recruited by several Holy Envoys, and some of them came here on their own initiative. These followers After entering the Holy Cult, although they were in awe of the leader, the leader was rarely with them, and the leader rarely gave them direct orders. Therefore, the relationship between this group of people and the several holy envoys was much closer. .
The leader was so cold-blooded, which chilled the hearts of the followers, and they were worried about another purge. In a few days, hundreds of people fled Chaowu Ridge.
Tian Luo knew that if this situation continued, the Black Lotus Sect would soon fall apart. He captured a few people and killed them in public. He originally wanted to frighten the sect members and prevent them from escaping privately. Who knew that this would make the sect even more miserable? People are frightened.
Tianluo was most worried that those who fled privately would spread the news about Chaowuling.
Eight gangs and sixteen factions initially besieged Chaowu Ridge, resulting in many casualties. Although in the end, with the mediation of Qi Ning, both sides were allowed to stop fighting in the name of the court, but the feud between the two sides had been deeply forged. This time, Black Lotus There was great turmoil within the sect, and it could be said that it was the weakest time since the sect was founded. Tianluo was really worried that once the news spread, his enemies would think they had an opportunity to launch another attack on Chaowu Ridge.
However, the leader turned a blind eye to these matters. Tian Luo reported to the leader twice about the members' escape, but the leader remained silent and seemed to have no interest in these matters.
There is a protruding rock in the northwest corner of Chaowu Ridge, which looks like an arrow protruding from the cliff, so it is called Arrow Cliff.
Standing on Arrow Cliff and overlooking the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the rolling Chaowuling Mountains.
The leader stood in front of Arrow Cliff, with his hands behind his back, looking at the Chaowu Ridge covered with white snow, thinking about the sky. In the past few days, the leader had come here often, and he would stay there for several hours.
A large number of followers fled. Qi Ning, who was following the leader, naturally knew all about this, but of course he couldn't say a word.
But he knew in his heart that the leader's order to punish Luo Wuying would not only frighten the Black Lotus sect members, but also make them feel that the leader had gone against the grain. Under such a situation, the sect members would only go further and further. .
"Who is the leader waiting for?" Qi Ning stood behind the leader and finally sighed and asked.
Although the leader did not restrict Qi Ning's actions on Chaowu Ridge, Qining knew that if the leader did not speak, he would not be able to leave Chaowu Ridge.
The leader almost took him hostage from Gu Xiang to Xichuan, and witnessed his ferocity from the sidelines. Qining didn't know what the leader's intention was, let alone how long this murderous master wanted to trap him.
Luo Wuying was still enduring the punishment of the Eight Volts. He was tied to a cross wooden pillar and faced the cold wind. Five days had passed. Luo Wuying was already dying, but he still had a breath of air.
It was really easy for the leader to kill Luo Wuying, but he tortured Luo Wuying like this. Tianluo and others may have thought that this was punishment according to the canon rules, but Qining followed closely beside the leader and had already seen through the leader's intentions. .
The leader turned his back to Qing Ning and said nothing.
"The Black Lotus cult members are terrified of the leader. The leader ordered Luo Wuying to be punished, but he did not explain to everyone what crime Luo Wuying had committed. Just a charge of apostasy is not convincing," Qining said. : "Even if the government punishes the prisoner, his guilt will be clearly judged, and it will not be so vague." After a slight pause, he said: "The leader did this deliberately. He expected that someone would come from the court. Escape from Wuling.”
The leader said calmly: "You are very smart."
"It's not that I'm very smart, but the leader's skills are very powerful." Qi Ning said: "Those followers fled Chaowu Ridge, and what happened in Chaowu Ridge will naturally spread. The leader is highly skilled in martial arts, so he naturally doesn't worry about enemies taking advantage of him. Entering empty-handedly, your purpose is to let those people leave with words."
"Oh?" The leader turned around and stared into Qining's eyes: "Who are you bringing this message to?"
Qining and the leader looked at each other, pondered for a moment, and then said: "When the leader said that Luo Wuying betrayed the Black Lotus Sect, it was not just you, but you, so in the leader's heart, of course, the person who betrayed you was not just you. A Luo Wuying." He sighed: "The leader is the leader of the Black Lotus and a grand master. Of course, Luo Wuying alone cannot make the leader...!"
The leader didn't say anything. Seeing that his face didn't change, Qi Ning said: "Luo Wuying and the others betrayed the leader. If I guessed correctly, it should have happened when Elder Xuanyang rebelled. In fact, the incident in the Black Lotus Sect was not so-called. Elder Xuanyang rebelled against the religion, but someone teamed up to betray the leader. However, those few people knew that the leader was the root of the Black Lotus Sect. Once the cult members knew that the leader was murdered, not only the sect would immediately fall apart, but also the Shenhou Mansion and other Jianghus. The forces may also attack the Black Lotus Sect, so they concealed the truth of the matter. It was originally an incident against the leader, and finally announced that it was Elder Xuanyang who apostatized." He sighed and said, "This matter is sealed It’s tight and has been covered up, I wonder if I’m right?”